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by Trellot
Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:10 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Please Recommend pre-built Computer Brand
Replies: 20
Views: 2903

Re: Please Recommend pre-built Computer Brand

get a refurbished or scratched-and-dented Inspiron 3847 from the Dell outlet store. http://slickdeals.net/f/7247180-dell-outlet-home-biz-sale-200-off-xps-desktops-laptops-30-off-venue-7-8-11-pro-tablets-monitors-printers-select-17-laptops-25-off-inspiron-aio-and-desktops-more Sweet! Thanks for the ...
by Trellot
Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:41 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Please Recommend pre-built Computer Brand
Replies: 20
Views: 2903

Re: Please Recommend pre-built Computer Brand

I don't think you need to worry about specifications too much because even the lowest-spec laptop you can buy is going to be a night-and-day upgrade over something from the year 2000. Was it a Pentium III? I'm not sure what's in it. The computer was built for my father-in-law by his son who, at the...
by Trellot
Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Please Recommend pre-built Computer Brand
Replies: 20
Views: 2903

Please Recommend pre-built Computer Brand

Hell everyone, Currently my father-in-law is looking to buy a new computer after finally getting rid of his 2000 XP box :o ! I'm sure a lot of contributers on this site build their own machines, but what about the pre-built brand-name computer systems out there? HP, Dell, etc. Can you guys put your ...
by Trellot
Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen
Replies: 14
Views: 3199

Re: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen

So I found the issue. It was a tiny wireless card attached to the motherboard. Removed that and the system boots without issue. :)

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:12 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen
Replies: 14
Views: 3199

Re: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen

Unfortunately, the system doesn't have PS/2 connectors. I did think of that as well but no luck. I have rest BIOS and used a new CMOS battery just in case that might been causing issues but still the same hang at the HP screen. I'm down now to cloning the HD partitions onto a different drive and try...
by Trellot
Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen
Replies: 14
Views: 3199

Re: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen

Unfortunately, I do not have another HDD to try. So far, I have tried all the memory slots with each DIMM. I have unplugged all devices from USB ports. I have disconnected all devices connected to the power supply in the computer such as HDD and DVD. What I haven't done is try a different power supp...
by Trellot
Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:09 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen
Replies: 14
Views: 3199

Re: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen

So I did a complete Factory Reset on this HP machine. However, it still gets stuck at the HP Splash screen where none of the function keys work. Could there be something wrong with the motherboard, or a bad capacitor or something? The hard drive checks out OK with Spinrite and I was able to run basi...
by Trellot
Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:56 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen
Replies: 14
Views: 3199

Re: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen

Yes, I scanned the Hard Drive with SpinRite and it came back clean. I'm thinking the many viruses found, which were rated "HIGH" by Malwarebytes, may have damaged the OS to some degree. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think an OS restore is in order.

~ Mike
by Trellot
Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:22 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen
Replies: 14
Views: 3199

System stops booting at HP Diagnostics Select Screen

I have an HP Tower only about 4 years old and when attempting to boot it stops at the HP Diagnostics screen where it waits for a Function Key selection, such as press "F10" for Boot Selection, or "F9" to run Diagnostics. The problem is that the system won't accept any of my selec...
by Trellot
Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: What are you playing right now?
Replies: 965
Views: 213365

Re: What are you playing right now?

I'm playing the Piano...it's been a whole lot more fun than any video game I own of late and a lot more gratifying in my opinion. But, when I am playing video games it's been WoW and BF3, blah... :)

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:09 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Blue Screen - RAM Problem? Hard Disk? Video Card?
Replies: 20
Views: 4847

Re: Blue Screen - RAM Problem? Hard Disk? Video Card?

Question: are you still using the same computer? :)

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Thu May 02, 2013 12:46 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Does anyone buy their glasses/sunglasses online?
Replies: 12
Views: 10589

Re: Does anyone buy their glasses/sunglasses online?

Try Zenni Optical! Great prices, lots of choices:

http://www.zennioptical.com/

I've been buying there for years.

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Thu May 17, 2012 5:56 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: RAM Issues...apparently
Replies: 3
Views: 1660

Re: RAM Issues...apparently

Ari Atari wrote:
But to me, MEMORY_MANAGEMENT and NTFS.sys appear to point to the hard drive/SSD not the ram..


Yes, I would start my troubleshooting efforts along these lines as well... :)

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:46 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: System hard crashes. No idea why
Replies: 14
Views: 1759

Re: System hard crashes. No idea why

You might have examined the boards capacitors for signs of bulging/leaking, etc. That can cause the issue seen here as well. Hopefully the new board will run without a hitch!

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: New Build - Freezing Problems
Replies: 31
Views: 4461

Re: New Build - Freezing Problems

Some of the worst caps I came across were ones with zero signs of damage. Interesting! Question for you...in your experience doing recap jobs, has there been one particular capacitor (size and mic value) that has caused the most issues? Or has it been all across the board for the most part? Take ca...
by Trellot
Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: favorite pc game?
Replies: 50
Views: 13282

Re: favorite pc game?

Turn-based & RTS:
- Civil War General I & II
- Lords of the Realm II
- Age of Empires (All versions)

FPS:
- Half-life I
- Battlefied 1942 & Vietnam
- Fear

RPG:
- Elder Scrolls series

MMO:
- Ultima Onine
- Motor City Online
- World of Warcraft

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:20 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: RIP Linux
Replies: 10
Views: 5050

Re: RIP Linux

I'll have to try out that PhotoRec software. I have had a few occasions where that could be useful, and it may be better than my older tools for the same purposes. I have used PhotoRec for recovering photos, music, docs, etc...and the current version does a much better job of organizing the data in...
by Trellot
Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:18 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Re: Question about proper grounding - FIXED!

P5-133XL wrote:
Not really permanently resolved. If you have three now, you will have more later. What you did is only a temporary fix.


Man, I can't get a break on this thread. Laughing out loud! At any rate, thanks again to all of those who've commented here.

~ Trellot
by Trellot
Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: New Build - Freezing Problems
Replies: 31
Views: 4461

Re: New Build - Freezing Problems

Well damn. I'm up and running on a new hard drive, and it froze again. So, not really sure what to do next. I guess on the bright side, I know my nice new HDD is not bad after all lol. Moving forward I am going with the assumption that it is one of the following things . . . Motherboard CPU Video C...
by Trellot
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:07 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Re: Question about proper grounding - FIXED!

Everyone, Thanks again for all of your comments on this thread. Sorry I haven't posted this sooner, but I've been busy with work and all of that. I was able to discover and subsequently fix what was causing this computer freeze/no boot issue. It turns out there were three bad capacitors on the mothe...
by Trellot
Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:48 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Device ID viewer for Windows 7 anyone??
Replies: 4
Views: 2036

Re: Device ID viewer for Windows 7 anyone??

Thanks for all your comments! I found a cool tool called SIV (System Information Viewer) that does what I need and more...here is the link: http://rh-software.com/

Thanks,

Trellot
by Trellot
Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:33 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Device ID viewer for Windows 7 anyone??
Replies: 4
Views: 2036

Device ID viewer for Windows 7 anyone??

Hello everyone, Would anyone know whether there is a cool tool out there that will display Device IDs in Windows 7 in a list format? I know Linux has the feature built in called something like LSPCI. I would rather look at an entire list than have to go into to each device's properties and root out ...
by Trellot
Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:09 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Re: Question about proper grounding

If your computer locks up during POST you have hardware issues that prevent bootup. This isn't always the case though is it? What about a boot sector virus or some such anomoly? Or, for me, I've experienced lockups because the drive requires IDE mode and is set to AHCI in BIOS...stuff like that. So...
by Trellot
Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:30 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Re: Question about proper grounding

Many suggestions so that the better informed need not stay silent. Your actions at home mean those with better knowledge can provide no useful suggestions or define the actual failure. While I respect your opinion and thank you for the time you spent commenting on this thread, I do not appreciate y...
by Trellot
Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:34 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Re: Question about proper grounding

One weird thing the HP computer does when I turn on the power is that the power supply resets 3 or 4 times turning off and on before finally booting up; almost like I've pulled CMOS or something and it's doing a couple resets. That sounds like a power supply problem, a motherboard problem, or an in...
by Trellot
Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:39 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Re: Question about proper grounding

Thanks everyone for your comments, Here is where I'm at with my friend's computer: I picked it up and brought it to my home and it won't boot into the OS. It freezes after the POST just after getting to the Windows screen. It freezes trying to boot into Safe Mode also. Here's what I've done so far: ...
by Trellot
Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:34 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Question about proper grounding
Replies: 32
Views: 9204

Question about proper grounding

Hello everyone, I ran across a strange situation the other day while helping a friend with his PC; the unit was experiencing sporadic lock-ups. Part of the problem was that it regulary would not boot without freezing during POST (no BSODs). However, if he kept at it, the PC would boot-to-desktop aft...
by Trellot
Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Best Printer for home use.
Replies: 13
Views: 3228

Re: Best Printer for home use.

Please be as objective and unbiased as possible. I know many tend to be loyal to certain brands. I care little for brand name. I am looking for cost effectiveness and reliability. Then ... I don't care for HP too much, having worked for their tech support department a while back ... learned my less...
by Trellot
Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:56 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Favourite Cpu of all times
Replies: 115
Views: 21214

Re: Favourite Cpu of all times

I'm in the minority group that has seen and lived through those horrid days! You'd be astounded by how much of the financial world still relies on tractor-feed line-printed green-bar. I still have a box of tractor-feed paper. It doesn't have any green bars on it though... I can relate to that havin...
by Trellot
Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:32 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: RIP DFi Lanparty
Replies: 20
Views: 4356

Re: RIP DFi Lanparty

just brew it! wrote:
Heh... welcome to 2011. Nice thread necro! :lol:


:P

~ trellot
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