Hardware

Dell Studio 17 laptop in India
Dell Studio 17 is the multimedia laptop that is meant to replace your desktop systems. Notebook is packed with Intel Core2 Duo processors, 17.3-inch Hi-Def display, 1GB graphics card and JBL with SRS premium sound effect to turn your notebook into a multimedia powerhouse. For More Details http://www.shoppingre... 18 Feb 2010 06:06

International Journal of Electronics, Information and Systems (IJEIS) Call for Paper
International Journal of Electronics, Information and Systems (IJEIS) Call for Paper The International Journal of Electronics, Information and Systems (IJEIS) publish original papers on all subjects relevant to electronics, computer science, communication network, and information systems. The highest priority will... 18 Feb 2010 01:46

cr 2032 question
Hello, a simple question: Above which voltage does this 3 volt cmos battery still properly function? Many thanks in advance. Petrus ... 18 Feb 2010 19:34

Windows feeezes !
Story: My friend wanted to install a new hard disk because the previous one has a permanent error indicated by S.M.A.R.T. message. 1 He installed the new HD in an USB external disk fixture, partitionned with GParted, 2 he installed the new disk as secondary master and ran a ghost program to clone the origina... 18 Feb 2010 09:25

External DVD drive I/O Error?
My DVD drive on my laptop (Sony VAIO running XP) seems to unable to read disks - does some but many others not. So, I bought a USB external DVD drive. When connected my PC recognises it ok but comes up with I/O Error on drive G. I tried the drive on another PC and it worked ok. Anybody any idea what is wrong with m... 18 Feb 2010 16:12

WINDOWS 7 USB Modem Replacement needed in UK
I'm now trying out & planning to fully buy Windows 7 64bit . The Hardware has an well established Win XP 32bit install where the SAGEM 800(a)Fast USB Modem gives me OK performance for years now. This type of basic USB Modem will not work with WINDOWS 7 . So looks like I will have to buy a replacement Router type ... 22 Feb 2010 15:15

Strange one inch slot
I'm looking to expand my computer. However, the only ports left inside are black one inch slots. What is it, what kind of card fits in there? I want to add more slots (USB, eSATA, etc.) to the external of my computer. Can I get a card to do this using these "ports?" Thanks. ... 17 Feb 2010 23:32

Dying motherboard
I can't afford a a new system at this point, so I'm looking for a mobo that will support my DDR2 800. Question: Some of the manufacturers state the boards supports 1066/800, etc., others state only 1066. In that case, if I use 800, will it work or not? I'm reading all kinds of conflicting information. It's... 18 Feb 2010 07:12

Draft paper submission deadline is extended: HPCS-10, Orlando, USA
It would be highly appreciated if you could share this announcement with your colleagues, students and individuals whose research are in parallel computing, distributed systems, operating systems, computer architecture, grid-computing, VLSI, and related areas. Draft paper submission deadline is extended: HPCS-10... 14 Feb 2010 09:32

Formatting a hard disk and handling of suspicious bad sectors
When I right-clicked a hard disk in Window$ and hit Format, was it the hard disk controller that took over to format a particular sector on the disk? Or was it the OS? I wanted to reduce the fault tolerance level of the formatting process such that it would mark a sector as bad when there was one single read... 17 Feb 2010 02:10