Other - Hardware - November 2006

I just bought and installed a new Maxtor SATA hard drive in my G5 Mac, and it worked fine for 10 days, then froze my computer suddenly and started clicking. Any reason the HD would fail this quickly? And how long after it starts clicking is the data unrecoverable? Finally, do I have to send it to a drive recovery company to recover the data, or is there a way I can do it myself if I can't mount the drive from the OS?

2006-11-04 23:47:26 · 6 answers · asked by daveinma12 1

I have Windows XP and I am planning to format my Hard drive but I dont what would happen to my windows XP. Would I have to re-install it? (I dont not have the CD to re-install)

2006-11-04 23:46:04 · 15 answers · asked by Damien S 1

70-150 GBP on CPU
70-150 GBP on Motherboard

What motherboard and what processor?

2006-11-04 23:40:35 · 8 answers · asked by will118 1

it says error can t partion drive / cant find drive. should i formatt the new disk first pls? Help.........!!!!!!!

2006-11-04 23:32:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can select from a 500gb (7200rpm) serial ata hard drive with 8mb databurst cache or a 500gb (2 x 250gb 7200rpm) serial ata raid 0 stripte with databurst cache. Same price but does one have an advantage. Not sure what all the terms mean. Thanks in advance.

2006-11-04 23:18:23 · 8 answers · asked by Stella 2

I did think to use a brush soaked with Methylated Spirits - but I am not sure are you? Please help -if you can.
My thanks in advance.

2006-11-04 22:43:42 · 24 answers · asked by ian jt 1

when i insert a cd
first of all it reads nothing and secondly it doesnt comes out
cd is not broken and
i dont want to buy a new drive!!!!

2006-11-04 22:40:28 · 5 answers · asked by Rachit Sood 2

I bought a USB enclosure for my extra HDD. When I connect it to my Toshiba laptop, it picks everything up. I can see it in the device manager: The USB Mass Storage Device, and the HDD at the disk drive's tab. When I check these, it tells me that the device is working fine. But I still cant see the HDD on the My Computer Screen. What am I doing wrong? Windows XP, USB 2.0.

2006-11-04 22:25:55 · 4 answers · asked by jandtoit 2

i want to format it

2006-11-04 21:38:16 · 3 answers · asked by choice 1

I've reloaded everything onto a larger hard drive and the old one won't format. I tried 3 times. What would you say I should try next. I can't decide between an axe and a very large hammer.

2006-11-04 21:31:54 · 12 answers · asked by Snowlizard 3

I have all the components eg. graphics card, hard drive etc.
Im not an engineer, and although I have studied the motherboard manual and done what I can, theres still wires that dont go anywhere.
My case didnt come with any instructions, where can I find out how its supposed to be wired up?

2006-11-04 21:07:25 · 3 answers · asked by bruvvamoff 5

2006-11-04 20:53:00 · 7 answers · asked by bruvvamoff 5

on my keyboard on my pc some of the characters on the keyboard don't come right on the screen. I have changed the keyboard and nothing has changed.

Help

2006-11-04 19:51:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

It has been like this since new, its only 3 years old and the fan is that loud we have to turn the computer off if we are going to watch a movie, do I need a new one or can I fix it somehow?

2006-11-04 17:07:47 · 7 answers · asked by adnie25 2

2006-11-04 17:00:09 · 3 answers · asked by tushar ghate 1

I'm trying to upgrade the memory on my kid's computer. Its a Gateway, about 4 years old - don't know the exact model; can't find the documentation.

It has 2 memory slots and 1 memory module which says the following on it:

128Mb, DDR, 333, CL2.5, PC2700v

I know what the 128mb and DDR mean. My questions are:

1. What does the "CL2.5" mean?

2. Will the machine take a 512mb, 256mb, or 1gb module? (or 2 of each?)

Thanks - any general memory info you can give me that will help me buy the right module would be much appreciated!

2006-11-04 16:20:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone said to put it into the dishwasher and and just run the cycle.
Does this sound right or was some one kidding me.

2006-11-04 15:12:40 · 21 answers · asked by onedot.darling 4

i know just how toopen lod on an dsend emails so please give me little break ,,,, when i try to upgrade to wndows SP2 it said that i have not enough space in C to download and maybe corrupted it and run it is this C part of the hard drive i defrangmentd took thing out only remaining things are the essentials to opreate the system where is it located in my laptop thanks

2006-11-04 15:03:56 · 6 answers · asked by aldo 6

2006-11-04 14:56:13 · 11 answers · asked by pete6356 1

it will just stop working. the 'num lock' light goes off and i cant type or use the keys for anything in any program. i cant even do ctrl alt delete. why? to fix it i have to shut it down, but then it did it again. it has happened two times so far. i checked the chord, its in all of the way. is it just the keyboard or could it be my computer?
is there any way to fix this?

2006-11-04 14:45:22 · 4 answers · asked by um yea hi 4

Okay, I am trying to install the Sims 2 again on my comp, and it will not read the second disc. It did the first, and when it said to switch to second, i put it in and pres sokay and it just keeps saying to insert second disc, i cleaned it as best as i could, and there is a small scratch on it, but what can i do?

2006-11-04 13:48:14 · 2 answers · asked by Heather N 2

wHAT DO i DO??

2006-11-04 13:28:50 · 3 answers · asked by Justalittlesexy 1

I want to be a pc repair tech.Which books should i start looking ?
The one that helps with compaTIA A+ certification examination or simply pc repair bppk will do the job?

2006-11-04 13:02:46 · 2 answers · asked by A+ 1

I was trying to load up a cd and it wouldn't load up. I went to run>browse...and it was empty.Any help would be so helpful.How can I get this drive back?

2006-11-04 12:18:53 · 8 answers · asked by q1mixer 2

....Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor & 1.86GHz Processor Speed

2006-11-04 11:20:20 · 6 answers · asked by NightSlayer 3

Currently, I have 1 GB of RAM, and I find that crap worthy. I have 2 old 256 MB RAM sticks laying around. Can I just install those 2 and have 1.5 GB of RAM? Will It work? Will It make my PC better? I just made a custom gaming computer that slows down every once and a while, and I want to know whether the extra rAM will work or not.


If anyone asks:

-specs-

Intel Pentium D processor
x2 ATI Radeon 256 MB x1300 (CrossFire config.)
Antec 500w PSU
DVD x12 speed
CD x16 speed
Blu-Ray x2 speed (hurrah!)
1.2 TB storage memory
Sony TV Tuner card

2006-11-04 10:36:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know there's an adapter thing that is able to do it, but I forgot what it's called.

2006-11-04 10:13:22 · 5 answers · asked by Meg ♥ 1

Okay. As Most People, i use limewire to get all my music and movies. theyre mostly avi format. i have nero and i set it all to dvd and all that stuff .. and when i got to select a file .. its empty and i cannot find anything. and it will not let me burn .. anything. i have this kind of dvd drive (picture included) .. and it just wont work .. im so lost .. HELP .

http://www.clicpoint.it/photo/categorie/14/LG%20DVD-ROM%2016x.52x%20IDE%20N.jpg

2006-11-04 09:46:36 · 5 answers · asked by giselle-x 1

Just looking for oppinions and feedback about other likes and dislikes
about the computing world!

2006-11-04 09:44:50 · 6 answers · asked by blahblah 5

I need to for mat my hard drive and don't remember how.
My OS is win xp pro sp2.
What do i need to do?
My floppy drive don't work if i need to make a bootdisk i need to know how to do it w/o a floppy drive.
Please help!!!

2006-11-04 09:31:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous