Hardware - February 2007

pcmcia 802.11g
pcmcia 802.11b

2007-02-07 11:05:24 · 7 answers · asked by sadiesamkurby 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-07 11:02:06 · 6 answers · asked by leonard 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-07 11:01:31 · 6 answers · asked by Kat Kat 2 in Other - Hardware

I am getting a Sony Vaio desktop computer for free, but it's pretty old and is running Windows ME. Is there anyway to upgrade it to XP? I have an XP installation CD from another computer...

2007-02-07 10:49:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

It has one fan on the top, one on the left side (if you are looking at it), and one on the back of it. It has 4 slots for drives. On both sides, it has some sort of X-looking symbol with small air holes above and below it. It has 4 USB ports, two in front and 2 in back. It also has 7 slots for ethernet, etc. It has has 2 slots under the drive area for something that I don't know what goes there. It has 2 slots for memory and is PC100. Upon opening it, there is a fan on the inside, enough room for 4 total hard drives, and the board has "ECS Elite Group" written on a part of it.

Personally, I think it is some sort of gaming comp but would appreciate any and all info on it or where to find some. Please no stupid responses. Thanks!

2007-02-07 10:48:39 · 1 answers · asked by pokermike4283 2 in Desktops

If i have both a hard driive and a slave drive and i happen to download a trojan onto my slave drive, would both of my drives get infected?

2007-02-07 10:41:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I've read the other questions that are similar to mine but i still don't understand what to do....
i just installed the printer ( Lexmark X1185) on to my laptop and i was wondering if i could print wirelessly from anywhere inside my house...this would be very useful to me so i would like to know how.... right now i can print things from my laptop..just that i have to have the printer directly plugged into my laptop...so i figured that that was pretty lame so now im asking here of how i can print wirelessly...
thanks in advance!

2007-02-07 10:37:07 · 3 answers · asked by bigt4yah 2 in Printers

2007-02-07 10:33:06 · 12 answers · asked by mosleyg3 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-07 10:29:05 · 2 answers · asked by larkin1121 2 in Other - Hardware

I want to buy a 320gb internal hardrive for my computer, but i'm kind of confused as to how it will work.

Now, my C drive is almost completely full, and i know the new hardrive will just run off of another letter, like E, or F. but the thing is, i run The Sims 2 on my computer, with downloads and stuff. i was wondering if there was a way to get the sims 2, and maybe some of the music i have, onto the new drive without having to re install it or re download all of the things back into my game.

and if there is a way, will having the sims 2 run on a 320gb hardrive practically by itself help the game run any faster? even with all my downloads?

2007-02-07 10:22:33 · 1 answers · asked by Katrina 5 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-07 10:19:44 · 2 answers · asked by Paula W 1 in Printers

2007-02-07 10:10:23 · 6 answers · asked by It Co$t To Be Around The Bo$$ 4 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-07 10:07:55 · 6 answers · asked by Robert P 1 in Desktops

I am interested in upgrading my graphic card. I am not familiar with a lot of the technical jargon, but I would like some advice on what would be best for me. I'm not an avid gamer, although I do play games (CIV, Warcraft, Diablo etc) every once in a while online with friends. I do like watching full screen videos. What would be best for me that isn't going to cost a lot?

2007-02-07 10:07:52 · 3 answers · asked by Denny M 3 in Add-ons

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600, recently formatted the hard drive because of repeated errors. How I got those is another long story. Nonetheless after re-installing windows, I have a feeling that they may have given me the wrong drivers. The original CD that came with the system was not working right, so one technician help me download some drivers from the dell website.

Question is how can I determine what hardware do I have, e.g. NVIDIA card type? is there an online tool that helps evaluate the hardware characteristics? Can I do this somehow with my system offline?

I will appreciate help in this regards,

2007-02-07 10:06:15 · 6 answers · asked by HK3738 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm specifically comparing a
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - OEM

processor to a

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Toledo 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM

So what is the difference between the Windsor and the Toledo I am building a gaming computer so if anyone has an opinion of either of these that would be helpful too.

2007-02-07 09:58:35 · 4 answers · asked by wowplaya32 1 in Desktops

I have lots of photographs on the laptop

2007-02-07 09:50:07 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My dvdwriter was dead, it could just open and close, but no spinning of the cd/dvd inside and so no data.

So I plugged a new dvd-writer and configured it correcly into the bios.
This new dvd writer can read the TOC of the cd/dvd so I can see the data on the disc, but when it try to copy/open a file it just give me a I/O error. i/O is obtained even with Nero test, or Easy cd Creator drive test mode.

So I was wondering that maybe my secondary IDE channel of my MB is fried somehow.

Someone had the same problem ? Could you think about any test I can do ?

2007-02-07 09:48:55 · 1 answers · asked by scientific_boy3434 5 in Other - Hardware

i have looked at asus motherbroad some people say that the p5b broads are good but ther are way cheaper than p5w ones and p5w using 975X......p5b using P965 which is better and why

2007-02-07 09:47:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Just recently my computer slowed way down, and the screen(not a LCD or plasma, just a normal Dell screen) started spazing out(not sure how to describe it), but I'd like to know what the problem could be and how I could get rid of it? For free if possible.
Thanks!

2007-02-07 09:43:34 · 3 answers · asked by crazy8s622 2 in Desktops

2007-02-07 09:41:28 · 1 answers · asked by Big M 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-07 09:40:35 · 4 answers · asked by deerman2701 1 in Desktops

I have a Toshiba M55-S3315. here's a picture:

http://www.circuitcity.com/IMAGE/product/enlarged/tos/PC.TOS.M55S3315.CN.JPG

Quick Facts:

Intel Pentium M Processor 740
100 GB Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
1024 MB DDR SDRAM
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer)
14" TruBrite Widescreen WXGA
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
IEEE 1394
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Microsoft Windows XP Home

I bought this laptop in July 2006, so it can still be considered "new".
Also, it is in perfect condition, no problems whatsoever. Only reason I'm selling it is to get a new laptop.

Any ideas on how I can sell it?

(I'm willing to negotiate prices, if anyone here is interested. Just leave your e-mail)

Thanx.

2007-02-07 09:31:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

When I try to print a page that is all graphics like a PDF of a flyer or a full page photograph, the prints spooler will get to 1.35 mb and then stop. The printer has 2 mb of ram. When I cancel the print job from the print spooler the page will come out but it will be missing a portion (probably that .65 mb).

Short of buying RAM for this printer is there a way to get it to print these large pages? Should I wait longer (I have waited a maximum of 5 minutes)? Should I switch to PS? Is there a downside to using PS? Could I get it to only spool half the page and then spool the next half? Should I select “Send directly to printer.”?

Any suggestions at all would be appreciated.

2007-02-07 09:25:44 · 4 answers · asked by Andrew G 2 in Printers

Anyone?

2007-02-07 09:22:13 · 9 answers · asked by snowboardinrs 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-07 09:19:49 · 3 answers · asked by Lucifer Sam 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-07 09:17:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My cat keeps walking over my laptop and seems to do it everytime! How?!/?!

2007-02-07 09:13:42 · 1 answers · asked by bexy98_98 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

please can some one find me the driver for this i have been looking for the past 18 hours i got no hair left and smoke coming out of my ears
please some one help thanks

2007-02-07 09:03:04 · 1 answers · asked by ? 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

This is a bit embarrassing...but how to I get data from my flash drive on to my notebook???

2007-02-07 08:52:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks