Hardware - October 2006

I just got an older laptop and was wondering whether it'd be better to run XP or 2000. Its a Toshiba Portege 7200 with P3 650 mhzand 320mb RAM. I'm running XP right now and its a little bit slow, but bearable but i'm wondering if Win 2000 would be better.

The only things that are important are:

1) I'd like to do basic audio recording on it
2) I need to be able to use wireless internet thru a PCMCIA card.

Thanks for your help!

2006-10-19 04:28:54 · 5 answers · asked by airlyss 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-19 04:17:57 · 3 answers · asked by kteam 1 in Desktops

i am planning to buy a monitor but i want to save some money.... i always see that LCD are more expensive than CRT almost double the price of CRT monitors... what is a good choice? which has a longer life span? i heard LCD has a short life span..... can you help me decide guys... and what brand and size (17 inch, 19 inch, etc...) would be a great choice..... thanks everyone

2006-10-19 04:13:48 · 9 answers · asked by Drew 3 in Monitors

I wiped it down and let it air out for awhile but coffee must have got inside, now the key don't work right. Do have to go out and buy another keyboard or is there some way I can fix this one?

2006-10-19 04:12:26 · 15 answers · asked by Dave 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-19 04:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by clemmy 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-19 03:29:34 · 11 answers · asked by Patrick O 1 in Desktops

Just about every place I have checked has the same price, does Apple stop them from price competition?

2006-10-19 03:22:54 · 2 answers · asked by Corey 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Okay so i've uploaded it on my site at
http://www.geocities.yahoo.com/shariqmunir/1.gif

but the thing is that i have no idea how to insert a relay or an optocouple on a breadboard

please help me out with the connections on the breadboard...!!!

another thing: in the figure, you'll see the optocouple containing a transistor and an LED.. the optocoupler i got (with the same number) has 6 legs and is a tiny black casing.

PLEASE LEMME KNOW ASAP!!

2006-10-19 03:17:30 · 3 answers · asked by Shariq M 5 in Other - Hardware

Hey all, ive asked this before but i have to ask again. Which is better, 1GB of RAM @233speed or 768 @268speed? Im gonna upgrade to a faster speed later on but for right now this is all i can get

2006-10-19 03:13:16 · 4 answers · asked by wellduhpeople 1 in Other - Hardware

It prints from the internet, however when i attempt to print off any other documents or information from my uni website for classess it tells me i have to save documents before i print when i dont want to save the documents. Plus once i have saved the documents it then doesnt print.

does anyone have any ideas how i could possibly fix this or what the problem is as its im needing use of the printer to print my uni work off pretty soon.

thanks

2006-10-19 03:00:57 · 4 answers · asked by Mandy Pandy Sweet as Candy! 1 in Printers

I have a linksys wireless router and a PC desktop(hardwired to router) and Macbook(wireless). Is there an adapter or way to set up a USB printer so it can be controlled wirelessly with the Macbook?

2006-10-19 02:43:09 · 1 answers · asked by romanster2 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My ipod isnt charging .i bought it 2 days back.. its the 30gb one..
firstly, my pc didn't recognise the iPod. Then it recognised it and it is charging but shows 'Do not disconnect' sign. BUT ITS TURNED IT INTO MONOCHROME IPOD. and also after every 10 mins it says that the ipod battery is low charge again. shuts down and starts again the same way.

what should i do?

2006-10-19 02:37:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-10-19 02:32:39 · 7 answers · asked by Hoz 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-19 02:19:06 · 6 answers · asked by ACCEGUY 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-19 02:12:16 · 8 answers · asked by Keith 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-19 02:11:54 · 6 answers · asked by ANDREW A 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-19 01:26:06 · 3 answers · asked by w_w_w_4_u 1 in Other - Hardware

I want to get a surround sound system for my PC, but what is good to get? Preferably under £50

2006-10-19 01:24:53 · 1 answers · asked by Bacteria Boy 4 in Other - Hardware

I cleaned out the fan yesterday and now when I turn it on I get a "PXE-E61 media test failure" error message! Anyone know how to resolve this? I've been told to check the connection to the hard drive, but I can't get at it! The system also says there is no hard drive attached! Ideally, if someone knows how to remove the hard drive this would be a great help!

2006-10-19 01:04:09 · 5 answers · asked by babyeddieuk 3 in Other - Hardware

i heard that when you refill them, the lifetime is not the same of a new one....if that's true how % less ...?

2006-10-19 01:02:29 · 10 answers · asked by dznuts 1 in Printers

just bought a seagate 320 gb hard disk,once i install windows xp it says only 127gb,should i setup something first?

2006-10-19 00:58:23 · 4 answers · asked by jarvis learns to rock 2 in Desktops

2006-10-19 00:57:31 · 15 answers · asked by jonathan p 1 in Other - Hardware

salesman told me that the offer wasn't to good because the response on the monitor was16ms, vs the 8ms on the new ones ....so what is the difference and how can affect the performance of a computer ?

2006-10-19 00:54:42 · 4 answers · asked by dznuts 1 in Monitors

Ok, so i'm into games and such, but my current computer is about to get thrown in the dump. instead of upgrading absolutely everything to be able to play the REALLY cool games, i'm buying a new computer.

I've seen these crazy high end computers for like 4 thousand bucks, now is it worth spending that much? I mean, if i spend that, will it mean I won't have to upgrade for like at least 5 years or what?

2006-10-19 00:43:31 · 10 answers · asked by holyitsacar 4 in Desktops

had photos on memory card and accidentley formatted the memory card. is it possible to get the photos back.

2006-10-19 00:38:59 · 6 answers · asked by kev_m_2006 2 in Other - Hardware

After i click on this i get another message saying theMSVCRT.DLL is linked to missing export NTDLL.DLL :RtlGetNtversionNumbers after this im told to re-install windows but when i do this iget a message saying to install windows i must re-install windows! can anybody help? p.s. its windows 98

2006-10-19 00:29:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

somebody told me to change the battery in the motherboard and i just did it.....and the time is going slow again....

2006-10-19 00:14:04 · 3 answers · asked by dznuts 1 in Desktops

... Is it possible??

2006-10-19 00:03:50 · 2 answers · asked by robin 3 in Desktops

i have a laptop with 64MB graphic card ram.i would like to improve it but the manufacturer said i cant.now i would like to know is there any usb graphic card?

2006-10-18 23:56:59 · 3 answers · asked by poopoo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It is an academic question to answer an assignment - the motherboard manual isn't very clear on this.

2006-10-18 23:49:13 · 7 answers · asked by Storm Rider 4 in Desktops