Hardware - June 2007

I want to wipe my Windows 98 computer but my 98 disc broke a few years ago. Is there a way I can recover Windows 98 after I wipe the hard drive without the disc?

Thanks

2007-06-28 13:27:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have an older Dell computer with basic components and only 256 megs RAM (I think). It takes it almost an hour to boot up. What I would like to do is buy a new computer for myself and give this one to the kids. What should I do to this older computer to get it running better and suitable for the kids? And also I would like to get a top of the line computer for myself, with a good amount of RAM and storage, a nice video card and sound card etc...what type of Specs should I look for? I will be using the computer for photos, music downloads, internet, and word processing.

2007-06-28 13:24:02 · 9 answers · asked by thechick 2 in Desktops

The computer has a 90 day warrenty, comes with a remote control, keyboard and mouse. It has a dvd, and cd burner.oes this sound like a decent deal???? Is that enough computer do do gaming also??? I dont know much when it comes to computers so any help would be greatly appretiated. Im planning on hooking it up to a projector with bose surround system for a home theater. But l also want to use the computer for everyday use, and playing games. Will this setup work???? And is it worth $550-600.

2007-06-28 13:05:08 · 7 answers · asked by Dave O 1 in Desktops

Okay well sorry for the lack of technical lingo...
I just posted a question about getting a new ac adaptor because I thought mine had been bent in a direction for too long that made it not function properly. I also noticed that the metal tip was extremly hot and so was the hole that I plug it into.

Anyways today I got the new powercord and saw that my computer wasn't charging again. I touched the hole and it literally burnt my fingers it was so hot. So it has to be a problem with my actual lap top right?
What could be wrong with my laptop to make that hole so hot, and what can I do about it/ where can I take it?

It is a compaq presario and I usually have it turned on all the time.

Thanks for any help!

2007-06-28 13:02:13 · 5 answers · asked by AMG95 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hey all,
I was checking out the Macbook Pro 15" with 2.4 ghz, 160gb at 7200rpm and the Apple Care. Im going to be doing Political Science and a second major in business, and I was going to install Windows on the Mac. Should I get this laptop, or get a PC based laptop? I like how easy yet sophisticated Mac is, plus its durability and quality of care Apple gives its customers (had an ipod for 4 years and never had any problems with their service)

2007-06-28 13:00:55 · 5 answers · asked by xtcinovaltine 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

okay i have no idea what is wrong with my laptop.. but it wont turn on. it used to turn on for like five minutes, then turn back off. now it doesnt turn on at all. someone told me i needed a new charger, so i bought a new charger, but it still didnt work. it used to work perfectly fine before i took it to another country. i did charge it there using a power converter, i dont know if that would do anything but i guess that information kinda helps. i dont want to take it to a geek squad or anything that will cost me to check it out. i have a compaq laptop. bought it 2 years ago... any suggestions on what i should try to do will really help

2007-06-28 12:47:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Is it possible to use Pentium 3 866Mhz and Pentium 3 733Mhz the same time on Dell Precision 220 motherboard?
Will it have any conflicts at all?

2007-06-28 12:45:21 · 6 answers · asked by musicmania_12 1 in Other - Hardware

I have an old compaq deskpro computer witch originaly had windows 2000 NT but I put windows XP.
Anyways, I need to uprgade this thing cuz' i'm tired of having an old crapy computer. I tryed installing a more power full graphics card but when I looked at the graphics card spacifics, it still said it had 8mb for the graphics card. I need to get this thing up and running for some gaming. Not super powerfull gaming but just to play games like flyff with some lag cuz lag doesn't bother me. Not to much lag tho. Anyway. If any sugjestions for some good upgrade on a budget (or not) . I just want a decent graphics card (128mb), space(20gb) and ram (I dono if I need it).

Heres some specs for my comp. Thanks.

Computer:Compaq Deskpro
GB:9gb
Ram:256mb
Video card:ati rage pro agp 2x 8mb
OS:Windows XP
Procesor:Intel pentium 3 ~590MHz


NO I CANT AFFORD A NEW COMP RIGHT NOW.

I just need to know some recomended parts, A price that this might have etc. I dont mind using used parts.

2007-06-28 12:34:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am trying to updgrade from 98 to XP Pro, but XP pro will not install, no matter what. I have tried from BIOS, from 98, just about everything. Sometime it will freeze while loading, sometimes while copying files, its always something. This computer has run XP before, flawlessly. What is wrong?

2007-06-28 12:30:42 · 6 answers · asked by drumsandball21 2 in Desktops

I have recently perform a recovery on my laptop,but I forgot to backup my data that was saved in the computer.Is there anyone who can help me recover the lost data?

2007-06-28 12:21:56 · 3 answers · asked by mingchung l 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Also, what type, and what type/ ammount of Video ram?

PCI, PCIExpress X16, VS 8X AGP Video card?

ATA VS SATA Hard disk, DVD burner?

NVIDA VS ATI?

AMD VS Intel?


etc.
Thanks!

2007-06-28 12:14:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-28 12:06:08 · 4 answers · asked by Deenie 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-28 12:00:59 · 6 answers · asked by dad_hy 1 in Other - Hardware

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0690460468.1183071205@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfeaddlgddmkffcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&sku=538061&tabIndex=1&page=Product this the site i seen can you help

2007-06-28 11:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

by the way, i already installed my webcam in my PC, then when i plugged it, it will says that " there was a problem installing this hardware, the driver installation file for this device is missing a necessary entry. This maybe because the INF was written for Windows 95 or later?"

hey help, what shud i do?
help pls...
thnks a lot...
will give best answer if u can solve my problem. :)

2007-06-28 11:57:35 · 2 answers · asked by malagu 3 in Add-ons

2007-06-28 11:40:48 · 21 answers · asked by abbs 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer will start then a black screen comes up that says keyboard and mouse detected. Sometimes it makes it to the "Windows" screen then it cuts off. Then it starts again all by itself and then cuts off again. The fan comes on, lights, and the monitor and it just stops and restarts over and over again. But it never makes it to the login screen. I have Windows XP on a Gateway.

2007-06-28 11:35:37 · 6 answers · asked by Malcolm Z 2 in Other - Hardware

im looking to buy a new laptop its between Alienware Area 51-m5550 or Dell XPS M1210 the purpose is because i need a new pc and i want a good Gaming pc that can play all my games like kotor ll and FEAR i want it to run correctly without lag and any freezing or any problems i want it to run smooth. which of thoes 2 computers is best for me to buy, whcih one is the best of the two??

2007-06-28 11:34:13 · 10 answers · asked by shadow.mario@sbcglobal.net 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Walgreens offers printer cartridge refills. It's $10 for black and $15 for color. They say they use only high quality inks. Is this true or is it better to just go have the empty ink cartridge recycled at Staples and buy a new cartridge?

2007-06-28 11:26:42 · 5 answers · asked by ctcpl 2 in Printers

my school sold off its old laptops and deleted all the info (so we thought). Today a parent who'd bought one came in to say that her 14 year old son had accessed the school data base that we thought was gone! Grrr! Any suggestions folks?

2007-06-28 11:25:44 · 4 answers · asked by michael m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

had a good hard drive from another comp that got busted baught a new comp and had the other drive piggybacked it had a bootlegg operatingsystem on it i cant get it to do anything help!!!

2007-06-28 11:23:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Im using windows xp pro service pack 2 and i installed a new game and its telling me that there is not enough video memory to play it. Is it possible to increase this without harming the computer? If so, how do i do it?

2007-06-28 11:20:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I wiped window with alcohol and ran "clean cartridges" I put in 4 cc as instructed. Cartridge was out of ink for a while. Color cartridge works fine after refill

2007-06-28 11:19:43 · 6 answers · asked by Nutley 2 in Printers

I have Battlefield 2142 and sometimes when im waiting for a map to load my computer freezes on me. My comp is running bout 36 degrees celsius idle and about 47- 49 load. It only happens when i play this game and this game only. just wondering if its the game or my computer

2007-06-28 11:17:33 · 7 answers · asked by colton1337 2 in Other - Hardware

I just got a widescreen monitor, but it would be much better for my work if I could turn it 90 degrees and have the display stretch up and down. Is there any way to do this?

2007-06-28 11:11:05 · 5 answers · asked by john j 1 in Monitors

I checked for viruses and spyware and non came up. Every once in a while my notebook just keeps grinding and there are no programs loading or installing. Is this normal or something is wrong. By the way its a HP notebook so it might be a HP thing.

2007-06-28 10:31:13 · 1 answers · asked by jason j 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My son is going to uni in september and we want to buy him a laptop.

money a bit tight at the moment so if anyone knows of any good sites with good deals on laptops it would be very helpful

thanks:)

2007-06-28 10:13:50 · 28 answers · asked by Hunny bunny 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Right. So I have an Acer ScanPrisa 640P, and it's been in the family for about ... 5 years. I have an installation CD for something known as 'MiraScan', which is the 'TWAIN-compliant' driver for the scanner. Anyway, I've installed that, and I've tried to scan in a document, but even though the connections are proper, the computer still doesn't detect the scanner. I've tightened the connections -- and I've noticed that the printer is connected to the scanner, which in turn is connected to the CPU, which I assume is the proper way of doing this. I was wondering why the computer wasn't detecting the scanner, and whether it has anything to do with the fact that my driver is 'out-of-date' (it's compliant with Win 95/98/NT, apparently). If this be the case, why won't Windows detect the scanner, like it normally does? And where can/should I get a new driver? Thanks for all the help! =)

2007-06-28 10:10:46 · 4 answers · asked by Jean_Atkin_Mark_Hoot 2 in Scanners

I just bought halo 2 yesterday and its not working because it says i only have 32MB of video memory, but my card is 224MB shared, why wont it work? Does it have to be dedicated? Is there a work-around for this?

2007-06-28 10:09:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I believe that my laptop keeps automatically shutting itself down because it is heating up too quickly. So to prevent this in the future, what is a suitable surface to leave it on (where it won't heat up as easily) ?

2007-06-28 10:06:40 · 4 answers · asked by harlemz_prodigy 3 in Laptops & Notebooks