Hardware - June 2007

I was given a to find out the password since my friend forgot it, and needs to acess files on the computer. The password isn't for the Windows 98, but to just boot the OS. I can't find a program to figure this out, so if you guys suggest a program, please give many details about how to run this program.

Additional info:
Intel Inside Pentium
97' computer
No USB/Ethernet cable, only CD-ROM, Parallel Port, and Floppy Disk

2007-06-04 16:56:49 · 4 answers · asked by I'm scary looking! 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

This is really weird. For the past year I have run DVDs in the DVD-ROM drive of my computer without incident. When I put a Chicken Little DVD in there tonight (6/4/07), the computer didn't recognize the disk, so I took it out of the drive and repositioned it. On the next attempt of running it, the DVD broke in half and made me jump out of my seat. I took the two broken pieces out and noticed that a small piece was missing. The missing section is approximately an inch long and 1/8 of an inch wide. I am afraid to run the disk drive because that missing piece is still in there. What do you suggest that I do now?

2007-06-04 16:26:58 · 5 answers · asked by jracer524 5 in Other - Hardware

ok, im wondering if i buy a core 2 duo pc that runs at 2.33 ghz, will it be faster than the lower priced 3.45ghz pentium d
I know that Core 2 does not rely solely on clock speed, but is there any way to find out what pentium d clock speed a 2.4 ghz core 2 duo will be equivalent to?

Any help is appreciated

2007-06-04 15:47:03 · 4 answers · asked by Really Smart Guy 2 in Desktops

I have 2 dvd writers, One is a Sony DRE 710A.

I downloaded winAmp, and have sice removed it!

My Sony will read and burn a CD, but it will not recognize or burn a DVD, though it shows up in everthing correctly and I see nothing in DxDiag that is concerning. There are no drivers except those of XP and I redownload SP 2 and that did nothing

One program keeps telling me to change IO, but I don't know what that is!

Any guesses?

It had been playing DVD's fine!

Any ideas?

2007-06-04 15:27:39 · 1 answers · asked by cantcu 7 in Desktops

My mother board:

http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture004wy7.jpg

This video card:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-Radeon-9600-XT-256MB-9600XT-AGP-video-card_W0QQitemZ230139156731QQihZ013QQcategoryZ40158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Also, is this card enough to play most computer games?

Thanks.

2007-06-04 15:25:16 · 9 answers · asked by Peter 3 in Add-ons

i need more space without buying a new harddrive

2007-06-04 15:17:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have a gateway laptop windowsXP

2007-06-04 14:49:43 · 4 answers · asked by james h 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-04 14:27:17 · 3 answers · asked by raggamuffin713t 2 in Monitors

i got a new laptop and it has windows vista. i was just messing around and i found this program called roxio. i dont remember how i got to it but all i remember was clicking something in this menu that said burn to disc and it asked if i wanted to burn the dvd in my drive onto a blank disc. i hit yes and it asked for me to put in a blank cd. so i did but then i had accidently exited out. now i dont no how to get there. i looked up the program name in the search and it came up with 3 things. the first thing was called creator basic and i thnk that was it but wen i click on it nothing happens. so i tried the other one and it was called express labeler. well that wasnt it. so i tried the last one . my dvd basic v9 . it wasnt the one either. does anyone know what im talking about?? is it the creator basic?? im not sure what i did.

2007-06-04 14:25:11 · 3 answers · asked by delilah c 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have formatted my PC, how do i activate my speakers now?

2007-06-04 14:23:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i go to control ppancel hit performance and then rearrange till i hit defragment

2007-06-04 13:04:33 · 10 answers · asked by paulywally3185@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Hardware

while formatting your primary hard disk partititon. How do i remedy this? i am trying to reinstall windows but having trouble formatting the hard drive?

2007-06-04 13:04:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I was ripping CDs onto my laptop. In the middle of ripping one CD it stopped. In the column that shows which tracks had been ripped and which were pending it said 'Error' for one of the tracks and didn't appear to be ripping any more. I tried to eject the CD a few times, but it wouldn't let me. Within the next thirty seconds it ejected, but when I put in another CD it wouldn't read it. I shut down the laptop for a few minutes, but after turning it back on it still won't read the CDs. It's plugged in and the battery is full, if that means anything. I have no idea what made it stop working.

2007-06-04 13:03:51 · 3 answers · asked by katcow99 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

So im having some problems with my computer Im almost idk like 90 percent sure that the problem is that i fryed my cpu and is there any way that i can be absolutely sure that thats the problem before i go out and buy a new one?

p.s didnt really know what to put for the subject so sorry if thats not very specific

2007-06-04 12:56:32 · 2 answers · asked by brewer37 1 in Other - Hardware

My PC is currently running on dual channel with 2x 256 ram. Planning to upgrade it with 1x 1gig ram. I know if I put that one ram stick in it won't run on dual channel anymore. So does dual channel make that much of a difference or is more ram better?

2007-06-04 12:54:57 · 4 answers · asked by ucrguy 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-04 12:52:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I don't print every day. I have had really terrible problems with Epson inkjet printers lasting barely a year and then printing with streaks, or cartidges mysteriously "expiring" when they seem full.

I just want a printer that works when I want it. That doesn't spend a full minute making whirring sounds. That doesn't have insane supply burn-rates. That just prints, you know?

What kind of printer should I be looking at? It doesn't seem like any printers out there nowadays are worth a darn.

2007-06-04 12:44:27 · 2 answers · asked by Wolf Harper 6 in Printers

I recently had to format my HP dv 6000 laptop and I installed windows Vista Basic back on to the laptop and I know for a fact that it was a 80 gig hard drive cause that is what it registered as last time

2007-06-04 12:44:23 · 4 answers · asked by paul 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an Acer Aspire 5100-3357 (laptop) and I was wondering how to enhance this this for gaming by overclocking. I have a phoenix bios so the overclocking options are disabled. Please Help.

2007-06-04 12:41:03 · 2 answers · asked by v3tman 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm have trouble with my Altic Lansing 12Oi speakers, they were working. And now all of a sudden they just stopped. I don't want to do system restore AND someone said maybe reinstall the correct driver, but can't find the correct driver for it... They were working, but stopped HELP PLEASE!!!!

2007-06-04 12:38:46 · 1 answers · asked by peggy t 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-04 12:33:06 · 9 answers · asked by luis s 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a dell inspiron and it won't turn on. I've tried every plug in my house. For awhile, it was saying it didn't recognize my cord and then if I just plug it into ac , it was fine but now it will not turn on whatsoever. I have important on there, please help.

2007-06-04 12:32:57 · 3 answers · asked by Wendy G 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computor has 5 slots for HD's but when I hook up a 3rd slave nothing but the master works. I have heard that you can only have 2 but then why have 5 slots???

2007-06-04 12:26:19 · 6 answers · asked by Mike B 2 in Other - Hardware

The other day my Acer laptop of 1.5 years took very long to load up (the windows XP blue line load thing). Then there was a black screen for a long time, then the laptop itself performed a scan on the C: drive, and then when this was done, it said that it 'recovered' some files. Ever since then, my laptop has been running very slow: long time to open programmes etc. But it is slightly faster after one hour or so. Now whenever I turn it on, it takes like 15-20 min to properly load, and also the programmes and all are very slow. What's wrong? Is it the hard-drive?

2007-06-04 12:24:11 · 5 answers · asked by maibs 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

So last week I had CHKDSK complaining about my secondary HDD, but it failed during every attempt to check the drive. I ran SpinRite, which appeared to be unsuccessful (only made it about 4% through and then claimed to need several hundred more hours to finish and had unrecoverable data). However, after rebooting after SpinRite, CHKDSK was able to finish and since then everything seems to be in perfect running order. Running SpinRite now gives the HDD a clean bill of health.

Now, I'm nervous about the future of the drive. It's mostly for storage, nothing too important. I'm going to make a backup DVD for some of the rare music and whatnot, but I'm still worried that it may go wonky again. I can afford a new drive, but money is a little tight. I have a lot of experience with computers, but I've never had a drive seem to be finished but then make a seemingly full recovery. I don't know what to expect.

Anyone have input?

2007-06-04 12:20:50 · 5 answers · asked by HaphazardJoy 4 in Other - Hardware

My dad showed me his laptop from 2001/ dell inspiron. it is a long black thing. how do u put it in? battery module 75uyf. im kinda young n wouldnt know.

2007-06-04 12:18:35 · 4 answers · asked by stephb 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a wireless router for my son's laptop and now my other son has a computer and wants internet but the wireless connection sucks when he trys to play his games. So My question is can I Hook up a wireless router and a wired router to one cable modem? Will one interfere with the other. This just seems like one big headache!

2007-06-04 12:17:50 · 4 answers · asked by lilchic 1 in Desktops

2007-06-04 12:17:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried opening my computer but it's giving me this error message "Primary Master harddisk failed." Then when I press F1 it says "Insert System Boot Disk. Then press Enter."

2007-06-04 12:02:10 · 5 answers · asked by purple_ellehcim 3 in Desktops

Can anyone tell me what type of RAM is installed in a CyberPower PC when you order it with the Corsair Value select or Major Brand? It will be DDR2 PC6400 RAM and from what I see on Corsairs website, there is no Value Select listed for PC6400, so I am curious from anyone that has a CyberPower PC and chose that option for their RAM...what kind did you get?

2007-06-04 11:36:21 · 3 answers · asked by Joel B 1 in Desktops