Hardware - December 2007

I have a eMachines T3410 and it turns on but the screen stays black. Please help I need to get an important word document and I am freaking out.

2007-12-25 15:02:24 · 4 answers · asked by ivgmcg 2 in Monitors

I turned the laptop on, got a black screen with nothing on it and then it went to the start windows, start windows with an earlier configuration along with all the safe mode options, nothing worked. So, I put in the recovery disk, and chose the recovery option, got nearly done with that and then it said a file was missing on a black screen and then shortly after that, Id get the blue screen. So I try reformatting my hard drive with the recovery disk and that was a failure and it said that quite a few setup files were missing and now I get so now I turn my I get the "NTLDR message saying I need to hit ctrl, alt, del" and nothing happens when I do that. When I was able to run a diagnostics on the HDD all I would get is a FAIL everytime. Is this a sign of a motherboard failure, a hard drive failure, or what do you think?

2007-12-25 14:50:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I've had some graphic card woes lately...I think it's time I get a new card. My pc's fairly old, running xp, soon to be dual-booting vista as well. Both OS are 32-bit, whatever that really means. I'm searching around for an inexpensive cheap video card, and a difference. One card is 32-bit, the other is 64-bit. The 64-bit card looks all around better, but is what does that 64-bit memory or whatever really mean? Does it matter? thanks for answering and Merry Christmas

2007-12-25 14:49:40 · 4 answers · asked by basketball25 2 in Desktops

I just recieved an acer aspire 5315-2153 this christmas and so far am pleased with. However, the box says the computer has an 80 gig hard drive but when I look at the properties of the drive in my computer it says I have 2 disks each with about 32 gigs on them, so if it's 80 gigs where'd the other 20 gigs go, or am I looking at it completely wrong.

2007-12-25 14:38:06 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer O 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

When i put a CD into my laptop it responds and opens Media Player and works great.
But when i put a DVD into my laptop it does nothing. I have a DVD player called PowerDVD and I'd put the DVD into the laptop and nothing will happen. So i'd open PowerDVD and nothing would happen. It'll tell me to insert a disk. WTF! Please help. I looked at my D Drive and it says nothing is in it as well. How can it read my CDs but not my DVDs?

2007-12-25 14:31:58 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer (a compaq, vista laptop) will randomly shut down! Sometimes its right when i start it....sometimes in the middle of something...and sometimes something will be loading and it'll just shut down!
It might be a virus...but could it be something else?

2007-12-25 14:29:34 · 7 answers · asked by supertaters 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

on the HD, power button, and reset cables there appears to be a arrow symbol on one of the sockets for each of the cables. Does this signify the + or - pin?

2007-12-25 14:28:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I turned it on and at first the apple icon came on. Then it spun around for a long time. I turned it off. I did it again and then we heard a some clanking inside the computer. I turned it off. Then, I turned it on again and the screen is blank...on but nothing there. What do I do now. I have Applecare but I don't think they cover accidents. Hmmm. any way to see if there is anything salvageable?

2007-12-25 14:27:58 · 7 answers · asked by motormank 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

What adapter do I need to plug X360 (VGA) into my ViewSonic LCD which has no VGA ports, just Digital and analog??

2007-12-25 14:24:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

i have a amd sempron (tm) processor 3200+ 1.8ghz 384 ram...how can i make my downloads fater? how much will i be needing? where can i buy it? im in manila ph. thanx...

2007-12-25 14:22:10 · 1 answers · asked by tata c 1 in Add-ons

I have a 6 or 7 year old dell inspiron desktop PC and it runs fine but it runs extremely slow because of the RAM its got 256MB or ram and a Intel Pentium 4 Processer and It really needs a RAM upgrade and I want too know how much I would be able to upgrade the RAM without Frying the Mother Board and I was planning on adding one GB and possibley taking out the 256MB so all i want to know is what would be a safe upgrade amount thanks

2007-12-25 14:19:00 · 10 answers · asked by saladfingers84 2 in Desktops

Hi there! i have so far gone through 4 PCs in less then a year , one of the reason is that i only download free virus/spyware , firewalls to protect them with, the other reason is that i really do allot of internet surfing everywhere and anywhere, last but not least i dont really know much about computers, anything that i do know i have learned right here, the things that i want to be able to do with the pc are= read mail (hotmail), download info from the net, download movies/clips,buy and sell on Ebay, will i be able to do those things with Ubuntu? will i be able to surf the net the way im used to with windows?My pc info is windowsXPpro verion 2002, pentium4 , cpu1.80ghz,504 gb RAM, 18 gb hard drive , thank you

2007-12-25 14:15:36 · 10 answers · asked by leonard 4 in Desktops

do you need a special program to find out your cpu and graphics card's temperatures?

2007-12-25 14:10:06 · 2 answers · asked by Gayle 1 in Add-ons

I have a 12" acer monitor, which I hooked up to AMD, 2100, XP os. The setting is 1280 X 1024. When the computer boots, the screen is split into four(4) images of the same site.

2007-12-25 14:09:21 · 3 answers · asked by Dave M 2 in Monitors

Ok my stupid little cousin was over yesterday and completely rearranged the little icons down at the bottom of my screen on my Mac computer! It's bugging me so bad that they are out of place and I can't remember how they were originally!
So anyone with a Mac please tell me how all the icons are supposed to be arranged because mine are all out of place and it is driving me insane!!!

2007-12-25 14:03:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-25 13:59:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My USB ports stopped working on me, I need to reset the drivers. Thing is, my keyboard and mouse are USB, and the computer has no pc/2 pluggins. If I add a card with USB into an empty pci slot will It work plug and play? or will I need a interface device to get it instaled? Im running XP home.

2007-12-25 13:35:31 · 1 answers · asked by Apollo's Revenge 3 in Add-ons

I have a pretty old"hp pavilion mx 90" desktop (I am 13, it is actually my parents') with ...
19.1 GB memory on the C:\ partion, 8.57GB is free
Windows ME edition
256 MB RAM
AMD Athlon processor

that was just to demonstrate how truly ancient this computer is..
They will not sell it, so what I need to know is where I can buy a RAM upgrade, 512MB at least, for very cheap,(I can buy online) and if it would be worth buying a new processor and Windows XP or if we should just get a whole new computer.

I also need to know where to find cheap laptop RAM, maybe about 1GB

Another thing...
If I get a new laptop, different than above, which brand should I get, regardless of the price,(please nothing un-realistic ex. dell with 3.4gb ram, 3GHz dual core processor, ect)
And where should I purchase this laptop?

2007-12-25 13:34:16 · 6 answers · asked by s3klyma 3 in Desktops

I am about to replace my computers basic chassis with a new gaming case. It is a Emachine t6414, and uses a 300w power supply. The case I have bought comes with a 450w power supply, but there are rumors that it dies a lot. If I install the new power supply can it potentially destroy the computer and make it unusable? Should I use the old 300w supply, use the free 450w or buy a new 400w that is garenteed to work? Thanks.

2007-12-25 13:30:41 · 6 answers · asked by Bill S 2 in Desktops

Does anybody know if an Apple Imac G3 has a dual boot facility.

Can I install Windows XP.

Any help or advice greatly appreciated.........

2007-12-25 13:14:44 · 11 answers · asked by Delly xx 5 in Desktops

How come an Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz),Only has 2.4gHZ while Pentium 4 has 2.8ghz?
I dont understand, isnt it supposed to be better?

2007-12-25 12:40:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Is there a fan that goes with your computer or are they all universal? I dont know and I dont want to buy the wrong one.

2007-12-25 12:37:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am the adminstrator on my local machine running XP SP2, it it not networked and until today when it booted, the mouse buttons were set to be swapped over with the right button as the primary button. i.e. the checkbox "switch primary and secondary mouse buttons" was set. Now, after installing some software from Logitech (then uninstalling it again) the settings are not remembered and the PC boots with the flag cleared and my mouse buttons set right handed. There is no FAQ on the logitech site re this and in any case the software was for a keyboard rather than a mouse. There are no mouse specific settings on the software. How do I get my settings permanently saved or see what is resetting them?
When I look in the registry under "current user" SwapMouseButtons is set to 0 even though in control panel, the checkbox is ticked.

2007-12-25 12:37:09 · 2 answers · asked by siliconglen 2 in Add-ons

I want to fix it myself and i have tried almost everything, help!.........ive got a windows hp and dont have much on there.

2007-12-25 12:26:32 · 9 answers · asked by Milly T 2 in Other - Hardware

Can somebody tell me how im supposed to connect my Computer Scren to the Nvdia Geforce 8880 GTX?
Beacuse i just looked at it, and it doesnt have the back that my computer screen has. It has some other HDMI. Is there something that like transfers it?

2007-12-25 12:25:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I got a new laptop for Christmas. It has Windows Vista Home Basic. I LOVE IT. What are some fun, cool, must have applications and downloads for a laptop (besides for antivirus)

2007-12-25 11:43:53 · 6 answers · asked by wlperie 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Toshiba A75-S213 laptop with an ATI mobility radeon 9000 integrated graphics card. I downloaded and installed new drivers for it and connected the s-video to composite cable correctly from my laptop to the TV. When I change display settings with [fn] - [F5], the TV flickers then remains black. I also tried to turn s-video on under the "display" tab under the advanced display properties with no success. I successfully tested the cord with my DVD player, so it seems like a software or driver problem. Any ideas?

2007-12-25 11:29:32 · 1 answers · asked by terrag 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Before I reformatted my computer my windows player was able to play full screen movies without having any pixels. But when I re-installed everything, when I play moves at 100% they are small and when I go to full screen they are pixeled. Why is that and how can I solve this problem.

Before I formatted movies played full screen at 100%
After movies no longer play full screen at 100% but in a much smaller ratio.

2007-12-25 11:13:10 · 2 answers · asked by karamba_power 2 in Monitors

2007-12-25 11:07:53 · 3 answers · asked by djscotty 1 in Add-ons

if i get a regular atx size motherboard will it fit? anyone know? is it also possible to just replace the motherboard and keep everything else? minus the video card anyway... any help appriciated :D

2007-12-25 10:10:47 · 2 answers · asked by cool guy 2 in Desktops