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Hello again, Have not posted recently but the problem is now much worse. It now takes at least a half a dozen attempts before it boots correctly. I ran the SeaTools Hard Drive Test and also the Memtest86 but no problems detected. I notice in the BIOS that 3.3, 5 and 12 volts from the PSU are...

Well, typically, all has been OK for several days, but at last the fault re-appeared and I've noted the red "Boot Device" LED stays on. Does this point to the faulty component, please?

That's more like it , Guys, many thanks for your suggestions. :) The BIOS settings are as it left the PCS factory, as I wouldn't dare touch anything! I did change the CMOS battery a couple of years ago, but I'll try another. I'll also look out for those flashing LED's (I can see red, yellow &...

Thanks for your reply, but I frankly expected better advice than to say it's not worth the effort! Yes, I know the specs are old hat to you experts, but the computer cost me a lot of money and as a 76 year old who doesn't need the latest & fastest everything, I've been more than happy with my...

Very disappointed to have received no help after two weeks! Is there any further information that I need to provide, please?

Good afternoon, After 9 years faithful service, my computer is intermittently failing to start up. I press the start button, the fan starts, but little else. Fortunately it always starts at the second attempt, or I'll be stuck as I have only a basic computer knowledge. Any suggestions to...

Just reporting back to say that I've now upgraded my desktop (Win 7) and laptop (Win 8.1) to Win 10 with no major problems and both free of charge. Thanks for giving me the confidence to take the plunge! Happy days! :)

Thanks for all that excellent advice. It's essential to connect my desktop to the internet, so upgrading to Win 10 would seem compulsory. Being a born coward, I would also do a full image of my Win 7 system. (I've been doing that twice a week with Norton Ghost for the last 5 years anyway, so...

Good Evening, Like many others, I'm being "forced" to upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10 in a couple of month's time. (I'm a pensioner with only a basic computer knowledge, so I don't like change and nor does Mrs TG!) My computer from PCSpecialists is now 5 years old, but it was top of the range...

Good afternoon, I've had my PCS Desktop for 5 years now and it's given me faultless service. However, I've just tried to watch a Blu-Ray movie and it says it can't play it, even though I have a BD player as part of the system. I've always been able to play DVD's, but this is my first attempt...

Good afternoon, I've had my PCS Computer for a couple of years now and upgrade-itis is setting in with a vengeance! As I bought it primarily for MS FSX Flight Sim, I'd like to add another SSD hard drive for extra scenery. My mobo is Asus P8Z77-V and I already have two 240Gb Intel 520 SSD's...

Good evening, My system uses an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard with Intel i7-3770k and NVidia GeForce GTX 680. What is the best way to monitor the mobo and graphics temperatures and fan speeds, please? This is not for overclocking, but to keep an eye on when I should do some dusting!

Hi Guys, Can one of you IT experts assist an old duffer, please? After looking at items on Amazon, I later find them alongside other web pages. This means if, for example, I'm researching a 50th wedding anniversary present for my wife, she can see what I'm proposing to buy for her when she...

Good evening, I've just treated myself to a basic lap top for iPlayer, web browsing etc. In case of HDD failure, I'd like to back up the system files (Win 8) to an external USB drive. I've bought a 64Gb flash memory, but it doesn't seem to be acceptable, even after formatting. Is this...

I've had my PCS computer for nearly 6 months now and it's still excellent in every way. But I've noticed some dis-colouration on the mesh dust filter behind the front panel. How often should these be cleaned, please? Or is it better to install a new one? If so, how does the front panel come...

I've had my PCS computer for 3 months now and find it excellent, but payment for the Office software seems very excessive when I only require Word. If I buy a copy of Office 2003 Basic off eBay (£20), will this work on my Win7/64 system, and do I need to remove the trial version first, please?

I've now had my wonderful new high spec computer for a week and I've just got around to installing FS2004 (the reason for upgrading), but I seem to have fallen at the first hurdle. Despite assurances that FS9 will work in Win7 64 Home Premium, when I press "Alt" to bring up the menu, I get a...

Just trying to get my head around the e-SATA external socket on the top of the Coolermaster 690 II Advanced case. I'll be getting two 120Gb SSD's for my new computer, one for Win7 and one for FS2004 plus add-on's. If I purchase a couple of 120GB SATA HDD's to use in the external socket, can I...

Following my thread in the Desktop section, I've selected the following spec: Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, X-FIRE Memory (RAM) 16GB...