PC Memoirs

My friend Mitch came by today with a really bad computer problem. His Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop wouldn’t start and the screen was completely blank. I suggested that we try to load it in Safe Mode, but that didn’t help. When I pressed F8, the screen was still blank. All I could see was the [...]

I came across a new problem, and this time the subject was a laptop. My mission was to repair an ACER Travelmate 2200 laptop that wouldn’t charge and run on AC power. It would run fine on battery, but when you plug in the AC adapter, it does nothing. It keeps running on battery power.
The problem gets weird when you [...]

I must admit that, as a PC user, I’m slightly jealous of Apple Mac owners. Even though I prefer PCs and Windows over Apple hardware and software, I think the new Apple computers are beautiful. I’m sure you will agree that all MacBooks look great with their thin, sleek and light designs. With a MacBook, [...]

Have you ever tried to log in to your PC but couldn’t get the password right, even after several attempts? This happened to me the other day, when I tried to log onto my laptop. I know that CAPS Lock was not on, because no warning message appeared.
I thought maybe I forgot my password or someone hacked into my PC [...]

If your laptop turns off unexpectedly, the most likely reason is overheating, but it can also be due to a power overload in the AC adapter, intermittent short circuits and less likely, an operating system problem or virus/spyware.
If you have time to do this before it shuts itself off, perform a quick spyware and virus scan. If you [...]