HP Pavilion a305w (DM181AR) PC Desktop - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Increase the brightness on the monitor.

this PC can be 17 years old , buy a HP Xw4600(win)why mess with something this old.why not say what the reader does?? just tiny clue first. my guess found at garage sale a 7-in-1 flash memory readers. and dont know that those are not standardized and only work on specific series of HP PCs? no card reader model state so??? no answer accurate possible. besides above. card, (camera flash media) my guess.The correct reader is 5069-5035-SPECthat number is off the hp offical parts surfer.HP has zero support on something this old, it's now super legacy status, long long forgotten!but the dark net (google)finds this free book on it, how lucky you .https://www.manualagent.com/hp/pavilion-a305w-desktop-pc/users-manual/page-2the?about the 7-in-1 memory card reader....that?the cable plug is keyed, just plug it into the correct mobo pin grid socket. but my guess is you forgotto buy 5069-5035-SPEC this.my guess ? is you have the wrong motherboardor wrong reader, from HP, they must match,what works is going to the parts surfer, and looking up DM181ARit tells me , 5069-5035-SPECstatesFront I/O connector - Has two USB connectors - Panther/JaguarNO LONGER SUPPLIEDlooking deep in ebay, completeds non sold non offered in a long time.why do thIS AT ALLJUST BUY A DIRT CHEAP USB CARD READER,AND PLUG IT IN TO THE usb PORT AND then watch XP fail. as XP is now dead. and no Plug and play support, , that means dont buy any thing like thisunless the maker promises XP support direct from them.not MS, XP is DEAD at MS, now.same with VISTA!

check the display settings in Control Panel.

1. open Screen Resolution.
2. make changes here

On all CD/DVD look for a tiny hole on the front tray.. use a paper clip ... insert the paper clip in the little hole... do it gently .. it will open the tray.. ALL CD/DVD have the little hole.. so look for it.. remember the hole is as little as a paper clip .. like a pin head small...

If the NIC card is built-in you need to buy a seperate NIC card that can be inserted to the PCI-e slots of your computer's motherboard

Hi, If your Desktop not start it means not you mother board problem because starting you find your SMPS proper running or not. Because SMPS supply all power in CUP so you check it SMPS on or off position. if SMPS ok then you check it mother board light on or not, if on then ok or not on then you change SMPS supply. If your display issue then you check it RAM and HDD. Thanks. Computer Support

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It is burned up! Bottom line is to replace that PC tower! I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/phillip_293d34ebcf028794

Your Video Controller may not be installed right, monitors do not need drivers, Windows auto detects all monitors

sounds like it is in standby mode..........try pressing and holding the power button until it turns off fully. then remove the power cable to reset the power supply, wait for 5 mins then plug in and try again,

it is also possible that you have a fault , possibly a failed power supply, it might be best to investigate that if the power reset doesn't work

you restrat again and then see.............

Looking for something to boot from. Remove any USB drives or CDs. Then reseat the hard drive and check BIOS. If the drive is there and still not booting. You may need to load the OS. gl

First - re-seat the hard disk and reboot the computer. If the computer does not boot up then reboot and go into the BIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If it doesn't detect the hard drive then it could be faulty. Then the hard drive needs to be replaced in the computer/laptop, Windows installed and the computer or laptop's device drivers plus your programs etc. to get a functioning computer/laptop again.

Take a look at this: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00814731&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3872431

Hi Moise, The problem described could be caused due to two reasons.1. Sound driver or software is missing 2, Sound card or hardware problemCheck:1. If the speakers are on and connected correctly to the PC2. Check with headphones if you have sound3. Check if the sound settings in mute.Once the above three checks are done.1. Try running system restore,to the date when the PC had sound.2. If the above step doesnot work redo the sound driversDownload Sound driverRegardsMandeep Singh

Can you login at all? If not, try administrator with no password. Boot in safe mode if you don't see administrator. Other than that there is 3rd party software or re-installing windows.

You can remove or change the Window's User or administrator's password. You need access to a computer with Internet access to download the Hiren's Boot CD and burn it onto a CD. Then insert this CD into the laptop/computer and boot up the laptop/computer with the Hiren's CD and follow the instructions. There are very useful utilities CD and it a Linux boot CD which contains quite a lot of Utility programs including a password removal program. Click on one of these links to download HIREN'S BOOTCD :- http://www.hirensbootcd.net/ http://67.20.82.163/

Have you emptied all of your cookies and cache? Also, if you look through Google you can get a free tools download that can help with emptying any spyware on your computer. What I did was made sure all of my important things were on discs then took my computer back to factory settings. It takes awhile to do this because you have to delete everything after you download it to a disc but it is well worth it. After you have your computer back to factory settings and it is running faster remember to have your popup blockers on and remember to NOT go into websites that may harm the computer. There are free downloads on Google for most anything but you need to be careful which ones you choose on them too.

Hello there and welcome to fixya Sorry it took so long getting back with you i have been real busy OK on the blue screen can you please tell me what operating system you are working with ok plus any thing that it t is saying, a lot of times the blue screen of death as it is called has a series of numbers that you can learn a lot about What you could first try is this boot in safe mode then see if any error codes come up if so write them down and tell me about it so i can assist you there now if you also can boot into the safe mode by pressing the f7 key right as the computer starts up then select the safe mode and see if it will boot if so go to the restore function and restore it to a time just before this happned like 3 days before it happned ok and see if it will boot up for you the right way if not then you probably have hardware or a soft ware failure Now if u just want to bag it all you can totally restoring the computer back to the original condition when it was purchased This is done by once the computer is turned on you can press the f11 key and the system restore will come up then select the recovery that you would wish to perform normally i will go with the system restore ok then follow the instrucktions ok"Now on the beeps that u have mentioned please provide me with how many beeps this may be a video error or a error with stuff inside of the computer that may need attention like fans getting dirty and overheating the system or cables and connections needing resetting or even the cmos battery will give a beep when it is ending its life cycle (on some models) ok SO please keep me posted on how this goes so i can continue to help you in the best way that i can ok?Best regards MIke

Yes it does.