Hardware - December 2007

"it will take you 1 hour to build the computer but it’s the things after that, that are the hardest part" once i have built the computer how hard is it to actually get everything on it and working? Thanks Karl

2007-12-14 21:23:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I recently bought a second hand flat bed scanner, I am not sure of the brand but is does say color scantak spot tech. I plugged it into my pc without a problem but it doesn't power up. I assume I have to plug it into a power point but I can not find anywhere to connect a power cord. Has anyone got any idea?

2007-12-14 21:19:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

first i did an online test at crucial,they recomended a upgrade,ordered 2* 1gb 240-pin dimm 128*64 ddr2 pc2-4200 unbuffered for my compaq presario sr 1909uk system,i i removed my 512 memory,and installed both the new chips,trouble is my system only see 1gb,i swapped them round so i know they both work,i did plenty of research so i did not mess up,my bios is up to date,i contacted crucial via email this morning,but with it being the busy season it will be new year before they can answer my email,just wanted to know if you have any ideas of what i missing with this one,cheers guys and girls. ROY

2007-12-14 21:00:54 · 3 answers · asked by APPLEJACK 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have the following setup:
P4 2.4B GHz (Northwood-B, 533MHz, 512KB L2 cache)
MSI MS-7031 (ATi Radeon 9100 IGP + ATi SB300)
DDR400 256MB*2
ATi Radeon 9550 128MB DDR by Asus
Hitachi 250GB SATA2 HDD 8MB cache 7200rpm
LG Super-Multi DVD Drive PATA
Win XP Pro SP2

thing is, XP can be installed properly,but it will either hang at the login screen, or 5 sec after i ve logged in. i ve tried using different sets of RAM (tried 3 pairs) but it remains the same. plugged the hdd to another computer and it ran fine... now i am really unsure wat is the problem here. hope someone can enlighten me

thx in advance

2007-12-14 20:41:00 · 4 answers · asked by Astria 3 in Desktops

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-a6200n-Desktop-PC-A6200N/sem/rpsm/oid/192796/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

is 2 gig of ram fast if i dont really play games.
also is my pc 64 bit or is it possible with mine.
and last can this multitask well

2007-12-14 20:29:51 · 8 answers · asked by subs r de best 4 in Desktops

I do plan to multi-task with this computer, but it would only be things such as Firefox, Windows Media Player, and other low-demand applications. They are both AMD Athlon 64.

2007-12-14 19:28:26 · 3 answers · asked by vv987vv987vv 2 in Other - Hardware

if you need to reset your laptop back to factory settings, how do you do it please? the reason why i ask is because on my laptop on windows xp i had the vaio recovery tool so i could reset it back to factory settings and just put my programs in. now i have upgraded to windows vista with a custom install and have put all the divers and utilities etc from the discs sony sent me but their was no vaio recovery tool on the discs. they don't have that tool they said for vista. so if anything goes wrong i cannot reset it to start at the beginning with all the drivers in, i have to keep puttung the xp boot disc in and do all the updates and then install vista and do all them updates everytime. aaaaghhh!!!! what a nightmare. any ideas? thanks in advance

2007-12-14 19:20:08 · 4 answers · asked by JESTER 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 19:03:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Both would cost me $1000 AU I just want to know what one I should get. I'll be playing games like crysis, cod4 and CS: S

The rest of my specs will be...

Antec 900 (case)

P5N32-E SLI

Q6600 (2.4)

nForce 680i, Socket 775

2GB 5-5-5-12 Corsair 800

GPU???

PCI-E 16x

DVD-RW

320GB SATA2 (might get a westen digital 500gb)

750W PSU

Vista Prem 64Bit

MS H&S Trial

Thanks.

2007-12-14 18:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by Gwap 3 in Desktops

it just started doing it today!

2007-12-14 18:09:17 · 8 answers · asked by ImaLittlebitRock 2 in Monitors

Basic question, I am debating between both and I don't know which one to get. Please give me feedback on experiences if you have one of these.


Thanks

2007-12-14 16:47:29 · 3 answers · asked by Mark R 2 in Desktops

My new laptop crashes with windows vista! I have 2 gigs of ram. Vista came installed on my dell. It has top of the line graphics card and top of the line intel core duo. It will crash when surfing the web or just working with word perfect! One more crash and I am sending it back. I have called support and we have done a sytem restore. So far that has worked for now!

2007-12-14 16:44:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

on their network? I'm at home now and I can't seem to fix it.

2007-12-14 16:43:52 · 2 answers · asked by Ajay B 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i currently own a 8400gs w/256mb ddr2, from EVGA, and my friend wants to trade his EVGA 8500GT w/512 mb DDR2, i do flight simulating, counter strike, HL2, making movies, and internet, should i stick with my current one or trade?
oh and their both PCIE x16 for the idiots that wanna be smart donkeys.

2007-12-14 16:42:44 · 6 answers · asked by ApWolfFox 3 in Add-ons

What would happen if I removed the hard drive from my computer? and would the memory be erased if it were removed long enough?

2007-12-14 16:42:28 · 9 answers · asked by FiveTimes 2 in Other - Hardware

I want to buy a dvd from a french site and its regional code is this:
DVD 9 / Zone 2 / PAL

I bought my notebook in the USA, its a Hp pavillion dv9010us

2007-12-14 16:36:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Can't find driver for this monitor. Can someone please help:(
axess spm micro Monitor, P\N: F848 , Model: F708

2007-12-14 16:22:52 · 1 answers · asked by onewolf6birds 1 in Monitors

I have the HP Pavilion DV6000 I needed to use a floppy disk in it and I don't know where the heck to put it? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Also is there even a place ot put floppy disks on laptops?

2007-12-14 16:18:21 · 8 answers · asked by xoxotoriii 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have asked this question before and still can't get my Intel Core 2 Due to work. I have Windows XP and only one core is working. When I cun cpuid it finds the core 2 but says one is disabled. I have an ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium moutherboard and is "Intel Core 2 Ready."How can I get them both up and runing? Thanks.

2007-12-14 16:13:50 · 8 answers · asked by Nautilus 3 in Desktops

2007-12-14 16:05:02 · 5 answers · asked by JAMES R 3 in Other - Hardware

I acquired a laptop recently and I want to connect it to the internet using my current set-up that I have with Yahoo/AT&T. Since I don't have the installation disk anymore, does Yahoo have something I can download and transfer it to CD so I can use that info to connect the laptop to the internet?

2007-12-14 15:58:45 · 4 answers · asked by OnTheCoast 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 15:37:46 · 10 answers · asked by brendan d 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Dell mentioned a data transfer cable? Is this possible? I also heard about programs you can buy to do it. Which is the best. If all I am concerned with is the Pics on the PC can I transfer them with a memory stick. Only have 56k and cant copy them to a disc all i have is floppy.

2007-12-14 15:32:23 · 7 answers · asked by paul m 2 in Desktops

keeps giving me "162 systems options not set"

then:
the following configuration options automaticly updated.
total mem: 262144kb
CMOS checksum invalid default values loaded"

then it goes to a blank screen with a blinking cursor like it's waiting a DOS command. or something..

people, i and mine get by on so little money you'd lose your mind if you knew. this is all i wanted for Christmas (Yule), so i took $$ from other things and got this on ebay real reasonable like, then had to wait for the hd caddy/connector cable..and now? still won't work. what do i do? how do i fix this? i removed the modem card and took out the rtc battery for a while then put it all back together and still nada, i can't get into the bios that i need to fix it..what do i do?

help? please?

2007-12-14 15:27:46 · 4 answers · asked by skittle_goddess_2525 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

One day randomly after turning on my laptop it froze up after about a minute. So I booted safe mode and started running programs and it worked fine. Tried it again and froze after a couple minutes. Turned it off and later turned it on unplugged and it worked fine. So I tried plugging it in after using it for a couple hours and it froze a minute after plugging it in. I have no idea why. Also, only when it's on the lowest power setting does it work unplugged.

Safe mode or unplugged (power saver mode) works perfectly, plugged in or unplugged in high performance does not.

I can't figure this out.

2007-12-14 15:27:33 · 3 answers · asked by Micah 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How do you find out what sound card you're currently using?

2007-12-14 15:18:48 · 5 answers · asked by littlefighter52 2 in Other - Hardware

Mac or PC

2007-12-14 15:14:56 · 6 answers · asked by D'lo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 15:14:49 · 5 answers · asked by Antonyo 1 in Desktops

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2007-12-14 15:05:42 · 4 answers · asked by ~* Just Me *~ 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 14:47:20 · 6 answers · asked by blondie 1 in Desktops