Hardware - March 2007

I've recently bought a 1.5 Gigabyte (on 3 CDs) programme which I installed on my desktop. It's very resource heavy and runs much better on my Pentium CPU (rather than Celeron) Laptop, as a downloaded demo bore out.
I need to install the software from my desktop to laptop, but the CD/DVD player on my laptop isn't working.
I have loads of spare cables and a double ethernet & USB ported router, though I'm not networked.
10 points for the clearest, easiest solution!

2007-03-07 03:30:40 · 10 answers · asked by stormsurfer_is_me 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

what kind of wafers are used at intel to make a computer chip?

2007-03-07 03:28:56 · 3 answers · asked by caroline j 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I can't click with the touchpad anymore.

2007-03-07 03:20:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

onto its correct partition the other O/S is 98se my keyboard is playing tricks on me ! if used on the 98 se it works perfectly when used on XP it will not let me type any @@@@@ I have tried my keyboard from my other PC which also runs XP and it has the same problem but on my other PC it works fine I can @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ as long as I want too ! But as soon as I connect it to this PC it stops @@@@@ any ideas ? all the other keys still function perfectly on both PC,s heeeeeeelp both keyboards are of course XP compatible

2007-03-07 03:16:48 · 10 answers · asked by PARADOX 4 in Desktops

2007-03-07 03:13:57 · 3 answers · asked by fast_on_fear 3 in Add-ons

Anyone can help me install a Liteon DVD burner on my DELL Dimension 8400 P4 3.0GH computer. My pc has a CD and CD-RW that came with it. I cant recognize which one is the master or the slave.

Thanks.

2007-03-07 03:08:20 · 5 answers · asked by Deka 1 in Desktops

i have this laptop and when i install any game and start it the game craches

my video card (vga) is 128
ram
1 mb
windows xp home
prosessor 2 ghz duo
direct x 9

Please help me what should i do

2007-03-07 03:03:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

It seems like Macs are more expensive, does that mean they are better? I like to watch movies, play games, video edit and occasionaly run applications like Blender and Photoshop. Which system is better for me?

2007-03-07 02:59:55 · 6 answers · asked by Pino10101 1 in Desktops

Can I connect my laptop and/or desktop to it and will the picture quality be good? What cables should I use for best quality? I have a Panasonic Viera TX-26LX500 LCD TV.

2007-03-07 02:59:31 · 10 answers · asked by ali s 1 in Monitors

the trojan is called trojan.peacomm i have had it on my pc since January 19, 2007, but can not get rid of it i have scanned my pc with norton,agv many more but can not get rid of it, i know its still there cause this pop up comes on my screen saying protect my, when i click yes, the name trojan.peacomm, comes on in red writing, theres i red >!< flashing at the bottom of my screen, is there a way i can get rid or not thanks for reading my question just hope you can help me

2007-03-07 02:48:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

the trojan is called trojan.peacomm

i have had it on my pc since January 19, 2007, but can not get rid of it i have scanned my pc with norton,agv many more but can not get rid of it,

i know its still there cause this pop up comes on my screen saying protect my, when i click yes, the name trojan.peacomm, comes on in red writing,

theres i red >!< flashing at the bottom of my screen,

is there a way i can get rid or not

thanks for reading my question just hope you can help me

2007-03-07 02:47:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

looking for adapters for digital dvr,dvd"s,ac from US ac supply to supply in india for various electronic goods

2007-03-07 02:46:06 · 3 answers · asked by kurien_rockypkr 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a Canon S600 printer that prints black only, began today. The color tanks are all full. I reinstalled the software and that didn't work.

If anyone is familiar with the Canon printers with individual color tanks, I'd appreciate any advice.

2007-03-07 02:42:51 · 3 answers · asked by john e 1 in Printers

I have an old dell computer I got for free and it doesn't have a hard drive. I just got 3 free hard drives and I wanted to put one of them in my dell. do you just plug it in or do you have to do something special to make it work?

2007-03-07 02:42:42 · 5 answers · asked by Bill Hart Electric 3 in Desktops

I have a:
nForce 4 Intel SLi Motherboard
Pentium D 2.8
1 GB DDR2
nVidia 6800XT
dvd-rw/dvdrom/cdrw
Realtek HD 7.1

I know the vista requirements but i heard that it is really demanding

2007-03-07 02:40:14 · 6 answers · asked by Andy D 3 in Desktops

I'm not sure my PC is able to automatically correct for the new Daylight Savings Time that occurs at Midnight, Sunday March 10, 2007.
I don't want to screw up my whole PC, but do need to be sure the time has been reset to reflect the early time change.

I'm running Microsoft's IE 7. If you can give step-by-step instructions from my Control Panel, I'd greatly appreciate it.
PLEASE HELP A.S.A.P.
THANKS ALL

2007-03-07 02:33:57 · 2 answers · asked by MJ D 3 in Desktops

Hi all,

I am putting together a new PC. I want it to be overclockable and I want it to work with DX10 when I upgrade at the end of the year (because of this, I am not going to spend a lot of money on a graphics card).

The components are:
Gigabyte GA 965P DS3/DS4 (havn't decided yet)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
2gb Geil PC6400 800MHz ULL DDR2 RAM
Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (775)
X-Fi XtremeMusic OEM
Connect3D Radeon 1900gt
Samsung SH-W183 CD/DVD RW+/RW-

What do you think of the setup? Also, any suggestions of a PSU?

2007-03-07 02:28:04 · 2 answers · asked by xray3195 1 in Desktops

I bought an external hard disc recently.
After minutes using it, a message bubble appears stating "Windows- Delayed Write Failed".
What causes this problem? The casing? The cable?
And when I use it on a Mac, I can only access and read the files in the disc but I can't write files into it. Why??

2007-03-07 02:26:04 · 3 answers · asked by Thian Chang Tan 1 in Add-ons

What can I expect of the durability of a dell computer?

2007-03-07 02:22:51 · 8 answers · asked by hamster 2 in Desktops

I have a Mac Mini plugged into my tv and want to you a bluetooth trackball mouse. I have only found one type for mac on a review, but unable to find it to purchase the thing!
Are there other types of bluetooth trackball mice available? I need it to be BLUETOOTH as the Mac mini will be 4 meters away from the mouse (it's a big T.V.). Thanks.
http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/the_ball_bluetooth_wireless_trackball

2007-03-07 02:10:21 · 3 answers · asked by Charles London 2 in Add-ons

I have seen Discovery channel documentaries about people that buy equipment to wire themselves on the go. I would like to do this but I don't know where to find the equipment. I have searched online but do not know really what to get. To start off at the top of the head, I want a hat with a video and digital still camera in it. The still should be at least an 8 MP. Then I would like the over one eye "see through" monitor. A glove that controls the cursors and I'm not sure what the best portable processor out there is. In my backpack I would like to be able to transmit video and still images to a remote PC with a bigger HD. This way, if I go to an amusement park or vacation, I can take photos and videos and never have to worry about running out of disk space (which recently happened to me). Not to mention I lost video footage because I had to keep swapping out the mini DVD disks every 16 minutes or so. Also good batteries for all this stuff is important too.

2007-03-07 02:06:35 · 2 answers · asked by bernie_bernoulli 2 in Add-ons

I have a gateway laptop that is pretty much being scrapped for parts, and I was able to remove the flat panel lcd monitor. I was wondering, can they be used away from the laptop for anything at all? Like, is there an adapter of sorts that I can hook a VGA plug up to, or any way to use it as a second monitor for either a laptop or desktop? Or a way to rig it, so that it will? If I thought someone might buy it individually, I would put it on ebay. I mean, its just sitting here, and I hate to waste things...

P. S.- If by any chance, someone needs any gateway parts (besides the HD, and DVD rom, I claimed that!!) just email me. It is a Gateway Solo 1450

2007-03-07 02:04:22 · 3 answers · asked by clone17 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am seriously thinking of buying one as it seems to be good value for money and has all the features I am looking for (dual core, 17" screen, 120gb, webcam and pre-installed Vista). I'll be using it for internet, word-processing, downloading music, videos, managing photos etc.

2007-03-07 01:59:34 · 3 answers · asked by Fizz 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Maxtor harddrive that crashed over a year ago (it was about 15 months old when it crashed).

Is there a way to cheaply extract the data? Can I simply switch out the harddrive disk with another harddrive disk?

Is there a cheap service that can extract the data?

I have TONS of pictures, video, and music on that harddrive that I really need to gain access to.

Please help!

2007-03-07 01:58:32 · 4 answers · asked by no one 2 in Desktops

I am running win.98 se the colors are screwed up and the icons on the desk top is bigger than usual. I go into the displays and change the color settings then it ask me to restart I do only to find when the computer restarts it is the same as if I didn't make any adjustments I have a driver disk for win.98 but everytime I try to run it a message saying illegel operation and program will close Hope some one can help thanks.

2007-03-07 01:57:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-03-07 01:51:40 · 2 answers · asked by Misz ShArOn 2 in Add-ons

i have a 40 Gb samsung external hard disk which i dropped today...now the pc doesnt detect it anymore and all dat happns is that the light keeps blinking from green to red and back...i opened it and made sure there are no loose contacts...someone please tell me what to do now

2007-03-07 01:49:50 · 3 answers · asked by K_D 1 in Add-ons

I'm thinking of switching to LCD monitor if the CRT radiation is bad for health? this is what my friend said..not sure if it's true?

2007-03-07 01:46:33 · 6 answers · asked by Ah Kiat 1 in Monitors

petianm D or core 2 due (E6400 i will be using "GB DDR2 ram and 512MB ATI card which cpu will be better for this ?

2007-03-07 01:44:34 · 1 answers · asked by randike2007 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a book containing three columns i.e name address telephone number. I want to save these data on my hard disk. If I scan these pages, they save as a page but I don't want to save pages, I want only data from these pages to be saved as a excel or notepad file. Typing these data on pc is a lengthy procedure. Is there any shorter way

2007-03-07 01:43:44 · 5 answers · asked by sam 3 in Scanners