Hardware - November 2006

I've made CD-RWs instead of CD-Rs and they won't play in a CD player. How do I fix it?

2006-11-10 11:56:09 · 3 answers · asked by ? 3 in Add-ons

2006-11-10 11:48:36 · 18 answers · asked by Santee 3 in Printers

2006-11-10 11:44:15 · 5 answers · asked by starbob_francois 1 in Desktops

My computer is program Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 SP 2, and my pc brand is emachines. Lately whenever i try shutting down my pc, it stops responding. I press start, turn off, shut down, and it starts shutting off, saving ur settings, or something like that. Then i get to a blue screen that says Microsoft Windows XP.... shutting down, BUT IT NEVER DOES! Usually My computer turns off on its own, & then i just have to turn off the monitor. Ive called so many times but it dosnt seem to fix the problem. Ive only had like 6 months w/my pc, its like brand new. HELP!!!!

2006-11-10 11:35:42 · 11 answers · asked by LO 2 in Desktops

2006-11-10 10:59:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-11-10 10:58:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

used for making business cards.

2006-11-10 10:56:22 · 1 answers · asked by topolove 2 in Printers

I'd like to make a backup copy of "My documents" on DVD-R disks.

The "My Documents" folder contains 13GB of data.

I have DVD-R disks that can hold 4.7GB of data; therefore, it should require 3 disks to copy all of my files.

My question: How does the computer know when to stop copying data to a disk to prevent the process from stopping in the middle of a Word document?

Would this have to be a manual thing where I would chose which documents, photo's, and video will go on each disk so that I don't exceed the 4.7GB per disk? I'm a bit "fuzzy" on this. Can someone help clear this up for me?

I have a software program on my computer called "Nero SmartStart" which came with some hardware I bought (probably my DVD writer. I assume I'll use this software to do the copying is that correct? Or can I do it another way?

2006-11-10 10:42:08 · 4 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2 in Desktops

i have the option of getting a new computer, i don't know which to chose. it has to be cheap but also functional.....someone help me out on this please.

2006-11-10 10:40:54 · 3 answers · asked by lambbear2 1 in Desktops

Ok so I have an internal cd/dvd burner in my computer and I have ta dvd decrypter, I'm trying to burn a ps2 game and all seems like it's going well until about 28% of the decrypting. Right about at that time I get an error message saying

I/O Error!

Device [3:0:0] JLMS XJ-HD166S DPS7 (E:) (ATA)

ScsiStatus:0x02

Interpretation: Check Condition

CDB: 28 00 00 08 6A 2B 00 00 01 00
Interpretation: Read (10) - Sector: 551467

Sense Area: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 11 06 00 00 00 00
Interpretation: CIRC Unrecovered Error

I then get the option to Abort, Retry or Ignore. I tried pressing retry and I get the error message again I hit ignore...still doesn't work...what should I do!!! Are there any other programs I could use to burn a game? Any and ALL help would be appreciated!

2006-11-10 10:32:02 · 1 answers · asked by kooks 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-10 10:25:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I know vista is RTM and I am going to return my laptop in Januray because I can I just have purchased it. Will the new PC be more expencese or the same. I have a 1000 to spend on the new Laptop. I have a acer right now I could get a cd but preinstall is much better so I was going to get it pre-install. IS it a good idea? Will price be change. I want a Duo because I have a duo and its great. I am thinking to get another acer.

2006-11-10 10:20:49 · 1 answers · asked by Best Helper 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an HP Deskjet 932 and I can't get it to take them. When I try to set the tray up, they just go deep into the tray and it never grabs them.

2006-11-10 10:19:43 · 1 answers · asked by Strix 5 in Printers

I am planning to buy laptop and i want to use it for music production. I want to know what specifications i should have inorder to make music without any problem. Being mobile is important for me thats why i am focused on laptops? But are laptops good choice for Music Production??

Will these specs be enough to make professional quality music on a laptop?

Specs:
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Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
2 GB DDR Ram
120 GB 5400 rpm Harddisk
667Mhz Front-side bus

Or should i go for PC that has Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz,
7200 rpm Harddisk, 800Mhz Front-side bus and 4 GB Ram?

Whats your suggestions?

2006-11-10 10:18:43 · 4 answers · asked by srtnc 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

is there any users that use a nvidia ge-force 6200(256mb) as i bought a 256mb model the other week and i am very impressed with a graphic card costing £45 with these specs...pixel and shader model 3.0...256mb memory.....
also i played doom3 and quake4 using fraps(gives frames per second) and using the card you can get 55-70 f.p.s on 1024x768 and high quality settings,this is plenty high enough to give you a good gaming experience
so why pay £300 for a pci-e card which will only give you a extra 40 f.p.s and you probally wont notice
the money i saved with this card i spent on extra system memory and a rear chassis fan to aid ventelation as the card only uses a heatsink
any users use this card,any feedback would be great
thanks

2006-11-10 10:00:27 · 2 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Add-ons

Ok, here are the problems.

The most obvious one is the fact that it turns on, then after loading stuff from the bios, it resets. I tried to load from the windows CD, but I can't access it.

Here is a couple things I think it could be, either hard drive failure, or PSU. I installed a 120gig hard drive. It currently had an 80 gig as main, now it also has a 120 gig slave drive.

Ive been having problems for a little while. When I first got the computer 4 years ago, about a week or 2 after, I noticed an error that said "hard drive failure imminent." Even though it was brand new, and recently I figured out it was a Maxtor.

Certain problems ive had in the past are stuff like, losing administrative controls, things messing up and going really slow, internet downloading at 38kb instead of 180kb.

Now, could it be that the PSU is dead and shuts down the same spot everytime it starts? Or, could the main drive be fried?

Oh, and right as this all happened, I got a stop error...

2006-11-10 09:58:06 · 7 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Other - Hardware

Yeah, My computer doesn't play battlefield 1942. I installed it then I tried to play it. It worked slowly and when I shoot it move so slowly., but I have GForce FX 5200 video card of 256 MB it is PCI.
Do you think is my Motherboard? I have a Ashrock motherboard.

2006-11-10 09:47:02 · 7 answers · asked by xddsd 1 in Desktops

This has happend recently, but everytime I turn the volume up and down, it crackles and gives a raspy and crakcling noise, and the sound quality is'nt as good anymore. I know I did'nt blow them because I don't blast the speakers.

2006-11-10 09:41:51 · 4 answers · asked by Jonas A 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop stopped powering up and there was no battery left. It happened while I was gone to lunch for an hr or so. Any ways, I bought an external enclosure for my 2.5 hard drive in my laptop hooked it up to another laptop and could successfully see the drive over USB. How ever, the most important folder for me is F:\Documents and Settings\myusername which is now inaccessible. On my old laptop this was nothing but C:\Documents and Settings\myusername. I need to access the desktop folder beneath it, which has more folders in it that has important data on it. As of now it shows inaccessible, 0 bytes and read only in properties. The drive was on a laptop with win xp sp2 with NTFS. Any pointers on how to access it will be much appreciated.

Thanks

2006-11-10 09:40:26 · 3 answers · asked by skinfreak 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

In order to run the "full Windows Vista experience", I'll have to get a DirectX 9 capable graphics card. The PC I'm using is 3 years old and has an AGP. Should I bother with this upgrade or would it be better cost/performance wise to get a new system with a PCIe card?

2006-11-10 09:34:26 · 5 answers · asked by janus657 2 in Add-ons

is it possible to send it through Word?

2006-11-10 09:30:52 · 5 answers · asked by jules 2 in Scanners

I had pretty icons on my desktop (like the big red Y of Yahoo) and after a few days, they changed for that boring explorer E...why?

2006-11-10 09:29:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

She would like to email, and use the internet. She will need nothing much more. Any suggestions gratefully recieved. Thanks

2006-11-10 08:53:55 · 24 answers · asked by foxhols 1 in Desktops

can anyone tell me how long it is safe to leave your laptop computer continuously on in a day(24 hrs)??will it be ok if i leve it on thru the night and also for abt 7 hrs in the mornin??

2006-11-10 08:47:31 · 7 answers · asked by Goofy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Do all computers have batteries in them? I know older modles do but I assume the newer ones do to..

2006-11-10 08:42:34 · 9 answers · asked by esque29m 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I would like to buy hp or sony only cuz my friends have hp and I heard that sony was a good choice too but I don't know which model to buy. Thanks for helping me!!!!!

2006-11-10 08:34:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

How can I save my favorite urls on my Yahoo home page?

2006-11-10 08:26:10 · 2 answers · asked by Douglas O 1 in Other - Hardware

il give you a few more details....connections seem ok...pc booting..BUT...a message comes up on the screen...saying..no input signal...going to sleep.....im puzzled....( ps..its a tv as well..and thats working)...

2006-11-10 08:19:29 · 5 answers · asked by gingersimba 1 in Monitors

Are the screens sensitive and is there a product available that I can use to clean fingerprints etc off of it?

2006-11-10 08:17:47 · 3 answers · asked by The Phoenix 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i really need some help. my pc moves really really SUPER slow and i was wondering if any one had any good suggestions of how to fix it. we have DSL cable modem, the computer is a COMPAQ Presario FS7600, yr 2004. ive tried deleting cookies, deleteing uneeded files, we have a US government firewall and virus check, and i have also tried updating everything i could. i have no clue what to do, my grandmother moves faster than my pc. CAN ANY ONE HELP?!!

2006-11-10 08:17:22 · 12 answers · asked by nina 2 in Other - Hardware