Hardware - April 2007

These are the items listed under sound, video, and game controllers in Device Manager:

Crystal PnP Audio System Codec
Crystal PnP Audio System Control Registers
Crystal PnP Audio System MPU-Compatible
Disabled Device

It also says all devices are working properly except for the disabled one, which has no driver installed. When I tried to download a driver, it said the best driver was already installed!
I tried removing and reinstalling everything with Add Hardware but it didn't help.

The upshot is I have no sound on my computer. No device sounds, no speakers, nothing but the modem sound.

Is there a way to fix this or should I just yank it all and try the Creative sound card I have in another computer?

I have a Dell computer and am running Windows 98.

2007-04-07 16:13:33 · 3 answers · asked by Alice K 7 in Add-ons

I Am looking for a new battery for my laptop off of E aby but the Auction says The battery is for a Notebook. Is this the same as a lap top? I know.. I know nothing about this..

This is what it says: You are bidding for a Dell 53 WHr 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Primary Battery for Dell Inspiron 6000/9400/E1705 Notebooks

Am I safe to Bid? Thanks!!

2007-04-07 16:06:26 · 3 answers · asked by Marmar 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Any thing l should do?

2007-04-07 13:10:59 · 4 answers · asked by pirateron 5 in Other - Hardware

Brand ? Details ? Links ? lower the price the better. Would prefer larger than 15'' widescreen or not

2007-04-07 12:50:24 · 2 answers · asked by Adicbatic 2 in Monitors

Out of 960 mb of ram installed I only have 570 mb of it. Does defragment help a lot? I already had 512mb ram and bought a another 512mb ram.

2007-04-07 12:30:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My monitor is blurry for the first 10 -15 minutes after a cold boot. Anyone know why that might be happening? If yes, do you also know how much it would cost to fix it? Thanks!

2007-04-07 11:22:00 · 1 answers · asked by Frontiser4 1 in Monitors

I was loading up pictures of a trip from the memory stick in the camera into my computer, I think by mistake I erased 4 I really liked. Is there a way I can retrieve them?

I've looked in my files, and found everything else but, I was looking for them by DCS0.....number sequence.

2007-04-07 11:18:55 · 5 answers · asked by grldragon101 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

They're both usb 2.0 so what's the difference?

2007-04-07 11:02:27 · 5 answers · asked by L 3 in Other - Hardware

So my computer only has a CD Burner, but the files I need to burn are bigger then 700 MB so I need to burn them on DVDs.
Is there any way of burning data on DVDs if you just have a CD Burner?

2007-04-07 09:52:33 · 7 answers · asked by stmmay87 3 in Other - Hardware

i have an ibook from apple i recently cracked the hard plastic at the bottom (just below the keybord area). the computer still works but it's starting to look worn. is it possible to remove the outer shell? the one that was manufactured on the computer and replace it with a new one?

2007-04-07 09:40:35 · 5 answers · asked by shawn L 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my pc keeps on restarting by itself, it shows a blue screen, i think i hav a missing or corrupted file in system32 named ntfs something like that

2007-04-07 09:09:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i need to reset my computer and this is the only way i know how so how do i unlock the drive

2007-04-07 08:58:20 · 4 answers · asked by joshuabeaulieu 1 in Desktops

recovery cd, after I tried to do that, there was an error in the recovery process and since then i've been getting error messages, the HP people keep sending me recovery disks but THEY all don't work. Can someone please help? some of the error messages are a blue screen, and "txtsetup.sif" corrupted or missing, also " error loading operating system "

2007-04-07 08:51:53 · 5 answers · asked by garett65 1 in Desktops

I have a hp pavilion zv 6000, and would like an external hard drive, are there any things I should look for?

How do I choose one, If it over $200, no way?
Any suggestion, on what to get?

2007-04-07 08:45:13 · 7 answers · asked by ArchAngel Raziel 3 in Add-ons

Now, I understand that I will have to reinstall windows and such. Also, I have the recovery disks and know how to reinstall

However

1) After plugging in the new hard drive, do i turn it on, and put the recovery disks in?

2) In my last question, someone said that I would need to format it and set a number of partitions.

for #2, I do not clearly understand what the means. please help. i need my laptop up and running soon =[

2007-04-07 08:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by Live Laugh Love 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

i own a asus laptop i havnt had it more then a year i dont no what happend its like power has stopped coming from the adapter to the battery does anyone have a clue wat has happend ? i really cant think of wat of might have happend coz i allwayz leave my laptop where it is all the time ive never takin out the battery for any reason could this be somthing to do with the hardware ? maybe i need a new battery ? or maybe i need to update sorftware i dontno about that but ... yeah plz comment back with any suggestions..

2007-04-07 08:42:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-04-07 08:38:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

((((RAM)))) I have 4 banks, 2-256MB in my computer right now, I want another 512MB can I just buy a single stick or do i have to buy in pairs?

2007-04-07 07:43:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-04-07 07:28:58 · 4 answers · asked by jazzy m 1 in Add-ons

I mostly play battle field 2:special forces alot, when I get in a game online, it appears a bit laggy/glitchy for the first 45 seconds or so... not much of a problem, but, based on my computers specs, which part of my PC could I upgrade to see the biggest change for the better when I play games? This is just a computer from best buy, so its not that high performanced.

AMD Sempron Processor 3300+ 2.0GHz

100GB hard drive

736MB of ram (previously upgraded this)

Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce 6100

2007-04-07 07:22:12 · 12 answers · asked by kyle w 2 in Desktops

2007-04-07 07:15:41 · 2 answers · asked by johomusser 1 in Scanners

makes my pc run faster make it imporve its performance

2007-04-07 07:11:58 · 5 answers · asked by lllC-LOSlll 2 in Other - Hardware

I was wondering if this Crucial DDR2 PC2 8000, 1000MHz LINK: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146563 would work in these boards:
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe LINK: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131025
XFX 680i LT SLI, LINK: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141002
Thanks.

2007-04-07 07:09:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I'm thinking of getting a laptop so when i travel i can use it and do away w/ my desktop... some say don't do it, i'd regret it b/c of short battery life, and for me... typing in Spanish, writing accents is a problem on laptops. What would you do? and WHY?

2007-04-07 07:08:06 · 4 answers · asked by gueroloco28 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Sony Vaio laptop and i can't connect to the internet unless I hold my wireless card in. So I tried to check the connection inside but I can't get the keyboard off to check it. Does anyone know how to remove it?

2007-04-07 07:07:24 · 2 answers · asked by John M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

IT says the c/windows system32 the dll useer32 hhctrl,ocx . And it will not run propper&to contack the dll server

2007-04-07 07:05:02 · 3 answers · asked by James S 1 in Printers

I have cleaned and checked my connections. I had to disable the cpu tempature shutdown when I built this computer to get it to boot up.

2007-04-07 07:03:55 · 3 answers · asked by Randy M 1 in Desktops

asap

2007-04-07 07:02:44 · 5 answers · asked by ike_love27 1 in Add-ons

2007-04-07 06:57:09 · 4 answers · asked by whpcrmgirl 1 in Other - Hardware

Does anyone have a solution of my problem?

2007-04-07 06:49:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons