Hardware - February 2007

I brought a webcam (voicecam ) years ago , and i have lost the driver cd to run it , I cannot find anywhere online to download it from , I dont even remember who makes it. anyone have the driver for this ladybug looking voicecam and can help me out ?

2007-02-18 02:39:10 · 1 answers · asked by DJ Rattie 1 in Add-ons

What is RAM, what does it do and what is it for?

2007-02-18 02:33:17 · 24 answers · asked by Deathwish 3 in Other - Hardware

I'm not trying to go with a dual simultaneous monitor setup, I just want to be able to switch my Media Center PC between a 19-inch monitor for gaming and my 26 inch LCD TV for watching videos and stuff.

2007-02-18 02:26:11 · 3 answers · asked by The JZA 2 in Monitors

How do i get is it something in my pc

2007-02-18 02:25:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I'm considering buying a portable hard drive. I don't particularly care for the 100000000GB versions advertised by many manufacturers, although I would like somewhere around 20-80GB of space. This week in the ads, I found two deals, one from Circuit City, and the other from BestBuy, advertising Maxtor and Western Digital portable drives, respectively. They both offer 60GB of space, although the Maxtor costs only $40 with a $50 rebate and $10 instant-off, while the WD costs $70 with $30 instant-off.

My question is this: Is Maxtor more reliable than Western Digital?

I am also unsure about buying Maxtor simply because it got bought out by Seagate. Would customer support simply go away? Or will it still be around in the years to come? Thanks!

2007-02-18 02:21:37 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Hardware

I want to burn dvds. Like if I download a movie or if I borrow a movie from someone I want to burn it on a dvd for myself. Since this dvd drive is brand new and came with the installation cd and everything, shouldnt I be able to burn dvds? Or will I need to buy a codec or something to be able to do this. I looked in the instruction manual and this is the only thing it said about the subject: "As a cd Rewriter or DVD Rewriter: In order to write to CD or DVD media, you will need additional software. The Recording software kit included with the package will offer you funtion like mastering, packet writing, duplicating, backing up your hard disk or files, capturing audio and more." What does that all mean? Plain english please? do I need to buy some other software or something? If so Im just going to return it to the store.

2007-02-18 02:20:14 · 1 answers · asked by justicenow232 2 in Add-ons

I recently had to reinstall the OS on my Dell Dimension 8300 desktop. After going throught the tedious process of installing all of the drivers and updates for all of the devices and peripherals, one still remains disabled in the Device Manager window.

Device Manager show a yellow question mark next to OTHER DEVICES. Expanding that leads to another yellow question mark next to MULTIMEDIA AUDIO CONTROLLER.

The Soundblaster Audigy 2 sound card works okay.
The Conextant modem works okay.
The Hauppage PVR-150 audio/video capture card works okay.

I don't know what else is left.

How can I find out exactly what device this is?

Thanks.

2007-02-18 02:08:59 · 5 answers · asked by chonudi 3 in Desktops

This computer is about 5 years old, but is in good shape. Has plenty of hard drive space, ram, etc. Have not had many other problems with it other than space in the past few years and have fixed that by reformatting. This actually happened to me when I first got the computer and cannot remember how Dell CS helped me fix it over the phone. I have tried a system restore to a few days previous, but that didnt help. The top drive which is just a CD-RW will not open and its yellow light is on. The bottom drive opens and spins discs, but to no avail. Both are currently recognized in the device manager as being working properly. I have tried updating drivers but was told no updates were available. When the computer starts I get an error message before Windows loads stating that my Secondary Hard Disk 0 and Secondary Hard Disk 1 cannot be recognized. I am assuming these are my disk drives, as my C, F, G, and H (hard drives) are all currently recognized and accessible. Please help!!!

2007-02-18 02:00:46 · 6 answers · asked by fyrecrackercass 2 in Desktops

where to get for winxp this an old dye sublination printer for transfers

2007-02-18 01:51:35 · 1 answers · asked by JIM L 1 in Printers

2007-02-18 01:48:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-02-18 01:47:26 · 3 answers · asked by richy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

my mum is wanting to get a laptop but doesn't know much about computers. she wants something that is easy to find her way around, looking to spend between £500 and £800. any ideas would be great!!

2007-02-18 01:41:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

ok so i check my ram but it didnt say any was free it still says the same 384mb am trying to get to 512m

2007-02-18 01:40:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a friend that formats his hard drive with win98 in FAT32 then after loads win professional Keeping the partition as is...Could anybody see any logic in this?

2007-02-18 01:40:21 · 3 answers · asked by HAWKEYE 2 in Other - Hardware

I am comparision shopping for a New Notebook does anyone know if Toshiba is a good brand overall and what the heck is the sattelite for in the new computers???? FYI the notebooks I am looking at most recently are the Toshiba P105 series with the fingerprint reader, to be exact its the P105 S6197....

2007-02-18 01:40:18 · 1 answers · asked by *CiTsJuStMe* 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Well i have a pc with windows installed and i want to make a partition and install a version of apple mac is it possible?

2007-02-18 01:39:57 · 3 answers · asked by mike 1 in Other - Hardware

hai,my sister is canada and planning to buy a laptop for me (im in uk).i like to go with HP.Is it cheap to buy it here or in canada.and which model is good.im a university student and its for my own use.i travel in train and prefer to have not heavy ones.

2007-02-18 01:36:24 · 8 answers · asked by MD 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have run a virus scan and a cleaner program and nothing has worked. would appreciate any thoughts

2007-02-18 01:32:51 · 4 answers · asked by samantha007_99 2 in Scanners

2007-02-18 01:29:50 · 11 answers · asked by simon 1 in Other - Hardware

I want to install a computer with broadband internet, do I need to plug anything into a phone jack...its all the way across the room :-(

2007-02-18 01:27:40 · 8 answers · asked by Justbeingme 3 in Desktops

Starting a home business and need a printer that can print white on colored paper. I know these can be expensive but I am looking for suggestions on models to compare. Having a hard time finding online.
Thanks!

2007-02-18 01:23:16 · 1 answers · asked by srgummere 1 in Printers

I have set my husband's laptop up so that he can use the internet at home same time as I'm using on my PC. However, is there anyway when he is away from home that he can access the internet on his laptop? I would be most grateful for your help as usual!

2007-02-18 01:22:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I was trying to put an SD card into the reader but not only did it not register, nor did the light come on by the reader, but the card wouldn't come out so I had to pull it out with a pair of pliers. Any reason why it wouldn't be responding like that?

2007-02-18 01:19:36 · 3 answers · asked by D.L. Miller 3 in Other - Hardware

Which are better? and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each and your own opinion as to why they are significantly better than the other counterpart.

2007-02-18 01:14:49 · 8 answers · asked by Kunaal T 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Reset my computer back to the start without any files etc...

My computer is full of viruses and now its so bad it takes roughly 5-20 minutes to start up I scanned the computer with AVG and results where 3,000 infected files.

So I have decided to re-start it to the begining!

2007-02-18 00:55:47 · 4 answers · asked by Big Bear 1 in Desktops

I am just about to buy a laptop which i really like, but ht only problem is the battery life. I need to use the laptop a lot, without charging it for large periods of time, and i was wondering if a extension or extra battery can be added to make the battery life longer????

By the Way, it is a Toshiba Satellite P100/S00 Notebook and here are the specifications:

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/45d857af0188499a2741c0a87f9c072b/Product/View/XC3860

2007-02-18 00:50:32 · 7 answers · asked by Peter H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi, my computer has a tendency to turn itself off and back on again sometimes. It has only started doing this since I upgraded my memory to 1Gb from a 256MB. Any ideas?
Thanks

2007-02-18 00:46:45 · 11 answers · asked by sian_coxon 2 in Add-ons

What happens when you update your video card drivers?

2007-02-18 00:43:22 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Hardware

I want to know how to get music on my hard-drive to play automaticly on startup without any programs running.

2007-02-18 00:40:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-02-18 00:40:37 · 3 answers · asked by FairGround 3 in Desktops