Hardware - August 2006

My computer has a trojan.vundo or somethin like that virus...and i've had it for quite some time...about 5 months. and now my computer is all getting screwed up and stuff...can i buy a new processor [where you turn the computer on] without having to buy a whole new computer all over again [the monitor,mouse,speakers ] ???

2006-08-30 13:06:06 · 6 answers · asked by sawc_10 3 in Desktops

I have a white MacBook with a built-in iSight camera. I started PhotoBooth and an error message appeared, saying either my camera isn't connected or other apps are using the camera. Both of which were false. There's gotta be something wrong with my iSight camera, and I don't know what!!! It just stopped working for no reason! No green light, nothing! I did some research on it and found out lots of other people are having this same problem and I tried a few things but they didn't work...

What should I do? Call Apple? I don't have AppleCare by the way. And I had the MacBook for about a couple months already...Do you know if it would be free for them to replace the iSight? Well, thank you for your help and suggestions!

2006-08-30 12:53:15 · 3 answers · asked by Jason 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does anyone have (or know about) the hp pavilion zt1201s? It is a standard XP HE install, and all I have done is connect it to the net, and run updates on both the Norton Antivirus 2002 (useless, and will be replaced by Zonealarm soon) and Windows. Because it hasn't been online for 2+ years, there are/were over 21 Windows updates. Ever since all these patches were applied, it runs really slow. Anyone have the same issue? Any ideas appreciated.

2006-08-30 12:49:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i wanna buy a laptop, donno much about the processors,,,
i wanna install design softwares with animations,, this might require high resolution usage, or something,,,,
i wanna know which processor is the best at the moment,,
i prefer 2.4ghz processor speed or better,
80 or highr HD,,
512 or high RAM,,, things like that,,,
i wanna know if AMD is the best or pentium, or any other,,
plz suggest ASAP,

2006-08-30 12:47:43 · 10 answers · asked by pvskc c 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

help

2006-08-30 12:46:56 · 4 answers · asked by cutiepy983 4 in Scanners

Whenever I record something with my microphone, I hear it through my speakers and sometimes it gives nasty feedback. I tried muting the FPink (where I put my mic into) and the "Microphone" in the output settings in different combinations but I either still hear myself or my friends can't hear me when I'm voice chatting with them. How can I fix this?

2006-08-30 12:46:24 · 3 answers · asked by downloader310@sbcglobal.net 2 in Other - Hardware

my o key is falling off my laptop how do i fix it.

2006-08-30 12:45:07 · 7 answers · asked by shopgirl27 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi
mobo fried, recently working. Now no longer powers at all. Power jack (is laptop mobo) was burned.

Getting no power from battery or ac, so think something else must have friend (possibly the separate mobo that this samsung p20 has).

Is there any way to repair/find where the fault is on such a motherboard?

Answers such as 'take it to an electrician' etc. not welcome - am talking about a solution at home, am an experienced computer techy (well, apart from this question)

Thanks
M

2006-08-30 12:43:31 · 8 answers · asked by Matty 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I opened it up, and see that power is going to the motherboard, but the fans aren't on, and the power button is not working. Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong?

2006-08-30 12:42:37 · 9 answers · asked by iceprincessk7 2 in Desktops

There is a blinking light on my ASUS A8N-E motherboard that is usually stable. The computer wont start... any ideas what might be wrong and what I should do?

2006-08-30 12:35:54 · 4 answers · asked by ingieggert 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-30 12:22:03 · 6 answers · asked by whatchima 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a new P-Bell imedia mc 1539 can i install my hdd from my old pc to use as extra storage only..my new pc as SATA cables my old hdd as ide..i know about jumper cables etc....thanks...

2006-08-30 12:19:26 · 14 answers · asked by mev 3 in Desktops

i have over 400 computer with the same asus motherboard i whant to change 3 setup's on the bios remotely with out touching every computer
1.disconect front usb ports
2.auto wake up setup
3.bios password setup

2006-08-30 12:03:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

you guys dont realize your addiction changing equipment everyear plus the service subscription is a lot money....its time to wake up!
technology is poison....it makes a lot hole in the pocket....wake up!
you agree with me?

2006-08-30 11:59:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I've heard that some routers split your download speed, is this true? If it is, are there any that don't?

2006-08-30 11:57:04 · 3 answers · asked by DJ Scratch N Sniff 2 in Other - Hardware

Is there an easy way to delete photos from a folder that have been accidently duplicated and are now mixed up?

2006-08-30 11:42:18 · 2 answers · asked by blahblahblah 5 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-30 11:38:00 · 6 answers · asked by shanghai.terry 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Quality is not a major concern, as my TV is nothing fancy. I have looked around on newegg, and the best I've found was a $20 graphics card with S-Video. I would rather keep my current integrated graphics and have a seperate device for TV video.

Thanks!

2006-08-30 11:32:13 · 1 answers · asked by Buckdog06 2 in Monitors

2006-08-30 11:30:01 · 2 answers · asked by peperuiz 1 in Other - Hardware

It is a Dell XP it that matters

2006-08-30 10:48:06 · 5 answers · asked by ticonderoga1186 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-30 10:47:59 · 8 answers · asked by henrik 2 in Add-ons

Im re-asking this, because of the stupid responses.

All I want is 'what are the concerns in pluging in a motherboard into a old pc. Soley just enough to see if it posts.

Mb is a new one, found recently.
Old pc is old enough to not care about but is not suitable to replace its mb with this one (too small).
Old mb does have a pretty good powersupply.

Dont tell me to take it to the shop, I have everything I need already (ram,extra hd, mon,keyb,mouse, cpu on loan).
Also dont tell me about your failures, as my best friend does 100's of these kind of tests a week, but is unavailable for a while per honeymoon. Will probably end up waiting for his view since answers.yahoo is proving worthless



Simply, are there electrical concerns in trying to see if the mb will post. Posting will show the mb to be worth the effort to build a system around it.. The ram is actually from another system (that I wont use for test) & CPU is on loan and will be bought if this posts).

2006-08-30 10:42:24 · 7 answers · asked by pcreamer2000 5 in Desktops

My toolbar has dissapeared from the bottom of my screen. Can't turn off or anything??

2006-08-30 10:38:39 · 14 answers · asked by Tivvy 3 in Desktops

2006-08-30 10:27:45 · 7 answers · asked by shanghai.terry 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a toshiba laptop ,when I was running a adware remover program the computer got stuck and when i tried to restart the computer, the computer starts and goes to the windows welcome screen(windows xp) and then the computer screen goes blank (or black). i tried to start in safe mode, and in last good configuration mode, but nothing happen , the black screen appear. what can i do ? If I have to format the C: . is there any way that i can get my files from the hard drive? please help me. Plzzzz
I have the recovery CD. Windows XP for my laptop.

2006-08-30 10:13:48 · 10 answers · asked by Rob 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a HP Deskjet 5440, and it is here with me. The installation disk is 45 miles away, and I've already been there once today. How can I install the printer without the disk?

2006-08-30 10:09:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

They look like they're about twice as expensive. Will a low grade Core 2 Duo 1.86 ghz for instance be faster that a regular 3.0 ghz dual core processor????????

2006-08-30 09:49:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-08-30 09:37:37 · 12 answers · asked by dewgongoo 2 in Other - Hardware

Even when you can work out what they mean on one thing, there doesn't seem to be any consistancy on other ones.
Huh?

2006-08-30 09:31:06 · 41 answers · asked by richy 2 in Other - Hardware

I think so.

2006-08-30 09:22:57 · 24 answers · asked by Bright Eyes 4 in Add-ons