Hardware - February 2007

How can I cange the letter meanings on windows xp e.g. the at key (@) has swapped with the two apostraphies key (").

2007-02-12 09:29:36 · 7 answers · asked by wkdhaka 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Anybody used both and noticed a difference? I know people will say "it all depends on the model", but I mean more in general of a certain brand failing, or just plain looking bad when installed. Thanks!

2007-02-12 09:28:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I was just wondering if anybody with an HP desktop could tell me how it runs and what not. My friends have HP Compaq Laptops and they are complete crap and never work properly. I was wondering is the desktops are similar. Also, does anyone know of a place online where people rate computers?? Thanks

2007-02-12 09:22:52 · 6 answers · asked by missthang 2 in Desktops

Does the more gigabytes you have on your computer mean the more space you have?

2007-02-12 09:22:19 · 8 answers · asked by Grrr! 4 in Add-ons

i have a hp vs 17 tft monitor screen!! how do i know whats the best screen resolution!! becasue i want downlaod some good screen savers but when i down load them they dont look good like really fuzzy!! can anyone help

2007-02-12 09:18:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

They were working fine the day before yesterday. Today they're not working. Nothing is muted, I've been to control panel and checked it. Strange enough, when I talk into the mic, it doeas work fine! I just can't hear anything coming from the PC. Why?

2007-02-12 09:10:55 · 7 answers · asked by Birmingham293874 3 in Desktops

I have a Philips SIC4700/37 and when i go to AMCAP it says : Sorry, you have no video capture hardware. How can i fix this?

2007-02-12 09:06:43 · 1 answers · asked by ♠Calvin♠ 2 in Add-ons

I want to try ubuntu on my laptop but i need to format the hard drive first

2007-02-12 09:05:24 · 7 answers · asked by Eddie L 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking fro a good gaming computer wiht a really cool looking case. I really need one of tehese beacause my computer know sucks. Can someone please give me links to some of theese. I do not ahve a very high price range. between 300-800 please.
thanks

2007-02-12 09:01:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have an older computer (00-01 ish) and I'm looking at upgrading the motherboard. I don't have documentation for the case or original motherboard and its not a major brand (it's a Nobilis). Will a Micro or MiniATX motherboard work in it?

2007-02-12 08:53:57 · 2 answers · asked by Phoenix 3 in Desktops

2007-02-12 08:51:19 · 3 answers · asked by The Big Bean 3 in Add-ons

2007-02-12 08:50:48 · 7 answers · asked by The Zunester 5 in Other - Hardware

am getting the following messege
sentinel is reporting that the NVDIA
powered graphic card is not receiving sufficient
power ,
to protect your H/W from potential damage or
causing a potential system lock up the graphic processor has lowered its performance to a level that allows continued safe operations

2007-02-12 08:50:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop has a :Cardbus Nic boot failed and also hard drive is not recognize. anyone tell me what to do???? Please i need to fix my computer.?

2007-02-12 08:48:40 · 4 answers · asked by joan12090311 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is it from the cd..im using a CD-RW. I dono whats wrong?!?!?!? When i put it in the car..it just spits it back out and reads error?? But when i put it in my cd player it plays perfectly!

2007-02-12 08:45:50 · 7 answers · asked by CaLiFoRnIA GirL 1 in Desktops

ok..so here's the deal..im using a realy really old computer..its the beige/cream colored hardrive(its really old..it has the Window 98)..and i have a cable modem..the cable modem is working alright but when i go to internet explorer i always get the error page(The page cannot be displayed)

i dont know why i cant go to the internet..
i have internet connection and all the...everything it connected in the right place..but yet..i cant go to any other site at all....

PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-02-12 08:40:54 · 3 answers · asked by aLeX 1 in Desktops

I bought one on saturday and install it today and it wont turn on.

2007-02-12 08:40:00 · 3 answers · asked by Veronica G 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have the original cd's I got with my computer.I want to reuse them.Is there a reset button.? I have a 3 yr old HP lap top

2007-02-12 08:35:59 · 2 answers · asked by wbyrnes2008 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-12 08:22:35 · 3 answers · asked by Francisco Soto S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Should I get Vista now or wait for another 5/6 months so it will be easer to find Vista compitable software.

Thank You

2007-02-12 08:20:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

(The ones before the see thru Blue G3 machines)

2007-02-12 08:19:58 · 3 answers · asked by wgbh67 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

When I turn it on the gray screen comes on, and the blue screen loads. it even says OSX loading, but then i just get a blank blue screen with a cursor. Anyone know what the problem is, or what I can do? I dont want to have to pay for parts when I didn't do anything to the computer.

2007-02-12 08:17:35 · 4 answers · asked by traxxman123 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The computer that i have now is all messed up... the SHIFT key on the left of teh keyboard is missing and messed up. the right arrow key is also missing and messed up. the cd drive is not working and the computer itself is really slow!! it has like 380MB's of storage and its using like 750MB's!! yea, its slow!! I'm getting a new one sometime but i wanted to know what one you think that i should get???

MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1GB OF MEMORY
MUST HAVE AT LEAST 80GB OF HD SPACE
IF ITS WINDOWS MUST BE VISTA HOME PREMIUM,BUISNESS,OR ULTAMITE OR WHTEVR.
IF IT'S MAC IT MUST BE MAC OS X TIGER
MUST BE UNDER $1000
MUST HAVE A DRIVE THAT READS DVD'S
MUST HAVE A WIRELESS INTERNETCARD IN IT

recomaend what you think is the best for my needs!
oh yea, i will also buy a program called MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 STUDENT AND TEACHER (OR NEWEST STUDENT AND TEACHER VERSION)

PLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEZZZZZ HEELLLLPPPPP!

2007-02-12 08:14:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Have an Epsom for photo printing and a Samsung ml-1610 for general letters, however I have to get up and put envelopes on top of the paper. So got a second I want one for A4 (which I renamed) and one for DL But it won’t let me put the second Samsung on, when I install the disc it just wants to repair the first. Please help feel like I am going mad seems easy so why can’t I do it?

2007-02-12 08:13:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-02-12 08:11:42 · 4 answers · asked by bearprod 1 in Monitors

2007-02-12 08:05:57 · 18 answers · asked by henry j 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-12 08:04:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am running Windows XP.
I have an onboard Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE (256mb) graphics card.
I attempted to install a second card so that I can use a dual monitor (this card is a cheap card: ATI Rage 128pro 32mb SDRAM 64bit PCI video card)

It seems that when the two cards are in they don't communicate properly. Windows only detects the new (second) card and it doesn't even show up in the display properties as two cards.

My question is: Is there any way to make this work with the two cards present? (both are VGA, by the way)

And if not, what is an inexpensive second card (any version of PCI will work, as long as it's VGA) that will allow me to have dual monitor setup?

2007-02-12 08:00:13 · 5 answers · asked by Chow_M_Noodles 3 in Monitors

what is the best way to back up your files? i have windows xp professional. 250 gb hard drive- partitioned into C:\ (50gb) and D:\ (200gb). all of my important files are on D:\. how do you recommend me backing up? should i even back them up?

2007-02-12 07:59:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Where is the rest of the 176.59 GB? What is going on? This PC is only a month old and i uninstalled the few programs i had installed hoping i would free some space. The pie chart shows only 10MB left? What the hell is this? The PC is a packard bell pentium D.

2007-02-12 07:55:28 · 3 answers · asked by Boss 1 in Add-ons