Tag Archives: troubleshooting

Tips for troubleshooting problematic USB devices on a PC

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Johnson Yip

Recently, I got a USB TV tuner which prevented my computer from recognizing my USB memory card reader. In device manager there was also an “Unknown device” with a yellow triangle icon with an exclamation mark in the middle, and every … Continue reading →

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How to stop Windows 7 from Randomly waking from Hibernation or Sleep Mode.

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Johnson Yip

It sure is annoying when Windows 7 randomly turns on from Hibernation or Sleep Power saving modes for no obvious reason. It recently happen to my Windows 7 Home Premium Computer after I did a repair install of Windows 7. … Continue reading →

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Fixing a laptop that would not Start, POST or make beeps during start up.

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Johnson Yip

Today, My HP dv2000 laptop would not POST or Beep during start up. It just sat at the HP start up screen which is black and had a white HP logo. I tried unplugging it from the wall and taking out the … Continue reading →

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Tips for troubleshooting computer hardware

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Johnson Yip

Troubleshooting hardware can be very challenging and take hours or days to complete. The first thing I usually do is download the latest drivers and software from the hardware manufacturers for my version of the operating system and hardware I … Continue reading →

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How to pause your computer before it can boot to your Operating System or drives.

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Johnson Yip

A lot of the time, I find going into the BIOS very frustrating because I can’t remember which key I press to go into the BIOS during my computer start up event. There are instructions on the PC start up … Continue reading →

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