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Welcome to Speedie
Computers Technical Support Online, We hope you find this page usefull for diagnosing and repairing problems with your Speedie Computer. |
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| My Computer is beeping! What do I do? | Computer beep codes can mean several different
things,. When you turn a computer on it checks
some of the vital hardware required to run the
machine, This includes the MEMORY (RAM), the
GRAPHICS CARD, and CPU.
In many cases when one of our machines arrives "beeping", it is due to components coming loose in transit, if possible, try re-seating the RAM and expansion cards, If you have a Pentium II or Pentium III slot processor, it could also be worth re-seating that as these components often come out of place during transport
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External Link to page explaining BIOS Beep Codes |
| My Computer says there is no boot device available or that there is an "invalid operating system" or that there is no operating system installed |
All our machines have
their hard drives low level formatted as part of our
data destruction and refurbishing process.
Unless you have specifically requested and paid for
an operating system, your PC will be supplied blank
and you will need to purchase a copy of Windows or
download an appropriate free Linux distribution. If you are trying to install an operating system from CD or bootable floppy disk and these erros are showing, please ensure your computer is set up to boot from the CD-Rom first by checking the boot order in the BIOS, this can be accessed when your machine is first powered on, press either "DEL, F1 or F2" when prompted to press the appropriate key to enter setup. In most BIOS's the boot order will be in the "advanced settings" tab, the "boot order" tab or the "startup" tab. If you are at all unsure what you are doing, please do NOT make any changes to the settings and call our Tech team on 0870 728 1918
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External link to Ubuntu Linux CD download |
| My Operating System is installed but when windows loads up, the display is really big and it won't let me change my screen resolution or colour depth. | You
don't have your graphics driver set up or it is set
up incorrectly. In many cases Windows Update
is able to update your system with Microsoft
Digitally Signed drivers. PLEASE NOTE; Windows Update uses Microsoft Genuine Advantage anti piracy software, if you do not have an officially registered copy of Windows then use of Windows Update can disable your Operating System, WE WILL NOT offer support for illegal installations of Windows, if you wish to buy a genuine copy of Windows please call our shop team on 0800 138 3556 |
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| Windows will not play any sounds at all |
This could be either
because your speakers are plugged into the wrong
output (ensure they are plugged into the green
output on your sound card (NOT the one on the
modem). If you have more than one green 3.5mm
audio socket then it is likely that one of then is
for the modem. The other possibility is that your sound card is not installed correctly. Please ensure that your drivers are installed and that the system volume is not muted. |
