Hardware - December 2006

I'm usually good with this type of jargon, and, I have a general idea of what they both mean, but...I want to be sure. I'm about to buy some computer parts from new egg. Don't want to buy the wrong thing. :)

I know the basics, but, if anyone could give me a little more...that'd be AWESOME.

2006-12-29 05:02:05 · 7 answers · asked by CuriousLikeACat 1 in Other - Hardware

And tha's why can't get Mozilla.
Do you know what should I do?

2006-12-29 05:01:11 · 3 answers · asked by Pink Panther 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-29 04:58:51 · 4 answers · asked by copperkid 2 in Monitors

So...

I bought a copy of XP from a small computer shop in town...

"£80?"...bargin!

The guy hands me a small brown cardboard box, says its an "OEM" but "it will work fine", foolishly I trust his word and pay the £80.

When I got home I had a look at it and it says all this stuff about "only to be distributed with a new computer" all over it....It looks like an official Microsoft product.

Finally got my machine to boot from the CD, I kept getting stuck at the "KERNEL DEBUGGER DLL" stage...I take it there is some sort of link between this slightly under-hand version of XP and the trouble I'm having re-installing?

I've still got the receipt, so If I take it back tommorow and ask politley for a refund...Is it worth me telling him that Microsoft might be interested to hear about his antics if he doesn't oblige?

2006-12-29 04:49:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My friend gave me his laptop to fix some problems on it but the battery is dead. I need to buy the power cord/cable but don't know which one. Can I find the model # on the laptop or should I just take it into Radio Shack or Bestbuy to find the cord?

2006-12-29 04:49:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-29 04:45:04 · 3 answers · asked by Vern 1 in Add-ons

My usb port shows as working fine in the device manager. Shows no problems at all. But anytime I plug in a usb device of any kind it just doesn't read it. It won't register that anything is being plugged in. Any suggestions on how to fix this because it is a real problem right now. Thanks.

2006-12-29 04:33:07 · 5 answers · asked by acwmainoffice 1 in Desktops

I don't know much about computers and I don't want to buy the game if I can't run it on the computer.

2006-12-29 04:20:44 · 3 answers · asked by What Do I Know? 3 in Desktops

can i add files to the image file that has been created already and burn. will both be viewable after burning....please help....thanks

2006-12-29 04:20:35 · 8 answers · asked by jekill_cool 1 in Other - Hardware

I have an IBM Thinkpad 560 laptop but this does not have a USB port. I have a PS/2 (Male) to USB (Female) convertor. I have connected this USB (Female) socket to a Personal Video Recorder using its USB port. I want to run the PVR software (E-Linker from Humax) on my laptop so that it thinks its talking to a USB port but which actually goes through the mouse port and connects to the PVR USB in order to download some of my recorded material. Is this possible at all?

2006-12-29 04:18:51 · 4 answers · asked by Nore G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im trying to re-install windows xp

I get to the blue windows set-up page, and it gets stuck on
"Setup is loading files (KERNEL DEBUGGER DLL)" bit

any ideas/solutions?

thanks:)

2006-12-29 04:15:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I use various programs that, at times, require me to press four or more keys at once to perform various actions, however most of the time it only registers three keys being pressed... Is there any way I can get my computer/keyboard to accpet all four or more keys being pressed or must I live with only being able to use three at a time?

2006-12-29 04:13:56 · 5 answers · asked by Nathan 2 in Other - Hardware

Hello,
Is there an easy and fast way to transfer 80gb music file from an old External hard drive to a new external hard drive ?

2006-12-29 04:13:20 · 5 answers · asked by a m 1 in Other - Hardware

An Intel Pentium 4 Processor 524 (3.06GHz, 533FSB)

or a Pentium D Processor 805 with Dual Core Technology (2.66GHz, 533FSB)

2006-12-29 04:10:26 · 6 answers · asked by photoman9988 1 in Other - Hardware

We have D-link modem DFM-560E since 2001 and its original drivers are meant for only Window 98.

Now we want it to install in Window XP.

I failed in getting its drivers from D-Link site.

so from where can I get the drivers ?

2006-12-29 04:08:02 · 2 answers · asked by mabi212001 2 in Add-ons

I am fixing a laptop for somebody. He was working normally and it shut down. I found out that the hard drive was broken, so now I have a new one installed in it. Now the only problem is that if I try to install windows XP its wont boot from the cd. All the settings in the bios are fine, and it is set to boot from the cd first. I know the cd works fine because i tried it on a different computer. I also tried using different bootable cd's (any bootable program), and none of the work. I just get an error saying that no bootable media was found.

The hard drive is installed fine, because the bios detects it. I am a pretty advanced computer user, and the funny thing is that I fix computers for a side business...but...this is the first time this is happening to me. HELP ME OUT!

again..i am 110% sure that all the settings are fine. The laptop is a Dell latitude c610 running the dell a07 bios. The new hard drive is a 80gb Hitachi drive.

Thanks in advance.

2006-12-29 03:58:05 · 3 answers · asked by untitled10101 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

(and no not porno guys) tho DVD-R and DVD+R CD's kepp getting ejected from my computer what do i do?

2006-12-29 03:53:38 · 3 answers · asked by k_b_355 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a ibook from like two years ago. Whenever I use iMovie and try to rasterize a clip it takes like ten minutes. Would upgrading the memory make the computer run faster and allow it to rasterize clips faster. How big a difference would it make? How about the hard drive?

2006-12-29 03:49:01 · 10 answers · asked by mbtafan 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I entered the BIOS setup and updated the time, date and year. Then, I pressed ESC button and followed by F10 (Save) and Y. The 'saving' process takes time (Usually it is quite fast). I thought the computer hanged, so I turned off the computer and powered on again. But there is no video output. I already tried to change monitor, VGA card, RAM, Motherboard BIOS Batery but it still no video output. Please help me to solve this problem.

2006-12-29 03:43:15 · 5 answers · asked by Jan Istana 1 in Other - Hardware

I ran out of colored ink, and when I tried to print,this window came up and It has no way of closing it ,Help and Thank You

2006-12-29 03:39:38 · 4 answers · asked by lennie 6 in Printers

Kindly specify the difference in speed

2006-12-29 03:32:25 · 4 answers · asked by inbu 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How do I tweak the fan's running speed. I have a little tool here that tels me that my motherboard and proccessor are far overheated. Any way I can tweak this?

2006-12-29 03:32:18 · 6 answers · asked by monkeyinaplane 2 in Desktops

(I can get into BIOS with no problem.) Also, how do I know which drivers are safe to uninstall in "device manager"?
I know my motherboard has onboard sound, but I am trying to use a soundcard now because I cant get any sound out of the computer.
Windows XP
Cobra AW840 (soundcard)

2006-12-29 03:18:31 · 4 answers · asked by Dave C 1 in Desktops

but the new one is a 300watt, will that cause any damage or malfunctions, or over heating. Or will it be ok to use??

2006-12-29 03:11:06 · 10 answers · asked by Benji-Boi 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a laptop which uses a INTEL Core Duo T2300 Processor with Mobile Intel 945GM Chipset.
And I'd like to know if it's possible to change the processor to the Intel Core 2 Duo T7600. without making any other change of the chipset or the mainboard.
Will I get any trouble?

2006-12-29 03:01:07 · 7 answers · asked by s.K. 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have just brought a new monitor but the built in speaker isn't great. I need a couple of very small (running out of desk room!) speakers that i can also plug headphone into if i want to. Any suggestions?

PS I'm not looking to spend a lot of money and need to be able to buy the from the UK.

2006-12-29 02:56:35 · 6 answers · asked by treasurebum2003 2 in Other - Hardware

I Just bought a new computer with 512 memory and it has a lot less than a 1/4 of that now
HELP... 10 points to the best answers.

2006-12-29 02:54:11 · 9 answers · asked by Techman2 4 in Desktops

my pc seems to run alot, can anyone tell me what to do to fix this?It will run like every 10 minutes and i dont know how to fix it. Can anyone help me with this prpoblem?? Please help, would appreciate it very much!! thanks

2006-12-29 02:48:11 · 4 answers · asked by mickymouse 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-29 02:48:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

when i insert any pen drive or card reader my mouse pointer starts vibrating i tried re-installing windows also i know the problem is with a hardware can anyone say how much may a usb slot for my celeron pc cost in India(only in India)

2006-12-29 02:04:07 · 5 answers · asked by Maaz M 1 in Add-ons