Other - Hardware - October 2007

I am asking this question very generally.

When Windows boot up, it can automatically tell what are the Drives A, B, C, or E and F. How does it know? How does it know those are drives? And how does it know what type of drives are these?

Likewise, when you insert a USB drive into the system, it will automatically know it is a drive and not something else, like a printer or modem.

What cause Windows to know them as drives and not something else? Likewise, how does Windows know what is a modem or keyboard or printer, etc?

How does Windows also know where they are inserted?

Sorry if my questions don't sound too clear. Kind of confused myself.

2007-10-11 06:15:32 · 6 answers · asked by Sleuth! 3

Works only on my psp
ipods
cameras
mp3 players
printers
all dont work
looking for a way to upgrade my USB
device driver

2007-10-11 06:06:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-11 05:41:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

communications manager for at&t is using the wrong tower for my 875U sierra wireless aircard

2007-10-11 05:34:00 · 1 answers · asked by Darek 1

communications manager for at&t is using the wrong tower for my 875U sierra wireless aircard

2007-10-11 05:33:50 · 1 answers · asked by Darek 1

What should I do with their company?

2007-10-11 05:17:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was told that i can reboot my computer like erase everything that is in my computer i understand that all my info will be deleted. i just dont know how to do this if someone can please tell me how can i do this

2007-10-11 04:44:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like to know the benefit as well.

2007-10-11 04:42:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey I have a ide 250gb Hard Drive and was going to get another one. I know to set it to slave before installing it to my computer, after that will it show up in 'my computer'?

I have a few others questions too (answer what you know thanks heaps)
- To install programs to my slave/new hard drive, Do i just change the installation path when i am installing the program?
- Will installing a program on my new hard drive (The one i have now has 104gb left) make the program run any faster/slower?
- Will my computer/the programs run any faster?
- If I set my virtual memory to run on my new hard drive which will have most of it free space will it run faster than setting virtual memory on my current hard drive? and what should i set the virtual memory to be (I have 1.5gb Ram)

Final question, Can i install lets say ubuntu on my new hard drive and if so do I set it as slave or master? And how can I choose what OS to boot up at?

Sorry about all the questions but just answer what you can. Thanks!

2007-10-10 23:39:32 · 4 answers · asked by Dillonp23 2

My Family Tree, Roots Magic or whatever else. Easiest to use for a computer newbie. Advice please

2007-10-10 22:24:59 · 2 answers · asked by Teddy 1

I like to know the benefit as well.

2007-10-10 17:58:34 · 6 answers · asked by Halle 1

2007-10-10 13:57:39 · 2 answers · asked by Ron B 1

I need to transfer about 1500 photos to another computer, and a cd rom only holds 700mb, and I need about 4gb.

2007-10-10 13:56:10 · 6 answers · asked by redheadedstepchild 4

How do I find out how many Gb I have left on my pc

2007-10-10 13:41:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2 drives for OS where speed is a must (raid 0?) and another 2 drives just for storage purposes.. thats a total of 4 drives in my pc, what would be the best set up for this? ie. what controllers do i need etc..thanks.

2007-10-10 13:37:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I installed new windows xp on my computer but I can't hear souds from the speakers. when I go and click on volume control it says "there are no active mixer devices available..." can you help me please?!

2007-10-10 13:27:39 · 6 answers · asked by Score4493 2

i know this is a noob question but if im gonna run 2 graphic cards and crossfire them would i need a crossfire support power supply or can i just get a power supply with enough watts

2007-10-10 12:00:47 · 2 answers · asked by john m 1

I have a Thrustmaster gamepad. When I plug it in I get "Windows doesn't recognize this device." I have the current driver installed, which says it is Vista compatable. When I go to my device manager, it says "Unknown Device". I click on driver details and it tells me no driver is installed. When I attempt to install the driver it says the current driver is the best driver, even though it will still say no driver is installed.
Mind boggling.

2007-10-10 10:59:25 · 1 answers · asked by bootedbylibsx2 4

I have all sorts of dust in between the keys on my keyboard and the keys themselves also feel dirty from continued use over two years. I guess my fingers are really oily. How do I clean the keyboard and what should I do about the dust that has collected on the back of my cpu tower?

2007-10-10 07:40:24 · 7 answers · asked by mitchell723 1

2007-10-10 06:26:42 · 2 answers · asked by hotkimmm 1

Hi,

I've just bought 2x1GB RAM and i need to find out if they are running in dual channel...

I'd also 2x512MB ram before and they run in dual channel.
Now all my 4slots are full total 3GB.

Because i bought my new RAMs from different places,...

Is there any way to see if my new ram's are running in dual channel??

Here are info about the new ones.
Kingston Memory
• Capacity 1 GB
• DDR II SDRAM
• DIMM 240-pin
• 533 MHz ( PC2-4200 )
• Data Integrity iCheck non ECC
• CAS Latency i CL4
• Voltage 1.8 V



Kingston Memory.
1GB 533MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL4 DIMM Bulk Pack 50-unit increments
Detailed Specifications: Standard 128M X 64 Non-ECC 533MHz 240-pin Unbuffered DIMM (SDRAM-DDR2, 1.8V, CL4) (Datasheet)
Form Faktor: Memory Module

Thats what I know.

Thanks for helpin :)

2007-10-10 05:14:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-10 03:04:50 · 3 answers · asked by spion_n 2

2007-10-10 02:31:51 · 3 answers · asked by aila 2

the stocked cable i dun tin there is to pass audio...

2007-10-10 00:36:45 · 4 answers · asked by carbon 2

What is difference between core 2 dual or core 2 quad? Which one is better? and why?

2007-10-09 17:19:11 · 2 answers · asked by yogi 1

2007-10-09 12:10:22 · 3 answers · asked by mr_vibez 1

i installed a raid drive and the controller card in my computer, that is running xp professional. while it boots up i see the driver give me some options or i can just let it continue. when the desktop displays i click on the my computer icon and the normal page pops up, i see the c: drive the a: drive the d: drive(cd-drive) but the raid drive is not there. i right click opn the c: drive and go to properties and device manager the drive is there and the drivers are there and working according to that page. why then will they no show on the my computer page? also i have installed the drivers from the cd and still no icon at my computer screen.

2007-10-09 11:01:21 · 1 answers · asked by corvairbob65 3

2007-10-09 10:37:22 · 9 answers · asked by sarah 1

hi i want to start burning d.v.d films any one tell me,the best hardwere to use and which is free,and dont cost anythink ,many thx

2007-10-09 09:06:37 · 8 answers · asked by Jay.c 2

whats the story? how do i fix it?

2007-10-09 06:35:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous