Hardware - January 2007

I how lots of error message I would just like to take every thing off my hard drive and starrt all over

2007-01-24 10:33:42 · 4 answers · asked by Faith R 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 10:32:46 · 8 answers · asked by claude s 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to know if I can play the same pc games on a imac also if imac is a good computer.

2007-01-24 10:32:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Is it very good?

2007-01-24 10:29:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 10:27:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i am using powerbook g4 800mhz and suddenly it is behaving strangely,
1, in the finder meny it is displaying all the commands twice.
for instance it is displaying Shutdown twice.

how do i resolve the problem.

2007-01-24 10:22:32 · 2 answers · asked by venkat 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I like to have alot of disk space, so is performing Disk Cleanup and Defragmenting alot (E.g. 10 times a day) not good?

If that harms my PC in any way, how can I reverse this process? I don't want my PC to break easily.

So how many times should I do this, and when? Thanks!

2007-01-24 10:21:19 · 20 answers · asked by Lone Star 3 in Other - Hardware

If possible, please only specify number ranges such as 100-200 megs of free available RAM for typical computer usage such as web browsing, word processing, simple programs, and minimal multitasking.

2007-01-24 10:07:31 · 6 answers · asked by Dre D 2 in Other - Hardware

I posted a question yesterday, and have tried the suggestions but nothing worked. To summarize: I have a 2-3 year old e-machines that worked perfectly fine yesterday before i went to work. I shut it down, and when I got home, it would not start. When I push power, no fans whir, no lights come on, nothing. I opened up the pc. When it is plugged in, I see a green light on the motherboard. I tried switching RAM, and taking out the video card. From what I read it sounded like it was my PSU (power supply unit). I just bought one at Best Buy and just finished installing it. When I push the power button now....it still doesn't work!! I'm going crazy here, I need this PC. What else can it be? Some people suggested the motherboard is a possibility. How can that be? It's not that old, it was working fine until I got home from work, and nothing looks burned or whatever. Plus, when it's plugged in, I still see a green light on the motherboard. Someone please help! What else can I do?

2007-01-24 10:04:48 · 12 answers · asked by Nole't 1 in Desktops

2007-01-24 09:58:10 · 3 answers · asked by madstarvation 2 in Add-ons

can you please tell me how to boot my pc with a dvd thanks.

2007-01-24 09:48:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have a computer that is pretty virus-ridden and really can't be saved. i've managed to back up everything before it stopped accepting usb drives and writable discs, which is good. i have a bunch of discs that dell sent me a while ago in order to do this. i have... (1) dell dimension resource cd, with device drivers, diagnostics and utilities, and computer documentations (2) reinstallation cd - windows xp professional service pack 2 (3) installation disc for roxio easy cd creator (4) disc for reinstalling dell tools system software - antivirus, support, multimedia, internet software. // now, which should i use first, and what exactly do i do? i know i should probably just call dell, but i hate phone support. i'd rather do it on my own.

or, alternately, where on the web can i find instructions to do this?

2007-01-24 09:46:02 · 2 answers · asked by conste11ations 2 in Desktops

Am I able to buy a new motherboard for my laptop?. I want to run Windows Vista but I won't have enough since my max is 512 total. Would I have to buy a mother board with a new graphics card and more or just a mother board??

2007-01-24 09:45:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

What are there differences? I'm look ing for buying one of these laptops (not the clamshell versions) and i'm wondering if the G4 is worth $100-200 more.

2007-01-24 09:45:20 · 2 answers · asked by corvette806 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

...that is used 5 days a week, 9 hours a day? I ask because lately we have been having a spate of hard-disk errors on PCs in our office and they all seem to be around the same age.

2007-01-24 09:44:44 · 10 answers · asked by slıɐuǝoʇ 6 in Desktops

i recently downloaded a file from limewire which had a very long name like "ice age 2 mmeltdown, very good quality dvd player required to view......" which spread over 2-3 lines.
as Win media player was the default player in my system, the file downloaded as a media file, when i tried to play it it dosent open, i tried different players even latest filters like AC3.
now the file not only dosent play in any player, but it occupies 750 mb of space on my hard drive. whats more is that it dosent get deleted. when i right click on it it dosent have the delete option. any ideas of how to get rid of it without formatting my hard disk,, will be of great help.

2007-01-24 09:38:42 · 4 answers · asked by zoomalways 2 in Other - Hardware

I use computer to download pictures and store them and I also use word processor and surf the internet. I also like to save all my music to my computer. That is it. Do you really advise me to spend the extra money for dual core?

2007-01-24 09:35:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 09:33:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a 17 inch flat screen Dell computer and I was going to get a HP Deskjet 3-in-1 printer but I don't know if it will hook up to my computer. Does anyone know? Please answer my question or e-mail it to me ? Thanx !!!!

2007-01-24 09:30:48 · 4 answers · asked by cowgirl_up_mares 2 in Printers

I've tested the headset and mic on my notebook and all is well. But on the desktop after plugging both in and testing using Sound Recorder, I don't get anything into the computer from the microphone.

2007-01-24 09:27:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have already changed the code 5 times and it tells me i can´t change it any more is this really true?

2007-01-24 09:23:04 · 3 answers · asked by laurinha 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-24 09:16:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

what big changes will it make

2007-01-24 09:04:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Some of the letter keys all of a sudden are not working.Thanks.

2007-01-24 09:02:27 · 3 answers · asked by sweepit 3 in Other - Hardware

I have built my last computer from used components. It has saved me money over the years. But it's gotten to where I can buy a new or slightly used PC for almost close to same price. I have found PC's on eBay, but after shipping. I can buy a new or reconditioned PC a manufacturer may have. All I want is a entry level P4 with a valid XP licence and gently used. Operating software is another problem buying used. Is it possible to buy a high end P3 or entry P4 with XP licence from a reputable seller at around $200?

2007-01-24 08:58:23 · 7 answers · asked by Kari 4 in Desktops

Whats it called because I forget? ;)

2007-01-24 08:53:06 · 22 answers · asked by starmist822 2 in Monitors

Its a Thinkpad T22, PIII, Windows 98. I haven't been able to get it to start correctly for a long time now. It tells me "hard drive not installed".The boot order is set up correctly. It's making me crazy! When I want to power it off, I have to hold down the power butten which is also set to turn off the computer in the BIOS setting. After a while I will hear a beep and see that it has turned on. If I unplug it, the laptop stays on until the battery is almost drained and then goes into hibernation. I am wondering if the hard drive problem is in any way related to the powering up problem......should I just accept that the hard drive is dead?

2007-01-24 08:51:45 · 4 answers · asked by eigna728 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

A friend of mine wants to buy a 250 GB USB external hard drive.
Link: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=218
It's from Western Digital.

Anyway, he wants to know if he can put a bootable partition for using Linux via the new external harddrive. Of course, the BIOS has already been configured to boot from external USB pendrive first. But can this device be detected as an HDD by the BIOS allowing booting?

So, can it be done?
Thank you for answering.

2007-01-24 08:48:03 · 3 answers · asked by fadilnetweb 2 in Other - Hardware

I bought new PC, everything was fine until i decided to burn some cd/dvd. The nero v.6 just hanged up after cashing files.... i returned my dvd burner and got another one, installed nero v.7changed the cable, and set the burners jumper to master...the same...just this nero now generates a log file, which gives me no sense...any help would be appreciated...
error from log:
22:26:46#30 CDR -1502 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1783
DMA-driver error, CRC error
D: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A

22:26:46#31 TRANSFER -27 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1783
Could not perform start of Disc-at-once

22:26:46#32 Phase 34 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1724
Simulation failed at 24x (3.600 KB/s)


Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\scsiport.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=96256 bytes, created 2004.08.04 14:00:00 (Adapter driver for src)

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

2007-01-24 08:31:28 · 6 answers · asked by influenza 2 in Other - Hardware

i just spilt a glass of water on the table where the laptop was, and some water but have seeped into the laptop, it was on and microsoft word was running. it came up saying there was an error, so i turned it off, but now when i turn it on it starts loading up only to say that theres an error with the hard drive. what the hell should i do?

2007-01-24 08:31:15 · 18 answers · asked by Lauren 1 in Laptops & Notebooks