Hardware - January 2007

2007-01-03 13:29:18 · 5 answers · asked by godlike 1 in Scanners

recently, my sister's laptop fell off her desk and the screen cracked. We've tried to attach a moniter to try to view the contents on there, but we realized we need to click an option in the display menu to view it this way.
basically, I was wondering, is it possible to link-up this computer and her laptop and control her laptop from this one? Or should we just take it in and hope for the best?
(also, they're both Compaq computers running Windows Xp. If that helps any.)

2007-01-03 13:26:31 · 8 answers · asked by gtzfam@sbcglobal.net 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The symbols on my laptop have rubbed off, and I cannot read it...My laptop does play DVD movies.

When I place a blank DVD into the driver, is it typical for the cd drive to call it a "cd" and not a dvd? I am trying to learn how to copy movies onto blank DVD disc. My 2 year old is ruining her movies (and mine) by being independant....

2007-01-03 13:24:38 · 5 answers · asked by jonnyboy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-03 13:20:19 · 3 answers · asked by nck_bulletzz 2 in Desktops

I recently bought a small wireless camera and receiver but the receiver was damaged, I was thinking that since my laptop has WiFi that perhaps it might be able to work on the 2.4GHz band and work like a receiver. I guess that would require a program to display the signal data, much like a tv emulator. Has anyone seen a program that might enable this? I've had a look around but I can't seem to find much at all! :) Thanks in advance!

P.S. If 2.4GHz isn't possible, out of curiosity, does anyone know if any other camera frequencies might be possible?

2007-01-03 13:14:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

ok my chihuahua is apuppy and it was nibbilin on my charget it was near the top and it cut a litte slither in it and like tiny wires are hanging out..... i mean the cut is so small but these little small wires are hanging out i push back in and i have to angle my charger cord at a certain angle to make it work and i dont want to deal with this what can i do?.... i have to keep the charger at a certain angle to worn and it is a hp pavillion zv 6000 i bought the pc in 05 christmas what can i do im 13?

2007-01-03 13:13:46 · 7 answers · asked by Zackary M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-03 13:12:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-01-03 13:10:24 · 8 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Desktops

I'm going to start recording and coming up w/ beats but what equipment do you all recommend. I get suggestions; some agree some don't lemme know what y'all think. What kinda mic, software, hardware etc. I have mac btw

2007-01-03 13:05:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

How do I delete double files on my hard drive for more space.

2007-01-03 13:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by bigmlon 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-03 13:01:47 · 3 answers · asked by shenaynaybob 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I recently bought an ATI Raedeon 9200 AGP video card for my PC. I am good with computers and can't figure out why my computer reboots when I play World of Warcraft. First I thought it was the card and returned it for another one. Same problem. Then I thought it was the power supply so first I bought a 400 watt and tonight i just put a 500 watt one in there and same problem. I have downloaded and tried every combination of drivers (including the correct ones!) WTF!? Some people tell me to look in BIOS other people tell me never to touch BIOS because this card is plug and play. Please help I'm going insane.

2007-01-03 13:00:35 · 5 answers · asked by Chris F 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi,
i heard once that laser affect your eyes, and it's bad for them.
the laser mouse also dangerous/affect your eyes too ???????
is it safe to look at the light/laser ???????

2007-01-03 12:58:25 · 7 answers · asked by Heavy-Metal123 3 in Add-ons

Has anyone used those universal refill systems with any luck?

2007-01-03 12:55:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Looking to buy a mac. any config suggestions? What is typical price range?

2007-01-03 12:53:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Pentium 4; Centrino; AMD; Celeron...etc

2007-01-03 12:50:42 · 3 answers · asked by deksta 5 in Other - Hardware

where cani find troubleshooting instructions or a manual for a apollo p-2600 printer???

2007-01-03 12:43:45 · 2 answers · asked by riccky_wu 1 in Printers

I am a high school student doing average work (I am not a computer programmer or anything) and I am looking for a laptop. Any suggestions?

2007-01-03 12:38:40 · 8 answers · asked by G Money 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I currently have the following

p4 running at 2ghz
1 gb of dram memory
ATI graphics card ALL-IN-ONE-WONDER 64MGB
1LG DVD burner, and one pioneer DVD burner
2 hard drives, one at 80gbs, the other at 150gbs
I have installed recently Adobe Premiere Elements 3

I have a tower, with a new 450 watt power installed.

I really want to keep my Video Editing program, but don't know if I will run into installation problems, due to required codes on internet, have copied these codes, and can reentire them, just don't know if it will work.

Can I upgrade the mother board with a dual processor, and add 2 mgbytes of ddr2? If so which processor is better for video editing AMD 64X2 or going with Intel dual processors. AMD seems to have a faster bus 2000???? Am I better buying a whole new system, and selling my old one. I just hate reloading all my video software.??????

2007-01-03 12:34:12 · 4 answers · asked by coolcatcanada 1 in Desktops

drivers i didnt do anything too it ??

2007-01-03 12:29:49 · 10 answers · asked by faefra 1 in Add-ons

Hello, I've tried a couple of different programs because I'm trying to burn a cd, and when I try to start the burn, both say "no disc in drive E" which is where it's supposed to go, and that's where I'm putting the cd. I never had a problem with this before! Thanks!

2007-01-03 12:29:41 · 4 answers · asked by Veridian 2 in Add-ons

I just got a new monitor for christmas and my computer worked fine for a couple of days and then one morning i went to turn it on and it freaked out and wouldnt start. my boyfriend and brother both looked at it and thought it might be the video card. They said it looked like the monitor was trying to get a signal from computer. I know nothing about computers and they i should go get a new video card but i dont want to, if i dont have too. so tell me what you guys think PLEASE!!!

2007-01-03 12:29:36 · 3 answers · asked by Claire 1 in Other - Hardware

suddenly these two are not communicating...removed and replaced lexmark 1270 printer...okay for short time, then developed communication issue again. r/r usb cable...still problem...is it possible the usb port(s) has failed or is in the process of failing? issue is relavent in both ports. would like to use a usb to serial port adapter and have a go...problem is, i don't know if they exsist. HELP

2007-01-03 12:07:27 · 3 answers · asked by Jerry B 1 in Printers

after moving i hooked my computer up, same as before, but now the monitor says it's working fine & to please connect it to the computer. when i turn the tower on, it beeps (didn't used to) and the light comes on & i can hear the fan running. what could be wrong? could it be something as simple as getting too dusty inside or did something get knocked loose in the move? i checked all the connections & wires and everything looks like it's in order. help!

2007-01-03 12:04:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I've tried bluetooth and firewire cable, but none of them worked.

2007-01-03 12:03:59 · 3 answers · asked by njbelin 2 in Add-ons

I have a hp pavilion with a Pioneer dvr-k16 ver 1.15 dvd/cd burner. It was working fine until this Saturday. At around 10pm I burned a cd and then the next morning I tried to burn a dvd and couldn’t get the computer to recognize the blank dvd. Then I tried a movie dvd and it would not recognize it either. The computer is running windows xp home 2002. I have tried updating the driver, uninstalling the drive and reinstalling, and loading new drivers from the net. Nothing has helped. About the same time this happened I had loaded a cd-emulator program, about 2 days before the problem, I also experienced a virus attack at that same time. Avast killed the virus and system is back to normal except for the dvd-drive. The device manager shows the drive and says it is working ok. When I manually open sonic dvd burning program it sees the drive and can tell if a blank disc is in it or not, but when I try and burn it says that there is not enough free space on it.

Any cd or dvd I put in the drive does not autoplay. But the drive spins.

I tried updating the firmware but it says it cannot find the target.

The driver file details listed are as follows: cdrom.sys, imapi.sys, redbook.sys and storprop.dll.

2007-01-03 12:03:51 · 4 answers · asked by jay t 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-03 11:54:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-01-03 11:42:11 · 10 answers · asked by Cory S 1 in Add-ons

Mainly their Video cards. I'm thinking about getting one of theirs for $100. It seems like a good mid-range card, Radeon X1300 256MB AGP. It has pixel and shader 3. The ATI x1300 pro is $130 and is virtuilly the same. What do you think? is the ATI worth the extra $30?

Im looking to play Company of Heroes with it. I'm used to having the crappiest performance with the crappiest quality so i'm not looking to buy the greatest and expensive, just something to hold me down.
What are you using and what kind of performance are you getting out of it? Any advice? Any quick lessons for me? Is crucial a good company to go to?

2007-01-03 11:41:55 · 5 answers · asked by tenacious_d2008 2 in Other - Hardware

im going to show my presentationt tommorow, on the computer but my teacher doesn't have openoffice, she has powerpoint, Will my project be successful? Please, i really need it to work, PLUS im bringing a wireless USB.

2007-01-03 11:31:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware