Hardware - April 2007

I have a Seagate 36 GB SCSI 10K RPM Ultra3 Hard Drive, a sATA 320 gig and an IDE 250gig. I know IDE is slower, but will there be a big difference between having the SCSI as my primary drive vs having the sATA as my primary drive? The sata is 7200 rpm. Which am I better off with?

2007-04-01 09:39:25 · 4 answers · asked by Vexing A Nation 2 in Other - Hardware

the hard drive

2007-04-01 09:38:09 · 2 answers · asked by Yahoo 365 1 in Add-ons

I've had my PC for about a year an a half now and my LCD monitor has always been great. I play WoW and when I alt+tab or start up the program it has always smoothly transitioned without pause. Just yesterday though, I start up or alt+tab and for a good 3 seconds I get a "No signal input" message on a black screen before it switches. Anyone know the cause?

2007-04-01 09:35:50 · 3 answers · asked by blacksheep776 2 in Monitors

My scanner only scans one page at a time.

How do I get 8 pages (scans) into one pdf document please?

2007-04-01 09:04:48 · 3 answers · asked by Great Eskape 5 in Scanners

I have a compaq EVO CMT d510 (same as d510).
Here is the link for the spec's on the PC:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11349_div/11349_div.HTML

I don't know what I'm looking for though :-(

It currently has a 1.99ghz processor.. but for the sake of playability on some games, I'd like to upgrade. I'm not sure what I can upgrade to though, or if I can at all. Anyone who could help would be greatly appreciated. Are there any sites that will tell me this info?


Thanks!

2007-04-01 09:01:23 · 2 answers · asked by seventhyearfalling 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-04-01 09:00:10 · 4 answers · asked by dsblocky 1 in Other - Hardware

Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Dell Inspiron I6000
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M
processor 1.70GHz
209MHz, 504 MB of RAM (isn't that supposed to be 512?)

Used space: 18.9 GB
Free space: 32.0 GB

I do a quick scan with antivirus and antispyware every day, and a full scan once a week. I used disk defragmenter and cleanup last night.

I usually download stuff at about 200 KBs per second, but for the past few days I've only been able to download at about 50 KBs per second. Other stuff like internet explorer and pretty much everything is going slow too.

I have a good dsl internet connection so don't suggest that. I've also done scans with many antivirus and antispyware programs, so I'm pretty sure I don't have any of that.

The only thing that runs on start up is my internet. At msconfig under services everything is checked, should I change that?

That's about all I can think of... If I think of anything else I'll add it.

2007-04-01 08:51:17 · 9 answers · asked by huhididnthearyou 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Gateway GT5012. I know that it uses DDR2 PC4200 and has 1 gig installed. I have 2 open slots and would eventually like to max out to 4 gig. To spread out the cost, I would like to fill the 2 open slots with 2 1 gig sticks. I know I have to install DDR2 in pairs, but will it work with 2 1 gig sticks and 2 512mb sticks? Also Best Buy advertises a Kingston tech 1 gig stick that will operate at both PC5300 and PC4200. Is this a good choice, or should I buy sticks that are specifically designed for PC4200? Other specs include an Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz processor, Raedon x1650 pro 512mb DDR2 video card. Sound card will come later, probably purchased at same time as RAM.

2007-04-01 08:47:03 · 6 answers · asked by sanity_patrol 2 in Other - Hardware

I reacently bought a new computer windows vista and i hooked up my Creative zen micro and it didnt reconized it so i put it in recover mode and deleted the firmware so i can try to download it agian but they have no firmware for vista so i dont know wat to do i really want to lisen to my music

Please help

2007-04-01 08:41:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-04-01 08:37:25 · 5 answers · asked by VINOD L 1 in Desktops

I bought a refill kit similar to that : http://cgi.ebay.fr/HP-94-C8765W-BLACK-INK-CARTRIDGE-REFILL-KIT_W0QQitemZ250099313229QQcategoryZ99320QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem

It worked fine. But after 3 months maybe, it doesn't print well, lines of printing are missing. I refilled the cartridges and cleaned them, but it's the same. So I have to buy new cartridges.
Was I unlucky ? or the refill kit is not a reliable solution ?

2007-04-01 08:36:50 · 3 answers · asked by Kitkat 1 in Printers

this is the second time this has happened , i have had the cards checked but have been told they are dead,when i check the device it said it is working properly can anyone help me ?

2007-04-01 08:24:39 · 1 answers · asked by cashandben 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My Hewlett Packard, D135 office jet, is experiencing chronic, black, print-head failure. The original print-head, and the first replacement, lasted about eighteen months each. The following two replacements, lasted a couple of weeks each.

2007-04-01 08:10:14 · 3 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Printers

How easy is it to change the video card in a laptop. My laptop is good in all other areas but has only got a 32Mb video card which I would like to upgrade.

2007-04-01 08:08:40 · 8 answers · asked by Colin H 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

1)500mhz
2)1ghz
3)1.5ghz
4)2ghz
5)2.5ghz
6)3ghz
7)3.2ghz

Thanks,
Mr. JJ

2007-04-01 08:07:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

wat is the thing by your moniter not a printer it is sometimes tall

2007-04-01 08:07:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-04-01 08:04:56 · 3 answers · asked by scooter 4 in Desktops

Is it because:
1. A driver or file is needed to make the converter work?
2. The keyboard has to be both PS/2 and USB compliant in order for it to work with the converter?
3. The converter is faulty?

The keyboard can work perfectly fine when connected via PS/2.
The converter looks like this but is yellow colour: http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/small/C250-2001_main.jpg

2007-04-01 08:01:56 · 3 answers · asked by Sz 1 in Add-ons

where/how can you Add more memory into pc so you can download more stuffs without worrying?

2007-04-01 06:26:46 · 12 answers · asked by Jacob F 1 in Add-ons

2007-04-01 06:15:08 · 6 answers · asked by Jacob F 1 in Add-ons

They used that little tidbit on the CBS show Numb3rs.

Since they use a mixture of truth and fiction, I was just wondering if you might know if that is true or not.

2007-04-01 05:57:23 · 3 answers · asked by powhound 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

that is wierd cause it says that it is built in the monitor but it doesnt work!

2007-04-01 05:39:01 · 5 answers · asked by Austin W 1 in Desktops

I currently have an old computer with a 400mhz Mendocino Celeron. Is it possible to upgrade it to a Coppermine Celeron or a Tualatin Celeron?

2007-04-01 05:20:46 · 7 answers · asked by Idiot of the World 1 in Desktops

2007-04-01 05:16:29 · 7 answers · asked by SUE C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The computer i have now is old and intergrated everything. So i am looking to buy a decent gaming desktop for under 1,000 that i can upgrade later on in a year or two. i used to look at maximum pc every month, but haven't for the last year or so. so i'm not sure if i should get a intel or amd cpu, a ati or nvidea graphics card. or which one's would be best. last time i checked, ati 9800 was the best. ya, been a while. the bulk of what i will be using it for is mmorpg's, mostly ffxi or try out WoW. but i would also like to play guild wars, FEAR or doom. what will offer the best frame rates and most options for upgrading in the future. when these $500 video cards are $200 or something.

2007-04-01 04:28:31 · 4 answers · asked by slackersean79 1 in Desktops

It's come to my attention that one of the top contibutors in the "Add On' category is making a mockery of this forum by clearly using multiple logins to vote for himself & take away recognition for other respondants who try hard to help people with their answers.


Here is a link to one example of his Best Answers :

http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjDWsrGWNybTW9Fixm_U48PBFQx.?qid=20070324071224AAXC9k3&show=7#profile-info-9c976a659e6f934caff011d533afee78aa

I confronted him with this & he emailed me saying that more than 95% of his best answers are with 3 or 4 votes (EVERY TIME) because his "fans" always vote for him.
There are no names next to the answers in the voting stage so this is not possible.... clearly something fiishy is going on.
Look at his Best Answer history & see for yourself.
How can we best expose this ?

2007-04-01 03:58:40 · 14 answers · asked by Philip T 7 in Add-ons

it became really dirty from my clumsy little brother's hands and from the dust around my room. with what do i clean it without destroying it?

2007-04-01 03:22:36 · 3 answers · asked by KK 3 in Monitors

I have an older HP laptop, Evey so often when I use it, the letters g & h do not work. I may need to log off and on 4 or 5 times to fix this problem. Any ideas on how to fix this?

2007-04-01 02:55:30 · 2 answers · asked by john j 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-04-01 01:41:48 · 4 answers · asked by Dan 3 in Printers

it first happened last thursday when, I think, a worm took out my ashampoo antivirus. when i was at work, my IT colleague managed to regain my internet connection to our office LAN. But when I brought my laptop home, it was inaccessible to my home router wireless as well as lan cable. May I know what I should do? Thanks a lot. Regards

2007-04-01 01:34:01 · 1 answers · asked by gogogo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks