Hardware - February 2007

2007-02-22 07:18:31 · 4 answers · asked by jimbo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am working in a notebook but don´t know if there´s some software that allows me to do that.

2007-02-22 07:17:39 · 4 answers · asked by Andreas 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-22 07:10:55 · 7 answers · asked by chelsea 2 in Other - Hardware

i would like to upgrade my memory on my Vaio and I would like to use just One 1gb card rather than Two 512mb cards. Can this be done on a Sony Vaio? Would it be any cause of concern to use Two 512mbs? From the info. I got my pc has to slots available for upgrade and it seems to tell me to use Two 512mbs. Is a One 1gb compatible with my system and which is the best brand to use? Thanks

2007-02-22 07:10:15 · 3 answers · asked by jddauph 2 in Add-ons

2007-02-22 07:09:05 · 2 answers · asked by bboybazza 2 in Monitors

i have a compaq presario 5000 with onboard audio...ess allegro. i have gone into the bios, and my bios is very simple...i have no options to enable or disable my onboard audio device, and i reset it to defaults. i still have no sound. i have uninstalled and reinstalled drivers. i have updated drivers. nothing is working. i would love some advice. thanks!!

2007-02-22 07:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by peachykeen5160 1 in Desktops

i like it beacuse its small but some one in bestbuy told me it was slow but by looking at its spec it does not look slow at all some one that has one please help

2007-02-22 07:00:45 · 1 answers · asked by bpitheusa 2 in Desktops

When I first boot up my computer, I'm finding that the first program I open will have sound enabled, but any other programs I open after the first won't have sound (no matter the program). When I try clicking on the sound icon, it says that I have no mixer devices enabled, which I'm sure I do. Could this be a virus? How can I fix this?

2007-02-22 06:59:40 · 1 answers · asked by giwishihadadollar 2 in Other - Hardware

Ok, I am not dumb, I consider myself pretty tech savvy, but I cannot figure this out. Obviously I know how to format a disk, by right mouse clicking on the a: drive and clicking format and going through the stps, but I get a Windows message that says the disk cannot be formatted.

So I opened the command prompt window and typed format a:/x
Doing that I got:
The type of the file system is RAW.
The new file system is FAT.
Formatting 1.44M
Invalid Media or track 0 bad - disk unusable

Oh, and typing format a: /FS:FAT/x gives me the same error

It is a brand new floppy, I just bought a brand new box of floppies.
And please don't tell me to use some more sophisticated media because believe me I would if I could, but I can't, it's for school, and I have to use floppies.

I am not running any antivirus software so that is not preventing me from reformatting the hard drive.

So if anyone has a different solution, I would love to hear it.

2007-02-22 06:58:04 · 1 answers · asked by greenfairy4ever 1 in Desktops

Hello again:

Someone gave me a printer that may work but the off and on switch is broken. I looked inside and a pin seems to be away from its original position. The printer is an IBM 4029. I know this is an old model printer but I had one some time ago and it printed fantastically. So much so, that when it printed, the characters were raised from the sheet of paper and they were crystal clear.

My question is, if the off and on switch is broken, does that mean the printer is broken too?

Is there a way I can fix the switch myself?

Thanx
beccan

2007-02-22 06:57:16 · 1 answers · asked by beccan 2 in Printers

Should i get vista?
Should i get new graphics card?
Should i get more ram?

Well i want a new graphics card,
could do with new monitor,
also a keyboard!
If you want to advise something i am happy to hear, i will update every five or so mins to tell if i found anything new.

thank you
D.R

2007-02-22 06:55:22 · 12 answers · asked by DEREK R 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-22 06:54:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Where it does it for me, instead of me doing it myself. So it could save more time. Thanks :D

2007-02-22 06:53:55 · 1 answers · asked by need_help_wants_a_mac 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-22 06:52:16 · 4 answers · asked by need_help_wants_a_mac 2 in Desktops

2007-02-22 06:51:36 · 3 answers · asked by topman 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-22 06:51:35 · 1 answers · asked by need_help_wants_a_mac 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My desktop computer is seeing the router no problem but when I try to add my NEC laptop with intel centrino processor I am unable to do it it also does not see it when I seach for networks. Is there anything I need to turn on on either the router or the laptop? or is there something else i need to do?

2007-02-22 06:50:48 · 3 answers · asked by Glendon 1 in Other - Hardware

I am looking for the Windows XP driver for the Cisco VT Advantage Webcam. Someone please help!?

2007-02-22 06:46:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-02-22 06:44:41 · 3 answers · asked by kurhog2004 1 in Desktops

I have a flat panel 17' viewable monitor in which the screen has been shaking/jittering in a side to side motion since installing Vista Premium to a partitioned hard-drive. I also have XP Pro on a different partition and I get none of this when it's in use.

The screen seems to stabilize in Vista as long as I am not moving the mouse to open a window, start a program, etc. I noticed also that Vista set my screen resolution to max (1280x1024) with the refresh rate at 60hz. In XP it's set at 1024x768 (60hz). I adjusted the setting somewhat in Vista to see if this would improve things, but the shakes/jitters are still there. I really don't know much about refresh rates and these monitor settings, or what ever it could be that's making this happen suddenly, so I hoping that someone here could advise on what to do.

My computer is a AMD 64x2, 2.2 ghz processor with 1gig of installed ram, and my graphics card is an Nvidia Gforce 6100, built into the motherboard utilizing 256megs of ram.

2007-02-22 06:44:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop model P35-S609. We bought it several years ago.

Sometimes the audio works and sometimes it doesn't. Right now the audio doesn't work when I try to listen to an internet TV program such as on www.cbsnews.com. But when I boot up and shut down the computer, the normal Microsoft Windows XP type command sounds are heard.

2007-02-22 06:43:54 · 1 answers · asked by Alan H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The arrow is gone, how can i get it back?

2007-02-22 06:40:13 · 3 answers · asked by Margaret H 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

We are getting a new computer this weekend and want to give our old one to the kids for games and stuff. We have a Compaq Presario but it has a bunch of stuff on it and we don't have any software that may have come with it (got it used.) Is there a way to wipe it clean and then reload the basic stuff like windows, explorer....

Right now it runs a bit slow and the kids complain that it makes game playing difficult. What can we do? Thanks!

2007-02-22 06:40:05 · 7 answers · asked by just me 3 in Desktops

I have a old A drive disk ,that has some files that i need off of it, But everytime i try to access it the comp tells me that it's not formatted. What can i do to get those files off of the a drive disk and onto a flash drive or CD

2007-02-22 06:38:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

word, and document icons are still fine

2007-02-22 06:32:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I tried to install but could not succeed.Computer recognises external hard disk as an usb device and installation process starts in external hard disk .. but after installation is over, computer do not boot with xp installed in the hard disk.
My internal harddisk got corrupted and my computer does not recognises it!!
presently i am using knoppix live cd.Also have made an image of live cd in hard disk.But i want to use windows xp.
what should i do??
please help me out!!!!

2007-02-22 06:31:08 · 8 answers · asked by Saurav Arya 2 in Other - Hardware

my dad says that custom built PCs are more expensive as factory.
Are they?
My dad says i do not know i to build a PC but i am determined to do it myself.
Is he right?
I want to build a decent gaming computer for under 550 quid.
How can I?
I have found a list of stuff for under 550 quid.
Is it good enough?
Here it is...
-SAMSUNG
SP2014N
200GB 3.5" PATA INTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE- 50 quid
-Intel - Pentium IV 480 processor - 69 quid
-JeanTech - 120 mm fan - 5 quid
-JEANTECH
JN804
G-MAX ATX CASE- 20 quid
-jeantech 350w ATX power supply unit - 27 quid
-GEFORCE 7600GT 256MB PCI-E GRAPHICS CARD - 115 quid
-CREATIVE - X-FI XTREME 7.1 AUDIO - 50 quid
-ECS - 945G-M3 3.0 LGA775 MATX MOTHERBOARD - 80 quid
-COMPONENT SHOP 1GB PC2-4300 DDR2 DIMM MEMORY
70 quid
-PHILIPS SPA3200 - 2.0 MULTIMEDIA SPEAKER SYSTEM
30 quid
-STARTECH - 3.5" BAY 7 IN 1 FLASH CARD READER / WRITER
13 quid
all together adds up to - 492 quid!!! :)
is that good enough??

2007-02-22 06:23:39 · 19 answers · asked by DEREK R 1 in Other - Hardware

my computer is old and its hard drive is 8 gigs i need to delete things buti dont know if they are important. thanks

2007-02-22 06:17:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

but I don't know what video card it has...

It's very important I install better drivers, because the resolution with the Standard drivers that come with Windows 98 SE is very poor and the colours are also poor...

How can I find out what card I have (drivers for Windows 98 SE)

Thank you!

2007-02-22 06:11:01 · 6 answers · asked by iDontKnowWhatToDo 2 in Other - Hardware

i am trying to install a game and i need to make space for it on my cumputer.

2007-02-22 06:05:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware