It seems like a power thing, the fan sounds very loud for a while and then
the computer freezes. If I leave it turned on for about an hour then go
online, it works fine,
Please help!!!

I have a problem with the DVD/CDRW drive in my Dell Latitude D800 laptop.
Dell have replaced the hardware which has not fixed the problem.
The problem is similar, but not exactly the same as some other posts on
these boards...

I am having a problem with Windows XP not assigning the correct drive
letter when removable media is inserted (Flash, external HD, etc)
Let me go into my setup here. When a user logs onto their computer, a
script runs to map some network drives. One of the drives that gets

Does anyone who happens to own or regularly use an eMachines M5116 or similar
model laptop know if there is a spare slot for ddr sodimm pc2100/pc2700
modules underneath the keyboard?
I have spoken to a lady at Crucial Technology with regard to upgrading from

Hi, I hope you guys can help.
I upgraded to XP Professional last December and since then I am not
able to burn data cd's like I used to when I had XP Home. I can burn
them using Nero, but when I put a BLANK cd in the drive and go to open

I have an old system that I would like to setup for my grandkids to use.
The  system has a Seagate HD model ST3240014A connected on one cable and a
CD-RW on separate cable.  It appears that one of the HD controller
connections on the MB is not working since when I connect either ...

I've posted this issue lsewhere, like on ASUS help forums, but have not yet
rec'd responses.  I'm wondering if it's normal for the Disk drives order and
the Boot Device priority to change when I plug in USB 2.0 external hard
drives and reboot.  I was under the impression that one ...

After start-up I see no icons in XP Desktop unless I press "Esc" then all
icons are revealed.  Microsoft Knowledge Base is not helpful as article
KB330170 does not fix problem.  I suspect that my 4 year old keyboard has an
internal fault and so needs replacing.  Any comments or ...

Fujitsu - Biblo MG70J
Centrino 1.7 RAM 512
One of my co-workers was converting large .avi files to mpeg2 on his laptop.
Setup a 6GB .avi to encode and left the computer unattended for a few hours.

this is my problem...I have a compaq presario 900 notebook with windows XP,
now the thing is when I place audio CD's and CD-Roms in the drive I hear it
trying to start up then stop then try to start up again but then nothing
happens.  So from there I go to the start menu and go ...

I just built a new machine: Windows XP Home Edition on a AOpen i945-GA-PLF
motherboard with integrated realtek audio device
The audio worked fine for a few days after the fresh build. I have all the
correct drivers.

I have a 17" Samsung 740B LCD that periodically blacks out for a quick second
then comes back on. I have updated the drivers and it still persists. The
screen will go for a periods of time without the problem, then it will black
out.

I just installed the ATSC-110 tv tuner into my pc w/ media center.  When I go
into Media Center, and click on tv it says to install a tv tuner. . . what do
I need to do to make this work?  Any suggestions..cuz it's driving me nuts!

I have tried the recommendations recently suggested but alas they do not work!
I am totally in the dark as to how to get the drive back!
Please help.
Original post.

I have just turned on my laptop only to discover that my 'd' drive has
dissapeared and I can no longer read a cd or play a dvd. The drive spec is:
Matshita DVD-Rom SR-8176.
When I look in device manager I am getting the following message: