Hardware - November 2007

for pcs not macs

2007-11-26 18:06:22 · 5 answers · asked by sagestar2001 1 in Desktops

I just want to print black, I am out of color and I don't need color.

2007-11-26 17:54:35 · 2 answers · asked by jessello 2 in Printers

Hello, I have this ATI Radeon X1300 Video Card, I like it a lot, even though it sometimes flickers the screen when I switch between resolutions, The only problem with this card is that, ITS NOISY!!! The fan is the one which is making the most noise out of this card. I removed the plug for the fan and it seems to improve the noise, but I am just scared that it will burn out my card. Is there a fan for the ATI Radeon Video Card which is EXTRA QUIET, like my Processor Fan, Case Fans, etc. ? Sorry for sounding like a pussy here lol.

2007-11-26 16:06:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a new hp laptop. The computer really did not come with any user manual. On average, how long does a laptop battery stay charged for? When the battery dies how long do I need to charge it for?

2007-11-26 15:56:41 · 10 answers · asked by Dazzling 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Visioneer One Touch 9220 Scanner and no documentation!Can I scan a color negative and get a normal picture?

2007-11-26 15:43:23 · 6 answers · asked by Marcel G 1 in Scanners

2007-11-26 15:42:09 · 15 answers · asked by nilesh parmar 1 in Desktops

2007-11-26 14:59:16 · 1 answers · asked by thomasl 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I wanted to know if this new system can also work with DirectX 9- based sound card, although many consumer electronics company like Creative don't have plans to make a new DirectX 10-based sound card.

2007-11-26 14:24:31 · 2 answers · asked by Albert 1 in Add-ons

I have had a Sony Viao RB53X for about a year and a half now. Last December for Christmas I recieved 1gig of RAM to install. When I did, my BIOs chip went bad and I had to get a secondary hard drive installed and a new BIOS chip.

Well I've had problems with the onboard video chip, (Intel Graphics Media Accelerater Driver) and got a GeForce 5400FX last February. About 5 months ago it went bad and my computer was having problems and would overheat and shut-down.

I replaced the 5400FX with an nVidia GeForce 8500GT about 4 months ago.

Today I restarted my PC and it beeped twice as usual, but the monitor gave me a "cable not connected" error. I unplugged the monitor form the video card and into the onboard Intel chip and it came on.

So now I have the same problem that I had with my bad 5400FX and it won't register the 8500GT card. I've tried installing newest drivers but it tells me it cannot locate the hardware.

Any ideas on what the problem might be, and how to fix it?

2007-11-26 14:23:00 · 2 answers · asked by brad l 2 in Add-ons

I bought a vye laptop but it came without a manual and I can't find any info on the web:( If anyone knows any sites or have any tips please help!

2007-11-26 14:10:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

this is what i do.. I log in with the administrator account, then I go to control panel, then display , the settings. i want to change the settings from 1024 x 768 but the computer always goes back to this settings.. what am i doing wrong?

2007-11-26 14:03:20 · 4 answers · asked by John 1 in Monitors

I have a windows vista pc but I dont like it so i down graded it to windows xp home,but when i did that i had no sound, I think it was because my sound card was to new im not sure can someone PLEASE HELP ME
E-Mail your answer to me at tjs323@yahoo.com

2007-11-26 13:49:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-11-26 13:12:29 · 5 answers · asked by bwinde 1 in Add-ons

I recently bought two computers at an office auction, they both worked, I saw them on tried them out all that jazz, but when I got them home, the given passwords did not work.. they show the screen asking for them, next to the adminisrator name... surely in the vastness of answers' fine intelligent peoplle, some one has an answer for me oh, yea,they are both dell's running xp pentium 4 if it matters, thanks in advance if you can help me, Dan

2007-11-26 13:08:51 · 3 answers · asked by d kent 2 in Desktops

I'm trying to decide what computer to buy for doing a lot of graphic work on. I've heard VAIO's are really good, but could anyone tell me if they work well for graphics and music and such?

2007-11-26 13:05:56 · 1 answers · asked by aen935 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi, I have a laptop which is bluetooth enable and an HP psc 2410 photosmart and also a regular USB bluetooth dongle.

Is there a way to connect my laptop to that printer via bluetooth?
Do I need to buy a new printer server or can I just buy a kind of adapter so I can stick my USB bluetooth dongle in it?

If yes, what kind of adapter should I buy?

Thanks.

2007-11-26 12:43:39 · 2 answers · asked by Min 1 in Printers

EVERYTHING ON MY HOME PAGE,{YAHOO},IS WRITTEN IN SMALL PRINT, MY EYES AREN'T YOUNG ANYMORE.THIS IS THE SIZE I LIKE., THANKS.

2007-11-26 12:40:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

do I have to get memory that is PC4200 or does it matter with DDR2 type memory??? Thnx

2007-11-26 12:25:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a Dell Dimension 8300 with a 305w power supply
Do I need to upgrade my power supply to run this graphics card.

I've never had any problems with my power supply before.

Also, does any PC power supply work with any PC?

Thanks

2007-11-26 12:19:11 · 7 answers · asked by Sean Smelly 1 in Add-ons

2007-11-26 12:15:07 · 3 answers · asked by Roach201 1 in Monitors

I have been wondering this for a while now but when i look under system proporties my computer lists that it has an intel pentium 4 processor runing at 3.20 and 3.21GHz. And when i open the task manager it has two different graphs for the processor. At times one graph will spike while the other stays flat so im pretty sure its not a mistake that there is two graphs. Is this just an error or does it actually have two cores. My other computer also has a pentium 4 processor however it shows that there is only one core running at 3.0 GHz, and in the task manager there is only one graph. If you can plz tell me what you think is in my computer or what you think is wrong with my computer.

2007-11-26 12:14:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have an ASUS A9rp-5A096 notebook pc and much to my surprise, it doesn't have a built-in wifi! What wifi LAN card should i buy for my notevook pc???

2007-11-26 12:14:23 · 3 answers · asked by zai041488 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The apple mouse has buttons on the sides to squeeze to make it show multiple windows. If I use a pc mouse on a mac, will right-click do the same thing that the squeeze buttons did?

2007-11-26 12:01:06 · 1 answers · asked by heartscared 3 in Desktops

When i first got my laptop it would play my CDS on my itunes and work perfectly fine, but now for some reason my itunes doesn't play my CDS and nether does my defalt windows CD player. IT PISSES ME OFF!!! I buy a new CD and it won't play on my itunes SO I CAN'T PUT IT ON MY IPOD!!!!! please can someone help me out? i haven't been able to put new songs froms cds i bought in my ipod for months!!!!

2007-11-26 11:49:52 · 1 answers · asked by Seth G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a few thousands old 3x5 and 4x6 photos and I would really like to have everything in digital format. I don't want to sit there and scan photos one at a time. Any recommendations would be great.

2007-11-26 11:34:05 · 3 answers · asked by J K 1 in Scanners

2007-11-26 11:28:14 · 7 answers · asked by David B 1 in Add-ons

I can't understand why they would put this little addendum to it when it is obviously you have some kind of preventive maintenance in mind. I do anyway because it does make the computer run smoother.

2007-11-26 11:24:58 · 10 answers · asked by Gnome 6 in Desktops

If I use a PC keyboard on my new imac, will I be missing any keys? Do mac keyboards have keys that PC keyboards don't?

2007-11-26 11:20:17 · 6 answers · asked by heartscared 3 in Desktops

Okay.. So my mom was messing with my computer and she made all of my icons huge and my task bar too.. and she dont know what she did or how to fix it..

Its a "windows vista"

any ideas what she did and how to fix it..

Thanks, Dora

2007-11-26 10:44:18 · 3 answers · asked by squeaky 1 in Desktops

I think it is time for me to ditch my onboard graphics on my computer and have a real GPU. I was thinking of getting Nvidia or ATI Graphics. Either way I will buy a card with 256 MB of VRAM. So which is better I mostly play The Sims 2 w/ many Expansions and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3.

2007-11-26 10:44:12 · 6 answers · asked by Seth W 3 in Add-ons