Hardware - March 2007

well i am taking a computer archtecture cours and we are studing MIPS process but i just cant imagain where is this process in the computer , what is the process it it like the computer cpu , what does it just execute instructions .... another (stupid) question let say i want to run a game , will the process see its code and execute line by line

2007-03-26 10:27:00 · 1 answers · asked by toto 1 in Other - Hardware

I have used my camera/scanner wizard for windows xp but now it will not load my pictures from the chip,, can anyone help me fix this problem ? when I put the chip into my computer tower to create a new folder or try to send it to my pictures it says the system can not read the card or pictures on it,, ,,how can I fix this ? please help,,

2007-03-26 10:21:27 · 3 answers · asked by SPACEGUY 7 in Scanners

I am thinking about getting a new laptop. I want to get a nice one that i will really like. Should i buy at Best Buy or Circuit City. Also I like these ones

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8224799&type=product&id=1166840116991

and

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-14-1-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-DV2310US/sem/rpsm/oid/175651/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

and

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Customer-reviews-for-Gateway-15-4-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-MT6821/sem/rpsm/oid/170889/rpem/ccd/productDetailReview.do#tabs

and

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8224799&type=product&id=1166840116991

Tell me if these are good. If these aren't it can you give me some recogmendations. Also I want my comp. to surf the web put my photos on, play games like the sims 2, do word processing for my homework and I want a laptop that wont
give me problems and wont be slow or anything like that.

THANKS!!!!!!!!

2007-03-26 10:17:51 · 3 answers · asked by JakeHamson5978 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is all the raid levels are covered in one concept.... or their are different concepts behind each level...

2007-03-26 10:08:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

If so, which hard drive without costing a fortune is worth getting, what sort of memory capacity will I need? The computer only holds music, photos, games, so what sort of memory capacity should I be looking at? Only want to back everything up in case everything gets wiped out, then I'd be really peeved...

2007-03-26 10:08:02 · 10 answers · asked by rikerlock 4 in Add-ons

i am about to start my new job...i wanted this job to buy a computer...a good one...it was gonna be for world of warcraft mainly...but i would use it for other things as well...such as animation...i have a computer already but it cannot play WoW.
the computer i want is like $1300. im starting to think that i wont need a computer that much and i shouldnt do it just for W.o.W....then i think about why i should get it...but i cant think of many...should i buy the computer?(off dell.com)should i use money for something else?..what should i do?

2007-03-26 10:04:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

whan you install a game on your computer does it go on the hard drive or memory...???

2007-03-26 10:02:41 · 5 answers · asked by Jared W 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My motherboard on my Dell Notebook has died. Is there anyway to get my docs & pics off the computer w/out buying a new motherboard? If so, How??

2007-03-26 09:58:52 · 9 answers · asked by EMG 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a computer that needs to run 24/7 in an area where there are power outages.... a lot. How do I make it so that the computer will come back on when the power goes out without using the front on/off button?

2007-03-26 09:56:06 · 6 answers · asked by ken s 1 in Desktops

I think the bluescreen of death i got was a software fault, as it started to do the blue screen after i installed a piece of software, so i did a system restore and i ran the chkdisk utilty, would you say my problems are solved?

2007-03-26 09:53:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a lexmark 810 series printer and i dont have the cd to install it i lost it but how could i download it without the cd?? plz help

2007-03-26 09:52:21 · 14 answers · asked by hestsh 1 in Printers

do u even call it reprogramming? i dont know the term. just how could i get rid of eveything and install everything again? it's really slow now i dont know why.

2007-03-26 09:50:58 · 3 answers · asked by seabedpebbles 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-03-26 09:49:43 · 2 answers · asked by MJ 1 in Printers

What are the fastest right now? WD Raptor? What was that seagate that was competitive?

2007-03-26 09:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-03-26 09:46:22 · 7 answers · asked by Donald H 1 in Printers

I need to type some homework but i don't have word, please help me!

2007-03-26 09:43:39 · 5 answers · asked by dollbabyii 2 in Printers

2007-03-26 09:40:24 · 3 answers · asked by Paul P 1 in Desktops

I turned on my emachine desktop today, there were just one message show up on boot, it gives me two options "Press F2 to go to BIOS, Press Esc to restart computer". I tried to press F2, Esc, but there is no response. I tried to boot CD, no luck. I tried to press Del key continously for going into BIOS (like I alway did), no luck.
What's happended on my desktop? Is my CPU dead?

Thanks everybody

2007-03-26 09:38:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am recording my own NexTel ringtones but all I have is my speakers and a mic. what do I need to get to have a good quality sound? Right now it sounds kind of like a little bit of an ecko and it sounds "distant". how would I improve the sound quality?

TY in advance for all help.

Tony L.

2007-03-26 09:36:02 · 4 answers · asked by Tony L 3 in Add-ons

so... i am now building my new comp and all the cables are making a mess...

is it ok for me to use some strong sticker to stick the cables onto the case? thx!!!

2007-03-26 09:33:18 · 4 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Other - Hardware

the thing is my pc has 256 meg of Ram but has an onboard graphics card.

righ tthe thing is the Graphics use 32 meg of this ram so I now have only (224) ram spare

the thing is I have just won some new memory on Ebay which is another 256 card, so I will now have 512 minus the 32 meg Ram for graphics (480) ram spare

is this enough to make XP faster than normal

any help will be greatly appreciated :)

2007-03-26 09:32:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I hoping the wipe will destroy any viruses and a very old mcAfee program that won't be deleted.

2007-03-26 09:18:43 · 9 answers · asked by anifan 3 in Desktops

i need the name of that web site and hope its free of cost.

2007-03-26 09:17:36 · 3 answers · asked by LIL DEVIL 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a pioneer dvd burner on my Computer and I just made a movie for my project tomorrow, but now when I try to burn it to the dvd it says that it's unaccessible and when I go gto my computer it still won't let me! My whole grade rests on this DVD Burner!! Help!! And YES, it HAS WORKED BEFORE.

2007-03-26 09:16:32 · 2 answers · asked by Jordan 4 in Add-ons

i have an amilo m1437 laptop, and the irda doesnt work, well the remote it came with does but i cant find any settings on the pc about it and it wont let my phone send anything to it , and i have tried several phones.

2007-03-26 09:11:12 · 1 answers · asked by Chris K 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a new compaq computer with windows vista if that matters and I want to hook my joy stick up so I can try to play pod with it. Thanks for any help!

2007-03-26 09:06:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

my comp is really good. 3.2 ghz 80 GB. Like i had given it for repairing and they spoilt it more and gave it back. Now here the problem ...
you know when you scroll down a page it goes like immiediatly [ sry for spelling] only thing my takes time and goes down. Like it goes very slowly. And when i minimize a window it takes time. Any one know how can i repair this
Thanks

2007-03-26 09:04:34 · 4 answers · asked by => the guy <== 3 in Desktops

This has been going on for a cuple of days now. When i try to load a such as grand theft auto san andreas I get a black screen then it crashes to desktop. Same or simalar problems with my other games too.

2007-03-26 09:03:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Will any cd burning software work or do i need the software specifically for the Sony CDRW 52x crx230ee?

2007-03-26 09:00:51 · 5 answers · asked by Cindy B 1 in Desktops

how do i fix error n windows setup?

2007-03-26 08:58:54 · 3 answers · asked by mydollfaceone 1 in Other - Hardware