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Cycovision
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Oh great 
It never rains but it pours...
Can you get hold of an electrical multimeter? that way you can test the charger by sticking one probe inside the jack and holding the other one onto the outside of the jack. The voltage (make sure that the meter is set to DC) should read very nearly the same as stated on the charger (obviously!), + or - no more than 1 Volt really.
It's most likely the charger, as you say but sometimes if the battery's had it the bloody things won't power up even with the charger connected. Failing that it's the charging circuit which can mean a lengthy and expensive repair 
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A L 3 X
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well Its insured at PC world i think unless my mums gone and cancelled it so fingers crossed eh?
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A L 3 X
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right am off down to bradford now with it, wish me luck(bit scared cos of all the cracked programs i got on it )
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Cycovision
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Good luck mate!
They're not too bothered about cracked programs. It's cracked Windows versions that they won't touch without getting you to buy a genuine one 
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A L 3 X
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was the charger, gonna try get the bulb fixed as well so couriers comin 2 pick it up soon
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Cycovision
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That's good news 
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leeboy13
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@cyco!
ello ello! long time eh?!
Basically i have a pc at home (the mothers) which is being a bit random... what i mean is sometimes the keyboard works - sometimes it doesnt... sometimes it'll work fine then all of a sudden stop working - any ideas?
ive tried other keyboards (same prob)
Ive checked all connections - all fine....
Its not coonected via usb tho - which i dont have a spare usb keyboard to check it with...
any suggestions atall bud?
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Cycovision
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ello ello! long time eh?!
Certainly is, i thought you didn't love me anymore 
Right, do the num lock / caps lock/ scroll lock lights stay on when the keyboard stops working? if they don't, it could be a dry solder joint or broken track on the motherboard. If that's the case, there's not a great deal you can do unless you're handy with a soldering iron, get a USB keyboard instead.
Otherwise, it could be anything from a problem with the southbridge or BIOS to a windows driver conflict. You could try resetting BIOS to defaults and uninstalling and reinstalling the Windows standard PS keyboard driver (or custom keyboard driver if it's a fancy keyboard).
Also, believe it or not, run a virus scan if you haven't already. There certainly used to be some viruses out there that made your keyboard go funny although M$ supposedly patched the OS against years ago.
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leeboy13
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owwww -nice one cyco
maye just have to go get a usb keyboard then (seems liek the easiest option - obviously i will run a virus scan too
thanks big guy!
and forget about you? i couldnt, im just waiting for my oppertunity to join you on your couch! maybe even come dressed the way u like me 
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govigov
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 omg ! what is this couch talk !!!
get a USB k/b mate. and just check if the lights are going funny. i think cyco has said pretty much everything there is that can go wrong !
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Danny_BFC
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Cyco ! Me and my computers mate
Now my fekking sound isn't working on my desktop, System restore isn't sorting it out either.
Aparantly Windows Volume control hasn't been installed :S
Is there a way to get it on without a fresh install?
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Cycovision
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I'd start by uninstalling the sound driver and installing the latest version from the PC / Motherboard manufacturers website.
It may have become corrupted.
If that doesn't work, you can try a repair reinstall. To do this, stick your Windows XP disk as if you were going to do a fresh install (don't worry, you're not!)
When it starts up, proceed as you would normally. DO NOT select the repair console when prompted, but carry on as if you were doing a fresh install.
You should be prompted with the option to perform a repair reinstall. You won't lose any of your personal data or applications, but you may need to reinstall some of your drivers afterwards.
It's still a good idea to back up all of your important stuff beforehand though, just incase something goes wrong and the PC won't boot afterwards. It's very rare that this happens though
By the way, this option isn't always available if your PC came with a restore disk, it depends on how heavily modified the restore disk is.
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Danny_BFC
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Al try it mate
Im not fussed about phones/gadgets no more. If im online im in the Non-Mobile discussion  |
DickySnapples
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can anyone recommend a good free dvd ripper?i need one for friend.
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Cycovision
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DVDshrink works ok and doesn't have any crap bundled with it as far as I know.
http://www.topdownloads.net/index/software/view.php?hl=&id=12292
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Posted: 2007-07-19 18:04
