Hardware - January 2007

Whirring noise, not hte CD drive, it could possibly be the hard drive, but why?

2007-01-08 16:13:31 · 4 answers · asked by AAAtrp 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-08 16:01:30 · 8 answers · asked by tazhowl 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

WHAT IS CODE 41 , IT IS THE PART OF THE DRIVER THAT THE CD ROM CANNOT FIND..I NEED THE CODE41

2007-01-08 15:59:26 · 4 answers · asked by Caper 1 in Desktops

Dell Computer 4500s purchased in 2003

2007-01-08 15:52:30 · 4 answers · asked by John 2 in Other - Hardware

every once in awhile my computer screen will change to a solid color. sometimes it is pink , orange or blue. i can still hear website but can't get out of colored screen. the only thing i can do is power off my computer. i have done system checks, virus checks ... nothing, everything is good. my computer runs great otherwise. does anyone know what this could be... i have a hp pavillion notebook

2007-01-08 15:48:50 · 9 answers · asked by ♠ JƏSSƏ'S GiRL ♠ 3 in Monitors

I just got a new tower and now my monitor keeps freezing up. I have checked the wires all good to good.... when it freezes a bunch of colored bars show on the screen but the tower doenst freeze... so its not that. The monitor is only a year old so i hope its not the prob.. can anyone help me.. its making me mad lol.. it always freezes at the worst times... then i gotta hit the power button and start it all up again!!!!

2007-01-08 15:32:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I have a macbook. I bought it this past summer, when they were offering the free printer... So I have that hewlett packard C3100 printer that came with the computer... I can't figure out how to print in black and white. Anybody know how?

2007-01-08 15:32:38 · 1 answers · asked by Cando 3 in Printers

Hi ...

I have 256mb ddr ram and have also put in a 256mb geforce fx 5200 graphics card ..
Do i need to upgrade my ram as well for better op ??
also i am gettin "the blue screen" whenever i palay any games but normal operation is fine ...
is it a problem with the drivers ?/
do i have to install the drivers again ??
do i have to install windows again ??
pl. asvese ..
cheers
Amrith

2007-01-08 15:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by Amrith R 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-08 15:26:18 · 4 answers · asked by mmm1623 1 in Monitors

I slammed my screen down too hard Im assuming and now there are black spots, almost like ink spots and colourful vertical lines, i can hardly make out my desktop. What can I do to fix this?

2007-01-08 15:26:02 · 6 answers · asked by StyleDiva 2 in Monitors

2007-01-08 15:19:59 · 11 answers · asked by stormcloud0709 1 in Scanners

after it starts, the screen just go black and only the arrow shows up and when i move my mouse the arrow moves perfectly. and when i turn it off, the shut down screen comes on too just like the start up screen comes on when i turn it back on, but then everything turns black...
what's wrong with my laptop?

2007-01-08 15:19:56 · 2 answers · asked by Deesa 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-08 15:08:29 · 11 answers · asked by sadougall 1 in Desktops

2007-01-08 15:03:38 · 7 answers · asked by userx 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

it will get freezed if i leave it on without using it..... do you guys know what can it be ?

2007-01-08 14:59:43 · 5 answers · asked by AnGeLo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I’m an amateur computer enthusiast and I’ve been planning out my new system for a few weeks. I’ve been looking up components, reading reviews, adjusting for my current and future needs and came up with this selection of parts and cost

BIOSTAR TForce 590 SLI Motherboard - $187.31
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1679_2.html

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AM2 – $303.00
http://www.antaresdigital.com/customer/product.php?productid=17475&cat=406&page=1

OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-6400 / 800 MHz / Enhanced Latency / Platinum XTC Edition / Dual Channel - $114.99
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4797419?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

HIS Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161060&ATT=14-161-060&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch

Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty - $129.99
http://www.acnt.com/product.asp?pf_id=SCCL046XFI

Case - $50 - $200

HP/COMPAQ - 800WATT HOT- PLUG REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY FOR PROLIANT DL580 G2 (192147-001) - $110.00
https://www.serversupply.com/products/part_search/query.asp?q=192147-001&pw=Y

2007-01-08 14:59:39 · 7 answers · asked by Dark 4 in Desktops

I had a movie saved on my hardrive that i tried to copy to dvd, the file was too big, so i selected the compress files to save disk space option. the window didnt appear to be doing anything so i x ed out. The end now program popped up, so i hit end now. Now, my task bar has diappeared, so have my desktop icons. I hit the power button but it just hibernated my computer. I have an hp laptop running windows and i have no idea how to fix this.

2007-01-08 14:57:58 · 12 answers · asked by maxworth 2 in Add-ons

every time i hit enter there is a slashmark??? drives me crazy\

2007-01-08 14:57:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking into buying a macbook pro 17" (any updates on those?)

2007-01-08 14:45:04 · 2 answers · asked by b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Intel (and MB manual) instruct to enable hyperthreading in Bios BEFORE installing an op sys --- why ? If it was set w/o hyperthreading B4 XP Home was installed, is it safe to enable afterwords ? What harm can happen ? I wish to do some speed tests and toggle back and forth -- OK to do so ?

2007-01-08 14:42:50 · 2 answers · asked by Dan M 1 in Desktops

I have a dell dimension 3000 with windows xp media center addition on it and 1gb of ram. I only have pci ports available, so I was wondering if it is possible to have dual pci graphics cards? Like two geforce fx 5500's. If so, would there be a significant gain in performance when playing games?

2007-01-08 14:38:02 · 6 answers · asked by Slash Kiron 2 in Add-ons

what is the difference between all the ide scsi sata and other hard drives and can my pc support all of them?
i am trying to buy a new hard drive and i did not know of the variety
what is the best buy like most popular?

2007-01-08 14:24:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

For my psp, is there a difference between the two?

2007-01-08 14:21:18 · 13 answers · asked by chucky 1 in Other - Hardware

i have an hp psc 2175v all in one with a dell computer

2007-01-08 14:20:49 · 10 answers · asked by KKSLTER 2 in Printers

Does it matter what kind of ethernet cable you get?
i mean like it says: "Cat6" and "Cat5e"..what does it mean?
like these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5688909&st=ethernet+cable&type=product&id=1055389307312
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http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2260649&cp=&origkw=ethernet+cable&kw=ethernet+cable&parentPage=search
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Does brand names really matter too?
and which one should i buy? i want the one that you can hook the ethernet cable to my router/modem from my PC.

Thanks.

2007-01-08 14:18:50 · 8 answers · asked by bengy 1 in Other - Hardware

When I try to boot my computer I get a black screen that says

"Invalid system disk"
"Replace the disk, and then press any key."

Pressing any key just gives me the same message over and over again.

It's a black screen with white writing.

I do not have recovery CDs!! They didn't come with my computer and I never made them.

HP will walk me through fixing it for $35 but the computer is already 4 years old and the monitor needs replacing anyway...

I'd like to get it running just to get the pictures of my kids, address book, etc off of it to put on the new computer.

Can anyone out there give me directions to fix it?!

2007-01-08 14:09:31 · 8 answers · asked by beach answerer 5 in Other - Hardware

I added a DVD drive to my computer, which is E drive now. When I try to copy somthing to the CD,(D drive), it will not let me copy? It will copy only in DVD drive.....Is that ok? Will I be able to use the same CD to add more stuff later on, like pictures & etc.? Or can I make my CD drive default for copying pictures & etc.? If so, how?
Thanks>

2007-01-08 14:07:12 · 1 answers · asked by americangurl_28 5 in Add-ons

it wants to check disk and it fixes errors but when i try to boot again it keeps wanting to check disk how do i stop this/

2007-01-08 14:05:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-01-08 14:04:13 · 9 answers · asked by darkmaterial 2 in Desktops

i have a 2001 toshiba laptop which has already burned out 2 power adaptors. on my 3rd one and when i get on it, i noticed it keeps switching from battery power to charging back to battery power etc . and i have to reach behind the laptop and mess around with where the cod plugs in till i get back to "charging" again some times it stays "charging" then if i bump the laptop or somethen, it goes back to battery.and sometimes i wont ee that it switched to battery and it goes dead after awhile. i dont think it could be the battery, because obviouslt if it says charging and the percentage goes up, then it can hold a charge. i think it might have a short in it or somthen, what do yall think ?

2007-01-08 14:00:14 · 5 answers · asked by Big-Tony 4 in Laptops & Notebooks