Hardware - February 2007

I am going to college next year and I am not sure which computer would be best to buy. I want to be able to burn CD DVDs alot of space for alot of music and i need something that can be easily fixed and is reliable because i not take the best care of stuff
thanks

2007-02-25 13:20:23 · 5 answers · asked by sandro7394 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Basically, I am trying to use the scan feature but an error message occurs - "No Scan Options" which leads me to believe I need to be connected to a network/server. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-02-25 13:14:45 · 3 answers · asked by MichaelN 1 in Scanners

This is a new Epson printer the R260 Photo Stylus. It takes the cartridges with the number 78 and there is 6 of them. I want to refill them, but I don't think it can be done. Please help!

2007-02-25 13:08:45 · 1 answers · asked by Emeraldmoon 2 in Printers

2007-02-25 13:01:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Has anyone ever built their own CPU? Like assembles silicon and copper and cooked up a 2GZ CPU, for example?

2007-02-25 13:00:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-02-25 12:56:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I've upgraded to vista and like it so far. (can anyone say MAC?..lol)
But now I don't have anysound. The speaker says "no audio output device is installed"

How can I fix it?

Please say I don' t have to reaload it...I might just cry.

2007-02-25 12:55:12 · 4 answers · asked by HELP!!! 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-25 12:41:19 · 4 answers · asked by scarlet 1 in Monitors

ok so i have an IBM ThinkPad right now and i hate it cuz i always have to have it plugged in. but anyway i want a laptop that i can burn cds and dvd's on, also has a lot of space for my school work for college. i think thats all im gonna use it for plus msn and yahoo messenger and playing dvd's on it also. thanks for all your input, i would like a reasonably priced laptop also, im not sure if i want a dell or HP or what, so please give your input on what the best laptop for me would be. thanks!!

2007-02-25 12:41:14 · 7 answers · asked by tls_2007 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-25 12:38:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-25 12:37:10 · 7 answers · asked by scarlet 1 in Monitors

My basement is a computer graveyard of older slower systems. Some work and I had thought of passing them on or selling them cheap to a school or hobbiest. My concern is the personal information on the hard drives. I can F disk the drive, but it is my understanding that this does not necessarily destroy the information on those drives. I'm aware of software that wipes or sterilizes drives, but am uncertain if newer software will run on older machines? Is it possible to connect a laptop to the old CPU and do the operation from the laptop? And will someone be able to load an OS to the wiped drive or will formatting software be necessary? Short of pulling the drive and giving the mindless thing away, what is the best solution to securing the drive and yet remain functional?

2007-02-25 12:33:42 · 7 answers · asked by tchuck64 1 in Desktops

2007-02-25 12:32:34 · 2 answers · asked by scarlet 1 in Monitors

I have a Sony VAIO. I want to buy vista home premium for it. (currently running on XP Media Center Edition 2004). It has 1 gig of memory and 80 gig of hard disk. Would it work good on my PC? What are some good features?

2007-02-25 12:31:18 · 1 answers · asked by Barris 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-25 12:27:06 · 1 answers · asked by dick h 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Not for people who are too technical in their answers, please.

2007-02-25 12:23:18 · 11 answers · asked by Heyjay 4 in Desktops

I am looking to buy a cd/dvd drive as my laptop one has stopped working. In the shops they are quite expensive...typical...im looking to buy a cheap one. It can even be second hand. Does anyone know any cheap place in London?thanks

2007-02-25 12:20:41 · 2 answers · asked by Miss R 1 in Add-ons

Just let you know that I have tried many driver downloads from net...but still they did'nt work
I need the Motorola SM56 PCI speaker phone modem for Windows XP that really works....

2007-02-25 12:09:48 · 1 answers · asked by yasir m 1 in Other - Hardware

Do you know how I can get explorer back on?

2007-02-25 12:04:38 · 4 answers · asked by Snow Bunny 1 in Desktops

could it be because something came loose or could it be a software problem.

2007-02-25 12:00:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

have a dell m770. went to dell site for drivers but none for my os. os is xp pro. last drivers available were for millenium edition. others for 95, 98, and 2000. anyone know which would be correct for this monitor using xp pro?

2007-02-25 11:57:43 · 4 answers · asked by de bossy one 6 in Monitors

At first I thought it was a overheating issue with the CPU or something, so I checked it -- it's fine, 40c. However, lately when someone sends me a message on MSN or AIM while the screensaver is on my computer randomly goes BEEP. It's annoying because I really thought it was an overheating CPU or something.

I have Windows Vista installed.
2.2GHz AMD Althon 64bit X2 4200+
3GB DDR PC3200 (3x 1GB - Cas Latency 2.5)
nVidia 8800GTX 768MB SLI
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe

2007-02-25 11:55:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I need help with my computer, its totallly messed up... i was typing on aim to a friend but i pushed the wrong button and the entire screen totally flipped... like i am typing upside down right now...
PLEASE HELP!?!?!!?

2007-02-25 11:48:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I am worried about a certain game that I play telling me that my current graphics card...ATI Radeon 9250 Series doesn't meet the recomended requirements for the game. My current card is 256MB so I already know that to get a better card it would have to be 512MB, but all I am seeing is PCI-Express and AGP which I don't have and so I am freaking out a bit here. Anyone know what I can do or if there is anything out there for me?

2007-02-25 11:46:26 · 2 answers · asked by foxotr 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-25 11:46:00 · 13 answers · asked by stephen h 1 in Other - Hardware

And whats the minimum resolution for displaying HD?

2007-02-25 11:40:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have hard drive faliure. It is a Maxor 80GB Serial ATA 7200/8MB. I was recently setting it up with windows XP pro but suddenly the BIOS didn't detect it at all, it told me to change the boot sequence. The boot sequence was at first with the cd drive and then hard drive before the HDD stop being detected. But now, the hard drive was not detected at all.

2007-02-25 11:36:07 · 3 answers · asked by atlas_sigrid 1 in Other - Hardware

This person in Best Buy tell me if you want you can put a memory stick to your laptop.? what is that for..?

2007-02-25 11:35:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm having a problem with my Laptop, it keeps wanting to reboot. When its done rebooting I try to bring something up on my desk top and it will reboot again and again. Does any body know what I can try to stop it. Its driving me crazy.

2007-02-25 11:29:57 · 12 answers · asked by Janet H 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Well I just learned what RAM is how to install it and all that. But I want to buy it for cheap. I am in the computer resale Business on eBay but the only problem is that when I upgrade a Windows 95 to a Windows XP the computer is low on RAM does anyone know where I can buy RAM for Cheap?

2007-02-25 11:21:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons