Hardware - August 2007

We have ours since 2001 and its starting to slow down a bit (a good bit). What's the average lifetime of a Packard Bell PC?

2007-08-05 00:50:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-08-05 00:48:24 · 7 answers · asked by phusteven 1 in Add-ons

I got a juice spilled over my lap-top keybord and now it's very hard to press the keys, probably because of the sugar in the juice. Any advice how to clean this mess? Thanks!

2007-08-05 00:44:10 · 4 answers · asked by ToseF 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Which is a better processor for extreme gaming and multimedia applications

Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E6550 (2.33GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E6850 (3.0GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz)

????

2007-08-05 00:39:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-05 00:10:20 · 3 answers · asked by bob g 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-04 23:54:00 · 6 answers · asked by poojari_v6 2 in Add-ons

2007-08-04 23:47:46 · 11 answers · asked by PAUL C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought a new labtop only to discover it had an intel chipset.. so i said hey ill give it a shot.. i try to run 5 year old direct x 8 games and wow not impressed.. personally i think all computers should be outfitted with good graphics cards especially labtops due to the difficulty in upgrading them... nvidia is my favorite atm.. just cause every other card ive used has been of poor quality and easily broken down..

2007-08-04 23:44:05 · 7 answers · asked by Shadowed 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

its 20 volt

2007-08-04 23:33:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

need direct to hook up dsl from att.?

2007-08-04 23:25:40 · 4 answers · asked by dinger 1 in Add-ons

best laptop for avid editing

2007-08-04 23:08:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have about a five year old HP Pavillion. The only thing I've done to my computer is add RAM and a video card so I don't have much experience with this. I want to save money so I just want to upgrade over time. I figure it would be best to start off with a motherboard, processor, and RAM. I'm not sure if my Pavillion case is compatible with LGA 775 types so I would buy an ATX case as well. I would then move all my other drives from my Pavillion to the new case. Does this seem like it would work? Are there any apparent problems that I could come across?

2007-08-04 21:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by Qwik 1 in Desktops

i need to remove my cmos ram to make my cpu boot so helpppp!

2007-08-04 21:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-04 21:11:53 · 2 answers · asked by hadeel m 1 in Printers

And this appears on the screen
saying that the menu is locked

2007-08-04 21:11:39 · 1 answers · asked by hanfordtech 1 in Monitors

2007-08-04 21:04:39 · 4 answers · asked by phill h 1 in Other - Hardware

i have samsung 15 monitor and its menu is locked

2007-08-04 20:57:25 · 2 answers · asked by hanfordtech 1 in Monitors

2007-08-04 20:52:18 · 1 answers · asked by duke 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-04 20:50:14 · 6 answers · asked by duke 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

its not running bad just think it could be better just using as second or third comp but like to mess around and reformatting a computer is only thing i have nt done to one yet.

2007-08-04 20:42:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I like watching streaming and dvd movies on my computer. My problem is that after 20 minutes of no activity (even when the movie is playing) my monitor goes black and gives me a "No Signal" message and then turns itself off. This has occasionally caused my computer to crash. To me, it feels like the computer wants to go into like a sleep or screen saver mode, because it happens after 20 minutes. I have tested this by moving my mouse at intervals during a movie and then have experienced no problems.

I assume there is something built into the monitor to turn it off if it does not seem to be in use.

Any ideas?

2007-08-04 20:32:04 · 8 answers · asked by TJ 2 in Monitors

-I bought a 14.1" HP pavilion dv2419us from Circuit City and the dimensions that were stated online said Height= 9.3", Width=13.2", and the Depth="1.5".
-I'm confused b/c the 15.4's dimensions are kinda opposite to the 14.1" b/c the Height=1.6", Width=14.1" and Depth=10.1".
-SO how can the height be so small for the 15.4"?
-is the website wrong? Is teh Height and Depth mixed up? Which one is right?
-how do you measure your laptop size?
-I am so confused - I can't buy a laptop sleeve unless I find out what i'm doing.

2007-08-04 20:25:18 · 4 answers · asked by dragon_0113 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

When it starts again I press the turn off key again and then it shuts down. It started doing this about 4 days ago.

2007-08-04 20:00:40 · 5 answers · asked by jondavesnowy 2 in Desktops

my laptop has a wirless switch.when its off theres a little light thats orange, and when you turn it on the light is supposed to turn blue, even if you are not connected to the internet. When I turn the switch on the light stays orange. And my wireless internet isn't working. The HP wireless assistant won't open either. Is there anyway I could fix this without having the internet on that computer, and without having to purchase anything? What's even wrong with it?

It seems that everything wireless has erased from my computer

2007-08-04 19:30:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-04 17:48:37 · 8 answers · asked by Wilson 1 in Add-ons

does any1 know if there is a way to use a webcam on your computer without having the cd??

anyway at all because i was given a webcam but the person who gave it 2 me lost the cd so if there is a way pleaz let me know

2007-08-04 17:08:17 · 2 answers · asked by CHris Brown Lover 1 in Add-ons

i accidentally hit some button on the keyboard and it made my screen get bigger and you cannot see the address bar or anything. all you see is the screen and if you put your mouse over the area where the address is supposed to be it pops up for a second then goes away. how do i fix this????

2007-08-04 17:05:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Fax settings on computer

2007-08-04 16:29:36 · 2 answers · asked by limbizkitus 1 in Other - Hardware

it says that it has 1 pci express slots but according to http://youtube.com/watch?v=kkZlw4idYD4 the person said u need 2.

2007-08-04 15:56:18 · 4 answers · asked by Coogs 1 in Desktops

i was told that windows vista sucks abt 512mb of ram just to operate. so should i get 2 gb ram? its for normal home, study, small business, and entertainment use. not hard core gaming.

2007-08-04 15:25:03 · 5 answers · asked by vida 2 in Add-ons