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my quiestion is: I forget my power-on password. Hopw can I bypass it to work my on my... by art (7/17/2004)
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why Hardware fails less frequently than copying machines and printers ? by Elizabeth (6/2/2004)
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I have a vintage PC (compaq 286). Can I network it to a pentium1 PC? The pentium1 already... by rambo (1/16/2004)
I've installed 2Gb of memory on my pc which is running Debian 3.0(woody).My mother board... by chen (2/23/2004)
how do i install 4 different operating systems in my PC? ie, win98,winxp,Linux & win... by ravi (2/8/2004)
what is the function of a watch dog timer? by nachi (10/9/2003)
I have a Hp CRVSA-02T1-75: during the boot process single beeps that last about 15 second... by jimmy rucker (5/19/2004)
MY P4 SYSTEM DOSE NOT SUPPORT IGI 3 GAME WHEN WE INSTALL THE GAM .AND AFTER WHEN WE CLICK... by JAVED (7/11/2007)
Everyone: I have an IBM/PS1 model# 2155-78C(SL-B). It has 32 MB memory, two hard drives... by Jose C. (7/18/2003)
When booting system I get message: Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter power... by nettie (12/7/2003)
cmos checksum error by ashish kulharia (1/17/2004)
How do you fix a 102 system board failure? by Skippypeidmont (12/3/2003)
What is meant by CMOS checksum error and how would this situation be handled? by Christine (12/2/2003)
what was the original IBM PC operating system? by marlone (10/4/2003)
I have a Dell Dimension XPS Rxxx system that had been running since '99', Until one... by mark (10/5/2003)
I installed my new web camera on Windows 2000 professional . It was working fine until... by pstar (11/26/2003)
How can I handle error message " Error 0210_Stuck Key 35" in my Think Pad note book,... by Anthony (11/10/2004)
what is 0.24 in simplest form? by alexis (9/17/2003)
WHAT IS 0.24 IN SIMPLEST FORM? by alexis (9/17/2003)
I am looking for the minimum to the maximum in processors. Intel Pentium, Intel... by S_Cool (5/13/2004)
WHAT ARE THE DIS/ADVANTAGES OF CAD/CAM by ROSE (9/20/2003)
how to close windows at the same time by joe (8/18/2003)
how i can fix 102 system board failure by koki (3/25/2004)
What is Cat.6 patch panel MTBF? by stanley m. cox (5/13/2004)
How do I do Maintenance, like Defragmentize? by joemagli (4/3/2004)
how to solve the problme 102 system board error by sanjay (10/24/2006)
WHAT SHORT-LIVED IBM COMPUTER WAS INTRODUCED IN 1984? by HERNANDEZSMILEY (4/4/2004)
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WIN, MAC AND EPOC by cRIS (7/27/2003)
I have put together a new PC from scratch, I switched it on for the fist time, and the... by Arejay (9/22/2003)
Q) 2.4 What is a ZIF socket? by abdo (8/18/2003)
when i want to run IGI game the computer send a message no 3d driver found... by sweety (10/14/2006)
I AM TRYING TO ADD A LEXMARK 75 ALL IN ONE PRINTER TO MY COMPUTER & I CAN NOT GET IT TO... by cheweyx (10/22/2003)
what might be the cause if PC does not boot after switching on ? No beeps will be heard.... by laxman (10/25/2003)
my computer will not fully defragmentize it stops at 2% and keeps on going but stays at 2%... by Paul (1/7/2006)
I am looking for information about my IBM PC CAM pin 416-3021-4003 by nc maidenvoice (7/8/2003)

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I Just need some information on some burned up jumpers on my motherboard by G-Unit (5/3/2004)
Whilst working in dos 6.22 on a compaq p2 350 error 35 unexpected interrupt 0008 at... by joeangel (1/10/2004)
I need something that can decode ".PF" - files.. where can i find a program like this? by martijn (9/2/2003)
If you accidently deleted your LSL (Link Support Sayer Segment), how do you retrieve it? by Sas (3/12/2005)
where would i connect an external modem? by kel (5/9/2007)
how do i after reformating my comp do i put sound back on my comp by totalcloggy (11/28/2003)
my mazda truck does not want to start in the mornings when its real cold even with a bust... by spawn (1/15/2004)
Is there any possible way to decrease the key repeat delay below 250ms? tks JB by jmbullen (12/30/2005)
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data ribbon setup for connecting both 3.5 and 5.5 floppy drives by bart (11/14/2003)
what is the name of the first keyboard made. by annette (5/4/2006)
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