Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Unable to read your CDROM?

June 12, 2010 by Josh Mitchell  
Filed under Hardware Troubleshooting

First, try cleaning it with a product called a CD Cleaner.. duh
Second try uninstalling any Drag to disc software and reboot the computer.
If this fails, try this tool from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems
If that fails.. you quite possibly need to replace your beloved CD/DVD drive.
j

Why Hard Drive temperatures are important for disk life and performance!

September 14, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Hardware Troubleshooting, Performance

REF: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/storage/hddpower.html
Cheers, josh

Scrolling Screen, scrolling mouse, scrolling window

February 9, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Hardware Troubleshooting

Some people have this issue manifest on thier computer. The following is a selection of fixes that might help you:
change batteries in mouse (if locally powered) update mouse driver plug mouse into a different USB port, and avoid using USB hub buy a mouse trap – jokes
It could be a sign your port or [...]

Intelli – Microsoft Mouse / Keyboard Not working

Firstly follow this basic troubleshooter: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838398
Secondly if that fails: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321122
NB. It might be helpful to make sure the lastest Windows Installer program is installed on the system.