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jmash
Joined: Jan 18, 2006
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From: Nelspruit,South Africa
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eCyco or anyone l'm in desperate need of your help.My pc won't switch on.I tried to launch the TV application and a the comp tells me no card capture.So l switched off the pc using the power button(I always use the mouse to switch off).Try to switch it back on and it won't switch on.
The only thing that happens is the green & red light on the case do light up when l press the power key to switch on,but nothing at all comes on the monitor.The system does not start up at all,and when l press the power key to switch off it does not respond and l have to unpluge it from the socket.Kept trying and it eventually switched on and it said(the system failed to reboot several times and instructed me to go to BIOS,but before l could go there it was working ok.
Then l shut it down.It showed the windows is shuting down note and it froze right there and l had to unpluge it to shut down,and now it won't start,back to that problem.
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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One possibility is that you've got a broken card somewhere, and from what you said about the TV application failing to recognise the TV card, it might just be that.
So the first thing I'd do is remove the TV tuner card and see if the computer starts up without it. If the TV tuner is combined with the graphics card however, you might have a problem... The PC won't start up without a graphics card anyway unless it also has onboard graphics.
I usually advise people with this kind of problem to take the PC to a repair shop. This is simply because in order to diagnose the fault, you very often have to remove various bits one by one and replace them with known working components, the so-called 'swapping out' process.
So unless you have access to a few different components, you know what they all do and are comfortable working inside a computer, I really would take it to reputable PC repairer.
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jmash
Joined: Jan 18, 2006
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From: Nelspruit,South Africa
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Thanx man for your advise.I did phone a friend who used to work for a computer centre,l'm expecting him later this afternoon.I will let you know of the outcome.
Before l forget l did remove the TV card,the 2 rams,and put the rams back and left the TV card,with no luck.
Thanx again!
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joebmc
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Kent
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Bit of a problem on my pc, when I first boot it, it posts fine (finds hd’s and all ram and that) then when I get to the windows xp loading screen there’s a loud siren noise coming from the motherboard (I think).
After playing around I noticed that I can get the siren noise to stop if I restart, enter the bios, don’t change anything but still save and exit.
Only thing I’ve done which maybe connected with the siren is that I took out the cmos battery and put it back in again (didn’t change it).
Any ideas?
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Cycovision
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When you took the battery out and put it back in , BIOS probably loaded it's default settings on the next startup. This might have set the alarms for fan speeds and temperatures. First thing to do is go into BIOS and have a look in the temperatures and alarms menu. The location of this menu varies according to the BIOS manufacturer so you'll have to hunt around.
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dude_se
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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From: Evesham, UK
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hey. i visit this forum sometimes and have posted a qu there. see if you can answer it instead (post back here)
http://www.computerforums.org/showthread.php?p=401656#post401656
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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the cst cant see pictures in outlook express, but he can see the pictures in internet explorer. all he gets is boxes with red x in them.
how to resolve this?
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Glenny
Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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From: Mars
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AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!! SINCE WHEN WERE COMPUTERS SO GOD DAMN CONFUSING!!!! heres the situation, im getting this PC
CLICK ME!!!!
but the graphics card is inbuilt, so i only get 256 ram...
so i thought id get some new ram to boost the number back up... i asked a computer whizz, and he said it depends on what computer, and left... so i ask... will this ram work in the above computer:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/63628
if so, ill kiss you!!! if not... ahh well
thanks 
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dude_se
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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From: Evesham, UK
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yes it will. both ddr2. the other numbers ans speed ratings wont really matter to someone like you lol. that pc is pretty crap btw. i got the same type but with sempron processor, 17" for £450 a few months back from currys. thats the same graphics card as me btw and its ok. it doesnt take 256mb out of the ram!. it only takes 64mb.
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Glenny
Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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check your msn, youre in for a surprise
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Glenny
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sorted, thanks to dude_se who im talking to right now pucker up dom! 
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dude_se
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omg you know my name.. you stalker! 
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Cycovision
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@govi
I'm not sure, but I think outlook express has a security setting somewhere that prevents the pictures from being downloaded automatically. Later versions of Outlook certainly do anyway. You need to have a hunt through the 'options' dialogue to find the setting. If you can't find the setting, get back to me!
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Glenny
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i only know youre names cos its on your msn thing...
ok, currys are out of stock of that computer, so im planning to build my own... (well get someone else to build it for me, i just gotta say what i want)
so far i got:-
512mb DDR2 Ram
80gig hard drive
128mb ATI radeon graphics card
So basically i need a mother board which is dual core compatible, thats good, but not too good as my budget isnt too high... can you reccomend me a mother board thats dual core compatible and without a built in graphics card? THANKING YOU!!!!
p.s is there any parts im missing, i guess theres probably loads...
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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@cyco, already tried that, it was not checked in the first place...
I think its a reg issue.....
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Posted: 2006-06-11 07:14
