Hardware - May 2007

Has anyone any idea how to acces local cctv, the cameras that watch the streets. I was told i could go to the glasgow media center, then watch cctv.

2007-05-23 06:48:11 · 2 answers · asked by Big wullie 4 in Add-ons

When buying a motherboard for a desktop, you got ATX and MicroATX (for the most part) so you can tell if it will fit in you're case. Well what about for a notebook? I'm looking for a new motherboard for my laptop but I dont know how to tell if it will fit or not. How can I tell?

2007-05-23 06:31:15 · 2 answers · asked by prejudged_fire 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have recently been told to take my motherboard and PSU out of the case and turn the motherboard on but how do i do this if it not in the case. Do I have to use a screwdriver to short the connection on the motherboard where you connect the on button on the front panel to see if it will turn on the computer.

2007-05-23 06:08:49 · 7 answers · asked by musicrockfones 2 in Desktops

I have a General MIDI Keyboard\pianno, from RadioShcack, how can I connect it to my pc, and whats a good program to use for making music like that?

2007-05-23 06:08:05 · 4 answers · asked by leader_of_the_four_horsemen 1 in Other - Hardware

I was thinking of building computers and selling them on ebay. I would just sell the box not including any peripherals. For the os I could maybe put linux on it so I don't have to buy windows. Do you think I could make a profit doing this?

2007-05-23 05:52:47 · 7 answers · asked by seth817 2 in Desktops

Many cables for computers have a small, hard, round filter near one end. What are these for?

2007-05-23 05:36:15 · 6 answers · asked by Dan C 3 in Other - Hardware

Hi. I've tried linking my IBM Thinkpad Laptop to my Toshiba LCD TV via a VGA cable. The image appears on my TV screen, but the whole screen is blue. I've tried changing the resolution on the laptop but that hasn't made any difference. I've been told I may need to download an updated driver but I haven't a clue what I would need. Can anyone help? The thinkpad is running with Windows XP if that means anything.

Thanks
J xxxxxxx

2007-05-23 05:29:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am getting a image at startup & shutdown . I want to delete that. At startup it is appearing before Login password . Its not a wallpaper actually but i don know wat it is . I am not finding any file regarding it in my PC . Plz suggest me how to delete such image appearing at start up & shutdown process in Win 98 OS Environment.

2007-05-23 05:27:01 · 3 answers · asked by graduate u 1 in Desktops

Yesterday, I performed a full System Recovery on my computer. The hard disk was formatted and then partitioned into four ''c', 'd', 'j' and 'k'. I began by installing Windows 2000 Pro onto the 'c' Drive followed by Windows XP Pro onto the 'd' Drive and finally Windows Vista onto the 'k' Drive. Today, I performed a full defrag on all three drives using Auslogics Disk Defrag (because unlike the Windows defrag, Auslogics actually displays the files being defragmented). While defragmenting the 'c' Drive (now containing Windows 2000 Pro) I was rather disturbed to see Power Cinema present on the 'c' Drive. You see, Power Cinema had been on the original 'c' Drive with Windows XP (before yesterday's formatting and partitioning). How can this be? A program surviving formatting, partitioning AND the installation of a different OS. I didn't believe such a thing was possible. How do I get rid of defunct programs so they are really gone?

2007-05-23 05:20:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My pc is messing up! I have a Windows 2000 and every time i try to go on my pc when its loading... it freezes at when its at 99% but i can go on safe mode though. my dad says its my video cards but idk. i had xp on it and it dose the same thing so i wiped my hard drive and put 2000 on it so i can upgrade it later but it still happens! plzzz help me!!!!! thx a lot!

2007-05-23 05:04:36 · 5 answers · asked by richie j 1 in Desktops

A friend of mine got a new laptop and passed the old one down to me. However, she didn't delete anything and I'd like to just delete everything and go back to as if it were new. Plz help asap ....it's a Compaq Presario 2100 intel celeron w/ XP laptop if that helps at all.

2007-05-23 04:50:51 · 14 answers · asked by ? 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am in the market for a new computer. I know NOTHING about them.

I am going back to school, so I'll need a computer that can do the basics: word-processing, spreadsheets, etc. Beyond that, I would like to be able to use the internet, maybe play a few games or manage some digital photos.

My budget is in the $800 range. I just need something basic.

2007-05-23 04:47:45 · 3 answers · asked by sparky52881 5 in Desktops

->no. of pins in ram

->In which order i should install them eg 128mb-slot0 & 512m-slot1 or the other way round

->frequency i should choose for 512mb module

->other important specifications

?i would appreciate other suggestions

plz dont send me link to crucial.com. ihave tried it but it did'nt worked on mt PC (why, i don't know)

thats all.

2007-05-23 04:32:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anand 1 in Add-ons

We have begun e-filing in our state and our small law firm needs to purchase a scanner. It has been suggested we use the HP 8270 model. I have read a few poor reviews on this. Any suggestions or recommendations for a profficient scanner?

2007-05-23 04:26:30 · 4 answers · asked by Kasey 2 in Scanners

my mother board says it requires ddr2 for memory i just need to know if i have to worry about the pc3200, pc4200, pc5400 so on and so on.

2007-05-23 04:22:57 · 4 answers · asked by belkin92 1 in Desktops

hard disks

2007-05-23 04:16:33 · 9 answers · asked by anubhav poddar 1 in Other - Hardware

I work in IT and an ongoing issue I have with the laptops in our environment (I am laptop support for my company) is that the machines (all IBM systems, various models) constantly connect to both the wired and wireless connections, resulting in various network related problems (such as NOT automatically connecting network drives, slow system performance due to the machine being confused as to which connection to use, etc.). I am aware that I can shut off the wireless radio manually but is there something I can do that will permanently fix the problem?

2007-05-23 04:01:18 · 3 answers · asked by MDilla 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

for instance, later on if i want to upgrade the hard drive in my laptop, would i be able to like i did with my desktop computer? i'd imagine you can't because you wouldn't be able to open up the body of the laptop like you do the tower of a desktop, but i have no idea. is it possible? if so, how?

2007-05-23 03:59:25 · 8 answers · asked by tom l 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm a website developer. I'm intrigued by Parallels and the ability to run Windows on a Mac. That would be an expensive trip. I've heard lots of good things (here on Yahoo! Answers, and elsewhere) about Macs. I'm like a kid in a candy shop, probably gullible. Tell me the bad things about a Mac, so I can look before I leap. (Now, please, don't just be mean-spirited. Get real!)

2007-05-23 03:55:33 · 4 answers · asked by fjpoblam 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was cleaning out my computer because I got all kinds of trial crap that comes with any PC and I think I accidently deleted the sound card driver. There is no sound for anything and on the Control Panel Sound it says no device detected. I know the speakers work. I'm assuming I deleted the driver. How do i get my sound back?

2007-05-23 03:50:27 · 12 answers · asked by Explainthistome 1 in Other - Hardware

Will The Following Fan be Ok To Put Onto Of My Pentium D 950?
(I already Have a Heatsink)

Will This Be Powerful Enough?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Case/+Xilence+Red+Wing+Case+Fan+9cm?productId=19867

2007-05-23 03:17:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

In the past I've used a combo method of getting rid of dust inside my desktop computer with: air can, and vacuuming using the brush extension at the end. I've been told that you need a special electronic vacuum to do this because a regular vacuum can discharge static buildup (or something like that). A friend told me that he always uses a regular vacuum. So I tried it and didn't really make direct contact with the mother board, but just used it over the cables, power supply, case walls, and the heat sink fan over the CPU. I would use the air can to blow off dust on the motherboard itself. So, whadda ya think? If I do it this way, will I still risk messing up the computer, and therefore should buy one of those "mini vacuums" instead? Because the blower can doesn't get rid of the dust. It just blows it somewhere else within the case and on the surrounding floor.

2007-05-23 03:08:37 · 9 answers · asked by ni_hao2000 2 in Desktops

I installed 2 gig of memory in addition to the 2 gig I already had. The BIOS says I have 4 gig total but Windows says I only have 3.25 gig. Doesn't matter if I swap the old and new chipsets from slot 0 to slot 1 and vice versa. Clock speeds are all within tolerance (no overclocking).

2007-05-23 03:00:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have the limewire 4,12,11 free edition and download music and want to burn it to a CD,, I get all the way to tell it to burn but it also says to load a disc into the E drive,, i only have one disc spot on my tower and need to know which cd drive that is,, also do i have to send all the music i want to burn to CD to the C drive before i can burn them to CD?? any information would be helpful to help me understand this,,

Thanks much,,

2007-05-23 02:24:15 · 5 answers · asked by SPACEGUY 7 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-23 02:06:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I got an asrock m266A, intel celeron 2.40GHz, 512MB ram, and western digital 80GB. Using a fan that came with the CPU. However i want to get it running faster. any suggestion?

2007-05-23 01:55:50 · 8 answers · asked by Faisaltheonly1 2 in Other - Hardware

Is it purely 32-bit code?

2007-05-23 01:27:06 · 8 answers · asked by geez 1 in Desktops

I have a PC running windows 98 SE that keeps rebooting itself intermittantly. It will sit at the dsektop with no problems but at soon as I run certain programs it just reboots. I tried to do the usual defrag and scandisk and it defragged just fine but rebooted during scandisk twice. This lead me to believe that the hard drive was bad so I ghosted the old one and replaced it. This didn't work. I'm stuck and am not sure where else to look for clues short of throwing parts at it.

2007-05-23 01:14:01 · 6 answers · asked by deniver2003 4 in Other - Hardware

SCSI Bus
TREE command
Bootable Disk

2007-05-23 01:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by geez 1 in Desktops

i installed my video card and all the Driver's in to the PCI slot and when i start to play a Game it tries to start But it seems like it Freezes up on me the screen actes Funny what can i Do...thanks... i may have to Get an AGP if nothin else works?

2007-05-23 00:51:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops