Hardware - February 2007

you can here the monitor trying to switch itself on and the light goes green then i get a massage no single input or cable disconnected and then it goes off again like into standby mode, but in the past i got this the same massage on the screen but the monitor always stayed on, its a 8 year old windows 98 computer help please

2007-02-26 21:29:39 · 3 answers · asked by star ray 3 in Monitors

I have a project due on thursday about new serial technology. Any info appreciated. laymans terms please.
thx

2007-02-26 21:21:08 · 4 answers · asked by John J 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi all,

I'm looking at buying a new PC to run Autocad and office. I was looking at a Pentium 4 3Ghz with 2GB RAM, and I've been given the option to upgrade to 2 x 3.2Ghz for £8.99.

Whats the difference? Does that make it a 6.4?
Is there any benefit to spending a bit more and getting the Athlon 64 equipped model?

S'cuse my IT ignorance, I'm an engineer, not an IT technician!
Thanks in advance!

2007-02-26 21:11:14 · 4 answers · asked by Steven N 4 in Desktops

I have a problem with my PC starting up. It claims there is no signal, i.e. monitor not connected. However, this is not true. I have checked and double checked and triple checked all connections. The monitor itself is not faulty, because if I leave the PC on with “No Signal” still displaying sometimes I come back to it and it has booted up and is at the login screen, so I know the monitor/dvi cable/graphics card are not faulty, but instead are just choosing to be temperamental.

I do not have a spare graphics card/monitor to try it out with but can anyone suggest any reasons as to why this might be happening?

A quick 10 points will be awarded to any plausible answers.

2007-02-26 21:03:18 · 9 answers · asked by mehboobahmad 2 in Other - Hardware

I only built mine a year and a half ago and I'm so far behind I feel like it's a Tandy!

2007-02-26 21:03:02 · 4 answers · asked by Pontius 3 in Other - Hardware

I am looking to buy an IMac, but I'm willing to hold out for a couple of months if new products are due to be released.

2007-02-26 20:54:03 · 3 answers · asked by JoelToby 1 in Desktops

Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz Memory (RAM): 512 MB
One of my kids is going to be going to college in the fall and I thought this would be a great gift - a laptop computer. This is the kid that helped me buy the computer for the house. I cant very well ask her if I want to surprise her so can you all help me out please? Thanks

2007-02-26 20:49:06 · 6 answers · asked by bufalo1501 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

when i start it...........the screen shows INTEL PENTIUM 4 BOARDS.............and it doesn't go further it to start..............the cpu emits a sound not abeep or something but like the tapping of water drops..............there is nothing inside it.......................pls help me

2007-02-26 20:40:47 · 8 answers · asked by Baba 2 in Other - Hardware

start>prog>Accesories> the problem is my start button is missing what are the other ways to go disk cleanup, i kindly ask your help.

2007-02-26 20:24:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i currently have a sony viao with a 2.8gh processor is a 1.6gh duo better, will it run a 3.0gh game.

2007-02-26 20:16:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My budget is about $1500 or under, what is the best laptop to get for audio production (ableton live, etc.)? I will go PC or Mac.

2007-02-26 20:13:18 · 2 answers · asked by pinetreeforest123 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-26 20:08:49 · 3 answers · asked by virtrava 3 in Monitors

2007-02-26 19:58:10 · 7 answers · asked by utchone 1 in Desktops

for playing games like hitman blood money,Ghost recon advanced war fighter, rainbow six vegas,Gears of war smoothly... it should be of low cost... please tell a cost effective graphics card...

2007-02-26 19:27:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-02-26 19:19:23 · 2 answers · asked by scoobybud 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

can any body tell me what is best software to convert a avi file to vcd file & the vcd file must support nero & the sound quality also should be good and it should move with the motion of the body i mean when the vcd file play the movment and voice should go together

2007-02-26 18:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by allen_neog007 1 in Desktops

I recently bought a brand new intel pentium as i dropped my athalon 27000 and the repair cost was quite high.I kept the athalon box but had the computer shop install my 160 gig hard drive into the new pentium as a secondry drive.All was well until yesterday morning when i started up the computer and it started to do a few funny things at start up and i thought --this looks like my old computer??
I then noticed that a lot of the icons on my desktop were from the other computer.I initialy thought that all of the programs etc had somehow jumped over from the old drive wich is --d--into my main --c -drive.
But my wife opened up a new word doc and typed a few words and named the doc then saved it.Then she went to c drive and searched for it and discovered that it had saved it to d instead.--So we now think that the drives have somehow swapped places??-Can i reverse this so that c is the default?~~is this the problem?? or is it something else.~~theres no viruses how do i fix this??

2007-02-26 18:36:32 · 6 answers · asked by Ron~N 5 in Desktops

My monitor recently stopped working. I have a Dell flat panel screen, and the power button flashes on as a large horizontal band moves up the screen. They come on at the same time and it seems as though it is trying to come on but failing. It happens regularly every second or so. Should I bother to take it to be fixed? Is there is something I can do myself? What's wrong with it?

2007-02-26 18:25:39 · 3 answers · asked by Confused 2 in Monitors

i was just thinking the disk in a hard drive is so much smaller how could you put so much FAT onto such a small disk how does it work and whats the difference?

2007-02-26 18:23:58 · 4 answers · asked by Syndicate 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-26 18:21:16 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Monitors

hey... i am going to buy a lap top but i don't know about what i have to be careful when i choose. i know the shop assistents will help me, but please give me some advices.

THANKS :)

2007-02-26 18:18:45 · 4 answers · asked by briliantbg 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-26 18:17:05 · 5 answers · asked by mukesh1 m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My system (Compaq presario 6107tu) has slowed down drastically recently. I have scanned it completely for viruses. None found. I use symantec antivitus and comodo firewall. But i also got this alert "windows-virtual memory minimum too low" Does the system slows B'coz of it .Plz suggest a soln to it.

2007-02-26 18:16:06 · 8 answers · asked by 24 X 7 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-26 18:10:17 · 8 answers · asked by smoggle 1 in Desktops

right now the laptop has Windows Me Millenium Editon and I want to update it to the latest. Is this necessary? I don't have internet access on this laptop yet. where can I get, buy or download the latest Windows from? Thanks in advance

2007-02-26 18:00:56 · 5 answers · asked by keziah 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-26 17:52:03 · 2 answers · asked by kim 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-26 17:48:40 · 1 answers · asked by Pieter d 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a xeon based dual 1,7ghz processor ( upgradable to 2.4 ghz )server which supports 64 bit expansion slots...can i use it for video editing (it can support 800mhz 2gb rd rams)

2007-02-26 17:35:26 · 2 answers · asked by mcuriousyellow 1 in Add-ons

I am building my own PC that I will put Vista on and play the latest video games on. I'm looking for a website or store where I can find the best parts. Anyone have suggestions?

2007-02-26 17:30:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I like Sony products AR21M

2007-02-26 17:27:33 · 4 answers · asked by David S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks