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Try holding the blue Fn key down and hit Numlock Try the keys again.

Hi and welcome to ExTS Can you connect a USB keyboard and let us know if you get the same problems ?

Should have tried this before ...... Start > type in ......cmd ........ hold down CTRL + SHIFT and hit ENTER This will give you an elevated Command Prompt ( Administrator rights ) Then run sfc /scannow space after sfc This will check system files.

Looks like we are getting somewhere :)

Have you tried using the XP installation disk and running a repair install ? Take a look here click here

Yep - it will look ugly :) Cheap PSUs - click here and click here You MUST make sure that the connection to your m/board is standard ( your PSU isn't ) Your Hard drive connections will either be Molex or SATA Check these before you select a PSU. The PSU must have the appropriate connections for your hard drive The leads - because you are fitting this on the outside of your case - need to be long. Suggest that you get this working first before you consider buying a Video Card.

I mean fit it to the outside of your case. It will sit on top of the case. This is NOT standard and there is no fitment you can buy to fix it to the case. This is something you would need to do for yourself. This is the only way I can see of getting anything above 220 Watts to your system.

The problem is that even those PSUs do not match the sizes you gave in your first post. There is one other option ..... Mount a standard ATX PSU externally. ( assuming the leads are long enough ) It is a bit ugly - but can be done. Just make sure that the PSU is grounded to the case. This is assuming that your motherboard has a standard 20(4) connection for power. You never said how much RAM your system has? From the link you gave your m/board will support 2GB If you are running XP with 512 MB then this is not enough to run video.

I gave the ATX as an example of a "standard" PSU that is used in most cases. You still have not said why you want to up-grade. Your PSU does not seem to fit the dimensions of LFX / CFX / TFX supplies. (all of these are low Wattage as I suggested earlier ) click here

I found the Lenovo forum where you had asked the same question :) I assume that you want to add a Video Card - otherwise there is no advantage at all in up-grading your PSU. I doubt that this is possible anyway with this system. If you are thinking of using this machine for gaming - to be quite blunt - you will be wasting your money. Gaming is not just the Video Card. It is the Motherboard / RAM / CPU too. There is a limit that your system can accept. 32 bit systems can only recognise 4 GB RAM - assuming the m/board can cope with 4GB The poster in the Lenovo forum asked for the Machine number ( 9690 or similar ) This will help identify the m/board. I still doubt that there is a bigger Wattage PSU that will fit your system. Standard PSUs look like this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1816[/ATTACH] The CPU has a socket arrangement - these are specific to m/boards and older CPUs cannot be replaced by newer ones due to this.

Hi Take the RAM modules out - give the contacts a clean with a pencil eraser - and replace just one module ( leave the other out ) Using the VGA option - boot up. Try the other module by itself if there is no improvement. Let me know the results of doing this. How much RAM do you have ?

This is probably the fan. You could try giving this a clean and a tiny drip of oil. If you are looking for a replacement - isn't this a direct swap ? Or are you looking to up-grade to a bigger Wattage? If this is the case I doubt you will find anything. This PSU is not a standard fitting and is designed for specific cases - usually small form factor where space is a premium.

Hi and welcome to ExTS I don't understand your question. You are looking for a replacement PSU - you have found one for $45 Is this an EXACT replacement for your PSU ?

It is totally free Skype to Skype. It is your choice to have video enabled for the call or not. There is a facility to search for friends that you know have a Skype account. You then have to send a request to the friend to accept your call. Once you have done this you can call your friend any time - as long as they have Skype up-and-running You can call a landline (or mobile I think) and charges apply for this. I think you need an account with Skype to be able to do this.

Install Skype and register Your Friends would need to do the same. If you arrange it that Skype is open when you boot up and they do the same you can use it like video conferencing and call them. It is free too. No call charges either. click here

Just one more thing to try with the Registry ..... Go back to the newly created NoViewContextMenu and click on it to highlight Click on EDIT > Modify Change the 0 to a 1 ................OK it Re-boot Try the right click again - it shouldn't be working. Go back to NoViewContextMenu and change the value back to 0. Re-boot. Try right click again. I only suggest this as my system - although the changes should take effect immediately - didn't react until I had changed the value from 1 to 0 to 1 again. The default is 0.

Can you connect direct to the router using a cable ? If so - do you get the same problems? This will let us know if it is just a wireless problem or something else. Something else to try: Start > Control Panel >Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections Right click on the Wireless Connection > Properties > Networking > highlight TCP/IPv4 > Properties click Use the following DNS server addresses Then in the 4 boxes type in ...................8-8-8-8 Then in the 4 boxes below ....................8-8-4-4 Apply/OK This uses Google for the DNS. If it doesn't work for you change it back to "Obtain DNS Automatically"

It is in some systems and not others - just checked ....not in my Vista Registry either. I think this is a Home Basic omission. I created the NoViewContextMenu in my Registry and disabled the right click function in Explorer. If you create it too - you may be able to enable right click. HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > ..........click on Explorer to highlight it. Click on EDIT in the toolbar > New > DWord(32bit) A new box appears in the right pane. Name this NoViewContextMenu [exactly like this]and click off the box in the white space ..................the default will be 0 Try the right click now. If it is no different reboot the machine and try it again. Let me know the results of this.

Try this: Run > type in ..... gpedit.msc > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer. In the right hand pane, find “Windows Explorer’s default context menu”, open its properties by double clicking it. If it’s enabled or not configured, disable it and your context menu will be back as soon as you apply this policy. With a bit of luck your right click may work now. If gpedit.msc doesn't do anything ..... you can do this from the registry. Run > type in ..... regedit > click the > next to the following ..... HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > Explorer. In the right hand pane find “NoViewContextMenu”, set its value to 0 if it exists You do this by highlighting it and go to the EDIT in the toolbar > Modify Change the 1 to a 0

Hi Steve - glad to hear that you are making progress ( with little help from us :) )

Take the Video Card out. Try tapping F8 to get to the Advanced Startup Options - Enable VGA Mode is an option - select this. Does it boot with no problems ?

Hi and welcome to ExTS Do you have a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system ? If it is 32 bit then 4GB is the maximum supported - even if the motherboard supports 8GB or more. It really depends on what you are doing. If you are using graphics intensive software ( Photoshop for instance ) then you would see a difference. There should be 10 to 15% at least of free hard drive space for Windows to operate properly. If you have more than this then you will see no increase in speed at all.

Does it do the same with a USB or PS2 mouse ? You can also try un-installing the mousepad drivers from Device Manager ( you will need to right click on the listed driver - if you can :) ) Re-boot and Windows will re-install the appropriate drivers

Just to confirm Vr5fx selection for Video Card: click here

I will let Vr5fx advise on the hardware. When you install you should have an option to install 32 or 64 bit Operating System. Select the 64 bit. 32 bit systems only support 4 GB RAM with a 64 bit system you are limited only by the motherboard - but 8GB RAM should be possible.