Hardware - November 2006

We got a MAC CPU but we don't have the monitor. I am wondering if we need exactly a MAC monitor to get the system up and running? Also is the mouse for MAC different than that for regular PC?

2006-11-21 12:57:54 · 10 answers · asked by green meadow 1 in Monitors

Will Sims2 run on a laptop w/this graphics card: ATI Mobility RADEON X200M? Everything else looks fine but I'm curious about the GPU.

2006-11-21 12:56:37 · 2 answers · asked by karma_0125 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have some pictures and a couple movies on an old crapped out cpu, and I was just wondering if its possible to put the HD in an external case setup and plug it into my new cpu in order to get the data off of it, or would I HAVE to format it, leading to all that data lost? So in essance, is it feesable to do that for a plug-n-play for the information?
My old harddrive is off of a SONY PCV-RZ34G, and my new cpu is an HP Pavillion a1230n.

2006-11-21 12:19:04 · 2 answers · asked by Diddy 2 in Desktops

I want to take advantage of Black Friday, but, I don't know what to look for. Please help me get a reliable notebook/laptop that will fit my need.

2006-11-21 12:16:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

A friend gave me a desktop computer and when I try to connect my cable modem into the new computer, the computer says "cannot find/read modem." The modem was on and everything was working fine. I am still able to get online using my laptop so I know it's not a problem with the modem. Why is the new computer unable to find/read the modem. What could I do to try and fix the problem?

2006-11-21 11:58:51 · 5 answers · asked by bosnjgal 3 in Desktops

if so how
details

2006-11-21 11:42:23 · 12 answers · asked by TOONS 2 in Other - Hardware

Okay I have clonedvd and anydvd for my back up of movies, it always works no decoder problems or anything but there are a few dvds that will not even work on my pc. its like the dvd drive does not even know they are there but then i can put a different on in and it works fine! any ideas on what the problem is and how to fix it? is my dvd drive going bad? i have only had this pc for year or so and its a compaq!

2006-11-21 11:41:37 · 2 answers · asked by Erin F 2 in Desktops

it isnt able to put those floppy disks into it. Those square disks

2006-11-21 11:33:46 · 1 answers · asked by john doe 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-21 11:06:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Since intel came out with the new quadros , is apple going to use them in the mac pro? I know right now the mac pro has two dual xeon's.

2006-11-21 10:59:20 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i spilt sprite on my keboard, and now the keys are really sticky! how can i get them unstuck without damage? it is a school computer and i need it fixed, so i dont get in trouble! please help!

2006-11-21 10:48:18 · 3 answers · asked by Rhiannon. Stay[[+]] 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

or is it going to slow down my computer?

2006-11-21 10:44:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-11-21 10:25:12 · 5 answers · asked by UNKNOWN 1 in Desktops

2006-11-21 10:24:34 · 7 answers · asked by Christopher B 1 in Desktops

My PC died....(rest in peace)....

I placed the hard drive into an external drive. The hard drive does not spin. Is there anyway to save the data on the hard drive when the hard drive does not spin?

2006-11-21 10:23:56 · 5 answers · asked by gdelvecc 2 in Other - Hardware

or are they both compatable? i'm quite confused

2006-11-21 10:11:58 · 4 answers · asked by obi 1 in Add-ons

i want to buy a cheapish laptop so i can use the internet while i am out, does anyone have any ideas and tell me what i need to look for on specs. plz

2006-11-21 10:09:14 · 7 answers · asked by H B 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My friend who's parents are divoriced wants to get a camera so we can talk to each other so I was just wonderinf if the Creative Technology WebCam NX includes a mic?

2006-11-21 10:01:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a fairly new computer built from a barebones kit. It has an AMD 3Ghz processor, 1-2 gigs of DDR RAM, and a 260GB 7200rpm hard drive. It runs really slow with many applications, from Itunes to Firefox. I have run Adaware and Spybot, have antivirus and a firewall. I can't figure out what is causing the processor to run so slow. It seems like every time I open a program it's running at 100% for a minute, and two programs at once can bog it down completely. I can't watch flash video without choppiness. Photoshop is very slow. Is there any way I can figure out where the bottleneck is--what's not working? A hardware diagnosis? Or does it pretty much have to be software, which baffles me. I'm running XP Home.

2006-11-21 09:21:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

how do i go about manully wiping out my hard drive

2006-11-21 09:17:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My laptop don't want to come back on. I checked the battery's life and it is 15% available. Now, I'm using the ac adapter, but it still don't want to come back on. what should i do? What is going on? do u still a battery eventhough you are using the ac adapter? If not, what can i do to make it come back on?

2006-11-21 09:10:10 · 3 answers · asked by teryl2930308 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've heard of soundcard but don't no enough about them.

2006-11-21 09:06:59 · 3 answers · asked by Dotr 5 in Add-ons

I didnt think they do, but i was looking in a ad, and it had a socket 939 with DDR2 memory, the reason i am asking is because i am building a custom computer and i need to know if DDR2 would work with it. The Motherboard, and the CPU are posted below.


CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539


Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131568R



Thanks.

2006-11-21 09:03:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

keyboards do not fit, "nissing slot"), i don't want a wireless "usb" key board what do i do? give detailed info.

2006-11-21 08:59:45 · 8 answers · asked by Dale E 1 in Other - Hardware

I'll be visiting NYC this holidays and want to buy myself a good but cheap laptop.

2006-11-21 08:58:14 · 3 answers · asked by w_barrantes 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My friend told me he was fornicating with his PC.
I just can't believe, how can this be possible?
Did he cut himself?

2006-11-21 08:58:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-11-21 08:49:08 · 3 answers · asked by kimeldred@btinternet.com 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-21 08:47:37 · 5 answers · asked by rayvin50 2 in Add-ons

2006-11-21 08:46:26 · 7 answers · asked by ANDY G 1 in Add-ons

2006-11-21 08:46:15 · 6 answers · asked by Sumanesh M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks