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dr debugg 45
having problems with a new build asrock z68 extreme4 gen3 gskill ddr3 8 gb (2 x 4) F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL i5 2500k win 7 64 bit pc will only boot with 1 ram module installed. when i install both modules pc will not boot - dr bugg 45 error have googled and tried re-seating cpu, both ram modules work independantly. anyone got…
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He's dead, Jim???
A very strange and worrying thing just happened - I did a system restore and as it shut down at the finish a blue screen appeared with the words 'he's dead, Jim' right across the middle. I didn't have time to read what the rest of the writing said, but on restart it all appears to be okay. I typed those exact words in a…
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More ram for an old laptop - worth it?
I have been given an old laptop I thought the kids could use. It is a celeron 2600 with 256 of ram. It seemed to run OK with a frresh windows xp install but by the time I had put on SP3and anti-virus it was unusably slow. i could buy a 1gb stick of ram for £17.50but and wonderingif that would be just wastingmoney or if it…
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is ipad3 really worth it?
Hi guys, I'm considering buying ipad 3. I was hoping it would last for the duration of my course and I predominately need it for reading journal articles, lit searches, storing lecture presentations and accessing email etc. Am I better off buying a cheaper model or going all out for an ipad 3 please?
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Out of memory line 6.What does it mean?
Get above message in small square box stating 'from Webpage' ,but only on this money saving expert forum.Can anybody explain and renedy situation?
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Radio Abroad
Would any Portable Radio pick up English speaking programmes abroad ie Europe or USA? Thank you.
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help help help. how do i download app itv player
I need to download an itv player app to samsung galaxy 3s but it keeps saying not compatible, please can someone tell me how to do this in idiot terms thanks
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Advice please
I need some advice please, when I take the mains lead out of my laptop the screen goes very dark. I can still just about see the screen but it is to dark to read anything and cannot see the cursor but it is not blank. Thanks
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Before my new laptop gets thrown out of the window... lol!
Can anyone help? I'm not used to a mouse that guesses what you want to do. If i want to scroll down the page, it occasionally 'sticks' and then gives me a little box with arrows on it for easier scrolling (i guess) BUT I COULD HAVE ALREADY SCROLLED DOWN MYSELF BY THEN IF IT HAD LET ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol! Also it seems to…
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Anyone ever had a problem with their Apple keyboards not working?
As the thread suggests really. After cleaning my keyboard some of my keys no longer work. It was the middle row of letters & the numbers 1-9 but the numbers seem to be working now so it's just A-L. I'm taking it to the apple store tomorrow but i'm wondering if anyone else's had the issue and knows if it can be sorted by…
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Address book programmes...(simple but possibly odd one:p)
Hi I've been asked to copy my mother's paper address book into a computer version. I know Live email etc has an address book, but I need to do this so that it's independent of my machine. Are there any standalone programmes that can be used to create and modify an address book and easily be copied to other machines? As I…
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Holiday inn website
Hi, Whenever I look up holiday inn or any of the ICHG hotels is keeps taking me to the mobile site. Most sites that do this give the option to view the full site which I need as the link I have for my discount will only work if the full site. Is there a way of getting around this in my iphone 4 settings or something???…
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unique visitors
If this is a stupid question please excuse me , I have some houses over the road from an internet based company who have a website to do with cars, I got talking to one of the owners today nice chap and from just the 2 of them they have built up to a lot of staff recently .Anyway my question is talking to him he said they…
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Hotmail spam question ...
I've got a hotmail account that I use sparingly. Just opened an email in there which was a delivery notification failure. I opened it (perhaps stupidly) and it was to some random guy about a job. I've checked my sent folder and there's about a dozen emails in there, all about jobs (I haven't opened them, can see this from…
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Slow Starting and Shutting down
I have a laptop with XP Home and when starting,the backdrop comes on and the taskbar and four icons.There is then a pause of about three minutes,then the other icons appear.When shutting down,after pressing "turn off" at the bottom,it's about 90 seconds before the turn off button appears in the screen.When pressed,the…
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New TV
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone here could recommend a good 40" Full HD TV, trying to find a good one and have no idea which are better than the others! We are looking to hang the TV on the wall so a thin TV would be quite nice. Thanks in advance
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Mr Site requested my Paypal login details!
Just looking for some thoughts on this really as it has left me gobsmacked. I am using Mr Site to set up my online shop. I was getting an error message when trying to place a test order on my online shop so I went on their Live Chat function to ask one of their 'Gurus' what the problem was. After I confirmed that I had set…
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Dell -another motherboard failure
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any advice about a problem with a Dell Inspiron 580 desktop. It was bought in October 2010 and instantly would not switch on out of the box - called Dell, they sent out an engineer and replaced the motherboard (!!!). Computer has been fine for a couple of years. However, this weekend we…
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PSP Vito help please...
Hi, I'm looking to buy my husband a psp for his birthday. I've researched online and looks like the vito is the new model. Is this the best one to buy? (I haven't got a clue about these things)
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Blackberry Playbook 64GB
Blackberry Playbook 64GB - I know this tablet is not to everyones liking but if you are looking I did a reserve and collect via Quidco to PC World and obtained for £129 less 7% (Quidco) less 1% (Capital One) then persuaded the store manager to give me 3 years relacement for £16 instead of £32 so got their top of the range…