Techno Junky

You are able to insert the DVD/ CD disc, but all you see is an empty drive from the MY Computer. Follow these simple steps to resolve the issue: 1. Clean the CD/DVD drive using a lens cleaner. 2. Try a different disc. 3. Go to the device manager and uninstall the CD?DVD drive. 4. Restart and check if you can play any CD/DVD disc. 5. If plays, then ok, else shutdown the system and check the cables and reseat them after opening the chassis. 6. Restart again. If it's still not working replace drive.

When you use your personal computer as a Hi Fi system and suddenly the sound is gone altogether...what's there you can do. The trouble is more acute when it's the dead of the night and the warranty of your PC has expired!  Here are some easy and simple steps you can perform which may positively restore your PC:   1. Check the line-out port ( usually a green jack ) on the back panel of the PC.   2. Update the sound driver from the Device Manager.   3. Uninstall the Sound Driver and reinstall without restarting the PC.   4. Type services.msc in the 'run' from the start menu to check the status.   5. Restart the PC and go to the BIOS to check onboard audio.   6. If the above steps have landed you nowhere, do a system recovery.

I bought a new Dell M781p monitor, but within 2 days, it went dark; with no red color ! It took me off my chair. My immediate choice was calling the servicing guy, but before that I wanted to give it a try myself. I did not have a spare system, so I took it to my friend's place and connected my monitor. Voila! It was working perfectly. The first guess! Faulty pins at the tower end........I ran a thorough check but found nothing wrong. I brought my friend's monitor and plugged it in, and again there was no red color. We agreed that it was something internal. Now the actual diagnosis begins: 1. RAM- ran the system check utility for RAM which takes almost 3 hours. Result - RAM ok. 2. Reassembled the entire PC - took out the processor, and everything else. Note: Graphics was through onboard graphics PCI Express 3. I use an AMD mainboard, so connected to AMD Live, and flashed the bios, and updated all the firmware. Result - There was a dramatic improvement in performance but still t...

Priced at a modest and envious one rupee less than Rs.14000/-, HCL takes the plunge into low cost laptop manufacturing. The base version is powered by an Intel Celeron 900MHz processor sporting the Linux Operating system. The MiLeap supports both disk based and flash based memory, which means your laptop would still be safe without being on your lap. HCL promises the user of a feature-rich experience with the MiLeap. One of best feature is the ruggedness of the MiLeap. Swing it, bang it, or smooch it, data remains intact. There are decent color options to choose from. Men would rather prefer the rich black and leave the pink beauty for their female counterparts. And there is the cool blue for the generation Y, which seemingly is the target audience. There could be some disappointment for the graphics freaks but, for the corporate user, the MiLeap should be more than enough to keep in touch or running some decent applications. It remains to be seen how the prospective buyers react to th...