Tag Archives: Computer

Q. My iBook or Powerbook battery is not charging or being recognized, yet it works fine in another machine

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Trevor

First you need to to a Power Manager reset PMU reset) on your machine http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1431 Then recalibrate the battery http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490 Keep in mind that batteries last from one to three years and they steadily lose capacity.  Apple’s criteria is the … Continue reading →

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Q. How can I tell if my hard drive is failing?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Trevor

If you suspect that your disk is having trouble, make sure you back up your data files to another drive or to DVD-R as soon as possible. One symptom of a failing drive is long pauses to do anything. Another … Continue reading →

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Q. I have hooked my laptop to a TV/External monitor/Projector and it isn’t displaying anything

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Trevor

Have you pressed the key that controls screen mirroring?  On Toshiba notebooks it is usually Function F5, or consult your manual. On Windows 7, hit Windows-P  or right-click on the desktop and choose Graphic Properties. Or go into Control Panel … Continue reading →

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Q. How do you put an iTunes gift card on the computer?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Trevor

First, do you have an iTunes Store account? If you don’t, you need to open iTunes and create an account, and there will be an option for entering the gift card in the creation process. A credit card is not … Continue reading →

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Q. Will my Intel d945gcl motherboard work with a Seagate 1 TB SATA hard drive?

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Trevor

Yes, as long as a motherboard has a SATA connector it will support any SATA drive up to 2 TB. Here are the support documents on this motherboard www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/d945gcl Your board has ” Four SerialATA (SATA) channels (3.0Gb/s),via the ICH7, … Continue reading →

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Q. Can I put a 3 TB SATA hard drive in my computer?

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Trevor

Motherboards with a standard BIOS will not support single SATA drives larger than 2 TB, support for 3 TB hard drives requires the new motherboards with UEFI firmware www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2010/06/01/are-we-ready-for-3tb-hard-disks/4 If you have an earlier motherboard, an option is to install … Continue reading →

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Q. I need to get my Outlook Express email files to import into Outlook on another machine

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Trevor

You have to dig for the Outlook Express files. They are inside C:\Documents and Settings\<your user folder>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\<big long string of numbers>\Microsoft\Outlook Express The Local Settings folder is normally hidden, you have to go to Show Hidden Files and … Continue reading →

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Q. I got a “Windows Recovery” virus – I removed it but now all my data folders are empty.

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Trevor

It sounds like you may not have completely removed the virus,  it doesn’t delete the files, but it hides your data folders and shows you fake empty folders. Follow these instructions to remove and repair Windows Recovery, SmartHDD, HDD Recovery, … Continue reading →

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Q. Photoshop keeps coming up with message “scratch Disk Full on C:”

Posted on May 3, 2011 by quill

First of all, how much free space do you actually have on the C drive? Photoshop requires a considerable amount of free drive space on the hard disk that is designated as the Scratch drive, to write temporary files. Back … Continue reading →

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