Hardware - November 2007

Hey all,

I have a 60GB hard drive and a 200GB hard drive in my desktop computer and my 60GB is full so I bought a 250GB hard drive to replace it. When I install the 250GB hard drive, the computer won't start up but if I put the 60GB hard drive back in than it will start.

I thought the way around this was with an external hard drive case so I bought that and installed my hard drive but now the power won't start. I have narrowed it down to a power problem because when I unplug the power to the hard drive, the external case lights up but as soon as I plug the power into the hard drive, it automatically shuts down like it's short circuited.

Is this a faulty hard drive or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance. Cheers

2007-11-08 13:30:06 · 3 answers · asked by barflairer 1 in Desktops

CHEAP PRICES OR SUMTHING OR GIVE STUFF THAT YOU DONT WANT. give it to me????? PLEASE

2007-11-08 13:29:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

The DVD will start and go to like the rating and then when the movie is about to start it it says Media Player encountered a problem and needs to close..

2007-11-08 13:26:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Thats what it said on may Acer TravelMate 2420 sersies.
I just got a new external hard drive, but it have been working fine for about 3 days, not it says operating system not found!
Dont tell me crap about te BIOS or crap, cuz i dont know what it is, if that my only solution, tell me like your telling a grade 1 in computer tech.
Also, my rebooting disks dont work, i try and put them in, and it goes through the process, it says its restoring back to store defaults, but when it gets to the end, it jsut tells me to put in disk one again, then it does everything all over
PLEASE HELP ME, I CANT AFFORD A NEW COMPUTER

2007-11-08 13:23:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

this one....http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspnnb_152x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=bundlestab
i ordered 1 2day....
is it good?
wat is wrong w/ it?
wat are some cool things it has?????
what do u hate abt it?

2007-11-08 13:19:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-08 12:31:14 · 2 answers · asked by kurt m 1 in Printers

Does anyone know when the IBM T21 thinkpad was released. Model # 2467
Thanks!

2007-11-08 12:26:20 · 1 answers · asked by tsdogs 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is it possible to install a webcam from another computer(thats connected through my internet) and view it from my computer?Sorta like adding an extension cord to the webcam without the cord.

2007-11-08 12:01:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Im going to install a psu and a video card tonight on my computer.My question is how long should i leave my computer unplugged so i can install everything without having power still running thorugh it.A friend was doign this on his computer and ended up frying his motherboard becouse there was power still running through the computer even though it was unplugged so i want to avoid what happened to him so it dosnt happen to me.

2007-11-08 11:41:51 · 5 answers · asked by paradoxxxboxxx 2 in Other - Hardware

It is working fine otherwise and I have a nec 15inch lcd monitor - i used a new driver for teh card as well, but I can't go any higher. I know the card is rated for more. Also my monitor says it is best for 1024x768 as well. Planning on getting a new monitor, but I'd like to know if that is the problem first! Thanks! running xp on pentium 4 2ghz processor

2007-11-08 11:38:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-11-08 11:09:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

would like to use the media server on ps3 but can find anyway of conecting it? is it possible to ethernet both together if so how? i ask because all i get is limited service on windows.
thanks

2007-11-08 10:27:24 · 2 answers · asked by chris R 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

What time of the year is the best time? Anyone know when their fiscal year ends? I best thats when they have the most sales, I would think!

2007-11-08 10:22:02 · 3 answers · asked by roynamy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I’m do a lot with computer graphics/graphic design. I need a computer that moves graphics fast. Which computer is better for me and why? Please give your source.

1. The desktop PC with a faster processor (Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600), but a mid-range video card (Radeon HD 2400 XT, 12.8 GB/sec).

OR

2. The desktop PC with a slower processor (Intel Pentium 4, 2.40 GHz), but a high-range video card (GeForce 8600 GT, 22.4 GB/sec)

2007-11-08 10:09:51 · 8 answers · asked by emmy 2 in Desktops

HI, I want to upgrade my computer for FS2004 and I want to know if a 3.0-3.6ghz Pentium 4 processor with hyper threading, 1gb ram and a XFX Geforce 6600gt will handle Microsoft flight Sim 2004 on higher graphics settings with smooth gameplay? Should I even bother trying FSX because I have heard it has very bad FPS even on $3000+ systems.

2007-11-08 10:03:30 · 2 answers · asked by camaross427 2 in Desktops

It must have atleast xp,dvd player/burner,and a good screen

2007-11-08 09:52:03 · 7 answers · asked by jpgarcia39 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a new hard drive and comp usa installed the XP program for me when they replaced the drive I just recieved the reinstallation dics from dell will I have to format the hard drive or can I just run it? and will that repair any problems?

2007-11-08 09:17:29 · 4 answers · asked by nofish1969 1 in Desktops

I am thinking of saving for it cuz i gota a 8600 gts oc bought it for 199 like two months ago but i regret it so much cuz the 8800 gt came out and almost the same price...... couldnt return it . sucks

2007-11-08 09:12:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

is the fan loud?
is the ram good?
is it worth 150$?
wat about battery length?

if you can anser any of there questios or just know something about tis pc thenplz tel me!

2007-11-08 09:04:59 · 1 answers · asked by nick 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Can someone explain all the steps I would have to go through to copy a folder to a USB flash drive? I have never used them before.

2007-11-08 08:11:59 · 7 answers · asked by WC 7 in Add-ons

i had windows media player on my desktop computer, and it ripped cds really fast. i have a new laptop and it rips cd super slowly...i was wondering what settings i should have checked off/selected for the fastest speed of ripping?

2007-11-08 07:54:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I bought a $500 Acer computer package from Wal-Mart.

The LCD widescreen monitor (LCD 17" AL1702WVB 8MS 500:1 MPRII) that came with it was sent back because it had a green line, 1 pixel wide, running from the top, to the bottom of the screen.

Today I get a package from Acer. It is a completely new monitor. This one however is noT the same. It is not widescreen. It is a LCD 17" AL1717 FPDB 5MS 700:1 VGA & DVI MM TCO03. Note, the item # says "700:1" and the box says "800:1"

This new monitor does have some nicer specs obviously but I did like the widescreen. Also, this one has internal speaks, which is cool but the sound quality is kind of poor.

Should I call and complain? Should I stick with what I have?

2007-11-08 07:45:52 · 8 answers · asked by questioning 3 in Monitors

Current computer specs:

15.4" widescreen 1280x800 screen.
1.66Ghz Intel Centrino Duo Processor
Intel GMA 955 224mb shared memory graphics card
1GB of RAM
OS: Windows XP
Model number: 0672-2YG

2007-11-08 07:34:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought a Hannspree New York 19" monitor and I've noticed that some lines of text are blurry; when I scroll up and down the blur moves to the next line.

I'm using a VGA cable at the moment (I intend to buy a DVI cable on the weekend) but I didn't have this problem on my old 15" monitor. Or could it be a problem with my NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE graphics card?

2007-11-08 07:27:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-11-08 07:22:11 · 15 answers · asked by suzywong 4 in Other - Hardware

Yeah, basically liquid got into the bag I was carrying the laptop inside of. It worked for a day then started to die down. Now it does nothing. I got it really wet somehow. (Dork of the day...) Do I have any recourse? I mean, is it worth ANYTHING... Anybody want to buy a 10 month old broken but pretty laptop? Boo hoo.. Help me.

2007-11-08 07:22:04 · 5 answers · asked by Sleek 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a 27" lcd monitor/tv that was struck by lightning. The only signal that seems to be affected is the vga input. All other opearations seem to work OK. I believe I can hook up a cable that has vga/dvi on one end and hdmi on the other, or at least vga to component video? Any suggestions?

2007-11-08 06:52:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-11-08 06:18:16 · 8 answers · asked by dablu 1 in Other - Hardware

He has Vista Ultimate running on his PC, and wants to know what modifications he needs to make to improve performance.

Current specs :

Pentium 4 2.4ghz CPU

768mb RAM

Nvidia GeForce FX 200 128mb graphics

Any advice would be most welcome and please for his sake, no 'vista sucks' or 'xp die hards'

Many thanks.

2007-11-08 06:06:26 · 9 answers · asked by Linux Mint 11 7 in Desktops

Monitors - What is better for the eyes, dark background and bright text or bright background and dark text?

2007-11-08 05:56:02 · 4 answers · asked by sd1974 1 in Monitors