Hardware - March 2007

Two transformers in my neighborhood blew up while i was watching tv on windows media player. Now my dell laptop is not recognizing the dell tv turner. It says the usb device is not recognized and it has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it. When I go to the tv turner on the media player it says no hardware is detected and to make sure it is installed. I'm noot sure if the problem is software or hardware. Software maybe a drivers problem? Maybe the turner fried when the transformers exploded? I appreciate any feedback.

2007-03-30 17:23:00 · 2 answers · asked by hector14_2000 2 in Add-ons

Music is skipping and video is freezing

2007-03-30 16:56:58 · 4 answers · asked by barrysplace4 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to format some old hard drives with important work information on them before I sell them on eBay. It needs to be a 35 pass erase so all the data is gone, but I don't have the time. Is there a store such as CompUSA where I can take them to be securely erased? I don't mind paying, I just don't have the time to do it myself. Any suggestions?

2007-03-30 16:50:22 · 6 answers · asked by doginthehallway 1 in Other - Hardware

find then, who is the person liable, and is it not against those rules to do that repairing the blues?

2007-03-30 16:49:17 · 3 answers · asked by ? 7 in Printers

The CD's I bought to install the system did not come with the product key.

2007-03-30 16:36:03 · 6 answers · asked by benrikon 1 in Desktops

THIS IS FOR MY MOM WHO IS A COMPUTER DUMMY SO PLEASE EXPLAIN BECAUSE SHE IS A BIT SLOW....LOL. THANK YOU!!!

2007-03-30 16:27:46 · 8 answers · asked by lindsey 3 in Desktops

My relative has pictures that i need.They are not able to sit at a computer and scan every one and print them.Is there something that i can but that will copy the actual photo on to photo paper?

2007-03-30 16:23:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

2007-03-30 16:14:37 · 4 answers · asked by Didie C 1 in Add-ons

Acer pantium 4. how many watts PSU it should have? 300W, 400 W, 500W ?

2007-03-30 15:23:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-03-30 15:18:24 · 2 answers · asked by dwijesh91 1 in Add-ons

Is my d drive a cd or dvd burner?

2007-03-30 14:46:54 · 7 answers · asked by woodsman cobra 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-03-30 14:46:46 · 3 answers · asked by Moe 2 in Other - Hardware

i have 3 hard drives sitting around and would like to make use of them would it benifet me to install on my fairly new computer or just get other hardware for little proformance boost?

2007-03-30 14:37:48 · 10 answers · asked by jjsalas55 1 in Other - Hardware

I want to be able to view my Macbook on a larger monitor, which is the one I use with my Dell PC.

2007-03-30 14:28:28 · 2 answers · asked by Melissa M 1 in Add-ons

What Brand of 320 gig External Harddrive should I buy?

These are all the same price, and are the options I am considering:

Maxtor
Western Digital
Seagate

Any thoughts, warnings and recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thank you

2007-03-30 14:17:05 · 8 answers · asked by jjc3333 1 in Add-ons

i'm looking for one under $40

2007-03-30 14:09:03 · 5 answers · asked by Alionic 1 in Add-ons

2007-03-30 13:51:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Very new to this so HELP is wanted!
Gaming online, photo and general purposes.
MOBO
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel

PROCESSOR
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775

RAM
Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit

GRAPHICS CARD
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP

POWER SUPPLY
SILVERSTONE ST75F ATX12V / EPS12V 750W

HDD
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PLUS for OS
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -

OPTICAL DRIVE -need another?
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA

KEYBOARD
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard

MOUSE
Logitech G7 Black 6 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Mouse

OS-have it
WIN. XP

MONITOR-have it
22” Wide LCD/1680 x 1050

$1,684.89
$20.02 SH

2007-03-30 13:42:29 · 5 answers · asked by kat 1 in Add-ons

I have a custom build PC, about 9 fans inside, custom parts etc etc. Is it bad to keep it running over night? No programs, just on. I heard it was bad to turn it off because PC's need to be kept at a constant state of temp. Thanks.

2007-03-30 13:41:47 · 8 answers · asked by Dingdingdong 2 in Desktops

can we save when using continues ink? or buy new one?

2007-03-30 13:16:41 · 2 answers · asked by saint6ph 1 in Printers

I once had an Acer Aspire 3003Li laptop which ran its course till it broke down. buy that I mean broke down. Many parts just kinda...died. My mother gave me an old Dell Latitude M166MT to consol me. This laptop rocks. It is far better built than my old laptop and the clearity of the screen is far better than that of my old Acer. However, it is old. It has windows 95 still. I cannot upgrade with only 8 mb. There also is only a 2 gig hard drive. What do I do to upgrade it. It is slow so is it possible to increase its speed from 166 mhz to something larger. I love this laptop so don't say get a new one...I am to broke to do it, but I do have enough to upgrade. Please be specific to earn 10 pts.

2007-03-30 13:12:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i.e products like pc cleaner?

2007-03-30 13:08:21 · 10 answers · asked by cynthia 2 in Desktops

I am wanting to re format my computer. I have a gateway gt5404 and I have windows vista home premium.

When i re install windows it always saves my files from my previous version of windows and stores them on my new installation even when I tell it to wipe the entire disk (not upgrade)

How can I reformat my computer so that it does not save anything.

I tried clicking on it under "computer" then clicking format but it wont let me because its the one that has windows on it.

Please tell me as simple as you can so that I can understand. Thanks.

2007-03-30 12:52:54 · 4 answers · asked by ★Eric Hilton☆ 6 in Desktops

any suggestions on cheap laptops (under 700)
I need a hard drive of 60GB or more
and perferably Windows Vista
i do a lot of multitasking
and media stuff
so good graphic display is important to me too

2007-03-30 12:33:44 · 9 answers · asked by Jojo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i mean in Hp monitors theres built in audio speakers...but are they also in Dell monitors?

2007-03-30 12:11:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My husband and I prefer different styles of optical mouse. He would like to get a ball mouse, but it's too big for my short fingers. If two mice are plugged into the usb ports, can we just sit down and use either mouse without restarting our laptop?

2007-03-30 11:42:58 · 3 answers · asked by nopoliticalaffiliation 1 in Add-ons

Do i need a windows xp cd and if not how do refornatt it?

2007-03-30 11:34:48 · 3 answers · asked by ExtmePillow 2 in Desktops

hello i have driver version 6.14.10.4421...whenever i try to download a new driver ..its says its not meant for my Pc..or something else....the main point is it doesnt let me update it.....i m so furious about this..plz give me a link or tell me why this is happening!!!!! pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzz

2007-03-30 11:29:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

When I plug it in it is detected but says that the "device is not working properly" and then when I see it in the Device Manager it says "Unknown Device".
It also says in the Device Status in the Properties box
"No drivers are installed for this device. "
I tried updating the driver from the option when you right-click on it but it says no device drivers could be found other than the one already there.
Oh, and I tried the troubleshooter for USB.

I have Microsoft Windows XP Professional,
and the USB flash drive is Sony (256 Megabytes storage).
I've used it before and it was working, but I don't know what's the problem now. Thank you for any help.

2007-03-30 11:02:46 · 8 answers · asked by d 2 in Other - Hardware

I had to re-install my os, and after that the sound wasnt working, Ihave tried installing the drivers by downloading them and by unistalling the device and letting windows pick it up as new hardware and install it automatically, neither work - what can i do???

2007-03-30 11:02:32 · 3 answers · asked by CrazedPscyhoticKillerBunny 2 in Add-ons