Hardware - December 2007

I use my laptop 95% of the time at home. I know that for iPods, you are supposed to charge it to its fullest, and then let it drain, and then charge it to the fullest again to keep the battery in the best condition. Is this the same for the MacBook? I purchased my MacBook at around Thanksgiving, and I've already clocked in 16 charge cycles. Is this bad? I find that I charge my MacBook like every other day. I charge it to its fullest and then use it for a day(5hrs), and then charge it the next day to 100%. Should I just keep it plugged in at ALL times to the charger(since I keep it at home anyways), or should I keep doing what I am doing right now(charging ever other day)?

2007-12-16 08:41:33 · 1 answers · asked by Earhelp 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I know that most PCs come with Vista now, and that 2gb of RAM are recommended to run that. I also want to be able to play World of Warcraft wirelessly, without computer slowdowns. I'm not a huge gamer otherwise. I don't do much else on my PC other than manage media and e-mail/surf. Is it possible to find a reliable laptop for $600 or less???

2007-12-16 08:39:53 · 4 answers · asked by Chris H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was thinking of buying a laptop... with no hassle... any ideas?

2007-12-16 08:37:49 · 5 answers · asked by hawaiifyrefly 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to upgrade the RAM on my sluggish computer but don't know the first thing about what to buy or how to install it.

How would you?

Cheers.

2007-12-16 07:41:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Before my 3 year old son messed around with the computer the graphics looked decent. Probably the "high color" setting, when you go into "display" through the control panel. Now it's set to 16 color and I just can't fix it. I've went to display, clicked "high color", and then restarted the computer like it says but it always comes back 16 bit. I'd like an idea how to fix this please as the 16 color graphics are horrible!!!

2007-12-16 07:40:44 · 2 answers · asked by breynnmike 5 in Monitors

2007-12-16 07:35:33 · 10 answers · asked by ar e 1 in Add-ons

Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz
2GB 800Mhz Kingston
Nvidia GeForce 8800gt
1 Seagate 160GB Gard drive

How much power is that using? I don't mean psu. I'm using Cooler Master Real Power 550W but I want to know how much its exactly using. As in how many kilowatts per hour?

Thanks =)

2007-12-16 07:14:48 · 1 answers · asked by Halo 07 2 in Desktops

2007-12-16 06:52:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-16 06:16:00 · 21 answers · asked by doug e 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-16 06:14:37 · 2 answers · asked by jalbast2 1 in Monitors

I just bought a new all-in-one printer, scanner and copier. It's an HP Deskjet F2110. However, I put a 74 ink cartridge in it and it's stuck and won't come out. Obviously it's the wrong one, since the printer does not recognize it (yeah, stupid, I know, but Wal-Mart had them sitting in the same display with the printers; I though it was the one that went with it). So, how do I get it out? I've tried everything! Even prying it out with butter knives! Any suggestions?

2007-12-16 06:10:42 · 12 answers · asked by Brittany L 3 in Printers

upgrading from sempron 3500+ to athlon 64 x2 5000+. I done my psu and gpu and ram recently. But i dont know anything about cmos or bios. Could someone shed some light on this please...

2007-12-16 05:27:10 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Desktops

it used to play dvds but now it won't and i don't konw why!! please help

2007-12-16 05:23:40 · 1 answers · asked by Nelly 1 in Add-ons

on my monitor. Going to properties and that didn't help, because it won't let me drag the little bar down to decrease my size, and only 16 colors are available.

2007-12-16 05:18:27 · 7 answers · asked by Kristi R 1 in Monitors

HP Pavilion A700N about 3 years old. Was working fine, except for some power-management issues (when in standby mode, it would shut off instead of coming out of standby when I touched the keyboard). Won't turn on at all this morning. Green light under the power cord receptacle in the back is blinking.
There was a power outage last night but the computer was off at the time, and the surge protector seems to be working fine.
Thank you for any ideas.

2007-12-16 05:09:06 · 6 answers · asked by Artemis 3 in Desktops

I have a new, refurbished computer with XP, P4, 1.8 GHz, 150GB HD (almost empty) and 1 GB ram. Almost every mouse operation I perform, left-click, double-click, even dragging files, causes the dredded hourglass to appear and it takes about one minute for the action to complete. Does anyone have any insight into this phenomenon.?

2007-12-16 05:06:06 · 6 answers · asked by Carl W 2 in Desktops

2007-12-16 04:32:38 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Desktops

2007-12-16 04:30:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-16 04:24:12 · 3 answers · asked by rikahs32 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

what should i do?is there anybody to help me?

2007-12-16 04:01:29 · 3 answers · asked by malahat b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

(This is realy for my mate - lol) He must of downloaded a dodgy file or a virus because his laptop's all messed up. He wanted to clear it all away and start again. He didn't want to pay for anybody to do it for him so he used the recovery disk to install Windows Xp over his copy of Windows Xp. Now, when he boots, he gets a small glipmse of the Xp logo and then another small glimpse of a blue screen, then finaly the laptop restarts. (he says) he's tried using the recovery console but it still dosent boot and he was wondering if there was anything else he could do. (He *was* running Windows XP, SP 2) If theres anything else you need to know I'll ask him. Thanks in advance.

2007-12-16 03:54:56 · 2 answers · asked by Stibby 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have just bought a Mac laptop, and am trying to register it to the internet using a phone cable modem. Since I don't have my own internet account, I used my parent's account information. But all it says is "cannot connect to server." Do I need my own account to connect? I am very frustrated. Help! I will choose a best answerer!

2007-12-16 03:45:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-16 03:40:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-12-16 03:17:57 · 6 answers · asked by larryREM 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi. I custom-ordered a PC from CyberPowerPC.com, and went with the "standard" power supply and fan - but am now wondering if I did the right thing. Standard power supply is a 350W. Options are anywhere from a 500W to a 635W, with upcharges of $39 to $79. For a fan - I got the standard cooling unit w/ fan. I "could" get anther fan inside the case for a $3 upcharge. Also, there is a cooling unit called an Arctic Cooling Freezer ... that is only 20dBA loud for an upcharge of $15. Thoughts on staying with standard items, vs. going for options? It will be an AMD Dual-Core 4000+, and I will run an after-market ATI 128MB video card on it. Otherwise, standard stuff (DSL modem, HDD, DVD/CD drive, etc.). Thanks in advance! Oh - I should probably state that my last two PCs - the reason I got rid of them is because of issues with the cooling systems / fans...

2007-12-16 03:16:49 · 7 answers · asked by hotstuffktr 6 in Desktops

I just got an 8600GTOC and I'm using it to play games on a 19 inch widescreen HP monitor (1440x900). When I have my games in full screen mode for a while at a time, I notice that at the very edges there will be a tiny bit of white that appears to vibrate. It has happened on the top and side how my screen, very small parts each. When I alt tab to another screen, then go back to it, the interference disappears.

I don't want to wreck the card by having it overheat or something. Any idea if this is related or what's causing it? Anything to worry about?

2007-12-16 03:10:02 · 2 answers · asked by seventhyearfalling 2 in Monitors

The question im asking is if i can use Windows Media Player instaead of using something else. Also' my burner is just a cd burner, not a dvd burner. if i get a cd with enough memory will it work? Thank you so much.

2007-12-16 03:09:16 · 5 answers · asked by lil b m 1 in Add-ons

I want about 4 gig

2007-12-16 03:08:43 · 8 answers · asked by jockmitch 1 in Add-ons

i need to delete and reinstall windows movie maker but i don't know how any help?

2007-12-16 03:07:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a Western Digital WD3200YS hard drive, but my Windows XP SP2 only recognise 120gb (instead of 320gb or 298gb). My motherboard is an ASUS S775 P5NE-SLI and my processor Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2 Ghz, so my system is not an old one...
Could someone please help me?
Thanx in advance...

2007-12-16 03:03:47 · 6 answers · asked by Nerwen 1 in Other - Hardware