Hardware - July 2007

2007-07-21 12:22:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

What should be the speed/performance of my computer: bad-poor-average-good-great

2007-07-21 11:52:08 · 12 answers · asked by sappy_dickson82 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm in the UK. Need to get a laptop for my mum, who has a respiratory condition so cant carry anything heavy. She is using it to give DVD and powerpoint presentations to local churches and groups. She doesnt drive so will need to carry it around on public transport and walk.

Here are the criteria:
Light, ideally sub 2kg (she cant carry heavy things)
Reliable (she's not technical, and I live in a different town)
Good sized screen (eyesight not good for a small screen)
Ideally simple playback buttons for the DVD (some laptop keyboards have separate buttons)
Not too pricey (up to £700)

a) Is there a model you'd reccomend?
b) Is there a really good website that would review the options?

2007-07-21 11:49:37 · 2 answers · asked by Pilgrim 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-21 11:47:36 · 4 answers · asked by random 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It came with windows xp home and for some reason it was reformatted and xp professional use. I can no longer go on either local or wide area network and the media doesn't seem to work any more. Please how can I get these problems resolved ?

2007-07-21 11:40:27 · 1 answers · asked by friemm 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

it tells me that charge complete but dosent turn on

2007-07-21 11:37:52 · 6 answers · asked by mexican_158 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

OK, so my laptop screen is partially broken (still works but has black splotches in parts of it). I have seen replacement screens on Ebay for 100-200 bucks.

Is it fairly easy to replace these, and will the replacement function just as well? I've had some people tell me I'm better off just buying a new laptop, but obviously that's a lot more expensive.

Thanks

2007-07-21 11:30:54 · 5 answers · asked by whiskeyman510 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-21 11:17:14 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-07-21 11:11:00 · 6 answers · asked by ford_guy622 1 in Add-ons

When I turn my computer on, a startup menu appears asking if I want to restart my computer using safe mode, safe mode with networking, safe mode with command prompt, last known good configuration, or start windows normally. I've tried all of them. After I select one, the windows start up screen appears like it's loading then a blue screen appears saying there is some sort of unmountable bbot volume and a bunch of other stuff. This only appears for two seconds and the computer shuts off and automatically starts up again.

2007-07-21 10:59:14 · 5 answers · asked by Brittani C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Dell? Compaq? Emachine? Another?



No Macs please, I'm a pc person.

2007-07-21 10:55:17 · 7 answers · asked by Riley 3 in Desktops

Why, even when ATI/AMD had an additional 7 months of development time, did they produce a card that boats 320 stream processors and a 512 bit memory bus and more, yet in the benchmarks does not meet or beat its competitor in performance? How can a card with better specs perform worse than a card which on paper is not superior? please I want real reasons not things like "cause ATI and AMD sucks"

2007-07-21 10:54:45 · 3 answers · asked by Adam S 2 in Other - Hardware

i have 2 flatscreen dell monitors and i have one hooked up on my pc already , i just think its a waste not using the other one , how can i hook both screens up to my PC? thanks =D

2007-07-21 10:14:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Two years ago, I bought a Sound Blaster 4.1 Digital for my computer. Now, I am building a computer using a Abit NF7-S2G motherboard with 6.1 channel audio built in. I plan to keep the sound card for the gameport. Obviously, you would think, OK, your point? Well, I am using two drives. Both have Analog CD Audio connectors (4-pin). The Sound Blaster has three connections for Analog CD Audio, despite being only a 4.1, while the motherboard is a 6.1 and only has one connector. So basically, I want the 6.1, but with at least 2 analog CD audio connectors. My question is, is it possible to use the three connectors on the sound card, and thru the PCI port route it to the motherboard? Or is it possible to alternate between the motherboard and sound card for audio? How about both?

2007-07-21 10:07:55 · 2 answers · asked by Report Abuse 2 in Desktops

Just suggest the best ones you know along this price!

2007-07-21 09:32:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Its shuts down after hours it keep doing this if i want to start the computer it takes me 5 mins and i need this cause if im typing long papers/ essays I don't want to lose information that would be terrible thanks 4 ur help!!

2007-07-21 09:23:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Does anyone have a MacBook here? Any problems with it? I am interested in it because I am thinking of buying a portable computer and I think Apple is the best choice. Am I wrong? :) Any opinions please, Thank you 8)

2007-07-21 09:12:53 · 2 answers · asked by ChillyღAngel 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-21 09:08:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

going to buy a laptop in the usa next week when im on my hols/vacation do they have querty keyboards ??? will be bringing it back to the uk.... :)

2007-07-21 09:00:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-21 08:56:12 · 3 answers · asked by janet w 1 in Printers

This is the computer i have now.Lightning hit it the other day and fryed the motherboard.Instead of just buying another motherboard i bought a case and it comes with a 450 power-supply.I need to know what type of board you would put into the pc and kinda let me know the difference between the mini, micro and different atx motherboards.I want to use my 939 cpu that i already have and i am running windows xp.

This is the website of my old pc: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&os=228&product=1841849&lang=en&docname=c00609389

This is the case i have just bought:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLU-CP601-2&cm_ven=Yahooshopping.com&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_ite=total

what board would you put in this case that will work with my 939 cpu and run my windows xp without having problems. also will the 450 power supply run my amd athlon 64 ok without burning it up.Im going to still use my memory from the old pc.Thanks alot yall. I know its a in-depth ?.....

2007-07-21 08:43:41 · 2 answers · asked by bigboy 1 in Desktops

I need help! When it gets to the 'Windows is starting up screen' (the screen before the select user screen) it times out and starts loading settings all over again! It keeps happening!! HOW DO I FIX THIS!!!

2007-07-21 08:41:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Which would just be better for my games

Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

OR

Pentium® 4 Processor 524 Supporting Hyper-Threading Technology†

2007-07-21 08:36:37 · 4 answers · asked by biglouie121 2 in Other - Hardware

i was thinking to upgrade to vista (basic or home premium) and am not shure wether it will run slow fast or whatever. i need some advice on wich precautions to take.

i have a compaq evo (model am not shure about) with intel pentium 4 cpu, 80gb HDD, ati (supported) radeon video card


thats all the basics if you have any other questions just email me and i will get any more bits for you to know

2007-07-21 08:18:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Whenever I hit shutdown or restart, my laptop does nothing. I've tried hitting ctrl alt delete twice and other alternatives to no avail. Has anyone heard of this? Is there a program that will restart my laptop or is there a simple way to fix this?
Thanks

2007-07-21 08:14:07 · 2 answers · asked by Jordy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop has built-in wireless, but I was wondering if there was a way to pick up far-away signals. I saw the Linksys Range Expander, but didn't know if it would be useful. Is that product to further expand YOUR own network, or is it to better pick up signal from SOMEONE ELSE's network?
Also, are there any known products or software that can help my laptop pick up distant wireless signals or to make signals stronger?
Thanks

2007-07-21 07:53:43 · 5 answers · asked by Jordy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought the wii LAN adapter and i have to hook it up to my DSL box thingy and I also want my main CPU thats connected to the DSL box thingy connected to the internet at the same time. Is this possible?

2007-07-21 07:11:43 · 5 answers · asked by drew o 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It doesn't matter what type of Mp3 player it is, whether it is a PSS or HDD, I just need to know how to make one.

Thanks

2007-07-21 07:08:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Or should I just leave the modem on and only shut down the computer?

2007-07-21 07:05:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-07-21 06:50:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops