Hardware - May 2007

I'm doing a project for my computer class and I need some examples of microcomputers and their recent updates.

(And if you have time, the same question, but for Mainframe computers, and supercomputers)

Thank You =)

2007-05-16 12:33:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I need to know if there is a specific progam that I need. I have microsoft movie maker but I'm not sure if this is the program needed to make the video.

2007-05-16 12:27:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonomous 1 in Add-ons

I have a two year old printer/ scanner/ photocopier/ memory card reader etc, it really is, or was the dogs taters, however it now just beeps at me saying ( in lcd of course ) cannot clean, refer to maintenance, cannot turn off, job not complete.

I have done all the maintenance and troubleshooting above and beyond the norm. If I smash it I will feel an awfull lot better, but am not sure if i'll be able to afford a new one for a couple of weeks.

What do you say.

To smash or not to smash??

2007-05-16 12:13:56 · 9 answers · asked by jimbo_thedude 4 in Printers

the reason i'm asking this question is because i constantly notice people at work touching computer screens. these are regular monitors, not CRT or LCD or whatever. i think i know that it may cause your monitor to short out after so long after touching it repeatedly?

i would like to e-mail my supervisors to let them know that it's not good to be constantly touching the screen and i need reasons why. i tried searching the internet and i really come up with nothing.

2007-05-16 12:09:14 · 14 answers · asked by erin 2 in Monitors

try not to make it to technachial please :)

2007-05-16 11:59:58 · 4 answers · asked by steve k 2 in Add-ons

I had an older computer that died on me. My brother gave me his computer tower (b/c he's got his laptop) but not the monitor, keyboard and mouse, as a replacement. Shortly after I hooked up my "new" computer to my old setup, the monitor would not display. It had power but no display. I took it to my other brother who was able to restore the monitors original settings and now the monitor works. Problem is, the USB ports don't accept any input. I had to buy a ps/3 mouse/keyboard setup b/c of it. I can't connect my printer, download music to my ipod, nothing. My bro thinks that the USB ports are fried and thus beyond salvage. I don't know. Can you fry USB ports? Wouldn't something else be affected also? Is there any way to rememdy the problem, short of buying a new computer?

2007-05-16 11:56:33 · 5 answers · asked by J 3 in Add-ons

hI, I can not send a word document into the USB, it says remove write protection,how can i do that?Is it safe to use he Usb after it was quarantined a virus on it.

2007-05-16 11:37:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

My acer aspire 5050 laptop stopped reconizing CD's in it's DVD/RW drive yesterday. DVD's work fine.
So far I've tryed un/re-instaling the DVD/RW driver, I tryed to update the driver but Vista seems to think it's upto date.

Laptop: Acer Aspire 5050 (Aspire 5051AWXMi)
OS: Windows Vista Home Primium

2007-05-16 11:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by bad_ikkle_fraggle 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i mean to say that the caption below the icon in my desktop has colored backgrounf.i.e the text"MY COMPUTER","MY DOCUMENT "that u see in the desktop will have colored text background whenever i chng the desktop background.
i hope when u change the background the computer must automatially adjust the color but in mine there is the problem

help me

2007-05-16 11:25:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-16 11:24:03 · 2 answers · asked by bobcat 2 in Monitors

My Dell Latitude D600's processor died and the computer will not turn on. I tried removing the hard drive from the computer and the carrier and using it on an Inspirson 1150, and although I could view the files, I could not save any to a cd. I just received a new Latitude D620, but the hard drive from my old computer won't fit into the new one- the prongs don't match up. I did not really want to go to the Geek Squad and have them remove my files- I have personal things on there- and I don't have access to another laptop. What should I do? How else could I get the files (word, pictures, music) off of the hard drive??? PLEASE HELP!

2007-05-16 11:11:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a sony vaio pcg k45.i bought it used but at 3.2 ghz and a p4 i would think it would play downloaded movies or clips{youtube,google}with no problem.Its a 1300+dollar laptop.is there somthing i an do to improve this..my brother bought a dell with a celeron proccesor and the diff is amazing.i was told there is no way to upgrade the graphics card is this true?glad i bought it used cause id be very mad if 1300+didnt even get smooth playback..would increasing RAM help at all...any advice would be great

2007-05-16 11:01:29 · 7 answers · asked by yourholzmyspace 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-16 10:51:33 · 6 answers · asked by cajun 2 in Monitors

I have a dell laptop. Just recently, the monitor screen gets really really dark but I can still see some of my desktop and other stuff. It looks like the computer is shut off, but its just the screen that just turns really dark. Every time it does this, I have to reboot and when it starts back up, in about 5-10 minutes, it goes to the same very dark screen. What could be causing this? How can I fix this?

2007-05-16 10:50:12 · 3 answers · asked by J J 1 in Monitors

They made electronic devices such as the Snappy Video Snapshot device.

2007-05-16 10:47:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I acidentily bought a 1024GB stick of DDR II and When I put it in my computer it of course did not fit into the slot. I am not able to return this item and I would like to be able to use it if at all possible.

2007-05-16 10:44:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-05-16 10:38:28 · 2 answers · asked by big b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-16 10:02:13 · 1 answers · asked by claudia h 1 in Printers

i want to be able to print from my laptop without having to use a memory stick. i have a main computer with has a printer and internet connected, and my laptop already shares the internet through a wireless network. please tell me how i can add a printer to my laptop!

2007-05-16 09:51:53 · 7 answers · asked by xhxbananaxx 2 in Printers

I need to know if any computer companies ever made a Serial Port for a laptop to use internet on; a serial to ISP-preferably, a LAN or any high speed connections; Dial up would also be ok. If anyone knows a brand or a reference for searching to buy one.
Thank you for your time!

2007-05-16 09:39:03 · 2 answers · asked by marroonlatte 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Dell PC with HArmon/ Kardon speakers. These have worked fine for a many years until last week. I have checked all the mutes, the cables and they all say that they are playing. I still can't hear it. The only thing i can think of is that the GeekSquad guy came last week and cleaned off some spyware but that is all. HELP????

2007-05-16 09:37:25 · 6 answers · asked by avalanche9@sbcglobal.net 2 in Desktops

2007-05-16 09:11:32 · 7 answers · asked by NitramDivad 2 in Add-ons

2007-05-16 09:08:45 · 4 answers · asked by Julie S 1 in Monitors

2007-05-16 09:00:22 · 14 answers · asked by rachel g 1 in Desktops

I was playing a game and it froze my PC. I did a hard reset and now My computer is stuck on the Windows XP loading screen. and doesnt go any furture than that when i boot up. I can go into the bios and stuff, but i wont load in safe mode or any other mode its just stuck. Should i use my Windows XP CD to reinstall it or should i shell out major cash and let the Geek Squad fix it. Please help im already poor.

2007-05-16 08:46:41 · 10 answers · asked by Burymyskull 1 in Desktops

My laptop recongnizes that a mass storage device has been installed but when I try to open it I get a message asking me if I want to format the drive. I don't wanna do that as I will lose all my itunes library (which I have in a Mac)

2007-05-16 08:28:32 · 3 answers · asked by MAV_2007 1 in Add-ons

2007-05-16 08:14:36 · 5 answers · asked by KAREN C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-16 08:07:02 · 7 answers · asked by ™ ♥♥♥ 3 in Desktops

Howdy. I bought a usb/midi keyboard (ill be using usb) to use with my band. I just use it to play weird sounds,etc. in a live setting. If I want to patch my computer into my PA system (so I can be HEARD, haha) how would I do this with a X-fi Xtreme Music pci card? Would I do this:
1) plug usb/midi into comp
2)plug instrument cable (w/ attached 1/4" to 1/8" adaptor) into line/out of X-fi card
3) plug other end of instrument cable into PA System's mixer

????

Wanna make sure that would be ok. I know it would work...but is there a better alternative? Or do i need a "buffer" or something? I dont want to fry/break anything on my computer.

2007-05-16 08:04:11 · 1 answers · asked by attackofthegrocho@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-16 08:02:03 · 11 answers · asked by mic 2 in Other - Hardware