Hardware

keyboard problem
My keyboard i?s doing not good lately and I hope anyone here could help me a?s ?soon as? pos?s?ible... :crybaby: Could you s?ee tho?se s?y?mbol?s like thi?s? (?) It appear?s when I type the letter ?s and this? irritate?s me a lot! Another thing is? when I pres??s CAPSLOCK, window?s log?s off automatically :mad: . ... 29 Dec 2005 13:11

Hard Drive error...(laptop, presario 2100)
i have no idea how it happened, but everytime i boot up i get SMART failure predicted on hard disk 0: toshiba mk4025gas-(pm) 1720 - S.M.A.R.T hard drive detects imminent failure(failing attr:05h) please back up contents of hard drive run hdd self testin f2 setup f1 to continue so, i've run the hdd self t... 21 Dec 2005 17:47

Q: Why don't desktops us mobile cpus?
I know the motherboards are different but is there a reason why desktop computer aren't built to use mobile cpus? I assume desktop and mobile are about the same performance for the average user, mobile cpus are capable enough to run 99% of the games available, and mobile cpus run cooler and more efficient than d... 2 Jan 2006 17:42

Monitor sharing...
How do I share one monitor between two computers? I used to have this at work... I think you had to press ctrl twice to switch to a unix machine, but using the same monitor. How would I set this up at home, cheaply? TIA. ... 10 Dec 2005 14:43

Clothes dryers/ 220 vs 110??
We are retirees buying a new Del Webb home. Option in laundry room for 220 outlet(additional $150). Are there efficient, powerful dryers that can run on 110? If so,... what would be a reason to have 220? Thanks, Ron (ront2(a)socal.rr.com) ... 5 Dec 2005 16:11

Gigafast WF719-CAPR any good?
Hi all, I just bought this wireless router/receiver package - includes the wireless G router (WF719-CAPR)and 2 USB-enabled receivers (WF748-CUI) - for a cheap price from a major retailer. Being so cheap, I'm wondering if this product or company has problems? Does anyone have any experience with this or can anyo... 18 Jan 2006 22:47

Toshiba laptop & lightning strike
I've been given a Toshiba Satellite A30 laptop that was damaged when a lightning bolt hit someone's house. This thing was plugged into a DSL modem and the 110V wall outlet. There was a cheap "surge suppressor" in the line from the wall. I've already determined that the power transfromer (the thing that convert... 21 Nov 2005 08:55

Get CPU Temperature
Hi folks, i would like get the cpu and/or mainboard temperature by using a dll or library. I would like to show the temperature in a visualisation application under windows xp. If the temperature is too high a message should be shown by the application on the display. Someone knows a solution to solve this probl... 17 Nov 2005 20:35

How do I get CDROM filesystem off flash drive?
I have been given a flash drive that contains advertising material in a partition which is read as a CD drive by my computer. It shows up in Disk Management (in XP) as drive G:, File system CDFS. I can't delete the partition using any of the XP tools. I've tried to use cfdisk in Linux with no success. How do ... 3 Nov 2005 05:53

BIOS Chip Compromised by Virus
I think the BIOS Chip on my Shuttle MV43 Board was compromised by a Virus. Anyone know how I can tell for sure if the Flash part has been rewritten? Anyone know how I Flashed BIOS part for a Shuttle MV43? ... 4 Oct 2005 19:23