Hardware - August 2006

I am looking for specs such as 40+ hard drive, dvd burner, and a decent processor. I am not just looking for a dvd burner!!!

2006-08-22 05:26:49 · 8 answers · asked by bfarris21 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Whenever I try to play music or something that requires sound, it either doesn't play it at all, beeps, or says "Windows cannot find an audio device. Please try again (or something like that)." Also I have already tried to download the sound card's driver. I did that and the setup said it worked fine but there is still no sound. Furthermore I did a little research already and it said that I might need to download a chipset driver. So I did that too but IT STILL DOESN'T WORK!! I googled how to do it (but of course it didn't work becuase Yahoo! is WAY better) and there was nothing that could help. I have found several other cases on the internet but none with my sound card. My sound card is an SiS 7012 Audio Device. My chipset is an SiS 648. I have an Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2. The CPU is an Intel Pentium 4. Maybe my problem is that the monitor (where the speakers are) doens't have a driver installed, but I am pretty sure that it does. PLEASE HELP!!! I am so confused. =( =[

2006-08-22 05:19:20 · 6 answers · asked by austin_penguin 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-22 05:15:28 · 22 answers · asked by Pink Laydee 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking for a desktop brand that is suitable for
1)3D Programming
2)A good cooling system (no overheating!)
3)Multi-Tasking
4)Light Gamming
5)Sth that cost below $2500

So guys? Any suggestions?

2006-08-22 04:52:42 · 19 answers · asked by gerache 2 in Desktops

The laptop is a Toshiba M105-S3021.

2006-08-22 04:51:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need one that will print, scan, copy and maybe fax. And that is PC and Mac compatible and will print good photos. Thanks!

2006-08-22 04:46:15 · 4 answers · asked by Turkeymurk 2 in Printers

i have a philips magnavox monitor model # 15C3220W62 power rating 100-240v-60/50 Hz 1.5-0.8A hooked up now & i want to switch to a dell model # E773c power rating 100-240v-50/60Hz2.5A

2006-08-22 04:44:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2006-08-22 04:43:27 · 2 answers · asked by ginger_bread_man 1 in Other - Hardware

I just hooked up a new computer and my old printer. It now prints the pages in reverse order. Very annoying! How do I change this?

2006-08-22 04:29:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

if you are running windows 98 can you convert to windows 2000 on the same computer?

2006-08-22 04:22:32 · 8 answers · asked by cecil m 1 in Other - Hardware

My problem, is that my computer won't recognize several of my usb devices including (my mp3 player, my brothers mp3 player, and my usb thumb drive). I've tried several things including updating drivers, firmware, windows itself, reformating my computer, etc but nothing seems to work. Now today i read that i can go into disk managment and delete a drive in order for windows to sort itself out again but i have no idea how to do that and don't want to mess up my pc.

Now the interesting thing is that the usb ports do work for things like my printer, mouse, and keyboard but not for the devices i only plug in when needed. also there is a rare occasion that the device is recognised for some reason even though i didn't do anything different then the other 100 times.

So does anyone have any links or advice on how to fix this problem.

2006-08-22 04:20:33 · 5 answers · asked by Walruz 1 in Other - Hardware

Did a defrag,scandisk & surface scan & says nothing is wrong

2006-08-22 04:16:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

can some body help me, iv got a Lexmark Z35 printer, all the drivers are installed, when i try to print something out from MS Word, computer says "problem communicating with the printer" and a window opens saying

Communication Not Available

the printer cannot communicate with the computer

make sure:
- the printer is turned on."

but the printer is turned on and the green light is showing, i was able to print a test page in the set up, (i have uninstalled the drivers and installed them again but no luck)
i really need help!

thanks

2006-08-22 04:04:57 · 16 answers · asked by hasan05842 3 in Printers

i need a Intel FW82801DB/DBL audio driver for windows xp. I have tried many driver sites as well as google. I was not able to find anything. Can anyone please direct me 2 a specific link? Thanks.

2006-08-22 04:02:26 · 5 answers · asked by sl 2 in Desktops

The message that comes up is "CoCreatelstance for my yahoo DLL failed. What is the problem and how do I fix it?

2006-08-22 03:54:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

have two hooked up buthave an old one with 6gb of music. Windows is on the slave.

2006-08-22 03:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by djero101 1 in Add-ons

use a USB mouse when ever it is connected to the computer when i turn the computer ON, the keyboard (Serial port) doesnt seem to function, it is like the computer doesn't in even detect it, but it seems to work only if the mouse is connected after i turn on the power.

I tried Techincal support for my brand and they said they dont know how to solve my problem.

*Note: I still have the same problem on any USB mouse

2006-08-22 03:29:44 · 2 answers · asked by Shariq 1 in Desktops

I am on telewest broadband and have bought a Wireless router. But can't get it to work on my laptop. The laptop finds the wireless connection ok but won't connect to the internet. Do i need the router to be connected to a desk top pc in order to get my laptop to work. I just want to be wirless on my laptop thats all?

2006-08-22 03:21:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I posted yesterday re an object that fell on my computer and got some suggestions about my audio card being jarred loose. So I opened it up and couldn't figure out which is the audio card. I checked all the connections and all cards/ boards seemed solidly in place though. Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

2006-08-22 03:16:32 · 6 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Desktops

I am using win98SE.I had installed the USb drivers but i am unable to use the portable hard drive.Windows is recognizing the drive as removable drive but it is not showing the capacity of disk.When i double click the drive it gives a message disk is not formatted.I had transfered my files from winXP to the portable drive and able to use it in XP machine and I want to use it in my win98 comp also.Pl help.

2006-08-22 03:16:29 · 2 answers · asked by kedarsainath 1 in Add-ons

I got a new case with a 400 watt powersupply, a new motherboard and a new processor with fan.. I put together the whole thing and connected all the wires and everything looks fine but for some reason when i turn on the comp it won't turn on.. Its just there it doesn't do anything.. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't use the SATA cable cuz i removed the harddrive from my old comp n put it in the new case n my old harddrive was an IDE harddrive.. So, I'm just wondering if I need to connect the SATA cable somewhere r should i just leave it alone?? n what could possibly be the problem?? any suggestions..

2006-08-22 02:49:20 · 7 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Desktops

what is the best power backup for my pc, that also includes surge protection. Idealy Id like to use my PC for 3-4 hours in the event of mains outage.

2006-08-22 02:48:28 · 5 answers · asked by mrpiggy001 1 in Other - Hardware

I tried to install an Epson Stylus C43SX printer in my computer.
when I run the setup.exe I get "toolhelp.dll not found".
help plz..

2006-08-22 02:47:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I'm comparing too similar computer models with different processor :

- Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (2x 1.86 GHz, Level 2 cache 2 x 2 MB, 1066 MHz)

and

- Intel Pentium D Processor 950 Dual Core (2 x 3.40 GHz, Level 2 cache 2 x 2 MB, 800 MHz)

Which is better ???

2006-08-22 02:32:21 · 6 answers · asked by Sami T 1 in Other - Hardware

I am building my own PC what is the best processor to use for a mid-range machine? AMD or Pentium? any suggestions?

2006-08-22 02:16:36 · 16 answers · asked by Limeboy 1 in Add-ons

Will I have to reinstall my windows xp sp2 after I replace my 2 X 256 DDR with 2 x 512 DDR RAm modules?

2006-08-22 02:11:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2006-08-22 02:09:10 · 3 answers · asked by petros 1 in Desktops

My hard disk crashed. I used the recovery software which quick formated the disk. Can I recover my data? How?

2006-08-22 01:58:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

First, please answer this question ONLY -ONLY- *ONLY* if you have a LCD HDTV and you have connected your HDTV to your PC using D15 cable. If I use a Samsung LCD HD-TV as my monitor, will I get a high quality image (as I would get in a real monitor) or will the picture be blurry? I want to know if I can get a high quality picture from my HDTV and use it as a real monitor (I have not bought the TV yet, so your answer will determine my decission). Sadly, the local store does not want to test the PC input before I can decide. That HDTV has a maximum/native resolution of 1366x768 pixels.

2006-08-22 01:57:26 · 4 answers · asked by blackcanopus 1 in Monitors

I just spilled water on my new acer laptop and then turned it on without realising. It just beeped alot and I turned it back off. I've got a standard one-year warranty from an independent dealer. Shall I confess or just feign ignorance and ask them to fix it?

2006-08-22 00:52:41 · 6 answers · asked by le_singe_qui_rit 2 in Laptops & Notebooks