Hardware - January 2007

2007-01-15 10:15:20 · 4 answers · asked by bing 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

If i buy a computer with a windows xp pro coa but i don't have the xp pro cd can i get a free one from windows and use the coa on the computer to install xp?

2007-01-15 10:07:37 · 7 answers · asked by Ree Ree neenagan 2 in Desktops

I have a 80gb western digital 800 hard drive and i want to put it in my desktop insted of the crappy 18gb one i curently have. When i plug it in then try to boot up with the XP disk in the cd drive it will say somthing like cant find hard drive. Then i swop it with the old one and it boots up fine. Any ideas?

2007-01-15 10:07:21 · 3 answers · asked by Tim Sing 1 in Desktops

Intetel Celeron M Processor 380 (160GHz 1MB L2 Cache 400MHz FSB Genuine xp home edition 512MB SDRAM 40GB Hard drive 14j widescreen 8xDVD ROM/24x CDRW combo drive Dell wireless13700 80.211 b/g mini pci wireless card. IS THIS A GOOD DEAL ??????

2007-01-15 10:04:30 · 8 answers · asked by SVEN 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-15 10:04:21 · 9 answers · asked by cmckchurch 1 in Printers

2007-01-15 10:03:33 · 7 answers · asked by ɫɦɾouɡɦ ɫɦɛ ɛɣɛʂ oʄ ɫɦɛ ɑvɛɴɢɛd 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

How can I download the sound drivers and/or sound card so that i can have sound on my computer??
i don't have a disk or anything so i have to do it from the internet...


please help!!!

xjess♥

2007-01-15 10:02:51 · 3 answers · asked by *(¯`•._.•Jessica•._.•´¯)* 3 in Other - Hardware

dell c600 hardrive to small want a bigger one.Need stepsto save what is on old hardrive

2007-01-15 09:54:40 · 2 answers · asked by gdun36 1 in Other - Hardware

Here are the specs:

Full ATX tower with integrated USB 2.0/ Firewire ports and a 200MM Top Fan with a clear see-through side.

MSI Motherboard with ATI X550 chipset for PCI ExpressX16 Crossfire.

CPU is an AMD Athlon 64X2 4600+

Ram is 2.0GB of DDR2 800 (PC 6200) Motherboard supports up to 8.0 GB of ram.

Video card is PCI ExpressX16 slot,
ATI Raideon X1950 Pro, 256-Bit GPU, 256MB of GDDR3

Hard disk is 250GB Serial ATA II 300MBS
DVD +-RW 16X DL Serial ATA interface.

Serial ATA II Raid

19 Inch LCD Widescreen display

Wireless Mouse, Keyboard, Gaming Joystick.

500 Watt ATX Power Supply

So what u think?

2007-01-15 09:49:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Why is the apple emac so expensive? Is it the brand, unique quality or what exactly makes it so special?

2007-01-15 09:31:45 · 8 answers · asked by abymeb0 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

What do you think of the price and the quality of their computers? Did you ever had a problem with them? If yes, were you satisfied with their customer service? Do you recommend gaming pcs from LU computers? Other comments and opinions might be helpful. Thank you.
heres the site www.lucomputers.com

2007-01-15 09:30:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-01-15 09:30:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I had my computer for about a good three to four years now, and sometimes when i turn my pc on, a statment " cmos battery low " will pop up, and if i skip the settings, it will reset all my applications that i have on my pc.

About a week ago, i opened my pc to clean the dust inside and i bought a new cmos battery. I inserted the cmos battery thinking it was going to work, but it did not; it stated " cmos battery size wrong" when it's the right battery size. So I inserted the original one back into the motherboard, and i still keep getting the same statement " cmos battery size wrong.''

My questions are, could this be a sign of the motherboard going bad? Or could it be that the battery that i purchased was a bad battery?

2007-01-15 09:24:10 · 2 answers · asked by Letrise 5 in Desktops

2007-01-15 09:22:05 · 1 answers · asked by Southern Belle 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Stupid Q? I am very smart, really, but 'don't know nothing about no gausses'!
Thanks!

2007-01-15 09:16:30 · 7 answers · asked by Freesumpin 7 in Monitors

360 to me is where I learned about computers on punched cards...

2007-01-15 09:07:45 · 5 answers · asked by fjpoblam 7 in Other - Hardware

The computer itseld won't seem to turn on. The monitor simply shows the monitor settings box where you are allowed to adjust the picture and what not. Does any one have any ideas on what the problem could be? The computer just turned off on its own this afternoon and this is what happend when i tried to turn it back on.
Thank yoiu

2007-01-15 09:03:27 · 3 answers · asked by kidpuffy21 2 in Desktops

I get so confused at the store. Can someone tell me which media is best for each task.

2007-01-15 09:02:01 · 15 answers · asked by npsems 1 in Other - Hardware

This is one of the lowest price 500Gb I could find at the moment. What do you think about it?
Thanks for your view.

2007-01-15 09:01:56 · 4 answers · asked by Sexyboy 2 in Add-ons

I'm thinking about buyin one and i just want to know if it is possible.
thanks!

2007-01-15 09:00:26 · 3 answers · asked by Undefined_Beauty 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a PC (Philips LS2000) running Windows Media Centre Edition and it has a TV tuner installed Apparently. I have hooked the main TV aerial up to it but I think I need more wires?

Any ideas?

2007-01-15 08:55:56 · 1 answers · asked by youronmyfoot 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-15 08:53:25 · 5 answers · asked by kevin l 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Good Evening, I have a question to ask but I wasn’t sure about this.
How MANY times can one re-format there Laptop?
I got this laptop about 1 year ago, and so far I have re-format 4 times, I’m a heavy web surfer, and also do Graphic Design. I have notice my laptop is slow now than before 3 month ago. Is it safe to re-format AGAIN? I have the CD that came with it all I do is pop in the CD, and it’s automatic. I don't know why it’s getting slower I clean out all history/cookie/temp folder; I use TuneUp for registry key clean up. I run disk-check and disk-defragment every day. Please if you have knowledge of this topic, can you help me? I would appreciate. Have a Good Day.

2007-01-15 08:53:02 · 1 answers · asked by Jesus 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Yesterday I was on my Compaq Presorio R3000 just typing some family history on my Family Tree Maker 2005 in my living room. While I was typing I noticed that my laptop just froze and there was no movement. I thought that it might be overheating since I placed it on a Persian Rug, but I tried turning it on at least 3 times on a wooden, cold surface. Same effect. Then I went on Yahoo Answers and gathered up some information. One guy was saying that Zone Alarm might be the problem (which I had installed on my laptop). Another guy said that he used a computer duster to dust off the dust in the cooling fan. I tried that and didn't work. Then, out of the blue, my Norton Antivirus scanner says it detected and blocked a worm. What is going on with my computer? Is it overheating or is there a worm or virus present on my computer? The last time I went on I checked on Task Manager for the performance and this is what I had before it froze, again:
18% CPU Usage
396 Mb PF usage

2007-01-15 08:44:28 · 9 answers · asked by alimerzairan 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00683218&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&tool=prodinfoCategory&query=sr1901wm&product=3184156&dest_page=prodinfoCategory# this is my mobo.... this is the site I want to buy from http://www.newegg.com/ can someone tell me what the best processor to buy under $250 for a gaming pc would be

2007-01-15 08:41:43 · 2 answers · asked by Joe 1 in Other - Hardware

listion i know it's dumb but i have almost noooooo money and well i need one for collage so if there is a REALLY cheap one(like under 100 buck)and will trust me to let me send them cash.(and i hate to be picky but not the old weird one form when i was like 2) kk thx

2007-01-15 08:36:39 · 8 answers · asked by julia s 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I recently bought a new Maxtor IDE hard drive to use as a slave unit for "ghosting".
I set the jumper for slave use, and wired the unit to the slave connection on the IDE HD cable, but my comp. did not detect it. Thinking that the jumper may be set wrong, I altered it to the master setting, which I hoped would cause a conflict with my main hard drive, but my comp. still refused to detect it.
I have now disconnected the main hard drive, and have now installed the new unit as the master, but still my comp. refuses to recognise it, and says that no hard drive is present, although the hard drive is pwered up and "whirring" away quite happily.
Can any of you 'techies' give any light to what may be wrong??

2007-01-15 08:25:19 · 11 answers · asked by shyped 2 in Other - Hardware

if i do a system restore from one of the checkpoints....how long will it take? minutes? hours?.......

and if there is a virus which i might not know about, would it hopefully take that away also?

2007-01-15 08:17:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I just got a 19" Dell L.C.D. monitor and my friends say it is because L.C.D. sceens take up so much power. But I think it is ethier memory (ram) or the hard drive, which would be the better choice when it comes to speed?

2007-01-15 08:17:09 · 20 answers · asked by Joe G 1 in Desktops

uhhhhh..... please tell me..

2007-01-15 08:16:29 · 2 answers · asked by avatarmaunie 1 in Desktops