Hardware - December 2006

i wanna build a hardcore gaming pc help me choose my components

2006-12-31 15:40:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i am trying to upload a video (from my camera) onto myspace...it keeps saying... processing failed please try again... im thinking it might be to big... how do i fix this?

2006-12-31 15:35:06 · 2 answers · asked by mj 3 in Add-ons

Ive read some things about tranfer , but the thing is that i toasted the motherboard out of my old pc and want my personal files from the old hard drive. Is it true that i cannot get the program files , just the data. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank-you in advance and happy holidays

2006-12-31 15:32:32 · 7 answers · asked by pandora13 1 in Other - Hardware

i have the drivers but i get static when i touch the wires.. plz help..
I just cleaned out my comp and reinstalled everthing i think it is more then a software prob.. everything is plugged in right too.

2006-12-31 15:28:34 · 3 answers · asked by tesa o 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-31 15:20:54 · 7 answers · asked by slowmotion 1 in Other - Hardware

dell laptop

2006-12-31 15:20:53 · 6 answers · asked by harryman9090 1 in Add-ons

My son has a new HP printer, which he wants to install on his Windows XP system. After connecting the USB cable (as prompted), the system begins detecting the printer device. At step 5/8 he receives a message saying that a Win32 error has occurred, and the system must shut down. Upon restart, everything he's done up to that point is uninstalled ( an uninstallation program comes up automatically).

Does anyone have any idea how we can get this printer installed, other than calling HP? (I'd like to get it done asap so my teenage son isn't morose and moping about).

Thanks for all the help!

2006-12-31 15:18:56 · 5 answers · asked by operalph 4 in Printers

Should I take it to Gateway or is there a simple way to fix this.

2006-12-31 15:18:32 · 5 answers · asked by lilAudrey 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

For about the first 6 months I had my computer, it ran perfectly. Then it started randomly crashing. I continued to send error reports to Microsoft when I rebooted, but I didn't get any information. It would tell me that it was a problem with my power, CPU, RAM, or Hard Drive. They finally figured out it was my RAM. I only have one RAM slot filled, so I ran Windows Memory Diagnostic, and I got a bunch of errors. I switched it to the second (of 2) slots on my motherboard, and no errors. I'm assuming it was just the slot, but how can I be sure? Do I eventually need to replace my motherboard if I want more RAM (rather than just replacing the old stick)? I need help!

2006-12-31 15:16:20 · 7 answers · asked by Jordan 2 in Desktops

They aren't recognized as Blank DVDs. Im not sure why, I have a DVD +R/-R Burner, any suggestions?

2006-12-31 15:04:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i've been searching for a graphics card that has pixel shading and a few other capabilities, but my computer only has PCI slots (it was a custom build from Dell). i have a basic nvidia card right now, but i'm looking into upgrading. are there any PCI cards with pixel shading capabilities??

i need card names and (preferably) sites where i could look into purchasing one.

thanks,

josh

2006-12-31 15:03:46 · 3 answers · asked by joshstew85 2 in Desktops

Thinking of buying a used compaq presario 1700 notebook but the screen stays black after turning it on .it works fine with exteral monitor the owner say`s a friend of his darkend the screen in a attempt to get the computer cheaper but im not sure if it can be darkend or lightend from keyboard is there a hot key or shortcut

2006-12-31 15:01:51 · 4 answers · asked by chipp_63 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

What was your starting pay for full time work?

2006-12-31 14:58:34 · 2 answers · asked by Glenn 1 in Other - Hardware

i have a canon i950 printer i just put in a new black ink cartidge and the computer still shows that it is almost empty how long will it take for the computer to know that i put more ink in the printer

or how does the computer know how i put more ink in my canon printer
(note:the canon printer was 1/10 empty and i was tired of it prompting me so i changed it)

2006-12-31 14:49:30 · 1 answers · asked by macgyver 1 in Printers

ok so I have had the sims 2 since it came out and all the expansions but when I put the disk in it dosen't read it it says make sure the disk is in blah blah but I know there is nothing wrong with the disk because it has been doing it with the other sims 2 disks not just one of them and sometimes I can get it to play it.
also when I try to play cds but it like skips and stuff even though it is a brand new cd
so what is the problem?

2006-12-31 14:46:08 · 4 answers · asked by hannahwight 1 in Other - Hardware

I don't understand it, how is going from 2.8ghz to 2.4 ghz an upgrade. Core Duos are faster, but how do I know what I'm getting will be an upgrade over my current P4 2.8ghz HT? I don't want to go spending money on something that turns out to be just about the same as my previous system.

2006-12-31 14:45:52 · 6 answers · asked by Rush_Informer01 2 in Desktops

I'm upgrading and want to sell my current system:

Graphics Card: ATI 9600XT 256MB
Processor: Intel P4 2.80Ghz HT
Motherboard: Asus P4C800 Deluxe
Hard Drive: Hitachi 200Gb
RAM: 2x512Mb Kingston Hyper X 3200RAM
CDRW Drive: 52x32x52
DVD Drive: 16x

How much would you estimate I should try and sell this for? I am hoping I can get at least $500 out of it.

2006-12-31 14:41:47 · 7 answers · asked by Rush_Informer01 2 in Desktops

I have an Dell Desktop. It's power supply says 110v on the back. I live in Japan. Can I plug my computer directly into the outlets here (they are all 100v) or will I fry my computer?

2006-12-31 14:39:47 · 8 answers · asked by benjaminswanson 2 in Desktops

im in the middle of reloading my laptop and its telling me that the file ialmnt5.sys (intel extreme graphics) is needed. what do i do??
i doubt i have that file!

2006-12-31 14:33:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

my USB port will only recognize my printer and my old mp3 usb. it won't recognize any new devices i plug in. i don't think it's a driver problem since the balloon doesn't even pop up indicating that the computer senses a device. so i figured that i must have pressed some thing to turn all of my ports off or something. does anyone have the same problem?!

2006-12-31 14:32:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I was loading the software for a new printer. Halfway through the process, the software stopped loading. I took the CD out and tried to shut down the computer. The computer was shutting down slowly and so, in haste, I just shut the system off. Now, when I turn it on, I get the Dell logo for a few seconds, then just a blank screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left hand corner. How can I get the computer to boot up? (I did try hitting F2 and F12 when the Dell logo appears, but nothing happened. This is a dell desktop running Windows XP.

2006-12-31 14:17:46 · 4 answers · asked by ptc712 1 in Monitors

i just bought a digital camera and it came with a secure digital card reader/writer. i tryed installing it with the cd but it says it will only work with a windows 98 and but i have a windows xp. is there anyway to make it so i can use the reader? i bought the camera on ebay so i dont know what to do.

please help!

2006-12-31 14:17:25 · 2 answers · asked by mj 3 in Add-ons

2006-12-31 14:16:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

pleaz i need help on the menu screen on the moniter it just shows a horseshoe magnet with a cross across it and a "NO" on the side? is it automatic??? HELP!!!

2006-12-31 14:13:46 · 3 answers · asked by surfurguy126 1 in Monitors

My Computer is not running as ussual, i think the Windows XP startup is slower, sometimes its super slow depending on each time i turn on my PC, so i have to restart it, i think when i open the browser for the 1st time it takes time. i have a PC Game, Need for Speed Carbon Collector's Edition, i know my PC runs the previous game Most Wanted not smoothly, when i Installed Carbon im sure its suppose to be like Most Wanted but some audio in Carbon sometimes repeats and sometimes exits it self, it hangs when i exit it, when i tried playing Most Wanted, its the same, but Most Wanted doesn't have repeating audio before. I will format my PC when Windows Vista is released . By the way, this is my PC specs, tell me if any of this is not enough to run Need for Speed Carbon, and future games .

- Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz
- Nvidia GeForce 6600
- 1 GB RAM
- 200 GB HDD .

I don't think its actually slow, its more like its running Normally, but slows down depending on the program im running.

2006-12-31 14:05:56 · 9 answers · asked by Silver6 2 in Desktops

I put a kodak easyshare instalation CD in so that i could install the kodak program to upload pictures. it went though the installation procedure and then told me that i needed to restart my mac. so i clicked restart.i left for like 5 minutes and came back to the computer. the computer was back to all the factory settings and all of my programs wornt on the desktop. for example, limewire was on my computer but not installed. also, all of my music was deleted. is there anyway i can get my computer back to normal? thanks

2006-12-31 14:05:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

0x00a8ade0 referenced memory at 0x00f3ef50 the memory could not be written.
0x00750018 referenced memory at 0x04000000 could not be written.
0x49790053 referenced memory at 0x49790053 could not be read

2006-12-31 14:04:08 · 2 answers · asked by shilo136 1 in Other - Hardware

I restarted my Mac laptop and everything was gone, including all of my music. Is there anyway i can import my music from my ipod back into my mac so that i dont have to re-download everything? thanks

2006-12-31 14:01:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-31 13:57:51 · 6 answers · asked by shadmack014 1 in Desktops

my hard drive have been formated for two drives.where can I get instruction to change it back or email it to me

2006-12-31 13:57:32 · 4 answers · asked by Lumas W 1 in Other - Hardware