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Because of potential liability issues, the SCIC cannot perform hardware support. There is a computer place in town which can perform such repairs for a cost: TechHaus. Also, if you have a warranty, call your machine manufacturer. With Apple computers in need of hardware support, an apple store such as the one located in the Mall of America may be your best option.
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When Kenny Loggins wrote the song "Highway to the Dangerzone," he was clearly attempting to capture the excitement of hands-on hardware computer troubleshooting--and such excitement is, frankly, too much for the SCIC. Because of potential liability issues, the SCIC cannot perform hardware support. There is a computer place in town which can perform such repairs for a cost: TechHaus. Also, if you have a warranty, call your machine manufacturer. With Apple computers in need of hardware support, an apple store such as the one located in the Mall of America may be your best option.
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When Kenny Loggins wrote the song "Highway to the Dangerzone," he was clearly attempting to capture the excitement of hands-on hardware computer troubleshooting--and such excitement is, frankly, too much for the SCIC. Because of potential liability issues, the SCIC cannot perform hardware support. There is a computer place in town which can perform such repairs for a cost: TechHaus. Also, if you have a warranty, call your machine manufacturer. With Apple computers in need of hardware support, an apple store such as the one located in the Mall of America may be your best option.
Upgrading and Troubleshooting RAM
RAM (Random Access Memory) is a computer's short-term memory, it holds all the running programs on your machine. Your computer's speed is largely a function of its RAM.
Upgrading/replacing RAM is a delicate process. Make sure you have a space in your computer for additional sticks of RAM. You must be sure that you pick the proper RAM for your system, its motherboard and processor. It's best to not mix stick speeds and types.
As with every hands-on hardware maintenance, *use good technical practices!" For example, make sure the machine is off and unplugged and place your hands on the system's power supply (the big box that plugs into the wall) often in order to prevent an electric static discharge that could irreparably damage your computer parts. RAM, motherboards, and expansion cards are very sensitive to such damage. Therefore, when installing RAM, only touch the edges of the stick. Finally, always store your ram sticks in their antistatic packaginign whenever they're outside the computer tower.
If you have a laptop, the RAM is usually located under panel in the back.
RAM problems are very difficult to diagnose.
This means your computer cannot boot because there it is not recognizing a bootable disk.
Do you have media inserted in any of the drives? Remove it. If you can't remove it (see below), you should try to hit F1, F2, F10, or F12 to enter the system setup or BIOS. In the BIOS there should be a boot configuration or boot sequence option. Hit Enter and arrange the ordering so the Hard drive is first.
If the error is still reported, try opening up the computer and making sure that the hard drive's connectors are, indeed, properly wired to the motherboard and that it is firmly mounted into the tower. Remember to practice ESD safety by frequently placing your hands on the power supply!
Try holding down shift when rebooting. Better, look for little holes in the computer to stick an un-bent paper clip into--that's what those holes are for. (Remove with alacrity if the CD caught in the drive is Europe's The Final Countdown, that CD needs to be in your portable walkman at all times.)
NTLDR is missing or corrupted? NTDETECT.com is missing or corrupted? INI is missing or corrupted? (Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to restart).
These three files are required to boot your Windows system. INI tells NTLDR what drive to boot from, Ntldr takes the information from Boot.ini and tries to launch Windows. COM detects installed hardware. If any of this critical files are damaged or absent, your computer will probably not boot into Windows.
If this happens, or if you seem to be missing another critical file that won't allow you to boot the computer into Windows, first make sure you have no other disks inserted into the computer. If this fails to remedy the problem, your goal will be to get fresh copies of these files onto your computer. Try booting your system off the system recovery disk that came with your computer (you kept that, right?). There should be an option to use the recovery console to fix problems with your computer, and you will be brought to a Command Prompt that asks for the administrator password and the operating system on which you'd like to work (type in the appropriate number)).
You will be given a prompt that looks like C:> with a flashing cursor. Your goal will be to try to copy these boot files from the recovery cd into your system. To understand how this happens intuitively would require basic knowledge of Command prompt, but try typing this:
copy d:\i386\ntldr c:copy ntdetect.com c:
where "d" is the drive letter for your cd-rom drive. If you think you need to copy a different file onto your computer, navigate with command prompt to find it, and if you don't know command prompt and are having trouble figuring it out, try replacing ntldr or ntdetect.com from the example above with the file you need. When finished, remove the cd and restart. If all this fails, try this site and its links: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
If all this fails, you may have to do a system reinstall from your recovery disk. System reinstalls do not delete any of your files, but may cause problems with programs. Formatting a disk erases all a hard drive's content. Much like a lobotomy, formatting provides a quick fix.
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