Hardware - January 2007

i know very little about pc,s is their a way to make it eject without having to manually do it or is it something sinister?

2007-01-24 06:08:05 · 6 answers · asked by matc1970 2 in Other - Hardware

how kwh does a computer use

2007-01-24 06:07:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Anybody else have the problems I have? Right out of the box, problems shutting down, won't hibernate, if you put it in "stand-by" it will restart after 15 minutes on it's own. Stalls in shutting down. The ONLY way I can be sure it is shut down and it will stay that way is pull the battery out and unplug it. Toshiba doesn't seem to know what to do and a letter to the CEO has never been acknowledged. I have had 14 Toshiba laptops and this new one is the only one I have had problems with. Are they cutting corners on the newer ones?

2007-01-24 06:04:37 · 7 answers · asked by walt554 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 05:58:16 · 6 answers · asked by matt82682 2 in Desktops

2007-01-24 05:56:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I am just trying to figure out which one I want 14.1" or 15.4". Can anybody tell me from their experience if a 14.1" seemed to small to them? I am not going to be taking it anywhere , just around the house.

2007-01-24 05:56:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

via/s3g UniChrome IGP , i cant play a game i downloaded it says check to see if i have the latest drivers installed on my video card, im running xp with sp 2

2007-01-24 05:55:08 · 4 answers · asked by star ray 3 in Add-ons

2007-01-24 05:42:07 · 2 answers · asked by ben06cinci 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my mouse just froze and would'nt let me do anything what causes this and how do I rectify it, i did reboot comp and that sorted it, but is there another way to sort out a frozen mouse without rebooting.

2007-01-24 05:39:29 · 7 answers · asked by jlb 5 in Add-ons

is it possible to connect a desktop monitor to my laptop (its monitor is broken)?, if yes, how can i connect the two? (through USB cable?)

2007-01-24 05:30:49 · 7 answers · asked by drinda_house 3 in Add-ons

i bought a new Dell desktop. i think i derleated the printer by mistake. It says no printers. Help Please!

THANKS!

2007-01-24 05:27:24 · 4 answers · asked by Otis 1 in Printers

okay I have a dell all in one printer, it is out of ink.
no stores sale dell ink, I would have to order some but I can't because I don't have a credit card and it is just too high.
so my question is can I go to walmart and buy another ink brand and put it in my dell printer...would it work long term?
or if I do have to buy a new printer...can another brand printer work with my dell computer?

2007-01-24 05:27:20 · 5 answers · asked by La'Grange 4 in Printers

I have a Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop and my dvd driver is not working. It makes nosies that sound like its trying to read the disc, but the disc does not spin; afterwards, it will tell me to insert a disc into the drive. The computer detects the drive and reports that it is working properly. In fact, it was working fine the other day. I thought it was the disc and have tried multiple Cds and DVDs, but I am faced with the same problem. Is this a hardware or software problem. The only changes that I have made to this laptop is installing some programs: norton anti-virus, Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Plus, and Adobe Reader 8. If my dvd drive is broken...is there any way I can replace my laptop's dvd drive?

2007-01-24 05:16:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 05:06:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Thanks to everyone who gave me advice regarding my wanting to purchase a notebook and not knowing whether to buy a mac or pc. Well, I went yesterday and bought the Mac and last night I couldn't put it down. I've used pc's all my life so I'm sure I have A LOT to learn with the Mac ! Thanks!!!

2007-01-24 05:05:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

What is the difference between them as far as data transfer rate? Would it be difficult to switch out a regular usb port with a high speed one on a notebook?

2007-01-24 05:03:55 · 4 answers · asked by U2 2 in Other - Hardware

my precious dear laptop broke [im sad]

i have a old ibm laptop it doent even have a mouse pad. it has a little dot that moves the arrow. but anyway i was on myspace and my laptop broke again. a messenge up came and said somthing about windows shuting down i been trying to turn it on but all my laptop does is goes to to a black screen that says hit alt+ctrl+del to restart and i do that and it comes back again. i dont understand why ? before when my laptop broke it was also on myspace and it said that the hard drive could not be found so my friend dad installed one. my laptop is old when i run it u hear rattling from inside.


is there anything i can do ?

2007-01-24 05:03:33 · 5 answers · asked by it's HG !! 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 05:03:28 · 1 answers · asked by G- Bob 1 in Add-ons

Right click works. Scroll works. It was pretty hard to actually manage to ask this question with a left clicker. Help!

2007-01-24 04:54:38 · 25 answers · asked by Jack 2 in Add-ons

Flash drive is already in USB port. I tried to open it from My Computer and got message "Please insert a disk into drive X:". I changed the drive number as well, but won't help.

2007-01-24 04:53:12 · 3 answers · asked by andy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

surfing on the net isn't having any problem.

2007-01-24 04:40:11 · 1 answers · asked by cellular 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 04:36:10 · 2 answers · asked by bob_smith_6666 1 in Add-ons

What printer/scanners have built-in OCR besides Brother? If I want OCR what options do I have?

2007-01-24 04:35:19 · 2 answers · asked by Ricky J. 6 in Scanners

I have to buy a printer...it needs to be a normal printer that can handle usual office needs, so normally I'd just buy a decent laser printer - but I'll have to use it to print a lot of Avery mailing labels as well, so is there an advantage to buying an inkjet instead? Thanks.

2007-01-24 04:30:06 · 10 answers · asked by skigranitechief 1 in Printers

2007-01-24 04:28:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

ok I have an interesting scenario here, the monitor on my laptop broke yesterday (my wife steped on it...) so now I can see the left 1/3 of the monitor while the right 2/3 is completely black.I still consider myself lucky as the START button is on the left side so I can still use it & open windows.
The problem is that some application when I click them, their screen will be under te dark side of the monitor so I cant view it.
The question is : is there any way (through he control panel which am still bale to control) that I force all windows & applications to open on the left side of the monitor were I can see them?

2007-01-24 04:26:02 · 6 answers · asked by drinda_house 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking in to buying myself a laptop. i dont know what to look for or what kind is the best. It is for my own personal use, no work or anything.

any suggestions on what to look for?

2007-01-24 04:21:49 · 7 answers · asked by Jacinda 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 04:14:00 · 3 answers · asked by javier_barbieri 1 in Monitors

suggestions; hard drive ,computer console, zip drive or disk

2007-01-24 04:10:44 · 3 answers · asked by bossladycarter 1 in Add-ons

I am trying to upgrade my RAM on my desktop pc. Will I be able to mix the PC2700 and PC3200 without having any problem?

2007-01-24 04:03:59 · 4 answers · asked by katuga 1 in Other - Hardware