Hardware - October 2006

have recently registered and logged in for I am a new member. I wanted to download a driver for my DVD-writer, but it doesn't seem to work. The type of driver is mentioned above in the topic descriptin (read: NEC ND-2500A[size=5]) and I DO reach the download-page which actually says:

Nec ND-2500A firmware 1.09a
Firmware / Nec OS: Win All
Downloads: 1,376
Date: August 15th, 2005 15:07

Then I click on the link and I'm given yet another page. Right now I can choose download (a small link to the right) which just totally throws me off-guard on another internet page that doesn't seem to mention my driver. Or I can click on "Add to download basket" but then I get to see what's inside my basket and there's nothing?

2006-10-05 17:07:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I will be building this computer on newegg. So tell me what you think.

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3664388

2006-10-05 16:59:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-10-05 16:58:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

my laptop is from 2003, outdated by todays standards thats for sure.. but it works fine with a couple of programs.. but if i put about 4 medium sized programs.. which isn't a lot, its limewire, fruity loops(an older version) a picture program, and the internet.. it crashes.. and then i have to use the os disk to get it running again.. is it the harddrive? what?? i do not care to get some different parts.. maybe more memory, or whatever else it might need. could it be a virus i once had.. i do download...?if so, what could get rid of it.. i have had some guys remove everything completely, install new drivers, and have been through this twice, and also have reinstalled windows from the os disk multiple(around 8) times over the past couple of years.. now i just use if for the internet and to download songs.. but i would like to at least have it hold 4 programs without crashing? and right now i cannot afford another laptop.. any suggestions??

2006-10-05 16:55:57 · 9 answers · asked by hey 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am about to purchase the following parts to completely upgrade my PC. I would like some advice on the components I have chosen. I dont want to spend this money and find out I have made a selection mistake.

MB - Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe S939
Pro - AMD 64 4000+ 1M L2 cache (San Diego)
Ram - 2 x 1GB DDR2 533mhz C4
Graph - XFX GEFORCE 6800GS PV-T42G-UAD7
Case - DabsXtreme Aspire 500 W

P.S. Will all these components come with all the connections/cables/etc I will need to build the PC?

Thanks in advance.

2006-10-05 16:52:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

How can I figure out what kind of processor I have, and then once I figure that out, how do I know where my processor ranks.

Basically, when I go to buy games, I don't know what processor I have and can't tell if my comp can handle them or not.

Help me computer nerds!

2006-10-05 16:48:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-05 16:48:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

My Sony VAIO PCG-GRZ610 always automaticlly shuts down, I have no idea what is going on?
I guess it could be RAM slots problem? so I replug the RAM slots, the problem still exist. I am assuming COMS battery need to be replaced, but I don't know from where to open? anyboby happens to konw, tell me please, BTW,are there other problems causing this? help!

2006-10-05 16:48:03 · 1 answers · asked by for2000 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok heres the deal
I have 2 desktops and 1 laptop
desktopA is connected to a router via the ethernet cable
desktopB connected to the rotuer via usb adapter
and the laptop connected via built in network card
the printer is connected to desktopA
Now i tried to 'enable sharing' the printer from control panel-->printers
but i cant seem to get that printer working cia desktopB or the laptop
i mean i go to control panel>>printers and faxes>>add printer
and in there i choose the
A network printer or a printer attached to another computer
i go to browse for a printer
but i dont see the printer that i enabled
any help would be so appreciated

2006-10-05 16:33:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I turned it off before but its back on again and i forgot how

2006-10-05 16:32:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anime Lover Mike 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The drive is a Sony DRX-810UL DVD/CD rewritable drive which is connected to my computer by ILink firewire (6-pin to 4-pin.) It recognizes the device, but doesn't install. When I check it out in the device manager, it says that "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" I'm running Windows XP operating system on my IBM Thinkpad R52. I've tried updating the drivers, but the Windows updater couldn't find anything. Please help!

2006-10-05 16:29:04 · 5 answers · asked by Patrick R 2 in Add-ons

My hard drive crashed and refused to boot, so I got a new hard drive and put a fresh copy of Windows XP on it. Now, I can access the old hard drive fine through My Computer, but when I try and go into my Documents and Settings folder to get my files, it says Access Denied. I assume this is because I had a password lock on my account, but is there any way to get around this?

2006-10-05 16:23:01 · 8 answers · asked by Haruhi 1 in Desktops

THIS

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2183362&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

THIS

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2427578&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

or this

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1830017&Tab=11&NoMapp=0

Thanks in advance

2006-10-05 16:19:12 · 6 answers · asked by blakefabian2003 4 in Other - Hardware

ok well i few days ago i replaced my old hard drive with a new 1 cause my old 1 was defective.And now when i stick in my flash drive it says"HI-speed USB device attached To non Hi-speed HUB" it also says obtain a hi speed USB host controller".

2006-10-05 16:16:00 · 9 answers · asked by willy9e 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-05 16:15:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I can reconnect it but it grabs my neighbors "very low" signal and disconnect from my "very good" connection every few minutes. My wireless router (2Wire 1800HG) is in the same room, neighbors are 1-200 yards away. I don't have this problem with 3 other wireless PCs on the same network located throughout the house. Could I have a bad card (motherboard chip) on a 14 mo old laptop (it's been doing it quite a while)? I've tried disabling and re-enabling the connection and looked for a driver update (couldn't seem to get it to update) as well. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Oh, could my company's version of XP be causing problems with my 2wire router but like my neighbors linksys?

2006-10-05 16:08:20 · 3 answers · asked by deeta63 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I get very angry when things don't work right, and I get impatient waiting for things to work. I sometimes don't finish what I start. Does anyone have any success stories with their homebuilt computers?

2006-10-05 15:53:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have tried downloading it from microsoft but it seems to fail during download ,is there any safe places to download it from?

2006-10-05 15:52:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-10-05 15:48:21 · 5 answers · asked by baileysusamotors 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

So right now, I think the Windows XP files are corrupted on my hard drive, so I went in to repair the install, but the option is not available. I have, however, unpartitioned space available on this drive. Can I install Windows XP on this unpartitioned space without deleting the data on the other partition?

2006-10-05 15:46:01 · 8 answers · asked by Haruhi 1 in Desktops

Hey guys I have a problem, I'm tring to recover my External Hard drive, I have formatted it to FAT32 because it doesn't seem to work with NTFS...But that's not the problem, When I try to put files on the external hard drive I keep getting the error: Cannot copy:(filename) The Request Could Not Be proformed because of an I/0 Device error...what's wrong with it!?

2006-10-05 15:39:09 · 4 answers · asked by Omgmandude 1 in Other - Hardware

my laptop crashed recently, and my uncle believes the motherboard has been fried. is there no way i can retrieve any information? i've lost over 7000+ pics.

2006-10-05 15:34:03 · 9 answers · asked by sumie 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I thought leaving it plugged in would not use the battery at all since the power is coming from the adapter (and not the battery). Am I wrong?

2006-10-05 15:26:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-05 15:21:21 · 2 answers · asked by Laura G 1 in Other - Hardware

The Dvd Make NTI Say To Copy It To The Drive And When I Do That It Says "Windows encouter a problem trying to copy this file"PLzzz Help

2006-10-05 15:07:02 · 8 answers · asked by Jason T 1 in Other - Hardware

I dont want to contantly hear the clicks all the time, just something smooth and without sound. What do you reccommend?

2006-10-05 14:58:54 · 4 answers · asked by SpecialHeart<3 5 in Add-ons

I have the Radeon ATI 9600XT and the main drive is 250 gig, but my game lags when I play. I'd upgrade to something better, but this was supposed to be a good drive and I'm disappointed with the lag.

2006-10-05 14:57:28 · 6 answers · asked by Donna Lu 2 in Other - Hardware

i want to return a computer to office depot i've had for a couple of weeks, but during the time i've had it, there has been personal info and downloads. i'd like to erase the disk completely clean with drive scrubber. if i do that, can i restore the computer and the software in its original state that i bought it in with the recovery disk that came with it? or would i need to use the recovery disk to erase the disk itself, then do its recovery? i think if it did it, all my personal info wouldn't be erased all the way and still some info recoverable. thanks for any helps

2006-10-05 14:50:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My old computer stopped working so we got a new one but I want to hook up the old printer. But I dont know how. The new computer I have is a Dimension 4700 Dell the printer I want to hook up is a Lexmark Z12. Can you help me???

2006-10-05 14:49:30 · 12 answers · asked by I love my deer 2 in Printers

i am computer professional and want to know and gain more and more

2006-10-05 14:48:49 · 5 answers · asked by yogi 1 in Other - Hardware