20 Most Recent E-Machines T1090 PC Desktop Questions & Answers

and first is , he volume turned to zero or muted? sound from what source, CD or other? mouse a USB mouse or P/S2 mouse????????????? never hot swap, any P/S2 device ever. PC off only. allowed. no100mA not problem for USB unless other things USB are overloading the VBUS 5v bus. connections not told at all. first off, exteRnal speaker are powered, or are dead. 3.5mm round plug goes in the green 3.5mm jack on the rear of PC. if usIng a PCI-e sound card it goes there. if goes here the mobo sound must be disabled in bios first. there is front sound jack same think ,called lineout or phones. you can buy $1 ear buds in the dollar store to test all this easy as eating cherry pie in fact , it needs no power to run ebuds a key fact. I can not see your speakers to guess what the are or connectors there and where jacked in to what (3 places green and more wrong.) if bugs fail that means the PC is failing but only allow one jack to be used, 3.5m green (or marked phones or lineout) one bugs , one speakers, one phones. never 2 or more at once. The cause here is bad settings in sound Control panel outputs set wrong. or the sound card of chip sound has no driver. device manager shows if sound drivers are wrong. and first is , he volumn turned to zero or muted? NO OS told XP home new, still using virus maGNET XP:? THE READ PORTS SOUND ARE 3X 3.5MM THE TOP ONE IS SOUND OUT PHONES, LINEOUT with odd colors there not standards, (wow. if no sound card in PCI slot(I cant see PC0 the sound is best used at rear left facing rear of PC and in BIOS That sound chip must be Enable.d and the coin cell battery not dead as all are this old;. specs and good docs and good driver from them are impossible zero. I see audio drivers 2001, if true wow 21 years old XP only the PC came with setup CD , lost that? external speakers

1. plugged in, rear 3.5mm jack, lineout+phones (not wrong jack)
2. external speaker needs power and must be turned on
3. mute off
4. volume up/
5. mix sound set for output 3.5mm speakers.
6. bios for onboard sound not disabled.
7. OS XP? driver not missing for sound.
8. xP not infected OMG x10, it is.

what do you mean Rich ? windows give you the right drivers when you plug in the USB-cord.in BIOS should USB be enabled by default.

May be ram slot is damaged ,try to switch and try both rams individually . If required try different rams.

you have a ball bearing fan, after awhile, the fans ball bearing move around, thats were you are hearing the whining noises. All you have to do is replace the fan with the high piched sound.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150007
The fan is $2.99USD and $1.99USD Shipping, no tax. Fan Total = $4.98USD

Have a nice day

The following information comes directly from the Microsoft Website.
So it should solve your problem.
To resolve this issue, remove the modem, and then restart the computer. When the computer restarts, Windows detects the modem and attempts to install the correct driver for it. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the computer as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
2. Click Start and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
4. Click the Modems tab.
5. In the The following modems are installed list, click the modem that you want to remove, and then click Remove.
6. Click Yes in response to the "Are you sure you want to remove the selected modem(s) from your system?" message.
7. Restart the computer.
8. The Found New Hardware Wizard starts. Follow the instructions in the wizard to reinstall the modem.

google: how to do an e-machines system recovery. the answer is there;good luck..

That would appear to be the power lead that is causing the problem (not guaranteed) rather than the PSU.

Generic leads are available at most electrical outlets.

i believe that board only has pci slots.

The max for your system is 512MB. You have two memory slots and one has a 128MB chip so if you want 512MB, you need two 256MB chips and throw away the 128MB.
At Newegg, a 256MB chip is $42+ shipping of $1. I'd consider getting a new computer instead.
I don't think memory upgrade will tax your system cooling.

restore ur pc to early time from safe mode, try reinstall ur operating system

Yes, You can upgrade.

Hi there
Your t1090 will only accept a maximum chip size of 256Mb and so it will not accept the added the 512mb chip as it cannot handle it. 512 is the maximum size of RAM for this machine but unfortunately you cant put it in in one go

Well I found a review from 2001 and also this page does have an informative line graph indicating the age and value of this particular PC. I think I would put it in the "borderline antique" category. It may do basic email and old spreadsheets okay though.

512 mb
this pc is old, is better to get a newer , than upgrade

It's a Small Form Factor power supply.
4.9 inches Wide, 2.5 inches Tall, and 3.9 inches Long.

Put's out a maximum of 150 watts, (Supposedly)
Has the following power cables;

A) (1) 20-pin ATX main power cable:
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atxmain20

The main power cable. Main power cable designs have moved up to the 24-pin design, with some main power cable connectors having a 20-pin connector, and a separate 4-pin connector

B) (1) 4-pin ATX +12 Volt power cable:
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atx12v4

This power cable is power for Intel Pentium 4 processors,and on up.
I have a eMachines T-1090 in my shop. (Still works great) It has a Pentium III 933MHz processor. Didn't know Pentium 4's were offered.

C) (4) 4-pin Peripheral power cables.

(The connector on the end of the power cable, is referred to as a standard 4-pin Molex connector. This is a misnomer. Molex was/is, a company that made this style of connector first. The name Molex was on the connector. The name stuck with people. It's just like referring to an open end adjustable wrench, as a Crescent Wrench)

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#peripheral

D) (1) Floppy Drive power cable

Except for the size, and shape of this power supply, just about any low-end ATX power supply with a 4-pin +12 Volt power cable, would work.

More in additional comment.

As long as the screen is the connection type your computer has be it VGA, DVI, TFT, HDMI you can use any monitor. You are not restricted to a brand. Many of the manufactures do not make the monitors they get OEM ones and rebrand them to dell, compaq etc

More than likely, the dial tone circuit of the modem has failed (It is the most sensitive circuit of the modem) and the modem will need to be replaced.
The good part is most modems are less than $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16825134006

What OS is installed?
A lot of Windows machines will let you into the boot menu by tapping F12 continuously when you restart the unit.
Tapping F8 accomplishes the same thing on some machines.
Check this thread as well, it may assist:
http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/emachine-t1090/169935.html
Your description of the problem isn't very specific- ie: Do you get a specific error message when booting the machine?

Enter the bios under onboard devices you see the the video adapter disable it there save and exit