If you get the error “invalid Partition Table!” when trying to boot a laptop or PC try the following process. Please do this as your own risk as Disconnect or remove all removable or external drives. Restart the computer. Wait for the BIOS status screen to appear. The screen will either have the logo of…
Top 15 Windows 8 Shortcut Keys. With the changes made to Windows with the introduction of Windows8 and the new Metro tile interface some important items are no longer accessible in the same way as before. Below is a list of Windows8 shortcut keys that will allow users to find the most common features, information…
The Apple Operating System, called OS X, is regularly updated incrementally, rather than by a few major releases like Microsoft Windows. The most recent versions are: 10.6.x = Snow Leopard 10.7.x = Lion 10.8.x = Mountain Lion To tell which version you have: 1: Click on the Apple Icon in the top left…
Stone offer a disposal service to DCC whereby they collect equipment from around the council and there is no charge. All hard drives are wiped of data prior to being sent to our recycling facility in Stone where all materials are broken down for recycling. If a school is in the process of buying equipment from…
Make sure the disk is not full or write protected
1. Insert a battery from another (same model) laptop that you know is working.
2. Try with just the cable attached, remove the battery.
3. Try with a different power cable, this can be split into 2 parts so can be interchanged with the one that isn’t working to see if it a specific part of the cable
If there is absolutely no sign of life then try toggling the power switch. Check the power cable is securely plugged in at each end. Try swapping the power cable for one you know works…..
Usually this means your monitor is turned on, but your computer is not. If your computer is on, and you get this error, it means the cable from the computer….
Some computer monitors can be rotated, so there are video cards which support that rotation….
First of all check for ANY signs of life – any lights or noises at all?
Check the power leads are secure at both ends…..
If the correct characters are not appearing when you type, it may be that the Windows regional settings are out – the classic example is the @ and “ keys are switched around on US keyboards…..
Ensure that both devices are plugged securely into the computer – for wireless devices check the wireless receiver is plugged in.
Try connecting them to different USB ports……