Other - Hardware - June 2007

Read about my original XP Home re-loop problem:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsRZ9zSDSwS4.XkLhSvEMo7sy6IX?qid=20070619081033AAiykAR

While in BIOS, I used "Disable automatic restart on system failure" to confirm the below error as the cause:

STOP 0x000000ED UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" Error Message When You Restart Your Computer or Upgrade to Windows XP

Full error code listed: 0x000000ED (0x82B7E960, 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

a) Please desribes what this means in lay-man terms?
b) Is this error fixable and if so, how?
c) Are the contents of my hard-drive salvagable?
d) Are any hardware pieces damaged and/or defective?

2007-06-20 02:27:00 · 4 answers · asked by Malvaro 2

I'm about to buy a new laptop and I could either go for one with the 1.73Ghz Core 2 Duo T5300 FSB 533Mhz with 2Gb RAM at 533Mhz or I could upgrade (for about £100) to a 1.66Ghz Core 2 Duo T5500 with FSB 667Mhz and 2Gb RAM at 667Mhz. Is it worth the extra money to upgrade? I will be using the laptop to run Windows Vista mainly for movies, music, photos and the internet.

2007-06-20 00:02:02 · 3 answers · asked by gcoutts83 1

2007-06-19 22:03:58 · 2 answers · asked by jess 1

Looking at a new mackbook and i was wondering if there's really a difference between 2Ghz and 2.16Ghz. I plan to run bootcamp so i can use windows on it and i run a windows based recording software. Bassically do i really need the 2.16Ghz?

2007-06-19 20:48:26 · 7 answers · asked by hey its me 3

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

so its basically a table with a glass top and a projector (monitor) and 2 infrared cameres (mouse keyboard) to triangulate and track your hand movements.
It seems to all be plugged into a reg PC.

How much do you think it will cost when it hits the shelves at the beginning of next year?

SCARY thought: it uses cameras to be able to react to your hand movements. does that mean "big brother" can watch you?

2007-06-19 16:57:43 · 3 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7

Can I upgrade my computer to this 512 MB AGP graphics card without any problems?

Heres the link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102073

Here are my system specifications:
Compaq Presario
An Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 2.53 GHz
1.49 GB ram, and 1 Gigabyte of that was store bought
Windows XP SP 1 Version 2002

I'm wondering if the existing system power supply is enough to feed the new video card if I upgraded it.

2007-06-19 15:42:21 · 2 answers · asked by firstqa 1

Is it possible to take RAM from Windows 98 and then directly add it to Windows XP's RAM (same pin number 184, but different MB numbers). My Windows XP hangs for reasons unknown but adding RAM is the first step. Will the plan work.

2007-06-19 15:20:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

it doesn't read any DVDs or PC games. Already tried reinstalling it. and i also tried Microsoft's troubleshooter.

2007-06-19 15:15:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Brand new sata drive, my computer shows that sata connections 1, 2, 3, and 4 are empty when one of them is not. Anybody know why?

2007-06-19 15:14:31 · 4 answers · asked by Life Is Illusive 3

2007-06-19 14:55:33 · 2 answers · asked by Thomas Campbell 1

My motherboard P4P800E have problem! can someone help me? Means that one memory channels (the blue slots) ist broken. To be exact, I can't get my 2 memory sticks run in dual mode, i.e. the second channel of the first pair (blue ones) is dead. However, my system works in the second bank, but I don't know if it is still in dualmode, as the first pair is supposed to be installed in the falty slot.

2007-06-19 14:42:29 · 1 answers · asked by jess9hk 1

my pc wont let me defrag or analyze anymore for some reason it says: disk defragmenter has detected that chkdsk is sheduled to run on the volume C: please run chkdsk /f

there are no sheduled tasks and i cant find anything related to chckdsk please help me

2007-06-19 14:26:07 · 10 answers · asked by iwasjustwandering 1

i saw this laptop with HDMI and i was wondering if it was an output or input...also is it possible to change it? casue i want to use the laptop as a monitor for my ps3

2007-06-19 14:15:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-19 13:15:46 · 2 answers · asked by Dawn S 2

I just did a complete system restore on my desktop but now my speakers aren't working. I just plugged in headphones and they work fine. So is it the speakers? Even though they were working like an hour ago? And no,they are not muted and are plugged in. Im not a complete idiot! lol Any info is appreciated! Thanks! :o)

2007-06-19 12:59:10 · 2 answers · asked by Marti W 1

I have a compaq hard drive, and i want to restore the WHOLE thing so that there is nothing on it.....how do I do it? I don't have any of the disks that the computer came with.....so what can i do?

2007-06-19 12:25:08 · 4 answers · asked by skinny_bones4 1

You se, i am removing programs on computer to have more space. What programs do i not need on the computer?

I have a Dell Windows XP 2003

Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Shockwave Player
BCM V.92 56k Moderm
Dell Digital Jukebox Driver
Memorex Solid State Digital Audio Player
NVIDIA drivers
SoundMAX
VideoEGG publisher
Viewpoint Media Player
Windows Media Connebt
Word Perfect Office 11
Dell ResourceCD
Intel (r) Extreme Graphic Driver
Intel(r) PRO Network adapters and Drivers

2007-06-19 12:09:41 · 6 answers · asked by Hi 5

hello,can someone please help me? i was just looking on ebay when my computer froze,i tried to refresh but it is stuck.turned off and unplugged for five mins.plugged back in and tried to restart now main screen is black and the writing says (disk read error occured,press ctrl+alt+del)to restart,to scared to touch anything,any ideas please????

2007-06-19 11:36:02 · 10 answers · asked by katrina s 1

My fax is connected to my home line..when it rings i pick it up there's a beep for a fax...do i hang up and press start or press start then hang up?

2007-06-19 10:48:34 · 5 answers · asked by lilpieces16 2

Or will I have to install a firewire card in my P.C.

2007-06-19 10:38:25 · 6 answers · asked by Eh! say`ello to mi Lidal fwend! 4

i downloaded it and when i try to install
it says
an internal system error has occured
pleaser refer to dxerror.log in your windows folder to determine problem
what do i do?
please help!

2007-06-19 10:32:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-19 09:12:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

How long will these fans keep my pc cool?

http://www.magicmicro.com/description.asp?iid=786

And 2 of these. http://www.magicmicro.com/description.asp?iid=784

One is ontop and one is on side. How Long will i be able to use it. And overclock?

2007-06-19 08:58:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my sys specs are evga 7600 gt, maxtor 160gb sata2 hdd, 1gb ddr2 667 mhz, 1dvd burner, 1 floppy and zip, modem, 2 5'' led case fans 1 3'' case fan, pentium d 830? 800fsb 3.0ghz dual core, artic frezer 7 pro cpu cooler, nforce 4 570 slit a v5.1 and plan to upgrade eventualy to 2 7600gt's sli'ed 2 300gb hdd 8gb memory c2d e6600?

2007-06-19 08:32:57 · 2 answers · asked by SumDumName 1

U.S.Robotics Wireless MAXg USB Adapter...
thank you for helping...

2007-06-19 07:49:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-19 07:19:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

secondary hard disk, has data on it, need the data. put the disk in my secondary caddy, am told that disk management can see it.

took it home, put it in my hard drive caddy, cant se the drive. any ideas? i need the data on this disk and $260 to start at geek squad is ridiculous.

thanks.

2007-06-19 06:39:30 · 7 answers · asked by JBC 3

I just bought this motherboard. I'm a budget gamer and i am from Curacao.
So could anybody help me.It has a PCI express but itis a low class mobo for me i think.
Mobo specs are:
Processor: Intel core 2 duo 6600
Ram: 2GB DDR2 533 Corsair
Logitech Z-5300e
Know i like to buy a 8500,8600 series or 8800.
What do you think ???

2007-06-19 06:38:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is Yahoo Answers backgroup history of problem:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuJEpv8y.lSuEPDsddHHsb_sy6IX?qid=20070619081033AAiykAR

I have reason to believe these are the safest options:

a) Remove the hard-drive, add it to another functional unit and transfer all the data to external portable hard-drive. Once data is secured, then do a complete re-install of operating system on problem computer.

b) Create Windows startup disk, use disk at startup effectively bypassing the "broken" startup files. Once into computer, manually move important data to external portable hard-drive.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6031733.html (Option #1)

Does this second option risk any further problems or loss of data??? I can't risk the loss of any data.

What is my safest option? I am under no time-contraints to do either option. Either action would be performed by knowledgable computer techie.

Any additional comments or things to be aware of?

2007-06-19 06:14:10 · 7 answers · asked by Malvaro 2

2007-06-19 05:31:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous