Hardware - September 2006

2006-09-15 16:33:48 · 13 answers · asked by patnaiklegends 2 in Add-ons

2006-09-15 16:33:21 · 6 answers · asked by David Thoma 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-15 16:23:28 · 6 answers · asked by fuller_jay 1 in Other - Hardware

my computer currently has a pentium 4 and I want to upgrade. my motherboard model is Intel D845EPT2 and the chipset is 845E (Brookdale-E) +ICH4. will a pentium D work with this?

2006-09-15 16:19:57 · 5 answers · asked by nat_c52 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm thinking of buying an area 51 7500 system but found a dell and customized it with most of the simliar hardware (but not all: liquid cooling, alien ice,alien fx lighting system, light scribe) but could easily upgrade for one or two hundred more dollars. But the dell was for $1500 LESS!!! I know alienware has way better quality especially compared to dells exploding batteries but a 1500 dollar difference is a lot, please explain

2006-09-15 16:01:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-09-15 15:48:04 · 7 answers · asked by durrell k 1 in Printers

I have a 1.3Ghz P4 PC with 256MB Rambus memory, 64MB Ti4200 video. i just recently installed XP Pro on this machine and now the CPU stays constantly at 100%. found the cause of the CPU usage to be high was from the spoolsv.exe svc running. If this is needed to print what is my option to stop it from using all my CPU?

2006-09-15 15:46:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i want to take some movies from my friend's computer. i have takeout my harddisk from my computer, but my friend is not permitting me to screwout his computer.
is there any way to transfer data from his harddisk to my harddisk

2006-09-15 15:41:51 · 5 answers · asked by bhuvan p 2 in Other - Hardware

I always unplug my PC whenever I don't use it to save power. After a few months I can't get started. It's power source or something that was busted according to a technician. The same thing had happened to my cable modem just recently. Is it advisable to unplug any electrical appliances to conserve electricity even they are not being used for a short time?

2006-09-15 15:41:06 · 10 answers · asked by skunk 1 in Desktops

I want to purchase a laptop....I basically know nothing about computers and only want something that will enable me to surf the net quickly. What would be my best choice?

2006-09-15 15:28:42 · 12 answers · asked by LolaCabana 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

printer copies anything that has been copied before.

2006-09-15 15:16:47 · 4 answers · asked by k 3 in Printers

2006-09-15 14:57:42 · 5 answers · asked by Vladoamba 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

So last night my roommte "downoaded updates" nto my computer, and since shdid that my compuer has been skippinkeys (as you can see on this!). She said she hit a yellow shield that had popped up in the taskbar and installed updates.

I'm having to hit keys two or 3 times to make them type! Suggestions? I have run macafee, adaware, spybot. The computer is a hp pavilion and i'm running windows xp home.

2006-09-15 14:55:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Thinking about getting one

2006-09-15 14:41:52 · 15 answers · asked by victor 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-15 14:39:03 · 10 answers · asked by rvr_mrcs 1 in Desktops

I want to purchase a decent laptop, can anyone give me a few good manufacturers to choose from. I want it to store music and films mainly.

2006-09-15 14:21:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

in terms of reinstalling the recovery disk to its original factory setting? or can the tools option be enough to dismiss any history to websites or emails sent?

2006-09-15 14:17:13 · 4 answers · asked by ria k 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I got a computer from my mother in law that had a virus so I had to reformat it. I did the reformat myself and loaded Win98 on it and everything is fine except the picture. It will not show more than 16 colors and the screen size stays regular, can't go past the base setting. The computer somewhat worked and the video was great, now it sucks. How do I fix this? It won't even pull up what kind of display adaptor it is under properties in the device manager. How do find out what type it is, is it engraved in the card?

2006-09-15 13:59:21 · 8 answers · asked by Shanigirl 4 in Monitors

I was doing some work and the screen went blank like the computer shut itself down due to a power failure or something. But it is plugged in not on the battery... so what happened?

2006-09-15 13:51:23 · 6 answers · asked by icyuryy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a dual boot Power Mac G4.

I need to clear it, but the problem is that I can't find the CD it came with.

Is there ANY OTHER WAY to clear my Mac w/o the OS CD??

Help!!!

2006-09-15 13:51:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

If the CPU Fan stops spinning, will it cause problem for the processor? will it heat up the system and not able to make the CPU fan runs? it is urgently needed to be solve. Help! got any solutions? Will changing a CPU fan helps? Does the BIOS works?

2006-09-15 13:39:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I know little about any kind of computer. Recently bid on a laptop on auction site. Wifi ready, but does not come with the card. Does anybody out there know, have you ever bought one of those wifi cards for like $5.99 on the auction sites that claim to work? Thanks. And is 650mhx with intel III an okay laptop?

2006-09-15 13:35:40 · 4 answers · asked by mhiaa 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

-no sign of bluetooth program, driver, icon whatsoever
-source cd is not in shape,i bought my notebook second hand
-i was told i could reach it through bios, but i can't get to bios since my Windows XP is starting without showing any messages like "press del to change settings" before loading upon start.

2006-09-15 13:16:36 · 1 answers · asked by waelhaidar_2000 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to pass this 1 music to my cd that cantain 10 music and be 11 music! is it possible? if yes, could you help me!

2006-09-15 13:11:40 · 4 answers · asked by klaycon1 1 in Printers

I recently reinstalled Xp Home on my Dell inspiron 1150. I downloaded all drivers including dell quickset and notebook system software off Dell's support and download page and did all according to instruction. All is ok. BUT now when I go to Control Panel > System , the DELL Logo and Inspiron 1150 is not showing any more.

How do I put it back? Any registry hack or something? Any weblink?

All help appreciated, and "thank you" all

2006-09-15 13:10:49 · 2 answers · asked by GearSpec™ 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a lexmark p915. I have been printing invitations. My printer ink is full but the color of the ink is off. It suddenly happened. I gave the printer a break for a while and checked it out later and its still off. What do I do about this? ( the printer is only a month old)

2006-09-15 13:10:13 · 9 answers · asked by tambam 3 in Printers

I only want a functional computer for internet access and word processing.What operating system solution would you propose?

2006-09-15 13:06:05 · 6 answers · asked by gehadhanna 2 in Other - Hardware

srru couldnt fit wut i wanted in the question what ims saying is that i tried to use the windows 2000 hardrive ahs my back up hardrive for my pc i ahve windows xpdimension e310 they plug for the hardriv ein the windows xp computer is so smalla nd slim adn in the windows 2000 the the hardrive has a ribbion adn aplug with like p4 and p6 but the windows xp doesnt so i cnt connect it right? sorry to be confusing but im haveing a hard time phrasing this 8(

2006-09-15 13:04:24 · 3 answers · asked by ..... 1 in Other - Hardware

DVD drive in my new laptop plays DVDs with short breaks. It behaves as if the drive is finding diffcult to read the DVD. (Voice is breaking, picture is playing with short pauses)
I tried with few DVD/CDs it is the issue with the drive.

I am not sure whether it is because of memory issue or the drive itself is damaged.

I burnt few DVDs recently. The drive burns DVDs with no issues. Those burnt DVDs are playing well at other computers and even on DVD player attached to TV.

I purchased that laptop 3 months back. It has 1GB ram, it is Centrino Duo, XP Home.

Any way to fix the problem?

2006-09-15 12:41:24 · 2 answers · asked by NickJr 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-15 12:24:34 · 6 answers · asked by Joscelyn K 2 in Monitors