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Thanks for the reply! I've checked Newegg as well as other websites, and you're right - I can't find a better laptop for the money. The local store here actually has an additional $50 discount on the laptop until Monday next week so I'll probably buy it tomorrow.

I'm looking for a new laptop, I will be using it mainly for watching videos/ movies and word processing, however, I occasionally use it for gaming (nothing intense). My budget is a maximum of $1000, but I'd prefer something for less. Currently I've found this, which suits my needs just fine and...

Thank you for your response. I downloaded the SP1 update from CNet, the installation is running from a USB drive I created using the Windows 7 USB-DVD tool (which I downloaded a long time ago, a believe from the MS website). I Windows files themselves I downloaded from here...

It seems there are a lot of corrupt windows files. Windows update isn't working, chkdsk isn't working, sfc isn't working. I've done several virus scans (found no problems) and have searched the internet and tried countless solutions - nothing is working. I used SeaTools to test the HDD and it...

Please do not install XP, you will just have more problems. Do you know if there is a recovery partition on your laptop? You can easily check this by clicking on the start globe and selecting "Computer" from the menu, do you see anything with the name "RECOVERY" or something similar under "Hard...

Have you cleaned out the vents (on the bottom and sides of laptop case) with compressed air? Is there a sticker somewhere on the laptop with the Windows serial key? Because in that case you could download the install files, burn them to a CD and install Windows 7 Ultimate and use the serial.

No I'm not using any USB devices.

I have an HP Pavilion g6-1b22ca running Windows 7 x64 Home Premium and I'm having the following problems: 1) Randomly freezes (mouse doesn't move, can't bring up task manager, the screen just freezes and pressing the power button to shut down is my only option) 2) Shuts off when I close the...

I agree with voyagerfan99, you should ditch IE. Check out this page for some solutions from the MS website: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/internet-explorer/cant-see-pictures-on-websites#ie=ie-11 Another Solution would be to open up IE and: Click on tools --> click on the Advanced tab...

Thanks for the responses. I've tried netbalancer but it won't install properly on his laptop. I've used resource monitor (I think that's what it's called) which monitors processes that use the network/ connect to the internet (it's a built in windows program). I found nothing suspicious. I...

Hey, my neighbor dropped his laptop off for me to have a look at. He has been going over his monthly 15 GB bandwidth allowance and suspects that something is using bandwidth in the background. This laptop is the only thing on his network using bandwidth and is only used for for things like light...

Thanks for the responses. I used Hiren's boot CD and ran the Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics using the DOS menu and it completed with no errors (both the quick scan and the long scan).

Thanks for the quick response. I'm using the windows version but I will try the boot CD. It's been running for over 3 hours and made very little progress so I'm just going to cancel the current scan.

I'm running Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics and it's taking a really long time to finish. The estimated time remaining it 50 hours and growing. The scan is making really slow progress - in 1 hour the current sector being scanned only moved from about 42700000/1250000000 to...

Acer Aspire 5516 with black screen. The power lights come on, I can hear the HDD spin up, but the screen stays black. No output on an external monitor either. I've read that updating the BIOS to the latest version can fix this issue. I've put the BIOS exe and wph files onto a bootable usb drive...

Thanks for the response, I managed to bring up the boot menu and boot from the disk drive, I'm using Hiren's BootCD (I can't believe I've never heard of it before, thanks for the suggestion!). Just about to run the HDD diagnostic, I'll post back here with the results but it already seems pretty...

It's a Toshiba MK5075GSX 500GB. Edit: I just plugged it into my desktop via sata and my desktop just froze (unfroze once I unplugged it). While it was plugged in the HDD was making a clicking noise the entire time.

When I boot up my Toshiba Satellite C650 (with the HDD removed) I get the following message: check cable connection! PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel PXE ROM No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key When I boot up the laptop with the HDD installed I just get a black screen with a...

It could be faulty RAM. The next time you're able to boot the laptop run memtest, or if you have spare RAM that will work with the laptop then try that as well. I would also recommend using compressed air to clean out the laptop. Also, is this your topic as well? :p it seems you've had this...

This one is on sale (save $50) and is $600 (plus tax). Another one from newegg which is cheaper but not as good (although it has slightly larger screen and an HDMI port).