Other - Hardware - June 2007

I was told by people at Dell that I need to reinstall windows xp home edition and buy a new hard drive. I have some important files and some music/pictures that I'd like to save. I'd call someone to do it but it'll cost $250, at least. Is there any way I can do this myself? I'm pretty computer literate when it actually works but have no clue what to do at this point. Anyways, can anyone help???

2007-06-05 08:06:03 · 8 answers · asked by Nick C 1

2007-06-05 05:18:49 · 6 answers · asked by edward e 2

My comp has been sluggish and my internet cuts out, someone told me i should reformat.. But i dont know how?.. or even what it is. I have music and pictures and games on here, those will all be lost wont they? and i read somewhere you need a cd or something.. i dont have one.. Can someone please help me?.. tell me what to do please.

2007-06-05 03:53:42 · 8 answers · asked by Stormie 1

2007-06-05 03:27:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-05 03:24:05 · 6 answers · asked by Ram 1

2007-06-05 02:23:09 · 3 answers · asked by vg03 1

The repair guy said he put in a new media card? There is someting I'm not doing right, but what is it?

2007-06-05 01:52:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alot of the cheaper computers you see for sale only have 1 GB of RAM and maybe up to 256 MB of shared memory, yet they come with Vista Home Premium often times. Can you comfortably take advantage of Vista with these sort of specs, or do you really need more ram or a dedicated video card? I know that more is generally better, but would I regret buying a comp with these sort of specs?

2007-06-05 01:47:49 · 12 answers · asked by Mike D! 1

Hey all! I'm looking for a new desktop in the $600-800 range and these 3 seem to be the main choices for processors. Alot of the bargain Dells have the Pentium D or Athlon X2 chips and pricier ones seem to use the Core 2 Duo. I know you can't compare clock speeds and stuff like you used to anymore, so what's a good way to compare them? Would I be OK with a pentium D or is that old technology? I'd be running a new computer with Vista and hope to get some years out of it. Also, from alot of what I've read heard, your RAM and video card may play more of a role in your computer's performance than small differences in processor specs.

Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

2007-06-05 01:45:14 · 12 answers · asked by Mike D! 1

I ran a virus scan and found two files corrupted in the C drive and 7 in the F drive,. And this is slowingmy computer down, causing it to shutdown automatically and then restart. I've got a copy of windows, but its not the original CD i used to install windows on this PC. I have partition magic v8, so im wondering, if I can reformat the F drive since its on a separate hard disk, and install windows there, while uninstalling windows on the C drive and then reverse the process once C drive is cleaned up?as you can see , its complicated so I need expert opinion . thanks

2007-06-05 01:01:06 · 3 answers · asked by dudewtf? 2

If you overclock a CPU even just slightly, is the warranty voided completely?

2007-06-05 00:43:29 · 5 answers · asked by pcnoobie 1

or is it a item that you have to purchase seperately

2007-06-05 00:34:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-05 00:25:11 · 3 answers · asked by H.N 2

disk mangement in windows xp

2007-06-04 22:51:11 · 3 answers · asked by jha_medha2 1

Its needs to have a large memory
Good value for money
Comes with Monitor, mouse, harddrive and keyboard

2007-06-04 22:41:59 · 6 answers · asked by Cherrelle18 2

When I'm trying to install the modem, the computer doesn't automatically recognize the modem inserted even though I did this manually through control panel it still did not recognize any modem I placed in the computer. The modem is new. Is there any solution to this problem? what are the steps. pls help.

2007-06-04 22:26:20 · 3 answers · asked by Black Mamba 2

Ok, I am trying to find a driver for a

Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi II F-3100

They sold out to Sony a few years ago who has taken over support, except for drivers for which they refer you back to konica -minolta

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/index.html

Who no longer offer drivers... : ( , Now in order to even ask a question to their "support" dept. via email (like WTH can I get a driver), you must have the code off the original packaging...Which I dont have, as this product is several years old.

So In my unproductive searching thus far, The closest thing Ive been able to find is;

Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi II Driver v1.1.5 =

File Name : Ds115e.exe
File Size : 6569 Kb
Descritpion : Minolta Dimage Scan Elite Driver 1.1.5 Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP English

Which kept coming up im my search, but I am unconvinced this is the appropriate driver (Win 2K)

I have 10 points and a great deal of gratitude to the person who can point the way to the *right* driver...

Thanks!!!

2007-06-04 21:26:38 · 5 answers · asked by Master_Control_Program 3

It was working a couple of weeks ago but now it wont. It seems to be working but is extremely quiet. All of my volume controls are turned up and everything. What could be wrong?

2007-06-04 20:50:39 · 2 answers · asked by me 3

I have an old computer, I was thinking if it would be possible to transfer the memory card to my other computer to make it run faster. the computer I am using now has 128MB but I don't know the other one, can it be possible? what will be the effect or will it make this computer improve its performance?

2007-06-04 20:05:38 · 8 answers · asked by broca 1

2007-06-04 19:39:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I left-click on the little icon by the clock, verify that I want to "safely remove" my flash drive. Then I get a window that says, "The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stoped right now. Try stopping the device again later."... with a "OK" button.


So... I right-click the little icon by the clock and I verify that I want to "safely remove hardware" and I get a dialog box- "Safely Remove Hardware"... it says, "Select the device you want to unplug or eject, and then click Stop. When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer." Only one item available for selection, USB Mass Storage Device, so I just click Stop.

Then another dialog box-- "Confirm devices to be stoped, choose OK to continue. Windows will attempt to stop the following devices. Afther the devices are stopped they may be removed safely." I get 3 options- USB Mass Storage Device, Generic Volume, and the brand name of my flash drive. No matter which one I pick...

2007-06-04 18:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by Yoda's Duck 6

This is really weird. For the past year I have run DVDs in the DVD-ROM drive of my computer without incident. When I put a Chicken Little DVD in there tonight (6/4/07), the computer didn't recognize the disk, so I took it out of the drive and repositioned it. On the next attempt of running it, the DVD broke in half and made me jump out of my seat. I took the two broken pieces out and noticed that a small piece was missing. The missing section is approximately an inch long and 1/8 of an inch wide. I am afraid to run the disk drive because that missing piece is still in there. What do you suggest that I do now?

2007-06-04 16:26:58 · 5 answers · asked by jracer524 5

I have formatted my PC, how do i activate my speakers now?

2007-06-04 14:23:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i go to control ppancel hit performance and then rearrange till i hit defragment

2007-06-04 13:04:33 · 10 answers · asked by paulywally3185@sbcglobal.net 1

So im having some problems with my computer Im almost idk like 90 percent sure that the problem is that i fryed my cpu and is there any way that i can be absolutely sure that thats the problem before i go out and buy a new one?

p.s didnt really know what to put for the subject so sorry if thats not very specific

2007-06-04 12:56:32 · 2 answers · asked by brewer37 1

My PC is currently running on dual channel with 2x 256 ram. Planning to upgrade it with 1x 1gig ram. I know if I put that one ram stick in it won't run on dual channel anymore. So does dual channel make that much of a difference or is more ram better?

2007-06-04 12:54:57 · 4 answers · asked by ucrguy 2

2007-06-04 12:52:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm have trouble with my Altic Lansing 12Oi speakers, they were working. And now all of a sudden they just stopped. I don't want to do system restore AND someone said maybe reinstall the correct driver, but can't find the correct driver for it... They were working, but stopped HELP PLEASE!!!!

2007-06-04 12:38:46 · 1 answers · asked by peggy t 2

2007-06-04 12:33:06 · 9 answers · asked by luis s 1

My computor has 5 slots for HD's but when I hook up a 3rd slave nothing but the master works. I have heard that you can only have 2 but then why have 5 slots???

2007-06-04 12:26:19 · 6 answers · asked by Mike B 2