Hardware - March 2007

every morning, when i'll boot up my PC, the system unit turns on for about 2 seconds ,then goes off. It's like we've had a blackout.i tried to turn off the AVR and power my PC again, but to no avail. what wrong with it?

2007-03-01 14:19:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My H:/ Drive is so full that I can't even defragment it anymore.
Now it's telling me that windows can't run properly that I need a certain % of disk space. If I have like 80% free on drive C then why dosen't it automatically start saving stuff to that drive? Is there a way to change the settings so it does? How do I purchase and install more memory for my computer? And does this mean I have to install another drive? So many questions I know, but any answers will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You

2007-03-01 14:10:14 · 4 answers · asked by MedicineWoman 4 in Add-ons

I am wanting to buy a laptop and wondering if asus is a good brand? I want a gaming and multimedia laptop. i would like a micro phone and camera built in.

2007-03-01 14:10:03 · 2 answers · asked by rachelgilliland42 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-01 14:04:03 · 16 answers · asked by Quality_Chik_29 1 in Printers

Hello new to computers, anywho I got a laptop for my 14 b-day and I was answering e-mails and like I opened this love letter one from a friend and like all my hidden files were flashing in my face then the laptop was blue screen and it doesn't work anylonger....did my hard drive like delete it's self or something....HELP!!

2007-03-01 13:59:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-01 13:51:26 · 2 answers · asked by elainethomasphyllis 1 in Add-ons

I have a 300watt 12v 19A. It has a GeForce 7300GT Turbo Force Edition running off this power supply. It works fine.
My Question is can I run a GeForce 7600GT card.
Specs 350 watt minimum power supply
12v 18A.
Should I ignore the watts and go by the Amps?
I think I read somewhere the 7600GT only uses 36watts.
Thank You!

2007-03-01 13:47:27 · 4 answers · asked by The Truth 2.0 5 in Desktops

Looking for a Laptop, does'nt need to be the best kind, just needs to have a cd-rom and internet axcess.

2007-03-01 13:39:38 · 10 answers · asked by Woody 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

i plugged in my computer.. and i get a black screen?

2007-03-01 13:35:13 · 2 answers · asked by blueyedscorpio66 1 in Monitors

2007-03-01 13:35:09 · 4 answers · asked by Hard Target 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a computer with a Pentium 4 1.8 GHZ processor & 120GB hard drive. Today it acted as if it shut down but the green power light remained on. When I tried to turn it off by pressing the power button, it would not turn off. After unplugging it and then plugging it back in, it started normally and was fully functional for a few minutes before the same thing happened a second time.

What could be wrong with it and how much should I expect to pay to get it fixed?

2007-03-01 13:23:23 · 3 answers · asked by χριστοφορος ▽ 7 in Desktops

2007-03-01 13:23:16 · 6 answers · asked by dogluver8906 4 in Other - Hardware

This computer was a gift so I don't have any of the original cds that came with it to restore my sound that I mistakenly got rid of .
Whats my next course of action ? Is there a speciffic cd i should get . I tried everything from system restore to rebooting to trying to re download what it is I erased . Again I'm not great at computers so is there speciffic cd I can buy or get online , I have windows xp . anything of a free download would be a help since money is tight , but I need to make my two beautiful daughters happy since they play thier games online . You know like webkinz and noggin .
any help would be great !!!!

2007-03-01 13:19:12 · 2 answers · asked by Suicide642 5 in Desktops

Im trying to get a laptop, just not sure about how good specifications are on laptops. I mainly use my computer for Internet/Email, Music, Movies and word processing. I very rarely play any games on my computer. The advertised price on this is 776.00 with free 3-5 day shipping. Serious answers only please. Thank you!!!

Dell Inspiron E1505 Intel Core Duo T2250(1.73 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB)
15.4 Wide Screen
1 GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 DIMM
128 MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300 Hyper Memory Video Card
80GB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
Windows Vista Home Premium
24x CD Burner/DVD Rom Combo
Integrated Audio
85 WHr 9-Cell Lithium Ion Battery

2007-03-01 13:17:21 · 12 answers · asked by anonymousme 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

E.g.: RAM: 512 SWAP (Virtual memory) = 1024

2007-03-01 13:13:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want to make an internal hard drive into an external hard drive. how can I do this?

2007-03-01 13:09:31 · 19 answers · asked by Angel 4 in Other - Hardware

Hi there can u please tell me how can I burn dvd that has protected write wich software should I buy.

2007-03-01 13:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by ana C 1 in Other - Hardware

i was watching a video on youtube and my laptop froze and gave me a blue screen. it still boots up but while it does that the windows boot screen stays up for about 2 to 3 minutes. and it runs slower. how could i fix whatever is wrong and make my computer fast like it was

2007-03-01 12:56:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I've had my present pc for 51/2 years. Now, i think it's time for it to go to pc heaven cuz it continues to give me all sorts of problems (it HAS to be very infected). So, I'm thinking of getting a laptop because i move around a lot. I'm on a real tight budget, so I don't wanna spend more than $550. A family friend owns a business where he gets off-lease Dell laptops and other stuff. I can get a Dell C600 for $500. Briefly, specs are P4, Centrino, 512MB, 2.0GHz, 40Gig, DVD/CDr/w Combo, WiFi, with Windows XP (i think that's it). Now, all i really need it for is primarily Internet surfing and viewing some pics(i've learned to save most of my pics on CD's), and storing and downloading some music. I'm comfortable buying from him cuz if anything goes wrong, he fixes it or provides tech support. I know there are really stylish laptops out there, but i don't have the money for those. Is this laptop deal bad, or is it worth it?

2007-03-01 12:51:26 · 14 answers · asked by smooches! 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-01 12:31:51 · 7 answers · asked by Kenneth H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a laptop and it is running ridiculously slow. It's less than 3 years old and last month it was running just as fast as ever. I even defragmented and compressed files and its still frustratingly slow. What els can I do to help speed it up?

2007-03-01 12:28:41 · 7 answers · asked by the_omniety 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok so my computer screen on my laptop has been like flikkering but not the whole thing just like the backlight and then it finally went out for like 6 or 7 seconds but now its back on and running... is it going to eventually burn out or something? wat do i do if it does. It is a semi old nobilis laptop and it has xp and all the latest updates and i also run scans for viruses and spyware frequently and i dont get anything bad in it. please help me!

2007-03-01 12:25:03 · 4 answers · asked by drumaddict1991 1 in Monitors

I just added aol to my computer and now the color is off. I can get blue and green and black but no reds. I went into display and tried to fix it that way but it is the same problem the line of colors has no reds or anything in it. I also checked the colors on my monitor.

Any other suggestions of things to do?

2007-03-01 12:14:08 · 5 answers · asked by Kim P 1 in Monitors

My laptop screen has fingerprints and other smudges from allowing others to use it. How can I clean it without damaging the computer or the screen even more?

2007-03-01 12:01:32 · 5 answers · asked by Mieasy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

a complete one (quick format of Hard Drive)

2007-03-01 12:00:40 · 4 answers · asked by Raul R 1 in Desktops

2007-03-01 11:50:35 · 3 answers · asked by laurasnoopybart 1 in Monitors

I can view my information on my hard drive but I can not open my user profile, I have not had to remember my password for about 4 years. Is there any way to bypass this.

2007-03-01 11:49:00 · 6 answers · asked by mrcollins219 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

do not want to change my power supply if i dont have too.HELP!

2007-03-01 11:47:36 · 4 answers · asked by michael m 1 in Other - Hardware

Im looking in to getting a windows vista computer. I was wondering before I do if a MacBook computer would be better. And can Vista computers IM with Older windows such as the one most people have with the bulgy bars instead of square ones (not sure what its called).

2007-03-01 11:46:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

lattley my computer has been being a pain wont shut off right half the time among othere things what I need to find out how to fix is lattley I have tryed to log on to aim and yahoo messenger and keep getting a message stating saying that a riched20.dll file was not found try reinstalling and that should take care of it well I have done that to both aol and aim but it keeps coming up with that erroe even when I start the loading wizard to reinstail the programs I also get to same message when trying to foreward a email in out look express but it is a riched32.dll file what do I do to correct this. I have even tryed doing a system restore up to 2 months ago and nothing seams to work the system restore says there are no changes so I NEED HELP!!!!! my othere problem is I have a hp photosmart 7150 that will not print it seams like it takes for ever for the printer to get the info from the computter and when it does it will only print one pixel line like ever 10-15 mins so please help me

2007-03-01 11:39:20 · 4 answers · asked by bob : 1 in Desktops