Hardware - June 2006

i would like to know if i can remove the laptop hard drive to connecto directly to my desktop and recover important files from hd to hd.

2006-06-26 15:31:33 · 5 answers · asked by "EL SANCHO" 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does anyone know how to build a PC for under $500? This is the tricky part. It has to have ample of hard drive space, internet capable, faster than 1.8ghz.

2006-06-26 15:29:20 · 10 answers · asked by Mike D. 2 in Desktops

Running Win XP on a Dell PC. Had to reformat hard drive due to malware infection. Everything works fine but my screensaver will NOT initialize. Tried every sort of check possible. Screensaver just won't initialize. Any ideas?

2006-06-26 14:45:58 · 6 answers · asked by mhausn 1 in Desktops

I need a video card for secondary computer. I do not use this computer for games at all. I am looking for something less than $40. Any specific suggestions?

2006-06-26 13:51:26 · 6 answers · asked by Joe A 1 in Desktops

I'm travilling in a few days so I need to decide fast, so please help me..
I want to empty my digi cam. or digi camcorder in it(the photoes).but this isn't the only use 4 me....I'd like a laptop to last long with great features...do U think macbook is great ?& why U think so(eather U say yes or no)wht's it's price?..if no what do U recommend & why it's better?

2006-06-26 13:28:19 · 5 answers · asked by P.Y.T. 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I use a computer @ home but I'm going to travel after 2 days & I want to buy a laptop to empty my photoes from a camcorder or digi camera into it in my travelling...but pics isn't the only thing 4 me to use a com. so I want a laptop to last 4 a long time with great features (if there's any)what are things that I have to put in mind in deciding? what R new things in a laptop these days(if there's any)I was looking in the net 4 cameras & there R many new fetures R coming every day is it the same in laptops??
wich laptop should I buy?? why U recomend it?please help...need answers asap..

2006-06-26 12:56:36 · 9 answers · asked by P.Y.T. 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-26 12:28:58 · 6 answers · asked by alex 1 in Desktops

Okay. I know video cards can get very expensive very quick. I am just looking for a video card for my secondary desktop. I do not play any games on it at all. It is just used to test operating systems and software. I found this one on newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814135189

Is this one good? Any other suggestions?

2006-06-26 11:38:19 · 5 answers · asked by Joe 2 in Add-ons

I need an internal DVD drive for my spare computer. How much should i spend? I only need a reader but should i get a writer anyway. I heard that sony drives were good. I saw this one on newegg for $35.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131031

2006-06-26 11:21:05 · 2 answers · asked by Joe 2 in Other - Hardware

a. drum
b. laser
c. toner
d. head

which one is it?

2006-06-26 11:10:09 · 12 answers · asked by Nia24 4 in Printers

A. dimms
b. rimms
c. simms
d. pimms

can you tell i'm trying to get some homework done?

so which one is it?

2006-06-26 11:03:56 · 7 answers · asked by Nia24 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-06-26 10:57:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-06-26 10:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by mrspinkystarz 1 in Desktops

Even the Nero can't write more than 700MB and the cd is 800MB.

2006-06-26 10:43:34 · 2 answers · asked by black_leopard84 1 in Other - Hardware

Where can I download a program to create my own flash games?
Free download,and please tell where to download it.Thank You.

2006-06-26 10:19:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I would like to know if SATA drives require communication from the Mother Board to be powered up? I need technical information on how serial ATA drives works. THANKS

2006-06-26 10:16:50 · 2 answers · asked by Warren 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a gaming joystick that has a "top hat" that could be configured nicely into a game I play.
Keyboard strokes and macros can be assigned to all of the buttons including the top hat. IE: move forward is the letter "E"... shooting a weapon can be configured to fire a burst of five with a macro, and then assigning it to a key.

I need to know if there are any keyboard strokes (shift/alt/^) as an example which would emulate the movement of a mouse. No sideways movement is needed (but would be neat)... but I definitely want to find forward backward left right.

Thanks!!!

PS: Keyboard mouse wouldn't work because the mouse must function during the game for other movements and activities. This a PC.

2006-06-26 10:07:27 · 2 answers · asked by IndyOracle 2 in Other - Hardware

my family tree is in genes reunited - how do i make it appear - as if by magic- to yahoo so my sister can see it???

2006-06-26 08:38:54 · 4 answers · asked by linda g 1 in Add-ons

My husband wants to buy a good gaming computer for under $1000. Is there any brands that are very good for that? Are there any minimum requirements I should look for in the computer like RAM, Hard Drive, Sound Card, Video Card, etc.....?

2006-06-26 08:16:32 · 11 answers · asked by KarenB913 1 in Desktops

I would like to monitor and periodically check my CPU's motherboard (internal) temperature without installing any software from the internet or a CD. Is there any way to check it though the Boot Menu or Setup Menu on startup?

2006-06-26 08:06:05 · 7 answers · asked by Hot T-Bone 4 in Desktops

I have a problem with my laptop (over heating, there is wierd noises coming from it as well, and it shuts down when it's too much) I've also had warnings that the cooling system wasn't working propertly, my question is, how much should it cost to fix this? I want to go with a rough estimate so that I won't get ripped off.... Thnx!!

2006-06-26 08:04:17 · 8 answers · asked by Inyange 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-26 07:59:28 · 7 answers · asked by Kayez 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-26 07:37:08 · 9 answers · asked by rocky____ 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-06-26 07:36:18 · 4 answers · asked by livelong2000 2 in Desktops

2006-06-26 07:32:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Personally i think Macs are for grown ups.
- My Mac has never crashed.
- Networking is a snap.
- Every piece of hardware i own (camera, film camera, zip drives, printers, etc.) have all worked seamlessly with my Mac.
- All the Professional programs are made for Macs, not PC's (Adobe, Macromedia, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, etc.)
- Most of the other programs have Mac versions
- My Mac is faster than any PC i've sat down at (except a few self-built models)
- The OS is much more user friendly.
- Utilities are easy to manage and customize.
- The Native Programs kick anything Windows offers

I could go on. I don't care if you have a PC, but I don't like all these PC people answering negatively to valid Mac questions. It seems to me the only reasons you hate Macs is because you can't play those stupid games (which most of them, YOU CAN) and you can't download illegal files at most sharing sites.

Grow up.

2006-06-26 07:25:21 · 19 answers · asked by raindog 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

Personally i think Macs are for grown ups.
- My Mac has never crashed.
- Networking is a snap.
- Every piece of hardware i own (camera, film camera, zip drives, printers, etc.) have all worked seamlessly with my Mac.
- All the Professional programs are made for Macs, not PC's (Adobe, Macromedia, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, etc.)
- Most of the other programs have Mac versions
- My Mac is faster than any PC i've sat down at (except a few self-built models)
- The OS is much more user friendly.
- Utilities are easy to manage and customize.
- The Native Programs kick anything Windows offers

I could go on. I don't care if you have a PC, but I don't like all these PC people answering negatively to valid Mac questions. It seems to me the only reasons you hate Macs is because you can't play those stupid games (which most of them, YOU CAN) and you can't download illegal files at most sharing sites.

Grow up.

2006-06-26 07:24:52 · 4 answers · asked by raindog 5 in Desktops

My printer hates me, I swear. The printer has paper in it, SOMETIMES, it takes the paper when I want to print something, sometimes it takes ALL of the paper. Other times, it will run the paper through, but not print anything, then tell me I'm out of paper. What's wrong with this thing?

2006-06-26 07:18:58 · 19 answers · asked by Mel 2 in Printers

Hi all!!About 2 days ago I bought a Albatron 7600 GT graphics card, i installed it and tried to see how it would perform with some games..i tried Hitman:Blood money, Oblivion, NFS:Most wanted, Fear...although generally i was satisfied with it's performance i couldn't help but notice that there were small lock-ups when the "game action" was too much, also i checked the temp of the GPU and it was 70 degrees Celcius!! The idling temp was 65 degrees!! Is that normal?? I must admit that the air flow in my PC case isn't that good.. (only one fan for the case)..also since I'm in a warm country (Greece) and it's summer we got high temps, about 33*C, can this affect the GPU temp? what should I do? many thanks in advance!

2006-06-26 07:08:58 · 5 answers · asked by geokok83 1 in Other - Hardware

i cant hear my sound and i dont know how to fix it.

2006-06-26 07:03:36 · 5 answers · asked by Ladybug 1 in Add-ons