Hardware - September 2007

why do circuit boards smell of tcp when you cut them/grind them etc? i assume its the stuff that holds the fiberglass layers together? if so whats it made from?

2007-09-19 04:13:30 · 5 answers · asked by peter w 1 in Other - Hardware

what does it mean?

2007-09-19 03:59:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

ok my computer is crazy right now ok well when i get in a program my computer shuts down then it wont play any of music and my dvd wont play ether but its just crazy turning off when im in the middle of something

2007-09-19 03:56:51 · 9 answers · asked by AgM 1 in Monitors

I just got a new laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. I hooked up my HP 6110xi printer, and found out that I can't print in grayscale, it always prints in color.

I print out a lot of lecture slides, and would prefer to not use color because of the amount of slides that there are, but when I try to print anything, pdf files, websites; anything in grayscale, it always comes out in color, even when I click the option to only use the black cartridge only (and yes there is ink in the black cartridge).

I cant just download HP drivers for the printer since HP no longer offers them for that model, since Vista is supposed to have the drivers necessary for it. I know that this isn't a unique problem with this model and windows vista, but I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere.

2007-09-19 03:56:10 · 1 answers · asked by z3relic 2 in Printers

The typed part of the receipt/invoice is good. The part where the customer wrote in his own handwriting was undecipherable. It looked like another language. What can be done to scan it and send it to a place on my computer that will transfer it correctly so that I can read it and print it.

2007-09-19 03:43:34 · 2 answers · asked by maplesyrup09 2 in Scanners

2007-09-19 03:36:18 · 4 answers · asked by Avey Khali 1 in Add-ons

It's one of those mics that you plug into the middle port under the mousepad in the front of the computer. If I don't use a mic, I can hear the recording, but not too loudly. If I do use a mic, I can't hear the recording at all.

Laptop is HP Pavilion dv/6000


Thanks

2007-09-19 03:34:18 · 3 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

When booting my pc from floppy, I cannot see C Drive, or CD-Rom, even though I have a CD-ROM driver (MSCDEX001.EXE) on the floppy.
Please help.
Thanks.

2007-09-19 03:30:51 · 2 answers · asked by Sylvester L 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a brand new black ink cartridge, although the color is very low. I want to print in black, but it won't let me, saying unsupported cartridge.

It is dell computer and printer, called the photo 924. I just ordered this new black cartridge from dell, and it printed once, then it started saying unsupported cartridge, install a correct print cartridge.

2007-09-19 03:13:03 · 3 answers · asked by WILL 2 in Printers

I know traditionally monitors are measured diagonally - but what about the new widescreen models? Is a 19" widescreen monitor still 19" from corner to corner?

2007-09-19 02:47:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Also, do I need to go into the BIOS and change any settings? If so, how is this procedure done?

2007-09-19 02:38:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

is there a free software that could do it?

2007-09-19 02:38:11 · 3 answers · asked by dawz 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi guys, i'm having this prob wif dual channeling of RAM. As for now my MB is (http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=945P_Platinum&class=mb)
and my RAM is VS2GBKIT667D2(1 GB X 2 DDR2 667 )(http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx)
i check the MSI site it says my MB can suuport dual channel
but when i check wif cpu-z it says i'm on single channel..
any advise or help??

2007-09-19 01:40:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2 weeks ago I installed a midi controller to my PC. As I was installing it my computer froze and I had to restart it as it was the only option I had.

When I restarted the PC the fan kept spinning and nothing happended. So I rebooted it again and the computer didn't start at all !! After waiting for about 10 minutes and I started the computer again. But this time just as the XP logo came up on the monitor at startup I got a blue screen which said "Hardware Malfunction, Contact hardware vendor ".
From them every time I started the computer I got the same message and PC restarts itself.
Now my computer won't start at all. I have even replaced the power supply. But nothing happens when I turn on the computer.
Can someone please help. Thanks

2007-09-19 01:32:47 · 6 answers · asked by Darren 1 in Desktops

When I turn my computer on, the desktop loads but the system freezes for a couple of minutes before I can do anything

Why does this happen?

I s there anything I can do to stop this?

2007-09-19 01:21:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a Laptop, TOSHIBA A100-233,it has on board Intel Graphic Card,Can I Replace it with GeForce GraphicCard

2007-09-19 00:53:26 · 4 answers · asked by murtuza79 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-19 00:37:36 · 1 answers · asked by shrigopal 1 in Monitors

I recently got a computer at a yard sale, but it doesn't have a hard drive. I was planning on getting one and installing windows xp on it, and I need to know what hardware the computer has. Like, what kind of video card, sound card, processer, display driver(like, mine has an intel 845g...that kind). But how do I find that out?

2007-09-19 00:34:05 · 8 answers · asked by corvettecraz92 2 in Desktops

I have the habit of using the monitor as a white board. Although the white board is also within my reach, I find it easier to write on the monitor itself because I have to move (and rotate the chair) a bit to reach the whiteboard.
Now my friend is telling me that this is not good for the monitor. Is it true that this can cause damage to the monitor?

2007-09-19 00:01:34 · 2 answers · asked by vijay a 1 in Monitors

2007-09-18 23:47:31 · 4 answers · asked by dan4o 1 in Other - Hardware

Please answer this question....

2007-09-18 23:37:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I created a new account for myself and i set the account type as administrator. I had logged off and logged on my moms account again and while logging off from there, i clicked log off twice....is that bad?? becoz after that when i restarted the computer I could not see the originial administrators account and i could only see mine!!! however, when i checked in c: drive, I could see all the administrators files and applications....but i can see the account on the log on page!!!!! Is the account deleted or what??? if it is, why can i still see my moms files?? pleaase help!! my mom had important stuff on the account!!!!

2007-09-18 23:05:04 · 4 answers · asked by numetalrox 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am planning to upgrade my processor, i had look at my motherboard's manual but it tells only the supported socket type and FSB. the socket is socket A and the supported FSB are 200/266/333 Mhz. it didnt tell the supported clock speed of processor but my motherboard has its pins for frequency selection, it supports 100/133/166 Mhz, i dont know what those for, help me understand these matters in order to decide choosing new processor for my motherboard. by the way my processor is amd duron with 1.6Ghz of clock speed and a model M7VIG motherboard. tnx..

2007-09-18 22:19:41 · 4 answers · asked by edson b 1 in Other - Hardware

without open pc.

thanks

2007-09-18 21:16:36 · 7 answers · asked by marium i 1 in Desktops

2007-09-18 20:51:47 · 3 answers · asked by andre p 1 in Add-ons

I am using CoolerMaster 850W Real Power and Core 2 Quad, ASUS P5N-32E and 2GB Ram etc.

2007-09-18 20:04:14 · 3 answers · asked by Aman 2 in Other - Hardware

Is there a way to get the contents out of my harddrive. Can I attach it to another computer as a slave drive

2007-09-18 20:02:38 · 5 answers · asked by John 1 in Desktops

i had a nasty pop-up problem earlier but it has subsided for now. however, my antivirus expires in a week and i don't want to renew it for another year. is 3 years too short to keep a computer? i'm looking to buy a laptop during the holiday season. how often should computers be replaced? i don't use for anything special...just word processing, web surfing, and downloading music and such. i'm not a gamer or some media buff that needs the best stuff. what do you guys think?

2007-09-18 18:51:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I wanna upgrade my computer's RAM, but i'm not sure if it will run faster than before. What's the difference with upgrade the processor (I mean in its speed)?

2007-09-18 18:40:56 · 14 answers · asked by Wicax 2 in Desktops

computer, processor, dell

2007-09-18 18:37:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks