Hardware - November 2007

2007-11-08 05:20:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My computer has been shutting down.
Sometimes I can be in the middle of checking email or typing a paper and the screen just goes black and the system shuts down.
I am a college student and I really need my computer.
Nothing pops up on the screen before this occurs, the screen just goes black and the computer shuts off.
Does anyone have any idea what is wrong with it?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

2007-11-08 05:19:07 · 5 answers · asked by miranda2586 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

How do I know whether my laptop has it or not?

2007-11-08 05:16:20 · 6 answers · asked by ChiC_pArIsIEnnE 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I checked the the specs, i have an 8800GTS, and I saw that there is now an 8800GT, I looked at the specs and they seem to be better than the GTS is this true, because I wanted to get another one for SLi mode but if that one is better should I just geta another one,
just another general gaming question here
I have gears of war and halo 2 for PC, everynow and then I will get a bit of fps loss to about 3fps, is it because I need more video memory, but I have 2GB of EPP RAM and it says total video meory is 1.15GB and my video card the 880GTS has 320MB of VRAM so whats wrong my processor is also an AMD FX-62 2.8Ghz
and everything is cooled properly too my cpu doesn't go above 40C, OS is vista but these games were built for vista so whats wrong and don't say CPU because I dont care about you intel enthusiasts telling me to get a core 2, I dont have money to upgrade as I pay college tuition and have an OEM OS cause I built the PC myself.

2007-11-08 05:03:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I placed a memory card in a sanDisk and put it in my laptop but I don't know how to open it. I went into mycomputer and no icons say there is a sanDisk in there. It is unlocked and empty. How do I access it?

2007-11-08 05:01:58 · 2 answers · asked by S7L7S7 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my laptop is really slow recently and keeps freezing up and the screen is really strange like the colours are really odd and it kind of throbs? any ideas about whats wrong?

2007-11-08 04:55:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Whenever I try to turn on my laptop it goes to the screen to choose a user once I choose a user it seems like its going to start up but is interrupted by a blue screen telling me there is a file that is not complete and will not start up the computer. Its an older Toshiba so it doesnt have a recovery disc installed in it but a friend told me I needed it for it to start up???? Is that my only option is a recovery disc?

2007-11-08 04:55:30 · 5 answers · asked by *Damn Girl* 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to get as much information as possible about my computer. I know there is an internet web-site which you go to and it analises all drivers, hardware, capacity, memory, sound cards... (etc) and all info come on one long page. But I don't remember the address. Can someone help me?

2007-11-08 04:44:43 · 2 answers · asked by Arnaud 1 in Desktops

I walked in my office one morning and noticed that my screensaver (HP vs19b) was not on. I always leave it on, so immediately I checked the computer. Then I noticed that the power light on the lcd was not on. It's always either blue or orange. I tried pushing the power button several times, but nothing happened. Went through troubleshooting steps: Check cables, plug directly into wall socket, change power cable. Nothing worked. So, I went and got another monitor which works fine. I wanted to know if self repair was even an option. The monitor was great when it worked and gave no warning signs of quitting. I figured it's got to be something with the power suppy and I've been doing online searches but haven't come up with much. Any help and/or advice would be appreciated!

2007-11-08 04:03:06 · 2 answers · asked by frokey99 2 in Monitors

Is there a trick to getting a Brother MFC-7820N to do double sided printing? Just selecting to print on both sides in preferneces doesn't do anything! Is there a special way you have to feed in the paper or something?

2007-11-08 04:02:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous 1 in Printers

2007-11-08 03:55:08 · 4 answers · asked by xiaoqing l 1 in Monitors

How do u change the USB-diskname (or how u call it). To make E => F or whatever
Nu int nederlands:
Hoe kunde de schijfnaam veranderen van een USB-stick? Dus op de pc krijgt hij meestal een naam navenant welke er vrij is. Hoe kunde die schijfnaam veranderen?

2007-11-08 03:35:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I've been trying to fix a dead pc belonging to a friend. It gets to the screen with all the data on it and a flashing cursor in the bottom corner. I've tried booting up to cd-rom but it wont do that neither, was gonna try reinstalling windows.... I've tried cd-rom in another oc, it worked, i've tried the ram in another pc, it worked, i've tried putting hard-drive in another pc it didnt work, windows is corrupt. So I'm reinstalling windows at the mo then will try transferring it into the dead pc, see what happens. Do you reckon this will work? If not, do you have any other ideas I could try? I'm getting desperate here...lol

Thanks in advance XX

2007-11-08 03:33:44 · 5 answers · asked by iamqueentracy 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-11-08 03:30:33 · 2 answers · asked by cloudzzz_ff7 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

the page is to big for my moniter.

2007-11-08 03:13:55 · 10 answers · asked by crewcut 1 in Monitors

says he is a computer tech. unemployed i assume, because he certainly does not know his stuff. what a moron.

2007-11-08 02:36:23 · 2 answers · asked by lumishermanbaby 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

are their exosures to lead or anything like that?

2007-11-08 02:24:21 · 17 answers · asked by rugbyboygjfsd; 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I got into a big argument with Toshiba over this actually. The problem I am having is that while the AC adaptor is plugged in the battery light will go out and even though the laptop is plugged in and the AC light is on it starts to run off the battery. Some times it will go back to AC but only after plugging it in and out several times, which is very frustrating. So now I have to just run down the battery and as you know that is not a long time because these computers use Pentium 4 chips which run down the battery super fast. To charge the battery I have to shut down the computer. Serious loss of productivity. I have had it in for repair many times. But here's the funny story. Its a known problem for their US models but they refuse to acknowledge that it is also a problem with their Canadian models. So the local service provider has reported the problem and I have called in myself but they refuse to acknowledge the problem so the service provider can't fix it.

2007-11-08 01:48:50 · 2 answers · asked by Candace 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

2007-11-08 01:42:11 · 5 answers · asked by justinano 1 in Desktops

I have an Acer Aspire L310 miniature desktop computer and it has a pre-installed Windows Vista Home Premium. Vista is a great OS and it runs smoothly on my computer. But the games aren't. Vista's way of using too much memory and the known compatibility issues may have been causing it. I was thinking of installing Windows XP with an unused serial number, but I'm not sure if it will make the games faster.

My specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium
250 Hard Disk Space
1 GB RAM (I can still upgrade this up to 2 GB)
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel 946GZ Graphics Card
DVD-RW drive

What do you think is better to do? Keep Vista, install XP or just upgrade my computer with more memory and/or a compatible external graphics card (if there is one)? Plus, the game I commonly play is GTA: Vice City with Back to the Future 0.2d mod. I hope this little info also helps.

2007-11-08 01:38:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

What is the name of where the coordinates of a touch screen are sent? I was thinking motherboard but I dont know.
therefore what is the (Brain) of a touchscreen called?

2007-11-08 01:33:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Please, get Back ASAP!!! It is needed for my Bank Account I need it Done, I have way too much to Loose!!!

2007-11-08 01:30:46 · 6 answers · asked by Jay Billionaire 1 in Desktops

2007-11-08 01:27:14 · 1 answers · asked by Murray W 1 in Other - Hardware

hi i just bought new RAM for my pc my pc model is Packard Bell IMEDIA 1402 and i bought a new stick of 1gb RAM !!! when i put the RAM in it fitted great!!! so now i have 2 sticks of RAM in my PC but when i started my pc up it will beep constantly!!! untill i pull the plug out please help!!! SOS

i even tryed the pc with the old ram and without the new RAM and it still wont start up!!! ohh yeah i use windows xp home edition!
well my original ram says> Manafacturer> Infineon 256mb DDR PC3200, CL3 and my new RAM says> Manafacturer> Emartbuy, 1GB DDR DIMM pc3200 and they are both i think 184 pin!!!

i also tryed it with the old 1 only in AND only the new one in it still beeps and it also before it beeps it makes a noise as if the pc cant start up but its trying to!
the beeps are continusely my mom counted 50 but they were still going on untill we pulled the pc plug out and the monitor just says no signal!the beeps are short
and the 1st time i turned the pc on after inseting the new RAM i smelled some burning but that dosnt happen anymore plzplz help!!!

2007-11-08 01:14:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

hey is there any kind of battery i can buy for this laptop that has like 5/6 hour+ battery life???

2007-11-08 00:41:10 · 2 answers · asked by Tristran Thorne 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-08 00:35:40 · 7 answers · asked by kumaresh 1 in Monitors

Tried everywhere and can't find one - the biggest I can find is 19" but my screen size is 21"
Anyone got any ideas ?

2007-11-07 23:57:18 · 8 answers · asked by thedoc2000 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have windows XP and i want to connect to a CRT (desktop) monitor ONLY not the whole computer. Please help me.

2007-11-07 23:46:19 · 3 answers · asked by Mat, with one t 4 in Monitors

Hi does anyone have any links or recommendations for a cheap and cheerful laptop for a 17 year old girl for xmas?

I've looked at dell so far, and glanced at a Tosh Satellite!

I don't really know where to start.

Many Ta's

2007-11-07 23:35:43 · 6 answers · asked by Molly 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a brand new computer that I've only had for 2 months now, it has Vista installed. The disc drive worked up untill a couple days ago for everything. and now, everytime I put in a CD, DVD or game, it dosent play it. and it tells me that there is no disc installed. how do I fix this problem?

2007-11-07 23:22:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops