Hardware - December 2006

Mobile AMD Turion 64 MK-36 2.0GHz processor, 15.4" 1280x800 widescreen LCD, 1GB RAM, 60GB hard drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, Radeon Xpress1150 256MB onboard video, 802.11g wireless, and Windows XP Media Center Edition. For $599

2006-12-21 19:12:30 · 10 answers · asked by richard_carrasquero 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ive attempted default passwords, and no passwords without luck. ive even attempted to take out the power supply to let it sit overnight to clear the bios, but the machine has an integrated rechargeable 3v battery. thnx again for your input.

2006-12-21 19:12:01 · 2 answers · asked by ddblanco74 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

while i on my pc the cpu get started but my moniter wont start.i have checked with other moniter to find out wather my moniter is having any problem.but the same happend when i did with other moniter.can anyone help me to find a solution????

2006-12-21 19:11:45 · 6 answers · asked by freelikeplane 1 in Other - Hardware

is a intel pentium IV mobile a good one?? what about compared to intel pentium 4??? please help

2006-12-21 19:06:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-21 18:55:36 · 4 answers · asked by paris304 1 in Add-ons

2006-12-21 18:47:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

A couple of years ago I installed a new 120 gig hard drive as the slave drive and left the much smaller 6 or 8 gig as the master. Now the smaller drive is so full my computer keeps freezing up. Is it possible to switch the slave to master and vice versa, and what is the proper procedure so I do not lose the data on the current slave drive? If I remember correctly, all data from the C drive (small master) was copied over to the D drive (120 gig slave).

2006-12-21 18:28:51 · 2 answers · asked by dcn35 1 in Add-ons

My DVD burner seems to have lost its ability to burn DVDs. CDs can be burnt, just not DVDs. What could the problem be?

2006-12-21 18:26:44 · 3 answers · asked by timopictures 1 in Other - Hardware

How do I do this.? Do I have to parcel it up and put HPs name and address on it? I am scared of losing my laptap

2006-12-21 18:18:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a western digital protege 40gb hd with many large important files on it and it shows up in computer management, device manager, and the bios. It is recognized as an ntfs partition but when i right click on it i can not assign it a drive name and i do not know how to access the fileso n the drive so i can atleast reformat it. please help me im about to shed tears of hard drive pain.

2006-12-21 18:12:19 · 4 answers · asked by mca1990 2 in Desktops

my computer is not recognizing any cd's i put in my drive, can anyone help?its a windows xp

2006-12-21 17:51:27 · 4 answers · asked by kevinlasher 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-21 17:46:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking to purchase a tablet pc, but a customer reviewed the product as average for one reason and one reason only: there was no integrated bluetooth. What exactly does this feature enable you to do?

2006-12-21 17:08:51 · 4 answers · asked by ricedispenser251 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The other specs are about the same so I just need to know which processor is FASTER, more reliable, efficient, and practically performs better. ( I'm more of a gamer/multitasker, but don't regard it to much)

2006-12-21 16:59:18 · 5 answers · asked by bluevoltagex@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Hardware

At the moment I have a DVD drive that can only read DVDs, I recently purchased an additional drive that can read and burn. I want to install the other one, but am not really clear on what jumper settings really are, and how to best install the drive so that the one that I just purchased is the "master".

The more details the better.

Thanks in advance for any help.

2006-12-21 16:57:40 · 3 answers · asked by econdrone 2 in Add-ons

2006-12-21 16:50:29 · 5 answers · asked by sam roger 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-12-21 16:50:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a broken laptop that has a good monitor. i was wondering if and how can i modify it to work with my desktop?

2006-12-21 16:46:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2006-12-21 16:41:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I want to buy a gaming computer from 300 to 450 dollars online i need good online buying websites that are secure and have good prices. I want it to be capable of playing the lates games out there.
A DESKTOP GAMING PC

2006-12-21 16:39:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a Dell PC- dimensions desktop 8100. The computer itself is in pretty good condition but it's running on windows ME edition which I beleive is the reason it's freezing up, blue screens, program errors, etc. I just recently wiped the hard drive and reinstalled windows. I think I'd like to upgrade my operating system but then I start to think that I'd also like a dvd drive (which this pc doesnt have) and I'm also concerned that a new operating system won't run very well on an older computer. Should I just get an upgrade (windows xp, etc) or should I wait and save enough money for a new computer?

2006-12-21 16:35:44 · 13 answers · asked by MK 2 in Desktops

I'm wanting to connect with a computer that is on another floor. It's about 3 rooms away. Shoud I use a G or an N router?

2006-12-21 16:31:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

have recently purchased a new old laptop. I got a 6 GB hard drive in it. It originally had no OS in it. I put in a Windows 98 boot disk and put in command.com and scandisk log files in. Then I decided I didn't want 98 on it. I erased the files. I put in a Windows 95 boot disk and it still boots to 98 even though there are no files on the hard drive. It says "Type in command interpreter". I type something in but the message comes up again no matter what I type in. It won't let me do anything. I've typed in several commands but none work. How can I format my hard drive if I can't access it?

2006-12-21 16:26:25 · 4 answers · asked by Sean S 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

The intel 945gm express chipset says it has a pci express x16 graphics port but didn't say what are the compatible cards and how to install it. Can anyone tell me if its possible to add a pci express graphics card in a 945gm chipset so I can play games with better graphics.

2006-12-21 16:10:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My Pc boots with my monitor saying Check Signal Cable, my video card is seated properly. This problem started after i dissconnected my monitor to connect to my laptop and i just connected it back and it doesnt show any connection

2006-12-21 16:09:25 · 5 answers · asked by MicroNap 2 in Other - Hardware

Any suggestions make it run better just wondering if i should like install anything offline and should i install games and like itunes after other stuff also i have PC-cillin 2007 when should i install that first thing or wat

2006-12-21 16:05:07 · 4 answers · asked by dwcsoup22 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought a computer system which has 512M of RAM and had option for free upgrade tp 1G. The sales guy told me I would be better off with the 512Mb as the 1 Gb he said was slower memory and unless I was going to have over 8 applications open at once, that the 512 Mb would be faster. Is this possible?

2006-12-21 16:01:10 · 8 answers · asked by GORD P 1 in Desktops

A few hours after I downloaded mozilla firefox web browser, my toshiba laptop crashed. I end up downloading a LOT of other things too (doujinshi, if you know what that is). I'm wondering if my laptop crashed because it can't handle switching browsers, or if I downloaded one-too-many things. I need to switch browsers in order to access a particular webpage, but if I can't, well... nothing to do...

If you need more info, just ask. I'm thankful for any answers.

-Alika613

PS: Happy holidays!

2006-12-21 16:00:38 · 2 answers · asked by alika613 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

It will be going into a ph pavilion 510n 1.3g with 256mb men and 32g hard drive. How do i disable the video card thats hard wired on to the mother board so that radeon will be functional I have the soft ware and drivers any tips

2006-12-21 16:00:01 · 5 answers · asked by Karl 1 in Add-ons

I have recently purchased a new old laptop. I got a 6 GB hard drive in it. It originally had no OS in it. I put in a Windows 98 boot disk and put in command.com and scandisk log files in. Then I decided I didn't want 98 on it. I erased the files. I put in a Windows 95 boot disk and it still boots to 98 even though there are no files on the hard drive. It says "Type in command interpreter". I type something in but the message comes up again no matter what I type in. What's going on? Did I royally screw up or can I fix this. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!!!!

2006-12-21 15:57:13 · 3 answers · asked by Sean S 2 in Laptops & Notebooks