Hardware - May 2007

I have a computer with an SLI video card (not aware of exact model) and I have a CRT (NEC Multi-Synch FE990)

Today when I tried to boot up, after the BIOS screen and windows load, I get a message saying "Signal Frequency is out of Range -
FH = 49.4
FV = 39.6"

I've tried starting in safe mode and my moniter displays normally, however I don't know what setting to change to fix my problem

I also have attempted a system restore with windows- hasn't worked.

Can anyone help?

2007-05-15 18:12:52 · 3 answers · asked by jconkle89 1 in Monitors

Pls Help! My nephew rubbed a magnet on the screen of my monitor and the screen color looks like a rainbow now. pls help the color is giving me a headache. how do i resolve this. i turned on and off the computer but still the same...

2007-05-15 18:05:47 · 11 answers · asked by JCG 1 in Monitors

i got 2 extra computer..both pentium 3 n is still new cause i didn't use it much. n since i just got a notebook n i still have another pc which far better than those 2. a total of 4 pc at home. wht to do with the 2 pc..help!!!

2007-05-15 17:55:51 · 8 answers · asked by strike64 1 in Desktops

2007-05-15 17:53:18 · 2 answers · asked by madhukar_010784 1 in Desktops

When using Windows Media Center for example switching from full screen to minimized it always does this and I'm wondering why, and if it's harmful at all.
Otherwise the monitor works well, this just happens when I change resolution.

2007-05-15 17:44:43 · 4 answers · asked by Tom V 1 in Monitors

why do i have a green block show up on my computer.sometimes it does it on its on sometimes it shows up in my video

2007-05-15 17:10:08 · 3 answers · asked by georgiadixiepeach08 1 in Monitors

in add and remove programs, my printer has an x through it, it still prints, the program isn't running like it should . Its a Lexmark Printer z611. All advise is appreciate.. :)

2007-05-15 16:57:35 · 3 answers · asked by Sunflower 3 in Printers

OK first is how do u clean your harddrive like to where it is completely blank but still has an operating system, second is on my mother board i took it out and i know i disconnected everything correctly but i have never done it before i did it so i was wonderin when i was trying to get my processor out an amd athlon it had a fan and metal box glued to the top of it unknowingly, i kind of pulled it off and now all there is, is a lil glue spot to a shiny metal square on top of the green back to the processor and what im wondering is once i learn how to clean my drive will i be able to put back together my motherboard and be able to start up the comp and be able to have it working like normal. please any input is greatly appreciated.

2007-05-15 16:26:43 · 5 answers · asked by msadler1984 1 in Desktops

so what would you reccomend that is good for it at reasonable prices?

2007-05-15 16:02:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i need help with two graphics cards that i have, i need to know if either of them can run Rainbow six : Vegas and battlefield 2
they are as follows Ati Radeon 900, Ati Radeon X300 Hypermemory

2007-05-15 15:56:50 · 4 answers · asked by Chris B 1 in Add-ons

I'm trying to buy a laptop. The features I am most interested in is I want to be able to go where wireless internet is available and connect to the internet....I want to have a good picture on my DVD player, I want to burn music, I want to have a good hard drive and enough space on my computer for things like homework since I am in school. Of couse mac is different from windows on a dell and I would use Word a lot and the internet for my job that I have online. I just want to know what is a good reliable computer that won't cost a lot for software and repairs. Price doesn't matter, just want to get some answers...\
Here is what the two computers have to offer:
Apple MacBook Core-
Intel core 2 duo 2.0 GHZ processor
1GB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
Apirport extreme wireless and bluetooth
Ethernet
Superdrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD RW/CD=RW
13.3 widescreen LCD display
Dell Windows core 2, XP
Intel core 2 duo T7400, 2.16GHz, 667MHz 4M L2 cache
WSXGA +ultrasharp widescreen, wirelss

2007-05-15 15:47:12 · 5 answers · asked by hypnotiqq 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

"PASSPORT ACER" (model)

-15.4" LCD

-100 GB HDD

-DVD Dual

(DVD+R Double Layer, DVD+RW)

1 GB DDR

-802.1 BG Wireless LAN

-Windows XP

-Aspire 5002 WLMi

-AMD TURION 64 ML-30 Processor



Any help is appreciated...THANKS!

2007-05-15 15:45:24 · 9 answers · asked by stevemaue 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a belkin 2.4Ghz, but its a piece of horse pucky.

2007-05-15 15:42:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-05-15 15:42:29 · 3 answers · asked by Hope H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have P4 ASUS mother board with VISTA ultimate installed and the memory is 512 MB and 77% ram is mostly in used by my windows. does ram effects the speed of the internet??

2007-05-15 15:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-15 14:30:34 · 7 answers · asked by KJ 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

For the past few weeks my computer fan has been grinding and groaning and I assumed it was about to quit. Yesterday I cleaned all the dust and junk from the fan area. This evening the noise ground down and completely stopped. Has the fan quit or is it just not making noise anymore. How can I tell what is going on and what will happen to the computer without the fan working?

2007-05-15 14:24:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am in USA and going to mid-east, and they use a differnt voltage there, do I need an adaptor? I was told all laptops are international becuase it changes automaticaly and all I need is a plug change...

What do I need to make this work?

thanks

2007-05-15 14:07:41 · 8 answers · asked by reymondhak 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was trying to install Hoyle Board &Puzzle games onto my computer, and when it was about 75% finished with one of the installations, an error message came up and said that a file named "data3.cab" was missing and it could not finish installation. Is this a Windows98 problem? Do I need to update my OS to fix the problem? I think I've seen this message before on an older computer I had. These games installed just fine on my last computer that I gave to my father-in-law, but this one I have now, which is also used, is having this error message. Any advice?

2007-05-15 14:03:05 · 2 answers · asked by FUNdie 7 in Desktops

My laptop was confiscated by the very corrupt Sacramento County sheriff's dept., because they said it was illegal for the serial # to be removed. I haven't seen the alleged defaced serial #, but I do have the receipt for the computer. I bought it at Fry's and there is no reason that I would have for removing the serial #. The sheriff's dept. says that even though I have a receipt for the exact same model (Fujitsu N 6000 series), They will not give me my computer back because they don't have a serial # to identify it as mine. There has to be some kind of electronic serial # or something. They are basically stealing my laptop from me and there is nothing I can do about it. This is not right and now I am out the $1700.00 that I paid for it, not to mention all of my personal photos and very important files. Please help me stop this. The sheriff's dept here is known for their corruption and inmate beatings. I only want them to do what's right. Can they really get away with this? Thank you.

2007-05-15 13:39:38 · 9 answers · asked by blazerdude2003 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-15 13:34:46 · 1 answers · asked by dgr8dragon 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-15 13:03:48 · 11 answers · asked by chris f 2 in Desktops

2007-05-15 12:54:14 · 3 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-15 12:42:00 · 4 answers · asked by sexy_latino_89 4 in Monitors

In my first post a few weeks ago, I said the CD-drive was a quantum fireball. I now know that it is a Toshiba CD-ROM XM-6402B . Our old PC is running on Windows 2000. Actually, the CD drive did not open or read CDs for about 3 months. Starting up the computer and glancing at the status light would tell us if it worked. When it didn't, the light flashed constantly, with the last flash in the sequence lasting a bit longer than the others.
Anyways, yesterday morning, on startup, the light did not blink; in fact, we popped in several CDs to play to test that it actually was working. It was listed in System tools, under system information, and a few other places, and the system said it was working fine. Today, when we started up the computer, the drive didn't work. The computer even said that there were no CD roms in my computer.
I'm sick of this. Is there any way to fix it without booting the whole computer or editing the registry? It obviously still has life in it.
Serious answers!

2007-05-15 12:32:37 · 4 answers · asked by Apple Queen 3 in Desktops

This PC is not a tower-type, but it is called somthing else-I think a desktop. But aren't all PCs(IBM compatable) refered to as desktops. It is a HP Vectra vl420 PC VT and it looks like this:

http://www.thetrailingedge.com/images/products/HP%20Vectra%20VL420%20DT.jpg

2007-05-15 12:30:52 · 10 answers · asked by Brandon ツ 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-15 12:26:46 · 3 answers · asked by gamer 21 1 in Add-ons

When I turn my laptop off I generally place it on the floor upside down so particles don't get into the vents. But someone told me that if I do that it can be bad for the hard drive, is that true?

2007-05-15 12:25:27 · 16 answers · asked by Dani 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Something really seems not right here. I just bought those speakers right? but the bass is too strong! even if i adjust the subwoofer knob all the way down, it's still too much. I have to go to media player's equalizer settings and pull all the left sliders down just to get the bass to a tolerable level! But that only works for media player, how about when i'm playing games? or listening via internet?
This can't be right now can it?

Does anyone know if this is a normal thing? if not, then how can i solve the problem?

BTW i know the bass adjustment knob isn't loose or anything because when i try to turn it all the way to it's loudest, boy oh boy do the windows rattle in here.

2007-05-15 12:15:50 · 2 answers · asked by Jars23 2 in Other - Hardware

i was sitting eatting coco pops and the bowl spilt all over my lappy its an acer aspire. iv just turned it off what should i do to dry it out and do you reckon it will still work

2007-05-15 12:11:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks