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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Blank screen but fans run & motherboard lights on

    After a few previous occasions when the screen pixellated then went black but the PC sounded like it kept running, and a restart sorted things, can't even boot it up now. The PC sounds like it's started up but no display on screen. The CD tray works and I've tested the monitor is OK by...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Browsers very slow or failing to connect but other apps ok

    I have a bizarre connection issue on my desktop PC; Firefox either takes minutes to connect to a site or fails, Chromeyand IE9 just fail. However Outlook 2010 connects fine as does Norton Internet Security 2012 and Steam. My iphone, ipad & Windows 7 laptop all connect using my wireless network...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST creative x-fi not detected in windows 7

    I've had this Windows 7 (home premium) pc since Nov 2010 (PCS order no 362192) and the sound has been fine until now. Suddenly (no updates/changes beforehand I know of) there's no sound. The soundcard is a creative x-fi titanium PCI express. I checked control panel and the device is the default...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New PC, soundcard & wireless problems

    Just setting things up and hit 2 issues (order no. 362192): I get a working wired connection (via ethernet cable to my router) but the PC will not connect wirelessly. It recognises that the Sky network is there and I've entered up the ID and network key via the manage connections screens from...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New PC, windows 7 won't start - black screen

    Having connected up my new PC (base unit only), the bios screen appeared ok then a 'starting windows' message with the 4 colour logo, then nothing. I could move the cursor around the screen but it stayed black. I checked the monitor connections on the graphics card port (ok) and all other...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Advice on spec, may order this week

    I've saved a quote near the top end of my budget (didn't want to spend more than 850) as follows: Case COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost Motherboard ASUS® P7P55 LX: USB 2.0 & SATA 3.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Win 7 and XP on two hard drives

    I was planning to install the HDD from my old PC as a secondary drive, which has XP Pro SP3 on it. Was a single drive on the old PC so no RAID setup. Will this cause any problems with Windows 7 (Home Premium) on the master hard disk? What I thought I could do to run some old (possibly non-W7...
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