Hardware - December 2007

My computer has only 2 sata slots that are currently being used for the dvd drive and the original hard drive (C.) There is an IDE slot for a ribbon cable that I want to use to add a second IDE hard drive but when I do the computer will not start. I have the jumper set at slave and tried cable select also. Still the computer does not work. Bios settings? What can I do to have one sata hd and one ide hd in my computer working together?

2007-12-14 06:09:14 · 6 answers · asked by MackJazz 2 in Add-ons

when i turn it on it just loads and then says the c mos date and time is not set and i want to wipe out the whole computer and reprogram windows xp it is a sony vaio trinitron and i need it for school can anybody that knows anything about computers please help me ? :):):):):):):):)

2007-12-14 05:36:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want to reinstall windows Xp on my toshiba 5105-s501 and I cant reinstall because it wont boot from cd. Does anyone know the key to get to the BIOS when you boot it up ? if you know anything let me know please

2007-12-14 05:24:43 · 6 answers · asked by se7en 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 05:22:08 · 6 answers · asked by CHAZE T 1 in Scanners

Hi, I got my dads used laptop about 3 weeks ago. It has norton in the list of programs, but it is disabled and i cannot run it, as it was his and i don't know the passwords etc. So i didn't have any protection but man, it was so fast. I LOVED how fast it was. About a week ago i downloaded CA virus protection. This screwed up my computer. it was so slow (about 1-2 minutes to open a browser)...so after having enough of that i uninstalled it. well, now my computer is slower than ever! I was trying to type this quesion on my laptop and it keeps freezing up. I ran a internet security check thru symantec and it was fine. then when i try to run a virus check thru symantec it freezes at file 2806. So i can't even do anything on my lap top now. I am on my desktop and it is so slow too. I hate it. Ok, so, how can i make my laptop fast again, what do i need to do? and then what type of free virus protection? Also, what is internet security? do i need that? thanks!

2007-12-14 05:10:59 · 7 answers · asked by Amy J 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Can you connect 2 powersupply units together (in parallel) to increase there output.
Bassicly i need around 250W PSU but it needs to run from a 12v dc supply the bigest 12v dc-dc psu i can get is the M2-ATX 160W.
Could 2 of these be joined together to give a 320W output i know the curretn draw would be high but i've allowed for a 50amp 12v supply.

Any ideas?

2007-12-14 04:36:28 · 12 answers · asked by jbenny1 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm going back to school this winter and want a small laptop. I'm just going to use it for internet, email, writing papers and running World of Warcraft on low settings when I need a break. I know the mac's are a little more but I'm thinking a macbook will give me a better chance of running Warcraft decently. What do you think??

2007-12-14 04:22:31 · 9 answers · asked by rishathra7 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

in vista i use the disk manager to create & delete partitions all the time for some reason.. but i'm goin back to xp..

2007-12-14 04:16:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-14 03:35:43 · 14 answers · asked by twinkletwinkle 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-12-14 03:33:11 · 4 answers · asked by Lollie 123 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i don't use one but some say it makes the perfromance of the device hinderd

planning to use this bad boy

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104015&Tpk=mx%2brevolution

2007-12-14 03:29:23 · 11 answers · asked by surgeshamray 3 in Add-ons

I want 2 buy an all in one i like to buy HP which 1 is the best? I have budget of 5000 to 8000.What features should i prefer b4 i buy one & can i get black in colour?

2007-12-14 03:13:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

This pendrive of transcend is not working properly .. when i pluged it it responed "USB DEVICE NOT RECOGONIZED".. and no action after that..

2007-12-14 02:56:22 · 1 answers · asked by Gullu 1 in Add-ons

is this even possible? will it work at all? thnks.

2007-12-14 02:56:19 · 3 answers · asked by Enzo L 2 in Desktops

2007-12-14 02:52:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-12-14 02:31:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Local buses will eventually replace standard I/O buses as the primary bus type in computers. what I want to know what is best, the Local bus or the standard bus, I know one of them is faster than the other but what is better.

2007-12-14 02:20:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I want to upgrade my laptop"s memory, currently using its original memory ddr333 256 mb. But the problem is I was not able to find 333, instead I have here ddr400 512 mb. Is it ok to use this two memory at the same time? will it hurt my laptop?

2007-12-14 02:20:04 · 6 answers · asked by chris CPA 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The only colors that show are blue, white, black (well, not black anymore) and shades of green. I just put in a new color cartridge and I have plenty of black. It was printing some things that are supposed to be black as green and some things were black as they should be (the web address at the bottom of the page was black). Now it just does everything that should be black in green. I can print in black & white from Word just fine, it's the web pages that are coming out green.

2007-12-14 02:18:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

what is this? TCP 192.168.1.101:50910 a-70-183-191-7:http TIME_WAIT

2007-12-14 02:15:04 · 3 answers · asked by cutdeep46 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 02:10:48 · 4 answers · asked by mongoose 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

tower is always running .is it the tower goin out or is it hardware goin bad

2007-12-14 02:06:23 · 6 answers · asked by flyme9sky 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a HP Designjet 500 and we had to change the plotter head this morning. It looks like a smaller ink cartridge... Can anyone tell me what exactly it does? Is it a filter for the ink before it hits the paper? Thanks!

2007-12-14 01:58:56 · 1 answers · asked by Little Ms Sunshine 2 in Printers

2007-12-14 01:58:16 · 2 answers · asked by che l 2 in Scanners

It can recoznige more accurately and can recoznize multiple languages.It can convert scanned object into word document

2007-12-14 01:53:05 · 4 answers · asked by TAHA S 1 in Scanners

Currently I have a GeForce FX 5200 with 128 MB memory, 8X AGP, with S-Video and DVI out that came with my system. Will I be able to upgrade to another GeForce video card without any problems?

2007-12-14 01:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by beatmyaces 2 in Add-ons

when we use the computer it becomes older how they became,,,,,,,,?

2007-12-14 01:47:26 · 3 answers · asked by krish 1 in Other - Hardware

what equipt do i need? where do i find it ? who provides the service and how much monthly?

2007-12-14 01:30:50 · 3 answers · asked by s.michaelwall 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

if you know the answer please send it to my email
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2007-12-14 01:29:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-14 01:26:22 · 5 answers · asked by broncobuzzz 1 in Laptops & Notebooks