Hardware - October 2007

2007-10-06 11:27:46 · 2 answers · asked by Computer guy 1 in Add-ons

I am not getting the connection, i have inserted the usb wire from my mobile to computer but still showing that not connected. Help please?

2007-10-06 11:25:03 · 1 answers · asked by MOHAMMAD 3 in Add-ons

We recently had a problem with a Compaq notebook not powering up. We bought from Best Buy and purchased the extended warranty, which was expiring in 2 months. so we took it to Geek Squad. They sent it in, replaced the hard drive and returned it. ONE DAY after the warranty expired the computer wouldn't power up. I had a tech from my work IT dept look at it and the hard drive was labeled "repaired". I took back to Best Buy and they were adamant that they only use the highest quality brand new parts. Upon my request they removed the hard drive and it took a manager to admit that it was "repaired". After a few days of the manager making phone calls it was determined that they would replace the hard drive free of charge. I received a message yesterday from Best Buy that the hard drive was replaced but the motherboard is bad and will cost $640 (cash) to replace.
My question - can a hard drive replacement mask a bad motherboard? Does anyone have any suggestions? HELP Please!

2007-10-06 11:21:07 · 2 answers · asked by slv02 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does a shrinking screen mean the monitor is going bad? (CRT, 15 inch)...when do I replace the it? Now?

2007-10-06 10:58:27 · 3 answers · asked by strong1 3 in Monitors

such as mega hertz, ram in mega bytes, and memory in mega bytes or giga bytes

2007-10-06 10:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by Michelle Q 2 in Desktops

its brand new and i havent had any problems since this and it just happend not even a minute ago please im thinkin it may be a bug or virus help!!!

2007-10-06 10:14:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Which Apple mouse is better, the Mighty Mouse wired, or the Mighty Mouse Wireless?

2007-10-06 10:12:15 · 5 answers · asked by Carmelita~Cita 2 in Add-ons

I want to know something cool to do on my laptop. Maybe games, downloads, or an accessory I can buy for it. I'm just bored and want to do something fun. (I discovered the windows movie maker yesterday, and just thought that was the cooliest.)

2007-10-06 10:04:16 · 6 answers · asked by bobby drake 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am 15, I have a 4 year old PC which is really slow and I have told my mom for 6 months now that I want a Mac Mini but she always says that she doesn't have money but i know that it isn't true because she is always wasting money on things that she never uses and because of that she never buys me anything (Last time she bought me a game for my PSP and that was over 5 months ago), and even though the Mac Mini doesn't come with a monitor, i already have one, what should i do? Should i wait for Leopard to come out later this month? PS: I have already used Macs and I am familiar with OS X

2007-10-06 09:42:36 · 2 answers · asked by Axel C 4 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-06 09:36:30 · 11 answers · asked by Violet 4 in Add-ons

My new laptop which came with Vista does not seem to like Internet Explorer. It runs smoothly with Moxilla but hangs with I.E. Can someone explain to me what the matter is? Please do not ask me to dump my Vista (as I know many readers would want to suggest). I would prefer to dump I.E and all its problems than change my licensed Operating system.

2007-10-06 09:25:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My scanner worked somewhat in a round-about way for my XP....
but I absolutely CANNOT get it to work for Vista.

I've setup the compatibility, downloaded numerous drivers...
any advice? Has anyone gotten their Acer 320U Flatbed Scanner to work with Vista.... or is it just too old?

2007-10-06 09:22:18 · 1 answers · asked by amethyestdreamer 1 in Scanners

It comes with a restoration CD. I thought then it would have a CD drive. Does it?? I cannot see in the picture if it has one on the other side?

2007-10-06 09:17:35 · 10 answers · asked by tammylicious 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried to find its product info but it seems hard. What's it's features, especially its interface speed in its 40 GB version?

2007-10-06 09:14:56 · 2 answers · asked by JB 3 in Other - Hardware

Right now there is a problem with these high-end video cards requiring more than 500 Watts of power minimum, and if things keep going this way they'll require 1000 watts soon..

when will that change?

2007-10-06 09:14:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have to transfer a some songs onto our other computer. It's kind of old and doesn't have any usb things, so I can't use a flash drive and I don't have the actual cd anymore, either. I have 2 floppy disks that are big enough to hold all the songs but when I put it into the other computer it said that the floppy disk was write protected, so I switched the little tab and put it back in, and it still said it was write protected. I tried it with the other one and the same thing happened. Can floppy disks be permanently write protected? I'm guessing I can't do anything about that then, eh?

2007-10-06 09:10:55 · 2 answers · asked by worldofglass77 1 in Add-ons

and i need a good1 with a reasonable price

2007-10-06 08:52:35 · 4 answers · asked by Cal 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-06 08:46:37 · 6 answers · asked by Marcus 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-06 08:31:42 · 5 answers · asked by JB 3 in Other - Hardware

I bought all the components needed to upgrade my computer which is about 13 years old:

ABIT SG-95 INTEL 775 Motherboard
INTEL Celeron 3.2Ghz Processor
DDR2 512MB RAM
40GB HDD
450w x-power PSU (Power Unit)

When I connected up all the parts: - Screwed down the motherboard, put in my processor and fan, connected my CD/DVD Drive, Floppy Drive and Hard Drive and connected up the Audio Cables. (I've also connected all the cables aswell at this point.) Now For the question.
My old Power Button has two wires coming from it, One has a label with IR (Infra Red), the holes go like o-ooo the other brances out into two cables again, one with holes like o-o-oo-o and the other with holes like oooo. (o = Hole - =Blank Space). There is a picture of my motherboard on this site http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/Abit_SG-95/12.JPG i've tried linking my power button up to this but its only the proc. fan that spins around, the computer will not turn on. What could be wrong? Help me.

2007-10-06 08:05:37 · 4 answers · asked by trustnoonestarsky 2 in Desktops

Please explain how it can be made..thx

2007-10-06 08:03:36 · 1 answers · asked by shiny 1 in Other - Hardware

I want to know the temperature ratings of an AMD Athlon X2 6000+ and an XFX GeForce 7950GT video card. I have searched, but cannot find what I need.

2007-10-06 07:55:25 · 1 answers · asked by Yoi_55 7 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-06 07:53:17 · 3 answers · asked by soulchild 2 in Desktops

Any ideas?

2007-10-06 07:46:18 · 7 answers · asked by RoyalPrincessP 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was having problem with computer starting back, it became shut down completely.

The dell people fixed the computer and now it's back on.

I have a logitech cam, I don't see it on the programs or the icon. I wanted to record a video

How can I fix this problem?

2007-10-06 07:43:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Ok so i reformatted my pc due to some stupid problems it was giving me but when i reformatted it and booted it up i can do everything but i cant play any games cuz it says my graphics card is not present can anyone help me plz.

2007-10-06 07:40:37 · 4 answers · asked by Dazziko 2 in Add-ons

My 360 is broken, and I was planning on buying the core system. Can I just keep my harddrive, and put it on the core system, or no?

2007-10-06 07:38:32 · 3 answers · asked by blazingsoldier2002 1 in Other - Hardware

It's set for the minimum right now 640 x 480 pixels and that is way too small. Everything on my screen is HUGE i need a higher resolution but it will not let me change it when I got into the display setting. How do I fix this?

2007-10-06 07:35:32 · 5 answers · asked by SKAM THE MAN 1 in Monitors

I'm on msn on my imac. I have a built in webcam. How can I get it to work on there?

2007-10-06 07:21:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

It's a Gateway, and the owner manual didn't say how to recharge.

2007-10-06 06:46:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks