Hardware - July 2006

need to upgrade memory in my HP Pavilion 4413 to run XP - currently has 48mb sdram dimm 66mhz synchronous - (1) will it take pc100 ram instead of pc66 ram ? (2) is it ok to use double sided sdram if it will take the pc100 ram ?

2006-07-02 16:52:02 · 8 answers · asked by maynardjack2004 1 in Desktops

Someone once told me that you can take a hard drive out of your comuter and plug it into some sort of case and it will turn into a USB external hard drive that I can then plug into my new computer. I've looked into it, but I can't find anything that looks like that. Does anyone know anything about it like a model number, where I can buy it, or an approximate cost? Thanks.

2006-07-02 16:47:37 · 7 answers · asked by AMI 1 in Desktops

i have a webcam at home and havent installed it yet.. problem is i lost the cd already to install the hardware.. is there any way for me to install it without a cd? i trried windows update but where do i go from there.. ny cam is not a logitech cam.. wish u guys could help.. thankz..

2006-07-02 16:38:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

the device would also involve an audio oscillator modulation hookup associated with the changes detected by the infrared

for instance, the nearer an object to the IR beam, the higher a pitch would sound - the further away, the lower a pitch ; but for instance the modulation speed could change as well, instead of pitch

also i was wondering where to buy an agitation type motion sensor, for instance, a car alarm type sensor that detects bumps - but on a smaller scale

I am an electronic musician and have an idea for a sort of i guess a but humble "theremin-esque" musical instrument idea i would like to try to build

i know there are devices of which i speak, on the small scale, on some electronic music devices, keyboards, some of the Korg units have them I know...

but i would like to take a bit of that tech and make it large scale - on the scale of perhaps one of those electronic door opener IR beams - but preferably the beam would be very precise in depth perception

2006-07-02 16:22:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-07-02 16:00:04 · 9 answers · asked by amberrr@ameritech.net 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-02 15:58:56 · 11 answers · asked by Neophyte 1 in Desktops

I bought laptop which is Toshiba Portege 3010. I search anywhere to buy externaal laptop battery , but did't find it fit my laptop. Can anyone help me ?Where can buy it ?

2006-07-02 15:58:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-07-02 15:57:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I just got a new Gateway laptop with a built-in media-card reader. But my SD card from my Kodak Digital Camera won't work in it. the computer recognizes it as a removable disk, but tells me it needs to be formatted. Obviously, when I format it, I lose the pictures. But the formatting process won't even finish - I get an error message. Pics still get deleted.

After I attempt this formatting on the computer, and I put the card back in the camera, the camera needs to reformat the card! Once I do that, the whole thing starts over again in a vicious cycle.

How can I get my SD card to be read on both my Kodak Camera (CX7430) and my computer?! The photos are in JPEG format, and should be interchangeable! My old USB plug-in card reader stil works in the new computer, but I don't want to have to use it anymore!

2006-07-02 15:44:42 · 3 answers · asked by IamDAV 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-02 15:39:06 · 2 answers · asked by Ron D 1 in Other - Hardware

Please provide links if possible.

2006-07-02 15:10:10 · 4 answers · asked by cheezzznitz 5 in Other - Hardware

I have a Toshiba Satellite P35 laptop with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 series graphics card. I turned on my computer one time to find that i had a purple vertical line on my screen. Since then, more lines have appeared. I tried reinstalling the driver, but it did not help. The computer is no longer under warranty, and I cannot replace the graphics card. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem short of buying a new computer?

2006-07-02 15:08:42 · 6 answers · asked by lbsoccerboy23 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was told that you could get rid of static by holding down an older computer's reset button.Is this true?

2006-07-02 14:33:55 · 6 answers · asked by Hibba 4 in Desktops

Please tell if Any special software to be used for this !
Or Nero (Data CD mode burn) is self sufficient to create Dvix MOVIE CD

2006-07-02 14:24:26 · 3 answers · asked by JessiMC 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-02 14:21:35 · 3 answers · asked by robertc_tas 2 in Other - Hardware

I did everytihng as exactally as you guys told me to. I put my second HD into the empty bay for a secondary HD. But the problem is, how do I connect the power to the second HD. I heard you can only use the P5 plug to power the primary HD. Can I use P6 or P8?

MY FIRST HD IS SATA(a few, very small pins in one row) AND THE SECOND HD IS ATA(with the twenty something pins). MY DVD DRIVE IS CONNECTED TO THE MOTHER BOARD USING THE ONLY IDE PORT ON MY COMPUTER.

What do I do?

2006-07-02 14:14:56 · 7 answers · asked by Salman T 1 in Desktops

2006-07-02 14:04:59 · 4 answers · asked by seymour k 1 in Printers

I have no idea why it isn't working. I trouble-shooted it and everything and it isn't working.

2006-07-02 13:58:03 · 8 answers · asked by Becca 2 in Other - Hardware

Is is simpler to purchase an internal DVD burner and install it (I'm around intermediate level with computer knowledge, but don't really know the components inside the computer), or to buy an external and spend a few more bucks? Thanks.

2006-07-02 13:48:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-07-02 13:42:27 · 3 answers · asked by robertc_tas 2 in Other - Hardware

My keybord is all sticky and slick. I wont to know what is the best way to clean it is. Really I would like this way to be a "FREE" way.

2006-07-02 13:39:51 · 7 answers · asked by gavinovz 1 in Other - Hardware

I would like to also know what is the best brand, and consider price, features and writing speed. I would like one for around or (preferably) under $100. Know any stores which have sales on DVD burners now?

2006-07-02 13:30:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

a dell or a xp

2006-07-02 13:15:10 · 13 answers · asked by no dogs hate it 1 in Desktops

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you SO much!

2006-07-02 13:14:26 · 9 answers · asked by emericastreetskater 1 in Desktops

My computer crashed recently, about 2 or 3 weeks ago, so i decided to repair it myself by restoring it with the CD my computer came with.Everything was OK...Now all of a sudden when I start up my computer i get a black screen that has some code and that the hard disk has detected imminent failure? and it suggests i copy backup files and replace the hard disk...
HELP!
I also get this annoying registry repair that my computer has like 345 errors, but I have to register and pay 40 bucks a month or somrthing to fix this problem...and I have noticed I can't visit any other websites but some yahoo! or others with it "Not Responding"
It's freezing up all the time...
HELP!
Should I just take this to a computer tech to check it out? Or is it time for new cpu?

2006-07-02 13:12:43 · 12 answers · asked by warchick555 2 in Other - Hardware

My hard drive has all my music on it but it is NTFS can I format a partition on it to be FAT32 for use with my xbox 360? Also what *free* software would I use?

2006-07-02 12:27:42 · 3 answers · asked by ryan 1 in Other - Hardware

i have siliconGraphics monitor that i want to use on my windows 98 computer but i need to know how can i install that.please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-07-02 12:04:15 · 1 answers · asked by 007 1 in Desktops

2006-07-02 12:04:05 · 2 answers · asked by Flordia_Grl 1 in Other - Hardware

When I print the pages of answers the printing on the right side of the paper is missing letters and words. The one answer I got about select all doesn't work because the printer is already set for that and it doesn't work. Why doesn't yahoo answer make a print friendly version of its pages like the movie theater websites do? That will cut down on paper waste. If not on The Planet, then in this house. I made a little progress in wordpad and its help section. I get it to print the question and all the words to about half of the first answer. Is there a computer wizard out there who can get all the words to print?

2006-07-02 11:55:05 · 9 answers · asked by Pepsi 4 in Printers

It sits on the display screen of the Asus logo for like 5-10 minutes before it starts. I updated my Nforce4 drivers too, but that didn't seem to fix the problem. Any one ever deal with this sort of thing?

2006-07-02 11:51:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops