Hardware - September 2007

dell windows xp

2007-09-03 10:02:32 · 1 answers · asked by Kai G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

When air traffic control in LA bogged down, it was due to "computer glitch" which not only disrupted operation but placed public safety at risk. Similar problems happen in banking, and commerce, and even government. The vulnerability of computers is such that when they malfunction, everything else go haywire. When I was in the Navy, we had fifteen different ways that we could stir the ship just in case we lose primary steering. Can't the industry install "standby" systems so that disruptions can be minimized during a main computer malfunction?

2007-09-03 10:02:31 · 5 answers · asked by Don S 5 in Desktops

hi i have a toshiba satellite a100 and i just installed a new copy of windows xp professional. the cds that came with the laptop is an all in one thing that includes a copy of windows xp home i cannot get to the drivers. now i have no internet, no audio, none of my usb drivers work help!!!

2007-09-03 09:48:08 · 3 answers · asked by lybrian1 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-03 09:46:25 · 1 answers · asked by dherberto 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-03 09:33:50 · 7 answers · asked by Andrew M 1 in Desktops

i have the restoration cd but it keeps sending me to A:\> help what do I do to ge this junk working again

2007-09-03 09:29:09 · 4 answers · asked by ankhetif 2 in Desktops

Im downloading 27 films but they come as 1 download, the total size is 22.38 gig. The estimated time is about 9 days, averaging about 30kb/s. Will my PC overheat or is it ok to have it on for this long. Also, if i switched it off for a while then turned it back on would the download continue from where it had got to (13% at present time), or would it be lost.

2007-09-03 09:13:37 · 17 answers · asked by Gray 3 in Desktops

HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 Processor
ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

I want a system to edit video as well as handle most games.. What do you suggest?

2007-09-03 09:06:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Is this computer alright for a student?

I have a dell dimension 4700. Its has 512 mb of Ram and 80 gb of hd. It's a pretty fast computer but its getting old. It's also a windows xp media center edition 2005 but it's my mom's. I want my own pc but don't want a expensive 1. I'm only going to use it for watching and burning music and videos. Pus surf the web with a wireless router.

Here is the link of the computer for the new computer http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...

Any opinion is helpful.


Also if anyone could tell me if I need a wireless card or I just hook it up to a phone line with a router.


If the computer I'm using now is connected to Internet using a ethernet cord directly to the phone line. Can I like plug the router in to the new computer then another phone line. P.S. I use speedstream 100 mbps not dialup.

2007-09-03 08:56:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

This is a dv5000 series HP laptop and I'm selling it after using for a year and so. I want to DELETE everything for good as I don't want the person I'm selling it will try to recover data. I'm concerned to use the "seagate zero fill" utility as I'm afraid it'll delete something useful for my laptop to be recognized by the restore cd, because I've experienced similar problems in the past. What should I do to simply recover my actual and old (already deleted by windows) data in a safe way? I have to do it this night. Thank you very much for any useful information you'll provide me.

2007-09-03 08:51:19 · 8 answers · asked by Б℮ﻛŦ└ΩΩρ 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My mom's printer is printing out funny symbols and wingdings when she asks it to print. What could be wrong?

2007-09-03 08:44:12 · 8 answers · asked by lost.in.love 4 in Printers

I'm asking that question since my dads place I'm moving to doesn't have internet. I want to get it (plus he doesn't even have cable *shudder*). I have a Dell Inspiron 6000.

Thanks for your help!

2007-09-03 08:32:16 · 3 answers · asked by Colly 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-03 08:24:35 · 18 answers · asked by bingogirl1938 1 in Desktops

2007-09-03 08:14:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Have an old pentium (2 or 3?) with 256 meg RAM and Windows XP home edition. I want to use this computer for experimentation of installing Linux OS on it. 2 partitions that exists, the largest is used for Windowz (! obviously). I want the floppy to contain the partitioning program as well. My plan is to format my C: drive (? not sure if Linux recognizes my peripherals and has drivers for them?). Am I on the right path? I am depending on finding the required drivers on the net while installing Linux. Have highspeed internet.

2007-09-03 07:49:30 · 3 answers · asked by bamygol 1 in Desktops

I have a problem with my cd drive and when I put a cd there it gives me two notices : the first one is : Please insert a disk into drive D: and the second notice is : D: is not accessible the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.So can U tell me pls whats going on,do I have a software or a hardware problem? Do I need to formatt my laptop or buy a new cd drive? Thanx so much for the help.

2007-09-03 07:40:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a problem with my cd drive and when I put a cd there it gives me two notices : the first one is : Please insert a disk into drive D: and the second notice is : D: is not accessible the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.So can U tell me pls whats going on,do I have a software or a hardware problem? Do I need to formatt my laptop or buy a new cd drive? Thanx so much for the help.

2007-09-03 07:40:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I ordered my Compontnets, and they came earlier today, and have nearly finished building my pc.

Though i have one problem.

This is what it says in my motherboard manual:

1.6.1 ATX power connectors:

ATXPWR1 : ATX 24-pin - DONE that bit

ATX12V 8pin Power connector

This one supplies power to the CPU. The system will not start without connecting power to this one.

Thats the one im stuck on, its an 8-pin (2rows 4across)

And it gives the impression i need to plug a power supply cable to this socket, but i appear not to have any 8pin leads off my PSU.

Im using a Coolermaster eXtreme 500w PSU and an Abit AN52 mobo. (AMD)

Do i need an 8pin connector or could i use two 4pins possibly.?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but im abit of a nub at this stuff so any help is apprechiated.



-Sam

2007-09-03 07:37:46 · 7 answers · asked by ChrisW 3 in Desktops

2007-09-03 07:35:49 · 1 answers · asked by Diane Q 1 in Scanners

It's an Epson Stylus printer

2007-09-03 07:32:07 · 1 answers · asked by DAVID P 1 in Printers

hp deskjet 3820

2007-09-03 07:30:22 · 2 answers · asked by dragonthewild2003 1 in Printers

i bought lexmark company scanner, i have a project work report of my seniors. please anybody give solutions for my problems? 1)how can i scan all the pages contiuously in RTF format or JPG format, without clicking for every page 'SAVE' option.2)currently i scaned 100pages in TIF format, but unexpectedly the electricity turned off and no back up of my ups & i did not save those pages. how can i recover them? any alternative ideas for scanning and saving? i waiting for ur reply.

2007-09-03 07:28:03 · 2 answers · asked by rupa4uf 1 in Scanners

i am planning on buyin a laptop but i do not know if it can be hooked up to an external hard drive as laptops general hold little hard drive space.

2007-09-03 07:26:04 · 22 answers · asked by scasolari1 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I cant get it to centralise properly.Each time i try,the image ends up down one side of the paper with half of the text off the page.I've tried all the settings and have used about 20 sheets so far.Any pointers?

2007-09-03 07:19:22 · 6 answers · asked by gerrytweedie 3 in Printers

how to dual boot win 98s and win xp?
for eg if i install win 98se in c drive and win xp in d drive then when i restart it should say start from win 98 or win xp
how to make win 98se default

can any tell me step by step

2007-09-03 07:14:26 · 10 answers · asked by karthik r 1 in Desktops

Hi.
I recently formatted my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition.
I have found site to download drivers specific for my computer, however there seems to be a problem with my sound.
The tune that plays when you log on plays fine, but that is the only sound my computer plays. I have checked all the volume and speaker settings, reinstalled the drivers and nothing works!
CD's, MP3's, songs on MySpace and other sites such as YouTube don't function correctly.
So please, is there any way I can get my sound back??
I am a person who can't live without his YouTube and music!!
Thanks.
Alex.

2007-09-03 07:12:54 · 6 answers · asked by Alex W 2 in Desktops

everyone in my faimly uses a laptop, but, we all share one printer. we have a desk (used to house our old pc ((omg my mp3 had more memory)) ) which is where the printer and other pheripherals are housed, which are all connected to a hub, which itself has one output cable. this usualy provides no problem. however, if someone is using the hub ( but not the printer) it then provides a problem when another wants to use the printer, as they cant do it without disconnecting person A's other peripherals. so my question is: is there a usb splitter that would split the output cable of the hub, so that more than one person could be connected to the hub at once?
any help would be great, thanks.

2007-09-03 07:11:01 · 9 answers · asked by mattb77 3 in Add-ons

i am getting a computer and am pretty much thinking of getting a mac but i still cant decide which one i want. i would just appreciate some information on the best and worst things about both of them.

2007-09-03 07:07:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Its a Western Digital, Im not sure which kind. I really don't know. I got it about a year and a half ago.

I can hear it spinning. It hook up the usb cord to my computer and i turn it on, i have 4 different usb places to plug a usb cord into. I tried all four and it still doesnt work. I know theres nothing wrong with the places to plug the usb cord in, but im not sure why its not working.

I plug it into every place and it doesnt work.
I can hear the spinning inside of the external hardrive.


ugh, help?

2007-09-03 07:05:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

After five years with your normal monitor I upgraded to a samsung 22" and for some reason it doesnt look as good as it did in the store. I have the monitor connected to a 128 nvidia card, and I followed the instructions on the cd I got with the computer but it just isnt as crisp as I was expecting, any suggestions? Thanks.

2007-09-03 07:01:39 · 7 answers · asked by ejonsie23 1 in Monitors