Hi all, I have an ASUS A7 laptop and its DVD Writer is not burning DVD anymore (it still burn CD). If I want to get a replacement do I need to get it from ASUS? Thanks in advance

Does this barebone support some of CPU-s: *Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 BOX, 2×2.2GHz, 800MHz, 775-pin, 2MB *Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 BOX, 2×2.4GHz, 800MHz, 775-pin, 2MB *Intel Pentium E2160 BOX Dual core, 1.8GHz, 775-pin, 1MB *Intel Pentium E2180 BOX Dual core, 2.0GHz, 775-pin,...

I have bought a new 320Gb 2.6" 9.5mm hard drive to replace the smaller one in my Dell Precision M65 Laptop. The new Drive, a WD3200BJKT has connectors that look like this: http://www.elziko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/linked/NewDrive.jpg However, I have found that it doesn't fit in the bay where the...

Vista 32 machine, nearing 1yr old, 2g ram, and a dual core (don't remember speed) Noticed this in world of warcraft, where the right button seems to stay locked. This is where I first noticed it, but it happens in all phases of using the computer. You can move and use the left or other buttons...

Hi: I would like a laptop that is NVRAM-free, cache-free, and with all OS- partitions being in the form of mask-programmed ROM. I also need for the MAC address, IP address, and any other unique IDs of my laptop to be in the form of completely-volatile RAM, so that they will be lost each time I...

(this post is a cousin of my other recent post, but the question is different, so I am starting a new thread). Twice in the last month I have had occasion to swap some hardware component of my Asus M2NPV-VM -based PC. In both cases, there were some severe problems getting the system to pass POST...

What governs how much of an upgrade can be made with cpu's? I have a six-year-old Fujitsu Scenic T, 1.3 ghz (intel celeron). I have souped- up everything that will co-operate bar the processor. Thanks.

I will travel by air with a laptop computer, and for some reason intend to put it inside the check-in baggage. The airlines doesn't care about it, but says it is not responsible for any problem. I know the check-in bag will experience freezing temperature in the baggage cabin underneath. The...

My fathers Notebook is a Novatech Model M67SU Product code M670SU. OS = Vista Home Premium patched to SP1 mid December 2008 with a few update patches since. The DVD ROM is recognised in the BIOS and it therefore appears in Windows Explorer tree. The tray can only be opened with a paper clip....

Hi, this is a very simple (and possibly stupid) yes-or-no question, but I haven't been able to come up with Google query to answer it: I have a motherboard with 2 x 2GB DDR2 slots, but only 4 1GB DDR2 chips left over right now. Is there a device that can connect multiple memory chips to a single...

I am in the market for a new motherboard because my oldie quit on me. I am startled to discover that all new motherboards on the market seem to have only one IDE header, allowing for only two PATA hard drives. I want to continue using my older PATA hard drives, and I want to be able to boot from...

After having severe trouble with a motherboard that randomly would not pass the power-on self-test (POST), I feel compelled to ask the following question: Who makes motherboards with *visual* POST debug support? It appears less and less common for mobo manufacturers to include a *visual* POST...

Hello, Some time ago the time on my pc began to reset; recently every time I start it, the BIOS setup screen comes up and I need to move HDD as primary drive to first position which keeps resetting to floppy every time after shutdown. Is that a matter of a battery? If so, where will I find it on...

Hey guys, I recently got an Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371012 It was on sale for $120 and I knew it to be a tier 1 PSU. I am planning to build an i7 to play at 1920x1200 in a month or so. However, I have now been looking further...

Is there an external box for 2.5" HD which can be powered on connecting only 1 USB?

Bought a cheep PC Chips mobo to replace a dead Gigabyte. Wanted to make use of my Athlon 3200 & all the parts. It works. The thing that bugs me is that on every boot it auto detects the IDE drives and it takes a couple of minutes. Is there a setting I'm missing in the bios to stop this...

Looking at the specs on the Intel website have me a bit confused. I have a Gateway T-6815 laptop that has a T5250 processor. What I can gather, this is a 1.5Ghz chip with 2meg cache and a 667Mhz bus. What processors could I upgrade to in this laptop?

Hello everyone, This may be a stupid question... but here goes nonetheless. We need to get a notebook for a test drive (the one in the subject line). We are going to put the OS we normally use (Linux) on it and see how it does. Not that unreasonable a thing to do, IMHO, given that the...

I would like to put a good fan over the CPU, Right now it's has a big heatsink like a head off a moped and a fan blows from the front case at it I have a Intel Big arm D975XBG LGA 775 2.40 Quad http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/jinx7/BiigArm.jpg] The holes "white dot's" are threaded All...

Hi all, I have a newish MicroATX motherboard (BIOSTAR TA780G M2+) that annoyingly doesn't include serial or parallel ports (even though there would be room for both in the I/O panel: http://www.biostar.com.tw/upload/ Motherboard/20080122.jpg). And I need them both. But it does have on-board...