Hardware - April 2007

ok so i have this really reliable PC that I had since 1998 and upgraded to a 2000. I really do not want to buy a new PC because I have recently got a new 360GB Hard Drive, and 1 GB momory(RAM) for it. I was hoping I could upgrade my CPU. I now have a Pentium1! I was thinking of a Pentium4, Dual Core(or w/e), Celoron M but I am afraid my motherbourd could not handle it or the CPU would not fit!(I know a good amount about computers). So thanks for any help anyone can offer!

2007-04-08 10:53:06 · 3 answers · asked by Matt 1 in Other - Hardware

Where are my 2 Personal Outlook Folders located? What about the Outlook contacts?

My laptop started acting up on Friday. I ran a Hard Disk Check from the ThinkVantage main menu (Its a Lenovo laptop). There was some failure message when I did that.

I am actually surprised I am able to copy anything to CD-RW right now, but I am. So, I've been backing up all my data files.

However, I'm not sure where my two Personal Folders are located. I think those end with .pst, right? Where would I find those, as well as my outlook contacts, so I can back those up as well?

Its a work laptop, so I have a feeling they will just replace the HD when I take it in tomorrow.

Thanks!

2007-04-08 09:20:01 · 1 answers · asked by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok well what happened is that two days ago I was workiing on my pc with no ESD protection (I didnt know). I reseated a stick of RAM, touched my video card maby around 10 times and installed a sound card, and touched my motherboard 3 times (with one finger). Well my components work fine but on the Internet I read that ESD may not cause damage immediatley. Do you think I am worrying too much?

2007-04-08 09:18:03 · 3 answers · asked by maytag 1 in Add-ons

2007-04-08 08:19:02 · 1 answers · asked by TINCHEE W 1 in Printers

The PC was working fine after they replaced the motherboard.
TOday, plugged in the USB memory stick, and then, started the computer. The PC tries to come on, and then, shuts down.
I cannot make to to BIOS. Sometimes, it goes all the way to the desk top, and then, abruptly shuts down. Any thoughts ? thanks for help

2007-04-08 07:50:12 · 8 answers · asked by navafolger 2 in Desktops

I'm heading off to college soon and Vaio laptops caught my eye. However, I got confused when it came to choosing a processor because a Celeron M Processor 440 (1.86GHz) cost $180 less than a Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83GHz). Don't they have basically the same speed? What makes the Core 2 Duo so much better?

2007-04-08 06:42:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an asrock 775vm800 mobo with 1.50 bios, cant seem to find any ram settings... with an intel p4 3ghz
Can anyone help?

2007-04-08 06:32:51 · 4 answers · asked by Chenier 2 in Desktops

I have an Epson Stylus CX6000 and the color cartridges go out way before the black one does. When I take them out I don't replace them immediatley so there are no cartridges in there but the black. Why can't I print something that is all black such as a term paper?

2007-04-08 06:26:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-04-08 05:38:48 · 5 answers · asked by ogie 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

just how do you make the screen show the complete area without going to properties and changing the resolution? you would think that as sophisticated computer are today that when you went to a page the monitor would adjust itself to show the whole area without scrolling to the side just to read the text or see the area? i don't like the 1024x768 or larger because it makes the text way to small to view, even if i increase the text size the rest of the screen is just to small. i like the 800x 600 resolution, it suits me fine. is there a program out there that changes the screen size to the resolution the monitor happens to be set at? i would love to get some? thanks

2007-04-08 05:01:56 · 1 answers · asked by corvairbob65 3 in Monitors

This is my first laptop and I got it used off Ebay and it works like a truck, its GREAT, but the monitor I have to position just so in order to see it. It's either bright at bottom/dark at top or too bright if I have it straight up. Last night I watched a DVD on it and it was SO shadowy, are laptops just like this or is it mine? Yes I've played with the brightness 100 times, no luck.

Thanks a lot - all answers welcome.

2007-04-08 04:23:56 · 4 answers · asked by Ade 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have printed from my screen before now suddenly it prints much smaller and I can hardly read it

2007-04-08 03:46:54 · 2 answers · asked by bgr 1 in Printers

I don't want to unknowingly put something in my home which
may bring trouble with it...

2007-04-08 03:44:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have a epson stylus photo r210 printer and it keeps reporting errors from brand new generic ink cartridges, saying either they are empty or not genuine epson products and asks me to replace them...how to fix this problem, and no $20x6 per genuine epson cartridge is not a solution for me

2007-04-08 03:40:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

The paper is 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" and when we print on it, it comes out crooked. Any tips or suggestions?

2007-04-08 03:34:16 · 6 answers · asked by livv2dance 1 in Printers

I have a Brother printer/scanner/copier MFC 420 CN. When I try to use the Photocapture function I get the following error message:

MFC420CN USB cannot be found. Please make sure your device is on and interface cable is propoerly connected to the computer.

The devive is on and connected properly. I have tried reloading the software but that doesn't work. Any ideas?

Thanks.

2007-04-08 03:28:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-04-08 03:11:34 · 4 answers · asked by seeking 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

anyone got any ideas what the next move is?

2007-04-08 03:04:33 · 10 answers · asked by frank.clarke 2 in Desktops

I am buying a barebones kit and it comes with an AMD 64 X2 processor. It says that it does not come with a fan which i understand... but does that mean it also does not come with a heatsink?

2007-04-08 02:50:41 · 3 answers · asked by aqualung 2 in Other - Hardware

when i close my notebook computer while turned on after a hour or so it starts squealing like a pig What causes this is it right or is something wrong the only way i have figured to stop it is to pull out the battery (and yes the battery is charged i checked that) cause it even does it with the power cord in

2007-04-08 02:46:19 · 5 answers · asked by tamah 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

when i am playing a video game Civ 4 sometimes the game crashes and tells me that i am out of video memory this always happens when the game is getting long, how to get more memory to the game, my laptop is fairly new only 7 months old. and the game came out a few years ago so it runs fine and plays great with no problems just crashes late in the game is there a way to get more memory without buying a new card, and if i do have to get a new card is there one that can be accessed externally i dont want to have to go into the motherboard to hook it up
I have a GeForce Go 6100 if that matters

2007-04-08 02:04:21 · 5 answers · asked by justinclayjr 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-04-08 01:54:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-04-08 00:52:00 · 10 answers · asked by ivenoimagination 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-04-07 22:32:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

My priorities are:
+ photo print quality
+ low running costs (long lasting inks?)

I'm not bothered by extra's like 'print straight from memory card' etc

2007-04-07 21:04:20 · 5 answers · asked by Koontz 2 in Printers

2007-04-07 18:24:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a fairly new ACER laptop with 1.6 GHz processor speed. Is it possible to upgrade it to at least 2GHz.

2007-04-07 16:47:16 · 7 answers · asked by treeman 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

my computer is using windows XP and it can't boot past the first the dell screen, where it displays dell dimension 8100, then f2 on the top right corner, the next thing that comes on the screen is a cursor on the top left corner. not sure why the operating system is not working. I can get into the bios, and the date is current.
I don't know what's going on. any ideas??

2007-04-07 16:41:49 · 5 answers · asked by henry o 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am thinking about buying a new macbook but i will only do this if it can connect to my home wireless that i have already set up. my home network is on a netgear wireless router and i don't konw weather an apple laptop can connect to this. i also want to be able to access my networked files on my microsoft pc.

2007-04-07 16:24:20 · 5 answers · asked by lwils4194 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm buying a new laptop and im not sure wut processor or brand is good in which i get a good deal so can you help me out here?

I'm going to be using this laptop to do school work such as word docs and power points etc. I will be using this laptop to listen to music with and possibly watch movies. Im going to be burning cd's for music so i would like a burner also. I will be mainly using this to do hw (as i said above), Instant messenger (AIM) and just to surf the web email, play games, go on nba.com etc.....


here are some Requirements i thought of:

Processor - (for word docs, music, and surfing web) Core 2 Duo? (not sure if the core 2 duo is wut i need; some ppl have told me this one is good?)

Hardrive - 80GB or more

Memory - 1Gb

(OS)Windows: Vista Home Premium

Bluetooth technology for wireless internet

Burner - normal (maybe 8x) i only need it to burn music cd's

Thanks

2007-04-07 16:22:54 · 3 answers · asked by ..... 1 in Laptops & Notebooks