Hardware - January 2007

The dist particles from under my keyboard is damaging my keys. I cannot remove my keyboard, so what is the best way to clean the dust from under my keyboard?

2007-01-24 04:03:49 · 6 answers · asked by Haopei 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried playing Doom 3 but it was unplayable. The backlight was so bright that every shadowy area (there everywhere in Doom 3) looked like it was glowing gray. This thing advertises 1000:1 contrast ratio but I couldn't find a way to get a true black out of it.

2007-01-24 04:00:30 · 2 answers · asked by realmccoy9783 1 in Desktops

A 120GB hard drive was accidentaly partitioned to 1.5GB.
The data it had must be retrieved.
How can I restore it ?

2007-01-24 03:58:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

at the same level? how close would it have to be to cause any harm?

2007-01-24 03:57:11 · 8 answers · asked by HUGEblueBOOTS 1 in Other - Hardware

Computer works but it is hard to get contact with electrical cord to charge or just to operate my laptop by being plugged into wall ,help? I have not dropped , just one day acted this way.

2007-01-24 03:46:37 · 6 answers · asked by kynana5/6 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am trying to build the best gaming rig out there and need some advice for the CPU and GPU. Is is worth waiting for AMD's upcoming Quad-Core? Please inform me with your suggestions!

2007-01-24 03:40:51 · 7 answers · asked by Nick M 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-24 03:30:07 · 3 answers · asked by claude s 1 in Add-ons

using Mac OS X 10.4.8 on a Powerbook G4 laptop. I've got 14.68GB space available.

2007-01-24 03:25:44 · 9 answers · asked by jamien27 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hmm i wanted the 7600GT at first but i realized it's only 256mb 128 bit? any alternatives? but around that same price range?

2007-01-24 03:25:19 · 2 answers · asked by micogold 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm looking to replace my current PC, and one of the sticking points is what video card to get. I plan on upgrading to Vista at some point, and while I don't run any super video intensive games, I notice that my current PC with its 64 MB video card is at or below the minimum for most new games, and I'm not talking FPS type games...

I haven't paid much attention to video cards for the last few years, and notice that many video cards now share the PC's primary memory as opposed to using their own?

It seems that "NVIDIA GeForce 6150" is the default option for a lot of the systems I am looking at.

So, is that a good card? Should I be looking at only a video card with onboard memory?

2007-01-24 03:23:00 · 11 answers · asked by swilhelm73 2 in Add-ons

I have a Gateway laptop running on AMD Sempron, and wish to purchase a HDD Camera. Could anybody tell me what level Pentium is equivilent to my AMD Sempron. Also, am I likely to encounter any problems by using AMD or do all products run on either AMD or Pentium providing the right level of either is used??
Thanks for any help!!

2007-01-24 03:22:55 · 4 answers · asked by Jumpy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 03:10:00 · 2 answers · asked by walstib_710 2 in Add-ons

My PC didnt turn on one day. The fan spins for a second, the light on the Mobo stays on so does the case power light but thats it. Dead, no hard drive spins etc and it does not beep, it dont even get that far.

I went out and got a new Mobo and 500w power supply. I connected it up and....

Still exactly the same problem. I appreciate it could be processor but its not likely and even if it was the processor, it wouldnt have a chance to heat up within half a second and cause power failure.

Does anyone know what it could be? Before i go out and spend money i dont have on a new system :(. I mean, could it be as basic as the power switch being faulty?

I really need someones help!

Thanks,

2007-01-24 03:03:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My keyboard does'nt respond to the letter key that I type. When I type it in, alot of other letters type at the same time. Why does it do that??????

2007-01-24 02:59:56 · 9 answers · asked by Poseidon' 3 in Other - Hardware

I just installed a dual core processor in my computer and when the system boots, the system info shows my ddr400 memory as ddr200. What happened?

2007-01-24 02:32:34 · 5 answers · asked by Rich C 1 in Desktops

I HAVE AN MP3 PLAYER THAT I BOUGHT THAT SAID IT HAS 1GB(1024MB) OF STORAGE ON THE BOX BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE MEMMORY ON MY COMPUTER, IT SAID 944MB. WHY AM I MISSING 80MB. I PAID $100 COME ON I WANT MY 80MB!!!
MY LAPTOP DOES THE SAME THING. WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE BOX SAID 100GB BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE HARDDRIVE SPACE IT SAID ONLY 79GB. WHERE IS MY OTHER 21GB!!! I PAID OVER $1000 BUCKS GOSH!!!

2007-01-24 02:31:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 02:25:58 · 3 answers · asked by john s 2 in Add-ons

This computer is so slow, I want to add more memory. I was told that it cannot be done. Can someone help?

2007-01-24 02:18:37 · 3 answers · asked by Vicki M 1 in Desktops

I do not have a cd writer in my computer, i only have a cd player where i can read what is in the cd but i cannot burn cd. Can I use my existing cd player and download software to make my player a cd burner?

2007-01-24 02:17:52 · 13 answers · asked by nyokern 1 in Add-ons

I cannot decide whether to buy a 17' laptop to take on placment, or buy a desktop to leave at home and trust that my placments will all have adequate computing facilities. What's stopping me going for the laptop is the weight issue., Anybody found the wieght of a 17" laptop a pain in the *** to carry around?

2007-01-24 02:17:07 · 1 answers · asked by dnbfan 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 02:13:41 · 7 answers · asked by jonnt 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 02:07:37 · 1 answers · asked by hum 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 01:59:41 · 8 answers · asked by Rajesh B 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am trying to decide if I should get a little bigger size screen ( go to a 15.4"). Does anybody have any thoughts about this?

By the way, I am not going to take it anywhere, I just like being able to sit in my easy chair instead of a desk.

2007-01-24 01:54:15 · 9 answers · asked by Charles R 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Am planning to buy my first laptop (brandnew) and the cheapest I could find was Acer Aspire 3682 NWXCi. Can someone please advice if this is among the better ones or just need to save more money for DELL options?

I basically need it for basic stuffs and wireless connection..

Thanks for you help!

2007-01-24 01:51:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 01:50:29 · 14 answers · asked by kate r 2 in Monitors

i'm from france and i'm looking for a an american site web where i can buy a computer

can you give me some?

thanks

2007-01-24 01:46:51 · 6 answers · asked by gwendalpajelo 3 in Desktops

I need a firewire port for my dell desktop comp. just wondering if an external firewire port is better and how are they hooked up to a computer? I'm kind of worried about installing a firewire port on my comp.

2007-01-24 01:44:58 · 3 answers · asked by allyson 3 in Add-ons

1.8 gh, 512 ram,

2007-01-24 01:35:22 · 4 answers · asked by hum 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-24 01:31:29 · 1 answers · asked by Ashish Gupta 1 in Other - Hardware