Hardware - September 2007

I know its not possible to do and be worth it in the end, but does anybody know of someone ever trying and succeeding in anything like replacing an old laptops innards with new ones?

my uncle built kind of a redneck laptop(if thats the right name for it). He just got compatible laptop parts and put them together in his thin home made case.

2007-09-26 14:07:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anime Lover Mike 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have 2 gigs of ram and processor is 2 gig AMD. running vista.

2007-09-26 13:26:41 · 2 answers · asked by brobrahbro 1 in Add-ons

i bought a used computer, its about 3-4 years old, and i bought a new video card(geforce fx 5700 ultra 128mb agp)

and the monitor turns off and the windows xp logo loads up.

do you have to get newer bios?

2007-09-26 13:17:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an HP Media Center PC that came preinstalled with an Nvidia GeForce 7350LE video card. I'd now like to upgrade that card to one that supports dual monitors. What's a good dual-monitor video card?

2007-09-26 12:47:37 · 4 answers · asked by answerer 1 in Monitors

ive been using the 7600gs for a few months now. one night i turn my pc on and the screen says "not connected". i took the 7600gs out and connect my monitor to my motherboard (integrated, 6100) and it works fine. put the 7600gs in and it won't work. the pc would run but the screen would just be blank as if the pc is not on. any clue on how to fix this? thanks

2007-09-26 12:38:15 · 4 answers · asked by ken 1 in Add-ons

i have an old pc that has a parallel port but no usb
i have another printer that i need to hook up but no parallel ports on printer only usb ho can i connect the printer to my pc. i think there might be an adapter but after googling i only saw cables that have the oposite of what i want please help

2007-09-26 12:25:21 · 5 answers · asked by 007bond 3 in Printers

I bought a gateway laptop a year ago. Everything was fine until it started to run very very slow. My husband redid the computer and now I do not have sound.

My computer does not even recognize its own sound card and I have no idea what to do. I tried going to the website and downloading the sound program but it tells me that I do not have a device mixer.

Please help. I want my sound back.

2007-09-26 12:20:21 · 3 answers · asked by Kristi P 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

When I ask a question and try tae include a www address, it never comes up in yon blue print. What am I doing wrong?? I can click on tae other folk's blue net stuff but mine just gets lost in the normal print. Any help wid be smashing.

2007-09-26 12:18:03 · 7 answers · asked by Angela M 7 in Printers

My monitor has two slots in the back, one is for VGA the other is for DVI and is a Dual Link type:
http://www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/tech/img/all-DVI-types.jpg
I need the 4th one on that picture

I want to be able to plug in my computer (VGA) aswell as my Xbox 360 at the same time. However with Only one VGA slot and both the computer and the Xbox using it I have to keep swapping them and changing them around.

Where can I get a converter which will change a VGA connector into a male DVI Dual Link so I can plug both into the monitor at the same time.

It is the Dual Link part I'm having trouble with as all suppliers seem to be selling the "DVI-I (Digital And Analogue) Dual Link" when what I need is "DVI-D (DVI Digital) Dual Link"

The DVI-I connector won't fit because there are extra pins anfd no holes for them

thanks

2007-09-26 12:08:36 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I use my computer for word processing, surfing the web, playing very low tech games.

2007-09-26 12:02:38 · 9 answers · asked by STAN H 1 in Desktops

my cousin gave my other cousin her old PC an XP since she got new one.....the problem with it she told us is that the cd drve doesnt work it doesnt read cds its an eMachine i also have an eMachine....and when u turn it on it says missing NTLDR ive seen that before on a laptop, i had a windows XP installer i used on a comp. i had, when i put the cd in it doesnt read on there comp like it does nothing it doesnt work it opens but doesnt read anything, so what can i do to make it read a cd so i can install XP on there computer...would a separate usb cd drive work and use that to replace the one already in the computer?? or are those only for burning ?? if it can work like that what kind (as long as its under $100)

2007-09-26 11:56:13 · 4 answers · asked by dmenace816 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm wanting to upgrade my video card but don't know what's compatible with my comp. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-09-26 11:41:14 · 2 answers · asked by samie8183 2 in Add-ons

I have a dell dimension 2400 desktop any recomandations on the mobo and video card i should upgrade to for around 50-120$ each?

2007-09-26 11:32:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

All i'm going to use it for is watching TV shows I got from iTunes and stuff....so it doesnt have to be fancy..

2007-09-26 11:29:42 · 3 answers · asked by cody 1 in Add-ons

Well, I have a Samsung 940MW LCD TV monitor. My problem is that when I use it as an HD TV with my Xbox 360 in 1080i, there is a white pixel which appears only against a dark enough background. The thing is, there are no pixel problems when the screen is being used with the PC. I also switched the 360 to Standard TV mode (ie non-HD) and the white pixel is nowhere to be found. It's the same case for running it 720p... Obviously, I'd much rather play in 1080i. I've never heard of a problem like this before and I haven't been able to correct the pixel using any of the techniques I've researched.
Also, there is sometimes a green stuck pixel which appears but I can get rid of this by turning the monitor and 360 off at the same time.... I'm not sure if that's what's actually causing it to disappear, but it seems to work. Anyway, this white pixel is annoying me greatly and all help is appreciated!

2007-09-26 11:29:14 · 3 answers · asked by salv MQ 2 in Monitors

2007-09-26 11:28:05 · 1 answers · asked by Ajay B 1 in Monitors

Whats the rule of thumb on checking if a power supply unit is compatible with my computer btw i have a dell dimesnion 2400 desktop wich im upgrading the mobo, video card, and ram.

2007-09-26 11:20:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have 2 different devices (a label printer and a digital camara) that work just fine when plugged into one of the USB ports that are built into my computer but don't work when I plug them into my USB hub. I'm out of internal ports (1 for the keyboard/mouse, 1 for the external disk drive, 1 for the USB hub that still has 2 other devices that work on it and 1 for a printer/fax/scanner device).

Will getting a PCI USB Card resolve this problem? Or do I need to play musical-USB-port with all the devices until I find a solution that works? Or is there a way to beef this up so that these more lightly used devices WILL work with the hub?

2007-09-26 11:10:21 · 6 answers · asked by retants 2 in Add-ons

2007-09-26 10:53:14 · 2 answers · asked by Aaron W 1 in Add-ons

My husband says it cheaper to let the computer
run all the time than to shut it down and reboot
it when you need it. He says it takes more electricity to boot it up than it does if you just
leave it running. Is that true?

2007-09-26 10:37:21 · 9 answers · asked by Jazzy Lady 5 in Desktops

I dont have a windows disk to re-install (if I delete everything) & the desktop is only 2 yrs old...so what would be my best option? I just use it for internet, music & photos so theres nothing really important on it.
Thanks for your help!

2007-09-26 10:27:05 · 11 answers · asked by Chianti500 3 in Desktops

ok we moved our computer, plugged up the speakers and everything, the speakers have power, ive checked the volume control and it wasnt on mute...what else could be wrong to make the speakers not work?

2007-09-26 10:18:20 · 4 answers · asked by then she killed my brain 3 in Monitors

2007-09-26 10:15:35 · 2 answers · asked by Clinton A 1 in Monitors

I need to see detail spreadsheet frequently. what is the cost of the device? need any software?

2007-09-26 10:10:28 · 11 answers · asked by Lim Y 2 in Desktops

2007-09-26 10:02:43 · 6 answers · asked by Tom C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Just wondering, theres ddr ddr2 ddr3 ram i know about that, but other than that is there anything else to worry about as far as ram compatability is concerned?(i know to get the same brand on both sticks and the same speed)

2007-09-26 09:59:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Gateway 3200S desktop computer. I have been running Windows XP Home Edition since I got this computer on December 17th 2004. It wasn't always that loud. I barely have any used space, and it has a 256 MB RAM, a 75 GB Hard Drive, and a Pentium 4 processor.

2007-09-26 09:28:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am planning to buy a used Compaq c501 laptop with 512 ram, 80 gb hd, windows vista and a dvd burner for 365.00 What should I check before I buy it? Is there any tests I can do.Like checking the task manager performance section? Checking for dead pixels.Please help.

2007-09-26 09:13:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Dell widecreen monitor. How can I get it to play powerpoints full size on the screen instead of those black bars on the sides?

2007-09-26 09:07:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I downloaded Maplestory hoping to get sucked in because of the anime look and feel of it and everytime I click to start the game it runs normal up and to the point where it trys to take you to the login screen and my screen just pops up saying my monitor frequency is out of frequency and it says I have 20 seconds before it power saves, I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete adn it goes back to the desktop with no problem. I don't have this problem with any other program. can you guys tell me how to fix my frequency or the problem I'm having?

2007-09-26 08:47:54 · 1 answers · asked by lyko367 2 in Monitors