Hardware - July 2007

I'm a photography student and I have never owned an Apple. I'll need photoshop plus other software. Is the G3 fast and powerful enough for what I need or do I have to shell out the big bucks for something bigger and faster?

2007-07-01 07:02:50 · 1 answers · asked by Todd D 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

broken one of the keys on my laptop. Its a compaq. i still have the key and two little black things (one is larger than the other) that i assumes creates the spring effect or something. is there anyway i can fix it???

2007-07-01 06:59:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I do not want to have to pay for anything. Is it possible? A free program download would be nice. Thanks.

2007-07-01 06:37:31 · 4 answers · asked by cer 2 in Desktops

2007-07-01 06:20:31 · 4 answers · asked by cd4chevy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

which cpu is the fastest the T5200 or the T2350 any ideas ?
i am buying a laptop in the next few weeks and obviously want the best i can get for my cash... budget is £700. the compaq v6254 is looking good so far...... :)

2007-07-01 06:15:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

HP Pavilion desktopAthlon64X2 5000 processor-3GB DDR2 5300 ram--400 GB Serial ATA hard drive--NVIDIA Geforce 6150 graphics--15 in 1 memory card reader--Vista Home Premium--Light Scribe DVD burner----cost $629.00--no monitor

2007-07-01 05:45:28 · 4 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7 in Desktops

I have Windows Vista I want to get rid of it so I can put Windows XP back on my computer. When I got my new computer it had Windows Vista on it. I do not like it at all I just want to put Windows XP back on my computer. But can not figure out how to wipe out my hard drive to put Windows XP back on.

2007-07-01 05:12:43 · 6 answers · asked by ruthieb12 1 in Desktops

It's a Brother MFC-240C. It makes the same sounds as if it is printing, but the paper it feeds out has no ink on it. I just put in a new cartridge, so it's not out of ink. Well, not black, anyway, and I was attempting to print a text document that's only black letters.

I had this problem before, but I don't know what was done to fix it. Someone else fixed it for me. Now I want to do it myself.

Suggestions?

2007-07-01 04:57:04 · 4 answers · asked by auntb93 7 in Printers

Re: Older Laptop – Dell Inspiron 8100; running Windows XP SP2; P3 with maxed out RAM at 512MB. Computer runs fine with the following exception.

Problem: Screen Resolution Issues
When the laptop is set at max resolution of 1280 X 1024 the viewable area of the monitor is full width and full height.
However, if you lower the resolution to say 1024 X 768 the viewable area becomes much smaller and has a black border around all four edges about 1½ inches wide.
If you further reduce the resolution to 800 X 600 the viewable area now becomes about 7”W X 5”H with large 3”+ black borders all around.

I figured a repair install of XP would fix the problem, but since the XP disk is 8 years old, the version on the PC with all the Microsoft updates is consider a newer version and XP won’t allow me to do a “repair” installation.
My only options would be to format the HD and reinstall from scratch or uninstall all the upgrades and perform the repair install.
Any viable suggestions?

2007-07-01 04:45:12 · 4 answers · asked by Dick 7 in Monitors

HELP!

2007-07-01 04:08:38 · 5 answers · asked by Marley Fan 2 in Other - Hardware

The software I got with the scanner is for Win 95/98. I have WinXP so I tried Compatibility Wizard but it can't read the disk.
I also downloaded software from Mustek but this consists of 5 files and I can only manage to install the first one.
Any suggestions ?

2007-07-01 03:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by cleedaub1 1 in Scanners

I want to get this comp http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1825693,00.asp but i want to upgrade from a 8800gts to a 8800gtx oh and while im asking can I upgrade form 2gbs of ram to 3 or maybe 4?

2007-07-01 03:37:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Yesteryear the PCs were going from
1.9ghz to 2.0-2.4-2.6-3.0-3.4ghz.. and seemed in my eyes the speeds were climbing quick. Even in Laptops, my mate had one at 2.8ghz..[P4]...Nowdays.. i got a laptop at 1.6ghz..and the desktops are at like 2.6ghz or near there...
They seem to have slowed the speeds down and more so gone for the Cores instead, Duel core, Quad cores....etc...
Is a duel core really any better ??? r is higher speeds Better for us??
I keep getting told XP or even Vista is still programed for a Single core PC, and not quite got the goods for a Duel core, if that makes any scence to you guys..
( i know im into Tek and PC Specs, tho not to into the Really Technicals of it all :) ..)
I thought back 2yrs that todays PC would be like 5.6ghz...

cheers..

2007-07-01 03:00:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

to hook up my scanner/fax machine. is there a way to get another one???or download the software from somewhere? it is kinda old, it is a hp scanjet 3670. thank you if you can help me!!

2007-07-01 02:34:02 · 8 answers · asked by Arraya 6 in Scanners

i am using a friends computer to post this question.. I bought a HP Laptop - Compaq nx6325 pre-installed with Windows XP..it is Vista capable so i installed Vista Ultimate 32bit. i partioned my drives to the following Vista(C), Documents(D) and i left my HP XP Recovery Partion which is (E)..i haven't taken favour of Vista so i want to reinstall XP..the recovery partition has everything but i don't know how to boot it at start up and then format Vista and install the XP over it..Does anyone know how to boot my recovery partition. Also i have no recovery CD's i was told it is all on my Harddrive which i believe is the recovery Partion. i would much appreciate help ASAP. ThankYou

2007-07-01 02:03:26 · 5 answers · asked by ash90_pak 2 in Desktops

PLS I WANT YUR HELP

2007-07-01 01:55:34 · 3 answers · asked by mohdnaibi 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking into getting a Mac Pro but the the monitors are super expensive. Why? What makes them so special? A Dell monitor would work just as well, wouldn't it? And they are much cheaper.

2007-07-01 01:32:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Is it possible to upgrade to a dedicated Graphics card on a Dell XPS M1210 after purchase. I have heard that it is impossible on some laptops but I have also heard that some newer laptops are becoming more upgradeable in terms of graphics cards and I was wondering if the M1210 is on of these.

2007-07-01 00:42:41 · 2 answers · asked by samcol317 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Looking at buying a high performance laptop to replace my desktop. Will use external mouse, keyboard and monitor while at home. Am I going to be happy with it, or should I just keep my desktop? I've always thought laptop keypads and touchpads were useless for real work and never found their performance worth their portability. Suggestions for a durable user friendly laptop? I'm looking at Asus right now.

2007-07-01 00:38:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-01 00:25:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Installed XP on a drive on my pc at home..Took the freshly installed HDD to another pc and hooked it up..It wont boot up and in the bios says the HDD is not installed..It worked fine on mine at home and booted up straight away, but it wont even recognise the drive on the other pc....any ideas ??

2007-07-01 00:23:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-07-01 00:22:03 · 5 answers · asked by Addy X 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-01 00:08:08 · 2 answers · asked by Reuben 1 in Add-ons