Hardware - November 2006

I defragmented my Computer about 3 weeks ago and every since then the Screen has FADED - the colors are really light - I've tried everything to get it to go back correctly -but its still PALE
I've tried going into the Control Panel to fix it & even tweeked with the Monitor settings & NOTHING is changing it - I went to my friends house and there is a big difference in what her screen looks like compared to mine - hers looks normal & mine looks all faded - I've defragmented my Computer many times before & its never done this before so what gives ???? What could be causing this & how can I fix it ??
Its very important that I fix this soon - cause I'm a freelance photographer & need the screen to look correctly or I wont be able to edit my photos - PLEASE HELP !! Frusterated !!

2006-11-24 16:28:18 · 1 answers · asked by Photogra-mama 4 in Monitors

Y wont my pc detect my perfectly good dvd?
yes, i put it in the dvd drive and the other drive wont detect it when it try. i go to windows xplorere and windows media they cliam there is to disk in that dirve, when there very well is

2006-11-24 16:12:43 · 4 answers · asked by the5500 2 in Other - Hardware

yes, i put it in the dvd drive and the other drive wont detect it when it try. i go to windows explorer and windows media claim there is to disk in that drive, when tehre very well is.

2006-11-24 16:04:22 · 5 answers · asked by the5500 2 in Add-ons

my laptop wont give me the option of hibernating or standby anymore. how do i turn it back on?

2006-11-24 16:03:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought it refubrished, and when i compared it to other powerbooks it seems a little loose. I didnt buy the extended waranty, but it came with a 1yr applecare, and i bought it last april. Will they even cover this, or should i do it myself.

2006-11-24 16:01:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-24 15:59:43 · 3 answers · asked by mrcareless2002 1 in Printers

My computer screen gets dark all the time and I have to press on Fn-F2 to get it bright and active again. This really disturbs my usage of the computer. What do I do to stop that definitely?

2006-11-24 15:56:14 · 6 answers · asked by kimia6811 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Can anyone explain me about Dual Core and its functions, architecture, requirements, good points and bad points ?
How is it different from Hyper Threating ?
Thanks.

2006-11-24 15:48:46 · 6 answers · asked by Zion 3 in Other - Hardware

Im using a 350 watt psu but my video card recommends 400. Also I plan on getting an athlon 4000+ san diego soon and im not sure whats recommended for it.

2006-11-24 15:48:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I just bought a hard drive (external recently) and I was wonder if there was any special care that I need to know for handling it? For example, if I need to put it on a certain kind of anti-static board?

2006-11-24 15:44:21 · 8 answers · asked by cooldude 2 in Add-ons

2006-11-24 15:42:18 · 6 answers · asked by sangeetha 1 in Add-ons

2006-11-24 15:23:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I would like both to be able to record pics of video games I play on my television and to record them in a video type format so that I can display still and moving images on web pages. Would a dvd burner hooked up to my t.v. and various video game systems get the job done?

Thanks to all thoughtfull replies.

2006-11-24 15:04:40 · 2 answers · asked by aaron g 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-24 14:57:06 · 6 answers · asked by <3 4 in Scanners

For starters, I am using a hand-me-down laptop (a Dell Latitude CPx). It worked fine for a short period of time other than the occasional, random power down.

Recently, I have abandoned using it altogether since I can not get it to power on. It is hooked up to an external power source, and I've alternated that source several times. It seems to be the previous problem on a larger scale. It will not boot up or recognize an external source. The times it does, though, the light for power comes on and I'll hit the power button. It will boot normally, but then shut back off within seconds and again fail to recognize electricity. Help?

Thanks for your time,

Jack

2006-11-24 14:39:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

can u plug webcams into laptops???

2006-11-24 14:25:45 · 2 answers · asked by peaches 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Low disk space
you are runing out of space on your local disk (D:) drive to free up space on this drive by deleating unnessary files click here

This is the message I get daily I have clicked and deleated files I have Nortan Anti virus I ran disk defragmenter I cleaned up the drive done all I can think of to do what I am wondering most of all is why is the space limited on D: drive and not C: drive I dont store movies or music on dis comp the largest file dat I have on here is Microsoft office it's about 300mb I dont think dat is too much so what do I need to do to fix dis problem cause I have even went in and deleated and turned off some windows files so I am opperating at the bare min. I have had the comp for less den a year now is info supose to save to the D: drive? how can I switch were info is stored if dats da problem

2006-11-24 14:03:58 · 2 answers · asked by Real Chilla 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-24 13:50:09 · 6 answers · asked by Robert B 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-24 13:49:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

What is it? What does it do?

2006-11-24 13:48:28 · 9 answers · asked by lorenzo 1 in Scanners

2006-11-24 13:44:26 · 4 answers · asked by Katie & Lacies Mommy 2 in Desktops

2006-11-24 13:41:14 · 3 answers · asked by Robert B 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-24 13:34:06 · 4 answers · asked by bettysdad 5 in Printers

i bought the refill ink where you drill a small hole and put the ink in .. i did the black one but thats because it was only one color of ink .. on one site it said dont mix the three colors , on another one it said drill holes at the top .. but there isnt one more clear than the drilling hole one.. thing is that hole leads to one place.. can any one help me out because it seems like the only way i can put the ink in is mix the colors

2006-11-24 13:15:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

my (toolbar) i think its called the thing that runs either horizontal at the bottom of the screen or vertical (where the start button is) i think its a tool bar, its running vertical now how do i get it to go back d9own to horizontal at the bottom of the screen

2006-11-24 13:09:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

i tried the little hole to push the maneul button. nothing happen, umm what else can i do.

2006-11-24 13:07:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I know the hardware is good, the drives are found in Add Hardware, and the fact that both drives went dead, and their drivers corrupt/missing leads me to believe that a virus caused the damage. I've already run several full virus scans, and restarted several times, how can I restore the drivers, and consequently, the drives bak to health?

2006-11-24 13:07:00 · 3 answers · asked by Marc S 1 in Other - Hardware

,when i plug in any usb device to the usb port of my computer ,i doesn't work and instead it tells me that one of the usb connected to this computer has malfunctioned,eg camera,mp3,webcam etc am kind of computer illeterate,woulld u lpz tell me wat to do to solve this

2006-11-24 12:52:18 · 6 answers · asked by candy 1 in Other - Hardware

My PC doesn't recognize my digital camera and I don't know what to do :-s ... HELP PLEASE!!!

Note:

-My camera is a BenQ (model DC C800)
-My PC OS is Windows XP Media Center Edition.

2006-11-24 12:36:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I need at least one more USB port. What is the best way to add a USB port to my laptop which only has two ports and I am using them already?

2006-11-24 12:28:14 · 10 answers · asked by The Maniac 1 in Laptops & Notebooks