Hardware

Desperate HELP!!!
On Jan 12, 9:32 pm, bigmike825 <bigmike825.334...(a)no.email.invalid> wrote: Hi all . I have a Gateway GM5260 which I was happy with but now all of a sudden the prompt tells me there is no TV tuner installed ? It has what I think is an external tuner IF that is the infa-red gizzmo with a remote it says SMK... 13 Jan 2008 12:53

Desperate HELP!!!
Hi all . I have a Gateway GM5260 which I was happy with but now all of a sudden the prompt tells me there is no TV tuner installed ? It has what I think is an external tuner IF that is the infa-red gizzmo with a remote it says SMK on the underside of it and it worked fine as I recorded TV around Christmas time... 13 Jan 2008 19:30

What Exactly Can You Accomplish in Safe Mode?
I know what Safe Mode is. I have installed and uninstalled every kind of hardware in PCs and in laptops a reasonably knowledgeable amateur can. I've never accomplished anything in Safe Mode, so after nearly twenty years on the Internet, I thought I'd ask. In Safe Mode, I have this stupid, like, okay, so what am ... 13 Jan 2008 17:19

Top 5 Reasons for Laptop Overheat
5 is an arbitrary number, I know. I'm getting a defective laptop replaced by the manufacturer and have been told the cause of the overheating (that made me return it) was everything from MS Vista to a possibly faulty battery, to a Core 2 Duo processor, to the fact that the AC adapter acts as an electrical "ground"... 15 Jan 2008 16:53

Need help with Linksys print server troubles
My friend has been having big trouble trying to implement a Linksys print server on his LAN. In an effort to home in on the problem, he has reduced his setup to just one computer with just one printer and the Linksys print server connecting the two. His installation finds the Print Server and opens the Setup Wiz... 13 Jan 2008 13:27

What To Buy In An External Hard Drive? Suggestions Requested
I would like the names of makes and models of external hard drives that meet the following criteria: * power source I prefer the drive powering itself off the notebook (I have an HP Pavilion dv9500t), but am not sure * quality Some of these drives I am told are made just well enough to get ... 13 Jan 2008 04:51

Bluetooth audio receiver
Can I use Bluetooth to transmit audio played on my home PC to loudspeakers which are in another room? Is it possible to get a device which is like a bluetooth receiver to pick up the audio broadcast from the PC dongle and then output an audio signal into my self-powered speakers? (I'm on bit of a budget... 17 Jan 2008 09:17

Computer hardware answers what you looking for...
You need informations about hardware, about computers, about configurations... try to find your answer on... http://comp-hardware.blogspot.com/ ... 12 Jan 2008 14:47

Removing a dual boot OS from the MBR
I am trying to make my Toshiba Portege 3440 CT laptop boot from its external CD-ROM drive. I have already tried all of the obvious things such as configuring BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM before the HardDrive. Since I upgraded this machine from Windows 98 to Windows 2000, it has retained the boot menu. Origin... 14 Jan 2008 03:18

Can You Use Laptop Memory (DDR) in PCs?
If it's a stupid question, I'd appreciate links to sites where the extent of stupidity will be clear. Thanks. ... 14 Jan 2008 10:57