Hardware - January 2007

I'm having trouble burning music on a new pack of cd-r everytime I try to burn the songs to the cd a window pops up asking me to insert a writeable cd. Am I using the wrong kind of cd's to try and burn music on?

2007-01-11 15:40:48 · 10 answers · asked by von 1 in Add-ons

2007-01-11 15:38:28 · 2 answers · asked by Danielle W 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a canon printer and all the pictures I try to print out look green, I did all the maintenece and just filled up the cartridges but its still green, it started out printing the right colors but I can't figure it out, help?

2007-01-11 15:37:44 · 6 answers · asked by hatchly758 2 in Printers

I want to buy a webcam but I don't want to spend more than 50 bucks. (Actually, I'd like it to be less than 50, but I don't want to sacrifice quality).

Basically what I'm looking for is pretty good picture quality, not too much light sensitivity, easy to use, and maybe a zoom (but not necessary.)

If you could please give me an exact model and your experience with it I'd appreciate it very much. Thanks! :D

2007-01-11 15:35:28 · 2 answers · asked by Karolina 2 in Add-ons

It's a two yr old computer and everything looks fine. I went away on vacations for a month and now that I am back it does not want to turn on at all. I have tried connecting it to a different wall power supply and it's the same. Monitor and all equipment around is on but computer does not come on. No sound of fans and no beeping neither. The last bad thing I knew about my computer was that the virtual memory was low due the pictures and music I have in it. Could that be the reason? It still had 60% of regular memory, but virtual memory was very low. Any ideas? Should I spend $$$$ fixing it? Or do U have another idea? HELP! I already checked cables, cords and all that and nothing works... What else can I do? No jokes please... I am very frustrated.
Gracias,
@ngie
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2007-01-11 15:32:40 · 5 answers · asked by angelicaisis 4 in Desktops

I am looking for a good freeware DVD burner to use on my laptop

2007-01-11 15:32:37 · 3 answers · asked by Mister m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My cat likes to chase my cursor, and I just got one of the flat screen LCD monitors instead of the glass panel monitor. Sadly I think one of his claws put a little tear in it. Its very small, hardly noticeable, but I was wondering what will happen to it if anything, and if it can be repaired? Thanks.

2007-01-11 15:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by cream 2 in Monitors

I didn't have any space on my hard drive and i decided to delete like a couple of movies and i deleted a file sharing program called bittorrent
and still i have no space on my hard drive. I removed bittorrent from add or remove programs in control panel. And i deleted movies at 750 000kb each.And i also restarted my computer. What's wrong with my HD?

2007-01-11 15:29:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Although both are quite old model, but i just want a comparison..
1) INTEL PENTIUM 4 @ 3.0ghz socket 478 has:
NO 64 bit support
L2 cache - 1mb
single core

2) AMD SEMPRON @ 3000+ socket 754 has:
64 bit support
L2 cache 128kb
single core.

Now, what is the function of "L2 cache?"
intel has great L2 cache but has no 64 bit suport, while
AMD has less L2 cache, but has 64 bit support.

What will be your choice according to its performance?

Thank you

2007-01-11 15:21:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Will SD Memory cards or Memory Sticks act as RAM on a laptop or just regular space? I have 1GB of ram on my laptop and I wanted to know if I could easily upgrade it to 2GB. Thanks.

2007-01-11 15:18:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an HP laptop that I have installed XP PRO on. It is very slow ( 2-3min) booting and takes almost as long to shut down. The XP works fine once it is booted. Any way I can speed things up? I not ice that drive C is 8megs FAT32 and drive D is 12gigs NTFS.

2007-01-11 15:14:48 · 15 answers · asked by George M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It's a dell flat screen, I've only had it two years, How long do monitors usually last anyhow?

2007-01-11 15:13:27 · 4 answers · asked by justme 1 in Monitors

because alot of motherboars say the name of the processor on them

2007-01-11 15:05:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I hear it's coming out and the way it works is, you might be looking at it horizontally, and then it adjusts when you turn it veritcal...???

2007-01-11 15:03:39 · 2 answers · asked by sphyco_78605 1 in Monitors

the new Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX6700 has 2.66 ghz speed. its is a quad-core. Its definately faster than Pentinum 4 at 3 ghz. so if 2.66 ghz is in quad-core units, how much would that be in single-core units?
is it like 4 x 2.66 ghx or something else?

2007-01-11 15:00:51 · 4 answers · asked by DJ Deep 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-11 14:51:48 · 9 answers · asked by brimel02 2 in Monitors

The other day my computer started hitching and running really slow. So i checked bios and the power fan speed was running @ like 700 rpm.. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be at around 2000 or so.. Also when i first turn on my computer it runs at like 300 and windows won't even start up. It'll start up once it's running at 700 though, but the max speed it goes is 1000 which it's running at right now. So is this a sign that my PSU is dying? Should i go ahead and order a new one? Thanks

2007-01-11 14:51:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Hi everyone --- I have a hard drive which has gone the way of the crapper. I had about 300 gigs of data on it (MOST of which is backed up, but not all), and at this point, when I plug the drive in, windows recognizes it, but says that the drive is not formated. when I click in properties, it says that the drive is in RAW format (as opposed to FAT32). I KNOW there is data on this drive. Any ideas?????

2007-01-11 14:49:46 · 4 answers · asked by Ericuf 2 in Other - Hardware

Hi, I want to buy video card for my 775i945GZ mother board. This mother board having only 4x PCI express slot. Then may I use GeForce 6600GT 256 MB video card (It requires 16x PCI express slot)?

2007-01-11 14:48:30 · 6 answers · asked by peter l 1 in Add-ons

How do i make a easy light laser(not a burn high tech laser) out of a old cd-rom drive?

2007-01-11 14:47:18 · 2 answers · asked by Jotie R 2 in Other - Hardware

I know that intel is coming out with Intel Core Duo Extreme, but its too expensive. Amd is sure to come out with somehtin just like it. But for your money, which one really is better?

2007-01-11 14:42:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Which of the processors is better for gaming? What specific model is the best for like $250-$350. I want to build a new computer but am stuck in deciding what processor to build it with.

2007-01-11 14:28:05 · 10 answers · asked by p8ntballkid2008 3 in Desktops

our family computer is a multiprocessor computer and it lists it as having two 3hz P4 proc's. i dont know if that means that we have two processors on our motherboard or what. my mom doesnt want me to look inside it and the key that locks the case is long gone anyway. anyone know what is up?

2007-01-11 14:24:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

where is the star button on my keyboard i don't really know where it is? Like I have an enter bar but no start and I was reading instructions to do something and it involed the start and enter buttons.

2007-01-11 14:23:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Keyboard and Mouse do not work. Tried loading Windows XP but computer will not recognize the CD. Mouse and Keyboard will not work in safe mode either.

2007-01-11 14:20:42 · 7 answers · asked by Jessica K 1 in Other - Hardware

instruction booklet. Brother cannot help me, as they do not have the instruction booklet and cd. I bought this printer in 2003. Do I throw this printer away now? Is it useless?

2007-01-11 14:17:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

And how do I fix this?

2007-01-11 14:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by IT 1 in Printers

I have a 6-cell battery (good for 2 hrs.), and I recently got a spare 12-cell battery (good for 4-5 hrs.). I typically use my 6-cell regularly, and use my 12-cell when I go out. But at home, should I leave my 12-cell (again, I use the 6-cell at home), charged, or leave it uncharged, err... discharged?

2007-01-11 13:56:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to buy ram how do i check which one i need and I want 512 mb

2007-01-11 13:56:01 · 4 answers · asked by andres_honold 1 in Add-ons

2007-01-11 13:55:11 · 5 answers · asked by Mahesh J 1 in Desktops