Hardware - January 2007

i have a toshiba laptop that will not boot up.. seems like some kind of power loss. anyone have any clue? i think it might be a battery problem. will a laptop get power if the battery is dead? even if u have the ac adapter?

2007-01-05 08:36:25 · 3 answers · asked by ::greg:: 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

config
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Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor
512/1 GB DDR ram
80GB SATA Hard Drive
Integrated Stereo Sound
Internal 56K Modem
15.4" Wide Screen
Graphics Card
Combo CD(R)/DVD

2007-01-05 08:35:28 · 9 answers · asked by bijit b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Okay, I may sound ignorant, but what exactly is a portable hard drive? Can they act like a normal hard drive? Do you run an OS on them? Can you install programs on them? How much are they? What's the difference between that and a flash drive?

2007-01-05 08:32:31 · 9 answers · asked by Carl 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-05 08:32:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

First of all, I bought a laptop about a month ago. It was my first time buying a laptop so I read a lot of PC magazines before the purchase.
But there was one thing I failed to pay attention which is the size. Before the purchase, I have been using 17" desktop and for some reason it didn't seem that big.
Hence, I felt buying a 17" laptop was not a bad idea. Moreover, I prefer big screen so my eyes get less tired.
But after having used the laptop about a month, I started to notice about 90% of laptop users have 14" laptop. Certainly not bigger than 15.4."
I also started to realize my 17" laptop isn't that portable and doesn't fit into my bookbags. I would have to put it in big bag.
I think I made a huge error in judgment regarding size as I might have to carry it around a lot as a college student.
What do u guys think of my situation? What do you suggest I should do?

2007-01-05 08:31:47 · 6 answers · asked by nicesinging1 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Gateway Media Center PC that worked fine up until a few days ago. I turn it on and it's stuck in a permanent boot cycle, it goes up to the boot screen then restarts. I removed it from my computer ant tried to hook it up to another machine as an external drive, and I see the recovery d: folder and have full access to it, but when I try to access the e: drive, where all of the data is, I get the message "The files or directory is corrupt" and I have no access. I have about 300gb of data on it, how can I get access to it to get my info?

2007-01-05 08:26:07 · 1 answers · asked by dragonfuror 2 in Desktops

computer experts, what are your opinion?

2007-01-05 08:24:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I bet its something worthless like yahoo questions and answers.

2007-01-05 08:16:30 · 9 answers · asked by BAMF* 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I put hundereds of albums on my Ipod, and then when the ipod was uninstalled, I deleted them all to make room on my computer memory, but when I attached my ipod back on to install a new batch of albums the others were lost. There must be a way of installing them peremnatly on it without having to keep the music on my computer too, please help, id be very greatful

2007-01-05 08:16:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

replaced? for how much approx? thanks!

2007-01-05 08:12:15 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6 in Monitors

Is there a site you can go to to get a free version of windows xp to reinstall your windows XP with to have a genuine version or do you have to buy it? isnt there some way around it so you dont have to buy it?

2007-01-05 08:11:48 · 8 answers · asked by beautifully.chaotic1987 2 in Desktops

2007-01-05 08:10:51 · 9 answers · asked by pauldrewmarketing 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

hi looking for a laptop for a freshman, who likes gaming but not that mcuh, good processor, big hard drive, decent memory, the works but for a good price max 600-700

2007-01-05 08:00:23 · 5 answers · asked by leader2032 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

If yes what is the solution?

2007-01-05 07:55:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need to know what the steps are to wipe your hard drive, but be able to reinstall the operating system that came with your computer, and I do not need the safety info, because if I break it I don't buy it. please make it simple, I'm not to bright!

2007-01-05 07:50:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-01-05 07:45:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

want to play online games with friends,but am being told that i don't really have enough speed to do so.thanx in advance for any help you may give

2007-01-05 07:35:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Does this have ISA slots?

2007-01-05 07:33:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anointed71 4 in Desktops

I don't have the installation disk can some one tell me how.

2007-01-05 07:32:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-01-05 07:22:35 · 4 answers · asked by Lar L 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-05 07:21:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a budget of somewhere around a thousand dollars and i need to get a convertible tablet pc. i need one that can read my handwriting, long battery life, lots of memory, and I need one that will last a really long time without breaking down. I do not want gateway and the lighter the better, but it does not really matter. I also don't care how big it is. Please answer. Thanks...

2007-01-05 07:19:46 · 3 answers · asked by purple redbean 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Sometimes when i am using my PC it suddenly restarts itself and says NTLDR not found, after changing the boot setting all the time when this happens it happens again and again.

2007-01-05 07:17:24 · 8 answers · asked by mong_ju_an 1 in Other - Hardware

cause i dont wanna ruin it

2007-01-05 07:16:34 · 10 answers · asked by jamez e 1 in Monitors

kinda move by itself? This is happening sometimes when I'm on Answers?

2007-01-05 07:14:39 · 4 answers · asked by reallyfedup 5 in Monitors

Look at getting a new laptop. (An XPS). The options are the onboard sounds, or an integrated SB Audigy. If I'm not going to be running external speakers (like, surround sound), just the ones that come in the notebook, is there any sense upgrading the onboard sound?

2007-01-05 07:13:03 · 5 answers · asked by lucasbuckteacher 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-05 07:10:08 · 9 answers · asked by diamond_laura_alex 1 in Other - Hardware

The fan is too noisy and the earphone jack does not work.

2007-01-05 06:59:51 · 5 answers · asked by snydrblk 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

At my office we are setting up a beeper system for the shipping department. When a door bell is is pushed, it sends him a message on a beeper telling him where this happened. My boss also wants a way for when a page is printed in his HP laserjet 2430 to have it send him a page as well. Is there a way to have like an EIO adapter to output to a serial port or usb or something to plug into our paging system? Or is there a simple little button we could attach to the paper try that is light enough so when a page falls on it, it pushes the button?

2007-01-05 06:59:18 · 1 answers · asked by Paladin252 2 in Printers

2007-01-05 06:54:29 · 9 answers · asked by Cardinal Rule 3 in Other - Hardware