Hardware - December 2006

recently i came home from work to find my user acct had been changed from a comp. admin acct. to a limited account and my gf's to the master acct. after correcting the prob, a week later when returning from work pc would not boot past DELL SCREEN. she said that she had the hard drive locked until she could finish having someone install my suprise. i can only access the F2 SYSTEM SETUP, and F12 BOOT MENU. what do i need to do to fix this prob.? help!!!

2006-12-30 02:30:34 · 4 answers · asked by Titanjp 1 in Other - Hardware

there is a website you can go to to compare cell phones. Is there one I can go to to compare laptops? I have to purchase one for use at home and at a small business. thank you in advance for information.

2006-12-30 02:28:29 · 5 answers · asked by Lace 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-30 02:22:05 · 1 answers · asked by X 2 in Other - Hardware

laptop is an acer travelmate 2300 i have replaced the dc jack but now i only see a flashing light on the front. before i replaced the jack igot nothing fromthe laptop.. so this is an improvement but still i need help resolving....

2006-12-30 02:21:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

actually the problem is dat..the lead in & lead out is okay,but it cant read or write any cd.i have formatted my comp,but still the problem is not solved...give me any suggestions ....

2006-12-30 02:12:30 · 6 answers · asked by sam_hell 1 in Add-ons

Ok so im going to build a computer but first i thought i should get your opinions , here are the specs:

CPU: Amd Athlon 5200+ am2
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair
RAM: Corsair TwinX2 XMS2-6400 2 gig
GPU: XFX 8800gts
PSU: Zalman ZM600-HP 600w
HDD: 2x Western Digital 250G caviar (RAID 0)
Sound card: Creative Soundblaster XI-FI Xtreme Music

1.How would you rate this out of 10 ?
2.What should I change ?
3.What would YOU change ?

2006-12-30 02:12:03 · 3 answers · asked by Lance L 1 in Desktops

My PC has started turning itself back on (restarting) whenever I click on Turn off in Windows. It has only started this today, and was fine yesterday. I have checked that the power button isn't stuck and obvious things like that. Anyone got any ideas what may be causing this?

2006-12-30 02:10:47 · 7 answers · asked by clarky303 4 in Desktops

2006-12-30 02:09:54 · 7 answers · asked by Klaudia c 1 in Desktops

hoping it will help with static issue

2006-12-30 02:02:48 · 1 answers · asked by jeffv71 1 in Desktops

how do you get to it on you computer?

2006-12-30 01:28:49 · 12 answers · asked by Ae_babii13 1 in Other - Hardware

How can I find the best compatible hard drive for a cyrix iii 7 years old computer?

2006-12-30 00:57:44 · 11 answers · asked by secfornot 1 in Desktops

2006-12-30 00:48:00 · 4 answers · asked by billy b 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-30 00:09:33 · 4 answers · asked by mkaa2008 1 in Monitors

I heard I can have (2) 512 mb cards running (like I do now) at the same time or (2) 1 gig cards at the same time, but not a 512 mb card and a 1 gig card like I want to. Is this true? It will cost me $300.00 to put 2 gig cards in the computer!

2006-12-30 00:07:08 · 6 answers · asked by speedo r 1 in Desktops

when i scan a photo in fairly high definition,it scans ok,but when i try to open it in my photos,it comes up not enough memory,how do i allocate more memory,my pc is about 200 gb,so i should have plenty of spare memory

2006-12-29 23:30:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

should i clean it with dry cloth or shall i clean it with a wet towel or shall i use a detergent if so what detergent shall i use

2006-12-29 23:29:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Have a rubbish printer at the moment ($60 job). Want to be able to print convincing cd labels. Need to look good. What do I need hardware/software wise?

After recommendations on printers, CD application kits etc. Just want to be able to produce a CD label indistinguishable from the real thing (don't worry its all harmless, just my music collection!)

Can I achieve this for under £100 ($196)?

2006-12-29 23:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by GL 2 in Printers

2006-12-29 23:23:37 · 1 answers · asked by yuki_natsuo 2 in Add-ons

2006-12-29 23:20:31 · 1 answers · asked by Hayel Msherbash 1 in Other - Hardware

My LG-LCD Sreen Moniter , Its Warrnty Expire on 20/feb2007
But Not action On My Complant, By Service Center say its Natural Problem...!!! But My Friend Say to me Its Defecty Problem...!!! Whats Reality.........Suggest me Who Expet in LCD.

2006-12-29 23:13:57 · 4 answers · asked by anushkakothari 1 in Monitors

2006-12-29 22:58:14 · 1 answers · asked by WAW 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-29 22:55:49 · 12 answers · asked by The Handsome Stranger 2 in Add-ons

i was thinking of buying a laptop, then again, i thought wouldnt it be cheaper to buy the parts i want and then assemble it. how hard is it to assemble a laptop from scratch?

2006-12-29 22:51:09 · 10 answers · asked by kenny7399 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

hey you tech heads ive a prob.i formatted windows xp and it loaded fine first time 6 weeks ago,i came to start it up yesterday,and it came up with black and white screen telling me options of loading up in safe mode etc,but when i click on any of the options it dont do nothing.the hard drive light is on perminatly,and maked a small click noise every few seconds or so and nothing happens.help please??

2006-12-29 22:45:46 · 10 answers · asked by sam tyler 3 in Desktops

wat is the better type of mobo's evga brands or asus brands or are they both the same please expand on this.,

a specific question linked to the main one is:
wat is better eVGA nvidia 680i SLI or ASUS p5n32 nvidia 680i SLI mobo

2006-12-29 22:30:41 · 4 answers · asked by lolcuz212 3 in Other - Hardware

When i connect my PSP in the USB port, it says insert a removable drive F, but i don't even know where that drive is on my computer.

Whenever i put the USB in, it says it is in drive E. What the heck.

2006-12-29 22:25:34 · 3 answers · asked by Jordan K ® 3 in Add-ons

im at my friends house and his computer shuts down exactly like mine does when using msn live messenger with the webcam, thought on mine it was because its a 1.3 ghz amd, but his is pentium 4 any ideas why its doing this? no spyware or virus's

2006-12-29 22:24:24 · 5 answers · asked by stuie 3 in Desktops

2006-12-29 22:22:26 · 4 answers · asked by yeneneh t 1 in Desktops

my computer is a Advent T9306

2006-12-29 22:20:09 · 10 answers · asked by RAPTOR 49 1 in Add-ons

Does anyone know if it is possible to use a digital camera in video mode as an input device for an iMac. I want to replace the isight camera with my canon camera basically - any ideas??

2006-12-29 21:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by Andrew M 1 in Desktops