Hardware - February 2007

can you get aweb cam and card reader that will work with
vista basic,ihad to take the web cam and card reader back
to the shop as they would not work.has anyone had this
trouble..

2007-02-22 01:43:24 · 3 answers · asked by roy l 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-22 01:34:42 · 5 answers · asked by kajol 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-22 01:19:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Anything bigger than a gigabyte??

2007-02-22 01:18:43 · 6 answers · asked by Wiccanbynature 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-22 01:05:52 · 5 answers · asked by JoT 1 in Printers

will it be lost!! The model was a seagate 400 gig drive.

2007-02-22 01:02:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Just recently, when I play CD's, they are very slow and choppy and click alot. I figured my drive was either really dirty, or just old or going out. I ended up just buying a brand new one and it still does the same thing. It's not the Cd's or the lens being dirty, either. Everything else works great. I can play audio media files, The turntable works through the line-in just fine, and I can rip CD's and the wav files play back great. I even re-installed the driver, that didnt work. And its not the buffer or error correction either. So, my question is could it be the sound card, or wouildnt everything else not work either? If not the sound card, what else could be the problem??

2007-02-22 00:59:08 · 1 answers · asked by clone17 3 in Other - Hardware

Just recently, when I play CD's, they are very slow and choppy and click alot. I figured my drive was either really dirty, or just old or going out. I ended up just buying a brand new one and it still does the same thing. It's not the Cd's or the lens being dirty, either. Everything else works great. I can play audio media files, The turntable works through the line-in just fine, and I can rip CD's and the wav files play back great. I even re-installed the driver, that didnt work. And its not the buffer or error correction either. So, my question is could it be the sound card, or wouildnt everything else not work either? If not the sound card, what else could be the problem??

2007-02-22 00:53:13 · 1 answers · asked by clone17 3 in Other - Hardware

What hardware should I buy to make a fully equipped sound recording studio from my home PC? I wish to record my guitar and synthesize drums, bass, percussion, piano and all the rest. As I figure it would take a good sound card and a rack synthesizer with a MIDI keyboard. Any suggestions?

2007-02-22 00:33:18 · 3 answers · asked by Freakasso 2 in Other - Hardware

But I can't make the motherboard to boot from the CD-ROM... I tried many things, but I don't know what to do anymore.

Is there a website or something, that can help me?
Or do you know what to do?

I know what to do to make newer PCs boot from the CD-ROM, but this one computer, with this BIOS, I don't know...
I am used only to BIOS's like on the new Gigabyte motherboards for instance.

Thank you.

2007-02-22 00:23:51 · 4 answers · asked by iDontKnowWhatToDo 2 in Desktops

my hard drive is fairly small. when I download it takes up space, but when I delete & remove programs it doesnt give it back? how does this work, will I run out

2007-02-22 00:09:28 · 5 answers · asked by osu_fanz 4 in Other - Hardware

my screen has slipped over to the right by 4 " and therefore when i print only half page is printed can anyone advise me please. Thank you

2007-02-21 23:38:17 · 1 answers · asked by srracvuee 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking for biodegradable ink for an epson 1270 printer. I have thought about edible inks as these must be biodegradable. Does anyone know where these are available in the UK? Thanks in advance

2007-02-21 23:35:38 · 2 answers · asked by helpmefixstuff 1 in Printers

but when I restart the PC the bluetooth is still there... please help if you can?

2007-02-21 23:28:24 · 7 answers · asked by Tower Of Strength 6 in Add-ons

2007-02-21 23:20:04 · 6 answers · asked by crazy suzy 2 in Add-ons

monitor is workine fine

2007-02-21 23:16:06 · 9 answers · asked by hollowman80in 1 in Other - Hardware

my custom bulit computer that i just had built in 2006 is acting up. it freezes up alot an i was told its my hard drive. im in the process of buying a new hard drive 2 put in .how can i take the data from this 1 an put in my new hard drive once i get it.an can u please give me step by step details.cause im afraid if i dont get step by step ill flub it rite up.i was gonna take it bac 2 where it was built butt its 2 far plus they got more then enuff of my money for this not 2 happen in the 1st place. any help u can give me on my problem would b gr8ly appreciated..

2007-02-21 23:13:48 · 4 answers · asked by TexasYankee 2 in Desktops

i only play RTS games ( where you command troops from above )
do i really need a 512? or is that more for halo and half-life games, etc...
or in order to have the graphics set on high for really high tech RTS games , do i need a 512. and if you could suggest some good brands, thanks

2007-02-21 23:09:35 · 4 answers · asked by fallen 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-21 23:09:30 · 3 answers · asked by Spanky the monkey !!! 6 in Monitors

Major problems that occur to computer systems. Discuss ways to prevent or minimize such hardware problems in
A) Brownout
B) Humidity
C) Spike
D) Dust
E) Power Outtage

2007-02-21 22:54:17 · 3 answers · asked by iceboy_cripz 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi all i am going to reformat my window xp and how to set up another partition during the set up, thks

2007-02-21 22:52:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

But the memmory stick is still lit up. does this matter? some computers the light is off and others it stays lit?I was always told when the light goes out to remove it ,but I find there a hand full of computers that when you click the safley remove mem stick it then says I can, But the light is still lit up.Whats going on why doesent it go off all the time

2007-02-21 22:51:50 · 3 answers · asked by Shawn S 3 in Desktops

My pc is all the time turning off and I need to switch it on a million times everytime I need to use it. Its so annopying. And it always says to run chkdsk utility because my windows file and msn file is corrupted and they are unreadable. Any help plz?

2007-02-21 22:41:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

in general, and how much does the next one up from a 128mb cost, thanks.

2007-02-21 22:39:54 · 5 answers · asked by fallen 2 in Other - Hardware

No matter what I do, focus etc, the pic. is poor, in comparison to others. I note that on e-bay there are cams with a battery of LED's on them...are these better..?

2007-02-21 22:33:02 · 3 answers · asked by johncob 5 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-21 22:32:07 · 11 answers · asked by lyndsey g 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a computer of 124 mb of ram windows xp home edition compaq, i have no viruses or unwanted files, i have used disk defrag disk cleanup and the rest, but my computer is still unbelievably slow,it takes about 6 mins to load up, about 1 min 20 to load the internet, and the sound for the computer always jerks and jiggles, such as on windows media player, youtube and the entrance music for microsft. Also, my mouse moves slowly at times and sometime moves on its own! i have checked for conflicting hardware and i dont have any! please somebody help me! much appreciated.

2007-02-21 22:18:09 · 9 answers · asked by mR mONey In thE Bank...Bank! 2 in Desktops

Thanks very much for your help.

2007-02-21 22:17:30 · 5 answers · asked by monklane79 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-21 22:14:42 · 6 answers · asked by laurac 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

An unfortunate flash drive nearby is showing this symptom:

Its a 512MB flash drive, but any PC its plugged into shows it as a "Floppy drive with 1.44MB".

I have no idea how this could be. I scanned it with my arsenal of AVG antivirus, AVG antispyware, Kaspersky online scan (after uninstalling the AVG duo) and Kaspersky antivirus. All have shown no threats on board. The flash drive works well only that it has room for only 1.44MB or as others have shown, 1.38MB. Can anyone diagnose my problem and offer a remedy that can restore this flash drive back to its 512MB capacity? Thanx a million.

2007-02-21 22:12:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware