Hardware - September 2006

Dell laptop, windows XP

2006-09-07 20:10:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I download files using Zip from ModtheSims for the Sims 2. Well lately I have tried to download a file and once its downloaded it tells me that It is corrupt and can't download. At first i thought it was the other person computer or the file and it was bad thats why i couldn't open it/use it. However, the other day I tried to download a few others things, from the same site, and they to said they were corrupt. I can't imagine 5 different files from 5 different people are all going to be corrupt. I have a Dell XPS 400, Windows XP, it has all the goodies on it and its only 5 months old and have never had a problem with it before. We run multiple virus scans on it and adaware/spyware on it all the time. What could be causeing these files to show up as being corrupt?

2006-09-07 19:35:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

am looking for the best deal in printers, especially an exchange offer if it exists

2006-09-07 19:26:28 · 3 answers · asked by aviflying 1 in Printers

I dont want to partition the Hard disk after formatting or removing the OS. Also please advice me as how to partition a hard disk.

2006-09-07 19:02:06 · 5 answers · asked by swarna 1 in Desktops

I want to porchase aa computer i can spend 70k to 1,00,000.But i need suggestion amongst which is the best processer available and along with hard disk pls tell me the model.

2006-09-07 18:42:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

But it will read other CDs. Also, my computer at work will read the wedding CD, so I know that CD is fine. Why is this happening? what can I do? Thanks!!

2006-09-07 18:21:49 · 6 answers · asked by neerihs 1 in Other - Hardware

is there a setting to remedy tht?

2006-09-07 18:12:43 · 5 answers · asked by da1U<32haT3 3 in Monitors

Crashes like Virus crashes / blue screens / accidental reformatting / data crashes in tally or any form of data can be recovered through a hardware solution with restoring of operating system. ANY SOLUTIONS

2006-09-07 17:55:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-09-07 17:40:29 · 3 answers · asked by David R 2 in Desktops

My PC restarts automatically whenever I first boot it if it hasn't had time to warm up, so I usually just leave it on and it prevents it a bit. It will still restart if I'm using an big application sometimes. It just goes to this HP screen. I'm running XP

CPU IDLE: 54 C
Mainboard: 36 C
HDD: 30 C

Are these temperatures normal?

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+ 2.20 Ghz
RAM: 448 MB

2006-09-07 17:37:36 · 8 answers · asked by Pawl M Davis 3 in Desktops

Hard Disk mechanism

2006-09-07 17:19:02 · 2 answers · asked by vijendra.misra 1 in Desktops

If your computer or hard drive crashed with your pics, accounting, "important to you" stuff, what's the maximum you would you pay to get the data back?

a. $199
b. $249
c. $500
d. nothing (therefore you have nothing of importanace on your PC)

2006-09-07 16:45:16 · 3 answers · asked by justaguyaskingaquestion 1 in Other - Hardware

Every day have to reset the clock... jumps back to 2001 Jan. Battery changed, same problem

2006-09-07 16:45:12 · 3 answers · asked by Friendship_Admirer 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-07 16:41:29 · 9 answers · asked by David R 2 in Desktops

I am planning on building a new computer with three SATA drives. I am also planning to use Windows (XP or Vista) and Ubuntu Linux. What would be the best way to do this?

I envisioned putting Windows on one drive, Ubuntu on another drive, and have the third disk as a share for all my Media, possibly making that drive the biggest drive (500mb+).

Then there is the possibility of putting a windows swap partition on that third drive as well.
What do you think?

2006-09-07 16:35:48 · 1 answers · asked by soulblazer28 2 in Desktops

the harddrive is ok, but the computer wont stay in for more than 3 or 4 min. is they a way i can get my music before i get rid of the computer. its a dell inspiron 8200

2006-09-07 16:35:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

it says my F drive is not accessible because of an I/O device error

2006-09-07 16:14:16 · 5 answers · asked by nico_pollard 1 in Add-ons

Whenever i startup the comp, my monitor binks continuously. The light which indicates ON/OFF also flickers. Ive to restart my comp repeatedly (about for 1/2hr), basically trial and error until the monitor is okay.

It started when i changed my internet connection speed from 512k to 100Mbps. There isnt any loose connections i think. No interference either. How can i solve the problem?

Thanks.

2006-09-07 16:11:20 · 4 answers · asked by samseventy2 2 in Monitors

My wife got this new laptop for school. The thing is, when you open it up and either start it or awake it from hibernation, it plays this annoying (and loud) sound! I've tried everything I can think of to kill it (setting all the sound events to 'No Sound', muting everything), but nothing works. Something must, because it's bound to annoy others in class. Any ideas?

2006-09-07 15:50:55 · 4 answers · asked by hmmmmm 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-07 15:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by brittanykahlen.s2 2 in Monitors

2006-09-07 15:45:43 · 3 answers · asked by pablo_taguig2002 1 in Other - Hardware

bought a printer 6 mos. ago the warranty ran out its a hp deskjet 880c.the ink has leaked in the corner of the printer,how do i clean it,and how did it happen,the cartridges are new and there is no cracks or breakage that i can see,also how often should i change them,i use black and tri-color.

2006-09-07 15:36:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Applications?
Advantages?
Disadvantages?
Current development and progress?
Cool facts?

(If you can answer ANY of the above, it would be greatly appreciated)

2006-09-07 15:12:23 · 4 answers · asked by Elk n' Fresh 4 in Other - Hardware

I recently finished building a computer for some schoolwork and some gaming. Some of my games are lagging and i don't know what to upgrade. My processor is a 2.8GHz Pentium 4, I have 1 GB of DDR RAM, and my video card is a 64 MB PCI n-vidia GeForce 4000. I suspect it is my video card that is the problem, but I would like to hear some of your input.

2006-09-07 15:06:16 · 10 answers · asked by teh_n00b 2 in Add-ons

Is a 600:1 thing better than a 800:1 ? 8ms or 12ms ? Kinda confused, i know lcds are better than everything though. lol, thanx ;)

2006-09-07 14:14:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I get the message: windows cannot start because the following file is lost or damaged: windows\system\config\32 . whenever i try the online help at microsoft.com, i get the message "access denied" when i use the 'help' in the recovery console. plus this is the third time i've gotten this error! I HAVE NOT GONE TO ANY BAD SITES. solutions and what might be causing this????!!!!

2006-09-07 13:46:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Error Message: STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER (Q293078)
can anyone tell me whats going on
or do i need a sewing kit

2006-09-07 13:25:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

ok, i recently built a new computer. it has an AsRock dual-sata II mobo, 2 gbs of patriot mem(cas 2), an amd athlon 3000+, hiper red 580watt psu, asus geforce 6600, hitachi 80gb sata hard drive, dvd drive, cd burner, floppy drive, 2 80mm vantec tornadoes, 2 80mm aerocool x-blasters, , one UV cathode, a red led side fan, couple LED's on the front, and a standard 56k modem. i dont know if the hard drive is sata I or sata II, but i figured it wont cause this problem. when i plug everything in and hit the power button, the lights just flash, like its trying to power everything, but it wont start up. im 99% sure nothing's plugged in wrong, cuz i went through every wire like 10 times. Long story short, brand new everything, hooked up right, wont start. id really like some help with this, thanks in advance!

2006-09-07 13:23:39 · 20 answers · asked by computer guru 1 in Desktops

I've been having trouble turning my Dell Latitude D820 (yes, a dell) on and off. It seems that the button under the power button is defective. I've talked to dell about it, but they just sent me a panel with a new power button (i.e. not what I needed). What should I do?

2006-09-07 13:11:49 · 2 answers · asked by BurningPyre 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I now have a pentium 2 I want to upgarde it to a pentium 3 will it fit in the pentium 2's spot?

I have 128 mb ram 6.49 gb hard drive. Please don't waste time!

2006-09-07 12:59:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons