Other - Hardware - January 2007

a friend gets alot of blue screens on his computer and he got a message from microsoft saying the cause of the serious failure was a device driver. does anyone know what that means or what he should do to correct the problem? thank you!

2007-01-02 15:23:45 · 5 answers · asked by AlwaysWondering 5

I have a burner but I cannot burn stuff. I somehow did something to my Nero and it will not do anything. My dvd shrink no longer works. I do not want to burn illegal stuff but my son found a way to block his dvds that he made. He is only 12 years old and I need to know why he does not want me to see them.

2007-01-02 14:55:21 · 2 answers · asked by grannywinkie 6

It's an AL-150R Casio Piano. Basically I need to know step by step how to record a song a save it as a midi file onto my floppy disk to put on my computer. What I tried to do created the midi file but it... basilcally didn't properly save my recording. How do I do this?

2007-01-02 13:45:17 · 1 answers · asked by Tom 2

Hello all Tech Fans

My old motherboard just got broke down last week before the NEW YEAR!! I am pretty mad right now. Can any1 give me some good advices about what should I buy a new CPU and those Geek Hardware?

PLZ help this poor nerd!!

2007-01-02 13:42:25 · 11 answers · asked by kgs s 1

Hi I bought a Graphics card for this computer and I dont want any other user on this computer to use it. Is there anyway I can disable it for certain users But have it work for other users? I got Windows XP S2P or SP2 or something. Thanks bye!

2007-01-02 13:33:53 · 6 answers · asked by silvergoldo2 1

Ok it is a desktop computer, intel motherboard and processor ,300 watt psu, 5 fans. The power light comes on then turns back off hen i turn it on it starts to turn on but then turns off. It has been doing this for a while but i just keep trying and it eventually works but now i cant get it to.

2007-01-02 13:22:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 13:21:53 · 3 answers · asked by azoul67@verizon.net 1

2007-01-02 13:20:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cousin computer said that his computer has lost connection with his UPS.
Is UPS the power supply?
If so, his computer work but after a while his computer crashes.
Why is that?
Any idea !!!!!
Thank in advance

2007-01-02 13:14:13 · 4 answers · asked by Ireqiredlotofhelp 1

okay i have a custom built computer it has a msi k8t neo-v motherboard socket 754, a amd athlon 64 2.0 processor, a ati radoen 9250, 2 sticks of 512 mb of ddr226, a uneec 300w power supply, 2 maxtor hdds a 30gb and a 40gb.now its been working and hasnt had a problem for over a year. well i never turn it off cuz im always on it. its been on for like a month and i finally turned it off i let it sit for like 5 hours then turned it back on. it makes like a static noise like short circuit noise from either the motherboard or powersupply well when its on it will run for not even 10 seconds and then shut off and not turn on again then to get back on u have to unplug it and let it sit unplugged for a minute and try it again and sometimes it will turn on and werk for a minute or 2 then shut off again. what do u guys think is wrong and wut i can do to fix it because thats my best computer. thanks for the answers in advance

2007-01-02 13:14:07 · 5 answers · asked by Meatpuppet17 2

im going to put a cpu in my truck and wanted to know what the minimum dc to ac power converter i should get?

2007-01-02 13:10:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 13:09:13 · 6 answers · asked by jacki l 1

I once read that it was for a certain purpose, and then Microsoft changed their mind, so now it's a useless key? What's the story?

2007-01-02 13:02:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have put together 3 to 4 computers... Never had this issue before.

I have a used dell computer I want to use, so I want to take the hard drive out of my old computer and put it as a slave drive inthe dell computer. Now, the dell computer has a master and a slave harddrive already. So, I look out the slave and put mine in as the slave and the computer wouldn't boot up at all. Then I tried putting in my slave drive from my old computer with the slave from the dell and still got nothing. Now, if I put the hardrives back in the dell the way it came it worrks...

So, my question is does dell's Mother board only work with certain hardrives? Or am I messing something.

I have put many of hard drives in computers but none in a dell. So, I know all about the master and slave stuff, and the plugs, and I ahve changed the bios and still get nothing...

2007-01-02 13:01:36 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 3

Is ATAPI/E-IDE and IDE the same?

2007-01-02 12:45:54 · 2 answers · asked by kid 2

I have Dell XPS 410 with intel dual core 6600 at 2.4ghz, 2 gb ram, and X1300 pro graphic card. And I was wondering when DX10 graphic cards come out, will I be able to upgrade my graphic card to one of those dx10 ones? or am I stuck with DX9 cards?
What's the best card that I can upgrade into?

2007-01-02 12:39:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Good day. I have a problem with my USB Enclosure. Within it is a 80GB Maxtor Hard drive. when i hook it up to my Laptop, everything is fine. XP SP2 Installed USB 2.0 Installed everything. It will recognize it as a disk drive on my computer. No problem but when i hook it up to other comps, will not recognize unless the USB Port is not 2.0. I will get the "This device can perform faster" popup and the computer will recognize the external hard drive etc but from the time i update the USB to 2.0, problem arises. Especially the "enhanced host controller" in device manager. It will only work when the jumpers on the hard drive is set on "Cap Limit" but usually the jumpers on my external hard drive is set on Master. What gives and thanks! Laterz!

2007-01-02 12:38:13 · 2 answers · asked by The Honourable 4

my task manager isnt working recently, anyone know whatsup? and i think my cmd.exe has been infected, its always running and cant shut it down or something, cause i need it off in order to install wxp sp2

2007-01-02 11:35:08 · 2 answers · asked by answermethis 2

For a while now I cannot open to put in cd's! I think there's something wrong. Now I cannot even open it at all! What can I do? Can it be fixed cheap? Or is it gonna be big, buy something new?

2007-01-02 11:20:22 · 4 answers · asked by samantha wilson 5

Is anyone able to help me with this? My mum tried to plug in the plugs right but they still won't work! Please help!

If you do help thanks sooooooo much!

2007-01-02 10:58:19 · 15 answers · asked by flyingdog2294 1

Right now i am looking to upgrade my computer from an AGP Radeon 9550 to a VisionTek Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card.
Link to the X1950 CompUSA Listing:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&N=200105+12&Ne=500000&product_code=342812&Pn=Radeon_X1950_Pro_Video_Card#ts

My computer is a Sony Viao, MODEL PCV-RX860 with Windows XP Home Edition Service pack 2, 2.4 Ghz Pentuim 4 Pocesser,and1.5 Gb RAM.

System Model is PCV-RX860 Sony Viao
2.4 Ghz Pentuim 4 Processor
1.5 Gb RAM
Windows XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2
Currently i have a Radeon 9550 AGP graphics card in it.

Help Please! Best answer gets 5 stars!!!

2007-01-02 10:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought and installed a new mother board that supports AMD64x socket etc. AMD Athlon 4200+ 2.8 gig proc. , 80G hard drive, 52x cd re writable drive, 256mbddr2 Radeon x1300 xt g card dual 1 G memory cards and tried to install it into a case that had a power supply dated back into 2000. I hooked up the HD and CD D up with the power connectors, THEN, hooked them up to the mother board wth the IDE connectors but they didnt respond or even turn on when i had them hooked up to the mother board. BUT when I unhook them they did turn on, even when restarting the comp. It seems the only time it won't start is when the IDE cords are hooked up to the CD drive and hard drive. Anyone have suggestion? I am thinking at this point that it has to do with the power supply. I'm stumped.

2007-01-02 10:25:49 · 2 answers · asked by Beefcake 2

ive cleaned up the files and deleted them mydisc d has 93% of free space can anything be done

2007-01-02 09:32:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

When am i gonna use the FireWire connectors? beside the speed are they the same as USB?

2007-01-02 09:13:53 · 2 answers · asked by Jin 3

my comp is fast after the start up but take like 6 mins. to start up

2007-01-02 09:12:04 · 6 answers · asked by pirateron 5

2007-01-02 08:57:53 · 11 answers · asked by richele152 2

Boots,checks disk,opens sign in page,mouse arrow refuses to move,keyboard 3 LEDs flashing constantly. All connections ok.Tried 3 mouses,and 2 key boards. All respond the same.Keyboards and mouses work fine on other computer.????

2007-01-02 08:56:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 08:44:10 · 2 answers · asked by deerman2701 1

Is it ok to leave it running everyday?

2007-01-02 08:32:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I usually shutdown my PC everytime I finish my work with it. Is it ok to leave it running overnight. Does it affect the performance in a good OR bad way..and is it better to leave it on than starting 10-15 times a day?

2007-01-02 08:24:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous