Hardware - September 2007

I'm looking to buy a laptop for college. don't plan on doing lots of gaming either

2007-09-30 16:16:23 · 5 answers · asked by Dan the Man 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have two computers(both in bedrooms) that are on a wireless network. I want to buy a printer that i could put in the living room and not have to worry about wiring it to a computer or a router or whatever. Is there such thing and if there is do you know of a good model?

2007-09-30 16:03:45 · 7 answers · asked by greasydame 3 in Printers

I know this is a popular topic but I was wondering if some people can give me insight on my personal needs:

RIght now I am leaning toward the E6850 processor. I do not do ANY video editing and I only do one task at a time. I enjoy playing games and when I play them I want to enjoy myself (Company of Heroes, Flight Sim X, Battlefield 2, etc).

I know that Quad core is the future but I would rather use the higher FSB speeds and the faster processing speed right now since no application really uses quad core technology yet and in a few years buy a quad core chip (my motherboard is going to support both core 2 duo and quad). I am not planning on overclocking at all. In performance testing, the E6850 was very close to the quads and even outperformed them on certain tasks....but on almost every forum I read, people are recommending the quads over the Core 2 Duos without even taking how the chip will be used into consideration. Any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance!

2007-09-30 15:40:01 · 4 answers · asked by Uzi900 2 in Desktops

The computer is a compaq evoP4 and the monitor is a HP pavillion.what do I blame.Some games I have had before but cant get them again.It has 1.8 GHZ and 256hb ram.

2007-09-30 15:33:04 · 3 answers · asked by tony c 2 in Monitors

i have dual OS, windows vista and fedora core 7.i delete the partition of linux using disk management utility under windows vista. but when i reboot my computer, there is a grub promp appear and i don't enter my vista os. if anyone have any solution please help me.

2007-09-30 15:31:31 · 6 answers · asked by sumit n 1 in Desktops

I wanna be able to watch all my downloaded videos on the TV screen and it's kinda not possible with cables as there's a bit of a distance from my study room to the lounge room, so I'm guessing I'd need something wireless.

What is the name of the device I need? Would this device be able to display anything appearing on my computer screen to the TV (video playing wise)?

Thank you...

2007-09-30 15:25:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-09-30 15:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by majax79 4 in Other - Hardware

i didnt tell u all of it... it said that and with a pixel shader support. I have no clue what this is. I need to know what it is and then i need to know if i can get it for my Toshiba (Intel Centino Duo) laptop. I bought the Lego Star Wars Game for PC.

2007-09-30 15:17:18 · 3 answers · asked by eragon1029 2 in Add-ons

2007-09-30 15:17:15 · 3 answers · asked by timespiral 4 in Desktops

I need to learn some stuff about computers, is there a site that can just tell me the "dummy" stuff about it?

2007-09-30 15:16:48 · 15 answers · asked by Amber N 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a update for Via/s3g Unichrome IGP to play the sims 2 because, the game is to slow for me to play it on.

2007-09-30 14:59:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-09-30 14:59:48 · 9 answers · asked by truthrobot 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Do you think flash memory will become the hardrives of tomorrow?

2007-09-30 14:57:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-30 14:38:00 · 9 answers · asked by Justin F 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-30 14:32:46 · 2 answers · asked by Waqass 2 in Other - Hardware

could be

2007-09-30 14:29:21 · 5 answers · asked by casper 1 in Desktops

Can I recover my motherboard, what could I do. Is there other way? This is what I get when isolete the memory, I had tried others to retrieve my system, is this critical? It has an error on missing and corrupted file in config/system32. HELP!

2007-09-30 14:28:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

whille i use my laptop its pluged, i wanna know what is the difference from a laptop and a desktop.

2007-09-30 14:08:26 · 5 answers · asked by jamorrina 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

what should i do? i told everyone i would!Why!!!


If your wondering what's the problem.. my printer won't work.. why? i have NO idea... it's getting annoying and i can't just "buy" a new one.


It's a Lexmark....Z720
Why won't it print...

AH.. THIS IS GETTING REALLY ANNOYING..


my science homework depends on it!
help?
pretty.. please?

2007-09-30 14:01:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Do they sell dual processor computers anymore? What does it mean when it says dual core? I'm in the market to get a new computer. Thanks.

2007-09-30 13:55:14 · 4 answers · asked by Jack O 1 in Desktops

wat da causes

did memtest 2 hour passed
did burnin test failed very likely it crashed
testing seagate hd--passed long test but now doing extended generic test

in bios i saw my cpu going to 47 degrees
but still it doesn't take much work to boot windows even if that IS high... so

just pretend i didn't tell u this but tell me da casuses of boot freezes... btw i have both xp and vista on hd 3 partitions .. all done at da same time> (well xp then vista)3rd partition is just
a media drive.... both fails to boot... it boots 2 safemode... but not with safemode with networking...

2007-09-30 13:48:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My husband's computer died, but the hard drive still works. I want to replace the hard drive on my computer with his old one, but I want the same programs and everything. There are some programs on my hard drive that I purchased online, so I don't have a CD or anything, and would have to buy them again if I wanted just to use his. Is there any way of doing this?

2007-09-30 13:45:05 · 4 answers · asked by Liz217 2 in Desktops

2007-09-30 13:29:16 · 3 answers · asked by nkcgd1 1 in Other - Hardware

if i get a external hardrive to my laptop will the movies on the laptop run faster. my laptop is 4gb and the external harddrive is 40gb when i play videos on the laptop they play slow without the external harddrive but if i get one will the videos play faster

2007-09-30 13:27:06 · 3 answers · asked by david 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a gateway laptop with windows 98 and I accedently uninstalled the sound. I have had my computer for a few years so I don't have all those cd's anymore that came with it. Is there a download that I can do to get the sound back?

2007-09-30 13:26:38 · 5 answers · asked by cupcakes519@att.net 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I don't really know a lot about Macs, but I do know I want one! I use Limewire, and other downloaded programs for stuff like converting YouTube videos a lot. Can I do that on a Mac? Or would I need a special program?

2007-09-30 13:22:09 · 4 answers · asked by eC 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

How to set up my laptop to connect to the internet on the go ?

What should I buy and/or subscribe ? How much do they cost ?

2007-09-30 13:20:39 · 3 answers · asked by kenneth h 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

spend any where from 500 to at the most 700 on one. Its the Mhz and G that get me. Memory speed. I've got a E Machine 512MB ram 64 proc. 3700+ Desk top but never had a lap top and what is the difference between the lap and notebook? anything? Thanks so much for your help. Me.

2007-09-30 13:12:39 · 3 answers · asked by sunnydays 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ive got a Fujitsu Siemens laptop, had it for about 4 months. It was unable start and I had tried to do a system restore but didn't work so in desperation, mistakingly restored it to it's factory settings today.
It is working now (although has crashed today already) but I just wondered if there is any chance of getting a microsoft word document i really need back! I haven't reinstalled microsoft word yet?
I am really useless with computers so any answers in lehmans terms if possible please. Thanks in advance!

2007-09-30 13:11:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600. I am running Sims 2( yes I know, huge file. Have never had a problem until about a week ago when i installed a new expansion. Very laggy, horrible. I cleaned out my drve, ran my spyware, defragged, disk clean up. I cleared out about 6 gigs of memory. Now the game runs great until the fan turns on. As soon as the fan comes on its lag central. IF I close , Let it cool and let the fan turn off, reload its good again until the fan hits. Any ideas????

2007-09-30 12:47:48 · 6 answers · asked by Laura P 2 in Laptops & Notebooks