Hardware - November 2006

My dad called me with a prob with his keyboard on his pc. He says that he created an administrator account. He types in his password and then gets to the desktop. He goes into notepad and it wont type. He also goes into create another user account for the pc and it wont allow him to type this in either. What is going on with his pc?

2006-11-24 12:25:17 · 5 answers · asked by MerGirl85 2 in Other - Hardware

Have you ever done it? If so, what method did you use? Is it worthwhile to recapture gold from gold-plated jewelry or do you only end up with a few pennies worth? Say I was to recover 10K plated gold from a charm (chain) bracelet (no charms). Would I recover more or less then $1?

2006-11-24 12:18:05 · 2 answers · asked by fishleechlake 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-24 12:06:22 · 14 answers · asked by Katie 2 in Desktops

well, prblem started while back, first my ac adaptor was charging on and off, I thought the plug was loose but then got worse till I tooke it to toshiba and they gave me rediclous estimation of 750 bukcs, then too it to a technician that know says the problem is not connector and is the charger. can anybody in this city give the right answer, my laptop is only two years old its is toshiba a70

2006-11-24 11:56:49 · 5 answers · asked by emad_ta 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-24 11:51:10 · 2 answers · asked by deniver2003 4 in Other - Hardware

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 and the on board graphics card is a ATI Radeon X300.

It works, good, but is there a way to add an external video card on top of thye internal to help it's perfomance? Its a laptop, but it remains stationary alot.

Thanks!

2006-11-24 11:40:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Well I just installed a Nvidia Geforce 7600 Gs hoping to increase my gaming performance ( had a Intel Graphics Controller before lol ) anyways my fps on counterstrike is still the same as when i had that intel graphics controller.. am i doing something wrong?? i already updated the drivers and everything

2006-11-24 11:39:32 · 4 answers · asked by Logic 3 in Add-ons

I just got my new laptop in. I have the Corel Paint Shop Pro X on my other computer and I want to get it on here.. how can I do this without paying another fee?

2006-11-24 11:31:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

When I try to boot up my pc The screen keeps going blank like it is restarting. I go to start the pc to the last known good config. and it tells me that i have a corrupt or missing file \windows\Sytem32\config\Sytems\. I tried to system restore and also I can't not use my windows cmd prompt to rewrite the file. I try to enter the commands and it says the it does not recognize the specific path. I contacted HP to get online help and it failed I really need help I am somewhat computer litterate. Thanks

2006-11-24 11:31:41 · 4 answers · asked by steven f 1 in Desktops

On occasion I still use a 3.5" drive. I had my new computer built with a 3.5" drive, but when I try to save to it, or access it, it says "insert disk into A drive" can anyone help.

2006-11-24 11:31:35 · 3 answers · asked by Big Rick 6 in Desktops

Is there anyone here who understands the power consumption on home pc and laptop computers.

Do they consume much electricity? please could you give me a comparrison, ie light bulb, tv, dvd player.................

2006-11-24 11:30:45 · 3 answers · asked by DIAMOND_GEEZER_56 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-24 11:25:20 · 4 answers · asked by mike d 1 in Desktops

2006-11-24 11:18:31 · 2 answers · asked by Shikhar Raj 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I know what the tag is, But my arrow keys only seem to work on the date & time line, How can I input it?

2006-11-24 11:08:52 · 2 answers · asked by grasshopper 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-24 10:56:18 · 2 answers · asked by kcyeahthat1 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a 300w micro ATX power supply and want to change it to a 450 w power supply for my video card requirements of 450 watts and a 6 pin pci-X connector. Can I put a ATX power supply in and not a micro ATX? HP m7640n computer(brand new).

2006-11-24 10:48:20 · 5 answers · asked by shanet963 1 in Other - Hardware

I am upgrading my memory. My original cards are 266MHz. Is it important that the upgrades have the same clock speed, or should I get something faster? Does it make a difference?

2006-11-24 10:39:33 · 7 answers · asked by Ha! Invisible! 3 in Add-ons

buy a usb port cord.. i threw mine away by mistake

2006-11-24 10:37:59 · 6 answers · asked by panda 6 in Add-ons

2006-11-24 10:37:31 · 4 answers · asked by mr brightside 2 in Add-ons

2006-11-24 10:34:33 · 5 answers · asked by Nicolas C 1 in Monitors

for some reason, my dvd rom drive only recognizes some dvd movies. they are all region 1 dvd, but only some gets recognized. for example, i just bought a new dvd movie from best buy, but my player won't recognize it. but my dvd player reconginze another movie that i bought. what is wrong, and how can i fix it.

2006-11-24 10:29:55 · 2 answers · asked by byung2100 1 in Add-ons

I want to destroy everything on it so it would be just like new.

2006-11-24 10:26:03 · 7 answers · asked by x64impalassx 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-24 10:23:09 · 4 answers · asked by rachie 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm having trouble during the setup. The part where they ask you your incoming mail server: POP3 or IMAP, and outcoming mail server, SMTP.

What are these servers, and how do I find which one to use

2006-11-24 10:18:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Are they reliable? Do they run well? Last long? Break easily? What are your experiences with Dell? Please make sure you're talking about laptops, not desktops. Thanks.

2006-11-24 10:17:39 · 10 answers · asked by kid_at_heart 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-24 10:17:22 · 5 answers · asked by Paul J 2 in Add-ons

2006-11-24 10:13:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I have three white PCI slots on their new which don't allow enough room to accompany my new e-GeForce 7600 GT graphics card because of the limmited space between the slot and the wall. I was wondering if it is at all possible to INSTALL A NEW SLOT (may it be AGP or ISA) onto my motherboard, or will I have to buy a new one?

2006-11-24 10:05:35 · 6 answers · asked by tigornking 2 in Add-ons

I'm looking into buying a USB flash drive, but I am not sure which is a good one to get. If you have one, let me know how you like it and what you don't like about it.

2006-11-24 09:59:36 · 15 answers · asked by chikeymonky 2 in Add-ons

2006-11-24 09:59:11 · 6 answers · asked by dewgongoo 2 in Desktops