Hardware - March 2007

I have a friend whose laptop's monitor is broken, his monitor display is all negative colors we brought it to a repair shop and they said that it was caused by too much playing games on it. I just want to be sure if that's true because i want to install games on mine and I'm afraid that it might also be broken.

2007-03-24 04:27:28 · 7 answers · asked by Karina 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a radeon 1600xt 256mb graphics card and a amd 3800+x2 processer and 1 gig of ram, so i dont think its my hardware underperforming. any ideas wat cud cause this?

2007-03-24 04:26:05 · 3 answers · asked by sezadude 1 in Desktops

2007-03-24 04:24:48 · 4 answers · asked by fxsanyi 1 in Other - Hardware

i want to upgrade my current motherboard to a one that can support a faster processors.. but it's a laptop and im having the hardest time finding one that will fit into it.... INFORMATION: (current) celeron m processor... ddr2 ram.. cheap graphics card....(upgrade) core 2 duo processor 2.00 Ghz.. ddr2 ram... good graphics card
Suggestions welcome.... websites if you know of any.

2007-03-24 04:24:23 · 4 answers · asked by iamjustbored10 3 in Other - Hardware

I am wondering if i can put non-ecc ram in a dual socket 940 motherboard. Ecc registered ram is a fair bit more expensive than non-ecc, and i want to know if the motheboard would work with non-ecc.

The board i am looking at is MSI's
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_detail.php?UID=613

and several other ones.

Also, is it worth the extra cost to get the Ecc registered ram?
Ecc registered ram is supposed to give "Increased reliability"
What does that mean in the real world, what benefits would i see from it?

2007-03-24 04:20:23 · 1 answers · asked by igsmrlmmu 2 in Desktops

No details.

2007-03-24 04:18:50 · 7 answers · asked by Winkerbean 2 in Other - Hardware

it wont install on my computer, wat do i do?!?!?!?!

2007-03-24 04:16:53 · 2 answers · asked by Nathan 1 in Add-ons

2007-03-24 04:13:01 · 4 answers · asked by JOAN J 2 in Add-ons

I want to purchase a toshiba and a sony vaio.
I will be visiting my cousins in chicago and new york. where can i get them cheaper??

2007-03-24 04:08:40 · 4 answers · asked by Aditya 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-24 03:52:19 · 14 answers · asked by aaaaasnow 1 in Scanners

2007-03-24 03:49:02 · 7 answers · asked by Johnson 1 in Desktops

I am on a PC laptop and I bought it used, and it already has lots of great programs, but how do I see al of them? The START does not show them, please tell me where I can go to see all of my applications, and if you do not know, just post I DO NOT KNOW, just so I know if other people are having the same problem as me. Thanks so much! And remember, I am on a PC laptop!

2007-03-24 03:48:30 · 8 answers · asked by PrettyInPink 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-24 03:45:21 · 2 answers · asked by akash s 1 in Add-ons

2007-03-24 03:44:00 · 2 answers · asked by akash s 1 in Add-ons

Ok, so when I got up this moring I turned on my computer, and the destop icons won't load. The background is up. I can't right click. But I can get the Windows Task Mananger to come up (Ctrl+Alt+Delete), so I can use programs and stuff. But...what do I do now?

2007-03-24 03:43:29 · 3 answers · asked by Megan H 2 in Desktops

while i switch on my desktop computer it will keep on restarting

2007-03-24 03:42:04 · 6 answers · asked by smc 1 in Desktops

2007-03-24 03:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-24 03:32:24 · 6 answers · asked by Timber 4 in Printers

Will ink cartridges last indefinetly if they are unopened?
I wanted to buy a few backups, but will they be no good if I keep them to long?

2007-03-24 03:32:12 · 5 answers · asked by jason 2 in Printers

The hinges on the screen of the laptop became very loose and the screen wont sit up straight. I was going to connect the laptop to a Monitor. Is there any way i can remove the screen off the laptop. If there is how can i do it?

2007-03-24 03:30:21 · 3 answers · asked by b0osg i 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-24 03:19:42 · 1 answers · asked by marquisdiamond70 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

tat s 2wat i get wen i start my system and it says press f2 2 enter setup f4 2 continue and service your components immediately...how can i solve this problem on my own...

2007-03-24 03:18:28 · 6 answers · asked by RAZOR 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-24 03:18:02 · 8 answers · asked by Abdullah Mirani 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi all
After everything was going well. Now my pc doesn't read my Usb flash nor any usb peripherals.
I have checked the usb controllers in the device manager and they were working properlly.
What can i do ??

2007-03-24 03:16:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-03-24 03:10:31 · 5 answers · asked by dj 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-24 03:10:27 · 6 answers · asked by Sydney Y 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Okay, so my hard drive died and I just plugged in my new one. It's an Maxtor Diamondmax 20 80GB PATA

I turned the computer on, all is well. I put in the Windows XP CD and it started setup ok - and then I realized it was seeing my USB stick as the C - drive. I panicked (being a computer zero) and exited the Setup process when the prompt came up. I got a message saying the computer would re-boot in a few seconds, and during that time I unplugged the data stick.

Sure enough, the computer rebooted alright and now I get this message "Error loading operation system". (It doesn't matter whether I have the disk in or not) How do I get myself out of this?

Thanks.

2007-03-24 03:07:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I currently have a dell and I am just going to be using it for school and music. I've heard apples are really good but I'm really a computer person so I'm unsure of what to buy.

2007-03-24 02:59:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

then the screen goes blank and a flashing line comes up in the top left corner ...it wont do anything else ..............what is the problem and how can i fix it.

2007-03-24 02:58:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I've got a shuttle FS50 with a 150Watt power source.I want to get a new graphics card as playing games on my old machine is not that great.Unfortunately, my pc only has 32-bit pci slot and don't want to spend cash on a new pc.I did a search and found out about radeon 9250 but it requires minimum of 250 watt.Was wondering if that's gonna be a problem.

2007-03-24 02:51:51 · 4 answers · asked by P J 1 in Other - Hardware