Hardware - November 2006

I just got one of those little things that you plug into your USB for like memory and it came with really bad instructions... does anyone know how to set it up and use it?

2006-11-18 05:46:09 · 5 answers · asked by *love_life* 2 in Add-ons

why my boot up screen shows : isass.exe-unable to locate component.....app failed to start because LASSRV.dll was not found..reinstall may fix problem....i dun hv windowsxp disk,what should i do.mine is thinkpad R50e ,pls help asap thks alot!!!

2006-11-18 05:41:39 · 3 answers · asked by drunkdriver38 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-18 05:38:01 · 1 answers · asked by avant1991 3 in Monitors

2006-11-18 05:25:21 · 5 answers · asked by terri2003anne 3 in Add-ons

2006-11-18 05:19:33 · 4 answers · asked by Lost Panda 5 in Add-ons

2006-11-18 05:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How much data will a 512MB (Imation brand) 2.0 flash drive hold? Will my about 300 songs and 250 photos fit? Will I have room to backup software onto it? I have no idea how to backup anything.

Computer store tech tells me to do this as soon as possible as my hard drive has failed the "SMART short self test" as well as extended surface scan tests. I'm advised to return it to the store but to backup everything quickly and turn the computer off as death could occur at any time!!

All help will be greatly appreciated.

2006-11-18 05:15:36 · 8 answers · asked by Lost Panda 5 in Desktops

the speakers are plugged in, it's not on mute, and the volume is up. but my computer just wont play any sound, it's not the speakers, because i switched them with working ones and they didnt work either, so its something wrong with the PC.

2006-11-18 05:10:51 · 4 answers · asked by devilscruff14 1 in Other - Hardware

After reformatting my HDD and reinstalling Windows XP version 5.1.2600 I have a problem with my on board audio device which is C-Media AC 97. I tried to reinstall the drivers from the CD which came with the motherboard but I get a message CODE 10. I went to the site of C-MEDIA and down loaded all that was meant for onboard device drivers. But still my device not working properly. Some of the drivers are free but some are for sale through C-net, which obiously I don't want to purchase. I also opened the CPU in order to find out the type and the number of the audio device but could not locate it. I am not an expert in that!! Can somebody tell me how to know the correct number of the device in order to download the required drivers? Can anybody tell me an alternative site where I can get these required drivers without the hassels of using a credit card?

2006-11-18 04:55:40 · 5 answers · asked by Bobby 2 in Desktops

The full message displayed is "a disk read error occured press ctrl+alt+del to restart, " whicj comes up just after the inital toshiba startup screen. When I push ctrl+alt+del, the process simply loops around until I get to that error screem comes up again. I have tried to get into safe mode (F8) with no avail, and I have also tried to run my Toshiba recovery CD directly with the use of the F6 key. I even tried to run BIOS, but since I didn't even get far enough into startup to open it up, I couldn't get to it. I've been surfing aorund, trying to find some info on this issue, but I can't seem to find anything helpful. I don't have any extremely important files on my computer, so while it would be nice to keep them AND get my computer to work, I'd be very grateful if anyone could even get me into a position to start fresh with a working computer. Thanks a lot!

2006-11-18 04:44:06 · 5 answers · asked by MusicIsLove 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

...it's there into Control Panel just as I plug it (USB), but no scannign programs will recognise it.
This is happening after I installed my digital camera (it was working till then). I even tried to uninstall the camera and install the scanner afterwards, but it didn't work.
HELP!!!!

2006-11-18 04:39:10 · 2 answers · asked by Silberk 3 in Scanners

2006-11-18 04:29:20 · 5 answers · asked by bigasmokie 1 in Add-ons

How do I find out if my computer has USB 1 or USB 2?
Motherboard is Pentium(R)4 CPU 2.66 GHz

2006-11-18 04:24:46 · 7 answers · asked by myusername 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a MacBook. It runs both Mac OS: X and Windows. Accidentally, I installed a virus on the the Windows side. Mac was unaffected, while Windows became slower than ever. I ran several antivirus programs, 2 of which picked up nothing, the other founded viruses, but couldn't delete them. I heard that one could some how revert the Windows side (when I didn't have the virus) to origonally how it came on the disc. Does anyone know how to do this and/or if this is a good plan? Thanks. I have certainly learned my lesson on not downloading files on Windows!

2006-11-18 04:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-18 04:17:24 · 4 answers · asked by dina w 1 in Desktops

I am planning on buying a Dell desktop soon. The computer I want is the Dell Dimension C521. The following are the stats:

AMD Sempron Processor 3400
512 MB DDR2 (memory)
80GB (hard drive)
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Graphics GPU
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio (sound card)

The #1 reason for the computer will be to type Word documents (I'm a writer) and Internet surfing (no porn!). But I was also considering playing DVDs on it. (I have no desire to burn CDs/DVDs or do stuff with photos or music. What I just mentioned is absolutely it: Word, Internet, and possibly DVD playing. Nothing more.)

What I want to know: is this enough power to play a DVD on? Will the picture be good? The computer can play DVDs, but I don't know how good the quality will be. I have my own real DVD player, but I thought, maybe I should use the computer to play DVDs just in case my housemates are hogging the tv--that way I can watch a movie on my computer in my room. Please help.

2006-11-18 04:12:28 · 9 answers · asked by Zippy 3 in Desktops

my DSL isn't running very fast. computer is 6 years old. monitor fine, keyboard fine, need new tower (with AMD) moderate price. please suggest. most grateful

2006-11-18 04:09:42 · 2 answers · asked by L R 1 in Desktops

I have a Intel Extreme 2 graphics card for my PC and it doesn't support any shaders, which are required to play several games. I'm getting a new card, but does anyone know and mod drivers or emulators I could use until my new card comes in?

2006-11-18 04:05:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Been to F8 and tried the various options: safe mode etc. I have been told that with a copy of Windows EP I can boot up and run but don't know how to get to a point to switch so that I can reboot from CD-ROM. Cheers

2006-11-18 04:02:59 · 4 answers · asked by jonathan r 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to buy a laptop but I have no idea what brand or what I should get. So if you could give some help I would a apreciate it. I will be using it for college to store my papers for during break. Some of my classmates told me not to get a dell.

2006-11-18 03:32:57 · 10 answers · asked by Casandra 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-18 03:26:39 · 13 answers · asked by CHRISTOPHER G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i was thinking of ether getting a new hard drive and transfering all my fles to the new one or restoring my come from my last...dont rember what its called but it puts your somp back in to the same pleace it was a month or so ago. only problem is that last time i saved for that was over a year ago.

any ideas?

i know why it runs slow, i got too many viruses on it and even though i have norton, adaware and spybot i think my comp is still too fried to be fast.

2006-11-18 03:24:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have done system restore still no help

2006-11-18 03:19:00 · 1 answers · asked by Michelle S 2 in Scanners

I have had incredimail for many years now, I love it. With this internet explorer 7 which I have not installed yet, something happened to my incredimail, just wont work, so I uninstalled it to install it again but when I do it looks like it is installing but I dont see it installing , it stays blank, can someone help me with this, I just got to get it back.

2006-11-18 03:17:14 · 1 answers · asked by principejt 2 in Scanners

2006-11-18 03:15:30 · 1 answers · asked by Wade S 1 in Printers

after downloading a pc health check my laptop no longer functions i used a drive cleaner asuming it would restore it to its previous condition but now i have nothing is it possible to reinstall windows xp?

2006-11-18 02:59:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-18 02:59:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

2006-11-18 02:57:15 · 5 answers · asked by toughtme 1 in Desktops

2006-11-18 02:39:12 · 11 answers · asked by Ruben N 3 in Desktops

Is it easyer on the computer! i have windows xp 2006!

2006-11-18 02:37:38 · 4 answers · asked by hunter 3 in Add-ons