Hardware - April 2007

2007-04-07 06:45:26 · 5 answers · asked by queenofsiberia 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

if i overclock my video card core speed what does it help me with

because if i overclock the memory i now it give me better frames

2007-04-07 06:39:47 · 4 answers · asked by lllC-LOSlll 2 in Desktops

My family has had this computer for about 5 1/2 years, and its getting kind of old. We had Millenium Edition on it, and recently upgraded to XP. But i've been thinking of ways to try and coerce my father into getting a new computer, somehow. I just need a good plan. And so is building your own computer better than buying a brand new one?

2007-04-07 06:38:37 · 13 answers · asked by logan 1 in Desktops

are floopy drives now none existent!!!!

are card readers easy to use and is there much more room for storage?

2007-04-07 06:33:15 · 9 answers · asked by rjhamuk 2 in Add-ons

2007-04-07 06:09:48 · 6 answers · asked by roger b 1 in Desktops

Usually on a computer, on standby, the computer's fans and everything shuts down, as if the computer is off. for some reason on my comp, it just turns the screen off but the lightsd and everything else is still on. why and can i fix it?

2007-04-07 06:07:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

getting sore eyes.

2007-04-07 06:01:04 · 11 answers · asked by weechickidee 1 in Monitors

2007-04-07 05:17:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Dumping physical memory to disk is the message I get ; it just happened from yesterday; looks like there is some problem with the hard drive? is it worth looking to repair this or should I buy anew laptop?

2007-04-07 04:51:37 · 3 answers · asked by Gult 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to but the new sony viao in pink or green even though i only want it for the color ( i know its stupid) but its expensive and i read that its not very goood and alot of people had trouble with it. i also dont need a lot of fetures just a movie player and cd burner mabey ( minus cd burner if its more expensive. also could you please list some laptops that you like that are inexpensive and dont look to masculine kthnx!

2007-04-07 04:20:29 · 4 answers · asked by xoxoxo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

The websites is 1/4 of the size of my screen. How can I make it to the full size of the screen? It just happened yesterday and I have no idea what I've done.

2007-04-07 04:18:45 · 9 answers · asked by Susie L 4 in Monitors

2007-04-07 03:26:47 · 3 answers · asked by hrbiehsker 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Well Ive recently been tryin to help my friend fix her computer. I think there might be something wrong with the video or the motherboard. Well it turns on like it should (sometimes it wont) but after 5 minutes the edge of the computer screen will twitch and kinda go blank and then eventually it goes blank or it goes black with vertical white lines or one time it went red with the white vertical lines. While the screen does that the fans will kinda rev up like you would do when your trying to show off at a stop light. Thats how i could best describe it. It might even be a virus for all i know..But u cant see the screen long to do any sort of scan. Sometimes it starts the twitching even(then the wonderful stripes come in or blank screen) at the bios screen, welcome, etc...I would greatly appreciate some help here.Thanks.... By the way : (Its Not the monitor..It has done this on three different ones).

2007-04-07 03:16:45 · 2 answers · asked by j m 2 in Other - Hardware

I got a laptop before vista came out so they gave us this voucher to get it when it comes out but the laptop broke so i was wondering what do i need to make my computer work because it not as good as most computers today and if i replace my 256md memory with a 1GB or 2GB will i lose any thing?

2007-04-07 02:44:49 · 5 answers · asked by Must riot 2 in Add-ons

I hear fire dog is pretty good, but not quite what I'm looking for as far as cost is concerned. I just need to transfer a few program files and a ton of documents.

2007-04-07 02:41:02 · 11 answers · asked by evelynn waugh 2 in Desktops

I think its the fan inside or something, but when I shut down my computer and start it again it makes this weird grinding noise, then it stops after about 5 mins. But now it keeps doing it about every 20 mins or so it will make this noise then stop. What does this mean? My computer works fine by the way, I just don't like this noise.

2007-04-07 02:35:12 · 10 answers · asked by summer ♥ 5 in Desktops

the system freezes anytime i tune it on

2007-04-07 02:18:51 · 3 answers · asked by clesar2001 1 in Add-ons

2007-04-07 02:05:28 · 4 answers · asked by peterktd 4 in Desktops

This is a shared computer, me and my parents. I was wondering if I could put linux on it, and change back to xp if needed, and if ALL of my software will work on it. Also how does virtual box work. I found a "You Tube" video, and was wondering if I would need anything extra to do this with my computer, like install linux (is an xp now), and use this feature, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzyHoRklWLE. We have Bluetooth
Yahoo Messenger (The newest)
Kodak Easyshare
Avvenu
Palm Desktop
Active Sync
Mcafee
Google Desktop
Adobe Acrobat Reader (the newest)
Corel Paintshop Pro X
Corel Painter IX
Corel Photo Album
Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, Exel 2003 (We bought this for 200).
How does our doccuments work (as in can i install linux without loosing anything), and how compatible is linux with other computers?

2007-04-07 02:04:48 · 5 answers · asked by acovrig 1 in Desktops

2007-04-07 01:44:05 · 4 answers · asked by SAries4381 1 in Desktops

2007-04-07 01:35:54 · 10 answers · asked by Sat1 1 in Other - Hardware

How do I refragment and erase all the programms on my computer to re-install windowns and start new? I have a worm and that is the only way that I can fix my laptop.

Thanks,

Dora

2007-04-07 01:35:51 · 5 answers · asked by LaLaLand 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a 2 year old Toshiba Satellite P30-110. When it was around a year old it started exhibiting the shutdown problems that seem to be common & well documented. I controlled this by raising the laptop for additional cooling. I then discovered that if I reduced the processor power it would not get so hot. I did this about 6 months ago and the machine has not shut down since.

I decided to rebuild the machine. The ghost image gets about 25% in and the machine shuts down. I presume that, because I don't have XP reducing the processor speed, the dratted thing is now running at full pelt and overheating straight away.

I wanted to check if there was something in the BIOS to reduce the processor speed but there is a BIOS password! I don't remeber setting one and have no idea what it is. Backdoor passwords do not work.

Is there somewhere in the BIOS that will allow me to slow the
processor? Any other ideas for installing some sort of OS to allow me to contol this & resintall XP?

2007-04-07 01:23:08 · 3 answers · asked by lisle45 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-04-07 01:21:08 · 1 answers · asked by DVD9 1 in Printers

2007-04-07 00:50:08 · 19 answers · asked by james b 1 in Desktops

i was looking at two different laptops and was wondering which had the better video card.

2007-04-07 00:21:23 · 5 answers · asked by Eric H 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm kind of new at this laptop genre,but I'd like to be mobile with it. How/where can I get a "card" for my Acer...so I can cut the cord and be independant. Bellsouth/Comcast are my providers for I.S.P./loc. svc.

2007-04-06 23:51:10 · 2 answers · asked by tereza b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have stored the data by Nero Multisession (allow to store further) option.
The data selected at that is stored in CD and working. When I try to store further data in CD, message insert new CD displayed.
Just I tried to remove the existing files. It is not erased.
Where I have gone wrong. How to overcome this situation to utilise the CD further.

2007-04-06 22:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by Vijay 3 in Desktops

what i have to do ? operating system is Win XP Sp 2 and Multimedia and sound is not working also some drivers are missing and I do not have any cd

2007-04-06 22:26:52 · 3 answers · asked by MOHD A 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Should I have a computer put together at a store or should I just buy a name brand. Also any recommended specs. I use a few programs, but no games.

2007-04-06 21:46:35 · 5 answers · asked by mklwis 3 in Desktops