Hardware - December 2007

Well, a few weeks ago, My laptop started screwing up so I brought it to Best Buy. Turns out I had a bad harddrive. So I buy a new harddrive, and went home. I took the bad harddrive out, and added the new one in. I did what the man told me to do. Well, when everything was done, I went online to listen to some music. I pressed play, then "...." nothing! I tried other things and such, watching Youtube videos and whatnot, and NO SOUND. No audio, nada! Is this suppose to be normal or something is screwed up?

2007-12-31 18:52:56 · 3 answers · asked by Starry-Ness 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an iBook G4, 1 1/2 years old, that doesn't seem to be able to run any slightly taxing programs for more than ten, twenty minutes at a time. I can't play any computer games, whether they're designed for laptops or not, on it without it overheating and making disconcerting whirring sounds. Consequently, my laptop is useful only for internet and word processing. I'd like to be able to use my laptop to its fullest extent without having to constantly letting it rest and cool down, so how can I reduce the frequency of its overheating spells?

2007-12-31 18:50:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i want it to be perfect

2007-12-31 18:48:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

am i able to take the hard drive out of the computer and back up files? or is the hard drive fried? i have no idea whats wrong with the computer, it wont even start in safe mode. i can't even get the (dell) ctrl f11 thing to restore my system to work... seems like the whole thing just died

basicly i just want to know if i can still get my files.. and if so.. how?

thanks :) happy new year

2007-12-31 18:43:55 · 5 answers · asked by i'm hungry 2 in Desktops

2007-12-31 18:09:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Where do I go to correct this? It's a new comp. so I'm sure it's just a matter of fixing the settings.

Like, if I click on the sound button at the bottom of the screen, and move it up or down, then it works but if I go to a YouTube/etc. vid and try to lower or increase the volume, it just stays at the same volume level as the button at the bottom of the screen.

2007-12-31 17:12:32 · 3 answers · asked by Me 7 in Desktops

I have a Dell laptop:

Windows XP Service Pack 2, 32bit version
Intel Centrino Duo Core Processor, 2.4 GHz, 4GB DDR2 RAM
100GB hard drive @ 7200 rpm
nVidia Quadro 135m graphics card with 256mb of video ram

2007-12-31 16:29:33 · 5 answers · asked by spg5315 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i just got a new lap top and im trying to connect the wireless internet but i dont know how can someone help me through this or tell me what to do?? i have an inspiron 1521 with windows vista!! thanks

2007-12-31 16:03:14 · 3 answers · asked by Gangsta Of Luv 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Which do you use? I use Windows XP, and I want to get Vista. If you use a Xandros or Linux or something say that...

2007-12-31 15:44:41 · 14 answers · asked by Lyssa 2 in Desktops

I was playing this video game on my laptop and every time I played it I have to put my laptop in safe mode. Once I finished playing the game, I left the game in my laptop. When I started my laptopt, it was frozen and I tried to restart. It finally did restart, and now my computer is slow. I try to listen to my music, but it "skips"- like a scratched CD. How can I fix my laptop to read my music and stop it from beginning slow? HELP!

2007-12-31 15:41:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

ive connected the hp printer through a usb cable but when i go to printer settings it says epson and canon only. please help

2007-12-31 14:17:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

a few weeks back, i purchased a 750W oryxx psu, and am using with a quad core machine, 4GB Ram,geforce 8800gts and 2 hard drives.(it's running great at the moment) I want to add another 2 (500GB) hard drives, do you think 750W has enough, power for them?? and what are the signs that the power is not enough?

2007-12-31 14:17:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I asked because one could read everything you have printed on the film. It's like plastic, so it won't shred. Can it be burned?

2007-12-31 14:12:48 · 3 answers · asked by Lott 1 in Printers

I do a lot of work in photoshop and store a lot of files.
I'll continue to use my main computer for this, but I also want to buy a laptop to take back and forth to the studio , and if I am travelling (won't be for a while).

I know I want 200+G HDD, but I need to know what other things I should look out for especially in screens etc.
I do not want a Mac.

I'd appreciate any advice you can give me. Thanks, Lizzie
http://www.notthetate.co.uk/lizzie

2007-12-31 14:08:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Specifically, I want to play Madden 08/

2007-12-31 14:06:53 · 6 answers · asked by Long Neck Laughing Duck 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-31 12:25:58 · 2 answers · asked by mike t 1 in Add-ons

2007-12-31 12:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by <UnionRed3><XFACTORUK> 4 in Add-ons

what is it exactly and where do i find one? online, at a store?


my music has taken over my computer completely.

2007-12-31 12:20:32 · 5 answers · asked by mf east 6 in Add-ons

2007-12-31 12:03:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My system temperature is 40C, but my cpu temperature is running at 80C! Is 80C too high for a P4?

2007-12-31 11:16:00 · 6 answers · asked by Albert C 4 in Desktops

When xp starts up the graphics on the screen are of very poor quality. Under my computer the system is picking up the new memory added but the picture quality is bad and the error message shows up upon Boot. I made sure that I purchased memory with the proper specs. Please help!!

2007-12-31 10:46:46 · 2 answers · asked by Eric 1 in Add-ons

I was just wondering if there was such a thing as a computer monitor that had A/V ports like a TV. Something I can plug my PS2 into so I can play on my computer when my parents are watching TV.

2007-12-31 10:04:57 · 2 answers · asked by Neo 2 in Monitors

AMD Athalon 64 X2 Dual core 4000+
960 MB Ram
Win Vista Home Premium

I just bought this computer and on the first day it locked up 3 times and went to this blue screen that said something like crash dump.
It runs really slow and is always freezing.

I have another computer with an AMD Athalon 64 3500, 1 gb of RAM with Win XP and it runs great compared to this thing and I bought it 2 years ago.

2007-12-31 09:59:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I didn't give you enough Information last time

AMD Turion 64 x2 Mobile Technology (1.6GHz, 2 x 512 kb L2 cache)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Up to 512 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 HyperMemory
2GB DDR2 (Up to 4GB DDR2)

Trying to play World of Warcraft and want to Buy more RAM
Will this Help?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8195111

2007-12-31 09:43:54 · 3 answers · asked by jeff w 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-31 09:15:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I don't know anyone about radeon is it better? If it isnt can you list some that are better then X1800

2007-12-31 09:01:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

whats a good photo printer? you know, to print out pictures from my digital camera.......

2007-12-31 08:58:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I've been building a computer and i'm pretty broke but ive spent about 500$ already. I have my mother board, processor, processor fan, and power supply. I'm missing a case, a hard drive and RAM. When i was putting my processor and fan together i accidently got thermal grease on the processor pins (about 3) on the corner. I wiped the grease off with a rag and you cant notice it but i'm worried i might've screwed up the processor and i can't get a refund. It's a Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Extreme. I put the peices i have together and started it and it started which means the processor must be working. I put the hard drive from this computer in it and started it and the hard drive started so i figured it must be working, plus i used the start button from my dell, and when the processor is fried it usually gives me an orange light but i got the green one instead. I'm pretty sure it's fine but what do you think?

2007-12-31 08:56:53 · 2 answers · asked by n0data 1 in Desktops

When I turn it on, it only displays the ASUS logo after

2007-12-31 08:47:25 · 2 answers · asked by yousefeldeep 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-31 08:35:00 · 14 answers · asked by kes 2 in Desktops