Other - Hardware - March 2007

I recently looked into my computer and there are some residues on my sound/video card and other places that are obviously dust/dirt related in nature, but dusting alone (with cloth or air) won't remove it. Is there a solution of any kind that is safe to use and will work? Thanks!

2007-03-14 06:30:57 · 7 answers · asked by Bumbo 3

winmgmnt, Rsrcmtr, remind32, osd and hp_finder . are those all things that are running or can i shut them down. i don't understand

2007-03-14 06:11:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=1015&sku=25545

I am looking to replace a server power cord with the one in the above link. The one currently being used is also a 16AWG but of longer length (maybe 2 or 3 times longer).

Thanks.

2007-03-14 06:00:04 · 2 answers · asked by thetunak 4

its a 4200 RPM seagate 40 GB PATA 2.5" hard disk. its in operation from december 2005. HDDlife program shows me the cumulative uptime of this disk till date is 3144 hours. considering these factors, can i rely on it without much worry? of course i know that for hard disks its more difficult to predict failure, but there still is some fixed probability of something happening based on past averages and ideal MTBF. considering my hard disk's age and uptime, whats the risk- very low, low, moderate, high or very high?

2007-03-14 05:43:52 · 2 answers · asked by Rishabh Singla 2

How long can a USB cable be?

2007-03-14 05:41:39 · 3 answers · asked by Firesauce 2

2007-03-14 05:15:08 · 6 answers · asked by rt1290 6

There's a screen in the catalyst control center, under display management options with "Force TV detection". I have my S-Video cable plugged into the TV and it's a but fuzzy but still shows a blue screen (sony). If I reboot the pc without the monitor cable I can make out the boot sequence, though horribly distorted and not at all clear.

The ASUS model number I haev on the box is A9550GE, and it's a 256MB card with TV-OUT, DVI-I and Dual VGA.

2007-03-14 05:07:01 · 2 answers · asked by terence_legrange 1

2007-03-14 03:14:59 · 4 answers · asked by gadberryjames 1

i want a multimedia laptop, something that could let me watch tv,has a superb sound and brilliant screen,average gaming performance,above average speed(about 2Ghz) average memory, wifi isn't important, will you recommend toshiba qosmio? what laptops are the competitors of qosmio? who wins toshiba or dell basing from my requirements of a laptop?

2007-03-14 02:41:45 · 7 answers · asked by luke 1

This is gonna sound stupid, but I don't know how to set up my CPU to record my music. im a guitarist, and have a bunch of songs, but money is an issue and i had to sell my mixer and good amplifier.
Is there a way that I could plug a certain type of Michrophone into the CPU and record my guitar tracks through the MIC? Would it be at-least decent quality sound? I've never tried it before, I usually went to a recording studio so I'm new at this CPU thing. I know that I can download recording software for a minimal fee onto my CPU, but that really doesnt help me too much, since I don't have any way to line my guitar into the CPU, and I only have a shitty little amp right now. So all that would help with is adjusting and mixing the sound of the stuff I hope to record using just a microphone.
is there a good enough CPU MIC to accomplish this task? how much is it, and where is it? I gotta record this ****, cuz I keep forgetting m own songs! LOL
thanx!

2007-03-14 01:52:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

especially on computers

2007-03-14 00:49:46 · 2 answers · asked by Ish 1

I first noticed it while playing a game on my computer. Since then I have noticed it in other applications. It is just more particularly irritating in games.

After I have held a key down, it doesn't respond until I release the key. i.e. if i am playing a game where I walk, and am holding the up key down for more than five seconds, my player stops walking forward until I release the key, then I have to press it again. This happens in more than one game, and other applications also.

2007-03-14 00:19:19 · 2 answers · asked by Joshd4 2

I've lost the sound on my computer, Packard Bell, it's only 5 months old, so I can take it back to the shop if need be, but I just wondered if anyone had any ideas I could check first? I'm not very good with computers so please keep it simple, Thanks

2007-03-13 23:45:59 · 7 answers · asked by mia 5

XP shows that this cad has 640MB of video memory (in dxdiag utility), which is correct. But in Vista, it shows that the total is around 1400MB, with around 700MB shared from system. Which one is right? Does my graphic card shares memory with RAM? Or the card is designed in a way that it will share in Vista but not in XP? If this is the case, then will I get better gaming performance in Vista?

2007-03-13 23:42:56 · 5 answers · asked by kittoo4202004 2

what is use of that option?Suppose if i write a CD with 52x speed will it read the contents at that speed or it is Hardware Dependent?

2007-03-13 23:41:05 · 3 answers · asked by Siva 3

2007-03-13 23:22:00 · 11 answers · asked by Sherwin J 1

2007-03-13 23:21:54 · 4 answers · asked by sana n 1

I am a bit confused as some of the shops specifically mention HD for Laptops and PC's. But, unfortunately, all the best deals are found on the internet!! So, would really appreciate your help here.Thanx mates!!

2007-03-13 22:39:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-13 20:52:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two hard disk on my system.I have installed XP in first Hard disk and i am using it.I have one more Hard disk which i want to attach to my PC, format it and i want to Install Sun Solaris? How can i do this without affecting the First Hard disk?

Please explain me the steps ,how to do?Can i do formatting,partioning and installing in second hard disk independent of the first hard disk?

2007-03-13 20:32:33 · 12 answers · asked by Siva 3

well im in need of a patient person to answer a computer question for me ....i'm hooking up a 2nd computer in the back through wireless devices...everything is good there with set up etc. but i'm told i have a network cable not connected....what is this ???thanks a bunch

2007-03-13 19:54:49 · 4 answers · asked by peppers27272002 1

I just built a computer by myself. The mother board is an ASUS P5NSLI (it doesn't have an onboard graphic card). I just replace an intel pentium D 915 with an intel pentium 920. The two processors are all intel D 9 series, having the same socket type 775. My graphic card is a egeforce 7600 GT. When I turn the computer on, the case light is on, all of the fans, including CPU fans, graphic card fan are on. The monitor power is on, and itself works on other computers. I really hate to return stuffs back to the store, poor them. Please help me to diagnosis it

2007-03-13 19:48:36 · 5 answers · asked by have fun 2

I spilled milk in my keyboard, it's working fine i just need to know a way to get the excess milk out before it starts smelling, any ideas?

2007-03-13 19:33:47 · 6 answers · asked by misty g 3

2007-03-13 18:51:28 · 8 answers · asked by Sporty 3

Is ATI X1550 or ATI X1050 with AGP support? And what ckards do u recommand? Thx in advence. I will choose the best answer..:)!

2007-03-13 18:47:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been using a 256MB PC2700 (came with computer) and I just bought 1 gig of PC2700 and there's absolutely no difference

2007-03-13 18:46:41 · 4 answers · asked by Ricky R 1

and when i checked on the device manager the multimedia audio controller has an exclamation point. help me pls!!!!

2007-03-13 18:25:43 · 4 answers · asked by roxycutie_12 1

i dont want my friends to copy my data disk as it contains something unique.help me!

2007-03-13 18:11:01 · 3 answers · asked by parthsane 2

2007-03-13 17:58:02 · 1 answers · asked by nfs121 1

Lately my monitor has been doing some odd things. The screen keeps going dark, with rainbow like patterns coming from the two bottom corners. Sometimes the image on the screen seems to be dragging down, that the only way I can explain it. It looks like it's being pulled down from the bottom and my taskbar disappears.

I have a compaq computer and when I asked them about this they told me that it was either the monitor or the "graphics card????" (something like that). Can anyone help me with this?
Once out of frustration my sister hit the monitor, and it started working properly.

2007-03-13 17:48:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous