Hardware - August 2007

Well I have a lexmark all in one installed on my puter been using it , but just reecently my computer is not letting me load up in normal mood it keeps restarting, so now the onlly thing i can work in is safe mode untill i can see why it's not loading up in normal mode.

so it says i don't have a printer installed in safemode.....
but when i go to printer and scanners it shows nothing but a white screen .

but when i go to unstall or remove prgrams it show that i have lexmark installed.. any ideas why it is not printing in safemode.. should i reinstall or what??? help

plus i did all the av and as runs and I dont have anything
except when i run the as it says trojans can't be delte and it says (4) I guess i have 4 trojans .. but i scan everyday

2007-08-20 07:20:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-20 07:12:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

ok i want to get TBC but im afriad it will take up to much RAM
is there a way i could like install it then uninstall world of warcraft then leave the burning crusade with my correct amount of RAM

2007-08-20 07:11:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-08-20 06:52:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a mid-90s Canon Starwriter 30 word processor with data stored on a couple of disks which I access quite regularly (I am a writer with two books stored on disk).

Can this data be transferred to a laptop in any way? (I am new to laptops and computing so I am not altogether sure)

2007-08-20 06:35:09 · 5 answers · asked by The Global Geezer 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-20 06:17:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-08-20 05:59:04 · 7 answers · asked by CJ100 2 in Add-ons

plz help me i want to buy a new ram to put with my old one

2007-08-20 05:54:50 · 8 answers · asked by nikos 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-08-20 05:54:19 · 2 answers · asked by Lisa G 1 in Printers

I just received my Dell Inspiron 1501 notebook in the mail and I noticed it goes dead rather quickly. After charging it for one full night, I only have 2 hours and 17 minutes worth of battery power left. This is the first laptop computer I have owned, so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if this is normal. Any ideas?

2007-08-20 05:48:39 · 14 answers · asked by Desiree 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

myself? Anyone had experience. The software which would recognize a DVD or CD in the drive says "no disk," or "insert a DVD/CD." I can hear it spinning but then it stops and there is no autoplay like ya usually get. I would rather not hire a tech. Help Answers, Community, please help.

Thank you!

p.s. Its an HP entertainment notebook ~ I need to install some virus software to update it asap

2007-08-20 05:39:36 · 1 answers · asked by Sleek 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

Everything else is above the recommended requirements but the processor is the only thing that is a concerned.

2007-08-20 05:12:15 · 3 answers · asked by bigtcos 2 in Desktops

Which one is best for a laptop and why?
A. Toshiba Satellite, Celeron® M : 520 :1.60GHz, with 512mb installed memory,
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats , Graphics: Radeon® Xpress 200M

B. Compaq Presario 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon ™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TK-53, 1024 mb installed memory, Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support , Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA)

C. Dell Inspiron 1501, AMD Mobile Sempron 3500+ (1.8GHz/512KB) , 512 mb installed memory, 24X Combo CD-RW/DVD for Inspiron 1501, Graphics: ATI RADEON Xpress1150 Xpress1150 with 256MB HyperMemory

2007-08-20 05:05:50 · 2 answers · asked by sadanyhevia 2 in Other - Hardware

About few days, when i turn on my laptop, first the laptop will come out the logo or picture of the company name.. toshiba, hp.. etc then when the logo disappear and it just stop at a black screen with a white colour '_' keeping flashing at the top left hand corner.. then it just stuck at that condition.. it was suppose to come to a screen that shows window XP picture with some blue colour line on the bottom which keep moving.. I had to try about 5 to 7 times on and off again or pat at it then it will turn back normal.. so what causes my laptop to react this way..?

2007-08-20 04:55:56 · 2 answers · asked by SKyLaR 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My mom and I got into a discussion re laptops. Can someone settle a few items for me. 1) Are laptops using Internet Explorer immune to viruses/spyware and 2) if the laptop is hooked up to another computer that does have antivirus/antispyware software on it, does that protect the laptop if it doesn't have any anti software on itself.

2007-08-20 04:28:38 · 2 answers · asked by SusieDarling 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

the scar on the silver surface was small but unfortunately, it's getting bigger every time I open the notebook...for the time being I keep it close but it can't go like that all the time, I need it for work

2007-08-20 04:08:50 · 7 answers · asked by Nim 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My monitor has been acting weird for the past week. Mostly the reds and browns are pixelated, but so are dark greens and other colors. I've tried turning off the whole computer for a couple hours (overnight), but it still didn't work. Do I need a new monitor or video card or something?

2007-08-20 04:03:08 · 3 answers · asked by LSN 2 in Monitors

2007-08-20 03:58:37 · 1 answers · asked by cyberyala 1 in Printers

2007-08-20 03:43:33 · 8 answers · asked by tinotoin 2 in Monitors

McAfeeOAS has been installed in my laptop,can i install any more.

2007-08-20 03:40:55 · 17 answers · asked by RAJ P 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

what should i do

2007-08-20 03:38:02 · 9 answers · asked by shipleyst 3 in Other - Hardware

I also know my screen lights may need to be turned up or down. But can working with a computer and after so long of looking at the screen cause you to need glasses from hurting your eyes from tp much strain.

2007-08-20 03:26:53 · 7 answers · asked by Tara R 1 in Monitors

2007-08-20 03:20:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I recently bought a Dell PC and when I got it, it was dead. No amount of pressing or holding the on button at the front would switch it on.
So I log onto Dell and speak to an adviser via their rather good technical chat facility. I then receive a call from the tech support adviser who I assume was calling from India by her accent.
Anyway to cut a long story short she asked me to open up the PC unit with a screwdriver and talked me through checking inside. I have no PC hardware skills so most of what she advised me to do went over my head. In the end I put it back together and an engineer is coming to look at it tomorrow.
Was this risky?. It seems odd for someone at Dell to ask a novice to open up a PC. I had no idea what I was doing and could have caused all sorts of damage. Also if the power lead was still connected (she asked me to plug it in while the case was open to check if it was working) could I have been electrocuted?

I'm concerned and wondered what others thought.

2007-08-20 03:16:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

It previously had 2x512MB @ 533MHz DDR2, of course...but as you may know, Vista with less than 2GB is awful.

So, I ordered 2x1GB of Kingston's Value RAM, and choose the 667MHz speed too, in the hope of faster performance too.

First it wouldn't boot.

Then it tried and then BSOD right before login.

But it worked a charm with 1x1GB, and 1x1GB + 1x512MB....

...which is how I left it.

So...memory was brand new, as was the computer.

I'm pretty sure it was Toshiba's cheapest new laptop available. 1.6GHz dual core, on board graphics, cheap plastic feel, loud fan, etc.

Any ideas here? Surely it should have taken 2GB....

Oh, and there was NOTHING in the BIOS to offer-up any help either.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

2007-08-20 03:13:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

if my monitor won't display anything? i can turn on the pc but the monitor would stay to orange light not blue.
blue by the way means that the monitor is on

2007-08-20 03:07:30 · 3 answers · asked by shiela marie m 2 in Monitors

2007-08-20 02:52:35 · 1 answers · asked by General - 2 in Add-ons

i have hard disk maxtor 160 g.b and when i need to install new os (windows xp sp2) i had to format the drive c during the installation of windows (quick with ntfs) but before that i had bachup my files to new folder at the last partition (it's size is 34 g.b) and after tha installation completed i ahd opened the backup folder but the surprise was very great: The folder is empty. but when i tried to find the size of all data on this partition it was 14.5 gb but when i opened the properties of the partition it told me that the used space is 21.6 g.b, so i think my data is still exist but i can't see it, can any one tell me what's happend and if it possible to restore my data how come to do that ???
Thank You
Basem

2007-08-20 02:48:17 · 1 answers · asked by basem 1 in Desktops

i lost my cd installer so i need to know where i can download the program of the motherboard type and install it properly. Dont give me suggestions to go to www.ecs.com.tw i already tried that and the model wasn't listed there.

2007-08-20 02:33:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I was just wondering when ever you watch tv shows about movies, or photos they all use Apple computers. Why is that?

2007-08-20 02:31:32 · 7 answers · asked by rrhockeygoalie11 1 in Desktops