Hardware - November 2007

I have an HP LaserJet 1012 printer and for the past week now it has been printing out 5 little circles spread out about 3" apart on the left side of the page. This happens with every single thing that I print. It's a little bothersome, does this mean it just needs to be cleaned, or does something have to be replaced?? Any help on this, as always, is appreciated!!

2007-11-29 06:14:03 · 3 answers · asked by analicia_d82 4 in Printers

2007-11-29 06:12:02 · 7 answers · asked by Karyn 4 in Monitors

they're about t20 or 25. I want to open the case and try to tap gently on the drive as I believe the head is stuck. It did not make noises or burn up. It was shut down for a short time and just did not start back up. I've been to an appliance repair and a computer shop and they did not have a tip matching the screws. The unit is just out of warranty.

2007-11-29 06:10:36 · 4 answers · asked by grotto3b 1 in Other - Hardware

My wife and I are looking into the purchase of an used laptop, since we don't have the funds for a new one. Where do we look for it, and how do we protect ourselves from buying things which will rapidly break down and become useless?

2007-11-29 06:07:55 · 8 answers · asked by alactasic 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm excluding software in this case, friend of mine wants to use it to surf the internet and download music/movies and just wants a basic-rock solid computer with parts that aren't going to break down and a tower, fan, and power supply that are going to work, plus leaving room for upgrades later.

WD or Seagate or other for hard drive and what would be a good CPU to keep my eyes out for, older model Intel P4..

Plenty of stores in the area, I just don't have the time to shop around.

2007-11-29 06:03:09 · 5 answers · asked by nightdogg 4 in Desktops

I am not good at computers what so ever. I talked this person down to $500 (includes cpu desk). I figure it will need to be upgraded but not sure what, hopefully I can do it myself.
The bottom line is I play WoW and BF2 on top of having about 1000 songs and short movies. So here are the specs..

Acer AL2223W 22 inch WIDESCREEN lcd monitor
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard
dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 runs at 3.0 GHz PER core
Maxtor 160GB SATA hard drive, 2 x 512 PC6400 memory (1GB total)running in dual channel
PHILIPS 20X DVD±R DL DVD Burner
Logitech cordless keyboard and cordless optical mouse
2.1 Cyber Accoustic speakers with subwoofer
ATI X300 PCI Express x16 video card w/TV, DVI & VGA
The case is powered by a 450 watt power supply. The case has 2 front USB 2.0 ports, audio in/out ports and a firewire IEEE 1394 port

The seller said he spent over $1250

Thanks in advance for the input!

2007-11-29 06:02:30 · 8 answers · asked by jonathanrovillard 2 in Desktops

this problem comes after installing a antivirus

2007-11-29 06:01:05 · 6 answers · asked by Gulab 4 in Other - Hardware

I am building a brand new computer from scratch and the only thing i do not know is the cables i need.
Heres a list of what needs to be connected:
Motherboard
Power Supply
Hard Drive
Cd Drive
Sound Card
Video Card
Cpu

What cables do i need to use these

2007-11-29 05:35:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I intend to change my existing CRT monitor to 19inch LCD monitor for my PC.But this monitor is in good working condition. I did not wish to exchange as it would not get appreciable value.What can we do with the spare CRT monitor? Can anyone has idea to use the old one ,without wasting it? Pls tell me.

2007-11-29 05:19:04 · 4 answers · asked by Kalash 1 in Monitors

2007-11-29 05:18:15 · 7 answers · asked by jubaliant1 1 in Add-ons

I have A4 pages saved in Word, in a 3x8 form which corresponds with an AVERY "J8161" sheet of labels.Try as I might to get the print onto labels, even following Word help

2007-11-29 05:12:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

i have a double ended USB cable(both ends fit into pc usb slot) what is the use of that cable. can i use it as easy transfer cable.

2007-11-29 05:07:38 · 8 answers · asked by Nare'n 2 in Add-ons

I just put a gig into it, with the existing 512. I thought that it helps the internet speed in some way? Or is it just for having multiple programs running at the same time?

2007-11-29 05:02:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-11-29 04:27:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a 15" computer screen and would like to get a 22". Is the print larger on the 22" than what I currently have? I was told that the size of the print would remain the same but the pictures are definitely larger.

2007-11-29 04:00:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My pc will not boot past the opening BIOS screen. It identifies the bus speed then hangs (Just before the memory test) and shows a message "State 50" If I reboot it seems to work past the state (stops on 52, next reboot stops on 74 then finally gets to the O/S) It did this once to where I was able to complete a full system back-up before it turned itself off.

This is not a heat problem, as it happens on initial boot. If I do get past the 50 state, and into the O/S it will run 5 to 10 minutes then turns off as if unplugged.

I am assuming this is a mother board problem, but not sure.

NOTE: this is a AMD 64x2 mother board with 2GB memory.

2007-11-29 03:57:52 · 5 answers · asked by advnturer 6 in Desktops

My ex is buying daughter a lap top for Christmas. I currently have a compaq pc . I am hooked up to DSL with current phone company. Do i need to contact phone company to hook up service to laptop? And how would the laptop get is source from my dsl? Sorry, electronic flunky here !

2007-11-29 03:22:44 · 6 answers · asked by debi_0712 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

i bought an HP Pavillion dv 6000 laptop with windows xp media center edition 2005. the catch to the good price was the fact that that it didn't work!!! when i turn it on it goes to the "blue screen of death" with the error message-UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME...i do not have the original start-up boot-disks and it does not have a floppy drive or i would've downloaded them from microsoft. oh yeah...when i got it home i found the MAC printer installation disk in the drive..soooo, can that disk do the damage that has been done??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP & INFO

2007-11-29 02:48:47 · 4 answers · asked by ted c 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I know this may be a stupid question, but I just want to be sure I have my luggage when I get to my destination. Thanks.

2007-11-29 02:44:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-29 02:38:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

ok im getting me a new laptop well my first laptop i really am just going to use it to surf the web download music and listen to music.i was wondering though what do i have to do to get internet on my laptop?i really dont stay at one place i have internet in one house but im usually not there besides its used by family so thats self explanitory.and my other home we dont have internet and my boyfriend dosent want to get it so what do i do and how do i do it?and i dont think thoes internet cafes are for me because i like to b at home and comfortable when im using my computer.someone help if you can PLZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

2007-11-29 02:34:50 · 4 answers · asked by $exy Red 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have purchased a new pc with different configuration than the old pc, i tried to replace the old hard disk on the new pc and start the new pc, on boot it gives me the error message with a blue screen, its a laptop hard disk, and the operating system is windows-2000, i tried repair option by booting from cd, but it does not work it stops during boot up, kindly help me to overcome this problem

2007-11-29 02:01:01 · 3 answers · asked by g sundar 1 in Other - Hardware

my front USB port isn't working. i'm using a compaq presario which has card reader's and a USB port in front and 4 USB ports at the back. if i plug my thumbdrive in the back ports it works normally and if i plug it through my front port it doesn't work. i've tried checking the device manager and it says everything is working normally. what can i do? thanks.

2007-11-29 01:56:40 · 3 answers · asked by bonhunk 1 in Other - Hardware

I was given a computer and i dont know much about them I was told that this is the problem The computer has no more memory becuse the last owner tried to install Windows XP I have been told that i need Windows 98 the computer starts up and runs its thust lines over photos and keeps telling me there is no aval. Memory Please any help would be appreciated Thank you so much For your time I just cant afford to call Geek Sqad to fix . You will be making my kids holiday if we can get this Free Dell Computer working . Also if you need an information ask ill post :-)

2007-11-29 01:54:59 · 3 answers · asked by silver01222000 4 in Desktops

i am working on a project for school and this is a very important answer, please no stupid comments and if you dont know please just dont answer. i need a good grade for this.

2007-11-29 01:47:20 · 6 answers · asked by she's country 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

1. Core 2 Duo or AMD 64 x2? - some says that Intel is definitely better & AMD heats up real quick. Others says both are as good, only Intel is preferred only cos of the popularity & there's no difference between the 2.
2. Some says the speed e.g 2.0 Ghtz, is more important than the FSB & the cache & others says otherwise or doesnt matter - the RAM is more important as the bigger itis, the easier & faster the computer will access the required info/perform the required tasks.
3. My main usage will be for gaming, some file sharing on the net, movies now & then & storage (which i'm aware the bigger HD the better)

2007-11-29 01:40:48 · 10 answers · asked by swicket2002 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

HI EVRYONE I HAVE A LAPTOP AND SOMETIME AGO I CHANGED AND ADDED NEW VALUES ON MY REGISTRY KEYS NOW MY LAPTOP HAS A STARTUP PROBLEM SOMETIMES IT STARTS UP AND SOMETIMES IT DOESENT AND SOMETIMES IT JUST SHUTS DOWN ON ITS OWN IS THERE ANY WAY OF SORTING THIS OUT I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME THANKS AGAIN>>>DEAN.....................

2007-11-29 01:35:19 · 2 answers · asked by aaron.5@btinternet.com 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

it was given to me and free and want to know how much it is worth!! Pretty much brand new....... anybody know??

2007-11-29 01:35:16 · 2 answers · asked by poortingafinancial 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

which one of these would be best for school work!!!

Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 32-Bit/64-Bit
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-Bit/64-Bit
Genuine Windows® XP Professional
Genuine Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux WS v.5 (EM64T)

2007-11-29 01:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by za123456789101112131415161718199 1 in Desktops

Here are my options:

1. Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)

2. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)

#1 has 4 processors compared to 2 and a bigger cache

however, #2 runs at 3GHz compared to 2.4GHz, and has a higher FSB

I am looking at getting a good computer that will last 5-7 years, and be able to run any software that come sout in that time

Nothing fancy, but i want to be able to play some games, do basic pictures, and have a few thousand songs on the hard drive.

what i'm wondering about is whether or not having the faster processor at 3GHz would make that much of a difference for what I want to do

AND whether having the 4 processors compared to 2 would be better anyways

real answers only please

2007-11-29 01:11:32 · 5 answers · asked by Nick B 2 in Desktops