Hardware - September 2006

i have a SATA hard drive and want to put it into an external bay. i have both,BUT the external bay is parralell and the drive is SATA, is it possible to cheaply convert it over with an invertor. just so you know to give you it all, the bay needs pins and the drive needs a standard sata connector, and i have tried ebay but i cant find the right one

2006-09-28 00:01:52 · 2 answers · asked by killbot123654 2 in Add-ons

2006-09-27 23:38:23 · 2 answers · asked by cool_neo2000 2 in Other - Hardware

Computer monitors, your laptop, even HDTV's come in plastic screens, and NOT glass screen like the old fassion. Why are they plastic? Or is it just business, that it meant to be even more fragile, you will have to keep buying when the pixels die. Samething with today's auto makers. Everything car is plastic, the interior, the headlights, the pumber, the fenders. Old days, everything was MEDDLE AND HARD. Just look at any car's headlights or tail lights in teh 80's.

2006-09-27 23:30:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

the hard disk is okay.the laptop does not been when it is started.all i hear is the power fan and then goes off but.i checked the processor but it's intact.i do not know wat could be wrong with it.anyway one knowing anything pliz hell.wen i power it,the power burton lights then i hear the cpu fan run 4 something like 5 seconds and then it goes off.nothing is displayed on the screen.that's all that happens.no beeps no nothing

2006-09-27 23:30:17 · 4 answers · asked by ryan071 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Or do i need a new one to play them

2006-09-27 23:26:52 · 3 answers · asked by the.chosen.one 3 in Other - Hardware

is there any sound or video card which has a video output as well, to watch those items on TV instead of pc monitor ?

2006-09-27 23:21:19 · 7 answers · asked by Rave 1 in Other - Hardware

I am buying a new PC. I wanted a processor that is efficiently capable of doin my CAD works(for designning of aircrafts) & CFD. Also i am a game freak so i want it to be a high graphics capable. some told amd is better den intel at graphics. and intel is good all over for everything. and also tell me what mother board is best for the processor you tell me.

2006-09-27 23:11:51 · 8 answers · asked by Ruchik 1 in Desktops

My C drive is old and small. I've done everything I can to prolong its life but the end is nigh.
I know how to fit a new drive but how do I fit a new C drive without losing everything that's on the old one ?
I'm using Windows XP Pro.

2006-09-27 22:44:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

It plys old titles, like the ones you find at walmart for a dollar, perfecly fine. but throw in a 15 dollar dvd or new release, it trys to play, loads up the player starts to run then stops at a black screen and tells me the dvd may be scratched or damaged. But i can throw the same dvd into my player connected to my tv and they play fine.....anybody know what gives?

2006-09-27 22:41:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a recorded CD-R showing 700 mb capacity on the label. But when I saw the contents on the computer, it showed two DAT files having 422 mb and 426 mb each i.e. totalling 848 mb. I am confused.

2006-09-27 22:14:43 · 4 answers · asked by TDK 1 in Other - Hardware

gruops of different colored blurry lights is stupid

2006-09-27 21:36:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

4 preveiting deleted items.cause someone always delete my imp files

2006-09-27 21:19:44 · 2 answers · asked by ash 1 in Desktops

Hi there. I have a Pentium 3 notebook with pcmcia slot but there isn't build wireless. what card do i need to access the free access at Mac Donald outlet near my place.

Could u add any link page where i can read more or site that sells this gadget. Thanks!

2006-09-27 19:58:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-27 19:39:59 · 4 answers · asked by vgd 2 in Other - Hardware

is there is any effect on games. i have 256 mb ram and nvidia 6600 256 mb vc.

2006-09-27 19:31:34 · 5 answers · asked by frank castle 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi, i'm upgrading my computer and i bought an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and an Intel P965LTCK motherboard.
I'm making my friend install the new hardware but he's been installing Pentium 4s and pentium Ds and has never seen a Core 2 Duo. Is it the same installation or Core 2 Duo needs new knowledge?
Do I need to upgrade something else?

2006-09-27 19:20:54 · 3 answers · asked by zglows 2 in Desktops

2006-09-27 17:52:23 · 4 answers · asked by snowman_jioke 1 in Printers

2006-09-27 17:04:11 · 5 answers · asked by KLL 1 in Desktops

how do I find the cpu temperature without going into the bios? any programs that allow me to do that?

2006-09-27 16:33:51 · 6 answers · asked by crazyromo 3 in Desktops

storing data files from cellphone to the memory of the computer using data cable.

2006-09-27 16:17:22 · 4 answers · asked by Ilustrisimo R 1 in Other - Hardware

can some body help with this problem

2006-09-27 16:15:28 · 2 answers · asked by robver@sbcglobal.net 1 in Desktops

Hp pavilion a230n
Samsung SV1203N Ultra DMA 120G HDD
BIOS says back-up and replace failing HDD

2006-09-27 16:09:24 · 9 answers · asked by Timothy BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 1 in Desktops

I have an acer computer, i think it is a minitower...... not sure. Here is a link that maybe you can tell by looking at it, its not this computers specifications but it looks just like it.
http://us.acer.com/acereuro/page4.do?sp=page3&dau22.oid=18800&UserCtxParam=0&GroupCtxParam=0&dctx1=25&CountryISOCtxParam=US&LanguageISOCtxParam=en&ctx3=-1&ctx4=United+States&crc=3668312528

2006-09-27 15:51:33 · 4 answers · asked by Erik 3 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-27 15:50:12 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Add-ons

And will it work on USB 1.1 ports

2006-09-27 15:31:48 · 9 answers · asked by beebaugh24 2 in Desktops

My computer is getting old and its time to update just about everything in it. Ive done some research and came up with this pricey combo. Check it over let me know what you think. Thanx!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103861
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131593
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145038
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817159018

Got an 80gig hard drive. Koolance liquid cooling system. Cooler master wave master case and running windows xp. Planning on getting windows vista so I want this all to be compatable with that too.

Any thoughts would be really appreciated. Thanx guys!

2006-09-27 15:30:06 · 5 answers · asked by italianprkchp85 2 in Desktops

2006-09-27 14:46:11 · 8 answers · asked by titancloud 2 in Add-ons

Portable flash drive quit...led does not light and computer doesn't recognize it. Is there a way to reclaim the data on the this drive?

2006-09-27 14:04:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-09-27 13:59:30 · 5 answers · asked by luv4aby 2 in Desktops

Im looking to buy a new mobo and prosseser and i want to know wat processor u recomend.

2006-09-27 13:44:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons