Other - Hardware - December 2006

my mom just got me this computer and it does not have no sound and I can't listen to my music it says I Don't have a sound chip put I don't know what or where it is.

2006-12-31 11:09:19 · 6 answers · asked by shorty 1

2006-12-31 11:07:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am getting high speed internet in my home, and I need to hook up an older imac to the network.

2006-12-31 10:36:35 · 5 answers · asked by 1_1 2

2006-12-31 10:32:36 · 7 answers · asked by dad_hy 1

its a regular CPU fan in need of a lubricant. lol thank you and please let me know of anything that works. :-)

2006-12-31 10:31:28 · 6 answers · asked by Fuzz 3

I'm thinking about buying a Dell XPS M1710 and am trying to decide on how much memory I should get. I can get either 2GB or 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM.

The 4GB is almost $3000 more... Is it worth the extra money?

I am looking for a powerful computer that can handle complex 3D graphics programs (rendering, animation.) Do I need the extra memory for this type of work? (I'm willing to shell out the money if it is something I need.)

2006-12-31 10:23:18 · 7 answers · asked by wondering 1

2006-12-31 10:17:47 · 1 answers · asked by Colin R 2

What is a double layer format dvd player

2006-12-31 10:01:19 · 4 answers · asked by necro 3

I had 512 mb of ram, so today I bought 1 gig of ram(its compatible) anyways when I was putting both of them in, I accidently put them in backwards. After I turned it on I heard kinda like a snap and then the comp turned off. I also smelled a lil bit of smoke. Anyways I found out I had it backwards, and put it in right. Now though, my keyboard,joystick,mouse, and display is not working. My video card fan is still working, and it still has colors coming out of it, but the display doesn't work. Also I have another video output (have no vid card plugged into it) and when I plugged in my monitor to it, the display still doesn't work (usually if i do this, the display shows but they're horrible graphics) any ideas on whats going on and how to fix it??

2006-12-31 09:59:50 · 9 answers · asked by d m 2

at the moment i have a ati mobility radeon 9000

2006-12-31 09:36:53 · 3 answers · asked by george a 1

hey ppls how do i re-install windows after i formatted the drive...i dont have the recovery discs,but i do have a boot up disk

2006-12-31 09:25:54 · 3 answers · asked by Mario diaz 3

Hello, I disconected my lacie EXTERNAL hard drive (500 gb) from my PC, and when I conect it again the PC can't read it.
That happens to me before, but I was abble to mount it in a Maccintosh.
Now, I can't read the contect even in a MAC. So I used DATA RECOVERY in order to save my files in another external hard drive.
BUT: is there any way to recober the registry or index of this hard drive so my PC (windows) can read it again? Thank you!

2006-12-31 09:05:52 · 3 answers · asked by None 1

NEC 19 inch monitor?

I just set up an new monitor (Christmas present), It took a lot of twicking to get it to look the way I like . Finally everyting is the right size and color except my mouse cursor is so small it gets lost most of the time and is a pain to find. How can I make it larger?

2006-12-31 08:59:10 · 3 answers · asked by jer 1

The first thing that shows on the screen is the video card i have in it. They all used to be white letters, now some are white and some are purple. Then it goes to the gateway symbol and then the windows xp screen with thge blue bar showing its loading. Then my moniter says no signal but my computer is still on wtf? Plz help is it my card or the computer?

2006-12-31 08:35:50 · 7 answers · asked by deerman2701 1

I would like to back- up my Quicken files using the Quicken program's backup feature. How can I format a new CD-RW that Quicken will read?

2006-12-31 08:28:58 · 2 answers · asked by jf3 1

2006-12-31 08:01:53 · 6 answers · asked by Derek 2

2006-12-31 07:58:15 · 5 answers · asked by Zach C 1

i need to wipe the hard drive i dont have the cds but i made a boot up floppy...thanx

2006-12-31 07:42:05 · 7 answers · asked by Mario diaz 3

after booting with a floppy(win 98se) I can read the cd rom. What can I do to get it to boot off cd rom. Ralph

2006-12-31 07:18:49 · 3 answers · asked by Ralph A 1

When I put "Fearless" into my laptop it will play fine. But when I put "The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the ring" in it doesn't show up in my computer. The computer acts as if there is no DVD in the drive. I am using windows XP. How can I play these DVDs on my PC?

2006-12-31 07:15:21 · 4 answers · asked by edwardnardella 2

2006-12-31 06:57:04 · 7 answers · asked by Selenky 1

2006-12-31 06:55:43 · 4 answers · asked by Selenky 1

just swapped out a old motherboard for a slightly newr motherboard. Before I swapped I checked the amount of RAM on the new one(on RAM cards, duh) and it said like 95. So I decided I'd put the other set I had in(around 200??). When I reinstalled onto Hard Drive it told me 68Mb of RAM which is way off. So I put the other ones in and it says 95. I had to install win98 and then upgrade to xp(currently upgrading) because my xp disk is a burnt copy. The problem though is why is it reading the incorrect amount of RAM?It seems to be running fine and dandy, but worried none the less. Also will XP correct this "F" up?

2006-12-31 05:53:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

motherboards, that is.

2006-12-31 04:42:16 · 2 answers · asked by severedhead15 3

I work on a computer all day doing transcription. Ever so often, when typing, my work comes out like this- tlsmcji - even though my fingers are on the right keys. I have to shut down the computer and start over. Does anyone know what would cause this? Very annoying. I am not typing on line - I use microsoft word.

2006-12-31 04:23:50 · 4 answers · asked by maryjane 2

Ive got an RADEON X600 256mb card on my Dell dimension 5150 (P4 3.4ghz with 1 gig ram).
Ive only had the computer a few months and want to start using it for games, and want to get the full benefit out of gaming, and want to know if my card will be good enough. thanks

2006-12-31 04:01:18 · 10 answers · asked by ginge80 1

Recently my computer would not boot up correctly. Every time I try to start up, when it gets to where the login screen should be, a box pops up saying lsass.exe- Bad Image. In the box it says The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTDSAPI.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette. Any help would be appreciated because I'm pretty lost on what I should do. I've looked at some tech computer websites for tips, but I'm not really sure what a lot of what is on the sites mean. Thanks!

2006-12-31 02:54:27 · 8 answers · asked by bizzle 1

2006-12-31 02:44:35 · 7 answers · asked by Zach C 1

Can a DVD rom drive read a DVD+R? I undertand that I don't have a DVD burner; however, it is a DVD rom drive and I was wondering if it can still be able to read the data on a DVD+R disc by using some kind of software.

2006-12-31 02:30:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

This morning when I turned on my PC I got a message telling me my HD is full. When I looked I found that it was. What can I do to get my space back? Please bare in mind that I am not to technically minded.

Thanks
Cowboy

2006-12-31 02:05:41 · 9 answers · asked by Cowboy 1