Hardware - December 2006

I will be attending the Univeristy of Texas at Austin where i will major in history, and i need help finding a good laptop. What kind of laptop do you recomend, or what specs should i look for in a good laptop?

2006-12-30 12:06:08 · 5 answers · asked by The Duke 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

It is a Custom build PC it has:

2.0 ghz AMD

300 GB Hard Drive

6 USB Ports

GeForce 6600 Graphic Card

MSI Motherboard

2006-12-30 12:04:34 · 8 answers · asked by devan424 1 in Desktops

I just bought a nicely loaded Toshiba lap top and I let the battery on it charge over night but it still only lasted about 45 minutes. Is this normal or should I take it back?

2006-12-30 11:40:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

What Would Be the Value of My Computer if it had the Following Features:
- 733 MHz Processor
- 20 GB Hard Drive
- 256 MB of RAM
- 2 USB Ports
- Emachines E-Tower 733i
- CD Writer/Player
- Windows ME
- Basic Keyboard and Mouse
- 15 Inch CRT Monitor
- All Cables and Plugs Required

2006-12-30 11:38:27 · 5 answers · asked by mattied23 3 in Desktops

A friend had suggested that I add 256 ram to the existing 256. Is it a good idea?
What other things I can do to make it faster. When i first bought it 18 month ago it was much faster.

2006-12-30 11:38:04 · 8 answers · asked by Joe J 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was using my computer the other day and it froze up so I tried to reset it but it wouldn't so I unplugged it and it will not power back on now at all. I checked my surge protector I even plugged it straight into the wall and still nothing. The green light on the back of the power supply was blinking so I pulled the power supply out and tried another one fromm a different computer but still no go. When I unhook the supply from my board the light will go to a solid green and when I start to plug it back into the board the fans will kick on and off but when I plug it all the way in nothing works and the light goes back to blinking. Is my mother board more than likely shot? I am going to try the HP troubleshooting on the power supply but I don't see that helping. Any advice would be appreciated.

2006-12-30 11:37:21 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin E 2 in Desktops

Help my Dell Latitude Laptop is locked and I don't have anyway of getting the password. Do you know any way of getting in or any programs to opening it. If I install Windows XP will it bypass the password for now! PLEASE send me your thoughts!

Additional Information:
It have my Windows 2000 professinal!

2006-12-30 11:34:33 · 6 answers · asked by Fergie 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-30 11:26:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

2006-12-30 11:22:21 · 1 answers · asked by lansinar 1 in Other - Hardware

i have a pc proccesor 2.6 ghz ati radeon 9250 pci and 512 mb of ram would it help if i upgraded to one gb of ram?

2006-12-30 11:19:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

which one is faster and more reliable. how fast are the processors in their true speed?

2006-12-30 11:16:13 · 7 answers · asked by mark_manuel680 2 in Other - Hardware

im looking at getting a good gaming cpu but i dont know which one are the best and aren't too expensive.

2006-12-30 11:06:27 · 5 answers · asked by basketballplaya_jer 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was recently told I have a bad stick of RAM. Windows will not boot up, I have two sticks of RAM in my computer, 1 bad one and 1 good, how can I tell what to speed to buy? Do you have to match the sticks or can you have a 256 stick and a 512 stick?

2006-12-30 11:04:24 · 5 answers · asked by dusty_becker 2 in Other - Hardware

i have a laptop ,bluetooth dongle and a buetooth ear piece .can i set them up to talk to someone on msn ?rather than using wired headset?

2006-12-30 11:00:58 · 8 answers · asked by des k 3 in Add-ons

I was wondering if anyone knew if the battery in the Dell Inspiron 1000 was recalled. I went to the Dell website and it said it wasn't, but it still gets very hot.

2006-12-30 10:56:38 · 1 answers · asked by Jim 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a phillips iqon desktop computer, I am with BT internet and i have a BT home Hub,I got a hi grade laptop for my daughter for crimbo and want to connect her wirelessly, what do i do and what do i need? from a hopeless computer person.....p.s. i don't think my desktop has wireless connection,do i need it to be wireless?

2006-12-30 10:49:42 · 9 answers · asked by ANNE G 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Earlier today I spilled my cup of coffee on the keybaord of my home laptop. After a few seconds, its shut off...and now it won't do a thing. Is there anything I can do?

2006-12-30 10:42:26 · 7 answers · asked by poojay 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-30 10:40:28 · 3 answers · asked by dadudesam2 3 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-30 10:36:26 · 2 answers · asked by raj 2 in Desktops

2006-12-30 10:31:40 · 6 answers · asked by irvingbloom 1 in Add-ons

would like to know something about hooking up two computers in the same house. i'm running cable hook up. with the cable box. 2nd, i bought a eathernet hub. , ok the way i understand it is,,, that the 5-cat wire thats running into the cable box,unhook it then insert it to the hub box. then the next wire hooks in the main computer #1,, then another wire to the secound computer.#2 the one i'm trying to hook up is number 2 computer.. if i'm right. with this.ok i did that and the pci#2 computer saying something about an address can't connect.?? if anyone can help me please do so.....oohh. yes some one told me to buy a switch... i guss the cable box switch then hub box.. not sure thanks...

2006-12-30 10:30:43 · 6 answers · asked by LISA M 1 in Add-ons

My cd rom drive was left open and I accidentally got my sweatpants caught unto it and it pulled it out of place. I pressed the "open/close" button and it wouldnt close so I pushed it back closed. Now when I hit the "open/close" button, the light blinks as if its about to open, but its jammed shut. I tried the sticking a pin to the small hole trick but that didnt work. Is my computer permantly damaged????

Thanks in advance . . .

2006-12-30 10:23:31 · 7 answers · asked by btmitc 2 in Desktops

2006-12-30 10:12:21 · 2 answers · asked by olddad1264 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I know that having a low amount of memory can freeze a computer but I heard somewhere that having mixed chips of RAM, like a 512 MB chip and a 256 MB chip can also make it lock up. Is this true?

2006-12-30 09:55:32 · 6 answers · asked by penroff4 2 in Other - Hardware

All of my back up files and videos are gone...........

2006-12-30 09:47:40 · 6 answers · asked by CAT 3 in Add-ons

I just got a new battery to replace my old battery which was dead. When the new battery came to me, it had a charge, I could tell by pushing in the button on the side and 4 of the 5 lights came on green. I put the battery in my computer and it said it was charging it. Then, it went to zero percent charged. I took the battery out and pushed the button and now only the first light comes on and blinks green. How can the battery go from being almost completly charged to not at all? The third party I bought the battery from said to upgrade my BIOS, but I tried that, and it said my BIOS were already up-to-date. Any ideas?

2006-12-30 09:39:36 · 4 answers · asked by BA92107 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

The drive is a secondary drive. It is a seagate 120 GB.

Okay so I have been having problems with this drive off and on for a few months. My computer would sometimes freeze when I accessed the drive or when I shut down.

I've had it for about 7 months or so. No problems the first few months. Recently the drive is not even showing when I go to my computer. I've pretty much accepted at this point that I'm not going to be able to get back what was on there. Fortunately most of my important stuff was on my C drive.

I'm no expert but fidgeting around I was able to get it to at least show when I go to My Computer. However, I can't get inside and when I try to format it seems to be taking forever. I think this thing is done. Any advice?

2006-12-30 09:36:26 · 7 answers · asked by acvader 2 in Desktops

2006-12-30 09:34:25 · 7 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

It is not a decision I want to take lightly. I have workarounds once I am in Windows, but it would be nice for it to work prior to Windows loading.

2006-12-30 09:32:53 · 2 answers · asked by Darrell 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-30 09:28:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks