Hardware - November 2006

2006-11-16 14:54:43 · 3 answers · asked by cramesh 1 in Desktops

i have no free ram spots and two 512 installed and was wondoring if i would see a difference going to 1.5GB

2006-11-16 14:46:17 · 4 answers · asked by hi▒ 1 in Add-ons

I have a new apple laptop (macbook) and I would like to know how I can maximize the life of the battery. Most of the time the laptop stays on my desk in one location, plugged in. Should I keep it plugged in 24/7? Should I unplug it at night? Should I remove the battery and just keep the laptop plugged in?

2006-11-16 14:06:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to know how to crack open my san disk mini cruzer flash drive without breaking it.....

2006-11-16 14:04:11 · 11 answers · asked by JellinJordan 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-16 13:59:26 · 7 answers · asked by caviegold 1 in Other - Hardware

i bought a game and i did not know that my computer does not have the video card it requires it says that i have to have geforce 7300 128mb or ati radeon 1300 128mb can someone tell me how i can update my computer vid card to these requirements please and give the steps clearly thanks

2006-11-16 13:55:44 · 5 answers · asked by bell 4 in Add-ons

2006-11-16 13:43:34 · 8 answers · asked by buckles1935 1 in Other - Hardware

Hey guys, follow up to my previous wailing about PCI-E Vs AGP,

I've an offer for this motherboard that accepts PCI-E and is DDR2 ram, 184pin compliant(which is cheaper and easier to get).

-->my current motherboard accepts only 240pin ddr2 sdram.

Similarly, if i were to upgrade my ram to 512 and buy an ATI Radeon 9550 AGP 8X graphic card with 256mb DDR2, it may roughly cost the same price as buying that new motherboard and the ram.

So should i get that new motherboard and slowly invest on the PCI-E card and ram, or should i just upgrade my System straight?

2006-11-16 13:42:36 · 2 answers · asked by sdbsenm 1 in Add-ons

2006-11-16 13:35:55 · 10 answers · asked by buckles1935 1 in Other - Hardware

Created a dual partition and installed Windows XP and 2003 server. Unable to use battery. It says invalid on startup and will not charge when plugged in

2006-11-16 12:54:31 · 3 answers · asked by AaronDavid 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-16 12:48:55 · 7 answers · asked by rogerjimerson 2 in Add-ons

I tryed my floppy disk at school and successfully loaded a document onto it. When I brought it home to work on, my disk wasnt formatted. I am very confused as both computers are Windows XP.

2006-11-16 12:38:10 · 4 answers · asked by ROSCO 1 in Other - Hardware

2 Things to answer for 10 points...

On my laptop it freezes all the time and i have to wait and then it will work (takes about 3 minutes)
ALSO
Sometimes (not all) when i push the monitor down to (fold it down-i guess its called) be down....
then when i want to get on it again it will say Insuffent memory to complete the API...

my laptop is
Toshiba Satellite P105
Ram--2gb
110-hrd drive
Intel Centrino Duo--processer
THANKS FOR 10 POINTS

2006-11-16 12:38:07 · 2 answers · asked by Columbus614Ohio 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

when the computer loads it has to many desktop items,how do i put them somewhere else so they dont load,as it takes too longto get computer up and running

2006-11-16 12:37:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

how do update my graphic card by just downoading from any site whn i ve got ati radeon igp 340m

2006-11-16 12:35:25 · 1 answers · asked by xplicit_content.f**k m 1 in Monitors

I went to an interview today for an office position. I know quite a bit about computers. So, I thought. I was asked " If someone comes in the room and you don't want them to see what is on your screen, How do you lock your computer? She DID NOT mean password protection.....she meant a super quick way. Anyone know a quick way to lock and unlock your pc? By a keyboard function maybe???
Thanks

2006-11-16 12:33:11 · 5 answers · asked by michelle_belle924 2 in Other - Hardware

I don't care if it's used I just want one around that price. anyone know where?

2006-11-16 12:30:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I built a computer with a 60gb hard drive, 1.6ghz Pentium 4 processor (with Hyperthreading, but I have know idea how to enable it in Windows), and 768mb RAM (2 small, slow 128mb sticks and one 512mb PC3200 stick). My video card is a Radeon 9550 256mb card. My video card use to be in an old eMachines computer whose specs weren't as good as my current computer, and games played smoother on the old one than they do on the new one. The main game I play is MVP Baseball, and it's very annoying when in mid-pitch, the graphics start studder-stepping. It will run smooth for about 15-20 seconds, but then will be choppy until I pause the game. After I resume, for some reason, it's back to normal. (It is an 8X AGP port) Is the video card the problem, even though the game use to run fine on an eMachines with a AMD 1300+ Athlon processor and 384mb of RAM? Thanks

2006-11-16 12:05:55 · 10 answers · asked by dave529 2 in Desktops

At present I have BSNL landline Telephone in INDIA. If I Take Broad band connection for 900Rs. How much I have to pay for this Landline Rent? and how they charge for calls ? and Is there any chance to get reduction in Telephone rent ?

2006-11-16 11:51:01 · 3 answers · asked by vinutha s 2 in Desktops

I recently acquired a Dell with no hard drive so I decided to remove the hard drive from an old Packard Bell PC and installed it in the Dell. When I came to boot the Dell, I got a blue screen with the following error:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.
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I've restarted the computer several times but still end up with the same error. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Remember that I'm not a PC user so imagine you're writing one of those dummy books. Thanks.

2006-11-16 11:50:47 · 9 answers · asked by A* 7 in Desktops

the mouce cord right now is WAY!!!!!! too short I was wondering any online sites where I can get one? Or even a chain store?

2006-11-16 11:50:43 · 8 answers · asked by Emizzle 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-11-16 11:50:01 · 5 answers · asked by cindy61892 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a Dell 3500 inspiron. unfortunatly it is plagued with viruses and spywear and other yuckie stuff like that. it is suppost to be running windows 98, but it has windows xp on it. how do i cheap and efficently get rid of all the yuckie viruses and reinstall windows 98. i dont current have a copy of win 98. any ideas?

2006-11-16 11:44:00 · 7 answers · asked by Snoopyk8 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have DOS in my system
i tried to boot from CD-ROM
the cd in cd-drive already
it show up the message to boot from CD-ROM 2 times
i did hit enter
but i still boot from hard-drive

2006-11-16 11:04:57 · 7 answers · asked by nh 2 in Other - Hardware

I got an old Compaq Presario 1700 notebook. It's 7 years old, and has no graphics card. The memory is less than or equal to 512 mb, and if you put anything that the installed Windows XP cannot handle, BOOM!!! It crashes. The corner of the screen is chipped, and it has only 1 interchangable CD burner/reader/DVD player drive. It has 2 USB ports, both 1.0. The only stuff installed on it is IE7, Windows Media player 10 or 11, I don't remember, Inter Video WinDVD 6, Windows Defender, Yahoo! Widgets, and one simple game. The only good side is that the hard drive is new. Any tips on how to fix it up, and if it can handle the upcoming Windows Vista?
I'm pretty good with the computer, and my dad's friend is a computer programmer, so I can handle any tips. PLEASE help me!

2006-11-16 10:59:28 · 4 answers · asked by dveltmands 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-16 10:58:08 · 6 answers · asked by sform26 1 in Add-ons

2006-11-16 10:57:47 · 5 answers · asked by Alvin J 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am using mozilla firefox and scrolling is slow sometimes and videos
dont play right how can i fix this, I know if i turn the res down to 800*600 it might fix it but i am using a 19 inch monitor.

2006-11-16 10:54:52 · 7 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Monitors

Drive is 120GB- dont worry about size
Im good w/ computers so u can use technical lingo
THANKS!!!

2006-11-16 10:52:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-11-16 10:45:41 · 4 answers · asked by jonareading18 1 in Laptops & Notebooks