Hardware - September 2006

I have a Dell PE 2550 w/PERC 3-DI RAID controller with a couple of SCSI drives being mirrored containing both the System info and company data on the mirrored Volume. I purchased a couple of 73gig drives that I'd like to put in to replace my originals and be able to expand the volume to take advantage of the extra space since our current 20 gig volume only has around a gig of space left. What is the best practice for doing this without an Acronis server application (which thru my research doesn't always work well with DELL systems), so that I can do this with the least amount of down time. My current plan of action is to make a couple of tape backups then switch out drives create the new array volume. Reinstall windows and restore from tape. Is this correct do I have to patch b4 reinstalling from tape? Will all my Apps. and data be placed back exactly to where they were? Any ideas that can make this process as painless as possible will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Roland.

2006-09-21 03:57:08 · 1 answers · asked by ROLIE_73 1 in Other - Hardware

Is there a setting in Windows XP where I can ask it to "lock computer" automatically when I close the lid of the laptop ?
I have a Dell Latitude D610 which comes with 'Dell Quickset' software. This software gives option for 'standby', 'hibernate' or 'do nothing' when I close the lid. I cant find an option for locking the session anywhere.

2006-09-21 03:56:33 · 3 answers · asked by ~Vivek 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Repair man changed our hard drive for one half the size, would this make a difference to the connection or running speed of the computer?
My son has played Quake 3 for ages but now he says that because the computer is running so slow he's unable to play it anymore and all this has occurred since the smaller hard drive was installed.

2006-09-21 03:37:51 · 9 answers · asked by tillybaby 1 in Desktops

2006-09-21 03:35:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-09-21 03:33:46 · 1 answers · asked by samer b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am just starting computer Class and I need to find these Pics. pic of Hard drive memory video sound card ect

2006-09-21 03:21:53 · 2 answers · asked by who cares 1 in Desktops

And screen is unreadable, i have to print answers , i have erased the hard disk and re-installed all factory software , what can i do ?

2006-09-21 03:09:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-21 02:56:34 · 6 answers · asked by getu 1 in Other - Hardware

I just turned on my computer and just got the press F11 for recovery option. I clicked on F11 and then it said that windows could not start because file \system32\hal.dll was missing or corrupt. Reinstall the file. How can I do this? Where can I find this file?

2006-09-21 02:45:23 · 5 answers · asked by snuggs27 1 in Desktops

is it possible to repair 'burn-in' on a CRT monitor, and, if so, how?

2006-09-21 02:18:42 · 7 answers · asked by EZ 3 in Monitors

2006-09-21 01:54:39 · 16 answers · asked by rasckal 3 in Desktops

2006-09-21 01:33:27 · 10 answers · asked by keo 2 in Printers

my outlook (not express) is giving me lots of problems, and it won't start sais it has .dll error or its not properly installed, help

2006-09-21 01:32:01 · 2 answers · asked by Bonita 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-21 01:15:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

this lcd monitor has a detachable vga cord well the problem is i guess it worked at one point a friend gave it to me .... well now when you plug in the power the HP monitor power button blinks blue twice then stops ...... with no visual on the screen ... what could be the problem?

2006-09-21 01:11:20 · 1 answers · asked by rebort e 1 in Monitors

I'm working in multimedia using IBM and I'm going crazy. I work on premiere, photoshop, illustrator, aftereffects, finalcut, director, flash, dreamweaver & Maya. I really need a labtop, so would the macbookpro make it?

2006-09-21 00:57:26 · 3 answers · asked by C.Nemo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop freezes when hooking it up to a projector to run PowerPoints. Is this a hardware problem?

2006-09-21 00:42:29 · 5 answers · asked by Meghan A 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-21 00:32:51 · 3 answers · asked by C.Nemo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just got a game for my PC that is a PC DVD ROM only compatible. My machine doesnt have a DVD Drive, just a CD.
How do I go about putting DVD Drive in in ?, is it something I can do myself ?, is it expensive ?.

Please dont blind me with techno speak as I wont understand it. Im in the UK.

2006-09-21 00:21:37 · 7 answers · asked by ukmagilla1 1 in Add-ons

My laptop is quite new but it has gotten quite slow because the hard drive is nearly full. I could just buy an external HDD, but I'm curious about getting a Mac instead.

Can someone tell me more about things that Macs do better than Windows (particularly media-related i.e. movies, pictures etc.)? Also, how is interoperability with Windows (I'm going to keep my laptop for working on the move)? Finally, how long would it take me to adjust to a Mac (I've used Windows for 12 years)

2006-09-21 00:19:09 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Desktops

2006-09-21 00:13:54 · 2 answers · asked by Dinesh Vel 2 in Desktops

Please answer my question! I'm from Cavite Institute first year!!!

2006-09-21 00:07:58 · 8 answers · asked by PaMeLa UsI 2 in Other - Hardware

14"+ screen size
high performance
core duo or amd 64
i know that toshiba m7 and r20 is good

and getway m285 too
u might know another tablet pc that i duno of ?

2006-09-21 00:07:34 · 1 answers · asked by aviv7337 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-20 23:43:26 · 2 answers · asked by Dinesh Vel 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does anyone know any Computer Hardware companies that sell in bulk? I live in the UK and am looking to buy goods to sell.

2006-09-20 23:20:42 · 6 answers · asked by me_me 1 in Other - Hardware

why do we call computer mouse as mouse??? whats the relevance behind that???

2006-09-20 22:52:18 · 28 answers · asked by cooldude_wannatalk 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-20 22:15:22 · 7 answers · asked by rbsingh0007 1 in Desktops

We do have a server as this is in my office.

2006-09-20 22:11:36 · 14 answers · asked by 8413871 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-20 21:29:51 · 10 answers · asked by coolnanobrain 1 in Desktops

2006-09-20 20:53:39 · 4 answers · asked by jane 1 in Other - Hardware