Laptops & Notebooks - March 2007

Any help please...ive got to remove my harddrive from my laptop in order to ship it to dell. Can I use aluminum foil? Ziploc bags?

2007-03-09 10:04:16 · 2 answers · asked by myspacejunkie 1

Just now my notebook, a Dell Inspiron 1300, won't start up Windows (XP, Home Edition) with a blue screen, saying the following:
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
........................", further it shows a technical info:
***STOP: 0x000000ED (0x83388618, 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
On this screen, there are no option besides the on/off button, and after turning it off and back on, the computer will come back to this screen every time.
I've got some good computer "mileage", but this goes beyond my knowledge and scares me, what the heck happened??

2007-03-09 09:58:30 · 6 answers · asked by McMurdo 3

i might just throw it away

2007-03-09 09:18:10 · 5 answers · asked by GO-54!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1

how do i know what kind of wireless antenna to get for my laptop and were do i put it because my laptop is kind of old?

2007-03-09 09:14:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 08:44:02 · 12 answers · asked by alan r 1

Recently when I plug My flash drive. Notebook won't detect it.
I'm puzzled! Please help

2007-03-09 08:23:45 · 6 answers · asked by boler 1

my drive has almost no memory left and want to know if i can switch to another and how do i do it

2007-03-09 08:14:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I no longer have any sound on my computer. I have tried to adjust it on the control panel and the sound icon but neither work. What else can I do?

2007-03-09 07:58:43 · 6 answers · asked by Edy Franklin 1

I'm buying a laptop computer.

I'm torn between these two brands because I think they are the most reliable.

Which one is more reliable overall?

2007-03-09 07:12:53 · 15 answers · asked by Dr. Daniel 2

Hi, my laptop mousepad won't let me scroll. I posted a question earlier and received advice to go to control panel, click on mousepad and see if the scroll bar was turned on, which I did. After clicking on the mouse icon, the above message was received. Stuck again, any direction is greatly appreciated.

2007-03-09 06:58:59 · 2 answers · asked by leslie 6

I have 256 MB Ram installed, only recognizes 128MB. Have swapped both back and forth, as well as single bank testing. Both work individually, but only recognizes one bank.

2007-03-09 06:56:12 · 4 answers · asked by Matt G 1

I got an hp notebook. And im going to go buy memory for it. It has pc2700 333mhz 256. If i mix the 256 infineon ram with a different brand 512 ram. How bad is it? Its slow already with only 256. Just mixing it will it still improve speed. Upgrading ram how much difference would it make. Any improvements? And the brand transcend is it any good? Compare to other brands. Details: Hp ze2000 (ze2309nr) pc2700 333mhz 200 pin ddr 256 ram infineon. Deciding to buy 512 ram different brand

2007-03-09 06:24:44 · 6 answers · asked by Jay 2

Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron E1705 (don't know if it makes a difference), 6 months old, and the scroll bar on the mouse pad won't scroll:{ I really miss it! Any advice on how to fix it is greatly appreciated.

2007-03-09 06:13:19 · 6 answers · asked by leslie 6

I bought it in 2000 for a little over a thousand dollars. It is a Toshiba Satellite laptop with a 1 ghz intel celeron processor. It has 64 MB memory and a 15.4 in screen. It has Windows XP, a DVD player, and a modem. I have all of the disks that came with it. Battery life is about 2.5 hours. It still works very well, only has a small scratch in the screen on the lower corner. The floppy drive needs repair.

2007-03-09 06:11:50 · 11 answers · asked by pinktea 2

I just got an IBM thinkpad T23 and cannot get my USB mouse to work. I had an HP and there was a button to "turn off mouse pad" on the laptop in order to use an external mouse, but I can't find a similar button. The devices are all working properly, the mouse has power, any ideas?

2007-03-09 05:57:04 · 2 answers · asked by aswellgreen 1

2007-03-09 05:31:33 · 11 answers · asked by biish2 2

2007-03-09 04:06:02 · 10 answers · asked by ?_?_?_? 2

Looking to know if they make a solid product.

2007-03-09 04:02:51 · 2 answers · asked by houstoncubfan 1

It need it downgraded because of some programs and files but my computer broke beyond repair so I have to buy a new one.

I believe you can but I wanted some other opinions. Also is it possible to order a computer, say form HP, without an OS an install Windows 98 fresh?

2007-03-09 03:52:38 · 9 answers · asked by imustflee 1

Okay, here's the deal. I got my laptop from repair the other day...everything was working fine. But, whenever i restart my system...all my updates, downloads, files are gone :S like it never exsisted. So i create normal files, do the normal stuff, and restart. It's all gone!
When the computer is switching on and loading, it says: Setting Personalised information or something, at one corner then a tour to XP blabla. Like it's brand new :s. i am the administrator of the pc. Please assist me in this matter.

2007-03-09 03:30:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 03:24:23 · 6 answers · asked by everyvietstudent.com 1

I just got a new Compaq Laptop with Vista Home. When I burn a CD, it will only play on my laptop. Is there a setting I need to change so that they will play on a regular CD player as well?

2007-03-09 03:19:04 · 11 answers · asked by progunr 5

No help at P.C.World can anyone suggest anyway of ether getting his money back or finding a solution. thanks

2007-03-09 02:51:57 · 3 answers · asked by AMANDA S 1

I own a Toshiba Sateliette and have recently bought a wireless keyboard and mouse. They are recognised but do not work. Do i have to alter any settings in order to make them the primary mouse and keyboard as opposed to the touch pad and built in keyboard?

2007-03-09 02:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by copsdonuts 2

can you use ur wireless laptop intenet anywhere. or do you have to be near a main router to pick up the signal

2007-03-09 02:37:54 · 4 answers · asked by b 1

i know it's a really old computer, but i would like to get it going again for e-mail and stuff. i broke the hard drive a while ago and want to know what kind of hard drive it was so i can replace it
any help would be GREAT

2007-03-09 02:29:59 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

I'm using a IBM Thinkpad T40 laptop, and my battery dries up pretty quickly in less than maybe half an hour when it is unplugged.

I doubt that normal batteries would last this short.

What is the cause of this short battery life span?

Is it because i usually left my laptop charged/plugged-in the whole day even if its at 100%? Is that the reason my laptop couldn't last itself without the adapter?

Boy that would mount up my electricity bill.

Or perhaps one reasonable explanation could be that I've been playing games n streaming videos while it is unplugged, that's why i burns out more battery usage than usual.

Help me point out more possibilities.

Thanks!

2007-03-09 02:28:37 · 17 answers · asked by marionette_presto 3

It says something about the "boot_volume." And it won't let me restart it when I put in the Windows XP disc, or anyhing else. What can I do to get my laptop to its origanal state?

2007-03-09 01:58:13 · 6 answers · asked by Dammit Doug 1

I was told it would take too much space on my pc and would slow it down.

2007-03-09 01:45:36 · 6 answers · asked by Marie 2

does any body has a PC with Vista and 1GB of RAM? Does it run well? Can you notice significant slowdowns?

2007-03-09 01:22:41 · 4 answers · asked by Igor 1