Hardware - June 2007

I have an HP Pavillion Laptop. I was working on it and the screen just went black. You can faintly see the screen, but it is incredibly dark. I contacted HP and one person said that it may be a video adapter and one said I needed a whole new LCD at the cost of $600. When I hook the computer up to my external monitor it works fine. Also, I live in Japan and HP is giving me the run around about fixing it because I originally bought it in the USA. I also was told it could be the back light. Does anyone know if it is the back light, about how much it will cost to fix. Or if there are any other suggestions of what it could be? Thanks.

2007-06-03 03:17:55 · 3 answers · asked by randgholder 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

The new monitor uses one of the usb ports and when I plug up everything the screen is black and says 1280 x 1024 x 60 hz. Any advice please?

2007-06-03 03:06:26 · 3 answers · asked by M B 1 in Monitors

2007-06-03 02:54:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

then my download stops and i haft to start all over agin is there anny way i can fix that

2007-06-03 02:50:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Will a Radeon X300SE 128MB work good with Battlefield 2142? I'm looking to buy a new graphics chip from amazon cause mines sucks and wont even play 2142 right.

2007-06-03 02:44:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I m a s/w engineer and to my knowledge I verified everything in the system and found that all the drivers of USB port are installed. I went into BIOS and found tat the poprts are enabled.
Whenever I plug any USB device there's a red-light blink for half sec. and then goes off and the drive remains undetected.
If anyone can answer then please I'll be glad......My system is "Compaq Presario SR1320IL", XP Proff wit SP-2 installed.
If you require any further info. then please ask.....as I m frustrated as problem is not getting solved since 5 months.
If I go to HP's service center tey will charge a lot.
Thanks in advance,.............Plz answer............

2007-06-03 02:40:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anil Sharma 1 in Other - Hardware

in safe mode will it do any harm, what are the advantages of this...........

2007-06-03 02:28:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I know almost nothing about computer hardware. Currently my laptop has 504 MB of RAM and I have another 504 MB card left over. If I combine them both (the laptop has 2 slots), would it increase the efficiency of the computer?

2007-06-03 01:51:29 · 3 answers · asked by Nick Z 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I live in Canada. WHat type of computer should I get? Where should I buy it? My oldest child is in Grade 3, so he doesn't need it for much yet. We mostly use it for fun searches and email. WHat is this going to cost me???? I am cheap. Lol.

2007-06-03 01:41:15 · 4 answers · asked by Proud Mama of 4 6 in Desktops

2007-06-03 01:29:01 · 2 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Add-ons

This is a rather straightforward question. I've had this problem on two systems so far, both with the same chassis. The computer in question is a e1705

Okay, Whenever I have itunes or similar open and play music at 25-50% volume, my computer runs like it should, no problems whatsoever..

However, when I bring it up to like 80-90% volume the greenlight that indicates that hard drive is spinning goes solid green, and the computer locks up hard core. The music still plays but every other program won't respond. I have to hit the mute button on the front of the computer, wait a minute, then when the mute command goes through, everything is back to normal. Programs open quickly ect..

Which leads me to believe that the speakers are causing some sort of magnetic interference with the Hard Drive.

Any ideas, world?

2007-06-03 01:23:30 · 1 answers · asked by Mike SIU 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My d.sktop computer has a black screen an is repeating over and over missing MTLDR. I'm not sure how to correct it. Any ideas. Also I think somehow a few things like programs got transfered from my laptop to my desk top can this hurt my computer?

2007-06-03 01:21:49 · 5 answers · asked by concerned mom 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi guys, i got a question about my motherboard, i dont know what kind of motherboard i am using, i know i have windows xp pro.
so i went to my device manager, and it didnt tell me the name of the motherboard, i also went to my system information, i dont think it said the nbame of the board, but it did recognize the system board, i know there is a name for my motherboard, and i forgot what it was, i wish i had that box, i was so stupid for throwing it away, tell me the steps to know what is the motherboard, and also i noticed that in my device manager.
it found that there was an X to where its saying that its missing some kinf of a NIC card from realtek, i dont think its a software, i need to buy the hardware, show me where to find that at FRYS electronics,

thanks for your help!!

2007-06-03 01:12:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

What does this mean...
1) Intel Core 2 duo Processor (What are other kinds and configurations , in latest)
2) Mobile Intel 945Pm Express chipset
3) Intel Pro/wirelss 3945 ABG Network connection
4) 1024MB(512 *2) DDR2
5)5 in 1 card reader
6) 56 k modem
7) 100/ 100 802.11abg
8) 120 GB 5,400rpm
9) Nvidia , geforce
10) onboard VGA
11) Intel Viiv technology
12) 320 GB SATA
13) 2 * 2MB L2 Cache, 3ghz, 800MHZ FSB)
14) 802.11 bg wireless with acer signal up technology
15)Multi layer blue tooth
Please explain to me what each of this means in terms of buying a good computer and what are the in depth tips while buying a PC and laptop.
And which brand is good especially for the processor & what are the most important things to look at if we want to load in our computer a lot of programs

An last, What does BIOS, CMOS means

Also please tell me what is the best way to study about the systems management and computer troubleshooting.

Thanks

2007-06-03 01:07:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I closed the lid of my MacBook, and it made the sound of the computer when it turns on and then I opened it and it took me to the login screen. Now when I open the Apple programs, it's like I'm opening them for the first time. My iTunes library is gone, my pictures are gone, my bookmarks from Firefox and Safari are gone. Anyone have any idea what happened? Or how I can fix it?

2007-06-03 00:49:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Like a computer bill or sumthing?

2007-06-03 00:25:43 · 4 answers · asked by Darkendeavor3 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a 60 GB hard drive right now, and I have everything from that hard drive backed up on a external 120 GB hard drive. I though that I would be able to access my software from the external hard drive but now know that it is for backing up files only. I would like to know if I get a larger hard drive can i use the external hard drive to format the new hard drive without having to use all of the start-up disks? I do not have any of my original disks because my husband took them when he left me, so i really need to know if I can just use this external hard drive. Thank you for your time.

2007-06-03 00:12:44 · 11 answers · asked by Crystal 1 in Add-ons

i want to hav internet connection on two different computer with a single internet connection without having much investment in buying huc and switches??? Tell me complete process..................

2007-06-03 00:08:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

It is an Acer LCD moniter

It is only a small line but every time I am on my pc I can see it

The marker is one of those sharpie peremanent markers

I was told not to use any cleaner on the moniter screen.

Is there any thing I can do???

2007-06-03 00:05:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-06-02 23:48:44 · 3 answers · asked by nigel m 1 in Monitors

i keep putting in cds like games, printer installation stuff and music put nothing comes up and when i check "my computer" there is nothing there plz help me thank u

2007-06-02 23:45:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i am having problems with different issues with my computer
if i restore my computer back to 2006 would i have a problem with this would i lose a lot i did this once before going back 2 months and lost my virus protection i was able to
restore it but if i go back a year i will not be able to can someone help me thank you

2007-06-02 23:41:11 · 8 answers · asked by zoobiekay 1 in Desktops

MY COMPUTER:
CPU: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Speed: 3.00 GHz Performance Rated at 4.50 GHz
System RAM: 1.5 GB
Sound Card: Conexant 23880 Video Capture (Blackbird NTSC Dual-Input)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS

so which graphic card would be best for me, if i'm running Vista HomePremium?

XFX GEFORCE 7950 GT 512MB AGP 1.4GHZ DDR3 DUAL DVI = $280

or

BFG FeForce 7800 GS OC AGP 256 MB GDDR3. = $180

2007-06-02 23:24:25 · 8 answers · asked by S. 1 in Add-ons

I think my problem is programs running in the back ground and this is what is taking it so long to start up cos when I am in everything is quite quick and the only slow thing is opening new windows. So what I need to know is how to find out what is running in the background so I can remove it. I've removed the tool I used for my MP3 player as it was after I was copying cd's to my pc then to my mp3 that it started so it's something to do with them most probably. In my add/remove programs list there are some programs i don't know what they are....anyone know what Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 , 1.1 Hotfix and 2.0 are? Do I need these? Also MSXML 4.0 SP2. All 4 have the wee computer and disk symbol to the left.

Anyway any help would be most appreciated.

2007-06-02 23:17:52 · 12 answers · asked by Doreen 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

i'm not a computer person so i'm confused about all this please help!

i recently tried to add another language on my laptop through control panel >date,time,language and regional options. But now my sound doesn't work! i think i've deleted some of the files for sound, is that possible? when i click on itunes it says

"itunes has detected a problem with your audio configuration. Audio/Video playback may not operate properly"

when i click on the little speaker icon at the bottom right it says

"There are no active mixer devices availible. To install mixer devices go to control panel and add hardware"

can i download this hardware?

2007-06-02 23:09:39 · 7 answers · asked by cherry chapstick 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-02 23:08:58 · 9 answers · asked by Ball's Of Iron 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-02 23:05:32 · 2 answers · asked by bhargavi r 1 in Add-ons

I have a MyBook Pro 500GB and when I press the button, it doesn't turn off. It used to, but not anymore. I have to unplug the USB plug to let it turn off, but I don't know if this hurts the drive. I do know unplugging the AC hurts it more. What should I do?

2007-06-02 22:46:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Dell Latitude Pentium II 366 Mhz runing winows XP pro it is the OS that did it and I didn't do this to it I just need to know fix it I do know that I will need to use the regedit.exe to fix it not the bios set up.

2007-06-02 22:36:25 · 4 answers · asked by Jaimey O 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-02 22:36:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks