Hardware - December 2007

ok i need help plz i bought this laptop from a friend of mine but the problem is when i turn it on i can't get through the windows because of the password they ask me to put the user name and the password. the problem is my friend forgot what the password was is there any way to unlock this password? plz help me.

2007-12-08 01:15:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need the g4 ibook because its small and light and I need leopard thanks

2007-12-08 01:14:09 · 9 answers · asked by Zachary 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-08 01:12:09 · 3 answers · asked by wendysterner 1 in Printers

2007-12-08 01:06:35 · 9 answers · asked by radhe2nirjara 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an Xbox 360 which I have wired in to a computer monitor, but the monitor has no phono inputs!
How can I convert the two phonos into a 3.5mm receiver that I can plug headphones / speakers with a 3.5mm cable into?
How else might I get sound from the phono cables?
Thanks.

2007-12-08 01:02:53 · 1 answers · asked by Adam 1 in Other - Hardware

intel duo 2 2.0ghz
2gig ram + 1gig turbo ram
geforce 8600M with 512 dedicated video ram..wil this laptop play the new games on the market? if not what kind of games?

2007-12-08 00:51:58 · 4 answers · asked by kyle 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

it says a webcam is not found or is not working properly.

2007-12-08 00:50:17 · 4 answers · asked by nilesh b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How much is on the memory card?

2007-12-08 00:44:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

no I just got the laptop and I want the battery to last long

2007-12-08 00:17:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

what does this mean and what can I do to get rid of this

2007-12-07 23:59:22 · 5 answers · asked by baa baa 1 in Desktops

I know, weird problem, but I can't find the driver where you insert CDs. I have a fujistu lifebook w/ windows xp, and i know it has the driver, i just can't find how to open it!!! :)

2007-12-07 23:56:37 · 7 answers · asked by bellarosa1225 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I`ve tried everything!I have the best antti-virus that I could purchase, reinstalled Windows hundreds of times, I`ve formatted all my hard drives many times, from 80 gb of memory i have almost 60 free,it is very well ventilated, even changed the source :| The automatic restart option isn`t selected,i`ve tried everything but nothing I do works.It keeps restarting or it gives me the blue screen and I have to restart it myself.Can anyone tell me something else I can do to solve this problem?

2007-12-07 22:45:05 · 9 answers · asked by Angel 2 in Other - Hardware

my display of the monitor has become pink. sometimes it blinks with blue and purple color. graphic card is set properly and the cable is also in the proper port. but still i have this problem. the right side is especially more pink than the other sides. what shoul i do now?

2007-12-07 20:16:45 · 2 answers · asked by Mim 1 in Monitors

OK i want to dual boot windows xp (already installed) and MAC OS X so i can see what MOSX is like with out uninstalling WXP.
Everyone i ask says that it sucks but thats their opinion. Is it true that it can really any game now? (without some bullsh!t program)
Thnx in advance.

2007-12-07 20:05:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i just bought a new computer and need to upgrade the graphics card so that i can play games because the computer came with the standard Intel graphics 950 (or whatever) and according to www.systemrequirementslab.com it really won't play anything that is new because of the shaders, MB, and stuff. i have already upgraded the power supply to 500watts. my question is is there really a differance between the GeForce 8400, 8500, and 8600 cards out there? yes, i know about higher core clock speed being better, higher memory interface, as well as the memory supposally being better, but is there really that much differance between the three?i'm not a hardcore gamer, i just want to play half-life, guild wars, halo, and some of the new games out there. i know that you can get both 8500 and 8600 in both 256 and 512, but would 8500-512 be the same as 8600-256?

2007-12-07 19:50:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anti*Star 2 in Add-ons

they are the pretty similar specs, would it work fine?

2007-12-07 19:16:14 · 10 answers · asked by waddle02 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

so I have a job... and I need a computer... and I would like for that computer not to suck... I know I'll have it for a long time... I've never even used a mac or osx unless you count my iphone but I am tired of cheap desktops, windows, and expensive laptops... and I think the Imac is my solution the problem is the one I want is gonna cost me $2700 and sorry to say I don't have that lying aroud... when I want some thing this expensive I ussally turn to shop nbc and make 6payments but the only place I know to get a mac is apple online store... I need a payment plan...

2007-12-07 18:03:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want to pick 1 from the 1st 6 on the list. But I don't know that much about graphics cards.

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cat=prod&cs=19&k=8600+512+graphics+card&qmp=12&p=1&rf=all&nk=f&ira=False&~srd=False&ipsys=False&advsrch=False&~ck=tab

2007-12-07 17:59:13 · 3 answers · asked by Star-Scream 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a Dell Inspiron 1521 with Windows Vista Home Premium and for some reason I come home from work and all of my USB ports not working and I want to know if anyone know how I can fix this poblem and what could cause this. And just to let you know I have a pretty ok knownledge about computers.

2007-12-07 17:57:46 · 1 answers · asked by Jo-Jo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Helpp! i just bought this new HP customized laptop, because i didnt like my sony one. I got the highest graphics available, but when i watch my videos on windows media player....they are not clear! and i mean ..they are pixelated!!! not bad quality, but my other laptop quality was so much better!! What the heck?? Why is this so?? Can i change the settings? the resolution settings dont affect it, and i dont know what else does!! Please tell meee why its like this and can i change it??? because these graphics are notttt clear...its GeForce8600 or something like that. and i miss my old one :-(

2007-12-07 17:50:27 · 5 answers · asked by Danyella D 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My Dell DVD player (SONIC CinePlayer) fails to reproduce the audio of a DVD, a few days ago it was functioning properly, don't know why suddenly this happened

could it be a virus affecting the DVD player?? if you know of some could you post them so i can look for them in my C:://

2007-12-07 17:40:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i need a new laptop hhd. simple question.

What is the best brand for performance, lifetime, price and quality.

-Samsung
-Seagate
-Western Digital
-Maxtor
-Fujitsu

or any others?
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2007-12-07 17:28:22 · 4 answers · asked by Steve F 1 in Other - Hardware

I wanna buy a new graphics card, but I'm not sure If i can install it myself. I have an intergrated video card. Can I do it myself?

2007-12-07 17:15:47 · 6 answers · asked by haha()()() 2 in Add-ons

Heres what happened :

Ive had the pc for over a year, and i had a dodgy PSU (it was making strange noises starting 2 weeks ago) and used it for about a week until my PC wouldn't even start.

Then i got a new PSU and everything was working fine for about a week.

Now i start my PC and there are 11 clicks that come from my 7950GT. I have to use my motherboards onboard GPU to see anything on the screen.

So do you think it's just my graphics card gone or could there be a problem with the motherboard ? I have a feeling the dodgy PSU was responsible...

I'm not too fussed if i just have to get a new GPU because i am ready to get an 8800GTS .. but don't wanna put it in if the motherboards gonna mess that up too !

Any help would be much appreciated!

2007-12-07 17:07:40 · 2 answers · asked by jonnyrzero 1 in Other - Hardware

BRAND NEW HP dv6448se will not boot at all. It immediately comes up with an error message. There isn't even enough time to get to "safe mode." System recovery disc will not work at all. Ordered one from HP and that one won't work either. Optical drive is also functioning. After hitting F10 and running the system test(s), both tests pass.

Anyone have a clue what's going on here? HP doesn't know what's wrong and neither does Geek Squad.

By the way, it has windows Vista. (Which I personally hate.)

2007-12-07 16:19:56 · 5 answers · asked by cyanne2ak 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I purchased a laptop from a girl I work with as she bought a new one cause she says this one was junk.
I can usually repair laptops but the hard drive has a lock on it and can not get anywhere with it. I have tried a manual unlock and an auto unlock and nothing is working. The lady doesn't know the password she says her son locked it up before passing. Would anyone be able to help me unlock the hard drive please?

Thanks a million

2007-12-07 16:09:23 · 2 answers · asked by tiffany_brianne 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to know where i can buy the parts.


Before Specifications:
Windows Xp
256mb memory
Estimate 38 or 40gb hard drive
DvD player
CD-r/Wr
Pentium D
no wireless card

After(at least if possible):
Windows Xp or Vista(No Xp media center)
1gb memory
250or(320gb)
DvD-r/Wr
CD-r/WR
dual core(or processor with 2.0ghz)
Wireless Card

Is this possible?(if so)
what site should i buy the parts at?

Or Can Somebody find me a pc with 19in screen under $699

Example(i was thinking of purchasing)
Hp with monitor
Windows Vista
1gb memory
320gb harddrive
Super Multi DvD lightscribe drive
AMD 6400+Duo Processor
Wireless Card 802.11b/g

2007-12-07 15:52:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Right now all I have is a CD-RW Drive for my Desktop and I'm looking to replace it with something that can accomplish the following:

I want to be able to burn documents, pictures, music, and movies to CD/DVDs (to back up stuff, transfer files, make a CD, DVD, whatever).

Most importantly, I want to be able to take DVDs I have and watch them on my computer, put them on my computer or copy them to another DVD disc (so I can be able to watch them on a TV, not just the computer). I want to be able to do the same with movies I download (avi, mpg, whatever). I just want them to turn out DVD-quality, and if I can avoid it, I'd like to make sure the process of creating/duplicating a DVD doesn't take hours.

I'm pretty sure you know what I'm looking for. I think what I'm in the market for is a CD/DVD-+R/RW Combo Drive or something, but I don't know if that's the name exactly or what.

I just want someone to help me understand exactly what I'm looking for and what's the best one to get.

2007-12-07 15:52:09 · 3 answers · asked by kperovic 2 in Desktops

I just got a new dell laptop and for some reason its running pretty slowly. Is there any way to fix this?
I think the RAM is 894 MB.

2007-12-07 15:39:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-07 15:08:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware