Hardware - October 2007

anybody know?

2007-10-03 18:16:49 · 5 answers · asked by WhatIf 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

For example page 1, page 2, and so forth.

2007-10-03 18:11:27 · 1 answers · asked by Wallkill747 1 in Scanners

I have an old 40GB NTFS-formatted hard drive, and I want to install a dual-booted Linux setup. I think it would be a BIG pain in the neck to have to uninstall and reinstall everything.

Is there any (free) way to create another partition on my XP computer without having to reinstall my OS?

2007-10-03 17:39:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

It is a satellite notebook with a blue top. The area around the keypad is silver, but the keypad itself is black. It has Harmon Kardon speakers and cost about $2500 Australian. I bought it in mid-2005, but have misplaced the paperwork. If anyone can help that would be great. Thanks!

2007-10-03 17:24:19 · 8 answers · asked by Beth C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an older pavilion mx 70, and want to get a lcd monitor - which ones will work the best-or all they all interchangeable and I'm worrying for nothing?

2007-10-03 17:13:13 · 3 answers · asked by querry 3 in Monitors

I just got my computer fixed and it has no sound at all. Is there any way i can get sound with paying $30-$40 for a sound card?

2007-10-03 16:50:43 · 9 answers · asked by Matty 1 in Add-ons

I'm going to build my own desktop, im a hardcore gamer so i want to make it pretty badass, i have about $1,500 but my question is say i buy an intel, does that mean i have to buy intel parts only? Im looking at an AMD motherboard, where would i look to see if it is compadible with a viedo card or memory, or if the processor will work with it .. Thanks a lot!!

2007-10-03 16:49:07 · 5 answers · asked by liquidburn34 1 in Desktops

When I first talked to my computer. It acted like it knew what it was doing. I would turn on the computer. It would load itself with what it needed and a few things it didn't and end at the windows screen with the icons in place - it would rest - waiting for my next direction.
As time went on, it got a little junk in the trunk - so to speak. I would try and try to get it to slim down - but no matter how much I would try to clean it up, it just got heavier and slower and even have some malfunctioning attacks.

Then I finally thought it was going in for a major operation, but it recovered some what.
Now it still works - but has shown that it had a stroke . When I turn on the computer it goes to several screens, before it stops at a screen that shows its ComPac logo. 2 boxes on the screen say to :
F1 Boot
F10 Computer set up.

There is also a line at the very top that says:
1720 - Hard Drive Detects Imminent Failure.
(no shoot hot dog)

Don't tell me, its time to say goodbye

2007-10-03 16:22:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Or how it would look from the command prompt using the defrag command with a floppy with a few files.

2007-10-03 16:08:41 · 2 answers · asked by ace7star 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-03 15:49:25 · 2 answers · asked by oloov 1 in Other - Hardware

i just installed a new hard drive into my computer and my sound drive that creates all my sound is on my other hard drive...how can i get the sound driver onto my new hard drive...and if so then where is it and how do i find it...PLEASE HELP ME!!!

2007-10-03 15:19:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-10-03 15:17:27 · 3 answers · asked by thomasl 6 in Desktops

I have a dell dimension 4600 using ubuntu as its os. It only has 1gb of ram. I want to add 3 more gigs. Is there a max limit of ram for ubuntu?If so am I under it?

2007-10-03 15:07:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

my computer is slow is there a way to speed it up?

2007-10-03 14:49:49 · 7 answers · asked by purple21 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I pressed fn+f4 on my compaq presario V6000, trying to see what it was on my comuter, now the screen is blurry and looks like a wide screen. I tried doing it again and it doesn't change, how can I get it to go back?

2007-10-03 14:47:45 · 2 answers · asked by jbvo 2 in Monitors

today i tried to put a cd in my laptop and it doesnt read it .and the light flashes and i can hear it trying to read it but its not and the housing above is cracked .and is it normal that you can push in your disk drive .someone please help

2007-10-03 14:42:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

today i tried to put a cd in my laptop and it doesnt read it .and the light flashes and i can hear it trying to read it but its not and the housing above is cracked .and is it normal that you can push in your disk drive .someone please help

2007-10-03 14:41:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

On my brand new compaq presario it says the d drive is low on disk space. The only thing in the file is the recovery thing. The only things I even have on this computer are about 400 songs. This laptop has either a 100 or 120 gb hard drive(i forget which one). Please explain what I have to do. Also what exactly is disk space.

2007-10-03 14:33:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking into buying a new computer from HP. I also want Windows Vista Home Premium. I understand that I need at least 2 GB of RAM and a 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 7500LE, DVI-I, TV-out, VGA adapter. But when selecting a processor, I don't know whether to get a computer with 2.4 GHz or 1.8 GHz. Please help!

2007-10-03 14:31:21 · 6 answers · asked by Enryha R 1 in Desktops

If intel have then which mother board? Or Which prossossor is
best for graphic Support? What is the perfect multimedia(full graphic support)system Coniguration Plz reply
Thanking for
reply

2007-10-03 14:31:07 · 4 answers · asked by professionalsyed 1 in Desktops

2007-10-03 14:25:57 · 1 answers · asked by Rick B 1 in Monitors

I just bought a brand new HDD that has 160 GB of space and has 5400 rpms; i got it for a grand total of $35.00 (shipping included). I had to upgrade because my current hard drive is already maxing at 60 GB.

Now I understand there's a speed difference between 5400 rpm and 7200 rpms. And that the faster the platters (aka hard discs) spin, the faster the files can be retrieved and used. From that, two questions:

1. I only intensive thing I perform on my PC is DVD-R and CD-R burning. Is there going to be major, noticeable difference between a buringing a DVD-R/CD-R on a 5400 disc in contrast to a 7200 disc???

2. Right now, with my current drive I always burn my discs at half the top speed allowed by the disc. So if a CD-R goes up to 52x, I'll be using 24x to burn at. Likewise, a DVD-R top speed is 16x but I always use 8x. I find it's far more reliable. Will my 5400 rpm HDD affect this procedure?

3. Is the speed difference of RPM HDDs just hype? Is there a huge time gap?

2007-10-03 14:25:08 · 8 answers · asked by peapatchisland 2 in Desktops

ok Ive searched it already but the answers werent really clear..one says yes one says no..anyways I have inspiron 531 and im wondering if the PSU is propietary..cos i have a ati 2600xt in it.and i dont know if its the reason my Monitor shutsdown...cos not enough power?..although i never had any problems playing games only once maybe..but mostly on xvid divx vids..anyways i think it is the vid card..cos it never happens b4 in my onboard card..my question is if i can upgrade my psu to standard atx psu

2007-10-03 14:23:45 · 3 answers · asked by mark a 1 in Desktops

I just upgraded my PC's memory from 256kb of RAM to 1.5GB, and it still runs slowly. Did I miss something?

2007-10-03 14:22:12 · 9 answers · asked by Alex P 2 in Desktops

I wanted to clean my laptop up with recovery disks that I downloaded from Gateway. When it was in it's final stage with install XP it would stop at "Registers Components". I tried this a dozen times with same result.I called Gateway and explained it to them and they told me to buy a new harddrive, which I did. I got the same results. Called Gateway back and they said now it was probably the recovery disks I downloaded from them .So they sent me their recovery disk from the factory and again it would stop at "Registers Components". So NOW I tried my XP OS disk and it loaded just fine except I can not connect to the Internet. I went into Device manager and I don't have the drivers in "Other Devices" there, they have the Yellow Mark next to them. Gateway gave me a link to the drivers, I downloaded them to a flash drive and was able to install 8 of 10. The 2 that I can't get to install is "Ethernet" and "Network". Please Help.Like to solve recovery 1st, If not then the XP issue with Drvrs.

2007-10-03 14:16:20 · 2 answers · asked by James D 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking at purchasing some "DDR2 RAM memory" which has a voltage of 2.1v.

How do I know if the motherboard I'm considering will accept this voltage.......or does it matter?

Do I have to "match" the mother board voltage to the memory voltage? If so, how?

2007-10-03 14:15:57 · 4 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2 in Desktops

2007-10-03 14:12:42 · 9 answers · asked by ncsballchick19 1 in Monitors

2007-10-03 14:07:19 · 3 answers · asked by Sam S 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I keep on trying on the website but it keeps on saying installed succesfully but it still doesn't let me go on some of the websites.

2007-10-03 14:05:09 · 1 answers · asked by Juan M 2 in Add-ons

I know building your own computer is by far the cheaper route but I don't have the know-how or the time. I am a gamer so places like Dell don't work for what I'm looking for. The best I've found for an alternative so far is ibuypower, but I'm told there are better deals. What are some of the best websites to buy a good desktop computer for the best price?

2007-10-03 14:04:37 · 9 answers · asked by soval7 1 in Desktops