Hardware - July 2007

Okay, my computer froze on me, so I had to turn it off. I turned it back on about half an hour later. Everything came back on, except my printer. It wont turn back on. I tried unplugging the cord from my hard drive to the printer. But that didn't work. But before I did that I tried to turn on my printer by the on/off switch. That didn't work. I use Windows XP Professional. I also have a Hawlett Packard printer.
What do I do to make my printer turn on? Because I want to upload pictures from my digital camera to my printer and I can't do it with the printer not working.

2007-07-08 04:40:34 · 3 answers · asked by snape_fan_2005 2 in Printers

2007-07-08 04:34:16 · 1 answers · asked by papaskin1488 1 in Add-ons

can anyone help me with this as im going to buy an new computer moniter.....what are some of the pros and cons of each

2007-07-08 04:33:38 · 6 answers · asked by gameplaywarrior 3 in Monitors

i keep my laptop on a flat surface &its generally okay with staying cool and everything, apart from when i play DVD's on it, then it gets quite hot from the bottom even when the fans working well, so i was wondering if a laptop cooler would help.
and could you recommend a specific one, i use an acer aspire 300.

2007-07-08 04:32:32 · 6 answers · asked by shipwreck 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a usb headset will this work?

2007-07-08 04:24:13 · 2 answers · asked by flower30263 1 in Other - Hardware

Anyone tried using Samsung RAM? Are they reliable? Given all others being equal how do they compare to Corsair, Crucial or Kingston?

2007-07-08 04:17:45 · 8 answers · asked by droids77 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have unplugged my devices from the motherboard and then plugged it again and now my computer doesnt boot !

I really dont know how to solve the problem please help !

Thanks in advance !

2007-07-08 04:12:16 · 3 answers · asked by ub40iz 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-07-08 04:11:20 · 5 answers · asked by Bob Bob 1 in Monitors

2007-07-08 04:07:12 · 2 answers · asked by Sudip B 2 in Other - Hardware

One I can use for school work and downloading/burning music,surfing the web. I build one on dell n it cam out 2 $838 is that good? Is this lap top good enough?

PROCESSOR AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TK-53 edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic edit
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™(glossy) edit
MEMORY 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive edit
VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated) edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 29 WHr 4-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps) edit
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2007-07-08 04:05:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

im trying to get a new computer but im not sure if u can match any computer with any monitor...like the if the plugs will match up

2007-07-08 04:01:21 · 8 answers · asked by Bob Bob 1 in Monitors

put it back together. Do you need to buy a new CPU Fan, thermal paste or the complete set?
If thermal paste, how do I apply it?

Honest and straight answers I want.

2007-07-08 03:59:54 · 4 answers · asked by lilwill4102005 2 in Other - Hardware

I live in nj so if anyone has any suggestions on who to contact in my area, I would greatly appreciate it. My pc's hard drive started clicking and from what I hear, it's BAD so I want to salvage my baby's pics on my pc. Thanks

2007-07-08 03:59:41 · 6 answers · asked by natalie 1 in Desktops

2007-07-08 03:56:31 · 7 answers · asked by macer 0 1 in Desktops

a friend of mine is going to malaysia in a week and I need her to buy me one.. except that I don't know which to choose?!

I'm a Windows user, will need a 17 high resolution screen, hard 80, hard working speakers, multi drive 'read-write'

2007-07-08 03:55:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-08 03:55:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-07-08 03:49:23 · 8 answers · asked by roxlox 2 in Desktops

Which one is better overall? Both gonna be same price 266 dollar in july 22.

2007-07-08 03:47:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm about to buy a computer for law school and I was wondering if the specs I have picked out will be suitable. I am mostly gonna use it for word processing but will also have some music on it. Not much into gaming so that shouldn't be a problem. I'm mostly concerned about overheating problem cause my Dell sucked. I was looking at a HP dv2000t with these specs.......
-Operating System Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic (32-bit)
-Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2350 (1.86 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
-Display 14.1" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
-Memory 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
-Graphics Card 128MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
-Networking Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
-Hard Drive 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Open to any other suggestions....Looking to spend between $1500-$1800

Thanks in advance.....

2007-07-08 03:34:33 · 4 answers · asked by Christopher B 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I try to Printscreen my Window Desktop and i could find it the folder for prt scr, im using windows vista.

Thank you.

2007-07-08 03:15:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

since upgrading from my nvidia geforce 6600gt to the 7600gt(both agp) i havnt found a game(or program)that can show the full performance of this card
which is the best game at the moment for showing good graphics
cheers guys!

2007-07-08 03:12:13 · 2 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Add-ons

2007-07-08 03:02:36 · 2 answers · asked by BYRON O 1 in Scanners

I have a G4 Apple Powerbook and I generally use the most recent version of Firefox, but I also have Safari & Internet Explorer. I'm waiting for something to become available online, and I'm impatient, so I want to know the minute it's there. But, I want to do other things then just click refresh over and over and over again. Is it possible to set it so that it will automatically refresh the page every couple of minutes so I don't have to do it?

2007-07-08 02:53:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

If put the charger in the back, It wont do anything anymore, I have to wiggle the damn thing and push down on it really hard and i might be lucky to reboot the comp and get past the windows xp start page. i bought another charger thinking that was the issue but no dice. so anyone know if theres an easy fix to this or exaclty what is wrong.

2007-07-08 02:44:54 · 10 answers · asked by Mark W 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I can't change my screen resolution to 1024x768 from 640x480 .Why? what I have to do for solving this?

It happened after I reinstalled the Windows XP proffessional.

2007-07-08 02:40:34 · 6 answers · asked by Kedaram 1 in Monitors

can i play flight simulator x on an emachine with intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950?

2007-07-08 02:04:28 · 2 answers · asked by locdown120 1 in Add-ons

The Laptop is new. The brand is Acer2480. Its been with me for five months now. Three months ago, it couldn't play DVDs. PLEASE help me as I really wanna Play DVDs on my Laptop.

2007-07-08 02:04:11 · 4 answers · asked by cuddliefairy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-08 01:57:13 · 4 answers · asked by Tim 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've had a Hewlett Packard wireless mouse for maybe seven months now and recently I replaced the batteries in the mouse. It seemed to go as normal but after resynchronizing the mouse with the receiver the cursor moved sluggisly for a moment or two then completely ceased responding as if the batteries had died. Neither of the buttons or the scroll wheel would respond so I assumed it was faulty batteries and cursed Energizer but after trying a second then third pair and getting the same results each time I became worried that something may have broken. Is this a problem with the mouse hardware or with the interface between mouse and receiver? It was very expensive and I'd like to avoid having to purchase another any help is greatly appreciated.

2007-07-08 01:50:48 · 5 answers · asked by Ralph F 1 in Add-ons

Well im planning on getting a dell inspiron 1501 soon and i was gonna buy Battlefield 2142 to play on it once in a while. Its not much of a gaming laptop but does any1 kno if it would function well in a laptop like that.

2007-07-08 01:38:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks