Hardware - September 2006

If I try to remove my cd-rom, my computer tells me when it's "safe" to remove it, so it is definitly recognizing the cd-rom. However, I can't play any cd's and when I go to "My Computer" and click on the Compact Disc drive, it tells me to insert a disc, even though a disc is in there. I am computer hardware illiterate, so please answer with easily understood terminology. Thanks!

2006-09-07 12:51:05 · 4 answers · asked by Smiley1 2 in Other - Hardware

Is there a program that tells you how much power you got in your tower?

2006-09-07 12:50:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I've re-loaded the OS several times now, and it just doesn't seem to work for more than a few hours before it fries again....New Hard Drive seems to be a logical fix....(correct me if I'm wrong!)

Is this a complicated extraction and replacement, or a simple one? I'm pretty good with this kind of stuff, but I don't want to open up a can of worms, you know?

2006-09-07 12:32:48 · 2 answers · asked by tonevault 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I went to the manufacturer's site for my Visioneer scanner, located the drivers, and followed the instructions but after the installation I noticed there was no icon on the desktop, and nothing in my Start menu. I'm thinking I'm leaving something out and I haven't a clue what it is. I've been at this all day. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd really like to hear from someone who's experienced the same problem. Thanks.

2006-09-07 12:27:22 · 3 answers · asked by Nuseed 4 in Scanners

Im about to buy a new computer and I was wondering if it's worth the extra money when buying a pc to get a liquid cooled one compared to just using regualr fans and heat synchs, and how much does it cost to get a liquid cooling system to install later???

2006-09-07 12:24:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My computer died during a power surge. It went blank...made a beeping and buzzing sound coming from inside it, and would not come back...

I tried F10 for system recovery and it worked. It worked for three days and died again....

I ran F10 again and it came back, but this time it was very jerky and slow...then one day later it totally died....buzzing sounds back, beeping, black screen etc...

Now I get my desktop and nothing else. It won't move...the buzzing sound is back, F10 won't work and it seems to be burnt.

Someone told me if I can get to the desktop, even though I can't get another thing, not even in DOS mode, can't even get to DOS mode...then it's alive. I don't see it as a happening thing. I feel if I pay big money to fix it, it will die again in due time...and it will be only be guarenteed for 30 days.

Next time I'll fully insure the new one and not allow this to happen again. This computer is only 13 mos old and WAS loaded...had a new graphic card installed too.

Does anyone think it's worth the money to have it fixed? IF IT can be fixed?

2006-09-07 12:19:26 · 10 answers · asked by vznevada57 1 in Desktops

2006-09-07 12:09:56 · 6 answers · asked by Jackson 2 in Other - Hardware

i want to burn dvds on to cdr'sor cdrws

2006-09-07 12:04:41 · 3 answers · asked by ben a 1 in Other - Hardware

i just installed ubutunu on my slave drive, and now when i try to boot into my C drive (master) with Windows, it says, GRUB Error. How do I fix this?

2006-09-07 12:00:48 · 2 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5 in Desktops

I want to print like a mike tyson picture off the internet but I don't want it to be a small size and then stretch it out to fit on a 8.5x11 paper. I want to get a picture thats as big or bigger than 8.5x11 so when I print it out it doesn't come out blurry.
If the file size is to small and you stretch it obviously it will not come out to good.. so what is a good pixel I should look for when searching for images?
(i.e 643 x 394, 200 x 300)

2006-09-07 11:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

how do go abot overclocking a dell dimension 2400 with a pentium 4 2.53 GHz?

2006-09-07 11:36:31 · 4 answers · asked by amitpop2 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-07 11:29:10 · 3 answers · asked by Buckdog06 2 in Desktops

This is weird, while I was on my HP Pavilion, everything froze, then when I reset it, Window's wouldn't come on at all, I just got a black screen, yet the power seems to work , and when I press the eject button for the CD drive, it opens.

So what's wrong with my Computer?

2006-09-07 11:17:41 · 8 answers · asked by Rex 2 in Desktops

I'm interested in buying a laptop, but I want to know which is the better buy, and if not apple or windows, what other brand would be good?

2006-09-07 11:05:04 · 15 answers · asked by vanity_storm 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm trying to buy a new card for a computer I'm putting together.

2006-09-07 10:36:28 · 3 answers · asked by Woody 2 in Other - Hardware

I noticed that the cd says I must have norton anti virus to make it work. Is this true ? I'm using AVG free as my anti virus. Or could it be that I'm using mozilla firefox as my browser instead of internet explorer. I started with a 802.11b, it didn't work. The guy at the computer store said I needed a "G " model. It still doesn't work. Please Help! I am about to give up & just string another phone line in to the bed room . Then toss the $200.00 router in the trash !

2006-09-07 09:59:32 · 4 answers · asked by dinkusno1 1 in Add-ons

CPU: P4 3GHz
RAM: 2GB
Video: ATi Radeon X850XT PE 256MB
Hard Drive: 160GB SATA
Drives: CD-RW/DVD combo; DVD-RW 8x
Mobo: Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Sound: SB Audigy 2 ZS
Thermaltake Case
-No Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, etc.-

2006-09-07 09:51:24 · 4 answers · asked by raiderteen24 1 in Desktops

Recently i tried to update the BIOS with F9 version of the Gigabyte GA-8PE800(-L) MOBO.The previous version was F7. The problem is the following.Despite the fact that in the BIOS bootup screen the BIOS indicates that it has been updated to F9 version, when i used the MSINFO32 tool of WinXP the BIOS version was still F7.
What is wrong here?
What can i do to make sure that my BIOS was indeed updated or not?

2006-09-07 09:34:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I just reinstalled windows XP and my DVD player will not play anything. I get error F6F00018, display not supported. What do I do?

2006-09-07 09:05:28 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-07 08:23:20 · 6 answers · asked by Ricky666 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

When i turn on my computer than it says Microsoft than it goes to the log in page but doesnt load its just all blue. Then an error comes up it says innuficient IDE. Then i click OK then it restarts. It keeps doing thr same thing over and over.I tried so many times.

2006-09-07 08:22:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2006-09-07 08:05:58 · 20 answers · asked by smudge 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-07 07:57:57 · 4 answers · asked by steve 1 in Other - Hardware

don't say things like u've got virus, etc..please..it's all checked and all normal, apart from the thing that sometimes, when used for very long, it gets kind of slow..and internet works slow as well..why is this..technically, what could be the fact..im not trying to point my comp's problem but i want in general to know why this happens in computers..with good answers please...thank you..

2006-09-07 07:57:45 · 7 answers · asked by Seungyong W 5 in Desktops

My lab top is about 2 years old and it came with a standard ATI RADEON IGP 345M. I am trying to play 2007 EA SPORT GAMES. Ex. PGA 07', NBA Live 07, Madden 07. What is the best upgrade for this specific purpose. I'm not interested in other games. Just the sports. Do I need a high price one? What is best for my needs?

2006-09-07 07:56:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Would you say you have a CD writer/ DVD burner? Is there anything shorter that you can use to indicate if you have a rom drive or writeable drive?

2006-09-07 07:44:58 · 1 answers · asked by Siu02rk 3 in Desktops

Its a dell P1130 with a Sony Triniton tube. Is there a way of resetting the tube?

2006-09-07 07:30:45 · 11 answers · asked by bruvvamoff 5 in Monitors

I want to use Cubase and other music software to create music tracks. I am looking to build a PC for this and I don't know what the best processor would be. I have been looking on the following site to compare pentium D versus pentium 4: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu/charts

I notice that for video editing tasks the pentium D tends to win, however for photo editing tasks, the pentium 4 comes out on top. What will be best for Cubase and other music production software?

P.S. Core 2 Duo is outwith my budget!

2006-09-07 07:29:53 · 6 answers · asked by yodellingdolphinofkirkwall 3 in Other - Hardware

F1 to F12, Print Screen, Scroll Lock, Pause, Insert, Num Lock.

Plz tell.

2006-09-07 07:21:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-09-07 07:04:42 · 7 answers · asked by MovetoLatinAmerica 3 in Laptops & Notebooks