Raid From 6 Disks - What Mode Is Best?
Hi,I have small question - wonder if someone would be able to give me some hint... friend of mine have 6 SATA II Raid-ready drives (longer waranty and hot-plugable)... he cannot have more - all are same vendor, size, and almost serial number as they came in box packed together... just to plug in...It would be used mainly for securing his programming environment so lot's of small files (also whole system built from source, and general file backups), there would be RaiserFS 4 on disk with 4kb
Help, My Laptop Charger Is Not Working Properly
I have a HP Pavilion laptop. I bought it about 2-3 years ago. I try to plug in the charger end to my laptop and it does not start charging. I can take the back off of it, plug the charger in, and it works fine. I think that something is pushing back (in the laptop) and causing the connections not to touch. I would fix it myself, but I would have to take a lot of my laptop apart just to fix it. I do not feel comfortable doing that myself.My questions are: What is your suggestion to fix thi
I've been hearing lots of complaints from many sites about how Alienware computers have failing products that ship with the system, and how some problems occur while trying to get the help needed from it's 'High class customer service' and sorts. I can't really say anything good or bad about this, actually I can say, but not officially in a sense since I don't have one, but to those who do have one, have you ever ran into any problems lately? Customer service, on site h
Hey everyone Im having a bit of trouble using Nero for burning CD's. Everytime I start the burning process, it will get say about 45% done and then it will stop dead. Usually you can hear the actual drive itself whilst the CD is burning, then it will just stop and go quiet. Its really annoying because I am wasting countless CD's on it. Does anyone have any suggestions or is it my hardware?Thanks Please help fix this Nero Problem.
How To Erase Dell Inspiron Hard-drive Password
I have a Dell Inspiron 600m and whenever I boot it up, I get the white error screen telling me I have a locked hard-drive password. I never set up a password though, does anybody know what password I could use to unlock the hard-drive? The error message says "hard-disk #***********-595B is protected by a password authentication system." I saw on here that someone else had the same problem and someone was able to give him the password he needed. My service tag isFPL8N61 if that helps
PC Fan Spins For One Second And Stops - No Bootup
I just want someone to confirm this before I go online and buy the part (which is probably going to be expensive).Just took a look at my cousin's Acer (ASUS) Pundit computer. It's one of those small form factor machines. Well, I pushed the power button and the power lights up for one second and shuts off immediately. I popped the little critter open and watched the fan spin for one second and then stop. I have to unplug the cable and replug it back in, in order to push the power agai
Mad Dog Multimedia 16x3dvd Dvd External Burner
I have slowly had my CD-RW/DVD-R drive on my Mac PowerBook fail. It would read disks when it wanted to and basically gave up writing disks. So, since I cannot get my Mac Mini for at least several months, I looked for an external drive to replace it and figured I would get a DVD burner while I was at it. I found the Mad Dog Multimedia 16X3DVD, tripple format DVD-RW/RAM, retailing at about $100.This is actually one of a rapidly shrinking number of Firewire/USB 1.0/2.0 external drives. The Pow
One of my friends has a Dell 600m which he bought around the same time as me. We pretty much have the exact same specs, but my processor and video memory is a little better. He has been having problems since the time he got the laptop with it overheating to the point of it locking down. I'll agree that the Dell 600m's from the Summer of 2003 will get way too hot for normal laptop use.My laptop has only locked up once or twice for me because of it overheating, but his computer will loc
Help! What Are The Signs Of A Bad Graphics Card?
My linux box's graphics card must be going... the thing will randomly reboot (even during boot-up) and the picture on the monitor is all screwed up... Sometimes the picture will be perfectly normal too... is it overheating or going bad?Thanks![N]F
Hello. I have bought a new DVD-ROM from LG recently. But after some days it stopped reading any DVD I try. And I tried the same DVDs that it read without any problem just few days ago. And another thing, it reads CDs normally, but this is normal I guess because it doesn't use the same technology to read CDs and DVDs. At first I thought that it might be a software problem because I have installed Nero Image Drive and also Alcohol120% in the time that it stopped to work but than I tried to boo
Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 vs. 775
Does Intel Pentium 4 with a socket 775 performs better than socket 478?
Hello, I am going to get a laptop very soon (hopefully tomorrow at some point), and where I live at the moment a tele isn't exactly ideal let alone cheap.Does anyone know what ways I may be able to hook my xbox 360 (and others) to display on the laptop screen?Aside from features that may come with it (like s-video input or something like that).I'm using standard AV cables for the 360, plus it has an s-video cable for s-video input.
Building Your Own TV / Movie Projector ( Very Cheap )
I thought this would be the best place to post this link that was sent to mewww.lumenlab.comI read through some of the forum posts on their site and was really impressed by the quality of some of the images they were producing on their own homemade projectors. For a fraction of what an actual commercial projector costs (upwards of 5000 $ I hear) one can produce their own quality one. I might think of buying the guide from the website. It says on their website that building a descent one cos
I wondering what the average monitor sizes is? Also does anyone know how to code your html, so that it causes a website to grow or shrink to fit into the screen?Thanks-------------------------This isn't a tutorial acticle at all - and on top of that posted in: Free Web Hosting > Computers & Tech > How-To's and Tutorials > Programming > HTML, XML and other Markup Languages ??? May I know how these two are related ?? Anyways, moved to Hardware section..m^e
Okay - now that I've started thinking about "laptop" and "notebook," I have a question for anyone who might be able to explain.Is there a difference, or is it just a matter of two terms describing the same thing? If there's a difference, what is it? Now that I'm wondering about it, it's going to bug me for the rest of the day! *grins*
VGA Mode Not Supported Message On Monitor
Hi, I keep getting this VGA Mode Not Supported message on the LCD monitor whenever it tries to go into Windows. I have read up on this online and it seems to be a problem with the refresh rate. The problem is that I can't boot into Safe Mode to change the refresh rate to a lower setting because it either freezes or also shows that VGA Mode message again.This is a Compaq that I'm fixing for someone and they just have the 5 recovery discs that came with it. I tried putting the first one in
Is it possible to have two computers in the same home each connected to separate ethernet outlets? That way both have faster connections (100 mbps vs 54 with wireless G).
I have accidentally locked my MMC Memry Card with a Nokia MMC (the mobile is not mine) I cannot format it now or do anything with it... Can anyone help me unlock it.Maybe a software to help.. Anyway!!??
How To Get Free Paid Apps In Iphone/ipod Touch
1.Go Into Cydia2.Go into Manage3. Go Add a Source: http://cydia.hackulo.us/ 4. Download Installous5. Launch it.6. Wait for the Appulo.us to load up7. Tap SEARCH8. Enter in an app.9. Tap the app and scroll to download10. (not a step) choose endlessapps or appscene. *Installous and Appulo.us are completely legal! But the sites you download the cracked apps are illiegal. 11. Once downloaded, go to install. 12. Select the app and install it.13. Hit Home once installed14. I suggest rebooting the
Ide To Sata Adapters & Power Cable Splitters
Been thinking of using these converters on my IDE hard drives so they are 'SATA compliant'. I see that it will be using both the SATA type power connector and also a 4 pin (floppy drive type) connector. Have anyone used these IDE to SATA adapters before? Are both power cables required in order to make a drive operational? I will also be getting a SATA PCMCIA card for my laptop and that's where this will play a important role. I have no idea how to give it power if I want to use it a
Advice On Eliminating Audio Noise, Please?
I have a PC-based recording studio with a very specific problem. I am getting a sort of scratching noise through the speakers when I move the mouse, load software or scroll web pages. It seems like it is coming from the motherboard, but I can't tell for sure. I changed hard drives and sound cards and it still exists. I'm using the on-board video controller, so I haven't yet eliminated it as a suspect. Other people have described having the same problem and it was most noticable for t
Which CPU Is Better? AMD Or Intel
Currently I have an Intel processor.But of what I've heard AMD is better.Should I change the Intel to AMD processor?
Linksysy Wireless Pci Adapters Vs. D-link,netgear Or The Cheaper Ones
hello all ok heres what i need to know i have a Linksys WRT54G ver.6 router is what i want to know do any of the wireless pci adapters work with the router above or do i have to use a linksys adapter with it ive been lookin on ebay and most of the linksys ones are goin for around 30-35 bucks but i see cheaper ones in there to but iam not sure if thay would work with the router i have from what ive read in there specs that all look like there the same just different makers so please let me know i
Whats A High Quality Gaming PC Specs
Hey guys new to astahost.com had a break in not too long ago and lloking at getting new pc currently running old AMD-K6 350MHZ 128Mg ram lol.previous gaming computer got stolen. Looking at buying a new gaming system but not fluent with system specs and hardware items price not an issue as insurance is covering can anyone help me out.Sinister Shadow
So i just got my iPod mini and the screen is now broken after 2 days, I didnt break it. You see there seems to be vertical lines where the pixels dont work and i need the email address for support so i can sent apple an email decribing my situation. i mean i just spent 250$ on this thing and now its broken. I don't know wat to do. if you can provide me with any suggestions then please post.
Sandisk Memory Card Write Protection
About a year ago I bought a pocket drive that you put a memory card into and then plug into a usb port. I bought a 1gb Sandisk memory card to put into the thing. It was really cool I could put the memory card into my camera and took pictures on it and at the same time use it as a flash drive to store other computer files. Everything was going fine until one day I plugged it into my pocket drive and tried to put a text file onto the card to give to a friend. A message came up "Access deni
I recently bought an ATI Radeon 9250 256mb, my computer comes with an nVIDA nforce chipset (Driver: nVIDA Geforce 2 Integrated GPU, VGA compatible). It worked great at first but later i started having problems. Logan (Deathbringer) helped me get it working again...sortof. What he told me to do was to uninstall the previous nVIDA drivers and use a driver cleaner to erase everything the uninstaller did not. It made sense, then i was to put the Radeon card in, start in safe mode and uninstall the R
Issues With An External Drive I/o Error
Recently, I acquired an External Drive with a terabyte of memory. Being the music geek that I am, I put all my favorite songs onto the External Drive. I managed to only put enough songs on there to fill up the entire terabyte of memory perfectly. However, a friend of mine decided to watch a movie on my computer. Now, I'm getting an I/O Error every time I try to access the External Drive. I'm guessing that the movie my friend watched downloaded itself onto my External Drive and it went ov
Help! Pc Not Detecting Video Card
Hi. I need help with installing a video/graphic card in the PCI Express x16 slot. My motherboard is Intel D915PBL. This problem applies to a ATI X700 card. I slotted the card into the PCI Express x16 slot and when I turn on the computer, the fan of the video card is spinning. However, Windows did not detect any new hardware. Btw, my motherboard doesn't comes with in-built video card. Since I don't have a on-board vid card I need a video card to see whats on my monitor. I'll plug the
I've been using a Pentium II 450MHz processor and recently acquired a Celeron 633MHz processor. I was wondering what the difference is between a Celeron and a Pentium processor and which processor would be faster/would you recommend. Thanks.I have heard Pentium processors are better than Celeron. Please give your opinion about Pentium V. Celeron :-)
Guys i have gotta problem with my BIOS. I forgot my password...How do i reset my BIOS...It s aPHOENIX 6.0 BIOS make Fujitsu.I know there are backdoor passwords for award BIOS . Is there somthing of that sort for phoenix BIOS. Is there a way to reset the BIOS. ITs a laptop so shorting wires wun work... Any help would be appreciated
Motherboard/Graphix Card Compatability Help
I just bought a gigabyte K8N pro SLI mother board for a friend at a computer swap meet. At the meet (rather than take the 2 seconds to look myself ) i asked the man i was buying it from whether the board took PCIE or AGP graphix cards, he told me they took AGP, of course i then went and bought an AGP card (Winfast A6600GT 128m). Is there no way that i can use my AGP card (short of buying a new motherboard)?Thanks in advance for any help.
Putting Music Onto An Ipod Without Erasing Everything
How to put music onto your iPod from a different computer without deleting everything off it firstFirst off when you plug your iPod into the computer iTunes should open up (although for me it takes about 10-15 minutes THEN iTunes pops up)After iTunes pops up it will ask you if you want to erase and sync click no or cancelGo down to your iPod name mine is JohnSo I click on John, then go down to manually manage Music and VideosAfter you do that there should be an arrow next to your iPod's name
Lately my pc has been making a strange grinding noise, it usually happens once then doesn't come back for another few weeks. Usually bumping the case hard from the side then rebooting fixed it but it kept comming back. It was like a grinding noise, it got louder as the pc booted into windows, so i figured it was a fan issue and i checked to see if anything was blocking it.I tried undoing my case (after a bit of trouble finding that the case actually slides out ) and looking at the fans to se
How To Remove Bad Sectors Or Bad Clusters From HDD
hi friends,there is small tutorial to remove Bad Sectors from hdd to remove bad sectors you need a program named SeaMapnow we startStart the SeaMap.exe softwareSet the option by typing SD and then press enterPress 1 then 0 or 1 to select driveThen press 2 and there will be a option (Y/N) press n for NoPress Esc button one to go back to command lineType FDType y for yes the Hdd will format [Low Level Format] the whole disk and removes bad sectors and partitionsNow the computer has to be restarted
Shader 3.0 On Shader 2.1 Board?
Hi at all!I have got the following question about my graphic-card:In my current system, there is a Powercolor Radeon 9800 XT(265MB Ram) installed. You know... this card supports the shader2.1 model from ATI.And now my question:Is it possible to install an emulator or an emulation graphics driverwhich emulates the shader 3.0 model... of corse in a "soft" (=softwareemulated) way?Some time ago there was such a emulator for Matrox graphic boards...these boards (so far as i know) only s
Can SATA And PATA HDD Work In Conjunction?
Hello all !I need to increase my hard disktorage capacity and therefore have decided to go in for new HDD. I have an Intel D865 GBF mother-board and a P4-C running @ 2.4 GHz with Win XP as the primary OS. Currently I have one 40 GB HDD set as Primary Master, one 20 GB as Primary Slave, two optical drives ( DVD / CD writer ) as Secondary Master / Slave. I intend to remove one of the optical drives or if I find someone willing to take the 20 GB HDD, out it goes.Question1: Will a new SATA HDD
Cleaning Dusk From Motherboard + Ram + Cards ?
How can i safely remove dust from static sencitive parts of the computer ???mainly A#Graphics card, Ram, and motherboard ???
Cd/dvd Rom Drive In Dell Laptop Scratches The Discs
I recently purchased a Dell Studio 14 Laptop with the following configuration:-Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.06 GHzRAM: 3GB DDR2HDD: 320 GBOS: Windows Vista Home PremiumPriced at close to 1000 USD (in our area), it has virtually all the features I could think of, in a laptop - Card Readers, WiFi, Bluetooth, Infra Red, Remote Controls, Fingerprint Scanner, Theft Recovery based on Computrace, etc. The only thing I don't like about it is that the CD/DVD Drive does not have an external tray that pops
Is Anyone Familiar With Phoenix-Award BIOS
My computer is really old. Well, my case, CPU, power supply, and the motherboard are. Here is the proof:Case: 4 years oldCPU: 4 years old - Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz [can't believe Pentium 4 was out four years ago...]Power Supply: 170 Watts!!Motherboard: Doesn't have USB 2.0But that's not the case - my BIOS!!*My BIOS cannot overclock--Not even the clock speed of the CPU--Not even the FBS and RAM things...*Seldom gets the blue screen of uber death regarding 'Go to ww
I have not been able to get my sound to work recently after installing XP, again! the volume icon is there, but the slider is disabled and i cannot click/unclick the mute. when i open the volume control i only have wave, synth and cd. nothing else,the computer reports that everything is fine! i have had the speakers working before in Win XPthanks-jimmy
Laptop Battery Question (Li-Ion)
Hey all,I own a Samung NV 5000 laptop and the battery could now only last for 30-45 minutes :s. I read from here:Apple Notebook Batteries that it would be best to discharge your battery once a month.QUOTE(Apple)Apple recommends charging and discharging its battery at least once per month. Although I don't own a laptop notebook, it should be similar to all Lithium-ion batteries, right?So my question is: how do you discharge a battery?xboxrulz
Hi All,I have a Acer Aspire 3003WLC for about a year now. Not a bad, simple laptop, but i have been having power problems recently. I have had to have the laptop repaired once already because the sound had stopped working and since I have got it back there has been problems with the power.When i attempt to turn the laptop on, with just the battery, nothing happens! when i plug in the ac adapter (with green light on it) the charging light comes on, but i cannot still turn the system on. after
One Computer Switching Between Multiple Monitors
I have a Mac Mini with a single DVI-video output. It came with a DVI-to-VGA adapter. I have a DVI-to-HDMI cable, a couple VGA cables, and a DVI-to-DVI cable. We had a decent LCD flat panel we used for daily computer work which had decent resolution and crisp text. We do watch movies on occasion, however, and it was hard to see across the room (we do not have a "TV"), so we got a bigger screen (plasma) at a clearance sale. But the bigger screen, while being fine for movies, is very hard
Data Transfer Between Laptop And Desktop
Hi guys,I have a laptop and i want to transfer some crucial data from the hard disk i have on my desktop. I don't have CD/DVD Writer on my desktop. Please tell me how can I connect the hard disk of my desktop PC to my laptop. I am clueless. Please do give ur suggestions.Regards.
I Cant Get Monitor To Work With New Mobo And Video Card
This is what i am trying to do i have a new Geforce 7600 gs pci express and a new ecs c19-a sli motherboard when i put it sll together in case i can get no video my monitor just says monitor working check cables there is not a power hookup on video card so i cant set bios or anything else need some advice please
How To Record Gameplay Video Using Hdmi Capable Laptop?
I have an XFX 8600 GT graphics card and Dell Studio 1415 Laptop which supports HDMI. What cable do I need to use to direct the output of my desktop to the laptop so that I can record gameplay videos without sacrificing game performance? Also, I am not sure if my graphics card supports HD output. How do I determine it?
My cousin's computer seems to have a bad VGA monitor cable. The problem is that when I turn it on, it seems to be ok, it says auto-configure....then it goes blank (orange light on monitor power button). I looked at the VGA connector pins and see that pins 4 and 11 are missing. Just to be curious, I looked at the end connected to the LCD and it's also missing pins 4 and 11. Is this a coincidence? From what I found, these are what it corresponds to:4 ID2 Monitor ID Bit 211 ID0 Monitor
Which Is The Best Gaming Graphics Card?
i am a serious gamer, and i want to upgrade my computer in time for christmas. So i wanted to know your opinion on which of the following graphics cards would be best for the job i want to do:Sapphire Radeon X1300 256MB (PCI)Sparkle GF 6600 512MB (PCI)Gigabyte GF 6600 Turbo SLI 128MB (PCI)Any other graphics cards within the price range of £0-£100Also, does the memory of the card only effect the preformance, or is there other things that matter?Thanks
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Help: Not Reading DVDs
Hey all I need some help and advice, Lately my DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive has been seeming up: I put in a CD, Works fine. I Put in a DVD and the drive spins and the light comes on, but nothing happens, i go my computer and it shows the drive is empty. Is it dieing on me or what is going on?
Connecting Multiple Hard Drive - Best Transfer Speeds?
Hi, I have a few hard drives that have various media files in them. I have been wanting to do this for a long time but didn't have the time to do so. What I want to do is separate the contents into their own separate groups, but I have gigs of data on each hard drive and want to find the best way to do this.I have a USB Enclosure Drive for one of the hard drives if this is necessary. My biggest concern is will it slow down my speed considerably if I transfer from the Primary Slave to the Sec
Ipod Hardware And Software Question
I had a problem with my 40GB 4th Generation iPod. It was giving me the sad iPod icon. I tried restoring it to factory default but it wasn't even detected. So I opened up the iPod and tried reseating all the cables. I wasn't paying attention and forced the hard drive cable in (I know, stupid thing to do especially for me). I'm usually more careful, but now the extra "pin" (maybe a ground) at the end is broken and stuck into the wrong side of the hard drive. I put it in the c
Battle Of Music Players: iPod vs. Creative
I found out that Creative Music Player are becoming better and better each day.Has Apple solve their easy to scratch Nano?Who is winning the battle? How? Why?PS: Samsung is also rising to become a top gun in the Music Player industry
hi there, i wonder if notebook can be overclocked.. like cpu or the graphic card, or may the fsb and the cpu... do you where i can get the software to do this... here if the specification of my laptop... please advice: Inntel Centrino 2.13 GHz processor, 2 MB L2 Cache512 MB DDR SDRAM memory ATI Mobility Fire GL 5000the model is compaq nw8240\-----Removed your double topic and double post -----szupie
Wireless Network Not Connecting
Hi,I have just reinstalled windows 2k on my laptop and have been trying to connect to my wireless network. I have managed to get the wireless adapter to connect to the computer (it has power and the computer recognizes it) and the software that comes with the card can see the AP. when i try to connect to the AP nothing happens. i am not able to connect to anything, no pings, no network, no internet!the wireless card is a Netgear Wg511v2 and the AP is a D-Link DI-524. Would this be a problem
Best Way To Clean LCD Monitors?
Best way to clean LCD monitors?I would like some advice on what to use to clean LCD monitor screens. I tried isopropyl alchohol on a corner & it left streaks. Do they make a product just for this?
Toshiba Keyboard Stuck In Shortcut Mode
My 2 year old grandson had a field-day with my older Toshiba laptop today. I believe the shortcut key option is stuck "on". I cannot type any words or numbers at all. When I press "p" print options appear, when I press "o" all sorts of programs want to open, etc. I tried tryping in address bar but cannot get any words to appear in address bar. I tested it by opening Note Pad with mouse and attempted to type but letters and number would not appear. It seems lik
Can someone help me?!?! My GPU (graphic card) is over heating.The heat rises over 55C. I've watching my gpu temperature with SpeedFan.I afraid that i will need a new gpu i can't afford it. (i am broke, i don't have money:(Btw i have Inno3D nVidia 6200 256MB on AGP.Help?
i have an "hp deskjet F370 (all-in-one) printer-scanner-copier"; it was working normally, but now when i try to print anything, when i click print, "save as" opens to save the file in an mdi format (.mdi). i also tried to open and print this new file, but with no result!!!
Microphone Input Port Is Causing Static
I use my computer to record music stuff. A big problem with my production qulaity is that there is a slight buzzing with the mic input. I have narrowed it down to being the input on the computer. I use a AUDIX OM 2 mic and I have to use a 1/8 inch adaptor to connect the mic wire to the computer. I use the same microphone and cable when I perform and it doesnt give me that problem on amps, and I have tried switching out the adaptor. So Im thinking the solution would be to change out the inpu
I have a couple of 1G drives by other brands and just picked up a new 2G cruzer by Sandisk. But it comes with all this (stupid) software ... a launcher and stuff.I'm used to plugging it in and using it. And with the launching software it wants me to WAIT until it launches its own apps.What's the advantage? It seems quite redundant to have this extra software running.I deleted the files, but they keep coming back. YIKES! How do I get rid of them!?
today I downloaded several files, and after this I can't delete one of them , and the main problem is that I can't turn off my computer... why ?? does anyone know this?please help me P.S sorry for my bad English
sometimes my computer switches itself off at any moment without warning it just instantly turns off i don't know if its when i run some programs or not cause if i try to save something on windows movie maker it turns itself off and the turn on button won't work until i switch it off from the back and then back on anyone know whats wrong?
Just bought a new N97 last Friday and already having all the main problems that are had with the phone i.e the GPS lock problem, keyboard rattle and the phone's camera already has a scratch in it. I havn't even had it a full week yet. I emailed the place I bought it from and asked about the new backplate that fixes all but the keyboard problem adn they said there is no way to tell what batch of phones have the new backplate on them.My question is does anyone know when the revised N97 mig
A Disk Read Error Occurred. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del To
Ok, the problem is:"A Disk Read Error Occurred. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart"So, i used another hard disk as the primary, and de "damged" on as secundary..I don't have acces to that hard disk:the model is:Maxtor 6y120l0Serial #: y328jdteFirmaware: yar41bw0i have tried everything i can think of, i even downloaded the PowerMAX utility to see if the hard disk was truly damaged, and no, every test passed.. correctly.. so..I have very important data on that hard disk, please
Hi all,My hard disk was having some problems! If I open photoshop like large memory eating applications, after some times my system will automatically reboots! Thats why I had decided to format the hard disk and check the hard disk for errors! I was fixing the bad sectors using Hiren's boot CD ( www.hiren.info/pages.php/bootcd ) 's Partition Commander option! Its worked fine for about half an hour! and fixed some bad sectors in my hard disk. But unfortunately in the m
I am pretty sure my computer is overheating as it averages 70 C when idling, after I cleaned the fan out with a vacuum cleaner.I am not sure this is average for a 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor but I'm sure it isn't as my laptop hovers around 40 C.The hard disk in it recently stopped working and I was wondering if it could have overheated as well and if there is anything I can do to restore the files off it or at least get the (or some) files of it.Any recomendations for a new fan? I
Laptop Auto Starts After Turning It Off
My laptop auto starts after I turn it off. I was told by a friend that an internet signal was the cause for the laptop to turn itself back on but I already verified that's not the case. Every time I turn off the computer, I have wait until it starts back and then press and hold on to the on/off button to turn it off. After I do that it doesn't restarts. Any suggestions?
So my uncle asks me to format his computer and install windows and stuff. So I did like I do with my PC every six months. No problems at all, everything was working. So I proceeded to install drivers, which I had already on my flash drive, a 2GB PNY flash drive.But, for some reason, the usb drive was not recognized by windows XP on my uncle's PC, and I tried again on another port. No luck. I was thinking maybe all the usb ports were broken or something... but then I went to my desktop and pr
ATI Video Card Problem! Need Help
Ok here is my problem. On a somewhat regular basis I get the following error listed on the BSOD:ati2dvag.dll stopped responding if this is the first time this has happened restart your computer, if not then contact the hardware manufacturer.Well I thought it might just be a driver error so I updated my ATI drivers to the latest but the problem still ensued. I then went to the web and found that others have had this problem and corrected it by changing the CPU to AGP controller to a PCI to PCI
I noticed this earlier last year. My laptop was slowing down and it was getting really hot. It was so bad that it overheated and stopped working for periods of time.Well maybe it might happen to you laptop users. Take a look on your CPU fan vent on your laptop (underneath). Spot lots of dust? Get an air can and dust it out! All sides of the vent.Dust will cause heat to build more rapidly in the CPU in laptops. Since the CPU is mobile and since its getting hot fast it will work with the power
What Is The Best Brand Of Harddisk?
I want to see which SATA harddisk brand is more reliable in handling data, longer life and fastest access time.
My computer has been acting in a weird way for some time, and I don't remember doing anything that could cause this hardware-wise. I'll try to describe it:After some time powered on, the system suddenly *poof* shuts down in a harsh way. I press the Power button but it doesn't turn on. Then, I remove the power cable from it's back, wait for some hour(s) and turn it on ok, until it turns off again. I'd risk also to say that the 'uptime' I get after a shutdown is somehow
Buying New Graphics Card ... Need Advice On Compatibility
I'm going to buy a new graphics card for my ASUS A7N8X-VM 400 Motherboard. It has an integrated nVidia GeForce 4mx GPU, but I've decided it's time to upgrade cause I'm learning Maya these days (also, all the new games need pixel shader support).What I'm worried about is which graphics card is supported on my Motherboard. My motherboard supports 8x graphics 1.5V. Here are some pics from the motherboard manual: Photos Gallery - PicTigerDoes this mean ABSOLUTELY ANY 8x graphics
First of all, It's good to be back at Astahost after being away from the internet for ages (-48 credits). Anyway, I have been looking at getting a new motherboard/processor for my computer. I have the mobo picked out, but I'm still debating on the processor. It's between the new Pentium D, or the P4 (LGA 775). I haven't done much research on the D, so I hope that you guys can help me out.
Half the time I restart the computer in my bedroom I get a disk read error and I get that error on startup. So I just figured as long as I don't restart nothing can go wrong right?Well...My sis just restarted that computer and now I'm getting a disk read error....It says that I should hit alt-ctrl-del and try again...Well I keep getting a error and normaly whenever I used to get it I would just reformat it...But I really don't feel like reformating it...And it has a lil data that I
Optiarc Dvd Rw Ad-7200s Scsi Cdrom Device
I have a problem with my Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200S SCSI CdRom Device under vista.After reboot, it sees each CD or DVD a blank one, and asks me to format it.If I use Nero to burn a CD, then the drive works perfectly and is able to read every media, as if Nero correctly initialized the drive. However it stops working after reboot...It seems to be obviously a vista driver problem, because Linux or vistaPE liveCD's boot correctly, and have no problem with the CD.The PC is a Packar Bbell and has a
How To Remove Drm From Wma To Mp3 And Convert Other Drm Files.
QUOTE This guide will show you how to remove DRM from WMA to MP3 and convert other DRM files. With this DRM remover software, you can enjoy playing on portable media players, such as iPod, Zune, Creative Zen, MP3 player, PSP.DRM is an acronym for Digital Rights Management, a broad term used to describe a number of techniques for restricting the free use and transfer of digital content. DRM is used in a number of media, but is most commonly found in video and music files. There are many who argue
Is The Processor Everything / Good For Gaming ?
Hi,i've got a dell dimension 3000 computer. I wanted to upgrade the motherboard so it could fit a PCI-e graphics card. Unfortunatly, i found that the dimension 3000 doesn't take well to be fitted with another motherboard. Im running with a Geforce FX 5200 128MB graphics card, and wonder if i shouldn't just upgrade the CPU from a celeron D 2.53 Ghz to a Pentium 4 3.2Ghz HT. Is the Geforce FX not good enough for gaming, or will it be ok and i can then just upgrade my cpu?
Is It Possible To Create A Cell Phone Modem?
Does anyone one out there in astahost land know if it is possible to make a cell phone modem. I know the cell providers sell special laptop cell modems but I was wonder if you could convert a regular cell phone for the same purpose.I have electronics experience so I don't mind rigging my own circuits or anything like that.
Ready Boost On All Computers Easy
ready boost is available to us all just with a 4GB flash drive and it will run at 480Mbps if ur com runs faster than 480 then dont use this as it will slow u down click start, right click my computer,open properties, click advanced tag, under performance click settings, click advanced tag, click virtual memory change. get a 4gb flash drive with nothing on it put it in a spare use slot and it will display on the Drive[volume label] drive letter ? depends on how many u have in there but custo
Just curious, post up the specs of your machine.Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz (Not overclocked)1024MB Dual-Channel PC-2700 RAMLG L1720P 17" TFT-LCD MonitorATI Radeon 9600 ProMaxtor 80GB 7200RPMMaxtor 40GB 7200RPM
Extremely Slow Hdd Operations On Windows Xp
On the first of this month I benchmarked my system running on Win XP using FreshDiagnose. The Hard Disk Benchmark showed 32 MB/s Write Speed & 40 MB/s Read Speed for my first Hard Drive & 35 MB/s by 51 MB/s for the second. Since yesterday all the operations on the first HDD (360 GB) have become extremely slow. A ~700 MB file copy operation on the same drive which used to take less than a minute, now requires 7-10 minutes. I tried re-fitting the SATA & power cables for the drives but
Do You Prefer Laptop Or Desktop Computers?
Hi all,Am my way to purchase a new laptop, bu tin between i had a doubt either to go for a new laptop or update the exesitng desktop machiene, then i decided to post it on the astahost where i can get the proper answer.please all asta users judge which one to go for and why, their's pro and corns.Please let me know.If Desktop what should be the ideal configuration and same for the laptop also.RegardsArunkumar.H.G
No Sound In Acer Aspire L3600 When Using Linux
I would like to sell this unit off my hands at RM1468 of Small form Desktop Acer Aspire L3600 due to incompatibility. May I know the reason?Check this out at http://www.airkayu.com/wordpress/?p=1
Yes, a squealing noise. Now don't start with any disgusting thoughts about how I'm making my computer squeal! I replaced my power supply (ATX mid-tower) about a year ago. When I first installed the new power supply it made a high-pitched noise when it ran but went away after a few days. Two days ago I heard it again. I turned the computer off for a few hours and started it up again. After about 15 minutes it gradually began to make the noise louder and louder. I turn it off to cool e
QUOTE Their is going to be a new mp3 player coming out here in September I think... The ZuneHD is a Microsoft product. It will have 1080p out put to a TV. Wireless internet running Windows Internet Explorer with touch screen compatablities. It is said to have that they are going to have the new NVIDIA Tegra Chip inside. It also has HD Radio. And I think I heard that there will be Windows Live Messenger Application on the ZuneHD. It probrally will range from $240-$280. LINK
hi guys,I use internet a lot. I am currently using internet via dial-up connection. I am planning to activate internet on my mobile phone. What shall i be needing to use internet on my computer using the mobile connection. I have seen that some people access internet using bluetooth. Does the use of data cable reduces the speed of internet. Kindly supply your valuable comments on how should i go about accessing internet using a mobile phone.Waiting for reply.
I am thinking of getting the K750i, anyone have this phone and think it's good? Or I might get the W800i because it was like 170 on a site I visited, but anyone own either of these phones and could tell me if they are worth getting
Msi Motherboard And Ati Video Card Not Getting Along
Hi. I have an irritating problem. I have two old computers. (No job until July 1, so money is at a premium here). Actually they are prehistoric Dinosaurs, but here is-. The "New" computer is a 1999 Gateway Select 400 Desktop. The "Old" computer is a 1997 IBM Intellistation M Pro. I've had the M Pro for two and a half years, and other than the fact it is slower than a snail, it has served me fine. Bought the Gateway because it's a little newer and a little fast
Update Your Nec Dvd Burner Fireware To Get Dvd-ram Supported
We all know that DVD/CD writer can get more function and improve the quality of burning by updating it firmware. NEC ND-3550A is an old model DVD writer. And it also is popular in the market. NEC ND-4551A is an upgraded model of ND-3550A. The difference between these two models is newer model support DVD-RAM burning and LabelFlash. In my point of view, it is not worthwhile to buy a new model (ND4551A) just for DVD-RAM supported.There is a way to upgrade your NEC ND-3550A to ND4551A by updating t
Netgear: Horrible Pathetic Bad After-sales Service
NetGear - supposedly a well-known brand in Netwroking Devices, specially broadband modems and routers. Well, I'm going to reveal to you all, how horribly bad their after-sales service is. So, I have this NetGear DG632 ADSL modem-router connecting me to the world. The product works all fine - except that it has a lousy web-based configuration interface which refuses to come up at times. Just keeps loading and never comes up... anyways, that's not the problem.. The router uses the standard
Alienware Liquid Cooled Computer
I was just wondering... Isn't this risky? What if it leaks? Is it really worth it? Let me know your opinion... PeaceAaron
I have a Epson Aculaser 900.I was very enthusiastic, it gave me very nice pictures and perfect texts with my XP computer.I was disappointed when I connected it to my new computer, which was bundled with Windows vista. There are no vista dirvers for the Aculaser 900. The last drivers are supposed to work, however it's not perfect. The printer prints, but it's not detected by Windows, which says "unable to detect the printer state". Which means that "paper out", "p
Wired or Wireless. Each of them have there advantages and disadvantages. People prefer headphones based on what they are using it for. So I would like to ask you, which type of headphones are you using? Why do you like them over other?I have used both types of headphones. But most of the time I use wireless headphone. I have many cousins abroad and we talk to each other using gtalk. Most of the time we keep on chatting for 15-30 minutes. So using wireless headphone I am free to move around while
I recently built a new computer and after swapping every thing to a nicer case, now i have problems with it freezingIve tried everything i can think of, i will soon be swapping the graphics card to try to remedy the problem, but any tips or suggestions would help msi k9a2 platinum mobo 1gig kingston ddr2 in dual channel mode radeon x300es 128mb video 250 gig sata hdd 20 gig maxor ide hd ratlink wireless card win tv tuner card onboard realtek hd audio 1.8 gig AMD sempron am2 64 550watt PS, 20pin
Gsm (global System For Mobile Communication)
QUOTE GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) is a digital mobile telephone system that is widely used in Europe and other parts of the world. GSM uses a variation of time division multiple access (TDMA) and is the most widely used of the three digital wireless telephone technologies (TDMA, GSM, and CDMA). GSM digitizes and compresses data, then sends it down a channel with two other streams of user data, each in its own time slot. It operates at either the 900 MHz or 1800 MHz frequency ban
Since a long time, I have used to have my favorite diagnosis tools on bootable ms-dos floppies. Now floppies are almost nowhere available, so I use a CD-ROM with a ms-dos boot.Usually, the drivers with WinMe floppy work fine.Unfortunately, they do not work with my last system, which has a AHCI CDROM. It boots correctly, I have the A> prompt, but my cd-rom drives are not initialized.Do you know where I can find the ms-dos drivers for the new CD-ROM hardware ?RegardsYordan
QUOTE A personal computer is made up of multiple physical components of computer hardware, upon which can be installed an operating system and a multitude of software to perform the operator's desired functions.MotherboardThe motherboard is the "body"[citation needed] of the computer. Components directly attached to the motherboard include: * The central processing unit (CPU) performs most of the calculations which enable a computer to function, and is sometimes referred to as
i wanna buy a new cpu, i have an amd sempron 2800 but i dont know if i change for intel or keep with the amd hepm me out
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