Hardware - October 2007

I have a hard drive that is fully functional from a friend whose laptop monitor died and cracked (he punched it). I am trying to recover all his data, music, pictures off of his hard drive. He was running Windows XP.

When I attached the HD to my PC via USB and HD enclosure, I see a bunch of windows files, but I can't access his documents, music, etc.

Is there any security problems I might have to deal with to get through?

Any other potential problems that I'm overlooking?

Usually when I hook this up, I can see all files, etc. Don't know what is going on with this one...

2007-10-15 16:32:28 · 4 answers · asked by mypersonaldeal 2 in Other - Hardware

i just bought a compaq desktop yesterday and was wondering if it should come with a windows vista cd or recovery disc of some sort cos all i got were 2 dvd rewritables
also, is it ok to create more volumes on the disk while it is updating or should i do that before or after?
thanks in advance

2007-10-15 16:08:05 · 4 answers · asked by kmpart 1 in Desktops

I forgot my password for my computer so im trying to start in safe mode by going through F8. But when I choose Safe Mode it just keeps going back to the screen that gives the options of Safe mode, safe mode netwoking..etc..why is it i cant get it into safe mode?

2007-10-15 15:55:23 · 6 answers · asked by zz B 1 in Desktops

Well I just got my laptop back I went through a whole deal with the repair people and they dropped mine ended up giving me a new one but this new one doesn't seem to have any sound ...or it doesn't work...so how do I install the sound...do I need to use the restore cds? I don't know if I have them...when I click on the sound thingy it says there is no sound thingy installed to go to control panel and then sound or something hardware and click add but it doesn't do anything or maybe its just me. So if somebody knows how I can fix this please help me out. Thanks

2007-10-15 15:49:59 · 2 answers · asked by Jasmine 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i already know ssh is secured shell. but i dont know the difference btwn them besides this and its really confusing. ssh connects to a server. WHAT IS A SERVER THEN? A BOX? A PHYSICAL THING? AS OPPOSED TO CONNECTING TO TELNET A HOST? WHATS A HOST?

2007-10-15 15:49:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Lately my laptop has been acting strangely. When it goes into standby and I bring it back or sometimes randomly it will get a really choppy hard to explain picture and then turn black and wont come back. Or sometimes when I start it up it makes a BEEP and then my clock in the tray gets reset to 12:00 in 2002???

2007-10-15 15:31:25 · 5 answers · asked by bob 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-15 15:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by soso 1 in Monitors

2007-10-15 15:21:50 · 3 answers · asked by jay 1 in Printers

I would like to upgrade from 512Mb to 1Gb. I currently have 2 512 PC800 sticks or RDRAM.

2007-10-15 15:14:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Still trying to figure out an easy way to do this avoiding using terminal commands (really long ones).

2007-10-15 15:01:09 · 1 answers · asked by silencetheevil8 6 in Desktops

2007-10-15 14:56:29 · 2 answers · asked by krazykrazny 2 in Desktops

i have window 2000.i heard of external drive what is that?i already delete the stuff that i don't need.and then i use to have 1 gb but the next day it's 500 mb and next day it's 100mb and next day it's getting shorter.what can i do?

2007-10-15 14:52:15 · 7 answers · asked by cool 2 in Desktops

When buying a harddrive why is it better to buy a 7200 RPM SATA hard drive than to buy a 5400 RPM SATA hard drive?

2007-10-15 14:41:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a HP pavillion, but since it crashed i got a new hardrive so all it's (HP) components got ereased now its' a no name brand=p the specs on my computer are XP HOME, SERVICE PACK 2.i recently wanted to remove some of the start up programs such as yahoo, aim msn etc in "msconfig" but when i did that after restarting everything that i removed didn't open and was fine BUT now my tool bars look like windows 98. I have no sound either. And when i open my Device manager form MY COMPUTER nothing appears but a blanks white box. I stil have internet and all that but all my devies such as printer, webcam, spearkers, audio etc are gone someone help me please

2007-10-15 14:05:34 · 4 answers · asked by Harvey L 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a xps 600 (upgraded to vista) and a xbox 360, i want both to be online at once, so i buy product stated above, and i plug them all in (plus the router) and the first device i plug in is the only one that works, no matter what, if anyone could help me with this it would be greatly appreciated.

2007-10-15 14:04:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

current settup
Dual booted Windows XP SP2/vista ultimate (custom built)
Dual Core AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800, 2300 MHz (10 x 230)
RADEON X700 video card (512 MB on board RAM)
1.25 GB of system RAM

I would like to find a video card that can handle world of warcraft and all it's addons without lag.. and that x700 just an't cutting it.. any suggestions?

i'v been looking at the Radeon HD 2600 XT is that a good card if so witch brand should I use if not witch card do you think I should get... under $175 is my budget.

2007-10-15 13:55:24 · 1 answers · asked by keith H 1 in Add-ons

I have an (acer aspire ast 180ud 440a.)2gb ram 4mem slots 320 ata hd amd atholon64 live times 2 4400+ 32bit vista home prem. P191w wide hd monitor.THe power supply is 250w.This is what i need to replace if I get the card.I may want to get a sli power supply so i can run two in the future.I'm tring to make this a low budget gamer.

2007-10-15 12:35:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an old computer that died with an XP professional product key sticker. Well I don't use that computer anymore, so Could I install XP pro on a diffrent computer and use the product key from the old one. It would only be installed on one computer.

2007-10-15 12:14:18 · 5 answers · asked by againstme22 2 in Desktops

2007-10-15 11:31:50 · 4 answers · asked by martynas d 1 in Add-ons

Ran spyware and virus scans and ran disk cleanup which helped a little but how do you clean the registry and is there any other ideas apart from a RAM upgrade that you can suggest?

2007-10-15 11:25:48 · 16 answers · asked by Craig W 2 in Desktops

How much should i sell my computer for in US dollars?

specs: (its a custom computer)

Pentium4 - 3Ghz
1GB Ram
160GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB Video Memory

17" flat screen CRT Monitor
wireless Mouse, Keyboard
Logitech Speakers.
Microsoft Office XP Professional

(if there is any info i missed, plz tell me and ill post it)

2007-10-15 11:22:57 · 6 answers · asked by mephisto 5 in Add-ons

I have had my cordless logitech mouse for just over a year now and its recently started acting really weird. Its really glitchy and disappears and reappears in different places. It moves really slow sometimes and I cant get it to do what I want it to. Batteries are full power and Ive tried pushing the button to connect the device over and over... I even tried unplugging it completely... no difference. Also downloaded the newest set point. Im at my wits end! Is there anything else I can try or do I just need to buy a new one??? Any help would be much appreciated.

2007-10-15 11:21:50 · 4 answers · asked by typocinnamongrl 2 in Add-ons

2007-10-15 11:18:10 · 2 answers · asked by amanda_b_4 2 in Other - Hardware

into 2 sticks of 512mb and use all my slots as a friend says its better to split it into 2 sticks of 512mb as it works better

2007-10-15 11:15:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

whats better XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card overclocked 80 megahertz or the EVGA GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB

2007-10-15 11:11:20 · 2 answers · asked by martynas d 1 in Add-ons

I want to go into there and start deleteing programs and I am afraid that something is vital to its operation and I really need it.
So how do you find out what is necessary and what isn't?

2007-10-15 11:10:17 · 3 answers · asked by Steven 6 in Other - Hardware

How do I know if this memory is going to work in a motherboard that's supposed to have 1.8v memory?

Can the memory voltage be changed from 1.8v to 2.0v or 2.1v on the mobo? If so, how?

2007-10-15 10:33:17 · 1 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2 in Add-ons

My family computer has 1g of ddr2 ram in two sticks, i think. My office was throwing out some computers the other day and I pulled two 1g sticks of ddr out of one of the computers. I only have three slots in my computer. Will ddr2 and ddr work togeather? Whats the best configuration of the three chips for speed?

2007-10-15 09:25:42 · 4 answers · asked by Nate 6 in Add-ons

What is the best computer brand?
for example, mac, sony, dell, hp, compaq, toshiba, and much more, what is the best one or the best 2-3 or something

2007-10-15 09:02:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

also witch is better Amd Athlon x2 or intel pentium dual core?

2007-10-15 08:41:13 · 3 answers · asked by butthole360 1 in Laptops & Notebooks