Hardware - January 2007

My computer (laptop) wont play sound anymore? The little icon that should be at the bottom right corner disappeared a couple of weeks ago and i had to do it with the little thing that usually turns up the volumn. But now thats not working. (we just got our computer back from my dads work office cause its their company computer and they had to download some stuff to it) But i have tried everything even going to control panel but it keeps saying: no mixer device. or something...

WHAT SHOULD I DO?! I need sound now!!

>also its making a beeping noise every 5min or so...what does that mean?

2007-01-20 07:10:00 · 1 answers · asked by Kay-Bianca 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need help converting the file and or shrinking it to be able to place it on you tube.

2007-01-20 07:03:20 · 5 answers · asked by Hyphy_In_Vallejo_Yeeeeeeeeeeeeee 1 in Add-ons

how much could i get for it if i wanted to sell it

2007-01-20 06:52:07 · 3 answers · asked by DJ 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking for a generic wiring diagram for the PC Speaker, floppy drive, hard drive, LEDs, power switch, reset switch, etc.. that's connected to the motherboard.

2007-01-20 06:43:51 · 2 answers · asked by Sycho 1 in Other - Hardware

plz help i need to install my webcam for msn ...any1 got smartcam 2.1 driver

2007-01-20 06:43:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Geek Squad_ - 1GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with u3. It states on pkg win xp or 2000. I have win 98se now with a driver can I run this? If so where can I locate a driver for it? I don't need to use the u3 just the drive itself.

2007-01-20 06:39:43 · 4 answers · asked by white 3 in Add-ons

i have a 1.8ghz amd 2500XP on an abit nf7 motherboard running nforce 2.0 i have an nvidia 6600 agp 8x with 256mb ram and 1GB of system ram. I have a creative soundblaster audigy1 card and the old ati PCI tv-tuner and all latest drivers for everything as of today. I have windows xp sp.2 and running CA security center's anti-virus and anti-spyware. I have two hard drives installed Drive D: has 21% defragged freespace and the windows system drive Drive C: has 31% defragged free space. And i just wiped drive C: and completely re-installed everything in proper order. All fans in check and case temp reports an avg 70-80F Degrees. Power supply has been professionaly examined and okayed. Virus and spyware scanners report nothing. What is causing my computer to reboot randomly during all directx gameplay? this reboot comes without a blue screen or sys. dump and can be predicted to happen within 30 minutes of gameplay, yet still random. Ive tried everything Please someone help!

2007-01-20 06:31:41 · 2 answers · asked by s9999p 1 in Add-ons

a. 1 megabyte
b. 2000 kilobytes
c. 1 gigabyte
d. 1,248,896 bytes

kilobyte is 1,024 bytes of information
megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes, which is equal to 1,024 kilobytes
gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes.

2007-01-20 06:28:59 · 3 answers · asked by bananas4 1 in Other - Hardware

web camera of computer

2007-01-20 06:26:22 · 5 answers · asked by sagoo k 1 in Add-ons

I'm asking this question for a friend who is having this problem. Normally, she would keep her desktop computer at home. She been traveling with her computer over to her friend’s house & left it here. Then turned around & took it home with her. It was working fine the first night back & she didn’t have ANY problems. The next day she turn it on, she got a black screen saying:

VGA Input: No input Signal
Recommended system: 1280x1024 – 60hz

I haven’t did trouble shooting & repair in quite some time but, wouldn’t that screen mean her Video Card is loose or burned out?

All cables are in correctly & they are in working order. This is a older computer, with most of it cards & components updated. I do know it’s a Hewlett Packard Pavilion – 859c (1999 model) & a HP vs 17e 17” flat-panel LCD Monitor. She also uses Windows XP. Please help if you can.

2007-01-20 06:08:25 · 6 answers · asked by animanga_world_2002 1 in Desktops

it's a 300GB 10,000 RPM, so I imagine it should run a bit hot...
It's also sitting next to another HD, should I maybe install a fan?

2007-01-20 06:00:24 · 4 answers · asked by flare7571728 3 in Add-ons

I have a hp pavilion zt3000 and have had multiple problems with multiple hard drives. If I close the top and carry it around it has crashed the computer more than once using different hard drives. Is this a hard drive issue or something else?

2007-01-20 05:55:12 · 4 answers · asked by ewestin7 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

There's no manufacturers detail on the card

2007-01-20 05:36:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-01-20 05:32:47 · 10 answers · asked by Brian T 1 in Monitors

i need help. i own all all the sims 2 expansion packs and it works so slow. People tell me to increase my ram size. The size of my am now is 504mb what do i need to increase it to? and what stores sell ram.

2007-01-20 05:20:07 · 7 answers · asked by dele234bd 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm wondering if I should leave my computer (and monitor) always ON, even when I am not using it for several hours, or if it is better for the hardware to be switched OFF between uses. What are the pros and cons here?

2007-01-20 05:13:07 · 3 answers · asked by Heckel 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-20 05:10:24 · 4 answers · asked by kdh358 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I wanted to purchase an X1950 Pro 512mb, and the Diamond version is the cheapest and looks really sexy with copper heatsinks and so on.
I just wanted to know if Diamond is a reliable brand or should I stick with HIS or Sapphire or any other card.
thanx

2007-01-20 05:08:08 · 1 answers · asked by gr1m 2 in Add-ons

2007-01-20 05:04:48 · 10 answers · asked by Jeff 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

yeah should i buy a mac or windows? I know windows is good and cheaper... i mean i have used windows before.... but what about mac? Should i give it a try? Should i buy a mac mini to test it out or just straight go for the mac pro?

2007-01-20 05:01:15 · 12 answers · asked by THE BEAST 3 in Desktops

yeah should i buy a mac or windows? I know windows is good and cheaper... i mean i have used windows before.... but what about mac? Should i give it a try? Should i buy a mac mini to test it out or just straight go for the mac pro?

2007-01-20 05:00:12 · 12 answers · asked by THE BEAST 3 in Desktops

2007-01-20 04:57:40 · 8 answers · asked by Bioklm 1 in Other - Hardware

my notebook unable to start. so i take out my HDD and put in a externer HDD cover then i found out that my HDD didnt run at all when u plug in the USB. Anyone could help me on this?

2007-01-20 04:52:30 · 3 answers · asked by wwchong83 1 in Other - Hardware

Just doing a report and wondered if anyone knew the general answer to this... no specifics... medium output for printer.

2007-01-20 04:45:26 · 7 answers · asked by MickeyD 1 in Printers

Of couse, it's a 300 GB 10,000 RPM Maxtor, so i would expect some extra heat. I just wanted to know how much heat I should fel before I should get concerned.

2007-01-20 04:40:08 · 2 answers · asked by flare7571728 3 in Add-ons

i am trying to connect my lap top to my pc via ethernet cable. i have managed to get internet on my lap top,but i cannot transfer any files from my pc to lap top ie movies i have stored on my pc. the reason iam doing this is because my house pc does not have dvd rewriter,laptop does. have tried using file transfer wizard no joy. what am i doing wrong.?

2007-01-20 04:39:19 · 10 answers · asked by nixopaxo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a hp laptop and says I have about 7% free space, the guy I got it from said I cannot add anymore memory, is this true, what files or programs can I delete to gain some free space?

2007-01-20 04:39:12 · 5 answers · asked by draymond31 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-20 04:35:14 · 4 answers · asked by Julius 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to build my first computer to edit and burn home family pictures and vhs and 8mm tapes. My problem, my ADS Pyro A/V Link (converts analog to digital) that I have requires firewire.

The motherboard I want to purchase does not have firewire, it has USB 2.0.

Is it advisable to buy and install a PCI card in order to have the firewire capability or would you select another mobo that already has firewire?

2007-01-20 04:31:07 · 6 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2 in Desktops

Memory Clock Speed: 256 MHz AGP GRAPHIC PROCESSOR - ATI Radeon 9800 XT
GPU Clock Speed - 365 MHz
RAMDAC Speed - 400 MHz
Card Interface - AGP 8X
Installed Memory - 256MB
Max screen resolution - 2048 x 1536
Refresh rate @ max res - 85 Hz @ 2048 x 1536
Pipeline Engines - 8 Pipeline Engines
Special Features - MPEG Decoder Card
Display Interface - VGA 15 pin D-Sub x 1, DVI x 1
(I have looked at the Memory Clock Speed: in the Description and he has put 256 MHz but on the web site it sed 700mhz did thay make a 9800 runing at 256 mhz)

2007-01-20 04:29:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware