Computer Hardware Problem????. I have a loud fan noise and the computer will not come on. Does anyone know what the problem is?. I have a loud fan noise and the computer will not come on. Does anyone know what the problem is? Well... Did you just build this...

Problems with new hardware (games). Hello everyone! I've been searching for a good HW-forum, and I think I finally found it =) I recently bought myself a new computer, but I keep having this problem with gaming.. First I ran Win XP Pro x86 (just temporary),...

it's a hardware problem, but I'm concerned that it could be a conflict cause by Win 7 and a new card. I'm looking for advice on how to determine if it is a hard ware problem b4 I RMA the card. However I'm hoping the solution is to adjust some software setting...

Hardware problem?. Had a computer that may have had a keylogger or other spyware on it. Did a fresh install of Windows 7. (HP Pavillion a1114n). Processor showed 100% utilization. Reloaded with XP w/SP3. Processor at 100%. Replaced hard drive with one from...

a time and see if she boots. How to diagnose hardware problems? I am really tempted to just say "Systematic troubleshooting" :), but that wouldn't be helpful, so ... Boot problems: My vote goes to the psu. You've done a pretty nice job trying to isolate the...

Computer hardware problem (long question)?. here is my spec and problem. its fairly long but i have to explain specs: asus p5q pro motherboard intel q6600 cpu antec true power trio 650 psu old crappy ati card // new ati 4870 graphics card old ide harddrive...

PC keeps freezing up, wondering if there might be a hardware problem. Hi, I recently bought and assembled my own PC. Shortly after it was up and running, I started experiencing random freezes. The computer suddenly freezes, and I have to use hard reboot...

Hardware Problem. Hi, I am having trouble installing Vista on a machine, really would appreciate some help. This is the current situation, im trying to install vista, HDD is formatted with NTFS. I inserted Vista installation DVD, booted from the dvd...

Computer hardware problem. Okay, I gave my friend the wrong RAM (SDRAM128MB) Instead of DDR-400 1GB. Well, when he was putting it in, he obviously short-circuted something or blew up some part of the power supply because I/He can smell electrical smoke. It...

Help diagnose this hardware problem please!. Hi all. My old PC started playing up two weeks ago after we had a storm and the house electrics got knocked out - it could have been a power surge. Basically when I start the PC nothing shows up on the monitor,...