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what is the problem , not told all you say is things all work. i guess inside speakers fail. (but 2 speakers removed bench test ok ,wow) in XP sound, control panel, learn to set the output tab called playback tab.. mine has 7 choices only1 works internal. last man on earth with XP, please turn off all lights when leaving so others do not get you XP virus magnet.

NO OS TOLD AT all and want help<. really? I will guess w7 ! Bios hot key is <del> on pad , numlock off. NO drives told tell me it is sata boot, drives not relic junk IDE (pata) in bios disable raid and save BIOS main <DEL'> hot key. the coin cell is dead why skip act 1 ? 7 years old is max life. EOL so replace that first reset bios inside bios see time and date set raid CHIP OFF, in bios set boot order of HDD 0 boot is there and good HDD safe exit cold boot it. install w7 is max ,w8 up lacks key drivers for the mobo seen below. link to makers site if your read the manual and see page on control+F RAID rom there all you need is there, in that free manual. page 72 B2 quote "Important Be sure to enable the RAID functon for SATA devcen BIOS before configuring the RAID Opton ROM Utlty." the means same in reverse too, to disable radio do so on main bios there are to bios here,main and raid. page 48 https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/870AG46/support#manual books there and all w7 drivers too. main raid mode, (off)

2008 mobo, needs new coin cell for sureno photos of he melted parts]no tech on earth can guess that , lacking clear photos. best leave it alone and a heat gun will wreck easy the SMD low temperature rated solder !!!just above cpu area are VRM, and mobo is now junk.VRM = voltage regulating modules,chip bank.nothing kills electronic faster than heat ( drowned or lightening worse)why use a heat gun ever, it only causes more damageor SMD parts that fall loose or off and those are low temp soldered.ROHS spec.next time post photo first,so techs can see the damage with eyes !if the coin cell is dead, (sure it is)boot driver hide.when the coin cell dies, bios settings all 128 or moreare lost. and bios goes mad and even lies to us.(expected)and the cure is what. a new coin cell.sold at walmart, lane 15, CR2032.for a buck.new coininsertedPower on hammer bios key, see page 1click choice reset bios to defaults. (or known config)set time and dateenable all usb and Sata ports in bios;set boot order to hdd0 first. or as you needsaveexit bios.cold boot PC. if hdd is not bad or OS not missing , windows runs. if not , then not.we test all HDD using the smart tests, on 2nd PCif smart fails the HDD is bad, no if's and;s or but'sthat is a hard fast rule.

indicates that the hard drive is starting to fail save everything to an external hard drive have the system tested by an computer repair shop and if faulty install a solid state hard drive that has no spinning disc also up grade to win 7 operating system as win xp is no longer supported by Microsoft and many other products are not compatible with win xp

four led lights where are they? lost the manual? Desktop mobo. MS-7693 (v2.x) Manboard 970a or 970S? all led x4 status indicators. on mobo top 4 glow means phase 4 power level. page 32. coin cell dead is #1 for all PCs over 5 year and for sure 7. a dead mobo, bios screens dead, that it,???? what gpu card what monitor ? all fans dead? support for vista or w7 , so that? bios HOT KEY IS <del> THEN F11 (BIOS II)? 2 MOBO 1 GOOD 1 BAD USING SAME CPU AND 1 STICK OF RAM.? same PSU>? wired same to mobo? THIS MOBA HAS NO VGA IGPU PORT ON REAR SO MUST HAVE GPU CARD or there can be video ever. and see bios. and reset bios first and new coin cell first. 7years old that coin is and will be a pain now or soon. a $ 1 fix. gpu card into top x16 slot????? GPU card over 75watts must have gpu aux power wired to it or it will be dead, from PCl. psu wired to JPWR2 ? must be. and JPWR1 both. or cpu will be dead. that is about it , on this 2011 mobo. no gpu card top in fact full speck on all things connected to the mobo no told, including all devices all cables, and cards. and port. not told.

well that is ok routers are tricky and no 2 are the same. from the abstract yes. first off you said IP, but that is a WWAN IP not in the home a reset router turns off (i look first) wwan IP pings, and the the firewall in the router is fully up and no ports open. wps off and pin off, use real credentials with complex pw or it will be hacked, from curb or hood folks near by are they? the manual for your router is free to read 24/7 do not enable remote access to router ,means outside home) no ad hoc wifi turned on, no guest networks only 1 network, and use YOUR SSID, so you know this. and use no wep mode ., only WPA1,2 and 3 or wpa2 up. only then use a hard password, or you will get hacked unless rural.? learn now to scan test your wwan. there are many test sites to do that, shieldsup is one. if that test passes, then local wifi is a mess. and told here. but wifi side is the hard one.( bad neighbors?) yes techy but must pass. the tests. it is your wwlan firewall tests.. https://www.grc.com/shieldsup make sure all pCs have firewall active. if using shares, I don;t full time but my video server is read only just in case.

ok , we have like 10000 post like the here and vast are old mobo. a relic 2004 pc with a relic dead CMOS coin cell RTC battery sure. no batteries last 13 years, like yours. never. so goes dead every time you jerk AC power , the CMOS NVram goes dead. and resets it self or goes random as all do. and is pure endless CHAOS. that. and only 1 cure works, The PSU must also have working +5vdc_standby wire. must, OMG not one SATA port on told usless dog, gee all went to the toxic lead recycles years ago. but yours I guess. OMG 20 pin power plug PSU to MOBO, not 24 (modern) the top failure evidence is fans dead. and the 10second power button held in reset fails ever time. pin9 is standby, violet wire, +5vdc, not 1 ,2, 3,v but 5. or power button is dead. for sure the south bridge chip is not dead. the be 1 in million shot. seen vast PSU fail for this even the power/on/off pwr_ok signals bad. now the list 1: coin cell below 2.9v is dead. 2:pin 9 dead. 3: PSU bad. 4: power button bad, but gee a jumper wire to the pin pair always works, to jack marked power/on button./ i bet #1 , every 5 to 7 years repeats, endless. till totally *****. fate. entropy = fate

It might be overheating. Make sure the openings on the bottom aren't blocked (set it on a table instead of the carpet or furniture). When the laptop is off, blow air through the vents on the bottom and side to get the dust out of the fan. You can use a vacuum cleaner with the hose connected to where air comes out instead of in.

why do you continually reformat your pc? Just load it, install correct drivers, and leave it alone. Your baby is long in the tooth and it may be hard to find the drivers for the mo bo as well as your peripherals. Good luck.

the reason you get lost is using bummer APPSlike nero or worst. doget Imgburn , free and safe and solid.use test mode.the do a test mode burnit now tells you exactly what fails. (sure does)and this is why, sure is.(filenames too long or?)"I know some units require a specific brand of blank CD" this is not really true.no player or burner has ODD media restrictions on brand. (ODD disk are really PnP disks that have ID track that tells the host what the disk can do, in every possible way)sure there are vast brands that are pure trash sure.just like tires car or the like. BRAND WISE.like old Firestonedeathtires. (cured by new owners)The Imgburn does fail on bogus medialet me explain, gee seen it all I havethe china import CD-r. has the ID track all configured illegallly, is invalid. so the burner warns of that pronto.a blessing that, like :::: illegall(sic), disk size or makers name missing or the burn limits stated are missing (useless hard nut fail here)a burner can not burn lacking this key ID track set correctly by the maker ( a must be good thing)a classic case of pure junk CD-r or DV-R or BD-Rtry TDK and verbatum and end this junk grade folly.

Power button directly connects with the motherboard. So first you have to remove the cables that will be connected and then make connection of 6 and 8 pin via any copper wire, if system power on just by connecting the 6 and 8 no. pins then system is ok , you have to replace the power button otherwise there would be motherboard problem. Please confirms once if it works or not. Your comments is much necessary on this

When you power on does it beep once and then seem like it boots even though you can't see the screen? Does the caps lock light on the keyboard (if you have one) toggle on and off when you press the key?

If you're lucky, there are screws on the bottom that screw into the hinge. If one is missing, try to find a screw that will go into the opening. If you are daring, you can unscrew the remaining one to see what size it is. If you're not lucky, all of that is inside the laptop. In that cane I recommend duct tape to hold it in place. See if you can find tape the same color as the laptop.

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go to control panel. open device manager. scroll to the network adapter. delete it. restart the computer and windows will reinstall the network adapter. assuming your using windows

well lots of cause for black screen , on the fly, w7 running. i guess caps lock key dead too? showing that CPU is offlline if dead. good fact there on Ubuntu. but is Ubuntu on other drive or usb or DVD? my guess is HDD is bad holding w7 as most are that the SATA is it? nforce is bad news, there is no future support, a DOA EOL chip set. but not your pc problems' caps lock dead control +alt + del , dead. too? turn w7 sounds on (system sound)_ THEN AT BLACK SCREENED, unplug keyboard usb hear dingdongg , and reversed that.? if not dig windows is dead. same with adding mouse or usb memory stink, ding? or just wrong GPU driver loaded in to w7 last no GPU card installed now, use VGA local port does it fail w7 :???

Go to Control Panel, Administrative tools, Drive management, Right click on the connected drive and assign a drive letter. Make sure Windows sees this drive as "usable" if you loaded Win 7 NTFS and the XP OS used Fat32 Win 7 has had issues.

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It sounds like a power cord issue could be the problem, as you have confirmed that the power cord is not working using a volt meter. However, it is also possible that the power supply in the MSI u100 netbook has failed, which would prevent it from turning on even with a working power cord. Additionally, the fact that the Seagate hard drive also failed and was warm to the touch suggests that there may have been a power surge or other electrical issue that caused both devices to fail. It would be best to take your netbook to a professional repair shop to diagnose and repair the problem.