Hardware - June 2007

for example, do i tilt it towards myself, so that the dust and particles go a certain way or doesn't it matter ? and where do i shoot the air? Thanks.

2007-06-20 09:33:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

will somebody please help me and let me know how i can get this problem fixed, how to download a new driver, something!

2007-06-20 09:29:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Anyone got it working? plug it in and vista shows me a Floppy drive (which i don't have) with some documentation about sercuirty but no USB drive or files??

2007-06-20 09:27:54 · 2 answers · asked by danny w 2 in Other - Hardware

Currently i use windows XP, My laptop is vista premium. Will my library consolidate from XP to Vista with no probs??

2007-06-20 09:20:15 · 5 answers · asked by missbehaving666 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am running xp pro on my system and i want to dual boot ubuntu with it , but I only got one drive, and i already partition it and i want to install ubuntu in that empty space so i could dual-boot any help would greatly be apprecicated

2007-06-20 09:13:19 · 3 answers · asked by paulo q 1 in Desktops

2007-06-20 09:10:46 · 3 answers · asked by joeytunnelslyder 1 in Desktops

for a apple iMac i need to know does it come with a apple mouse and keyboard and also i need to know do you have to buy something separate so you can put cd's into it to play games and more pls help i am desperate

2007-06-20 09:05:08 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Desktops

i need a laptop for university, i'll basically just need MS word to type notes and essays, but i will also need iTunes and maybe a picture uploading thingy for my digi cam. assuming the laptop comes with vista by default, is 512 mb of memory enough or should i upgrade??

2007-06-20 08:51:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

does any one have a cheap computer with window xp on.

2007-06-20 08:40:18 · 3 answers · asked by keith_560 2 in Other - Hardware

i need a video card that will fit in a dell d/dock (pci half height) and produce a resolution near 2560x1600 (30" res)

it doesnt have to be that high of a res but closer the better.

or does anyone know another way to make a dell lat d620 with integrated graphics produce a resolution such that it fills the 30" lcd screen without being to grainy? right now it makes a square in the middle with black screen around it or if streched looks blurry or really grainy

2007-06-20 08:32:08 · 2 answers · asked by ditchbuster 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-20 08:30:59 · 2 answers · asked by Travis 1 in Desktops

If I am going to use a SATA connected DVD drive, Do I connect it to the SATA 3.0gb/s slot on my motherboard? And It will read a windows xp sp1 cd right?. Because I heard that sata can't read vista cds because the drivers aren't on the vista cd yet.

2007-06-20 08:28:07 · 3 answers · asked by kid 2 in Add-ons

I have a mac desktop and my moniter is from gateway. it connected fine but in the back you could connect your game system and play on the screen. So i tried it. It worked fine. So my questions is will the playing of the game decrease my memory or virtual memory if so by how much. I got a xbox.

2007-06-20 08:02:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm building a new system and have been out of the loop for a few years as far as hardware quality and performance. I just need the guts as are below. The system doesn't have to be amazing, but I want to be able to push it with some heavy 3D games and Photoshopping now and then. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'd like to spend around a grand. Thank you!

Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner, SATA Model AWG170S-B2 - $65.98 for two

WD Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $139.98 for two

MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Over Clock Edition HDCP Video Card $168.99 for one

Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC2 6400 Dual Channel Kit - $114.99 for the 2gb

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - $184.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor BX80557E6600 - $222.90

Total $897.83. I'll also need to find a PSU and wireless network adapter.

Thanks again.

2007-06-20 08:01:24 · 3 answers · asked by AxisMundi 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-20 08:00:13 · 2 answers · asked by Violet Candle 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am thinking of buying a mac, but could I get an opinion on which one I should buy? Should I get the MacBook Pro, or the MacBook?

2007-06-20 07:45:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Toshiba Laptop, that had windows xp... Toshiba sent to me a Windows vista upgrade, and I have installed it on the laptop...

Now, I tried to install this vista upgrade in my desktop (a modern pc), and, as people said in this forum to me, it worked... I haven't put a serial, and if it works i will buy...But now I see that I just can iniciate the OS with the vista DVD in the DVD Drive... Also, I tryed to install my video card (a direct x compatible) and now when I try to enter windows media center, it shows a blue screen (death screen)... I don't know if I need another video drivers...

DO you think this is because the DVD was made to a TOSHIBA laptop, or is it all the same??

How can I resolve it?

2007-06-20 07:40:22 · 3 answers · asked by Carlos Neto 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is it like my cd drive and dvd drive?

2007-06-20 07:39:49 · 6 answers · asked by brewer37 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a 40 gig drive which was previously used and partitioned into two drives. My problem is that when you look at the capacity of the two drives in Disk Management, it only adds up to 34 gigs. I ran FDISK and it also said that the partitions only added up to 34 gigs. I ran PC Doctor and it passed all tests, so it's not like there are damaged sectors. I tried quick and long formats in both NTFS and FAT32. I'm at a loss as to explain the missing 6 gigs or get them back as useable.

2007-06-20 07:27:07 · 6 answers · asked by Carolyn R 3 in Other - Hardware

Yea its another technical question...

i have an AMD Athlon(tm) XP Processor 3000+ and i wanted to know if this is up to standards with running vista etc. do i need a faster processor or more internal memory


plz no bull s hit anwsers thx a million

2007-06-20 07:18:02 · 13 answers · asked by - Account Deleted - 2 in Desktops

My laptop is plugged in all the time, but it randomly has started dropping to 5% power. I have been unplugging and plugging it back in until it reads 100% power again, but I don't know what's causing it. I am running Windows XP Professional on this machine, and it is four years old. It has been suggested to me that it may be a battery issue, so I'm wondering if anyone has had this problem before. Is it an age problem, or is it overheating, etc.?

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

2007-06-20 07:12:13 · 4 answers · asked by gophurts.kitten 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi,

I'm looking for the current market share of PCs running Windows (split into individual manufacturers as best as possible) to Macs? Any help is greatly appreciated.

2007-06-20 07:11:13 · 2 answers · asked by thamamasboy 1 in Other - Hardware

sound broke, and when i go into the sound and multimedia area, they say... driver is working properly but disabled due to an unknown problem... does anyone know what might be going on here? im lost.

2007-06-20 07:00:03 · 2 answers · asked by rob w 2 in Other - Hardware

Just ordered and extra 512mb of RAM for my computer. I'm sure I have the right chip after consulting an in-store technician and my computer's website. When I add the RAM and boot the computer everything is normal and the start screen for XP is loaded. I receive a stop error (blue screen) when I attempt to log onto my user. I remove the RAM and everything is fine. Is the hardware malfunctioning or am I supposed to do something to install it?

2007-06-20 06:59:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-06-20 06:54:23 · 7 answers · asked by Makayla S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

im using vista and its not in personalise sounds i think !!
Yes i could turn the volume down but i want to dissable it completely

2007-06-20 06:54:05 · 6 answers · asked by john 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-20 06:50:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I opened up my PC to put in new memory, but didn't have any extra memory slots. I noticed dust bunnies inside so I sprayed air inside, but I sprayed at an angle and some of the liquid sprayed out toward my video card area/ethernet area. My PC buzzes and the monitor power indicator turns green, then orange as if its on stand-by.

2007-06-20 06:44:30 · 3 answers · asked by hector342 1 in Desktops

2007-06-20 06:43:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Hi guys,

my current graphics card is messing up, so can you recommend any decent replacements which are cheap but will allow most games to run?

Thanks for that!

2007-06-20 06:39:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware