Hardware - October 2006

Basicly I have made a simple program that can send binary bits out on a parallel port and I made a tester to see which pins light up etc...

it's very simple.... basicly what I am getting out of this circuit is a binary representation of the bit I send down the line.. for isntance if I send a binary bit of 3 down the line LED1 and LED 2 comes on!.

What I would like to do is make several devices all on 1 parallel port and I would like them to respond to certain binary paterns

for instance 01011001 might mean light 1 on

just imagine a series of lights and I want to control let's say 20 lights from 1 parellel port.

if you have a way of doing this I would be very greatful if you could let me know. Are there any IC's or any type of unit I can buy which could activate on certain binary paterns (Addresses)?

2006-10-13 05:46:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

is there a site, besides ebay, that i can buy it from. or what nationwide store can i buy it from?

2006-10-13 05:40:15 · 5 answers · asked by shiznizzal24 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

actually take days, what could this be? It started this about a week ago.

2006-10-13 05:30:54 · 3 answers · asked by ♫♪♫ PINKY ♫♪♫ 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-13 05:29:48 · 11 answers · asked by ♫♪♫ PINKY ♫♪♫ 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I hear the computer struggeling to keep cool more now than a year ago, it has never been cleaned in two years.

How would I take it apart to dust it w/o messing anything up? Do I just unscrew one screw and clean it that way or take it completely apart.....?

What is recommended?

2006-10-13 05:27:57 · 1 answers · asked by ♫♪♫ PINKY ♫♪♫ 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

any ideas anyone

2006-10-13 05:22:42 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-13 05:12:37 · 3 answers · asked by Not a Doc 1 in Printers

2006-10-13 05:05:17 · 9 answers · asked by jjd 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I run a pc with windows xp home edition. I have tried installing the software that comes with the cd and tried to install the microsoft MTP and with no succes have I installed the thing. I tried installing directly from add new hardware and it says that the INF file from which it's installing is corrupt but I cannot find a driver to install it directly anywhere. Creative support SUCKS! Does anyone have an answer to my need?

2006-10-13 04:59:03 · 1 answers · asked by Ram B 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-13 04:58:01 · 3 answers · asked by jrgman@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-13 04:51:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-13 04:36:35 · 4 answers · asked by zean 2X 1 in Printers

its difficult to know what programs are running how do i take that "sheild" away?

2006-10-13 04:19:17 · 2 answers · asked by shanwilsonshanwilson 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have desktop speakers. I receive sounds from the sounds file in My Computer but when I select a reminder sound in Outlook calendar, I get no sound. I've checked everything from making sure I did not have the sound turned off, and all my volumns are unckecked. Anyone have the answer?

2006-10-13 04:16:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i bought a new comp. case so i transfer everithin in it , everithing works but my comp. stated i have a floppy disk but no cd rom, but i dont have no floppy disk in my comp, how the heck my comp got that , i have just a cd rom , i pluged everithing right, i dont understand ,do i have do something from bios ,,,,,? anyone,.. hellp me, thanks

2006-10-13 04:06:20 · 5 answers · asked by bebelino44 2 in Add-ons

Hey i have a sony vaio PCV RS710G, I just bought a NVIDIA 6800 Vanilla (the basic 6800). For it the power supply reccomended is 320W. But wen i was installing the card i cheked my computer and it says 266W max. but the video card installed and is running. It seems like the computer is running a little slower though. So my first question, am i damaging the video card or computer. And is there a way around the problem without buying a new PSU.

Also i have 2 dvd and dvdrw, floppy drive, bunch of card readers, if i take out the power cord from those, will it help. Actully i tried yanking them out but its like the power cords are stuck in there.

2006-10-13 04:04:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have uninstalled reinstalled all my drivers and it's still not working. I have a program that tells me if my drivers are up to date or not, and it says Im fine. But for some reason, just one day it stopped working on me. What could cause this and is there a way to fix it?

2006-10-13 03:53:38 · 5 answers · asked by Jessica 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-13 03:52:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i would like to know the difference between RS-MMC and MMC-mobile Memory cards.also what is the max capacity of these cards?

2006-10-13 03:52:16 · 3 answers · asked by Sam Thomas 1 in Other - Hardware

My dad was (talking) about gettin me a laptop. But he didnt say whether for sure he was getting me one. But the other day I recieved a thing in the mail from dell saying "Thank you for choosing dell." The inside said"in addition to offering you our gratitude, we're also bringing you limited time discounts on top brand-name accessories and ect...."

The inside just contained codes for savings of 20% and 10% off along with codes for accessories and electronics.

I am nosy so i wanted to know if anyone else recieved one after purchasing one. If my dad did, it would been bought online since he shops online. THanks!

2006-10-13 03:45:25 · 6 answers · asked by S Z 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

When making movie copies my PC slows down to a crawl, checking mail or surfing are very slow, I burn from my DVD drive to my hard drive using DVD Fab. Is there anyway to speed the PC up when copying DVDs.
I have 1GB of ram and 250GB of hard drive using Windows XP. The copying process seems to run fast "3 hour movie copies in 1 hour" just that I can't run any other pregram till its finished. Thanks Joe

2006-10-13 03:45:21 · 5 answers · asked by Papajo 2 in Other - Hardware

my pc disconnects automatically even although i could be in the middle of browsing the internet or chatting to friends can anyone help please as i dont know the first thing about pc i have tried different scans but still nothing shows up

2006-10-13 03:33:42 · 11 answers · asked by christine w 1 in Desktops

2006-10-13 03:23:38 · 5 answers · asked by XRAY 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

have been trying to burn a disc and the cd-rom doesn't work. In troubleshooting, i get a message saying it is working properly but cannot find the driver. So basically the computer recognizes that the cd-rom is there but it can't find the driver that makes it work.
I removed a Kodak photo program and when I finished, thats when the cd-rom stopped working.

2006-10-13 03:08:51 · 6 answers · asked by fabe 1 in Other - Hardware

15.4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA LCD Panel (15WUXGA)
15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD Panel (15WSXGA)
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel (15WXGA)
what are there roles. Can sombody compare them for me? thanks.

2006-10-13 02:39:32 · 3 answers · asked by dexter h 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Whenever the temperature rises, the fan starts making a humming noise. This happens just recently. What shall I do? I've been looking all around for a similar fan but I can't find it.

2006-10-13 02:19:47 · 9 answers · asked by Jake 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

it is a windows 98 i just got the computer last month? nothing came with and i need it for school what so i so please any one help me no software?

2006-10-13 02:01:35 · 7 answers · asked by fgh_abc_fgh 1 in Desktops

2006-10-13 01:50:01 · 5 answers · asked by k 1 in Desktops

How do I get it to display 1 full sized image, instead of 4 images one in each corner ?

2006-10-13 01:39:39 · 3 answers · asked by splashconsulting 1 in Monitors

2006-10-13 01:23:16 · 4 answers · asked by Jeb 1 in Laptops & Notebooks