Hardware - December 2007

2007-12-18 15:21:15 · 4 answers · asked by bor3dus3r 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought a Compaq Presario V3630TU windows XP notebook. I cant hibrenate or put it in standby. When ever i press the sleep button, a blue screen will appear with lots of words. Before i can read them, the notebook will restart. Can anyone help. I ask the shop which bought it, and they suggest me to format it, they indicate that is nothing to do with the sofware but the notebook itself. They also say if that dosent work, i have to bring it to the HP Compaq service center. But can anyone suggest any other solution.?

2007-12-18 15:20:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have loads of video's on my laptop. I need to get a program that will burn videos onto a DVD. It turns out that I dont have a DVD burner, so I need to download a program. anyone help.
and also supply anymore programs that I may need.

2007-12-18 15:08:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

what do i do now?

2007-12-18 14:56:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

which video card would be better considering they are the same price after mail in rebate
System specs:
2 gb of ram
1.8 ghz processor amd sempron 3400+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130024
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130313

2007-12-18 14:45:09 · 7 answers · asked by Hijr21 5 in Add-ons

2007-12-18 13:38:20 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle S 1 in Other - Hardware

i keep getting small electric shocks from the sides and underneath of my laptop- there not very big and dont hurt much- is this normal? How can i stop it? Also ive noticed if i touch the radiator while on my laptop i get a bigger shock- like the kinda shock you get when you are static and touch someone to annoy them- is this normal or is there something wrong with my laptop? thanks for your answers in advance x

2007-12-18 13:06:14 · 4 answers · asked by Little Star 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I switched out 2 rams from two 256 MB chips to a 516 MB Chips. Then, i took the 516 mb chip out and put the 256 mb one because my brother wanted it and we made a deal and well...
anyways
i put my 256 MB chips back and i turn it on and it goes to the blue hp screen as always but then it goes black and says
SYSTEM BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

Thanks

2007-12-18 12:24:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-18 12:11:49 · 12 answers · asked by zoe 2 in Scanners

2007-12-18 12:05:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-12-18 11:56:47 · 10 answers · asked by jdgonzales10 1 in Add-ons

id guess that there must be pros and cons or it would be automatic

2007-12-18 11:29:13 · 2 answers · asked by john knee 3 in Desktops

i have a compaq presario SR2180NX and when i go to install xp it doesnt read the HDD any help?

2007-12-18 11:27:33 · 5 answers · asked by sqwint22 2 in Desktops

2007-12-18 11:22:57 · 4 answers · asked by proton46 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am putting together a system for my self with $600, and with that kind of money will have to go mid range with both cpu + gpu or i could chose, so should i get a E6750 core 2 duo with 2.66ghz,4mb cache, 1333bus and a nvidia 8400gs card, or should i get a dual-core 1.6 ghz,1mb cache, 800bus with a 8800gts, all i want to play is nfs prostreet, the upcoming gta4 and yea might want to play crysis on midium settings.

another question, how does the gma 3000 onboard graphics compare up to nvidia's 8400gs, if its almost the same i might be able to hold up until the 8800gtx comes down too $300. :)

2007-12-18 11:08:57 · 3 answers · asked by brian_dean2002 2 in Desktops

2007-12-18 11:00:20 · 1 answers · asked by ronnie 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

want something good not necessarly the best but want to pay a reasonable amount not $1000's

2007-12-18 10:35:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a laptop the burns movies and CD's and has at laest a 120 GB hard drive with 2 Gigs of memory and a good graphics card? waht kind should I get and how much does it cost?

2007-12-18 10:33:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

So that it isn't QWERTY, but ABCDEF?

2007-12-18 10:32:28 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-12-18 10:30:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

Today I was replying to an e-mail. Someone interrupted me and I went away from my computer. When I got back my cursor wasn't on the screen. I moved it around and so forth, nothing. Then I notice my computer was frozen, yet the light on the CPU wasn't on. So, I did ctrl/alt/delete and nothing happened. So, I hardbooted the computer. Yet, it doesn't come back on. There is no light on the CPU and the fan is louder than normal. Do I have a virus, or was the computer simply overheating?

2007-12-18 10:10:32 · 1 answers · asked by Ashlee H 1 in Desktops

where do they go are they still taking space from my memory or wat??

2007-12-18 09:04:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am spending about $130.00 a year for ink for my HP three-in-one. Is there as simple printer that has a lower operational cost?

2007-12-18 08:38:37 · 4 answers · asked by sailorboy 4 in Printers

Does this mean I can only use dvd or cd-rw's? I'm having a problem with cd-r's and transferring pics.

2007-12-18 08:35:53 · 4 answers · asked by Cindy 3 in Add-ons

This is my first laptop. I'm so used to desktop that I'm a little confused. I want to download Itunes, Frostwire and other programs that I had on my desktop. I don't want to transfer files because my old desktop has hidden viruses. What firewalls can i setup to ensure my new laptop is virus/spyware/spam free.

2007-12-18 08:33:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop computer screen was damaged and I was wondering if there is anyway that it can be repaired. The screen is cracked and the screen is mostly white except for a little bit on the top. Will I be able to send it in to the computer company to get it repaired?

2007-12-18 08:27:14 · 2 answers · asked by lroth20 1 in Monitors

I really want to get a black macbook, but where is the cheapest place to buy a new one????

2007-12-18 08:24:25 · 5 answers · asked by Everyone and No One 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

right now i have a black macbook. But idk if i should get a new one. I want a laptop that i can download alot of music and movies on watch movies. Something not heavy, so that i can travel with it. Do reports on it and surf the web and messenger. I am thinking about getting a macbook pro. Does anyone have any others choices that would be great to.

2007-12-18 08:23:41 · 3 answers · asked by Chris C 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried it on 2 computers, removed it and restarted my cpu, tried different ports and still nothing. It used to work fine and all of a sudden went out. I looked in device manager and my cpu recognizes it but it has a yellow exclamation point next to it. It says I need to update the drivers but I have looked everywhere for them (driversguide, google) and still cant find them. Its a mini sd cf-rs205 1gb card reader I bought from ebay. Is there anything that I didnt check?? Do I just need a driver or do these flash drives go bad?? thanks

2007-12-18 08:20:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Okay.. heres the deal. Me and my parents have pretty much decided that I am going to get a labtop for christmas. The computer we have currently is piece of crap old dell... and I plan to go to college in a couple of years. So I really want a nice computer that will last... and one where I wont have to wait half an hour to turn the fricken thing on. Also something that will be good for school. I really like the macbooks. They have them on amazon on sale for like 1019.00.. which is like 80 dollars less then if I go to apple. The only thing is if apple is gonna come out with a brand new top-of-the line labtop the new year.. I hate when they do that(but they make really sweet computers...))

Also.. so many people say windows vista is a piece of crap.. and you cant downgrade to xp if needed.. and any labtop that isint a mac is sold on VISta. But if anyone has a diff opinion...?

Sooo0o... do you think a macbook would be a good investment for the future or maybe a vista computer??

2007-12-18 07:59:25 · 14 answers · asked by jeterjd17 1 in Laptops & Notebooks