Hardware - December 2006

Everytime I click to open a file, it doesn't display fully on my desktop display so I have to maximize it. It is quite annoying to me.

2006-12-05 23:29:18 · 5 answers · asked by Seth 4 in Monitors

I realise that most PCs can now handle unpaired memory cards but on the servers I work with (x86) they still say you must install in pairs?

2006-12-05 23:23:28 · 10 answers · asked by Jonny P 1 in Other - Hardware

The problem is when I switch on the machine booting starts but immediately it hangs (actually the display on monitor is off) and I have to restart. But then also when I restart the machine by "RESET" function (which function useless) then I have to switch off the mains... But then also the problem continues..... please help......!

2006-12-05 23:17:27 · 4 answers · asked by red hot 1 in Other - Hardware

i need to know how to clean my keyboard and my monitor properly. what products are out there to clean these? thanks betty boop

2006-12-05 23:11:57 · 3 answers · asked by betty boop 3 in Monitors

When we partition the disk the drive letter starts from C through Z as letter A is allocated for floppy disk. But drive letter B is not available to allocate. Why?

2006-12-05 22:54:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-12-05 22:52:08 · 10 answers · asked by Tolits Donils 1 in Desktops

The os of my pc is win98.Sometimes it hang just after startup and sometimes in the middle of the games or browsing the internet.

2006-12-05 22:28:33 · 7 answers · asked by joe 1 in Desktops

I have some old video tapes, the contents of which I'd like to transfer to DVD, is there a simple way I can connect my VCR to my iMac and the copy the video tape?

2006-12-05 21:36:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

"i have a compaq laptop , but i have problem in reading cd's , does anyone knw the software which can read or play anytype of cd's (scratched that type ) , so please help me out

2006-12-05 21:22:25 · 4 answers · asked by chetan 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I dont want to use LAN UTP cables anymore.UGLY

2006-12-05 20:17:54 · 2 answers · asked by Erax 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-05 20:16:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2006-12-05 20:15:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-05 20:02:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

How do I find out what kind of motherboard my computer has?

2006-12-05 19:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

It never fails. It doesn't happen right away, but whenever i am using any of front panel USB ports my desktop crashes within 5 minutes or so. Sometimes its just causes my USB mouse to stop working. Sometimes the whole computer freezes up. I usually just use the USB ports for my flash drive.

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2.

Another thing that happens that might be related is that when i plug in headphones to the headphone jack, me speakers turn off (which they should). The problem is they never turn back on when I take out the headphones. I have to leave the headphones halfway in for the speakers to work.

2006-12-05 18:54:50 · 4 answers · asked by Charlie 2 in Desktops

I've had my monitor for maybe four years at the most and it has always been very reliant, but recently it would occasionally go on and off momentarily. It seems to happen almost every time I sign on to Windows XP but then doesn't happen again. Is the monitor going bad or could there be another problem? ( Oh and I have not changed anything on my computer for quite some time)

2006-12-05 18:37:24 · 2 answers · asked by adema24777 1 in Monitors

I use a 64MB USB flashdrive on my PC at home, and on a Mac at work. When I try to save files onto my USB, an error occurs where there isn't enough space; after deleting some larger files from the flash drive, there is still not enough space. When I change the view options on my PC to see hidden files, I see backup (???) files of those I already deleted still existing on my flash drive and taking up space. Is there any way to prevent backup files from being created so I can easily use my flash drive without having to worry about deleting hidden files? Thanks to all who reply.

2006-12-05 18:33:10 · 7 answers · asked by Nick R 1 in Add-ons

2006-12-05 18:15:07 · 2 answers · asked by rene g 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

A local comp shop quoted me this price to build this comp for gaming. Is this a good deal?
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 249.00
1G RAM 103.98
MSI GeForce 6600LC 256MB PCI-E 110.00
320GD WD Hard Drive SATA 120.00
Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x 60.00
ASUS P5NSLI LGA775 149.00
Black Case 50.00
Mitsumi 7 in 1 w/Floppy 35.00
Windows XP Pro 170.00
19" LCD Monitor 300.00
Labor 50.00

TOTAL 1400.00

2006-12-05 18:07:55 · 7 answers · asked by Robert 1 in Other - Hardware

if the laptop ram is DDR, than it'll fit in every laptop that uses DDR ram right? Thanks!

2006-12-05 17:29:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to upgrade my hard drive and my laptop is a hp pavilion zt3000, what options do I have? Thankyou!

2006-12-05 17:23:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have the windows XP upgrade. I paid over $100 when I bought it. I installed it on a laptop and 2 weeks later the screen on the laptop went out. It was an older laptop so it wasnt worth fixing. My question is this upgrade was for one computer but since the screen went out on that computer (I can't remember if I ever got to the point that I registered the XP upgrade..don't remember how that worked)..How would I go about installing this upgrade on another computer. I attempted to call Microsoft once about this but got someone in INDIA and didn't have a clue what they were saying....

2006-12-05 17:22:36 · 5 answers · asked by melinda 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Anyone know how I can have a missing key replaced... I am missing the 5 on my number keypad. Tried calling hp support and was told it was IMPOSSIBLE... is there any other way?

2006-12-05 17:16:08 · 2 answers · asked by hwlatmon 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-05 17:13:33 · 6 answers · asked by mouse_0034 1 in Add-ons

Tried everything, it will allow me to enable but disables right after enabling it. Any ideas? Anyone have a similar problem?

2006-12-05 17:10:16 · 1 answers · asked by Somnambulist 1 in Add-ons

I have a laptop that is 1.5 years old and its battery which used to hold 3.5 hours of charge lately only holds 1 hour maximum.
So, I crack open the battery and replaced its old, dying 6 cells with new ones which are of different brand (the old ones are "Molicel", the new ones are "LG"), but have the same specs (2400 mAh, 3.7 Volts).
Now after a full charge, I run the laptop from the new rebuilt battery. It says it only have 1 hour battery life. Ok, whatever, I let it run so that it should shut down by itself. After 1 hour, it says it only has 7% battery life left. I keep on waiting, and it is now hitting 2.5 hours mark, it still stays at 7%, and the laptop is still happily on and don't want to shutdown. I don't know, should I be happy or worried. Any input?

2006-12-05 17:05:07 · 3 answers · asked by Whatta 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-05 17:03:37 · 4 answers · asked by jo7bello 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-05 16:50:32 · 6 answers · asked by doctorhockey18 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does hard drive have time or stamp of when it was made?

I like to know this because I attached a hard drive about few month ago. I bought it from a recycle computer warehouse. The hard drive size was 20gb but I know other hard drive with that similar size tend to work still. I was watching a movie and suddenly it slow so suddenly. I restart the computer since there were nothing to do. The computer's hard drive is still slow but I was fortunate that I setup a network. I downloaded a test to see what wrong with the hard drive, however I am not sure how old it really is whether it might make difference. This to me it like checking the milk to see when it expire or why it expire.

Any comments?

Please no criticism about my grammar because I have disability.

2006-12-05 16:40:16 · 4 answers · asked by Bob 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-05 16:34:18 · 2 answers · asked by Allen 3 in Other - Hardware