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    Acer Extensa 5230 Fan comes on then quits

    It's possible the fan has simply become faulty. Have you tried looking for a replacement? They shouldn't be too expensive. Another thing you could do is go into the BIOS and just check what the settings are for the fan etc, in case a setting has been changed. Provided you don't have any...
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    HELP!!!! what does this mean and how do i fix it?

    Yeah you're gonna want to get this looked at quickly.. your hard drive is definitely failed/failed. Try and get any data you can from it.. and then check with the manufacturer to see if it's still in warranty as you may get a replacement. Unfortunately, if a hard drive is failing there is no...
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    Toshiba satellite 350-21q blank screen flashing cur

    Hello there, it sounds as if the PC is having problems booting from your hard drive, or is trying to boot from somewhere else (Disk/External device) Pop over into BIOS and just check that the hard drive is being detected. If it is, you may need to modify the boot order so that the hard drive...
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    Record video through webcam in background

    As WR2 said, you're gonna wanna check you're not breaking any laws by doing this. (It's illegal to film people without their permission) That being said, there's some good software for recording videos through your webcam. The one I used to use was called "AMCAP". It's a very simple to use...