Other - Hardware - October 2007

My problem is this:

Often after i use my wired mouse for a few months, it "breaks".

I think i'm not taking care of properly; but i don't know how to.

When it "breaks", the cursor no longer responds to the external mouse unless the wire is bent at an angle. As it is an optical mouse, i see it blinking for a few times then the computer goes "USB Device Not Recognized", etc.

Why does the mouse "break" and how/why does it happen?
If so, how do I properly take care of the mouse to prolong its lifespan.

Thank you very much.

P.S. i use a laptop so i prefer working with an external mouse as they are easier to use than the touchpad mouse. Furthermore, i find wireless mice difficult to use as they are 2 pieces (USB thingy + Mouse) and the constant changing of a battery (when the mouse runs out of battery while playing a game, your game goes chaotic)

2007-10-20 18:59:55 · 4 answers · asked by NeXtrews 4

Since approx 1 year ago my 3 year old desktop computer has been very slow and seems to be overworking (tremendously). I have ran virus software, disk cleanup, defragmenter and everything I know to do but it doesn't help. It also has a lot of disk space available so it can't be the memory. What can be the problem?

2007-10-20 17:58:29 · 13 answers · asked by jasmine4chance 1

I have a site that is blocking my pc (have 3 other systems in my home not effected by the block). How are they able to block just one particular system, and what can I do to stop this. Will changing my volume serial number work, and if so, how do I do it? Or is this just a hopless situation?

2007-10-20 16:03:13 · 6 answers · asked by dannah1129 2

2007-10-20 14:22:45 · 2 answers · asked by freeskier324 1

that supposed to mean??. I have no type of sound device on my computer anymore i tried everything i can possibly try such as re-installing..troubleshooter.. and sytem restoring. What is the matter with my computer?

WindowsXP

2007-10-20 13:12:33 · 5 answers · asked by Kieth D 1

2007-10-20 12:21:04 · 6 answers · asked by no name 1

Want to add a new video card. But they all need a minimum of 300 watt power supply, my pc is only 200 watts. I purchased a 400 watt psu. Iam not sure if I still can get a new Video card to work.

2007-10-20 12:14:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to buy an external hard drive to back up my sony vaio laptop, but am clueless on what to buy. I'm looking for something with more than 100 gb, but would like to spend less than $100. Any recommendations?

2007-10-20 12:09:09 · 4 answers · asked by Koobear 2

I have a ATI, x600 radeon, its ddr 256 mb !
wanna upgrade, can i get a DDR3 512 mb graphics card?

But i am worried about this DDR thing, would my motherboard support ddr3 ??

This is my motherboard:

Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: PTGD-LA
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Puffer2-UL8E

trying to get
Asus GeForce 8800 GTX HTDP 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Note: These cards require PCI-E x16 slots, they will not function in a x8 slot so for SLi you need dual x16 mainboard. Finally 500W minimum for PSU and 600W+ is recommended

what does that mean ?

thanks

2007-10-20 11:22:23 · 5 answers · asked by Tino 2

is the core 2 duo supposed to only be able to work 50% when 1 task is running? arent they supposed to both work together when it is only 1 task running? if its possible, how can i make my cpus work harder?

2007-10-20 10:39:09 · 5 answers · asked by Serba Luviante 1

(For anyone who knows a lot about video card troubleshooting.)

When I turn the computer and the monitor on, the operating system starts, but nothing shows on the monitor screen. I have downloaded driver after driver from various resources, and none of them helped to resolve the problem. Please help!!!

2007-10-20 10:24:15 · 4 answers · asked by Adrian R 1

2007-10-20 09:24:41 · 11 answers · asked by Linux Mint 11 7

my problems are with thetop 2 rows of my multimedia key board.

2007-10-20 08:59:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this fairly easy to do, or does one need a lot of pc knowledge--I wanted to try it but was afraid to overheat my pc.

2007-10-20 07:13:43 · 6 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7

I want to know because I am experiencing something worng with my computer and if I know what hardware is then I can understand it.

2007-10-20 06:30:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

At the moment, I have one 320GB hard drive and I plan to buy another 320GB and them set up in RAID 0 (performance). My question is, when in install the hard drive, how will be able to set them up in RAID. My motherboard supports RAID: the Intel G33 Chipset.

Furthermore, if I am able to able to set up the drives in RAID 0, what will become of the data that is on the drive right now?

Thanks.

2007-10-20 04:58:15 · 2 answers · asked by MuRcIElaGo 5

I press the start button. It begins to start up for about 1 or 2 seconds then just cuts out. It does this about 10 or 20 times before I can get it up and running.
I installed an extra hard drive a while ago. I thought this may have been the problem, but I removed it and this still happens. If anyone can think of why this is happening i would be most greatful.

2007-10-20 03:24:29 · 7 answers · asked by SaiKhan 1

i know all about the soundcard or drivers.
but still i don't know how.
can anyone teach me?

2007-10-20 03:13:16 · 1 answers · asked by Enrique 3

Basically, my computer wasn't booting a few days so I had to bring it to the repair shop. The BIOS was the problem so the guy updated it. However, ever since I got the computer back, the fan is making so much noise compared to how much it used to make before. Is this normal, could I reduce it?

2007-10-19 23:04:05 · 4 answers · asked by gigi g 1

2007-10-19 17:16:27 · 4 answers · asked by derek m 2

2007-10-19 16:42:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so i have a HIS x1650 PRO

default it has a core clock of 600 and a mem clock of 800


so I got ATItool to overclock it, I tried to use Find Max Mem but my computer would mess up after only about 10secs. So I left the memory the way it is and i was able to use find max core and it got to 675 stable

but now when i play games
i noticed that some things in game are faster than before
like the counter strike source stress test, Normally it takes about 30secs but now my computer clears it within about 20secs

and also animations and things on all my games, is this suppose to happen when you overclock? and why cant i oc my mem? help please

2007-10-19 16:34:38 · 1 answers · asked by Tai ! 1

2007-10-19 16:23:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 15:49:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

it also says hard drive not found.

2007-10-19 12:25:52 · 15 answers · asked by spankyk682004 1

Need to know if this power supply can handle a amd athlod 62 x2 and a geforce 8800 gtx.

http://www.mdmm.com/spec.php?productid=114

Need to know if it can handle it for sure or will it not or even its realy hard to say(Could work/could not work). So this link is the power supply i have. THx for the help.

2007-10-19 10:39:19 · 4 answers · asked by Slapjack 3

i go to add hardware : when i add (install) the CDRW it installs but this is what it says after

Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)

how can i fix this ??
i dont have the sofware for the CDRW and cant find it on the internet

2007-10-19 09:42:14 · 5 answers · asked by spindymindi 3

2007-10-19 05:20:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

back in the morning and the hard drive was showing on "my computer" but when i tried opening it, it gave me an error message.??? what does this mean. what can i do to get advice from someone now!!!??

2007-10-19 04:30:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are all HDD same for any pc or do i need to know something before i buy a new HDD? IF i need to know something what is it and how will i know it? and one more thing, Do i need to install a new OS in my computer again if i change the HDD?

2007-10-18 16:40:25 · 9 answers · asked by joseph m 3