Packard Bell iMedia 6826 (P481000502) PC Desktop - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

You don't have a display problem, you have a hard drive problem. It is probably a file system corruption. Insert the Windows XP install disk into your CD drive and boot to it. At the first setup screen, press R to repair windows from the recovery console. Once the recovery console loads, type chkdsk /r and then press Enter. Once this finishes, remove the CD and reboot. With any luck, you will be able to boot successfully, if not, come back and give details about what happens.

Look on the back of the pc. There should be a speaker socket (usually Green in coilour) plug the speakers in to there. Alternativly there may be a headphone socket on the front. Use that.

if you have a 3 plug ribbon, plug it into the new hard drive and plug in a power supply plug

PROBERLY ELECTRICAL.CHECK ALL ELECTRICAL WIRES CAN BE A LOOSE WIRE.OR A BAD CONNECTION SOMEWERE.

take out the cell found on r motherbord& place it after exacly 4 minutes restart it i often have this problem,, plz vote 4 me

What your computer is telling you is that you're plugging a USB 2.0 device into a USB 1.0 port. The only way to tell would be using a process of elimination but for the most part you're almost always going to have a uniform set of ports meaning all USB 1.0 or USB 2.0. I wouldn't worry about this at all, the difference is minimal for speed and it won't make your PC faster... just the device you're plugging in.

It's a computer, there are no FAX instructions. If you have a modem in there, you can run FAX software and the problem is reduced to understanding the FAX software. Check out softpedia.com and Cnet for some examples of free FAX software....

Does it turn on for a few seconds and shut down? That sounds like a PSU failure. Try reseating the Memory mods, or remove 1 then the other, swap. Replace the CMOS battery. When you push the on/off button, it stays powered up? But does not boot? HDD spins? LED's blink?

modem codec is incompatible with your hardware

What brand is your SD card? It maybe be seeing it as you may not the proper card reader driver for your PC. Try reloading the drivers and see if that helps

First, update your java runtime environment software to the latest version for here:http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jspThen update your Adobe flash player software to the latest version.For Internet Explorer you need this update:http://majorgeeks.com/Adobe_Flash_Player_for_Internet_Explorer_d5163.htmlFor Firefox, Netscape, Opera and Chrome use this update:http://majorgeeks.com/Adobe_Flash_Player_for_Firefox_Mozilla_Netscape_Opera_d7806.htmlIf that doesn't fix it you might have some viruses and malware. Start your PC and press F8 several times until the boot menu comes up. Then select "Safe Mode with Networking". Now get some or ALL of the FREE programs below.Download, Install and Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5756When Installing choose the non-pro version.Download, Unzip, Install and Run TDSSKiller:http://majorgeeks.com/Kaspersky_TDSSKiller_d6895.htmlDownload, Install and Run Super Anti-Spyware:http://majorgeeks.com/SUPERAntiSpyware_d5116.htmlIf you have an outdated Anti-virus program then Download, Install and Run Avira Anti-Virus:http://majorgeeks.com/Avira_AntiVir_Personal_-_FREE_Antivirus_d955.htmlMake sure to select ALL of the "threat categories" when you install or configure Avira...You should be in pretty good shape if you run and install all of these programs.

I would suggest going to the Packard Bell Support web site then select your country followed by selecting your model of computer which will then give you access to any available documentation to help you with upgrading memory etc.

Hello and thanks for using Fixya ...This issue you described it can have several different causes...first it can be a virus causing something and as a prevention the computer is turning itself down to avoid damages...and in this case you should be able to fix it by reinstalling the operation system from scratch ..using a bootable disk with the OS on ..and formatting the hard drive C partition during the installation to get rid of eventual bugs..Ifr after this operation the computer is still doing the same ..it indicates that the cause it is of a physical damage or compatibility issue..Chech the ram memory not to be damaged...and do this by uing the computer with only one module at the time ..and let it work untill it does the same or not...Keep the modules that do not cause the shut down ..and replace the others..If the shuting down is actually a restart ..and it does it after showing the blue screen error ..than the cause is almost for sure the Ram memory units...and even if they are not damaged...the cause can be just a compatibility issue ..Check on the web for the specs of the motherboard...and see what they say about the Ram memory speed amd maximum value ..For example ..if your computer was build to use Ram memory up to 533 mhz or 667 ...and you use same DDr2 modules but the speed is up to 800 Mhz ..it is possibleto work a while and after that to start making problems on start up ..and shuting down suddenly with no warning ..and work fine if you restart it ..but ...making the same sympthoms after a while ..(usually the interval is smaller after it is warming up ..)In this case you need to buy replacement and whith the exact specs like the ones in the manual..Also do not use the maximum value supported..but for example if you have 2 slots suporting 1 G each ...use one with 1G and one with 512 M and it will work for sure..another cause can be a CPU related ...if in BIOS settings it was by mistake or as a protection ..set a maximum allowed teperature...This will cause automatic shut down when the cpu gets to that temperature...The best way to avoid this ..is to get into BIOS ..and engage the optimal factory settings from the function key indicated by your Bios edition ..and after that use the F10 key to save the settings and exit..This will prevent the shut down if it is related with a strange setting made in bios..If after all these the issue is still present ..the only thing that can be damaged is the motherboard...and it is probably something sensitive on temperature..and it works fine untill getting to the critical value..This wil aply also to the power source ...If the fan is not working or it is dirty and do not do the job ...the power source can actually shut itself down as a protection when it gets to a certain temp.value..have a nice day ...and I hope this will help ..

By rebooted, I assume you mean reinstalled? You cannot reinstall a PC this old without the operating system disk. New PC's have a utility partition that contains the reinstall package. You will have to purchase that OS from ebay or some other site.

There are many things that might cause your PC to run slowly or restart at time and then. It could be a fragmented disk; fragmented registry; a virus, Trojan, or spy ware; high CPU and/or utilization due to too many programs running; high disk I/O; or something else. To check your CPU and memory utilization, run Task Manager. You can start Task Manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and then clicking on the Task Manager Button. In Task manager, click on the Performance tab and check CPU Usage and PF Usage. PF Usage is an indicator of memory usage. If one or both of these is high, click on the Processes tab, and sort the columns by CPU or Memory to see what processes are consuming the resource. If you are not sure what the process "Image name" is for, Google the name and you should find what the process is for. If your CPU and memory usage are reasonable, then you may have a different issue. Even if you running anti-virus software, it may be beneficial to scan your PC with another scanner to check for viruses. No anti-virus software is 100% perfect at catching everything. Here are a few good free online virus scanners that you can run to check your PC: http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/home.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid= 23&pkj=RRJEDTKJBTVISBYWWYP http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/ An excellent free utility for overall system maintenance is Advanced System Care Free ( http://download.cnet.com/advanced-systemcare-free/3000-2086_4-10407614 .html ). I use this utility on a regular basis. You should always run anti-virus software. There are several very good, free, anti-virus products available. One good source to read editor and user reviews, and safely download anti-virus software, is http://download.cnet.com -- search for free antivirus software. In addition to the reviews, you can see how many people are downloading the software, which is another good indicator of how popular it is. I have used AVG Free ( http://download.cnet.com/avg-anti-virus-free/3000-2239_4-10320142.html ) , and Avast Free ( http://download.cnet.com/avast-free-antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.htm l ). Both are very good, and completely free. At present I am using Avast on all of my home computers. I have heard good things about Avira AntiVir Free ( http://download.cnet.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-22 39_4-10322935.html ), and it has good ratings, but I have not personally tried it. In addition to Avast or one of the other free anti-virus software packages, I also run Ad-Aware ( http://download.cnet.com/ad-aware-free-internet/3000-8022_4-10045910.h tml ). Ad-Aware is a free anti-malware, anti-spyware package. Good luck!

Win 7 supports this through Media Player, I believe. Otherwise, you'll have to go buy one. If the computer came with the DVD burner, you should have also received the software.

If you are using vista or windows seven you could try -press startall programs control panelcategory viewsystem and maintenancesystemsee the name of this computer

Remove the hard disk and attach it to an USB hard drive adapter and then connect it into the USB port of a working computer. This computer will detect the hard drive as an external storage device, then you can open the various folders and files to copy your files to this computer or burn your data to a CD/DVD disc or USB flash drive.
Return you hard disk back to your Packard Bell so you can reinstall Windows.

hi if you have a windows xp system you should try to boot by menu
pressing f8 at bios boot screen to select the option that fits better to your needs
since you are not giving more detail of what happened to your system..
you can try also a do a recovey thru the discs restoration or at boot thru recovery partition if you have it include in your hard drive..
sincerely:inggalaxia dont forget to give a comment a vote thanks.

Click on this Packard Bell Support Download link,

http://www.packardbell.co.uk/pb/en/GB/content/download

Click on - Link to the old page - to the right.

Click on DESKTOP
Click on iMedia (2004-2005)
Click on Driver
Click on Xp

Click on the appropriate graphics driver file, ATI_R480_Chipset.exe,
OR,
Radeon _xpress200_811.exe

Download the Execute file (.exe), and install it.

(I would also download, and install the ATI_Catalyst_8630.exe
It's the 'control panel')

Regards,
joecoolvette