peripheral devices

Link Removed When you have your computer reinstalled, chances are you could have many problems such as audio is not working, display quality becomes primitively poor, internet connection drops occasionally, and even worse- your keyboard and mouse simply don’t follow your instructions! When it...

After I upgraded my graphics card driver, my PC got a blue screen with a sad face. It continually would load up, show a blue screen, shut down. This process continued (while I was attempting to troubleshoot) until it finally said, "Missing operating system" and it's been hanging there ever...

I am running HP Pavilion a4310f, 3.0GHz, 6GB RAM, 640GB hard drive. I am observing the following difficulties: :( 1. No Internet connection 2. No audio 3. No System Restore 4. Modem, router seem to be functioning normally. I am able to sign in using this Asus netbook computer 5. Ran Norton...

Instinctively, you may believe that it is necessary to install drivers for your components, once you have Windows 8 up and running. This may not be the case, however, and historically has not been. If your device, whether it be a PCI card, a USB device, or even something connected to a serial...

Hi all I'm trying to help out some friends of mine who're not overly PC savvy & who've run into a problem that I'm equally at a loss to help them with. I appreciate, before I ask, that it may be equally tough for anyone here to know how to track down the problem, but hope that perhaps the info...

An Observation: Windows8 is very fast, internally & surfing. Boot time is quick Resource use remains low Navigating & finding things is easy Compatibility (Hardware & Software) is excellent. OS installation simple & rapid & includes peripheral gear. Much software traditionally needed...

[Win-7 Pro 64-bit with free XP-Pro virtual machine] I have set up a VM. It was working fine yesterday apart from the networking which I now have operative. However: Yesterday the attached USB soundcard was working fine when activated for both playback and record. Today it isn't. It is...

Consider the following scenario: You have a Windows 7 tablet with a docking station. You undock the tablet and then in quick succession re-dock it again. In this scenario, integrated devices in the docking station may fail to start. In addition, Device... Link Removed

I have been having an on-going issue for some time with my external WD My Book. There are times when it is not being recognized by Windows 7(pro). It has three interface options (fire wire, esata, and USB). I have tried all three at one time or another, finally settling on the eSATA interface...

O/S Windows 7 using a logitech HD-compatible optical mouse. Device manager shows this mouse as OK but also a PS/2 mouse with a yellow astrisk When I go to properties for this mouse I get the message This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers...

Running w7 ultimate,ASUSP5Q EM motherboard and trying to hook up a pci parallel card. It says that it is installed but will not work,i also tried with a usb to parallel and that would say the same thing, that it is in good working order but will not work. Is there anybody that has run into this...

Are mice and keyboards plug-and-play for laptops (automatically detected and ready to use)? Or will it require driver installation of any sort? If it helps I have a Dell laptop and will be buying a Dell keyboard and mice...

I am running Windows 7, and I connect several external HDDs via a USB hub, leading to the PC on a single USB cable. I have recently installed Windows, and from the start, I have had problems ejecting the media. Here is how it goes: I plug in the disks, they are all functioning, they show up and...

Intel went on the record today saying that its silicon will support USB 3.0 in 2012 and urged developers to target both USB and its new "Thunderbolt" technology. "Intel is going to support USB 3.0 in the 2012 client platform. We're going to support Thunderbolt capability. We believe they're...

Advanced Micro Devices will support USB 3.0 in its chips, marking the first instance of a major PC processor supplier getting behind the standard. Intel has yet to support the high-speed interface. The USB Implementers Forum today announced that AMD will deliver the first chipsets to...

Link Removed due to 404 Error is my laptop's page. L655D-S5102 is my exact model. Win7 Home Premium 64 Bit. Bluetooth devices: Kensington Model 33348 iomega Model gbu221wm I tried to install the Kensington first but win7 reported not finding all the drivers (although Kensington...

Hello, I have a 150 GB SATA and a 70 GB IDE hard drive in my computer. When I ran XP, everything was fine, but since Windows 7 was installed on my computer a few days ago, it doesn't recognize my IDE hard drive. The XP had been on the SATA drive, and the Windows 7 is there now as well because...

Hello, I have found the below posting thorughout many forums on thew internet. Maybe it has been in this forum as well, I apologize if it has been and answered already. I am literally having the same problem as this person below. Except I am using a pc with Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit and the...

I've had a 7 port rosewill usb hub connected to my computer for about a year now, and all of a sudden the other night it stopped working. Windows will no longer recognize it, and calls it an unknown device. It gives me the error 43, but so far uninstalling the usb devices hasn't seemed to work...

Hi Everyone... Let me start by saying that I am absolutely stumped, here's my story. The PC in question is a HP P6110Y desktop running windows 7 (32-bit). Everything was working fine, until I installed another video card in the unit. From that point on, my PC has yet to make a sound. My PC...