Hardware - May 2007

The cartridge is out of ink, and replacements are overpriced. I'd like to just go on without it and do B&W printing, but it doesn't seem to allow that. Is there a way to do this? Is it safe to put a black cartridge in the color slot?

2007-05-04 12:03:51 · 1 answers · asked by A M Frantz 7 in Printers

can anybody help

2007-05-04 12:00:28 · 11 answers · asked by claudebutlerpbj 2 in Add-ons

I've been using CRT monitors since forever, but lately i've been thinking about replacing it with a lcd because it's a space saver and it doesn't heat up as much.
I wanna know what would i be giving up when switching to LCD from CRT? and what should i be aware of when i go out to buy it?
by the way, i use the computer for long hours straight if that counts.

2007-05-04 11:28:23 · 2 answers · asked by Amr Hassan 2 in Monitors

I had to reinstall windows on my laptop I was having problems with windows installing back on the laptop so I tried to delete the partition now I'm having trouble verifying drive intergrity with fdisk. could this be caused by a failing disk drive or bad sectors on the drive itself?

2007-05-04 11:15:09 · 3 answers · asked by Brian D 5 in Other - Hardware

turn on windows screen comes up goes to improper shut down restart screen blinks a blue screen can't read then shuts down and trys to restart.?

2007-05-04 11:10:29 · 3 answers · asked by tlw 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

the main memory consists of words,which contain data and instructions...when CPU reads them jhow does it distinct if it is a data or an intruction that he reads abd fetches from memory?

2007-05-04 11:07:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-04 11:05:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

and how

2007-05-04 10:56:14 · 8 answers · asked by shaam 1 in Other - Hardware

i want to replace to Samsung 320GB 16mb cache Internal SATA 3.5" Retail KIT and i don't know wether my pc accept it or not

2007-05-04 10:33:25 · 7 answers · asked by shaam 1 in Add-ons

i have a raidmax sagitta case and a fatali1ty motherboard, intel dual core cpu. i need a good heatsink that isnt huge because i bought a zalman and its huge it covers two of my memory slots.

2007-05-04 10:26:32 · 2 answers · asked by greenman 4 in Add-ons

In the beginning I had only 100,000 files in my computer. Now it is increased. So Norton takes too much time to analyse them. I have copied too many videos in the hard disk. I think this is the reason. I have still more space (175 GB) in the hard disk. I can store still more videos in it. But analysing time going on increasing. Is there any solution to this, I mean to finish the analyse quickly?

2007-05-04 10:18:39 · 4 answers · asked by Raja 7 in Other - Hardware

I called HP and they said in this computer I have 3 PCI slots and one agp slot. Also a nvidia card would work. I don't want to spend alot of money as I don't expect to keep this computer much more than another year. I'm just looking for something better than I have but not real expensive. Any suggestions would be helpful

2007-05-04 10:05:30 · 2 answers · asked by Denise R 1 in Add-ons

ok, i am getting an HP computer and a Geforce 8800 GTS OC 320 MB, and the geforce 8800 as you all know is a big card. On the BFG website, they said to make sure that I have a vacant slot below the PCI-E x16 slot. Ok, so I sent HP an email and this is what they sent me:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00906129&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3377269&lang=en

It is drawn pictures and actual pictures of the motherboard. (Just keep scrolling down). Wasn't that nice? But the problem is I dont know how to read it! Can you guys tell me if I will have enough room for this card? I am trying to educate myself about this stuff before I actually buy it, I dont want to be one of those clueless buyers who has to get an exhange because I didn't know what I was shopping for.

2007-05-04 09:31:06 · 5 answers · asked by Sweetie Pie 2 in Add-ons

i have a p4 3.0 ghz
512 mb ram
120 gb hdd
and a FX 5200 card,
now i want to upgrade to a better graphics card and while everything else seems to be fine i cant understand what does it mean when they say the card supports dd2 memory,Has it got anything to do with the pc because i dont know whether my computer will support dd2.i want to purchase a 512 mb card and my ram is also 512,i hope that isn't a problem?

2007-05-04 09:07:03 · 5 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Add-ons

2007-05-04 08:47:54 · 5 answers · asked by nettyrim 1 in Desktops

I have an HP Pavilion dv9207us laptop with a 120GB Hard Drive, 1GB RAM, an Intel Core Duo Processor T2250 and Windows Vista Home Premium. I know that I have two processors, but do I have two 32-bit processors or do I have two 64-bit processors? If I do have two 32-bit processors, does that mean that it can handle 64-bit? If you have a reference, please let me know where you got your information.

2007-05-04 08:11:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I used my scanner and saved the pictures and if saves it as a tiff. document. I got to save as to the drop down box to save it as a jpeg. and it wont let me. I'm trying to upload this pictures onto my space or photobucket and it wont let me because it is a tiff. document.

2007-05-04 08:05:39 · 3 answers · asked by sweetnsourmissy6 1 in Scanners

my mom was showing me some pics on her computer and all of the sudden the keyboard and mouse stopped working. we tried unplugging them then plugging them back in but they still won't work. what would cause this and how to i fix it when i can't use mouse or keyboard. all i can do is turn the computer on and off by hitting the button.

2007-05-04 07:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Add-ons

I recently bought a new microphone for msn as my old one stopped working. But when i plug it in, nothing comes up where i configure microphone for msn settings. i have this jack sense thing where it senses speakers and mics if they are plugged in the right place. My microphone comes up there but no where else. help me please

2007-05-04 07:51:27 · 2 answers · asked by Marls 1 in Other - Hardware

My laptop broke and I only have the hard disk here. Can you advise me on how to get the info from this hard disk to put it onto my desktop computer?

2007-05-04 07:45:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I recently attached a very old monitor (weighed about 35lbs!) to my high-speed custom computer. It worked for about 3 days, then just wouldn't bring up anything - comletely black screen. I did have a surge protector; was using cable internet. Thanks for any info .

2007-05-04 07:35:25 · 2 answers · asked by 1weered1 2 in Monitors

Ok this is one for all you computer geniuses out there (sadly i'm not one of them!)....

Ok my problem is this. Something is amis with my pc...it started running really slowly for no reason. I have totally formatted it and re-installed a genuine copy of Windows XP home. The syptoms are it takes ages to open anything and when I'm playing my favourite game (splinter cell-double agent for anyone who's interested), the more I save and reload the game while playing the slower and slower the computer gets to the point where you can't use it and have to reboot. I thought that maybe the computer was writing to my ram and not my hard drive so it was gradually getting fuller and fuller the more I save but that's just my very uneducated guess.

It's a fairly recent pc (compaq pc world bought desktop) and it runs a 1.9 ghz motherboard with a gig of ddr ram and an nvidia 256 g force graphics card. I don't have anything on it to slow it down and it's not connected to the internet. HELP!!!

2007-05-04 07:25:50 · 12 answers · asked by johnny 1 in Desktops

What is the price of a good graphics card of 128MB and 8X speed?

2007-05-04 07:05:46 · 3 answers · asked by Rajat 1 in Add-ons

2007-05-04 07:00:40 · 8 answers · asked by brad and kathy 1 in Add-ons

Hi i just got this case for my computer and it has 2 usb ports in front of it that seem to be inactive. Can anyone please tell me step by step what i should do in order to have those working? Thank you. I know nothing about computers.

2007-05-04 06:55:23 · 4 answers · asked by Stephanie F 4 in Add-ons

ok here's the deal on my desktop i have alot of stuff like games msn messanger and things like that but i turned my computer on and everything has changed into a piece of paper with a bent corner at the right hand side and then a little box in with a red thing blue thing and a green thing and anytime i try to open a game ec...it just goes darker and does not open ( good desctription eh?) it's also like this on my left hand side desktop please help thanks

2007-05-04 06:46:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

System info
pentium 3 800 Mhz
256 RAM
30 gb hdd
ECS p6vap-A+ motherboard
Cd writer
westell DSL router (usb connection)
v.90 Dialup modem

i can't boot my system when it fails.....i reinstall windows xp to getback my datas.........My system DEVICE MANAGER shows a yellow question marks in floppy drive, com port1, comport 2 and pci communication device EVEN AFTER A FRESH INSTALLATION OF XP.....i hav no floppy drive. I suspect my mother board is having some problem...help me

2007-05-04 06:31:21 · 11 answers · asked by ravi r 1 in Desktops

Having to replace my computer, I was wondering what is a good brand out there. I have Compaq now.. and it was so so.
I need one that is good with pictures. music and games.

2007-05-04 05:54:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

when typing the curser jumps by its self to another part of the page and my typing continues were ever the curser is

2007-05-04 05:38:41 · 5 answers · asked by wally G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

the specs of my machine say it holds 1 gb of memory and the memory manufacturer say it holds 2 gb - (crucial) which is it?

2007-05-04 05:33:20 · 2 answers · asked by art_flood 4 in Desktops