Hardware - August 2007

2007-08-14 12:17:59 · 15 answers · asked by gurlstarr 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok like i took my sd card out of my laptop without using "saftly remove" thing...now all the pics are gone off it...it erased the whole memory card....is there anything i can do???? what is the possibilty of it eraseing cause i always do it and nothing happenss??

2007-08-14 12:00:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

help. what happened was that one night instead of shutting my laptop down i just pressed the off button. ive tried taking out the battery and holding the button for thirty serconds and that doesnt work. what happens is that my laptop will turn on but once it is about to go to the screen where you sign into vista it stays black in the transition and wont do anything. it will just stay black. what do i do? it is a compaq presario v60000 laptop. PLZ HELP!!!!!!!

2007-08-14 12:00:08 · 2 answers · asked by FerFer 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have the sims 2 and i want it 2 run perfect, i already have a 8600 gts, so i would just need one more, is this possible? i hear something with the word sli, s.l.i, i dont know wut that meanss

2007-08-14 10:43:58 · 2 answers · asked by theatlantawestin 1 in Add-ons

I was wondering if it is possible to do a Microsoft delete key function on a Mac. I know that the delete key is the same as BKSpace on Microsoft. Is there a function key you can use to do a BKSpace going the other way like a delete key does on a PC?

2007-08-14 10:41:30 · 2 answers · asked by cory s 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

What is the best new nvidia graphics card to buy for value and speed. I have a nvidia TNT video card and was looking to upgrade my video card because of my recent purchase of Microsoft flight simulator X. Would It be worth it to upgrade the vidoe card. Looking in range up to $120.

2007-08-14 10:37:59 · 2 answers · asked by camaross427 2 in Add-ons

I have this hard drive:

http://www.medion.de/md8820/nl/_content/zusprodukte/hdd2go_ultra_01.jpg

In my model though the only difference to this picture is the screw holes in the back of my unit have been covered over. Theres really not much way to open the case up unless I wanted to risk breaking it.

The thing is, the aluminum case can get hot enough to fry an egg... and according to the manufacturer it is "not harmful to your Hard Drive" ...idiots. Short story is that the company that makes it will not say much to the fact that they have built and sold a dodgey piece of trash - though in fairness it was remarkably cheap to suit.

I'd rather not buy another one so please don't suggest it - I just want to know if you know of anything I can add on to the case, like a fan or heatsink, and where I might attach it onto this particular drive.

Thanks in advance

2007-08-14 10:28:27 · 3 answers · asked by Overheal 4 in Add-ons

i plan on buying a cheap Emachines computer to play nothing but World of Warcraft since the computer i have now is really close of being completely useless. theres a hardware problem but the whole entire thing is practically messed up anyway

heres a link

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8398708&st=emachine&type=product&id=1179877267997

would this be able to run world of warcraft with little or no lag?

2007-08-14 10:17:58 · 4 answers · asked by Kev 1 in Add-ons

"http://www.lanshack.com/50-Ft-Cat-6-Patch-Cable--P2492C5.aspx"

is the url

2007-08-14 10:07:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

have not got a clue wot to do i downloaded nero and latest windows media player 11

2007-08-14 09:32:32 · 7 answers · asked by cutiewidabootie 2 in Add-ons

is AMD really worst than intel? I need an expert's advice. So don't tell me anything like amd is better for gaming and vice versa or AMD heats faster

thx

2007-08-14 09:32:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm buying a laptop to play the sims 2 and maybe 2 of the expansion packs. This is the info on it. Will it run the game ok???

-PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
-OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
-DISPLAY Anti-glare, widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900)
-VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
-MEMORY 3GB, DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (1GB x 2GB)
-HARD DRIVE Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
-OPTICAL DRIVE CD writer / DVD player (Combo Drive)
-WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
-BATTERY OPTIONS 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
-SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition

2007-08-14 09:25:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

do you need ink in your printer to scan something?

2007-08-14 09:17:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I have a Dell Xp.. If i buy a externel hard drive do i need an interal one too..can i run my computer off the external?

2007-08-14 09:16:23 · 7 answers · asked by mark c 1 in Desktops

2007-08-14 09:07:46 · 4 answers · asked by amb6487 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-14 09:03:24 · 1 answers · asked by caty 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

can't connect to the internet and the ethernet controller, pci device, pci simple communications controller, sm bus controller, and video controller (vga compatible) are all saying the driver needs to be installed. where can i get these drivers besides the internet?

2007-08-14 09:01:26 · 2 answers · asked by Palmetto Body Shop 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-08-14 08:01:08 · 14 answers · asked by ALICE B 3 in Monitors

The operating system(windows xp home edition) is corrupt. Ive tried repairing it with no luck. However i know that the memory is still there. I could fix the computer but i would loose all memory. Is there a way to back it up so that when i erase the memory and fix the pc i can just load my memory from burned recordable cds?

Also the bios works, does that mean my memory is still there?

2007-08-14 07:38:28 · 9 answers · asked by Felliph3 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-08-14 07:32:19 · 5 answers · asked by sagar 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought my 2 year old daughter a computer. I got a pink keyboard and mouse for her. Does anyone know where I can get a cute computer monito cover for a little girls computer?

2007-08-14 07:26:54 · 1 answers · asked by csmithballsout 4 in Monitors

I have bought a dell Latitude D510 but original owner is no where to be found... i called dell but they wont help can anyone help me?

2007-08-14 07:25:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-14 07:22:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

know that i got an intel pentium 4 of 3.00 GHz and thats all.
I thought i could get it through hardware prorerties but no way...
Searched in windows help but still no way to get it...

2007-08-14 07:16:18 · 7 answers · asked by arno k 1 in Other - Hardware

I just got this camera and it has always worked fine, but all of a sudden when i plug it into my computer, for some reason my computer dosnt reconize it? It says like an error has occured during instalation, so ive tried plugging it into a different usb port, ive tried uninstalling the driver and reinstalling it, restarting my computer, and nothing works, it worked just fine a week ago and all of a sudden out of no where it dosnt..

2007-08-14 07:11:03 · 3 answers · asked by brewer37 1 in Add-ons

My Uncle just gave me a front panel that he had that comes with the SB Audigy 2. It's connected to the sound card and power properly but, I can't get it to work. Do I need additional software for it? Drivers? Any other thoughts?

2007-08-14 06:37:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-08-14 06:33:39 · 4 answers · asked by Janet 2 in Add-ons

hi all,
when im on my laptop and i close the lid, it automatically goes into stand by mode within a few seconds and i was wondering if anyone knows how i can stop it from going into stand by and let it run normally even when the lid is closed.

2007-08-14 06:20:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-14 06:13:01 · 8 answers · asked by unbelieverskateboards 1 in Desktops

Hello
I have a nVIDIA fx 5200 graphics card.
but my videos don seem to work..i mean they are dispalyed as though my system were in safe mode....yeah those poor colors.
Can anyone give a solution?

2007-08-14 06:02:50 · 1 answers · asked by Mol 2 in Add-ons