Hardware - August 2006

My printer has a network card with parallel, serial, ethernet, BNC and localtalk (apple) connections. My Dell has only USB, Firewire, and Ethernet connections. I have already tried connecting the two via ethernet, but I cannot get the two to communicate. I'm certain that neither device is malfunctioning as each works fine with other counterparts.

2006-08-14 20:48:16 · 7 answers · asked by john a 2 in Printers

it is a flatbed scanner with negative film adaptor

2006-08-14 20:36:37 · 3 answers · asked by dmnair 1 in Scanners

my computer will not boot up I tried several ideas from a previous question use F8 well I did now the best I can get is something that looks like a piece of patchwork material???? Is this an indication that my graphics card is the problem.I think maybe when I get up & running again I will dispose of google earth.

2006-08-14 20:35:59 · 5 answers · asked by wizard 2 in Desktops

my computer will not boot up I tried several ideas from a previous question use F8 well I did now the best I can get is something that looks like a piece of patchwork material???? Is this an indication that my graphics card is the problem.I think maybe when I get up & running again I will dispose of google earth.

2006-08-14 20:34:19 · 5 answers · asked by wizard 2 in Desktops

I was showing a friend google earth, the earth was spinning around as it does in the begginning & then stopped as did my mouse my first reaction was to replace the batteries in the mouse but this did not help I sent microsoft error reports I rebooted my computer & off we went again but it all froze in google earth again I sent an error report. The reports kept referring to drivers that I could upgrade my drvers using the internet by doing as was suggested to me in my attemts to follow the help my computer went off & came back on when following the on screen advice my key board up & down toggles just will not work I can't remember the whole page but options were to restore previous settings or start windows normally it counts down I cannot move any settings the computer tries to reboot but after the windows logo & scanning back it goes to a non functional black screen. I have windows XP if that helps. I have no problem with my keyboard if I go to set up I can move around using my keys

2006-08-14 19:18:17 · 12 answers · asked by wizard 2 in Desktops

I current have a Dell, P4, 2.8ghz, with 768MB of RAM. Thinking about adding an additional 256 to give me a smotth 1GB. Will adding this make any difference, or is it just a waste of money? I will do it if I will see a difference, but I don't want to add it just for the sake of doing so. Don't play many games...actuall the only one I please is Half-Life Team Fortress Classic. (Currently my system is running fine...just thinking about adding more).

2006-08-14 18:41:14 · 21 answers · asked by SuperChargedGTP 2 in Desktops

Please please please help me~Im forced to use a neighbors computer!

2006-08-14 18:30:30 · 9 answers · asked by Steph 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

If you saw my question a while ago, i said my computer didnt work. I ended up reinstalling windows. But I couldn't find the installation disk for my computer, so I used the one for my parents computer, which is also a laptop. Unfortinately, I can't change the resolution so I can make everything smaller, unless I make the colors horrible quality. Also, the troubleshooting guide doesn't work.

Also, I'm using wireless, but it wont detect the wireless card, so I can't install the card. It should be able to detect it because the computer it came from has a card slot, too. What's wrong?

I don't want to pay for a new one, so please help. I'm only 12, and my parents say I would have to pay for the whole thing, so you don't know how much I would appreciate any help you can give.

2006-08-14 18:25:57 · 3 answers · asked by mariojoe7 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to get a graphics card for my PC (IM goin with ATI, laugh at me some other time) but it requires a 350w power supply, i only have a 300w power supply. I only have one hard drive, and one DVD-ROM drive, and a few fans. Do u think i should be ok???

2006-08-14 18:23:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2006-08-14 18:09:04 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Hardware

I opened my laptop after too long time today and I found that after using half an hour it heated like hell. Cooling fan is ok, working normally. It was not like this before. Any suggestions?

2006-08-14 18:05:55 · 15 answers · asked by LemonPro 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-14 18:02:52 · 11 answers · asked by Love 1 in Desktops

2006-08-14 17:48:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I've got an IBM g78 monitor with win98 and can't set it in more than 16 colors. Do i need another driver? Or is it a harddisk problem? At least i would like to know how to put it in 256 colors because i'm getting a headhache watching it right now

2006-08-14 17:39:33 · 2 answers · asked by patriot66s 1 in Monitors

I was cleaning my keyboard, after I cleaned it, nothing worked! I couldn't type ANYTHINg (btw i'm using another computer) nothing works! no backspace either. Only cap lock work, because i can see it light up.

Please some one help! is there some kind of keyboard lock that i accidentally pressed, if so, is there any password?

2006-08-14 17:34:53 · 8 answers · asked by Cho Chang 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

The motherboard specs of my pc says 1 x 4X in its AGP expansion slot. Unfortunately, only 64MB AGP 4x is available in the market and I want a bigger size AGP 4x say, 128MB. They say the market today for AGP cards only comes with 8X. Can I use an 8x AGP card to my mb with 4X AGP slot (I haven't tried that one yet) ?

2006-08-14 17:33:50 · 4 answers · asked by arcus 1 in Desktops

I'm having trouble with my CD and DVD drives. I have their jumpers set to "Cable Select." The power supply plugs have labels like P4 and P5. Does it matter which plug goes with which drive?

Suppose I switch the jumpers to Master-Slave, would it matter then?

Thanks.

2006-08-14 17:27:37 · 5 answers · asked by berry_chuckle 1 in Desktops

I need it for work and for me to watch videos, listen to music and save my pictures. If possible, I also want to use it in playing games.

2006-08-14 17:13:06 · 7 answers · asked by ceces_3 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

pentium 3 processor, 256mb ram, 900mhz. it says it supports enhanced intel speedstep technology. what does that mean?

2006-08-14 17:04:12 · 2 answers · asked by the tailor 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-14 16:59:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

How can I save battery power while watching a movie on my Macbook (Laptop)

I'm taking a plane trip and want to get the most out of my battery while watching a movie?

Thanks for any suggestions

2006-08-14 16:50:07 · 6 answers · asked by Summertime 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have tried changing the sound card to another pci slot but it still won't work. My computer also has onboard sound ports. When my agp video card was in there I could use my Soundblaster card. Now that I replaced my blown out agp card with a pci video card my sound card won't work. I am stuck using my inferior onboard sound driver at the moment. Is there a way to get both the pci video and sound cards working together and disable the onboard sound?

2006-08-14 16:31:26 · 4 answers · asked by martin h 6 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-14 16:29:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Should I be saving my money for something big?

2006-08-14 16:25:21 · 3 answers · asked by I run with scissors 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-14 16:00:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I heard that a lot of Dell laptops have a screwed up lithium ion battery from Sony. I just bought a Dell B130 laptop in Mid-July and am wondering if I need to turn it back in. Also, what exactly is wrong with the battery?

2006-08-14 15:56:13 · 7 answers · asked by mempto 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was very much a Windows/PC person until a year ago. We now have a Mac, which has its perks, but we just can't figure out its quirks... didn't mean to rhyme there, honest. Question is, it's so easy to change anything on a Windows PC, but how the heck do I change the printer settings so everything doesn't always come out "Best" and in color? I prefer B&W/"quick," to save ink. The System Preferences menu and the Print menus offer me no help, and I find their capabilities extremely limited. All I can manage to do so far is change the number of copies and the page orientation. And it's NOT the type of printer I'm using, either. It's brand new, HP, love it, blah blah blah. This is an internal, solely an I'm-still-new-to-Mac issue. Surpisingly, other Mac users I know who've never used a Windows PC can't help me, and the Mac Help menu goes nowhere.

Step by step help, please. I'm not dumb with this sorta stuff, just Mac-challenged. Thanks!

2006-08-14 15:44:27 · 1 answers · asked by Adje J 3 in Printers

2006-08-14 15:32:50 · 5 answers · asked by sze yun 1 in Other - Hardware

What is virtual memory.It says 'virtual memory' is low on my computer?
My son has downloaded several games from the internet. I tried to uninstall few as the computer slowed down.There is no uninstall feature nor can it be deleted. I tried to remove it from Add/remove programs but cannot. Can someone help me?
tks

2006-08-14 15:25:08 · 7 answers · asked by jane 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-14 15:24:27 · 9 answers · asked by 123321 1 in Other - Hardware