Recent content by emlynw

Just done this and it didn't boot with the mobo and cpu but not the hard drive so i take it it's the psu that's the problem. Thanks for answering!

Just realised that my hard drive and dvd drive were connected when i did the paper clip test :( when I did it again without these connected the power supply worked and all of the case fans turned, do you think the hard drive is the cause of this or the power supply not being able to support the...

Have found that the power supply is the problem. I did the paperclip test and the powersupply would come on and power up the case fans for about 5 seconds then stop. Does anyone know of anyway to fix this please? or will I have to replace the supply. Thanks

Have just tried that, no change

PC had been on sleep for a few hours, came home and shook the mouse and pressed the keyboard buttons but nothing happened. I tried to press the power button on the pc but nothing happened, it continued to flash a blue light like it was in sleep mode so I turned the power off at the plug. When I...

Ah didn't know that I could keep my files and settings when installing it new. Thanks!

I'm currently on windows 8.1 pro because I bought the pc with it already installed, if I want to use the media creation tool to upgrade do I have to upgrade to windows 10 pro or can I upgrade to the home version because I would rather buy the home version's activation key because it is cheaper...

Sorry didn't try and select that as best solution, what's the media creation tool?

Sorry didn't try and select that as best solution, what's the media creation tool?

My windows isn't activated so I can't upgrade.

I bought my pc on ebay last year and i'm on windows 8.1. I don't have the activation key and my windows is not activated so I can't get the free upgrade to windows 10. If I buy windows 10, how can I install it and keep all of the files and programs that I have now without losing anything? Thanks

I recently had a problem with my pc randomly shutting down ( http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2787051/randomly-shuts-restarts.html ) This happened again this morning and I think it has corrupted some files on my pc because the pc settings on windows 8.1 no longer opens when I click on...

I am going to buy a new graphics card but want to make sure the pc is fine first. Sometimes when I am browsing the internet or playing a game my pc will randomly crash. Sometimes it will just crash and shut down like it has lost power, sometimes it will restart randomly and sometimes it will...