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1Tbyte drive - PSU wattage?
I notice that some DVRs haven't got the power to drive the newer big hard drives. Just wondering if there's a scale (or formula) to what size (wattage) of PSU would be standard for these monsters of hard drives.
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Burning an audio cd???
Hi, I have just downloaded some music and they are in wma format. I have tried to create an audio cd for my car but it's asking for a license to burn it. What/where do I nee to do/go to resolve this? :beer:
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Whistling monitor
Apologies, I am sure the answer is here because I've found it before, but I can't find it now! Colleague has a flat screen monitor which is whistling, ie making very high-pitched noise which is driving me demented! It's done it before, and I sorted it following advice somewhere on this board, but now it's doing it again…
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Cannot connect to Tiscali email server.
I cannot send or receive tiscali emails on Outlook express. I have been through all the troubleshooters to no avail. I am trying to access the server using telnet pop.tiscali.co.uk 110 on the cmd program but it comes back with a connection failed message. Any ideas?
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Couponnet Coupon Printer
I have the Couponnet Coupon Printer successfully installed one on my computers running XP Pro. However when I install Couponnet Coupon Printer onto my other computer running Win98SE when I try and print a coupon Couponnet message says printer may not be installed properly. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong…
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need a screen for ibm r50e laptop
hi, does anyone know where i can get one of these from please, not too expensive if possible
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Help with my Creative Zen V Plus (Firmware problem)
Morning all! This morning my Creative Zen V Plus mp3 player flashed up with a firmware problem, asking me to upgrade to the latest firmware. No problem, I've downloaded it from the creative website BUT my computer is now not recognising the player. It needs to be off for the computer to recognise it. I'm having trouble…
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85% of HD full
I have 85% of my hard drive full & computer tells me to delete items to free some space so I can upload a TV programme I've recorded to NERO. I've got loads of pictures, screenshots etc on there. If I transfer the pictures onto a CD (I think I need a CD not DVD :confused: ) and delete all the pictures on the computer would…
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Requiring more ddr ram
I have a Sony VA10 desktop running on Windows XP. I'm wanting to upgrade the ram. Currently it has 256 ddr MB & 80 GB harddrive. It's intel pentium 4. Anyone advise what I should be buying?
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Adding text to a PDF file
Hi I would really appreciate help with adding text to a pdf file. I've done a search and installed a few of the progams mentioned on here but still can't add the soddin text, and if I do manage to add it, it prints with a water mark. I've managed to edit and and text with onenote but when I print, it comes up much smaller…
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Aerial advice please
Just bought a tv dvd freeview combi from tesco. I can just about get freeview channels (but not all and not very good signal strength) through an aeriel in the loft, using a signal booster. We have tried connecting this to the digital aeriel we have outside, but cannot pick up any signal at all with this, though the…
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Hate to ask again XP or Vista?
I am looking at getting a new home PC low spec as use for email, internet, phetos, Word Docs and such. No videos, music or games. Am I safe to get Vista as last time the forum seems to be split in two?
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Cordless phone with handsfree kit???
Need to replace my very old phone and wanted to get a cordless so I am not stuck in one place whilst in an endless holding pattern for the bank / phone company / electricity company / etc... Thing is I would really like a cordless phone with a hands-free option (not loudspeaker) so that I can do the housework, make…
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broken pc
hi guy ! im trying to fix mate pc :mad: .i would do a full recovery but i have only got a recovery floppy she cant find her discs! i can get to the safe mode page and start in normal mode. if i click on normal mode it seems to start to load for a second then nowt happens after that? if i start it in safe mode starts to…
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broken pc
hi guy ! im trying to fix mate pc :mad: .i would do a full recovery but i have only got a recovery floppy she cant find her discs! i can get to the safe mode page and start in normal mode. if i click on normal mode it seems to start to load for a second then nowt happens after that? if i start it in safe mode starts to…
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IR Headsets
My friend is hard of hearing and would like to get an IR headset for use with his TV. He understands that when they are plugged into the TV set it cuts out the loudspeaker so that his wife wouldn't be able to enjoy the TV at the same time. The question begs are there a headset he could buy that enables them both to not…
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Potentially harmfull programs
Hi guys, I notice that my PC was running a little slower than normal so I decided to do a full system restore. I have since put my all my bits n bobs back on - AVG & Superantispyware. The only difference is the AVG is the newer version & not 7.5 as I previously had. The only problem I had whilst re-installing anything was…
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Quick Nokia mobile question...
Hello I have a Nokia 6021 (yeh I know, I'm a bit of a show off :rolleyes:) work phone and so have most of my colleagues (it's a flash company I work for). Anyhoo, the features on my phone seem to be restricted. Despite it having bluetooth; it's a very basic phone. Tones are either .mid or .nrt (nightmare to find anything…
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TV - No signal
Just brought a new Wharfedale 19" HD Ready LCD/DVD Combi TV. Ive plugged it into the houses ariel socket I this has not been used for a couple of years but no reason to think that it is not working ) and when I put the TV on is shows 'no signal'. Thinking that it might be the ariel I've tried 2 internal ones but the screen…
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Maxtor 1 Touch Hick Up
Could anybody point me in the right direction to solving a problem I have with my PC once upon a time it used to work with my Maxtor 1 Touch external Hard Drive ( in :- my computer) it would show up I would click on it and would be able to enter it. But No More. I tried it via a USB2 port on a laptop and it works fine , so…
