Hardware - July 2007

ok so when I turn on my cpu the fan starts going and it hums like it would be working normaly but nothing happens. no monitor activity, no sound from the speakers, nothing. I tryed both onboard and off board video cards but nothing happens (also onboard sound card is dead). I made sure every thing was pluged in inside and out. uhooked parts and tryed to start it up again and nothing happens still. every once and a great while I get a start up it shows my motherboard info as if its going to start up but then it fizzels out and goes back to blackness. also I bought a new processor thinking that it had burnt out but even with the new one the same exact stuff happens. I even tryed to start it up with my windows disc and still nothing. I think my mother board may have craped out but i figure before I go spending money I shoul put this out there thanks in advance.

2007-07-18 14:37:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have a dell computer
dell monitor 1000:1 contrast ratio $189
Samsung 2000:1 contrast ratio $209

2007-07-18 14:16:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

i bought a 2.5" drive enclosure for my laptop hard drive. i put it together and plugged it in to the working computer(comp a). the working system (comp a) does not detect it at all. i am trying to back up my info from the laptop hard drive to (comp a) how can i go about this. i've seen the techs at circuit city use the same approach component wise. what software if any can i use

2007-07-18 14:08:50 · 4 answers · asked by memo_rdgz@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Hardware

The LCD monitor goes to the graphic card. The onboard display card is disabled. Since the graphic card came with a vga and a dvi, and the the vga goes to the lcd, then do i need to get a converter to plug my projector to the dvi?
Or is it possible to enable the onboard card to plug the projector?
Or how about i go find an old pci graphic card to plug on the pci slot that is available? Thks!

2007-07-18 13:45:51 · 3 answers · asked by wayne 2 in Monitors

2007-07-18 13:34:29 · 3 answers · asked by blurredfringe 3 in Monitors

It orignially had an 80GB hard drive but someone locked me out by changing the password on it....i cant figure it out....so i changed the hard drive and its only a 4GB.....is there a way to override the password on the old hard drive maybe? i didnt create a password reset disk....because the new hard drive isnt working right....it wont connect to the internet and it keeps kicking itself off and taking maybe 20 minutes before it will restart again....

2007-07-18 13:18:57 · 2 answers · asked by Show Stoppin 1 in Other - Hardware

If liquid displays are made from liquid crystals, so then can they dry out over time?

2007-07-18 12:20:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

HELP

2007-07-18 12:10:05 · 4 answers · asked by xdumbassx26 1 in Add-ons

I am looking into selling my 17" iMac and wondering how much I could get for it on ebay.

Here are the stats:

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - Both in like new working order.
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 : GHz
L2 Cache (per processor) : 4 MB
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB (Memory)
Bus Speed : 667 MHz
500GB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8X (DVDR-DL/CD-RW)
iWork Installed with Disks.
Roxio Toast 8 Titanium Installed with Disk.

Any input?

2007-07-18 11:42:39 · 1 answers · asked by 11 Bang Bang 3 in Desktops

Just moved into a new house near an airport and got roadrunner, cable, and digital phone installed at the same time. Not sure if planes or the airport itself would cause vibration in monitor, or if it is the new cable. Was not doing this before. Any ideas?

2007-07-18 10:46:45 · 3 answers · asked by RVT99 1 in Monitors

MY laptop has a very wide screen. Whenever I go to a website, the text blogs aren't in the place they are supposed to be therefore making the website look very confusing to me. Is there any way I can fix that?

2007-07-18 09:57:32 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan 1 in Monitors

What is the most reliable brand? Just need basic Office features and Wi-fi for a decent price. I have had a Dell before and was pretty happy.

2007-07-18 09:07:20 · 14 answers · asked by Kacey 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I don't know how but where I normally click start on windows was on the bottom of my computer now is on the top of my desktop. How can I get it back to the bottom?

2007-07-18 09:07:00 · 6 answers · asked by brianinotownfl 1 in Desktops

I think its called da vga cable anyway its da cable from da computer moniter to da pc.

2007-07-18 08:33:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-07-18 08:23:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-07-18 08:14:22 · 12 answers · asked by MaRcUs 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking into purchasing the P5N32-E SLI or Striker Extreme motherboard from Asus, but can someone please first tell me how I am supposed to fit it into my chassis? Does it require cutting?

2007-07-18 07:44:49 · 2 answers · asked by jfusna 1 in Desktops

Im looking to link my laptop together with a separate flat screen monitor, allowing me to use the laptop screen and monitor screen as one, providing me with the chance to have 2 screens(more space) to carry out work on.

2007-07-18 07:37:39 · 4 answers · asked by stuart m 1 in Monitors

Is this even possible. I am going to get a mac pro soon, but i need it to occasionally run windows. I am looking in to the one with 4 Cores because the 8 Core is overkill for what i need. Would i have to run the professional version due to the dual Xeons? If this is not possible due to the CPU layout, then i will just get an iMac.

2007-07-18 07:25:44 · 3 answers · asked by Reed D 1 in Other - Hardware

When I turn on my CPU, all of the fans work and the floppy lights up but my monitor displays a message, "No signal". The CD/DVD & CD/RW drives do not work. I have checked all the connections, have dis/re-connected the monitor & all the drives but still nothing.

These are my specs:

-Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI Socket 775 1333MHz DDR2-800 ATX Motherboard
-Intel® Core 2 Duo E6700 Processor 2.67GHz
-OCZ 2GB Kit DDR2 PC2-8500 SLI™-Ready Memory
-Western Digital 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s hdd
-Western Digital 160 GB ATA hdd from 1st CPU
- OCZ SLI™-Ready 850W Active PFC PSU
-Sony 3.5 Internal Floppy Disk Drive

I didn't realize that I had not purchased a vid card but I used the vid card from my 1st CPU which is: PNY Verto GeForce FX 5500

All but hdd and vid card from 1st CPU are new but these works fine. I have read many posts about defective/incompatible and fried mobos, CPUs, vid cards, & ram but I don't think this is my problem; I think it is the IDE setup. Any advice?

2007-07-18 07:15:09 · 3 answers · asked by terriecason 2 in Add-ons

2007-07-18 06:58:37 · 10 answers · asked by Amzad 1 in Desktops

I want to be able to run my desktop onto an external monitor. I have found the Samsung SyncMaster 216bw for a reasonable price but it only has two inputs, DVI-D and D-Sub (for the pc in). I want to know if anyone knows anything that will interface things like a DVD player or XBOX into the DVI-D slot so I can use it as a TV monitor as well. Also, if there is any better way to run TV into the monitor, other than using a PC TV box and running it off the PC. Any information relating to how DVI-D works or any suggestions would be so GREATLY appreciated. Thank you

2007-07-18 06:22:06 · 2 answers · asked by ctcox1 2 in Monitors

SO BASICALLY WHAT I MEAN IS THAT I SAVE EVERYTHING I DOWNLOAD ONTO MY THUMB DRIVE TO SAVE SPACE, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SAVE IT DIRECTLY ON MY COMPUTER HARD DRIVE. BUT WHEN I DOWNLOAD SOMETHING IT SAYS THAT THE FILE HAS BEEN COPIED INTO A FOLDER IN MY COMPUTER SOMETHING LIKE THIS "C:/USERS/___/OT552PII3..."

AND WHEN I CHECK MY HARD DRIVE STATUS, THE SPACE CAPACITY GOES DOWN. SO BASICALLY I'M STILL DOWNLOADING THINGS INTO MY COMPUTER, WHICH DEFEATED THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF BUYING A THUMB DRIVE.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIND THAT FOLDER IN MY COMPUTER SO I CAN DELETE THE FILES THERE!!!!

IT HIDES THE WHOLE ADDRESS OF WHERE THE FILE IS, AND WHEN I GO TO USERS AND ALL THE FOLDER ISN'T THERE...IS IT A HIDDEN FOLDER?? AND I HAVE A VISTA SO IT MAKES EVERYTHING A BIT MORE COMPLICATED...

2007-07-18 06:20:55 · 1 answers · asked by kristynmae 1 in Desktops

1st time i started my brand new laptop up i got this message before xp had even loaded:checking file system C type of file FAT32

one of your disks needs to be checked for consistancy

Also it keeps turning off by its self dont think its over heating as fan isnt on some of the time when it turns off. i have it plugged in mains and says full battery.thisas i have said is new out the box is it major? Many thanks or any help :-(

2007-07-18 06:18:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

The screen resolution 1024 x 768 is no longer holding steady but is expanding beyond the screen meaning that features such as scroll bar on right is not accessible and favourites is partly hidden on left.

This is a sudden problem eventhough I've used this setting for years. All other settings from 800 x 600 up to 1280 x 1024 work fine.

What is causing that?

2007-07-18 06:07:29 · 1 answers · asked by Peter 3 in Monitors

maybe i slagged of someone to much

2007-07-18 05:59:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-07-18 05:25:12 · 5 answers · asked by Trinistar 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im trying to convert a 4 pin molex computer cooling fan to run on batteries... i just want to have a positive and negative terminal to connect it to... anybody know how?

2007-07-18 05:04:50 · 3 answers · asked by hitokiri_b2sai 2 in Other - Hardware

Morons at Zalman gave me a badly warped contact plate (or whatever the plate on a heatsink/fan that connects to the CPU is called). It was so warped, it only contacted the CPU on the outer edges. After removing it, I noticed that along the edges of the CPU where the heatsink contacted, there was shiny areas, almost as though the great pressure placed in those small areas damaged the matte finish of the processor. Could this happen? Should I buy another CPU (I can't even get my heatsink/fan RMA'd, unlikely I'll get a new processor out of the assholes).

2007-07-18 05:04:30 · 4 answers · asked by Henry B. 3 in Other - Hardware

k i just got a new videocard 2 weeks ago ( xfx 7950 gt agp8x) and a few days ago when i play a game for example nfs carbon i cant play it for more than couple of minutes or even seconds because the monitor goes of and sais power saving mode so than i have to restart the computer because the black screen wont go away is it beause the video card is bad or what i have a 485w psu with 34A on the 12 rail so that should be enough to run that video card.i went to control pannel and i put everithing to never on the power things but it dinfnt do anything. any help is going to be appreciated .thx

2007-07-18 04:47:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors