Hardware - August 2006

2006-08-08 03:56:05 · 9 answers · asked by Jose Doe 1 in Add-ons

2006-08-08 03:08:42 · 22 answers · asked by strawberry 2 in Desktops

Just wondering if they do a good job and about how much it costs.

2006-08-08 02:52:38 · 8 answers · asked by LISA F 3 in Other - Hardware

Is there a program

2006-08-08 02:50:05 · 3 answers · asked by PC 23 1 in Desktops

two days ago when i started my pc,only the power led was on,but there was no display in the monitor,and no hdd activity either....the led for the hdd was not flashing....
so i opened my comp and took out the RAM and again installed it..
this time i was able to boot up...but after working sometime...suddenly the monitor went blank and i heard the beep my comp makes while restarting..but it was same...only the power led was on...no display....no hdd activity...
i thought my graphics card has a problem ,,so i switch to onboard graphics and started..(i dismounted the graphics card)...again it was ok and after working some time the same thing happened...no display...no hdd activity...only power led on..
even tried different RAM and diffrent video card from my friend's comp...what may be the prob please help...
my computer:::
Compaq presario 6000(6240in)
pentium 4 1.9 ghz,256MB,PC2100 ram
segate 60Gb hdd
nvidia geforce4 mx420 64mb graphics card...
intel extreme onboard graphics

2006-08-08 02:45:09 · 23 answers · asked by SAURAV 3 in Desktops

i am wondering will there be more frames per second if u get sli as i am considering to add one more graphic card( my screen resolution is 1024 by 768,if needed) pls help and thx

2006-08-08 02:39:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am going to sell my desktop PC because I have been travelling a lot, and need something more portable. I am a student so am on a tight budget (around $400). I need a laptop that is good for music, video, etc (multimedia). Anyone have an idea on where I can get a good laptop for cheap? I'm in Canada, so I want to find something under $475 with shipping included. I don't need a printer, speakers or a webcam, just the laptop itself. Thanks!

2006-08-08 02:33:36 · 3 answers · asked by melaniecampbell 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-08 02:28:08 · 21 answers · asked by jbspeed79 1 in Monitors

i have just got a agp card and in the bios there are two settings for primary display device 1)agp on-board and 2)pci is it the agp onboard i use ,as it seems a bit confusing when its called agp-onboard
any ideas

2006-08-08 02:14:49 · 4 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Add-ons

my RAM isnt wrkin whn i put it in the correct way if i put it wrong half the ram fits but im still not able 2 strt my computer
wht can i do

2006-08-08 01:57:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a raw 80GB harddisk. I want to make it a dual boot machine(win Xp and Fedora Core 5) . Now I want to make 3 partitions C,D,E each of 20GB and put it in XP. Rest 20 GB in Linux. I have the XP bootable CD with me and also have FC5 bootable CD. Can anybody let me know how to go about doing it?

2006-08-08 01:23:00 · 3 answers · asked by KAUSTUBH 2 in Desktops

I have a Toshiba laptop and I accidentally left it powered on without being on the charger. When I came back, the battery had died. I plugged the power adapter into the laptop and let it charge for several hours. However, the laptop still will not power on at all. What might be the problem with my laptop?

2006-08-08 01:07:40 · 5 answers · asked by mustanggt9902 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-08 01:01:44 · 9 answers · asked by flowerchild 1 in Desktops

If I take it with me, will I need to just get a power adaptor or will it I need to copy the files over to a new PC?

2006-08-08 01:01:22 · 16 answers · asked by HarryBore 4 in Desktops

can you recommend a site that shows it in details?

2006-08-08 00:43:53 · 4 answers · asked by magina 2 in Printers

Been having problems with the Blue Screen of Death. In a previous question about the blue screen I tried readers' suggestions which didn't solve the problem. Now when the computer comes on i get a black sreen. I can start it in safe mode. I ran "msconfig" and in "startup" and under startup item there is a sqaure and under command there is a sqaure too. the location says
"Software-Microsoft-windows-currentversion-run"
I disabled the sqaure and restarted and computer came up and i could get online now. What is that sqaure and is it really the source of my problem?

2006-08-08 00:36:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I didn't put any password on it. This April my laptop was infected by a virus called "Trojan Virus", it affects my system, it disabled Registry Edit but I've downloaded AVG anti-virus and when I remove the virus and reboot my computer it says "cannot locate eksplorasi.exe" and then I've downloaded Ad-aware it fix my problem and now I can open Registry Edit. Is that Trojan Virus put that password on my Bios setup? What should I do?

2006-08-07 23:57:04 · 10 answers · asked by marion todela 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

For a couple of days, my Laptop wont boot. It keep Prompting the safe mode menu. But whatever is the option taken, will run and prompt the safe mode menu. I tried to restore the whole system with the restore CD but nothing happen exept displaying the safe mode menu. From " F2 Set up menu " i tried to boot from the CDRom with the restore CD but still it prompt just the safe mode menu. it should be a Software misfunction but how can i sort this out?

2006-08-07 23:53:40 · 4 answers · asked by chrichri_b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried to install a printer but at the end of the installation, it failed everytime and showed a message: Service Print Spooler fails to start. I can't add a printer either. When I click on "add a printer", it always said "operation couldn't be completed.
I tried to start this service but failed. The error message reads: error 1068: the dependency service or group failed to start. How do I fix it? The OS is Win XP Home, and I am the administrator.

I’ve tried this action: right-click "My Computer" and click on "Manage". Click on the + next to "Services and Applications" and then click on "Services". Look for "Print Spooler" and check to see if it is "Started". If not, right-click on it and choose "Start". If it is already started, right-click and click on "Stop" and then right-click on it again and click "Start" but failed… is there anything else I could do? I need to print my homework…

2006-08-07 23:43:10 · 4 answers · asked by wraff1606 2 in Printers

I tried to install a printer but at the end of the installation, it failed everytime and showed a message: Service Print Spooler fails to start. I can't add a printer either. When I click on "add a printer", it always said "operation couldn't be completed.
I tried to start this service but failed. The error message reads: error 1068: the dependency service or group failed to start. How do I fix it? The OS is Win XP Home, and I am the administrator.

I’ve tried this action: right-click "My Computer" and click on "Manage". Click on the + next to "Services and Applications" and then click on "Services". Look for "Print Spooler" and check to see if it is "Started". If not, right-click on it and choose "Start". If it is already started, right-click and click on "Stop" and then right-click on it again and click "Start" but failed… is there anything else I could do? I need to print my homework…

2006-08-07 23:41:41 · 4 answers · asked by wraff1606 2 in Printers

I have an IBM Thinkpad T21 which is rather temperamental at times (it is not "new", but was bought reconditioned from a guy I trusted). Ocassionally it shuts down and will not turn on for a couple of days, then comes on without any problems when it's had a little rest.

Recently the screen started to flicker, then it started taking ages for the screen to come on - sometimes up to 2-3 minutes. Now the screen does not illuminate at all - I can see the Windows intro screen in the background but the screen is too dark to work on.

There appears to be no problem with the hard-drive and no data is lost etc., so I assume it probably needs a new screen.

My question is - is it going to cost me a fortune to replace the screen?

The laptop was not expensive, so I don't really want to spend a lot fixing it, but it has lots of photos and writing projects on it, which I would be reluctant to lose. I cannot take it back to the guy I bought it from as I am now in another country!

2006-08-07 23:26:56 · 6 answers · asked by Sandroulla 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have an HP pavillion laptop with an s video connection, can i just buy an s video cable to connect to a tv?

2006-08-07 23:07:33 · 3 answers · asked by glennwest98 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-07 23:06:17 · 2 answers · asked by oohlala 1 in Other - Hardware

EXPLAIN plz.

2006-08-07 23:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by rahul_gvli 1 in Desktops

or is it just "kingston value ram" that is the nasty budget stuff.

2006-08-07 22:28:13 · 3 answers · asked by digitaldanuk 2 in Desktops

i have a pen drive with 1GB capacity of storage...i cant open it because it was unformatted(thats what the message prompted on my screen)...so,can anyone tell me how to format it??i try to format it by right clicking the "drive" icon...but the error says unable to finish format...im using windows XP...

2006-08-07 20:39:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I currently have a ATI Radeon x300 video card.
[im pretty sure this is what i would have to upgrade seeing how this is a fairily old card]

*My motherboard currently only has a PCI-E slot*

1 gig of ram

Intel pentium 4 3.00 processor

windows xp pro

im pretty sure its the video card but if im going to upgrade my video card what should i upgrade it to?

and if i get more ram which i know 1 gig is plenty but mabe if i got about 2 gigs because i can hold 4 gigs of ram in my PC.

2006-08-07 20:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by Zero 1 in Desktops

2006-08-07 20:10:05 · 17 answers · asked by smutulator 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-07 20:10:01 · 7 answers · asked by Teofila C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The caps light is backwards> In that i can"t use my period or nothing> i think i cleared up too much off the hard drive last night while making room> that and the insert doesn"t work and delete is nonexistant > the sticky keys warning flashed on and now i can"t seem to get anything to work> do i need a new keyboard or a new computer or what? i"m having a hard time accessing e_mail> please help< this is getting ridiculous!

2006-08-07 20:01:59 · 7 answers · asked by coorissee 5 in Other - Hardware