1. The negative terminal of the charging port may or may not be the preferred ground to use when measuring voltage. The circuit board may show the ground symbol or the etchings may indicate a large area of common voltage that might be the ground. If you have access to the board schematic it should showRead more

    The negative terminal of the charging port may or may not be the preferred ground to use when measuring voltage. The circuit board may show the ground symbol or the etchings may indicate a large area of common voltage that might be the ground. If you have access to the board schematic it should show the ground.

    Of course once you’ve determined the locations you need to know what the correct voltages there should be and, if they’re not right, which component is defective. That will be the hard part.

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  2. "I have tried to use it with several of my laptops and they have not recognized it and I am unable to use it with them"Have you considered that it may not work? When you plug the device into the USB port, it *should* be recognized automatically & if drivers are required, you would be prompted toRead more

    “I have tried to use it with several of my laptops and they have not recognized it and I am unable to use it with them”

    Have you considered that it may not work? When you plug the device into the USB port, it *should* be recognized automatically & if drivers are required, you would be prompted to install them. If you tried connecting it to several systems & it’s not recognized by any of them, it’s probably a defective unit.

    According to the Mad Dog manual, no special drivers are required for XP but you need to at least be running SP1. See the installation instructions starting on page 8:

    http://www.brendaratcliff.com/MegaS…

    http://forums.driverguide.com/showt…

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  3. "i switch to 64 because my computer supports it"All current systems support 64-bit OS, so I don't get your point. There's little advantage to running it, especially on a system with less than 4GB RAM."error comes about something something 32.dll"It would help to know what "something something" is, bRead more

    “i switch to 64 because my computer supports it”

    All current systems support 64-bit OS, so I don’t get your point. There’s little advantage to running it, especially on a system with less than 4GB RAM.

    “error comes about something something 32.dll”

    It would help to know what “something something” is, but the “32” should be a clue (32-bit?).

    “which one should i install”

    Your link is to DX9. Win7 supports DX11. I don’t think you have a DX problem, but if you insist on reinstalling it, download from the Microsoft website.

    But more than likely, the major problem is that your cheap craptop is not a gaming machine. The CPU & graphics suck & it could use more RAM:

    http://us.toshiba.com/computers/lap…

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-…

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  4. re-installed all the hardware & driversI don't see the reason to reinstall all hardware & drivers, this is a soft issue.HP Pavilion Elite m9426f specshttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...As u can see it comes with video card (Radeon hd 3650).Is it possible that my dads friend took the videoRead more

    re-installed all the hardware & drivers
    I don’t see the reason to reinstall all hardware & drivers, this is a soft issue.

    HP Pavilion Elite m9426f specs
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/…
    As u can see it comes with video card (Radeon hd 3650).
    Is it possible that my dads friend took the video card? Use GPUz to see if there’s v-card http://filehippo.com/download_gpuz/

    Re-install video card driver
    Radeon hd 3650 32bit win Vista driver http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downlo…
    Radeon hd 3650 64bit win Vista http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downlo…

    We can not fight new wars with old weapons, let he who desires peace prepare for war – PROPHET.

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  5. Power management options disabled in the BIOS have made Windows XP fail to install?You may have turned off the power management options in the BIOS because they were problematic, or you were advised to because they are not necessary on a desktop PC, but Windows XP requires them to be enabled or it wRead more

    Power management options disabled in the BIOS have made Windows XP fail to install?

    You may have turned off the power management options in the BIOS because they were problematic, or you were advised to because they are not necessary on a desktop PC, but Windows XP requires them to be enabled or it will lock up during the installation process. The system will keep locking up at the Windows Setup screen. Just the blue screen will show – there will be no error messages, or any other kind of feedback. So, if you are having an installation problem of this kind, change the BIOS settings for ACPI Aware OS to Yes, and Power Management to “Enabled”.
    Moreover, if you are having problems shutting down Windows XP, or if it suspends indefinitely without turning off, use the right mouse button to click your Desktop, select Properties, click the Screen Saver tab, click the Power button, select the APM tab (if it’s available). Check the box to enable APM and hopefully that will sort the problem out.

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  6. Emachines systems NEVER come with any Recovery disk(s) - el-cheapo system, el-cheapo support. In some cases there is a program already installed in Windows by emachines listed in All Programs with which you can make your own Recovery disk set while Windows is working properly. Go here to determine wRead more

    Emachines systems NEVER come with any Recovery disk(s) – el-cheapo system, el-cheapo support. In some cases there is a program already installed in Windows by emachines listed in All Programs with which you can make your own Recovery disk set while Windows is working properly.

    Go here to determine whether Recovery disks are available for your emachines model:
    https://secure.tx.acer.com/RCDB/Mai…

    What is / are the problem(s) with your system ? Provide as much detail as you can come up with.

    If your emachines computer is a desktop system, the most common cause of it not booting all the way or not booting at all is the BESTEC power supply is mafunctioning or has failed completely.

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  7. Cardfile, and some other files, are here: http://www.4shared.com/zip/ANBDB1J-...I made a compilation of files a while ago, so I thought I'd give it to you.

    Cardfile, and some other files, are here: http://www.4shared.com/zip/ANBDB1J-…

    I made a compilation of files a while ago, so I thought I’d give it to you.

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  8. I wonder if this from Chapter 3 might have possibilities:========================================You can switch the picture mode to your preferred viewingpleasure, such as optimizing the display for movies or electronicbooks.On the desktop, right-click an empty area and click All apps >SettingsRead more

    I wonder if this from Chapter 3 might have possibilities:

    ========================================
    You can switch the picture mode to your preferred viewing
    pleasure, such as optimizing the display for movies or electronic
    books.
    On the desktop, right-click an empty area and click All apps >
    Settings > Display > Picture Tones.
    •• Standard: Standard picture mode.
    •• Movie: Switch to this mode when the ambient lighting is dark
    or when watching movies.
    •• Low-contrast scene: This will make a darker scene brighter for
    distinction.
    •• Sharp: This will make the picture clear and sharp.
    •• Read: Suitable for reading electronic books.
    •• No effect: This is the default picture mode.
    ========================================

    I know it sounds odd but maybe “Movie mode” might help.

    I also notice that early on in the manual it shows the operator at a fair angle above the screen. This is also likely to have a dimming effect.

    All seems a tad odd when all it needs is a simple brightness control but perhaps “that’s progress”. Humans are not digital LOL.

    Always pop back and let us know the outcome – thanks

    message edited by Derek

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  9. If, you didn't have the codecs, you either wouldn't get any sound OR video, but it would play smoothly. If, when using other things, the display is ok, then the graphics drivers are ok. I would run superantispyware, & scan for Malware. ie Malwarebytes.If you start task manager, then try playingRead more

    If, you didn’t have the codecs, you either wouldn’t get any sound OR video, but it would play smoothly.

    If, when using other things, the display is ok, then the graphics drivers are ok.

    I would run superantispyware, & scan for Malware. ie Malwarebytes.

    If you start task manager, then try playing the video, look at the list to see which process is causing the cpu to go high.

    Another thing, to stop some services.

    Run msconfig startup, then deselect some of the items. You don’t need things like skype, adobe updater, google updater.

    Get rid of any extra tool bars

    A thank you would be nice, if I have helped.

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  10. Probably here.C:\Users\<userlogin>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mailwindows live mail directoryhttp://is.gd/qLYAALhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tut...outlook 2007 mail directoryhttp://is.gd/IqubuF

    Probably here.
    C:\Users\<userlogin>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail
    windows live mail directory
    http://is.gd/qLYAAL
    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tut…

    outlook 2007 mail directory
    http://is.gd/IqubuF

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