Hardware - June 2007

The space bar isn't spacing and my thumb is getting sore. Is there anything I can fix or oil or clean, or do I just have to buy a new keyboard? Thanks.
It's a Dell, if that matters.

2007-06-13 13:00:13 · 4 answers · asked by Alice K 7 in Other - Hardware

i just got an emac for a local surplus store. i want to put mac osx on it. it does not have a hard drive but i have one at my house which can be used for mac. my friend is going to let me borrow his mac osx disk that came with his ibook he just brought last week. The disk says restore. Will that still let me put mac osx on this computer. that has a new harddrive with nothing on it. please help.
-sam

2007-06-13 12:52:28 · 3 answers · asked by ajnsdsjafnsafu 1 in Desktops

2007-06-13 12:16:50 · 3 answers · asked by homer742 3 in Other - Hardware

if a video card requires a 350 W power supply and my PC has 300 W , is it going to work if install it in my PC?

2007-06-13 11:58:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Would the ps2 controller work with mame?

2007-06-13 11:57:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

He seems quite happy with it. Says he is running WoW full spec, no problems. I was wondering what games i could get him that would work well with his system. I was thinking Halo and Lego Star Wars 2 would be a start. But i'm just not sure what will run well. I just found out today that there are 6200s out there for about the same price we got him his FX 5500 but i heard those are unreliable. Do i have a reason to feel bad? Or should the FX 5500 be fine?

2007-06-13 11:43:51 · 1 answers · asked by tehmazing 3 in Add-ons

Which video card is better?
Which one? PNY Verto GeForce 7600 GS 512 MB DDR2 or PNY Verto GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB DDR2

Links:
7600GS:http://www2.pny.com/7600-GS-512MB-PCIe--P1896C14.aspx

8500GT:http://www2.pny.com/8500-GT-512MB-PCIe-font-colordc0431NEWfont-P2322C269.aspx

Thnx!!

2007-06-13 11:28:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am going to mexico. would it still work over there?

2007-06-13 10:24:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

my computer only has a 7gb hard drive and i only have about half a gb of free space. Ive tried the defrag, disk cleaner, c cleaner and just about everything i could think of. the computer says that over 6 gb are in hiddin files and ive even searched through those! any1 got any bright ideas other than buying something new?

2007-06-13 10:22:35 · 8 answers · asked by antrel2 2 in Other - Hardware

My computer guy told me that its OK to leave my PC on all the time otherwise it'll cause more wear and tear to the hard drive if I constantly turn it on and off. But I really don'y like to see the thing running 24/7, should I turn it off when I sleep because I'm afraid the thing will burn up if i leave it on all the time???

2007-06-13 10:18:21 · 10 answers · asked by pokerman985 2 in Desktops

When trying to burn dvd's in nero i sometimes get write error and burn process failed. What can i do to solve this problem?

2007-06-13 10:09:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

whats the name of the music downloader on a mac laptop

2007-06-13 10:05:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

All monitors have label saying 100 - 240 V, 50-60 Hz, but how to make it work at 220?

2007-06-13 09:59:12 · 4 answers · asked by compu 1 in Monitors

i want to know when you down load files on the internet can you put on a cd instead of the computer ? i want to install the proagam on anthor computer that has no internet. how if yes and why if no.

2007-06-13 09:50:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i got a laptop, and i DONT KNOW NOTHING about them i had a compaq home desk comp , i new how to work that
but now i have a compaq laptop
so..um..i heard about "hotspots ?"

and um, i went to these hotspots to get wireless network connection and i click the unsecured ones, cos thats what the guy told me to do and it loads and loads. but im very unpatient so i clicked out cos i was tired of waiting

how long does it take yal

2007-06-13 09:18:23 · 4 answers · asked by [lacy] mixed chick!ANTI JONAS 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

can any of you help me with converting my external HDD

the way that i'm doing this is through Cmd and the command that i use is

convert G: (drive letter) /fs:ntfs

and it doesn't want to convert it even when i say to do so on restart so can any of you help me????

2007-06-13 09:00:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-06-13 08:55:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i wanna make a cd of my own of some of my contents...................simply copying them to the CD wont make the CD bootable....................after i have inserted the CD and restarted the computer i want the CD to boot like windows CD does ......................
will be thankful for all ur answers

2007-06-13 08:31:04 · 2 answers · asked by usman afzal 1 in Add-ons

I have two comps,one downstaris and one up stairs,the one down has internect acesses,so i was wondering how do i connect both of them to internet

2007-06-13 08:21:56 · 6 answers · asked by nigga b 1 in Desktops

2007-06-13 08:18:50 · 3 answers · asked by sophie h 1 in Add-ons

Im interested in buying a gaming laptop able to play todays new games but im on a budget. id like to buy anything up to 600$ but preferibly 500$. any suggustions on what i should get?

2007-06-13 08:16:12 · 9 answers · asked by Tom B 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My pregnant wife also uses her bump to rest the laptop on,could this also represent a significant risk?

2007-06-13 07:53:53 · 5 answers · asked by jumbo remote 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop is on 24/7 because I am running some programs and it has to be on all the time. But sometimes my laptop restarts itself after I went to bed, and that really cause problem for me. Anyone know why it restarts and how can I prevent this problem? Thx!!!

2007-06-13 07:37:19 · 13 answers · asked by Skyfish 2 in Other - Hardware

I have quite happily been printing documents from my computer.Now for some reason i can print off line and the printer test works but as soon as i attach the printer to the computer nothing happens.I checked the printer details on my laptop and it states there is a quewe of documents waiting to be printed.Any ideas what i have done wrong.

2007-06-13 07:27:43 · 3 answers · asked by clutterbuk 2 in Printers

Looking for something which has...

Screen min 15'
No preference with brand (but no Macs)
Using it for uni and games
Mainly desktop replacement (take it around once in awhile)
Good battery Life (min 3 hrs)
Somethin with a glossy finish like the HP pavillions
Needs to have around 120GB and a DVD-RW

Ive been looking at the HP pavillion series, the 6000's, they are pretty good, but someone told me that toshiba was more reliable. Not sure really what to look for..

2007-06-13 07:24:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-13 07:21:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Memory (RAM): 2047 MB
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
CPU Speed: 8577.4 MHz
Sound card: Sound Blaster Audigy
Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1680 X 1050 - 32 bit
:
Network Adapters: Linksys Wireless-G PCI Network Adapter with SpeedBooster
CD / DVD Drives: D: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A
:
Hard Disks: C: 232.9GB
USB Controllers: 2 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): 1 host controllers.
:
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 082106 Nvidia 42302e31
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2N-SLI DELUXE
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Monitor: Gateway 22" Widescreen 700:1 contrast | 5ms Response
Speakers: Logitech X-530 5.1 channel | 70 watt
Keyboard & Mouse: Kensington Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

2007-06-13 07:09:04 · 14 answers · asked by benjn00 1 in Desktops

2007-06-13 07:01:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

like it optimizes the system and memory so i dont get freezes and it opens applications fast?

2007-06-13 06:59:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-06-13 06:57:51 · 2 answers · asked by pismoru500 1 in Add-ons