Other - Hardware - March 2007

Well I was playing a game and all of a sudden my comp shut off and i smelled something burning. So I open up my comp and smell, it smelled like it was coming from the power source, so I went and got a diff power source and switched it, it still wouldnt turn on. So I tried a 3rd power source just in case...no go. I used the original power source on another PC, turned on. So I've ruled that out. Now, the motherboard light is not coming on(granted I cannot find it but I'm assuming if it came on it would be pretty noticable[manual is in the closet somewhere]). So now I'm wondering if its possible that its something other than my mobo, and if not, is it possible that my motherboard frying could have damaged other stuff(CPU, RAM, Graphics card...etc). I would like to know if theres a possibility before I start swapping out a hundred things to test.

Thanks, and dont give me elementary advice, dont waste your time. I build computers, I know what I'm doing. Please just comment on the last part

2007-03-03 20:02:08 · 5 answers · asked by J M 2

2007-03-03 19:44:03 · 5 answers · asked by xxx 2

2007-03-03 19:38:36 · 1 answers · asked by john s 1

Just curious. When I plug my headphones into the headphone jack on my front panel audio, I get a buzzy kind of static. Once something starts playing, it's not noticeable, but when it's silent, it's extremely irritating. Any ideas?

2007-03-03 18:42:03 · 3 answers · asked by Kevin 3

Just bought an acer aspire w/ amd 64 athlon x2 processor. Is xp even compatible to use an os with this system?

2007-03-03 18:25:47 · 2 answers · asked by WHATEVER 1

2007-03-03 17:16:59 · 12 answers · asked by cheerleadermonkie 2

It used to be quite fast theres no Viruses or Spyware all Bios Settings have not been changed and theres no Heat problem its doin me head in ?

2007-03-03 16:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-03 16:36:51 · 2 answers · asked by amogh_rao2003 1

When I plug anything into the microphone jack of my dell inspiron 9300, it never reads any incoming audio levels. Why won't the microphone jack work? Is there a sound card or something I need? How can I find out? I use the same microphones on my desktop pc and they work fine so one would assume the microphones themselves are not the problem.

2007-03-03 16:11:23 · 2 answers · asked by portraitofsound 1

i need help my audio card is not working because everytime i try to hear music in my computer. its say's " sorry system has no sound cant play audio". so can anybody help. what to do.
1.do i need to download something
2.do i have to buy a program for it.
please help me.

2007-03-03 15:44:07 · 8 answers · asked by zero 2

2007-03-03 15:41:21 · 5 answers · asked by dman 2

2007-03-03 15:06:13 · 5 answers · asked by Curious George 4

2007-03-03 14:28:21 · 8 answers · asked by Bill459 2

I Run windows xp pro on a 40Gb hard drive while I have 4Gb Hard Drive I use for storage (Pictures, Videos, Websites I make, Etc...NO GAMES OR SOFTWARE). Now one minute it will work fine then the next minute it wont detect it...the icon wont appear in "My Computer" I restart the computer and it will detect it again, and sometimes I will have to restart the computer several times to get it to detect again. The 40Gb's Jumper is set to master, and the 4Gb's jumpter is set to slave. The cable isnt bad, I have tried diffrent ones and still works the same. The powersupply is fine because I hear the drive running when turn it on. Seems like though time this problem gets worse. I spent 30 mins last night to get it to detect it and I finnaly got it detected...I got all my stuff onto my 40 gig just incase this 4 gig is going band.

Im wondering if this hard drive is going bad...could this possible? If not is there anything that could be causing this to mess up and how can I fix it.

2007-03-03 14:15:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

k.. so i was cleaning my computer in control panel and then i accedently deleted the sound system... but i didnt know at the time.. and then i went to windows media player and thats when i found out that my sound system was deleted but it was 2 late to install it back becuase i had already deleted everythin from thr recyclin bin... NOW IM FVCKED... i really need to find out how 2 make my sound system come bak.. does nay1 noe plz help me... i really need it...plzZZzZzZzZzZ HELP./...

2007-03-03 14:14:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm trying to put files on a memorex 8x write speed dvd but somethings wrong. i think i need to upgrade some kind of firmware. that's what the instructions said.
how do i do this?

2007-03-03 13:53:14 · 2 answers · asked by krawnikfasho 1

i has 2 say how much space is on my computer like it says 2 GB or 200 MB HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!1

2007-03-03 13:31:42 · 9 answers · asked by Yung B 1

Okay I have Windows XP on my computer, and when I try to go on it, it says "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API". Does anyone else have this problem, and can someone give me step by step instructions? Or do I need to take it somewhere to get it fixed or can I do it by myself and not pay a lot of money?

Thank you for looking!
IF I USE THIS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909095... HOW DO I PUT THE FILE ON MY COMPUTER IF IT DOESN'T OPEN UP. WHEN I TRY TO GO MY COMPUTER IT SAYS "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API" AND I PRESS OK AND IT RESTARTS WHAT DO I DO!???? PLEASE HELP

2007-03-03 13:11:50 · 7 answers · asked by Get it right 1

This is a 250GB hard drive that has been working for just under a year on my system and for some reason now it can't be read and is making a ticking noise like a regulator clock, it's not been knocked or tampered with just sitting in my system. Does anyone know how to repair or where I might be able to get it repaired, failing that if I may be able to retreive the data on it.

2007-03-03 12:58:12 · 14 answers · asked by Steve R 2

plz help

2007-03-03 12:57:58 · 7 answers · asked by Lars Man 1

i have two options first
to buy two hard disk 80 GB and 160 GB first one is for operating system and second for save data.
second options is to by 250 GB hard disk and make two partions for operating system and data saving. which option is ideal for better performance.

2007-03-03 12:54:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay I have Windows XP on my computer, and when I try to go on it, it says "Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API". Does anyone else have this problem, and can someone give me step by step instructions? Or do I need to take it somewhere to get it fixed or can I do it by myself and not pay a lot of money?

Thank you for looking!

2007-03-03 12:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Get it right 1

Help please...
Points to be noted:
-CD drive can be detected, and the comp seems to have the cd drive beeping sounds a lot more than normal
-Black screen, nothing detected on the monitor
-Fans sounds all sound normal
-Previous day, the comp hanged, and after trying to reboot, i have been reaching this point ever since
-Pressing Numlock does not show anything on the keyboard(i suspect this means the system isn't moving on ie;booting to windows)

Please help guys!

2007-03-03 12:44:44 · 2 answers · asked by stoco40 1

My CD drive (CD Writer cd 16 series manufactured by HP) will not read CDs anymore. When I put a CD into the drive, the drive will start to 'read,' and the light starts to blink on the drive. The light doesn't stop blinking and if I leave the CD in the drive for even 5-10 seconds, I cannot open the drive. This has happened once before, but I think that it was luck that it fixed itself. What are some ways to resolve the problem(s) or any ways to diagnose my system to see what the problem is? Thanks and appreciate the help.

2007-03-03 12:28:44 · 2 answers · asked by dylan_in_fd 1

Is it good or bad to defrag your computer? Ive heard it was bad and good, but wasnt sure. What does it do?

2007-03-03 12:14:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

-Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
(2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
(2GHz/core)
-2GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz 2DIMMS (Dual-Channel)
-NVIDIA GeForce 7300 Go with TurboCache
256MB Dedicated Video RAM
-15.4" UltraSharp WideScreen WXGA+ TrueLife
-80GB 7200rpm Hard Disk
-Windows Vista Home Premium
-10/100 Network Card and Modem
-8X CD/Dual Layer DVD Burner combo
-Sound Blaster Audigy
-Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g MiniCard (54Mbps)
-85Whr 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

2007-03-03 12:10:24 · 7 answers · asked by The Question Man 2

how to correct virtual memory low pop up.

2007-03-03 12:07:04 · 3 answers · asked by kevin w 1

2007-03-03 11:43:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-03 11:16:16 · 7 answers · asked by LY 1

Thank you.

2007-03-03 11:08:37 · 4 answers · asked by snowygirl30 1