Hardware - December 2007

if so please give me thel ink so i can get one.
what did you do to get it?????????
how many people did you refer to?????

2007-12-27 10:57:06 · 4 answers · asked by mr.blood_crew 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Help I just got a new gateway laptop for Christmas, and I cant get the internet, my specs say I have this,


10/100 Ethernet LAN
802.11g Wireless LAN

and I also bought a dsl router, how do I get the internet hooked up?

Model Gateway ML6232 Notebook


I heard I needed a PCMCIA card, where do I get one, and should it have come with the laptop.

2007-12-27 10:48:22 · 4 answers · asked by Leeanne 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

The other day my sister mailed down her laptop a DELL XPS M140, she told me it wasnt working , so i got online and talked to the DELL people and they told me that they would have to verify and all that other junk, so im sitting there on the computer sense 1 PM and its 5: 30 PM, and when they came to there senses they told me that they are going to send me a box to ship the laptop in, and if it needed to be fixed , it wouldnt cost us a thiong , today we got the box, but before we packaged it we bought a 104 Dollar charger to see if that was a problem. It still wouldnt charge. So it has to be a internal problem. It could either be the Motherboard , or Power Supply, or a internal connection problem, etc. So we just got the box in today and i already packaged it and have it ready to go, but my mom doesnt want me to send it because we still owe money on it because its new and only 2 years old. The warranty is still going until April of next year, but my mom wont listen to me........

2007-12-27 10:43:37 · 7 answers · asked by Yvonne 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My Asus motherboard is: Asus M2NC51-AR
HP/Compaq motherboard name: HematiteXL-GL8E
its for the HP Pavilion Slimline s3120n Desktop PC

can it support the nvida geforce 8600 GTS video card?
if not, what's a good video card that my MOtherboard can support?

this is it:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3041061&Sku=E145-8602&SRCCODE=YAHOODF&CMP=SPC-YAHOO

2007-12-27 10:39:25 · 2 answers · asked by slayer_hersher 2 in Desktops

Ok.........some I'm trying to change the black ink cartridge in my printer (it's one of those older scanner/faxer/printer deals). I'm only trying to change the black cartridge, as unfortunately I could not afford to buy every seperate cartridge/
Here are the specofocs:

The printer is a- Brother MFC 9200C

The black ink cartridge I have is a "Brother LC51BK" (The exact model of printer I have is not specifically listed on the box, but I assumed this may have been because the age of the printer; I was also unable to find an ink cartridge with the model of printer I have labeled on it). BOTH CARTRIDGES LOOK ALIKE!!!!!

My dilema is, I have no idea about how to install the priny cartridge. Is there anyone out there that feels up to giving thorough instructions?

Thank you so much......... if you find the time and patience,,,,,,,,,,

2007-12-27 10:32:24 · 3 answers · asked by mrshinytooth 3 in Printers

hi, i have some screen wipes here there called "VDU & Screen Wipes" made by a company called plus wipes on the front it says "for use on LCD, TFT, Scanners, Monitors, Coated Glass etc." followed by "anti static wipes", "Low Lint Cloths" and Alcohol free, non smear formulation. i have a dell inspiron 6400 laptop would the wipes i mentioned be okay to use on the screen oh and by the way i dont know if this helps with your answer or not but the screen has a dell truelife feature, thanks in advance.

2007-12-27 10:31:06 · 5 answers · asked by Ross H 2 in Monitors

I reformatted the hard drive and added memory to total 640MB, what more can I do?

2007-12-27 10:23:23 · 6 answers · asked by TeeCrochet 3 in Other - Hardware

I just got a new laptop that is wi-fi ready and I'm not sure how it works. Can I just go somewhere where there's free wi-fi and get on? I don't know how it works.. please help!

2007-12-27 10:06:42 · 9 answers · asked by s.schultz37 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-27 10:06:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

what kind of cable do i use to connect a computer monitor to my laptop? what is the cable called

2007-12-27 09:55:04 · 10 answers · asked by narnar99 1 in Monitors

Simple question really. I've worked on (both software side and hardware) PC's for years now, so I understand how things roll. I've not yet opened up a laptop yet, so I have nothing to compare what I'm seeing in the Dell I'm trying to repair to. Are laptop hard drives the same size and configuration physically (excluding ide, firewire, ect connections). Basically I need to know if there's a specific thing I need to look for to replace this hard drive, or if any drive built for laptops will fit the bill?

2007-12-27 09:36:08 · 8 answers · asked by Lunatic 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

due to the power dips in my home, I want to know if i need to charge my laptop using a battery back up surge protector. I was told I needed one for my desk top computer. Also, do I need to keep my laptop plugged in when i'm using it, rather than using my battery.

2007-12-27 09:30:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I know how to use a computer, but how does it actually work? What are the basic components of a computer that allow it to compute, store information et cetera, and what does it do to do this?

I am talking about the fundamental components of a computer such as 'circuit boards' et cetera. is that what they are called? Does it use fibreoptic cables to transfer information? et cetera.

Furthermore, what is the dofference between RAM and your processor? They both "speed up" your computer, but what is the differnece in relation to how they do it?

2007-12-27 09:28:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My Toshiba Satellite A215-S7413 only has 1024MB of DDR2 SDRAM ( no idea what that means), and my cousins who all work with computer said that it is not enough to run Windows Vista Home Premium and they said that I should get more, but how do i get more? ANY help would be great! Thanks

2007-12-27 08:32:30 · 5 answers · asked by iannn 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-27 08:26:34 · 2 answers · asked by d3v0nk05a 1 in Desktops

I currently have 2 512mb ram sticks of the same time so its dual channel but i have 2 slots open i was wondering if i added 2 more 1GB sticks of the same type would everything be dual channel

2007-12-27 08:20:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have been playing Sims for ages and I now have Sims 2 with all of the expansion packs (up to Bon Voyage) and no "Stuff" packs on my computer. My computer is a laptop, Dell Inspiron E1505.

For whatever reason, I will be playing and the screen will freeze up and nothing will unfreeze it and I end up having to shut my computer down. Other times, I get an error message that says "D3DERR_NOTAVAILBLE." It gets to the point when I am saving my game every 5-10 minutes just to keep from losing all my progress but that's a pain in the butt.

Laptop specs:
Windows XP Pro w/SP2
Dell Inspiron I6400
Intel Core Duo
T2400 @ 1.83 GHz
1.00 GB of RAM
11.4 free GB on C: drive

Please... any suggestions would be appreciated!

2007-12-27 08:13:35 · 5 answers · asked by Amanda P 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i got suggestions but can't seem to find specific a socket cpu's but am2 sockets seem to be abbundent so are they the same or what?

2007-12-27 08:06:36 · 6 answers · asked by andrew m 1 in Add-ons

I'm thinking about buying a scanner and was wondering what size pictures I would be able to get from it. And would I get different results from scanning negatives and pictures?

Here is the resolution or whatever it is:

4800 x 9600dpi resolution.
48-bit depth.

Thanks.

2007-12-27 07:57:52 · 2 answers · asked by mr_boo_digley 2 in Scanners

2007-12-27 07:55:11 · 1 answers · asked by Megan D 1 in Add-ons

Every once in awhile this box shows up in the lower right hand corner of my screen at the task bar: "Virtual memory minimum too low. Windows is increasing the size of the virtual memory paging file." Then it goes on to say the pc will be working slower while this is done.

What does this mean and what is a virtual memory? Thanks very much and if you could include a link or two, I'd appreciate it.

2007-12-27 07:52:07 · 4 answers · asked by dk 5 in Other - Hardware

im not sure if i have one or not. how do i know?

2007-12-27 07:51:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

So I might be getting this Dell inspiron, 17" HD wide-screen, intell pentium, dual core processer t2310, Windows Vista, 1gb memory, 120gb hardrive, burner, built in webcam all for
$799. Regular $980

Do you think I should buy it?

Thanks

2007-12-27 07:29:48 · 7 answers · asked by ☮ & ♥ 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-27 06:34:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Strange one this, I used to have my USB ports at version 2.0 and for some strange reason they have reverted to version 1.1

When a USB device is initially connected, the device is reported as "not recognised" and fails to work.

I have Un-installed the USB ports and re installed (the drivers appear to be correct for USB version 2.0 operation)

Restore points are turned off due to virus issues.
XP at SP2 and all updates are current.
ACER laptop BIOS is up to date (Aspire 7000)

Any clues anybody.

2007-12-27 06:29:51 · 4 answers · asked by d_v8ion 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought and 8GB flash drive and it keeps corrupting data. Most of what I transfer are albums and mp3's. I will transfer over 3 cds each in their own folder and then I will double check and everything looks fine, then I will look back in there 5 minutes later and all the data is corrupt and won't let me delete it. I have tried to format it and this is not helping anything. I always eject before I take out the flash drive, so I have no idea what the problem is. Any ideas? This is a non name brand drive that I bought on Ebay--Don't know if maybe I got screwed over there? Any help would be great. Thanks so much.

2007-12-27 05:42:56 · 2 answers · asked by haimnotfeldmen 1 in Add-ons

I have had this computer scents 2000 it had windows 98se on it untill recently when I put windows xp on it but the computer only has a 4gb hard drive in it I am hopeing to put in 120gb hard drive but I need to find out what type of hard drive it takes anyone the can help I thank you.

2007-12-27 05:42:22 · 2 answers · asked by shades_is_here_now_too 2 in Other - Hardware

The problem is that I downloaded limewire to listen to music, I then transferred the music to media player so I can listen to my music. But both the limewire and the media player skips when I play my music. I have a friend using the same programs on her laptop and often listens to music, but hers does not skip! What can I do to keep it from skipping. I don't run a lot of programs at once, so that is not the problem at all. Can someone help me so that I can listen to my music? Thanks!

2007-12-27 05:37:46 · 2 answers · asked by bonnielynn73 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi,
I'm thinking of saving a lot of my old (analogue NTSC etc...) home movies/videos to DVD or VCD for longer life. I notice that there are a lot of ways to do this now. I can play them thru my TV and record them onto my DVD recorder (DVR) or I can buy USB 2.0 devices that will save any video source direct to DVD etc...
However, I would like to be able to send copies of the DVD's/VCD's to my family in the UK to view them over there (I am in the USA). How can I know whether the format will be viewable by them on their DVD player?
I know there are regional stamps on DVD Movies you purchase so that they cannot be viewed around the world but will DVD's I make contain a stamp also? How can I set them up with no stamp so that my family can view them?

Many Thanks,

Steve

2007-12-27 05:35:05 · 3 answers · asked by Taoman 2 in Other - Hardware

Has any1 got a new years resolution they would like to share?

2007-12-27 05:24:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors