Hardware - August 2006

Does anybody knows a cheap please i could buy a HP PDA or handHeld in the city of chicago?

2006-08-03 13:57:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

hello I want to buy laptop but I donot have any idea, Ive seen some as HP, VAIO, samsumg, ASus, Lenovo, NEC, LG, but Im not sure, Now im confused.

I read that core duo its better, but also I found core solo processor, so which is the difference, also for amd, sempron, pentium M, etc

OH my god there are so many that i donot please help me!! I

I want this laptop to work, I want speed, durability, I want to make a good purchasing :)


someone can explain the difference

2006-08-03 13:55:07 · 27 answers · asked by ALEXA =) 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hello all:
I just change my mon's refresh rate to 85Hz then it shows up a mseeage said VGA MODE NOT Support, But I can't change to my pervious setting and the mon just comes dark

Here is my pc's conferction

Display Card: Geforce fx 5600
Op system Window's XP SP2
ram 512
CPU: P4 1.8G
Motherboard: Intel.......forget the model....:(:(

2006-08-03 13:47:35 · 3 answers · asked by Douglas T 1 in Monitors

I'm wanting to build a "Super Computer," or in other words a top-of-the-line commercial machine. I have general knowledge on how to assemble them once I've purchased the necessary components, but I'm still unsure as to what are the best products to get. If it helps, here is the purpose of the machine;

The computer is supposed to be capable of peforming on multiple LCD screens (I'm purchashing a MOView Quad Monitor Stand.) It should be furnished with the best motherboard and processor, preferably a dual-processor. It should have the greatest amount of RAM that is available and all this within a full-sized tower.

Multiple 3D Engine applications will be ran on this machine with Microsoft XP Pro. While not specifically a gaming machine, it will be required to run highly detailed graphics. I also desire in having multiple HDs, 750GB a piece. If any more information is needed, feel free to e-mail me noah_none@yahoo.com

Thanks for any and all input.

2006-08-03 13:28:03 · 10 answers · asked by Dark Saint 1 in Desktops

2006-08-03 13:16:18 · 4 answers · asked by robrapant 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-03 12:58:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

visioneer onetouch 5800 usb

2006-08-03 12:53:13 · 6 answers · asked by toad3106 1 in Scanners

i'm looking to purchase a new desktop.
i'm thinking of purchasing this one

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7885069&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat60700050017&id=1149204269829

i only play around in photoshop a bit and listen to music.

would this be okay? or any other suggestions in that price range would be nice.

2006-08-03 12:37:37 · 7 answers · asked by fdahgdhjgsjhdj 1 in Desktops

mystepdad installed a game played it for a little while and then his laptop froze and crashed and we cant get the darn thing to even open to a desktop or turn on for that matter the dvd/cd player it has works fine tho.
help please!!!

2006-08-03 12:37:33 · 5 answers · asked by ashley 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have the hard drive installed as the secondary slave. I also have a Quantium Fireball 20GB hard drive on the primary master. The bios detects the 20GB but not the 82GB.

2006-08-03 12:07:57 · 2 answers · asked by juliamonique2003 1 in Desktops

2006-08-03 11:57:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

when i went to sound and audio devices it said "no audio device" my speakers are plugged in but i cant hear out of them.whut do i do?

2006-08-03 11:37:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I'll be purchasing a Lenovo 3000 N100 in the next week or so. It'll have the following specs:

Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66GHz
XP Professional
14.1" VibrantView TFT Screen
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
80GB, 5400rpm Serial ATA
8x DVD-R
Modem/Ethernet/ABG/Bluetooth

Should I choose 512Mb or 1GB of RAM? It's $90 more for the extra RAM, so I'm not worried about the price, too much. But, I'm not buying the notebook, it's a present from my parents, so I'd like to keep their cost as low as possible.

Programs that I'll be running:
Office Professional - including Access
Quickbooks
Internet
No hard core (Sims, Doom, etc) gaming - only internet and standard games
I am considering upgrading to Vista when available.

Any advice is great. Thanks:)

2006-08-03 11:30:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

in need to find a cheep 512mb pc133 133mhz unbuffered non-parity memory card thx

2006-08-03 11:27:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Sell it ? Where ?
Give it away ? To whom ? Charity ? ????

2006-08-03 11:23:59 · 8 answers · asked by Faschret 2 in Desktops

I chatted with tech support and the tech guy ended up recommending that I change from a VGA connection to a DVI connection. However, this can be costly and am wondering if there is another way. We tried changing the Hertz rate at different resolutions but no change. Do I need a new graphics card by any chance? The PC is about four years old and is 1.3 Ghz with XP Home Edition on it. Tried calling tech support but was put into voicemail that someone would call back within 24 hours. Well no one has of course. So what could be some things to test out or check?

2006-08-03 11:22:51 · 2 answers · asked by GentleheartedOne 2 in Monitors

How do I go about buying more RAM for my laptop in order for me to play the Sims 2 game? I only have 192 RAM and I need 256RAM 3.5GB? Can I do this online or do I need to go into a shop? Help - I REALLY dont have a clue about this! I am a woman after all!

2006-08-03 11:00:37 · 13 answers · asked by Floweroscotland76 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-03 10:58:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-08-03 10:14:34 · 4 answers · asked by winnie 1 in Desktops

25 harddrives,converted to firewire,installed in server tower,I only will use 2 harddrive at a time (master/slave) so the other 23 will still have the 12v/5v power going to them,but no ground.
tested on a old drive and seams to work good,want to make sure drives will not be harmed before I continue seting up the 25 drives.
going to use in hometheater,switches will be mounted in a case next to coach.
Getting Lazy as the years go by.

2006-08-03 09:52:18 · 1 answers · asked by clifton t 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-03 09:45:12 · 209 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My monitor turns on and says no output then the screen turns black. It has to be a problem with the computer since I tried a friends monitor that was working on his but it still would not work with mine. Any suggestions?

2006-08-03 09:36:56 · 6 answers · asked by tennis guy 2 in Monitors

It also says not accessible.

2006-08-03 09:28:39 · 3 answers · asked by pingtinggege 3 in Desktops

2006-08-03 09:21:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I heard that people can't change or add components to Dell computers without sending it to Dell or something. Is this true? Or can I do things like that myself? If so, would I need components made by Dell? I have a Dell 8300 if that matters.

2006-08-03 09:21:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a Packard Bell diamond 1200+ scanner which never worked too well since I got it but I could sort of manage. However I had to reformat and reinstall windows xp, not from the disc that the original operating system was installed from, another CD. I found that the scanner driver cd had gone missing so I tried to download a driver from several websites. Seems to be the same driver each time but just won't install and the PC doesn't recognise it's even got a scanner connected. Anyone any ideas?

2006-08-03 09:19:38 · 4 answers · asked by boojumuk 6 in Scanners

2006-08-03 09:15:27 · 6 answers · asked by woodkittychacha 2 in Other - Hardware

I'd like to know how do I safely back up my computer files before I do a factory reset? I have very important files on my computer that I need to save and factory resets involve erasing most or all of the data on your computer. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Thanks for your help.

2006-08-03 09:09:08 · 7 answers · asked by L-Rad 4 in Desktops

How do I deactivate safe mode on my computer? All I tried to do yesterday was download some AOL protection for my computer, and it froze, forcing me to perform an improper shut down. When I cut it back on, the computer didn't give me any other options except to cut it on safe mode, which is blocking my programs and everything is twice the size of what it should be. Whenever I do a proper shut down, and I cut my computer back on, it gets frozen on the Windows XP screen, and I have had to do many improper shut downs because of this. My computer has no viruses, I scan for threats everyday, and I have Yahoo! Anti Spy E-Mail protection whic is up to date. Please help me, and don't tell me to get it checked out by a proffesional, because I called the Dell company, and they told me to do a factory reset, which could cause me to lose all of my data. Thank you for all of your help!

2006-08-03 09:03:03 · 6 answers · asked by L-Rad 4 in Desktops

I know i can do this just can not remember how to get started

2006-08-03 08:39:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops