Hardware - December 2007

2007-12-16 12:21:14 · 2 answers · asked by Becky S 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-16 12:08:23 · 2 answers · asked by need help 1 in Desktops

I was looking at the Mini-DVI to DVI cable that you can get with a MacBook or whatever and i saw it looks really short, something like 10 cm. So my question is, how would I use that to connect my MacBook to my monitor? Is there somethign else I have to do rather than directly connecting the two with the short cable?

2007-12-16 11:59:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

There was a black space all around the screen where the display once was. I went to my Control panel settings and adjusted the resolution and made some font and icon adjustments so my text did not look microscopic after changing the resolution. It runs fine using ATT Yahoo browser except that some of my text is still pretty tiny, like in parts of my email notification and my toolbar. I have restore capability but for some reason there were no available times to reset to. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar issue and what they did about it? I know there are desktop monitor adjustments. Are there laptop screen adjustments. I can't seem to find any on mine.

2007-12-16 11:46:09 · 3 answers · asked by Goot 2 in Monitors

When I turn on the laptop, the lan switch turns green and works for a minute or two, but then it shuts down and won't work even though it is switched on. the laptop is a Sony Vaio nr180e. I have uninstalled andreinstalled the driver but it still won't work. if anyone has had this happen to them or knows of a solution, please help!

2007-12-16 11:42:36 · 3 answers · asked by Dtschr 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

The power supply went out of my old pc so i bought a new power supply and now the thing wont turn on at all except for the fans spinning for like 2 milliseconds when you first plug it in. I talked to the technician and he said it is probably the mother board. Can i just use any motherboard on my computer and hopes it works or do i have to buy a certain one and how much would the price of one run?

2007-12-16 11:41:41 · 5 answers · asked by mobleyj91 1 in Desktops

i have a hp pavilion. i just got it last year and it going slow.

2007-12-16 11:35:12 · 7 answers · asked by need help 1 in Desktops

I've just come across this but looks reasonably cheap...what are they skimping on here:

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=232135

I am not a gamer but want a Futureproof PC suitable for multitasking

2007-12-16 11:27:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have search for a while and can't seem to find out how to replace my hard drive.

I have a dell computer and the hard drive is toast. I bought a new hard drive but have no idea how to load up xp or any of the programs that came with my dell. I cant clone the drive since its completely toast.

So if anyone can help basicly I am asking how to do this from the start with a blank hard drive out of the box. TIA.

2007-12-16 11:18:50 · 4 answers · asked by popejayp 2 in Desktops

Hey,

Today I was working on my main computer when it just randomly crashed.

I held the power button to turn it off, then booted it up again.
It didnt start up properly. The fans are spinning, the lights on the tower are showing, but nothing on the monitor. My mouse aint lighting up either.

The ram in my computer has lights that flash up and down in a row, sorta like christmas lights lol. The faster they flash the more memory usage and vice versa. When I now boot up the computer, the lights only show on the same diode.

I have asked many people, searched many places and still no solution.

help = appreciated.
Thanks.

Mark

2007-12-16 10:50:31 · 6 answers · asked by Mark A 2 in Desktops

I don't want technical certifications, just be certified to represent Sun when selling their equipment.

Thanks!

2007-12-16 10:29:17 · 1 answers · asked by tim26_austin 2 in Other - Hardware

well actually i did that with a sempron. but i want to know if i can do that with a 6400+ athlon X2 without any trouble at STOCK speed. would that slow it down?

2007-12-16 10:10:54 · 2 answers · asked by dr. mysterio 3 in Other - Hardware

I need a new laser printer for use at home, and would rather buy at a store instead of online, so there aren't many choices.
How about the Brother HL-5240 or HL-5250DN ? Anybody got one? Like it, or not?
Also: if you print a multi-page document, do the pages end up in the output tray in order (like an office laser printer), or do you have to shuffle them back to front (like most ink jets)?
Thanks!

2007-12-16 09:58:20 · 3 answers · asked by railbird 3 in Printers

Yesterday I was moving my computer around quite a bit. Later, it wasn't powering on, so I installed a new power supply. Computer boots up now, but when I play WoW, the game seems to struggle. It used to run at a solid 60 fps no matter what. Now it runs at 60, but goes down to 20 fps during fights,etc. Could this be the power supply?

2007-12-16 09:55:04 · 3 answers · asked by David V 6 in Desktops

cell phone screen? i need a safe solution that will not damage my cell phone screen? what kind of material would be best to use to clean it with? Thanks!

2007-12-16 09:41:42 · 6 answers · asked by trenbolone 2 in Monitors

when i turned my laptop on only the top portion showed some of the microsoft windows at the top portion of the screen and the bottom half started to fade away what's the problem

2007-12-16 09:41:31 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i've already asked this question but i need more answers, please go to this page and answer my question

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnCc4mOhVI.STB8ys6P8j6Hsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071216074644AAQjrNG

2007-12-16 09:40:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

It keeps saying "no cd or dvd burner has been detected." It has worked before, not sure what happened. Please help!

2007-12-16 09:34:37 · 3 answers · asked by jlrct 2 in Add-ons

my notebooks harddrive is 1.87 GB. It is currently running windows 98. I want to upgrade to XP the requirements for XP say 1.5GB of available Harddrive space. Do I have enough space will it run if it takes up all the Hard drive?

2007-12-16 09:33:47 · 5 answers · asked by amburglur 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

D/L Win. Vista and installed it to their pc?

2007-12-16 09:33:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am wanting to buy a new PC as my current one is in serious need of replacing. I've had it for 9 years and figured replacement would be a better option that upgrade.

Anyway, I am not a gamer so therefore will not be using it for that purpose. However, I do like to have various apps running (for instance, downloading music, watching a video, or using MS office, to give you the gist. I want it to be future proof as possible, will be storing plenty of music, photos and possibly videos, so huge memory is a must as well. So i want it to be quick as my current one is slow and its P4 but 1.6ghz i think

I have been looking at the following 2 pc's:

http://www.cube247.co.uk/?customise=32

http://www.evesham.com/products/info.asp?e=9DAED744-E0F5-470E-9F29-2D89AA165659

Also, is it true that if the Windows Vista is only 32 bit it will only recognise 4gb of memory? Why is that
Secondly, Will having a nVidia 8800 GTX 768MB actually help with video quality?

2007-12-16 09:25:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have an HP Pavilion dv1000 can i play HD movies on it?

2007-12-16 09:25:40 · 4 answers · asked by Leo 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

okay I want to upgrade from 98 to xp. xp says it needs 1,717 mb to upgrade. my hard drice is 1.87GB. will this work?

2007-12-16 09:24:41 · 2 answers · asked by amburglur 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought an Acer Aspire 3680-2682 laptop: 1.86Ghz, 512MB DDR2, etc. It is completely clean, no additional software installed... used only for Internet Explorer. And it is SLOW!!!. Not as in connection speed. But slow as in, the whole machine slows to a crawl... mouse clicks and keypresses become lagged, etc. It even feels slower than my old 1.0 GHz Sharp PCMM20, which uses a firmware-emulated Pentium processor (Transmeta).

Is the problem Windows Vista? Or is it the Norton Internet Security which came pre-installed? Is there anything I can do to speed it up? Should I wipe off the HDD and install XP?

Are the any good benchmarks out there so I can try to quantify how bad this really is?

Thanks in advance for any answers!

2007-12-16 09:23:38 · 9 answers · asked by alex 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

my model # er912aa-aba

2007-12-16 09:23:35 · 1 answers · asked by ayhankaygisiz 4 in Desktops

i want to like erase everything on my computer and i am like totally lost on how to do it

2007-12-16 09:17:34 · 4 answers · asked by amandazamora_lovesu2 2 in Desktops

Rogers called me to switch old modem for new " Scientific Atlanta" modem. It is not showing up on my hardware just says 'unknown device' with a big yellow question mark. After contacting rogers internet real tech, his answer was if I'm using the desktop now, then it must be installed properly.
HOWEVER, my computer has been running XXX slow since.
Can someone please help me figure this out?

2007-12-16 09:14:12 · 2 answers · asked by q dee 5 in Desktops

The USB port still asks for device to be inserted even though it's already plugged in! Is my computer not equipped for this or do I need to download something to be able to save data to it??? HELP!!!

2007-12-16 09:10:37 · 8 answers · asked by brian w 2 in Add-ons

Basically every time I switch on my PC within 3 mins the monitor turns off. Then I have to turn my PC off and on again sometimes up to 5 times before the monitor starts to work again. But yet again after around 3 mins the monitor goes off. I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with my graphics card as it is brand new and exactly the same as my old one. (I had no problems with my old card or my PC at that time)

I have a new hard drive and there is def nothing wrong with my power supply as it has been tested and is in perfect working order.

It is not the cable. Could it be a fault with my monitor? Or is it more serious? At the moment it is not worth having a PC as I can't really do anything in 3 mins. It has took me many tries just to write this.

PLEASE OFFER A SOLUTION. WHAT COULD IT BE AND WHAT IS IT NOT? WHAT CAN I TRY? PLEASE HELP.
SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE.

2007-12-16 08:58:37 · 9 answers · asked by Mike A 2 in Monitors

I have a windows vista dell computer. My monitor is Generic Pnp. is there a way i can find out if my computer is hdcp compatible??

2007-12-16 08:42:38 · 1 answers · asked by hersheybar99 1 in Monitors