Hardware - January 2007

2007-01-05 05:09:30 · 2 answers · asked by nela 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need much more USB bandwith than my motherboard provides, but they're all the internal type connectors. How can I increase the bandwith and number of ports? (I have free PCI slots)

2007-01-05 05:08:32 · 5 answers · asked by amir_elmaani 1 in Other - Hardware

but was told that I can't just copy the exisitng drive to the new drive and have it work. Can you offer advice on how to do this?

2007-01-05 05:08:07 · 6 answers · asked by Jeff L 1 in Desktops

2007-01-05 05:06:41 · 3 answers · asked by bbwg_hbic 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ive had it nicked, is there any way of getting it back. I heard when they connect to the internet the police will be able to trace it.

2007-01-05 05:04:20 · 3 answers · asked by simonsmith74 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

FOR SOME REASON WHEN I TRY TO VALIDATE MY WINDOWS TO INSTALL INTERNET EXPLORER 7,MY PC JUST STICKS ON THE MICROSOFT PAGE.

2007-01-05 05:02:14 · 7 answers · asked by FOGGYTHEREDMAN 2 in Desktops

2007-01-05 04:55:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I just bought a new laptop yesterday, it was the last one of this model the store had and off the shelf ex-display. The laptop had been plugged in while they did a settings restore and than I plugged it in when I went to use it 1st time, later when I went to another room and it said battery power was only 40%. I than plugged it in for about 4 hours last night before putting it to stand-by mode. When checked the battery level this morning it was again 40% even though it had been plugged in for about 30-40mins. I have now been charging it for close to 2 hours and its only 46% - is there something wrong with the battery cause I dont remember my other laptops being this slow to recharge, should I take it back to the store?

2007-01-05 04:53:58 · 3 answers · asked by brat 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I got a video editing program for Christmas. The issue is that the captured video files eat up a ton of hard drive space. Is getting an external hard drive to store my video captures a good solution?

2007-01-05 04:51:04 · 8 answers · asked by recruiter74 2 in Add-ons

my friend brought a 2gb kingston memory stick..it works fine usually but when it comes to using it on her laptop it ask to install something. it came with no discs or anything and she had this problem with mine on her laptop also...any help would be gr8

2007-01-05 04:50:41 · 6 answers · asked by Mrs Moo 2 in Other - Hardware

Computer monitors are much more expensive. Why can't I use a TV monitor for my PC?

2007-01-05 04:50:30 · 11 answers · asked by themissionhq 1 in Monitors

I plan on buying a new laptop. I dont know if I shoud go with the Intel Duo Core, or the AMD processor. I will be using it to run Microsoft Office 2003. Thankyou in advance.

2007-01-05 04:38:44 · 7 answers · asked by dago 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have aDell laptop and I was letting a friend borrow it amd she scratched the screen. I dont know how, which I know, Is a problem, and I really need to get it fixed. I've only had it for two weeks, and I think my dad will get mad if I tell him I let someone else use it and they broke it. I dont want to buy anything, but are there any home remedies I could use to fix this small scratch? Thanx alot!!!

2007-01-05 04:31:30 · 2 answers · asked by Moto-Kitten13 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Have a home office, and I'm looking for a really reliable machine. I'd like it to be quick and dependable.

2007-01-05 04:29:43 · 3 answers · asked by sgirl 2 in Printers

2007-01-05 04:27:31 · 6 answers · asked by nothin 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

evry time i try to scan a pic a thing comes up and says al0 exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. wats wrong?

2007-01-05 04:23:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

there are three wide lines across each copy with lines appearing in the same place. it was fine yesterday and 1st copy today had the lines. we are a small non-profit and the repair shop 4 blocks away will charge $89 to come over and $80 per hour plus parts to repair.

2007-01-05 04:23:10 · 3 answers · asked by tia_jd2000 1 in Printers

i have a PCI Express 7800 GT

i seem to be having problems playing Medal Of Honor Games with the latest drivers from nvidia

please help

Thanks

2007-01-05 04:22:04 · 8 answers · asked by charleywhite_uk 2 in Add-ons

2007-01-05 04:14:57 · 5 answers · asked by Robert A 1 in Other - Hardware

He poured it strait onto the keys, what should we do. Is there a way to take the top off so we can clean it?


It's an HP Pavilion sv6000

2007-01-05 03:56:24 · 4 answers · asked by girlperson 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

icapture says device is not connected....is this even the right program? so confused...first time using a mac! easy step by step would be great! thanx in advance.

2007-01-05 03:53:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-01-05 03:41:53 · 2 answers · asked by carl j 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have purchased my dream computer for a whopping Rs.60,000 [apprx. £770]. I have installed a RAM of 1GB capacity after I was told a high capacity RAM improved PC performance, especially if the PC involved high-end gaming. I thought I could play loads of games and hence went for 1GB RAM.

However, being a novice in computing, I haven't been able to find signs of improved PC performance for the sake of self satisfaction. Could anyone help and explain to me where to look for changes with a 1GB RAM ?

PS: No funny answers please.

2007-01-05 03:32:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

From the computer being COMPLETELY off, when I hit the power button the power light never turns green. It stays orange (which is the color of Standby Mode - for a Gateway). The fans work, the CD drives flash their lights, but the keyboard/mouse/monitor don't register because the computer isn't really "on". Does anyone have a fix for this? Does anyone have an idea what this could be? I have made NO memory/device/driver changes in the last year. I would love to know how to turn the computer on - is there a "manual" powerup option?

Thanks for any help!

2007-01-05 03:24:23 · 2 answers · asked by nunnayo b 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a dell demension 8100 running a intel Pentium 4 with Windows XP -sp2. It has started locking up when loading personal settings. I can start up the computer in safe mode and have run a virus check, defrag, and clean disk and even restored to earlier date. This happened before and I reformatted the hard drive about a month ago. Now its happening again. Any suggestions??? Could this be a hardware problem??

2007-01-05 03:15:22 · 3 answers · asked by James K 1 in Desktops

2007-01-05 03:14:14 · 3 answers · asked by rapfreak dude 1 in Printers

already did the disk defrag, scandisk, and anti spyware soft (adaware and windows defender), shut off some start up programs, no avail.
my laptop processor is pentium M 1.73 GHz, 256 MB DDR2 533.

2007-01-05 03:07:40 · 10 answers · asked by bilaboong 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-05 03:04:02 · 6 answers · asked by rdariomty 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i bought a web cam and the soft ware is imcompatble for the web cam .i went to dowload software it said i needed ME srvc pack 4 . I went to windows and support for ME is discontinued . Help .Please

2007-01-05 03:03:07 · 1 answers · asked by bolounit1 2 in Add-ons

please tell me step by step details of formatting my pc as my pc screen has completely frozen only the mouse cursor is working thats it...

2007-01-05 02:59:29 · 4 answers · asked by smit007 1 in Other - Hardware