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guys i have an hp 1022 printer, i want to run it in usa but it works with 220 volts, is there any converter which i can use for long term use and powerful enough to run the printer without any problem in USA?

I am having Linux Fedora installed on my system. I want to remove it and install Windows Xp. But when i boot the system from the XP CD, it does all the configuration loading etc. and comes to the partition information page. There it shows "Unknown Partition type" and "No …

Hey everyone, I just bought a Dell Inspiron 530 laptop, single core 2.2ghz, 2gigs ram, onboard graphics.... I'm wondering, is this a good upgrade for the graphics card: http:// tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4352332&csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS# ?? and if it will even work and not be too much for the like 300w or so psu, is …

Can someone please help me with repairing a PC power supply. My supply quit and I have been only partially successful. I found a burned out resistor on the board I replaced > a 5 watt 20 ohm and a bulging cap that I also replaced. When I try to …

Now that I am able to read the Drive's Firmware Serial Number (See previous post) is there some way to relate this physical drive with the Drive letter assigned by Windows by means other than 'digitalocksmith' suggested (i.e. hardware id's in the Details window) ?

hi guys,have this problem.. it was working good,,,haven't used like 6 months ago,today my cousin asked me to charge his sansa mp3..found out it didn't detect it.. -i swap slots..nothing .i unistalled drivers,,nothng scan for new changes,,OC DETECT the new hardware,,install drivers,,but nothing -in this pc i have xp-sp3 is …

I am asking a question which has been asked before, although the previous replies did not offer a solution in my case. How does one read the Firmware Hard Disk Serial Number in Windows (XP) by a user not willing to use C,C++,C# and other languages? The closest answer to …

I replaced my original adapter with another one when the original cable wore significantly. I have had the replacement for 2 years and in the last few months I have had to adjust the cable and the plug, wiggling it to make contact and go from a "yellow/orange" to "green" …

Hello. I joined for selfish reasons. I need your logic and know-how to fix the Plug & Play problem that I am being tortured with. I foolishly got rid of the plug & play drivers and now ... of course ... I cannot use my printer, which is a HP …

Hi I have a AJP 900T which has a Sharp 17 " WXGA TFT monitor. Recently it got the dreaded single line down the screen over a period of 8 months the screen filled with them JOY. I also have aan old HP laptop that I no longer use that …

Hi, I have a laptop with 17 inch LCD . The LCD will not display an image other than black background and white cloud like shapes that start about 3-4inches in diameter and then spread to cover the entire screen until its mostly white all over. Is this a possible …

I am using Winxp service pack 2 with Realtek High definition sound card. My Problem is I can hear sound only from Right speaker not from Left. Recently I updated driver with latest ver. 5.10.0.5672 (DirectX : 9.0 and audio codec: ALC662) to solve this issue but no chance :( …

As stated in the subject line, my windows XP MCE does not detect my Canon SD400 camera. It did at one time, but now neither the windows nor the canon software recognize the camera when it is plugged into the USB. I know that the USB port works because I …

I recently bought a [URL="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665381955"]big-screen tv[/URL] to display both the HD cable tv input and when not used for TV, it would display images from the computer as a "screen saver." The computer is used by my parents and they do not game nor have any advanced graphics needs. Currently, …

I have this old CRT monitor that has a dead pixel. At first it was no concern because, hey, its old. But then I noticed that it wasn't always in the same spot, which perplexed me. It moves along the vertical axis, but never on the horizontal axis. Does anyone …

Hi all, I need some urgent help and advise. I Accidentally put my laptop ram into my washing machine and only realized it after the washing was done. Can the ram still be used? Is there anyway to save it? Its a 2 gig kingston for laptops. Thanks! Mike

Hi all A while back I used this to hook up a Ubuntu 7.10 pc to the internet. [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-Usb-to-lan-RJ45/dp/B000CCZP88/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235671150&sr=8-3"]Usb to lan RJ45[/URL] I want to do that same thing again but when I did it before, the adapter belonged to work, so went on Amazon but I also found this …

Does anyone know of a good online PC hardware analyzer? I'm looking for something like Crucial's online memory analyzer, but with more details for the entire system. I know about a few standalone packages that need to be installed locally, but this is for non-tech customers so I can just …

Plz help me to connect front panel USB i have a mercury cabinet with celeron mother board. These are the few pictures of my system, if needed i will provide more pix [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/gzocszlyfpgcwqd8yd02.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/zhsyzv8sq69rslqsucwl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/yso7o7kc378492dodnyz.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/yy7z95kzsm4hywcg4s06.jpg[/IMG] Front panel [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/cjs4j6sdzbhua67q41ud.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/rw1ge1p3wnj6k0ccqpch.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/wtd5cm0u8ivy0vhop450.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://muthumobiles.org/images/dgezz3lykk4md9t76dv5.jpg[/IMG] I hope these are necessary pix:(

oioi all i hope some kind person can help me , Iwas lucky enough to be given a new power supplie , by a very kind friend . because my old one would not power my new graphics card geforce 9600 GSO fatality. my power suppie is a EA 500 …

I have a pc with two hdds: 1. maxtor - diamondmax 10, 160gb pata133 hdd, n256, 3.5 series ,d33019 2. samsung sata sp2504c When turning on my pc, sometimes i would get the error that there are bad sectors and the hdd (maxtor had the os - xp - installed …

Hello, I'm having problems with my videocard, which aren't solved by updating the BIOS. I wish to know how I go about, or where I could find information about flashing the BIOS of the card. Please don't give replies as:"If you don't know, don't do it." Thank You, Pim

i have Intel DG45ID Mobo and it has DVI port [url]http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/8374-inteldg45idiopanel.jpg[/url] But My Samsung 933sn 18.5tft has only VGA port and I Using a VGA to DVI converter is It Necessary To Replace this monitor to DVI ported LCD ????

hi i want the sound card for compaq c700.can anybody tell me where i can find....... thanks in advance

Hi, My 500 Giga WD MyBook HD is dead and I'm looking for a dependable replacement. Since this failure happened with a year use, I am prone to look for a more dependable option? Should I prefer an internal HD and an enclosure? If so, suggestions and warnings are highly …

I have a raid 5 that I am attempting to setup. They firmware is Symbios and while in post I can view the drives and set them up to work on boot. The NVRam is active. Now when I boot the machine the raid says that it has failed. I …

ok im getting frusterated with my computer(as im sure a majority of people do) but last night while listening to some mp3's, my sound started to act up and sounded like it was scrambled. i restarted my computer and got a STOP Error as follows: Stop 0x0000000A or IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. i …

Hey, I got a bit of a prob here. First heres my specs: Gateway GT5220 AMD Athlon 64 X2 2 GHz 3 GB (DDR2 SDRAM) Expansion Slots PCI Express x16 x 1 • PCI Express x1 x 1 • PCI x 2 250 GB PATA HDD XP MCE/Vista Dual Boot …

i have a ipod nano that works perfectly and looks liek new and a 1 gb sandisk flashdrive that is perfectly new that i want to trade for a pandora battery for a psp.

So I play WoW and have been getting poor fps for a bit. Ran a test at [url]http://www.systemrequirementslab.com[/url]. says for Min settings i need Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM (ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better) You Have: …

I would like to buy an external soundcard for my laptop the requirements for the soundcard are Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ XP 2000 processor or equivalent and i have a intel celeron 2.0ghz processor.Is this equivalent and will the external soundcard work with it.?Thanks

Good day I Have a problem My Motherboard is P4M900t-M2 ECS when i install my Video Card (GF 7300GT)512 mb the windows start-up will display but wouldn't display in windows. what could be the problem? pls help..

Hello all, i'm formatting my pc and i'm facing a problem with my CD-ROM device. in the middle of windows xp installation i get an error message that it cant read from the I/O device. i assume that my CD-ROM is damaged or something, but it happens that i have …

My PS fan has started making a grinding sound so probably needs replacing. It's an older PC so I don't want to replace the PS itself. I've looked around for (& bought) a new one only to find the wiring doesn't match up. The faulty one has red, black & …

Hello, I have had this PC running for about 2 years, so its not newly built. I custom built it with: A socket 939 motherboard from chaintek. (cant remember model number) An AMD Athlon CPU And an ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card I have just the above and one 512 …

i have one. it looks perfectly new but it is an outdated graphic card. i hope someone will buy it. i knew somebody like hardware antic. my budget is RM 100.

hello guys, am a newbie here.. and i just want to ask for some help.. if any1 knows more on visual basic and how can i interface it with some hardwares (e.g. 7seg, LED, fan, Buzzer) some stuffs like that. Can you help me understand how can i make a …

Hi, I always tried and SEARCHED for this but low chances to find out the answer, an example. I try to DETECT whether 2 pins of COM port are connected or not. If you have at least very low electronics knowledge you'll understand this. It's like having a relay or …

Does anyone know how to remove the keyboard from Lenovo 3000 N200.Im scared of taking the laptop apart because I basically dont know anything about it but my screen stoped working so Im guessing its a problem with the keyboard. So I have to remove the upper strip of the …

I decided to try out this new device called a NDAS (no not an NAS) but an NDAS. Network Direct Attached Storage. Anyway it says it is the fastest method of transferring data. I have tried a direct connection through a gig lan and it transferred 35GB of info in …

hi I need DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS XP.CAN ANYONE HELP I NEED "WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" LOADED BACK ON MY COMPUTER TO MAKE IT WORK. THANKS

Hey gang, I'm getting a 9800GT tomorrow, to fit on my GF7025-M2 TE Micro-ATX mobo. CUrrently I'm using the onboard GeForce 7025 graphics, which are taking up 256MB of my 2GB of RAM. How do I disable the onboard graphics and get full use of my RAM back when I …

Would anyone out there like to exchange a motherboard that fits an intel e6600 for an intel d945gccrl motherboard, an intel e4400 processor, a processor heat sink, and 1 gig of ram? They all work very well. It is just that I would like to put my e6600 to good …

Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 that's a few years old. Recently I replaced the battery because the original one stopped holding charge. I bought an affordable 11.1 Volt, 7000 mAh, Li-Ion Battery on Amazon. Soon thereafter, my AC adapter started to melt. Thinking the problem was the adapter, …

Im in the process of updating my dell workstation ,plan on making it my main machine. replaced a xeon 2.0 , with a 2.8 ,changed out the Fijitsu 36g 10000rpm scsi for a Seagate cheetah 15000 rpm,plan on slaving the Fijitsu next .loading winxp on the drive now as thats …

i have a dell dimension 4550 WINXP PRO w/ a single DVD-RW tray. now when i put a CD that someone has burned for me, it reads it as a blank CD. any advice? thanks! chuck

I recently updated the bios of my Abit KT7A to latest release (7n). When I did this, I can no longer access the bios information because when I hit the 'delete' key all I end up with is a black screen with a blue line along the bottom (1/2" high …

hey i guess i'm pretty slow with this but uh.. i used to keep reading that the GeForce 4 Ti4800 = Ti4600+8xAGP and 4800SE = Ti4400+8xAGP no? but i noticed in 3DMark2001SE that it lists my chipset as GeForce 4 Ti4200.. if anyone could maybe just shed some light and …

I'm using a Dell Dimension 5150 machine with BIOS version A05, I'm planning on purchasing a Seagate (or Iomega) external USB 2.0 1TB drive. I recently contacted Dell hardware support who assured me that the BIOS supports this type of storage device even though I can only find references to …

I Have Intel DG45 ID Mother Bord [url]http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/...=189383,00.jpg[/url] As You I Dont have PS/2 Port So I Use USB to Ps/2 Convertor [url]http://www.lunershop.com/eimages/usb2PS2Y.jpg[/url] to Connect my Keyboard and Mouse Keyboard Works Fine But mouse Doesnt works After Boot So Every time After Booting only i Have to Connect the Mouse …