Hardware - February 2007

Ok, I have an HP Pavilion 6630 that my kids play on. My daughter shoved a disc behind the drawer of the drive, so the drawer of the disc drive is stuck open, the disc is inside the drive, behind the drawer, keeping the door from closing. I can see the disc, can't reach it. So, how do I go about getting the disc out of my computer?

2007-02-28 16:00:54 · 6 answers · asked by HelloAngels 1 in Desktops

Are Acer Desktop computers good? have u or some 1 u know used one?how long did it last?
Thanks

2007-02-28 15:58:58 · 5 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5 in Desktops

the printer is hp psc 1500 all-in-one series. it won't print colored ink. i really need help.

2007-02-28 15:58:05 · 4 answers · asked by edwn94 3 in Printers

to my master 120 gig drive, only problem is that I cant find my partitioning software cd to format it into only one partition. The disk has an hp recovery partition taking up about 5 gigs.

What is the easiest way to format it and just have one, I know I could run my windows xp and do it without harming the operating system on the master but is there an easier way?

2007-02-28 15:51:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a computer that has been working fine for about a year, then today, out of the blue, my usb mouse, lan, and other usb ports stopped working. I tried restarting, with no avail. I also tried replugging in the mouse, it has a blue LED on it, which does light up, but the infared does not come on, i also tried using a ps/2 mouse which also didnt work. The only i/o port that seems to work is the keyboard which is a ps/2. what could be wrong?

2007-02-28 15:45:11 · 2 answers · asked by SR 2 in Desktops

2007-02-28 15:44:48 · 5 answers · asked by norseman_tyr28 1 in Desktops

2007-02-28 15:44:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a 6 feet vga cable and I am able to go to the max resolution of 1680X1050, but if I switch to my 15feet vga cable I lose those options and the highest resolution I can get is 1024X768.

2007-02-28 15:37:59 · 2 answers · asked by ohmit84 1 in Monitors

Im gonna get a new Graphics Card and I got a new computer and dont know how to tell if im gonna need a new power supply to support the graphics card

2007-02-28 15:37:24 · 7 answers · asked by Mike T 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-28 15:37:09 · 5 answers · asked by JR w 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok i had 2 call in becuz my lil sis deleted a partition on my comp on i installed windows xp when they sent the cd but now all the main components rn't loaded into the harddrive n i downloaded the driver for the computers sound device but when i play a song its extremly low nad all i really hear is static, i have a hp pavilion a324x i need 2 kno where i can download the drivers i need i went to hp.com but it doesn't have wat i need i hope someone can help me

2007-02-28 15:32:51 · 4 answers · asked by Crystal clear blade 1 in Add-ons

anyone who know online retail websites to buy laptops without operating system? i just want the hardware on its own.
thanks

2007-02-28 15:29:56 · 2 answers · asked by dj1975uk 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-28 15:24:58 · 12 answers · asked by skipper 1 in Monitors

with 2mg of ram that cost over 200 bucks. 6mg processor if you put in turbo mode 12mg.
Oh yes and my super fast 300 baud modem. Plus 20 mb of hard drive

2007-02-28 15:20:11 · 7 answers · asked by Flat_out_Bob 7 in Desktops

I sm going to buy an external DVD burner for my laptop, and am looking fpor advice. What controls the speed you PC or your burner? what different speeds are there and just what would you suggest? Thanks

2007-02-28 15:19:12 · 1 answers · asked by Joshua Y 1 in Other - Hardware

i took a harddrive out to put a other one in and it reads on the screen file ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded the error code is 7 non-system disk or disk errors please can anyone help me please urgent

2007-02-28 15:17:28 · 5 answers · asked by honeybun 1 in Desktops

so I have an old school IDE drive as C drive, where my OS is installed within. and I just added a new SATA as D drive, where my game will be installed within.

now, if I run the game from D drive, which's a SATA drive, will it get the speed advantage from being in a SATA drive? or it will be still running on the old IDE speed simply because my OS is running in the background in a IDE drive.

thank you !!

2007-02-28 15:08:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-02-28 15:05:55 · 11 answers · asked by nits 1 in Other - Hardware

I know that you can get a firewire card for a desktop if you have an available "slot". BUT I have a LAPTOP so there are no slots - but would i be able to attach a firewire card to the laptop anyway (I don't care if the card is hanging off by a cable/looks crappy). thanks in advance!

2007-02-28 14:57:39 · 3 answers · asked by rope-a-dope 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

intel has the core 2 duo which is 64 bit and consumes less power, but amd really that far behind? is amd coming out with something cheaper and better soon?

2007-02-28 14:53:50 · 11 answers · asked by thisisocho 1 in Desktops

2007-02-28 14:53:41 · 1 answers · asked by gdun36 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi, im wondering if i get iFilm or download it off the internet whether it will work on a PC (Sony Vaio)

2007-02-28 14:47:17 · 1 answers · asked by Soccer_Fan_1111 1 in Desktops

yo. i have a ATA controller on my motherboard. and a PATA controller in a pci slot
i dont see in my boot menu how to change the boot order between the two. i set it to scsi to boot either.
it trys to boot the PATA drive first.
i have deleted the partition on that drive.
it says disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter.
rather than going on to the SATA drive with an os.
how can i fix it ?

2007-02-28 14:41:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

See, I have found something, it is interesting to me. But don’t know why it happens.
Right Click on task bar and open Task Manager.
Then on Task Manager click on Performance tab, which shows your processor usage.
Close any other window or minimize them.
Now you should see only Task Manager (Performance tab) and Desktop.
Now, keep pressing any key on your keyboard longer. For example.
Press enter keep it for 3 seconds.. What happened? Nothing..
The processor still shows 2% usage.
If you press any key and keep it longer, the processor still shows a small percentage of usage.
But now try this:
Press (Print Scrn) and keep it for 3 second?
What happens?
Do u hear any sound from your computer?? Yes..
Look at the percentage.. it goes to 100%....
Why is it?

2007-02-28 14:38:17 · 7 answers · asked by Great Man 1 in Other - Hardware

its a electro power cord

2007-02-28 14:29:29 · 1 answers · asked by lucy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-28 14:24:09 · 7 answers · asked by Z, unnecessary letter 5 in Other - Hardware

Well, I just changed my background from a dark background to a light background and I just noticed 2 tiny little horizontal lines on my screen.

I have a NEC Multisync FE791SB. Yeah, I know... kind of old school. But hey, it still runs :-D so whatever.

I'm on Windows XP btw if that helps any..

Anyway, anything I could do about these lines?(besides buying a new monitor)

thanks in advance,

Dominick

2007-02-28 14:18:42 · 2 answers · asked by Nick N 3 in Monitors

has this ever happened to anyone? i dont feel like giving it to someone to fix, it usually takes like a week and icant afford to get rid of my computer for that long. im actually using someone else's right now; can i get some good advice please?

2007-02-28 14:12:47 · 4 answers · asked by judith 2 in Desktops

Can't afford a Dell workstation, so I will need to put together my own, and was wondering what combinations/recommendations you would make. at $978 the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor is a little out of reach, so was looking at Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 Merom 2.33GHz Socket M Processor Model BX80537T7600 - Retail for $630. How do they compare and what graphics card, case, motherboard, would you recommend? I work as graphic designer with photoshop 300-400MB files and also do a lot of 3D work and video digitizing. Any advice greatly appreciated.

2007-02-28 14:10:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-02-28 13:57:56 · 7 answers · asked by luby 1 in Printers