Hardware - May 2007

Ok, I hope someone can help me. I don't know what info you need as far as model type, so I am going to put in everything that is on the whole computer. I have a HP 17" Flat Panel Monitor with built in speakers, 1280x1024 @75 Hz Max resolution Analog. . HP 64 Athlon, light scribe DVD+RW drive, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Compaq Presario. OKAY, I hope someone can decphier that. Anyways, we do not have internet hooked up to this computer, never have. Only been up and running since Easter. The only thing that it has been used for is to play Sims 2 on it. Maybe an hour a day several times a week. Has a power surge protecing outlet. All plugs are tight and where they should be. Nothing loose. We shut down the computer during a storm. Unplugged main outlet. Which is our practice during a storm. After the storm plugged everything in and monitor will only come on for a second or two. Then states it is asleep. Other computer in home is working fine. Any suggstions?

2007-05-24 05:58:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

It'd be nice to have that set up for watching Youtube, or download films, that sort of thing...

2007-05-24 05:54:22 · 10 answers · asked by Buzzard 7 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-24 05:11:15 · 13 answers · asked by lilal 1 in Desktops

how can i restore my windows XP to one week ago?

2007-05-24 05:06:50 · 9 answers · asked by booja 2 in Desktops

Sorry bout leaving the details out on my last question...not thinking straight...so my computer is a dell e521...my RAM is 4Gb and someone told me that these two items are probably the best for under £250 to upgrade my dell e521 video card....im almost settled on getting them both but will they both fit in my system...thanks

Graphics Card:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2456679&Sku=B52-7858&SRCCODE=YAHOODF&CMP=SPC-YAHOO

CPU:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1192229496.1180022239@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfeaddkmlehjghcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&category_oid=&sku=786244&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

2007-05-24 04:58:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-05-24 04:55:38 · 6 answers · asked by montsurfer 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just got the Thinkpad 8741-C2U running XP, and the advanced docking station (which has one DVI and one VGA port). I also have two 20" LCD screens which support both DVI and VGA inputs.


What I'd like to do is have 3 screens. One LCD using the DVI out of the adv. dock, the other LCD using the VGA out of the adv. dock, and the 3rd screen being the Laptop screen (with the laptop docked of course). And it is setup like this now.

Problem: Either the docked laptop screen and 1 ext. LCD screen will work simultaneously, leaving the last LCD screen blank, -or- the two ext. LCDs will work, leaving the docked laptop screen blank.

I'm running XP, which only supports dual monitors... Are there any programs (under $100) or any freeware programs that can allow my setup to work?

I already tried the ThinkVantage Presentation Director from Lenovo and it doesn't have an option for 3 or more monitors.

Your help is GREATLY appreciated! :)

2007-05-24 04:44:53 · 3 answers · asked by apdbmw 1 in Monitors

Could someone suggest or point me to a website that would tell me what I would need to buy.I want it to be able to handle tasks like browsing,cd/dvd burning and running some recent software.

HP Pavilion 4450
Windows 98
Intel Celeron Processor 367 MHz
64 MB of RAM
CD ROM Drive

2007-05-24 04:42:56 · 10 answers · asked by remy9_0 2 in Desktops

2007-05-24 04:35:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have one of those backups that look like a surgebar. It has 8 outlets. I was contemplating on taking it apart (after I turn it off and let it sit obviously) and looking at the battery inside and maybe getting a battery with matching voltage that has more capacity. Another idea was to hook up more then one together. Such as, #1 plugged into the wall, #2 plugged into #1, and so on. It would be excellent to have a much longer tim then 15 minutes. Obviously, if the computer is on standby and the monitor is off, I know the battery will have a charge a lot longer.

Reason why I want to know this? I have a computer hooked up in my car. Don't ask, that is not what this post is about. Anyway, by having an extended backup system completely seperate from the battery, I could have my computer on in the touch of a button, by coming off standby, without having to wait for it to start up. It may actually be possible to extend this for several hours if I would guess using a seperate ca

2007-05-24 04:23:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-24 04:12:26 · 2 answers · asked by ellsam 2 in Scanners

my dad was supposed to remove all his stuff off my hard drive, but my disk space hasn't changed and now it says i have 4 hidden files which i didn't before and i think he's just trying to pull the wool over my eyes. i want to see those hidden files.

2007-05-24 04:06:55 · 9 answers · asked by iluvmuddyjeeps 1 in Desktops

2007-05-24 04:01:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-24 03:44:18 · 2 answers · asked by E B 2 in Monitors

I keep on getting an icon in the right corner that says I am running out of disk space. The problem is that I am always in the middle of doing something important when this happens and the icon dissapears. How can I access this myself??

thanks

2007-05-24 03:15:28 · 7 answers · asked by l l 2 in Desktops

I recently updated my computers BIOS,after i compeleted doing it my computer did not boot up.
I must have downloaded worng BIOS. I have the back up of my old BIOS in a floppy disk.My first boot device is my cd drive.Can you please give me the detailed procedure to correct this problem and bring my computer back to normal. The company of my mother board is
> GIGABYTE
>MODEL number: GA-8LD533
I downloaded the upzip file from gigabytes website which had a similar name of that of my Model number. Even then my system became unbooted.
I dont have any reset button in my mother board.

Can you please pls help me to bring my computer back to normal.


Thank you.

2007-05-24 03:14:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a new acromedia 300GB external hard drive.
i need to put some files onto it that are bigger than 4GB, but that's the most one file could be on the drive.
How can i format it so the files can be bigger?
it is already formated in NTFS.

2007-05-24 02:57:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Hi. I have a desktop (HP) with SATA 80 G Hard Drive, (ide) CD/RW, and (ide) DVD/RW. The motherboard has an extra SATA port. I have an ide 80 G Hard drive that I want to hook up to it. I got an adapter (IDE to SATA). When I hook it up the PC does not start. It goes to boot set up and does not pass that. I disconnected the CD drive and hooked the ide Hard drive there; and connected the CD drive to the SATA port using the adapter. By doing this the hard drive works but the CD drive does not.
What should I do in order to hook everything up?
Thanks,

2007-05-24 02:54:42 · 6 answers · asked by NEI 1 in Other - Hardware

I would still like to use all of my other equipment

2007-05-24 02:40:32 · 2 answers · asked by Daniel E 1 in Desktops

HP Pavilion Media Center dv2224ea Entertainment Notebook PC

What memory should I look for when upgrading my laptop? It already has two 512mb sticks of RAM.

a) Is it worth making it up to 2GB ram with two 1GB sticks? will I see many benifits if I only use it for average games, multiple microsoft applications?

b)Where can I buy it? any links?

c) How much will it cost?

2007-05-24 02:40:09 · 7 answers · asked by AndyCFCO 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-24 02:39:00 · 6 answers · asked by macks4u2000 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-24 02:38:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Currently using an AMD Sempron want to replace it with a AMD Sempron 64

2007-05-24 02:27:12 · 8 answers · asked by robinson_arteaga 1 in Desktops

2007-05-24 01:47:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

all i need is a graphics card that uses directx 9 and has 128mb of memory.

2007-05-24 01:37:36 · 3 answers · asked by jon m 1 in Add-ons

I have a dell e521 and i need to know if i can use this video card or not>>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2456679&Sku=B52-7858&SRCCODE=YAHOODF&CMP=SPC-YAHOO

My power supply is 305 watts and i have got 4gb of RAM...Thats all i know...? please give me help on how to get this card into my system...

2007-05-24 01:26:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

do any of you know any answers to the following

where can i get cheap HDD's or for free (im intending to use IDE ones)
preferably all the same size as there is no point them shrinking if i can help it

can I use Multiple PCI cards to control it? and if I have a RAID capable motherboard can i do that, and how about intergrating SATA with it, possable

can I run it on linux and have it intergrate with windows Clients, proberly use ubuntu for it.

how do i go about making it an e-mail server?

i would like to know, so if any of you know anything, please help me

2007-05-24 01:25:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

How do you find things such as:
Ram space
Processors such as Pentium or Athlon
Ram space
Sound card
Video card
Is there any general application to find any of those above. I wouldn't like to buy a game without considering the system requirements of my laptop.

2007-05-24 01:14:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-24 01:12:29 · 2 answers · asked by gaur20032002 1 in Other - Hardware

I am upgrading to Autocad Architecture 2008 and also upgrading my computer. I have about a $2500 budget for a new notebook computer. Does anyone have any recommendations for a system. The only two necessities I need are a 17" screen and a 101 key key pad.

2007-05-24 01:03:18 · 6 answers · asked by John S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks