Hardware - August 2007

The last few months I've heard nothing but great things about the iPhone... unfortunately I also heard nothing bad about MacBook Pro and I bought one which turned out to be a complete pile of sh!t -- we're talking absolutely ZERO ability to play games for $2500. Is the iPhone worth my $$ or just another scam?

2007-08-12 10:12:59 · 12 answers · asked by Chad 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought the MacBook Pro because Apple told me it would be better than a PC. They were completely full of sh!t and just fed me whatever bull they wanted to make a sale. The MacBook can't do ANYTHING. It works with virtually NO games. My neighbor bought himself a new HP laptop (same thickness as MacBook Pro) and he can do everything and MORE than my pile of hud can -- all at a fraction of the cost of what I paid!!! Seriously, why does Apple insist on screwing its customers?

2007-08-12 10:12:13 · 4 answers · asked by Chad 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The characters have dark patches and every thing is so jumpy.

2007-08-12 10:10:14 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I can control how hot, and when im not using it its lowest is 116 Degrees.... Is 160 degrees fahrenhiet Safe or what is the highest I can allow it to get

2007-08-12 10:09:33 · 4 answers · asked by Purtee56 3 in Desktops

I want to Know which one is the best

2007-08-12 10:07:53 · 5 answers · asked by mltn_portillo 2 in Add-ons

I was wondering if there was any device such as a usb or serial device that had an output that allowed the control of voltage for random hardware not connected to the compouter? I was going to try and write a device driver and use the serial port and its voltage pins, but I was wondering if there was this was already done?

2007-08-12 10:06:02 · 1 answers · asked by rockanthology 1 in Add-ons

I've tried looking for other drivers on the inernet can someone help?

2007-08-12 09:55:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

looking at buying a Dell Inspiron model but stuck between 2. both have similar a specs ( 2gb ram, vista etc.) just don't know which processor to go for:- intel core duo T7100 Processor (1.8GHz,800MHz,2MB L2 cache) or an AMD® Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL64?

2007-08-12 09:50:43 · 8 answers · asked by tom t 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

This gives my computer the ability to have bluetooth which i know some computers already have. But is it safe, could somebody nearby hack into a computer because of this bluetooth feature and what ways can you protect it.
Is this also true with a wireless internet?

2007-08-12 09:45:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I asked this question before, but the answers didn't help. So...
I recently purchased a Hanns-G HW191D LCD Flat Panel monitor and a eGe Force Nvidia 8500 GT graphics card. I hooked the monitor up and it won't show a picture until I reboot. Simply put, every time I want to see the screen, I have to boot twice. I have installed all of the drivers for both the graphics card and the monitor. When I first start the computer, it says "No Video Signal, Check Video Cable" I hear the computer boot, and start windows, but can't see anything. So I shut down, restart and the monitor works perfectly fine. I cant seem to figure out the problem. Thank you in advanced for any help.
Drivers are installed
Monitor is securely connected
BIOS is setup
Video Card works fine with another monitor
Monitor works fine with another computer

2007-08-12 09:43:34 · 3 answers · asked by dude605 3 in Monitors

2007-08-12 09:40:10 · 5 answers · asked by chestermack@verizon.net 1 in Other - Hardware

how to reformitt my hard drive ? everytime i start up my computor and window xp try to load , it crashes. I had this problem befor and had it service several times. which the technition have to reformitt the hard drive. now i'm having the same problem. So i will like to learn to reformitt my own hard drive and reload programs my self. i did back up my important datas. I know i have flowing viruses in my computor somewhere. please help thank you W.G

2007-08-12 09:30:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking for suggetions on what kind of sound card I should get for a basic upgrade on a Dell Optiplex GX110. The sound components on it now (which are defective) are built into the motherboard, but I do have a couple of expansion slots available for an upgrade. Let me stress, I don't need a $100 or $200 super card with all the bells and whistles. Just something basic for my basic stereo speakers, and basic subwoofer. I can shop just as easily on line for a sound card as anybody, but I'm a bit confused by all the techno-babble specs these cards offer. Any suggestions?

2007-08-12 08:50:28 · 5 answers · asked by remlap47 2 in Add-ons

2007-08-12 08:37:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

dear all i need help i don't know why my computer did not detect my USB drive.i thought it is because of virus but when i tried it on other pc the pc detect my USB drive and there was not virus in it.please help me

2007-08-12 08:33:23 · 3 answers · asked by zainal s 1 in Add-ons

My 1st drive is full but I had a 2nd slave drive installed. How do I add the 1000's of songs that I still need to add to the slave drive ? When I open the drive I placed a "Music" folder in their but when I start to transfer my music is transfers VERY slow , am I doing this right ? Please Help !

2007-08-12 08:33:04 · 2 answers · asked by God LikeLee 2 in Add-ons

Will any of the following games work on my graphic card:
Fable, Lost Planet, and Titan Quest

My graphic card is a NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150

2007-08-12 08:32:03 · 9 answers · asked by _kish_ 3 in Other - Hardware

if it is possible how can i fix it???

2007-08-12 08:12:05 · 3 answers · asked by maie 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi im trying to switch back to windows me to save space on my harddrive im on xp but i want to switch back and im doing what the instructions say online and it always says not enough space to creat dos partition. What am i suppose to do and how can i fix that problem.

2007-08-12 07:48:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a toshiba satellite laptop.when it turns on,it works fine.then a black screen comes up and says there was an error starting and it gives me options to start with recent settings,normaly,or on safe mode.I tried all and it keeps doing it.when I go to start normally,the windows home edition loading screen comes up and then a blue screen comes up for like a second not giving me enough time to read.what do I do? Please help.it is a laptop used for church so it cannot have a virus.please reply at hugorganista@tmail.com

Thanks in advance

2007-08-12 07:47:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i'm confused.the prices vary so much on brands.i want to get an 8gb to download music to play on my car receiver.i can buy an pny for much less than a sandisk.will i be gaining any music playback advantage if i purchase a higher price brand as opposed to a pny.

2007-08-12 07:01:55 · 7 answers · asked by Tom B 1 in Add-ons

when i was online the electric went off then back on now i cant get back online i have a E-Machine

2007-08-12 07:00:09 · 2 answers · asked by hicjs513 1 in Add-ons

when i was online the electric went off then back on now i cant get back online i have a E-Machine

2007-08-12 06:57:45 · 3 answers · asked by hicjs513 1 in Add-ons

If a computer system is said to have for example an "intel 2 duo processor (1.8 Ghz)" does this mean it has 2 processors of 1.8 ghz speed, or 2 processors which combined give it a processing power of 1.8 ghz?

2007-08-12 06:54:49 · 6 answers · asked by Mordent 7 in Desktops

My tv doesn't have one of those plugins like the computer have for the monitor. So are there any that i can plug into the back of the computer that converts on the other end so that i can plug it into my tv so that i can have audio and video? Main objective is to play a movie from my computer and watch it on the big screen. Where would i find one?

2007-08-12 06:44:07 · 8 answers · asked by Spencer W 1 in Monitors

presently i am having home edition of XP installed i want to upgrade to express edition and i am having the cd's of express edition plz help

2007-08-12 06:43:36 · 1 answers · asked by Prit 1 in Add-ons

2007-08-12 06:29:15 · 4 answers · asked by The Natural 1 in Desktops

My moniter is a 17 inch IBM G70.....on the left side it is kind of wavy...it looks sort of like this

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5714/boxaw3.png

that is just a drawing from paint..but it is just wavy on the left side...what can i do

2007-08-12 06:10:26 · 6 answers · asked by Aaron K 2 in Monitors

have a HP Pavillion Laptop that wont start up. when turned on it directs you to a black page with the: open in safe mode, safe mode with networking, and best configuration, and start windows normally, ive did them all and it just send you back to the same black page with those options. how do i fix it

2007-08-12 05:44:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Computer makers use the former in their ads, but to my mind giga- sounds bigger than mega-, so why are they using it?

2007-08-12 05:36:12 · 6 answers · asked by Bill P 1 in Desktops