Hardware - March 2007

Usually i plug it in and the light turn green and it charges but now the charger is chirping like a cricket and the light won't turn

i have the standard acer out of the box charger and ive been using it seince june.

i have 2 theorys but idk

theory 1. the charger is burnt out and i need to buy a new 1
theory2.the charger has been over used but i normally leave it pluged in all day.

2007-03-03 13:41:47 · 10 answers · asked by noob 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

can an eye toy camera from play station 2 game be used as a camera for like web cam on the computer

2007-03-03 13:39:17 · 1 answers · asked by Dawn H 1 in Add-ons

d900t windows vista ultimate ,spec at http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/D900T.asp

2007-03-03 13:37:02 · 4 answers · asked by MB 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Some printer manufacturers make expiring ink cartridges. Many price their ink incredibly high, and then attack aftermarket ink manufacturers.

Do you know of any manufacturer who has reasonably priced ink, who is consumer friendly, and who doesn't attack competition with unjust lawsuits?

Also, a specific printer recommendation (for printing text documents with some color graphics -- not photos) would be great.

It must be Vista compatible and USB.

The following brands are off limits, for the reasons listed above: HP, Epson, Lexmark.

Since this question is pretty tough, I will be actively monitoring it and rewarding the person who gives the best answer.

2007-03-03 13:32:44 · 2 answers · asked by SLATE 2 in Printers

2007-03-03 13:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by xxSweeeeetheartttxx 1 in Monitors

i has 2 say how much space is on my computer like it says 2 GB or 200 MB HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!1

2007-03-03 13:31:42 · 9 answers · asked by Yung B 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-03-03 13:23:03 · 3 answers · asked by victoria m 2 in Scanners

How can I get this resfreshed so it goes back to the normal size?

2007-03-03 13:21:45 · 3 answers · asked by Debra C 1 in Monitors

I am wanting to play a presentation that is on my laptop on a TV. I was able to get the video on the TV by using a S-video cable, but how can I get the sound to the TV?

2007-03-03 13:17:56 · 3 answers · asked by Rob (IN) 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

when i am trying to play music files from internet it tells me that my sound drivers are too old but in device menegement folder it didnt tell me that any of my drivers are bad but it will still not play.
so i have a question how to fix that problem.

2007-03-03 13:14:17 · 2 answers · asked by kolin v 2 in Add-ons

Okay I have Windows XP on my computer, and when I try to go on it, it says "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API". Does anyone else have this problem, and can someone give me step by step instructions? Or do I need to take it somewhere to get it fixed or can I do it by myself and not pay a lot of money?

Thank you for looking!
IF I USE THIS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909095... HOW DO I PUT THE FILE ON MY COMPUTER IF IT DOESN'T OPEN UP. WHEN I TRY TO GO MY COMPUTER IT SAYS "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API" AND I PRESS OK AND IT RESTARTS WHAT DO I DO!???? PLEASE HELP

2007-03-03 13:11:50 · 7 answers · asked by Get it right 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm majoring in computer science (not completely geekified yet, just starting towards my degree), but I cannot figure this out. Every evening at precisely 7:48 PM, my laptop computer lets out around ten high-pitched beeps. They're not loud, but if you are near the computer you can hear them. This is regardless of what program I'm using at the time. In case it makes a difference, I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 with Windows XP. There is no error message or dialog box or anything that comes up when it begins to beep. It started about the last week or so. I started having problems with the internal network card at around the same time, could this have anything to do with it?
Why on God's green earth is my computer doing this? What does it mean? How do I get it to stop? It's not particularly bothersome, but just WEIRD!
Thanks for any advice.

2007-03-03 13:03:32 · 7 answers · asked by Wild Cherry 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i bought a new battery and charging cable and still nothing.....

does anyone have any ideas???

2007-03-03 13:01:08 · 7 answers · asked by Jason N 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The warranty just ended and I've hardly used it at all. Could it just be dust or something? (I live in the country and dust is abundant) Also, it's a Lightscribe CD/DVD burner if that helps any with deciding what might be wrong.

2007-03-03 12:59:57 · 6 answers · asked by Someday Soon 2 in Desktops

This is a 250GB hard drive that has been working for just under a year on my system and for some reason now it can't be read and is making a ticking noise like a regulator clock, it's not been knocked or tampered with just sitting in my system. Does anyone know how to repair or where I might be able to get it repaired, failing that if I may be able to retreive the data on it.

2007-03-03 12:58:12 · 14 answers · asked by Steve R 2 in Other - Hardware

plz help

2007-03-03 12:57:58 · 7 answers · asked by Lars Man 1 in Other - Hardware

can i burn music on cd-rw's do they still like play in the car radio?

2007-03-03 12:54:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i have two options first
to buy two hard disk 80 GB and 160 GB first one is for operating system and second for save data.
second options is to by 250 GB hard disk and make two partions for operating system and data saving. which option is ideal for better performance.

2007-03-03 12:54:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I would like to install a third IDE hard drive, but I was wondering if it's possible. I have found this cable: http://www.cables4computer.com/newproduct/Prod_Individual3.aspx?groupcode=I1106 , which can connect up to 4 hard drives at once, but I don't know if it will work.

I don't want to take out my cd/dvd drives, and I need to install a third hard drive. Please help.

2007-03-03 12:52:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Okay I have Windows XP on my computer, and when I try to go on it, it says "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API". Does anyone else have this problem, and can someone give me step by step instructions? Or do I need to take it somewhere to get it fixed or can I do it by myself and not pay a lot of money?

Thank you for looking!

2007-03-03 12:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Get it right 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-03-03 12:50:24 · 6 answers · asked by Ronald 1 in Add-ons

Help please...
Points to be noted:
-CD drive can be detected, and the comp seems to have the cd drive beeping sounds a lot more than normal
-Black screen, nothing detected on the monitor
-Fans sounds all sound normal
-Previous day, the comp hanged, and after trying to reboot, i have been reaching this point ever since
-Pressing Numlock does not show anything on the keyboard(i suspect this means the system isn't moving on ie;booting to windows)

Please help guys!

2007-03-03 12:44:44 · 2 answers · asked by stoco40 1 in Other - Hardware

I changed my ink cartridges tonight and now my scanner will not work. Also, a red light is flashing on it telling me to check paper but I am not trying to print. Also, there is an E where it says copies. Can anyone help or will i just throw it out of the window now? It's driving me nuts.

2007-03-03 12:43:54 · 3 answers · asked by Rachel Maria 6 in Scanners

2007-03-03 12:39:28 · 7 answers · asked by rickyhbritt 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The keyboard is fine except that. Thank you.

2007-03-03 12:38:23 · 3 answers · asked by cswint2000 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was told that disconnecting anything from your USB port without unmounting it or shutting down your computer first, would damage the computer.

2007-03-03 12:36:44 · 3 answers · asked by Bill459 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-03 12:35:21 · 6 answers · asked by John A 1 in Monitors

If you had the money, which one of these notebooks would you rather have?

Mac pro specification

Built in webcam and Microphone.

2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB

160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm

MacBook Pro 17-inch Glossy Widescreen Display

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Mac can use two OS at ones, both Mac OSX and Windows.

Mac is NOT vulnerable to virsues.

DELL SPECIFICATION

Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7600 (2.33GHz, 4M L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)

17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife

2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM

160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive

8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX

Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition

External USB TV Tuner w/Remote Control

Blu-ray DiscTM for high-end resolution and five times the storage capacity as traditional DVDs

2007-03-03 12:32:54 · 5 answers · asked by Disabled 1 in Add-ons

My CD drive (CD Writer cd 16 series manufactured by HP) will not read CDs anymore. When I put a CD into the drive, the drive will start to 'read,' and the light starts to blink on the drive. The light doesn't stop blinking and if I leave the CD in the drive for even 5-10 seconds, I cannot open the drive. This has happened once before, but I think that it was luck that it fixed itself. What are some ways to resolve the problem(s) or any ways to diagnose my system to see what the problem is? Thanks and appreciate the help.

2007-03-03 12:28:44 · 2 answers · asked by dylan_in_fd 1 in Other - Hardware

They don't hear me, they hear like the music coming from my computer, when people IM me on aim and stuff. Does anyone else have a webcam that does this?

2007-03-03 12:25:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons