Hardware - December 2007

2007-12-05 13:29:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

how reliable is geek.com? im gonna buy an 160gb ide for $49.99

2007-12-05 13:22:40 · 2 answers · asked by Gerrit 2 in Other - Hardware

Bought a 2nd hand cheap PC today.. can hold 2gb memory and its only got a 512mb in it..

Never seen this kind of memory before.

Will the markings on it signify a type of brand , so i can update it..

2007-12-05 12:51:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

When I try to start my laptop I get a weird error message that says "The application or DLL c:windows/system32/shell32.dll is not a valid windows image. please check against installation diskette". What the heck do I do now? I even tried to restore with my recovery disk and nothing happens.....HELP!

2007-12-05 12:19:03 · 5 answers · asked by Sammy&Pete 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

If i buy a bare bones kit http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=...

And put my harddrive from my old e-machine which would fit there, and has windows XP on it....Will it boot up useing windows XP? or does windows XP have some way of knowing that the harddrive is attached to a differnt motherboard and not allow me to boot up and use it as my operating software??

alrighty I have seen that error message that windows needs to be activated....what do you do next? could I put linux on it for free and then install it on that system?

2007-12-05 11:45:33 · 3 answers · asked by agnscody@sbcglobal.net 2 in Other - Hardware

Why is that I print maybe 3 times a month and have to clean the ink cartridge nossiles sometimes cause it dries up so fast and it doesn't seem like a good printer? What are your impressions?

2007-12-05 11:42:11 · 6 answers · asked by DQ 1 in Printers

My laptop crap'd out on me, I need that disk. ANyone know were to get them illeglly on the net? Im broke as a joke.

I dont just need the drivers on the disk, I need the disk in general, becuase I used a program called "kill disk" and my hard drive is gone. All the partions and everything, all i get is a black screen with a blinking cursor.

P.S.
I have no floppy drive,
And it will not recognize my Windows ME disk?
Basically Im up **** creek... Thanks kill disk, really thank you...

2007-12-05 11:39:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

How do i change things in a letter after i have scanned it to my p.c..

2007-12-05 11:38:30 · 2 answers · asked by reg 1 in Scanners

the over heating has been recent, and i dont know why its over heating.

2007-12-05 11:37:17 · 6 answers · asked by ksimikejones 1 in Desktops

I need a basic laptop only capabilities I need are a) good battery life b)easy dvd play c) wireless internet

anyone have any advice?

2007-12-05 11:35:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a old amd socket A, I ran aida32 on it and it says the board has 100 Mhz (DDR) - real clock, 200Mhz effective clock How fast of a Athlon/Athlonxp can I use?

2007-12-05 11:34:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i dream of eating people

2007-12-05 11:32:14 · 5 answers · asked by john 2 in Add-ons

My laptop is a HP Pavillion ZE4900, I just bought a new battery and power supply to see if that would fix the problem but my laptop still won't start. The light just keep blinking orange after couple hours trying to charge it.

2007-12-05 11:31:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

on the box it says..MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. WINDOWS 2000, WINDOWS XP, WINDOWS VISTA, DOES THAT MEAN THE CAM I HAVE ...QUICK CAM MESSENGER work on WINDOWS VISTA...

2007-12-05 11:23:58 · 1 answers · asked by bono 1 in Add-ons

and the computer does not want to accept a new one.

2007-12-05 10:55:57 · 3 answers · asked by runner1 6 in Desktops

2007-12-05 10:37:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-05 10:15:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I live in New York. I need to get rid of a CRT monitor. I want to know how to recycle it, and can't find info via a google search. I know there's tons of lead in CRTs, so I don't want to throw it away.

I also can't take it too far. I would need to find a place nearby (I have zero access to a car).

Any help would be appreciated -- thanks!

2007-12-05 10:05:40 · 2 answers · asked by daRimini 4 in Monitors

I am planning on getting a new computer, and need some advice on what kind is the best.

2007-12-05 09:59:36 · 5 answers · asked by mat 1 in Desktops

i have a AGP port 8x will any AGP graphics card work in it

2007-12-05 09:59:31 · 2 answers · asked by F K 1 in Other - Hardware

I am a civil engineering student and I need a new laptop. I will be getting AutoCad and I need a lot of memory to store all my projects, plus, I am a big music and movie fan so I would be downoading and storing a lot of stuff. I want something that is fast and reliable. I like the new dell laptops but I am just unsure what specs I need. Any help would be great!!! Thanks

2007-12-05 09:57:24 · 13 answers · asked by imaginarykitten 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a 7350 LE Gefore right now, but with only 128 M, i saw a deal with 139.99 for 7300 GT Gefore with 512 M, is the 7300 GT better than what i have?

Is the 8000 series better than the 7600 GT even with a lower memory?

2007-12-05 09:55:47 · 1 answers · asked by shawn s 2 in Add-ons

When I go on certain sites a messages pops up and says out of memory,is there a program I can use to restore memory?

2007-12-05 09:54:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i need a new power supply for this BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB Video Card that i want to buy, but i never changed the power supply before. will this change of power supply effect other components? or harm them?

P.S i have a 7350 LE Nvidia right now, do i need to change the power supply if i change to another 7000 series?

2007-12-05 09:52:55 · 5 answers · asked by shawn s 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

plz help i got internet in my computer but how can i get it in my laptop

2007-12-05 09:50:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i got a windows xp pc with 512 of ram how do i know what kind of ram is it where can i look at because i think i got to upgrade to 1 gig atleast can someone help thanks

2007-12-05 09:45:45 · 3 answers · asked by Dave 1 in Desktops

2007-12-05 09:45:07 · 2 answers · asked by patronus 2 in Other - Hardware

If I press the power button on the computer and it doesnt turn on correctly. The first time I turned it on, I saw the initial POST screen. Then nothing. Now, I turn it on and the fans spin, the hard drive spins, and all seems well, but there is no display. Im thinking it might be the mobo, but I would like it not to be :).. I switched out the RAM and same result. I dont have a CPU to switch out either.

I have tested the monitor and it works fine.

2007-12-05 09:43:13 · 3 answers · asked by blink281 2 in Desktops

i dont know what i did or if i even did something but the sound in my computer is not working its not on mute can someone help me. please.

2007-12-05 09:40:15 · 6 answers · asked by romar 1 in Other - Hardware

well first of all i wanna know are they both even compatible wit ma pc ? i have a agp slot so i cant get any other cards these two are the best i can find so if thers nething better for a agp slot please say so and tell me wich one is better from these two and can they handle games like world in conflict and gears of war and still look really good thanks for the help

2007-12-05 09:39:01 · 3 answers · asked by 2Pacreincarnated 1 in Other - Hardware