Hardware - December 2007

i can hear through my speakers fine but when i plug in my headphones i have no sound through them at all..i have a acer laptop travelmate 2480. i use windows vista..all help will be greatlu appreciated.thanks

2007-12-14 14:37:26 · 2 answers · asked by cupcake7499 1 in Add-ons

I'm unable to sync song from my windows media to my mp3.

2007-12-14 14:37:04 · 3 answers · asked by kevin30 1 in Add-ons

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE670G laptop computer. It has an Intel Core Duo T2300 CPU dual-core at 1.66GHz Clock Speed and 667MHz FSB, 1GB RAM and a 5400rpm, 100GB hard drive.

When I am surfing the web on the computer and am also running simultaneous scans with Grisoft AVG Antivirus 7.5 and also AVG Antispyware 7.5, the computer runs so slow. Pages take anywhere from almost 10 seconds to maybe a minute or more to open up.

But when I go to Windows Task Manager to look at the system's performance, the computer never reaches peak RAM usage.

So if I upgrade the RAM to 2GB(which is the maximum amount the motherboard can handle), will it really help?

The system's current RAM is 1GB(2x512 MB). So upgrading to 2GB will require replacing the two memory chips with 2x1GB. That's not cheap. If upgrading to 2GB helps for now, I don't know how much longer it will be before my computer will run slow again.

Would I be better off just buying a new, faster laptop?


Many thanks,
C.L

2007-12-14 13:37:05 · 4 answers · asked by Ccl471 1 in Other - Hardware

how do I re-install internet explorer I have hp windowsXP

2007-12-14 13:30:12 · 4 answers · asked by cc's bad 3 in Desktops

why is it not in alphabetic order? does any1 know? plz and thx

2007-12-14 12:47:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

When it happened I immediately unpluged the computer and I turned it upside down. I also got a blow dryer to try to dry it out. Did I mess it up even worse? Is there hope for my computer?

Thank you!

2007-12-14 12:40:00 · 10 answers · asked by kboopie22 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 12:36:37 · 6 answers · asked by IceDred 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was talking to a friend about new mother boards. My PCI-E slot went bad on my computer and i really don't want to get a new board. He mentioned some thing about a PCI to PCI-E converter cards. I was wondering if anyone has heard about these? He said it is a card that goes into the PCI slot and then you are able to plug a PCI-E card into it. I hope yall have some answers!

2007-12-14 11:57:45 · 8 answers · asked by usafspaz 1 in Add-ons

2007-12-14 11:53:35 · 5 answers · asked by jamesschwenn 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am going to be buying a computer tomorrow for myself, and I'm not sure where the best place is, I have info on what kinds of computers to get and what to stay away from so I'm good there, Just not sure where I should be getting it. No online stuff please, actual stores (not their websites, either.) Thanks!

2007-12-14 11:41:37 · 10 answers · asked by Eve M 1 in Desktops

I keep hearing that a Mac is more intuitive, easier to use, etc. Is that true, and what are the differences between the two? Also, how do I know if I have a PC or a Mac? I think I have a PC, and it's easy to use, so that's why I'm asking. Thanks;

2007-12-14 11:29:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I just got a laptop with vista premium pre installed, i want to completely wipe out vista and install it with my own configuration. how do i do this ?

2007-12-14 11:17:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-14 11:16:05 · 4 answers · asked by GEO 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've never built my own pc before, and have had a look on ebuyer.com for components. I want to stay around the same price; are there any issues with/alternatives to this combo?

Thank you!

Processor - 135650 - £53.36

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Socket AM2 2.3GHz Energy Efficient Socket AM2 L2 1MB (2x512KB) Cache Retail Boxed Processor

Graphics card - 126985 - £66.99

MSI 8600GT Silent edition 256MB DVI HDTV PCI-E Graphics Card

Motherboard - 131187 - £39.65

MSI K9N Neo-F V3 Socket AM2 nForce560 7.1channel audio ATX Motherboard

Hard drive - 124228 - £62.24

Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM

Case - 128045 - £70.99

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Mid Tower Case - With 500W EarthWatts PSU

Memory - 98708 - £27.01

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 675MHz/PC2-5400 XMS Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty

DVD RW - 127410 - £17.97

LiteOn LH-20A1S 20X SATA DVD±RW/DL Black Bare Drive - OEM

2007-12-14 11:02:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I know to make my display dim as possible, and to turn off my wlan wireless internet. but i love to watch movies and is there anything else i can do to make my battery last even longer? p.s. i have a sony vaio laptop n series

2007-12-14 10:44:10 · 5 answers · asked by wwefan4life316 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

im i need of a laptop and a laptop that can operate current high graphic computer games. i know leopard can play windows games, but which has the best performance? which computer has the most variety of hardware add-ons (video cards and the like)? are they about equal?

2007-12-14 10:34:46 · 3 answers · asked by tropicalorange 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

What codecs do I need?

2007-12-14 09:51:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have gone into device manager and there is nothing resembling USB port .
in the menu Ports there all bluetooth
my removable devices is disable and I want to enable it.

2007-12-14 08:35:20 · 6 answers · asked by Purple Princess 3 in Add-ons

I would like to spend no more than 400 tops, but would like it to run good and let him have something to do his homework on and the other things he likes to do like myspace, last ninja online, and runescape etc. I really don't know much about computers like ram and megabytes and stuff. Thank you so much...

2007-12-14 08:32:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

both are have amazing specs both are 3500 what are pros and cons to both

2007-12-14 08:17:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I really want a laptop!! i found one @ office depot and it was 464.00$ do you think it will get nay cheaper?

2007-12-14 08:10:10 · 7 answers · asked by It's_me! 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a one and a half year old Dell Latitute D510 laptop with four missing buttons: ENTER key, M, N and comma keys are missing also. Would a pawn shop take it and how much would I get it for it? I think they would offer me 60-75.

2007-12-14 08:03:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

As I was trying to figure what one to purchase, as I needed more space and did not have much money and also I already applied for finicing for it and sent my sighed fnical agreement, but wanted to know if I did not make a mistake?

2007-12-14 07:47:22 · 4 answers · asked by Queenbee 1 in Desktops

My cell phone doesnt have a usb pory to conect it to the computer all it has is the "thing" to charge it up and the "other thing" to hook up my earplugs, What can i do??!!!!!!!!!!

2007-12-14 07:37:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

topic, do i have unscrew the metal plate to get in to the fan? cus when i open the tower i see everything but the fan.
pc is a dell and has a green box over something, i see the ram graphics card etc.

2007-12-14 07:25:41 · 4 answers · asked by gamefax99 1 in Desktops

I will get maybe a good half an hours work in and then my PC shuts down. It either won't start back up when i try to start or will make it to my profile and then shut down again. I thought that maybe it was over heating but the PC isn't even that warm. Please help?

also, when it restarts, a error report message comes up that says, "Windows has just recovered from a serious error" i send the error report but the problem comes up as "unknown".

can anyone help??

2007-12-14 07:19:22 · 11 answers · asked by Jacob S 1 in Desktops

and does PCI-E stand for PCI Express?
thx

2007-12-14 07:18:27 · 3 answers · asked by Jason 2 in Add-ons

How do you compare?

2007-12-14 07:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by I like pizza 3 in Desktops

I'm using a MAC iBook G4. It will recognize CD-Rs but it won't recognize my DVD-Rs. They're new, spotless, and they're being ejected after inserting them.
What can I do?

2007-12-14 07:12:28 · 2 answers · asked by Karina S 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Layman terms please....

Now I have to run to Circuit City...

2007-12-14 07:10:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware