Hardware - August 2007

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2007-08-03 23:19:17 · 7 answers · asked by WILLIAM A 2 in Printers

I have just bought a brand new system.I have connected my monitor to the tower with the lead provided.I have connected the built in speakers to the tower also.The tower and the monitor are both plugged into the mains.Everything works just fine.Windows vista starts up fine.When i come to shut down.I click on the shutdown button the computer shuts down.The monitor goes blank and then for a few seconds "No input signal" appears on the screen then goes off.Please, is this normal.If not what could be the problem.Thankyou

2007-08-03 23:16:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-08-03 22:45:48 · 2 answers · asked by sachin b 1 in Add-ons

2007-08-03 22:44:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

How do I get the 3 components above to operate together?

At the moment, I can watch tv using my internet tv card as above BUT, I cannot use my webcam... AAAAARGH

Even my I.T. guy here sent me text msg saying "Vista? You're on your own !"

Simple instructions MUCH appreciated given lack of "free time" here at the moment....

2007-08-03 22:38:32 · 5 answers · asked by Hello 3 in Add-ons

i got a a vista hp and direct x 10 so wats the problem and wat clan i do about it.will it help if i change the resolution or somthing.wen i click BF it says battle field 2142 exe has stopped working.wat do i do plz i luv dat game

2007-08-03 20:41:55 · 3 answers · asked by frnndz_dvd 1 in Add-ons

My Epson C64 would work fine except for this message which tells me that I am overdue a service. Simplest answer of course is to get a new printer - they're cheap enough. But I have recently bought a barrowload of cartridges ...
If I took my printer in for service, the engineer would reset a switch or something in the printer - any ideas?

2007-08-03 20:17:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Specifically: I have a Maxtor (Ultra ATA/133) 160 GB drive, running externally via an external power supply and casing. When installed for the first time, I had to limit the initial size to 137 GB, because of ATA restrictions. Now I am trying to reformat the drive to gain the extra 13 GB (binary vs. decimal), but Windows XP isn't showing me the unpartitioned space in Disk Manager. Also, Maxtor was bought by Seagate, and they didn't save any of Maxtor's help files.

I believe that the drive came with an installation disk to fix this, but it's been 6 years, and I can't find the disk.

Any ideas?

2007-08-03 20:09:54 · 2 answers · asked by snoflake404 3 in Other - Hardware

hi
my CPU fan [the one which is on cooling sink] makes lot of noise.Like when my pc starts it sounds like i have started some industry.plz can anyone tell what shud i do to reduce that noice.

2007-08-03 19:12:01 · 8 answers · asked by nitesh c 2 in Add-ons

The "Intel Core 2 duo" OR "AMD Anthlon 64 X2

2007-08-03 18:48:28 · 6 answers · asked by stale donut 1 in Add-ons

I have a GQ NX-L515 and Windows Vista. If I uninstall Windows and install Ubuntu, will my sound card, video cards, harddrive, etc be compatible?

2007-08-03 18:11:54 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Add-ons

Is the HP tx1000z a good laptop?

2007-08-03 18:06:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

K so heres my situation. I have $2000 at my disposal to buy a computer . I am going to grade 11 next year and there is only one active computer in the house. I share it with my brother and my father who use it constantly. I was looking into buying an Apple laptop, preferably a Macbook for $1907.85 Canadian. It's small, its fast, it would suit my needs.

Then I started looking into building custom desktop computers which are really cheap to do these days. I could built an
Intel core 2 duo at 2.4 ghz with 2 gigs of DDR2 ram at 667mhz with an 8800gts graphics card at 320mb for $1000. The case/ dvd burners etc I already have so basically thats all I need to upgrade to game on. I have an xbox 360 but I still prefer computer gaming. Should I invest my money in my old computer, which means in the end there will still be only one computer in the house, but it would be a great one, then spending double the money on a lesser speced laptop with a great OS. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-08-03 18:06:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

well I NEED to print something only we have lost the disk to download the printer. (got new comp, old printer though) What can I do? I have looked on there website and have found nothing. I have a hp Deskjet 5650. PLEASE HELP

2007-08-03 18:02:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-08-03 17:52:09 · 4 answers · asked by PixieStix 2 in Add-ons

When i watch movies posted on the internet which use media player it shows discontinuous a movie ie does not stream continuously.
It Show breaking pictures, what could be the cause

2007-08-03 17:51:38 · 4 answers · asked by sxteve 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i recently purchased a 750 gb external hard drive, but then when i checked the properties of the hard drive itself with my pc, it only has roughly 700 gb.

2007-08-03 17:49:38 · 4 answers · asked by Vokram 2 in Desktops

I've tried several new DVD-RW drives lately (Sony, Pioneer, Lite-on) and none worked. The drives ARE recognized and are listed in device manager and bios setup. When I insert a CD or DVD, it is recognized with the proper name and file list. If it is a DVD or audio CD, the tracklist comes up but either it wont play or i get an error (drive is malfunctioning or something). If it is a data CD, some files may open (like small images or text files) but usually, either the program hangs or i get an error message.

I've already tried several things:
- cleaned the lens
- tried different IDE cables
- tried the drive set as master and slave (even though it's the only thing connected to the secondary IDE channel)
- uninstalled NERO Burning ROM (i dont have any other CD or DVD programs)
- updated firmware

Because I've already tried several new drives, I'm absolutely sure that it's not the drives. Weird thing is that my old drives (a DVD drive and CD-RW drive) i got around 2002 still work fine.

2007-08-03 17:43:15 · 3 answers · asked by tzz1985 2 in Other - Hardware

i did something to my laptop computer with the settings and now my computers contrast is way too bright. i cannot adjust it from my keyboard so i am lost.the help panel tells me to go to my remote, click start and then settings...i dont use a remote control.duh! i am very lost!

2007-08-03 17:11:14 · 7 answers · asked by Dorie M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

some of the applications on my mac just suddenly sometimes shuts down. like safari, expecially when i go to "bigger" websites, and AIM.

just about everything on my mac is slow now... it takes me forever for something to open after i double click it.

i dunno much about computers really. can anyone give me sites or any advice on how i should handle my problem?

thanks

2007-08-03 17:09:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-03 16:46:46 · 12 answers · asked by meghanrene1985 1 in Desktops

I want to build a LOW cost Linux desktop Computer. I want it to run FC6 or UBUNTU. What hardware would I need? I'm wanting to spend around $200 - $250. Thank you.

2007-08-03 16:43:29 · 4 answers · asked by stultz_is 2 in Desktops

And what cant I do on a Mac

2007-08-03 16:14:10 · 8 answers · asked by Hola 2 in Desktops

2007-08-03 16:12:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

i bought a tablet to use in a computer game now i don't play anymore so what can i do with a tablet

2007-08-03 15:56:44 · 2 answers · asked by josefina 1 in Add-ons

My computer is so slow! I thought that if i had deleted some files for more memory it would work better and I defragment it like 2 times a day but it still lags! What do I need to fix this without paying alot of money?

2007-08-03 15:51:38 · 14 answers · asked by tophertoad 1 in Other - Hardware

I still cant decide which motherboard to get. I am going to get a sempron 2600+ from newegg for 20 dollars for my second computer that i am going to play around with and i want to over clock the 2600+ which is at 1.6ghz to at least 2.0ghz, would this be a decent board to do it with, because there are not that many socket 754 boards that support both agp and ddr that are around anymore and i know msi is realiable compared to the other brands of boards in which i have never had before, which include foxconn, biostar, and ecs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130058

2007-08-03 14:40:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

If I go back on XP with system restore say two days will my wife lose her notes she has made yesterday on works that are in my docs? thanks

2007-08-03 14:40:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-03 13:47:49 · 5 answers · asked by hiep n 1 in Add-ons

Going on holiday soon,,just wondered whether i would be able to surf the net,during the evenings,or is this not possible.
I live in the UK btw.

2007-08-03 13:33:31 · 9 answers · asked by terry 2 in Laptops & Notebooks