Hardware - July 2006

I just bought a Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000 and will be using it to record skydives (jumping with it), I want to dump the video on the computer and use the software to edit the jumps and make a movie.

2006-07-14 09:01:37 · 6 answers · asked by Courtenay B 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-07-14 08:56:04 · 6 answers · asked by blinkinggem@sbcglobal.net 2 in Desktops

my T30 took a minor knock and the lcd monitor went off, i have to play around for a while mostly with that big hinge for it to flicker and if i'm lucky the screen will appear normal and might stay like that if i dont close it up

anyone know how i can fix this

2006-07-14 08:55:57 · 8 answers · asked by mysballs 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am pretty sure they are but also wondered if I could pull my hard drive from an emachine with a bad motherboard and stick it into a gateway computer with no hard drive? will this work or do i need to pay someone to recover stuff from my hard drive?

2006-07-14 08:39:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have an ATI Radeon 9500 graphics card
I want to upgrade my motherboard and processor using this package (see link for morre detail on it) http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=112614&cks=TAF>

Are the two compatable? Is one PCI and the other APG?
Could really use some help on this!

2006-07-14 08:30:53 · 7 answers · asked by Bacteria Boy 4 in Desktops

2006-07-14 08:28:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want to buy a nice video card for my computer but I don't want to spend to much money, what should I get. I would mainly be using the video card for video games.

2006-07-14 08:17:51 · 6 answers · asked by Jimbo 2 in Add-ons

I have an old etower. when I click the game icon on the start up screen it has four games, three of them will work the fourth will not. When I click on it I get a window that says. This program has performed an illegal operation and will shut down. I have a restore CD that came with the machine, but I don't know what will happen if I put it in. Will it overwrite or delete some files I may not want to lose? Will using the CD fix the problem?

2006-07-14 08:13:35 · 4 answers · asked by smoke 4 in Other - Hardware

my computer doesn't have a DVD burner but it does have a DVD player. is it possible to get the video off the dvd and onto the hard drive? i don't mind downloading something to do it, but i am really desperate. help appreciated

2006-07-14 08:00:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

It's disconnected but I physically cannot figure out what's holding it in place. There is a sliding green bar and it slides back and forth but doesn't seem to disengage the drive in either position. The set screw is already removed.

2006-07-14 07:43:50 · 7 answers · asked by dave 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-14 07:38:32 · 5 answers · asked by bud_clara 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-14 07:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by jgradoc 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-07-14 07:12:58 · 10 answers · asked by higg 1 in Desktops

Is there any clear advantages any more to getting a PC, besides price? Going to buy a new iMac unless someone can talk me out of it with good, reliable info.

2006-07-14 07:10:28 · 9 answers · asked by Jester 2 in Desktops

I essentially use my system for encoding DVDs, converting mpg and avi. Ripping DVDs, etc... I notice it takes probably about an hour to encode a dvd right now I'm running a 1700+ I was planning to purchase a 3000 XP with the 333 FSB I was thinking it may speed things up a little bit. I notice the difference between the two chips is a double in the L1 and L2 cache from 64 to 128 in L1 and 256 to 512 in L2. Speed goes from 1.47 in the 1700+ to 2.167 in the 3000. I have a Radeon 9800 PRO and 2 WD 250GB hard drives and 1.5 gig of PC2100 RAM

2006-07-14 06:57:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

See, I'm creating my own game, but by the time I finish it, the total file size will exceed well over 700MB - making the use of a basic CD-R disk impossibe. Is it possible to put my game on a DVD-R instead?

2006-07-14 06:51:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

On a Dell Dimension 3000 can you add a PCI Graphics card, or does the Intel integrated graphics prevent that? Any suggestions on a good graphics card for that particular system?

2006-07-14 06:37:49 · 6 answers · asked by John Doe 1 in Add-ons

Why should I go through all that tedious process.... I just can remove it directly... in which way doing this will affect my computer / USB memory stick?

2006-07-14 06:34:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I used Nero to burne them but it does not accept it, it can not record more than 2 GB, any body can help me out. I will realy apreciate it.

2006-07-14 06:17:23 · 3 answers · asked by spirit_ae 1 in Other - Hardware

i have an exterternal floppy drive that i am using. It was working fine and now it says "disks needs formatting" Formatting will erase all the data I am trying to copy over. I tried to format one, and then it says the disc cant be formatted. All the disks are picture disks and say on them that they are already formatted. They are my personal pictures so there are no copyrights or anything. What's going on and how can i fix this so the discs can be read?

2006-07-14 06:11:48 · 8 answers · asked by coloradosnoflake2 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-14 06:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by indestructable_race_and_nation 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How much was your first one and how much is your current one??

My first one was one $2000 years back IBM CLONE 20 MB HARD DRIVE WITH 2 5 1/2 DRIVES, 64K RAM, no modems, and CGA MONITOR!!

My latest one is $800 DELL LAPTOP 1 GIG RAM, 60 GIG HARD DRIVE, MODEM, NETWORKD CARD, WIRELESS. EVERYTHING IS THERE!!

2006-07-14 05:58:17 · 6 answers · asked by LetMEtell&AskYOU 5 in Other - Hardware

I have a Compaq 16 inch CRT monitor (MV740) and I really want to know if it is that cost effective to go out and buy a flat panel monitor of the same size (or slightly larger) to reduce my energy consumption because, hey, oil prices are not going down anytime soon and the electricity bill is just on an upward swing!

2006-07-14 05:42:27 · 8 answers · asked by Kingston 3 in Monitors

2006-07-14 04:41:54 · 6 answers · asked by christy s 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-14 03:45:41 · 29 answers · asked by dude 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-07-14 03:05:00 · 9 answers · asked by mengleen 1 in Desktops

I did something to my computer today and dont know what... First it The cap locks are backwards... if caps is on it type is lower case and visa versa... then if i select a file... it also selects all the files above it.... what the hell did i do and how do i fix it...

2006-07-14 02:51:59 · 19 answers · asked by Grin Reeper 5 in Desktops

Ihave try several place but its seem to be so complicated... They always send me to another page!!! Does linux better than microsoft xp? Please someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-07-14 02:41:42 · 9 answers · asked by ferlo2301 1 in Other - Hardware

I wondered if anyone could suggest something to help me out here? I have had my mouse for about two years. It was grey and sat right next to me on my desk. I haven't seen it now for several days. I did let it out three nights ago shortly before a "skidding" sound on the main road, not sure if that's relevant. I went out to check and all I saw was a small door mat type thing that looked a bit like my mouse - about the same colour but flat.

2006-07-14 02:37:07 · 12 answers · asked by AdviseLine 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-14 02:26:50 · 8 answers · asked by Nyange Jr 1 in Desktops