Hardware - March 2007

My vaio vgn ar190g was stolen just before christmas. I bought it thru a friend who goes to eletronic trade shows and he bought it in April 06. My insurance company won't replace it because they say it wasn't released, therefore, not available until July 2006. Any explanations to how it was purchased before it was released? (I even had photos of me with it but insurance still says impossible).

2007-03-03 10:21:38 · 3 answers · asked by m_4_real 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It use to be a no brainier with building vs. buying.
Now the cost factor has shrunk and the choices for P4 boards is just plain confusing.
I don't even understand the difference in socket 423, 478, etc.
I am currently running on a P3 with processor and memory topped off and parts from about 3 or 4 different computers.
It's getting me by because I'm not a gamer and I use it more for business applications, but I know I will need a solid P4 build of some sort in the near future.
Any suggestions on an inexpensive but reliable build. Also should I consider a AMD or Celeron? I would love a core 2 but it may be too pricey. I'm trying to keep it well below a grand.

2007-03-03 10:11:57 · 7 answers · asked by Kari 4 in Desktops

2007-03-03 10:00:10 · 2 answers · asked by Road Trip 3 in Desktops

I got a laptop in october 2006 but I bought at the wrong time and just before dual cores were publically avalible so im stuck with a sinlge 1.47 GHz Core Intel Celeron M410 Processor which is quite slow and XP Home also Ive had problems with it but that down to me and not the laptop however Im just wondering if there is a laptop that fits to this spec:
- 2.0 GHz Dual Core Proccessor (intel) or above
- 1GB RAM or above
- Microsoft Vista Home Premium
- 256 MB Graphics card
- Card Reader
- Wireless
- Dual Layer DVD RW & CD RW

Please give links to websites that I can buy from or names.
Althought I wont be buying one just yet I may look into it for the future but by then they will have quad cores.

2007-03-03 09:58:54 · 4 answers · asked by sbraidley 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

what is a good program to use??? i want audio and video, doenst have to be high quality

oh and freeware plz...

2007-03-03 09:55:56 · 3 answers · asked by afogirl101 3 in Add-ons

I upgraded my Desktop to the MAX of Ram, i have 1280MB RAM, would it be alright if i remove a Stick of ram and put it in my laptop?
if not, how can i do this?

2007-03-03 09:52:25 · 5 answers · asked by Water 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

what is memory dump
i'm getting a blue screen with that msg
how can i solve this>?

2007-03-03 09:34:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

my scanner has been unpluged for about year the other day i pluged it up to see if it still worked and all i could hear was static it would not scan or pick up any frequencies any help would be nice

2007-03-03 09:33:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

Working with templates and when I do one copy and paste, it does many pages. Cannot find the clipboard to see what is on it. Where do I click on the clipboard on Windows XP. No problem to find it with my old Windows 98. I ran a search and Windows could not find it.

2007-03-03 09:30:59 · 4 answers · asked by gardenfolks 2 in Scanners

Okay so I turned it on, and it showed the Compaq screen, then it went to a blinking cursor, than a black screen.
Nothing I can push changes it and i tried the reset button 3 times.

Any thing I can do to fix it besides take it to the coumputer store?

2007-03-03 09:29:49 · 11 answers · asked by ♥Tami 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

amd 64 3400+
1.5 gb ram
160gbHD
geforce 6800gt 256mg ram

if anyone has any suggestions id apprciate it
thanks

2007-03-03 09:27:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking online and I think it will be cheaper to biuld from a cutom computer place and I want to know the best things you need in a good gaming PC. example: processer, memory ect.

2007-03-03 09:21:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

But what shall I remove. Message also says The space is very low! I am not very good with Computers. I have a partioned disk with 10 % only for C drive? I think( My friend did it for me ,> he has gone abroad now)

I think thts the problem An suggestions? If not I will have to take it to the repair shop

I thought I posted this question earlier to day but now Cant find it to add this

2007-03-03 09:20:08 · 7 answers · asked by takala 2 in Other - Hardware

Hello , I've got a problem I wanr to buy an LCD 17" a good one but not to expensive. A friend of mine advise me to buy LG L1752S-SF is it any good?

He also told me about Samsumg SM 713BM But i'e heard that samsung lcds are prone to Dead pixels and such alike.

I also heard that LG alows a person to change his lcd if there are more that 3 dead pixels within a month .Samsung is not that friendly i was told.

What do you think about that? What is better to buy?

2007-03-03 09:18:38 · 3 answers · asked by vudu11 1 in Monitors

When we received a used hard drive it had porn on it that I definitely don't want to see. How can it be removed?

2007-03-03 09:10:01 · 4 answers · asked by Bonnie 3 in Desktops

I have an HP Omnibook xe2 laptop with a damaged cd-rom drive(drive number CD-224e). I have a working CD-ROM drive for a Thinkpad laptop(drive number CRD-S372). Would this drive be a suitable replacement as it appears to have the same connectors and is the same size or would it be incompatible?

2007-03-03 09:06:19 · 3 answers · asked by Mark D 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

My question is as simple as the title. I just want to know the, Processes in which processors are made. Now I understand the answer isn't as easy as the question, but I would still like to know.

2007-03-03 09:03:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

What is the most reliable laptop computer out there right now? One that has the fewest problems? Right now I have a Dell, and it's been really good, but I think it may be time for a new one.

2007-03-03 08:57:30 · 6 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

it went from working perfect to not working at all .its DELL.

2007-03-03 08:52:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-03-03 08:51:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

so I start my computer (windows XP) and it says it didnt start properly and it gives me a bunch of stuff to do. first I start it normally. it begins to start but then the screen flashes blue and it restarts. the blue screen is saying something but its so quick i cant read it. then i try to do it with safe mode and it just restarts. then I try it with best settings and it still doesnt work. what can I do? I have some pretty important documents on there that I need. is it crashing? what? ugh.

2007-03-03 08:47:19 · 9 answers · asked by Thomas S 3 in Other - Hardware

i,m trying to make up my mind .

2007-03-03 08:43:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

By the way, the DVD I'm try to copy is not copyright or illegal.It's a DVD of my wedding day and I cannot play it on ever DVD player so I wanted to duplicate it to my computer or a DVD+r.

Can someone explain me this. If you don't understand tell me so I be more clear.

2007-03-03 08:38:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I currently have Windows 98 and Windows XP installed into two different areas. The computer is very slow andI need to delete one. How do I do it?

2007-03-03 08:33:07 · 6 answers · asked by Julie K 1 in Desktops

took my daughter to toysrus the other day,ive never seen,an apple mac computor before,they had one on show .It was about £789.00 i think,anyway i had a play about on it and i was well impressed,and they look MINT!Are thay as good as they seem,how do they compare to microsoft?and anyone have any ideas which one i was messing on?toysrus was saying it was the latest one.

2007-03-03 08:29:18 · 10 answers · asked by lisagoinmad 2 in Desktops

Everytime I am away from keyboard my PC (Win XP) starts to slow down. But when I'm using it it's just fine. Everytime it slows down when I'm away from keyboard I have to move the mouse and open a program to slowly make the computer faster. Someone please tell me the cause of the PC slow downs. I have done virus scans, spybot scans and even defraged my PC.

2007-03-03 08:23:13 · 4 answers · asked by FemiKuti 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Someone please help. Each time I log on, or another user on my computer logs on, messenger starts. I have removed it from the start up (both "Start/All Programs/Start Up & Start/Run/config or whatever that is that was suggested in the question search. Is there anything else I can try? I have been working on this for hours and I just cant seem to figure it out. Thanks!!!!!

2007-03-03 08:21:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking to buy a laptop, but a friend of mine said this processor sucks. I trust his opinion, but it's always good advice to seek a second opinion. Here is the processor:
Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology with interrelated Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T5200

2 gigs of RAM and here is the video card:
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 with 256MB discrete video memory
Thanks for your help!

2007-03-03 08:09:30 · 4 answers · asked by Spike 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-03 08:06:12 · 7 answers · asked by kel 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-03-03 08:05:22 · 2 answers · asked by yourfancyismyfreedom 1 in Laptops & Notebooks