Other - Hardware - January 2007

If I click on the this computer icon, it shows I have 2 cd rom players. One for dvd's and rewritables and one for regular cd's, but I have only one player. Now it only opens dvd's and rewritables. It used to function just fine, I just started my computer yesterday and suddenly it detected 2.
How can I get it to function normally again?

2007-01-31 00:37:31 · 6 answers · asked by traantjuh 1

I want to take out my own hard disk put in hers then reformat it and install windows xp. Will the hard disk work ok when i put it back in her older pc after it is formatted?

2007-01-30 23:53:38 · 8 answers · asked by grassmonkeys 4

2007-01-30 23:47:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a laptop with a 64 bit dual core processor and an Gforce 7800 gtx video card. Is windows vista going to work with all of this? Are drivers going to be compatable?

2007-01-30 22:20:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seemingly there are no software issues having run spybot and other anti-virus at this point.

I run Windows XP and have defragged and actually went as far as to reinstall Windows to no avail after trying restores.

Basically, the computer will run somewhat normally, then will freeze (without error message) for about 10-15 seconds. It will do this about 5 times, then run somewhat more normally for about 5-10 minutes.

The problem only really started this semester at school the computer has ran well for a few years, and as far as i can tell nothing is damaged visibly at least.

2007-01-30 20:44:03 · 11 answers · asked by blindog23 4

2007-01-30 20:29:32 · 8 answers · asked by kalloggs40 3

What is the best way I can retrieve the files from those disks?
Is anything available in the market ( Kolkata, specifically )?

This kind of disk ( from IOMEGA ) was popular once upon a time.

2007-01-30 20:27:36 · 5 answers · asked by utpal_ray 2

2007-01-30 18:55:28 · 8 answers · asked by paurush_ash2002 1

2007-01-30 17:56:47 · 4 answers · asked by sad_dog 2

as far as i know, the only cable that connects the hdd with my motherboard is the sata cable, is this the cable that will do both transfer data and also provide electricty? or do i need another cable to connect the hdd and to power supply? same for my sata dvd burner, thx!

2007-01-30 17:31:37 · 6 answers · asked by Brian S 1

How do i transfer my files in Drive C: to Drive E:?
I just added a HD and formatted it, do i just drag the files into it?
Would my programs in C: still work and know its in the E: drive?

Also, I want this comp for gaming. Do i also move my Game Programs to Drive E: aswell?

Thanks!

2007-01-30 16:57:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anthony 2

2007-01-30 16:51:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

cd-rom, rom, ram, binary number, bit, byte, operating system, motherboard, sound card, video card, megahertz, pixel, refresh rate, bios, and internet?

2007-01-30 16:41:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will this erase hard drive? I was told to do this by tech support at gateway.

2007-01-30 16:39:04 · 3 answers · asked by cna newbie 1

I want AMD but i will go with Intel if i have to.i want a cpu that is $150 and under. I am going to run SLI or crossfire i am not sure what board i am going to get it depends on the cpu.

2007-01-30 16:31:39 · 10 answers · asked by n/a 1

When I burn a disc from an iTunes playlist, it skips. It hasn't always. I've downloaded what I think is the latest driver for my computer's CD burner (a Dell Inspiron 5100). I've cleaned the CD player/burner on the computer with a CD player cleaner. What else can I do?

2007-01-30 15:58:50 · 2 answers · asked by Reider 1

2007-01-30 15:52:22 · 4 answers · asked by yp_graefiles 1

I have a DSL connection and single modem, and need to run two PC's so do I just need a etthernet router to plug into the modem and then the PC's into that?

2007-01-30 14:55:25 · 6 answers · asked by barefoot_always 5

Can you run a faster drive on a slower interface - in other words, will the interface on the drive take care of slowing down to the maximum rate supported by the drive controller?

2007-01-30 14:30:18 · 3 answers · asked by topbidder 1

I bought a pc (dual core) and i want to install vista on one and leave xp on another. PLEASE HELP !!!

yahoo messenger: dekoi_9

2007-01-30 13:26:21 · 7 answers · asked by dekoi9 2

One day when i turned on my laptop it said "DLTDR is missing push alt+ctrl+delte to restart" once restarting it still does not work. Is there a way to fix it?

2007-01-30 13:13:13 · 5 answers · asked by Jacob W 2

I'm trying to burn a DVD and am getting a message saying "There is not enough space for the recording process:There are 4496 MB available for temporary files in the folder D:/My Documents, but the recording process will need approximately 4568 MB".... Yet I have over 3GB left on that drive....Please help.

2007-01-30 13:07:25 · 2 answers · asked by robertb2076 1

Hi, i recently thought of buying a x1950 pro graphic card but i need 450W for it how do i find out my computer power supply Watts?

2007-01-30 12:50:54 · 6 answers · asked by Slim Shady 3

i need to find an awesome 4x AGP graphics card for under 260 (USD) and a monitor for under 260 preferrably 19in. LCD..... thanks! (eventhough i know i need to upgrade to PCIe eventually i dnt have the cash for a new mobo, ect. right now.. : (

2007-01-30 12:45:21 · 3 answers · asked by hizzaah 2

i have 200 songs, 600 pictures and 10 mini videos. i did the thing where u put all the files into one folder and it said the size was 2.43 GB. so does that mean i need 2 GB and like a 60 something MB flash drive to hold all of that? can i even split them up? thanks!

2007-01-30 12:32:36 · 7 answers · asked by kcbooboo6789 2

Will these parts complete a system, or have I forgotten something? And if it does complete a system, are these parts compatible?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144172

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820134216

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813135196

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16812119054

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819112211

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-DVDRW-1108IM-DO

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CS51WSL

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CF120CL

Am I missing any cables, etc., and are any of these things incompatible with each other? Also, are there any better systems, around $400 or under? I already have a monitor, OS, keyboard, and mouse.

2007-01-30 12:13:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

When i start up my computer the bios chip does not beep, and nothing is displayed on my monitor. Both the CPU and video card fans are working. I'm just wondering what it could be. I know it is not my montior, hardrive and obviously not my power sorce. Could this be because of my RAM? or video card? or what else?

Thanks =)
-matt

2007-01-30 11:37:46 · 4 answers · asked by Henry Chan 1

2007-01-30 11:32:20 · 1 answers · asked by adt7123 1

has this anything to do with everyone checking out [VISTA]

2007-01-30 11:24:01 · 7 answers · asked by Tonto 1

I know there is a question like this that was asked the same way but I got the same problem but the answer that he got can not help me. I just got my computer back up (crashed) and I now have windows 98 on it. But now I can only pick from 2 colors (black and white) and 16 colors. I am about to update the drivers but I read some of the comments on it and it does not seem to help with this update. One of the comments was something like "I set out to get my 256 colors back and this update does not help" So can anyone help me?

2007-01-30 10:45:40 · 6 answers · asked by deathfromace 5