we have designed a new keyboard interface. the key is entered by writing the character in the digital form on the keyboard. the paper on this is present in my site www.hcr.freewebspace.com regards RAMESH

Hi, I posted here because I think the problem I have is in the MBR of a HD and is not specifically a laptop issue. I purchased a working IBM Thinkpad 560x laptop. I took out the hard drive to use in another laptop and purchased a used replacement 4GB laptop HD. I loaded WinME on the replacement...

I'm having a weird problem setting up my router. I have a computer, a DSL modem, and a router. If I hook them all up properly using a few short CAT5 cables, everything works fine. If I hook them all up using a few short CAT5 cables, and a 40-ft long CAT5e cable between the PC and the router......

Can you use the smartcards that create PINs on a single computer with only one user? reply to ... thank you...

I am considering purchasing a Dell X300 notebook computer. As Dell has specified, it has a "Low voltage Intel Pentium M processor". Other models have a "Intel Pentium M processor". My questions a (1) What is the difference between a "Low voltage Pentium M processor" and a "Pentium M...

does it happen at exactly the same time each night, or random times? "Elorah Dannon" wrote in message ... Ok - here's a weird one for ya. My computer has suddenly started emitting a long beep in the middle of the night...

I like my old ScanMaker E3. I upgraded to an XP system that does not have any ISA slots, so I installed a Kouwell KW-801V1OP Fast SCSI-2 PCI adapter for connecting the scanner to the PC. The Kouwell adapter installed ok, I installed drivers for the scanner, but I can not connect to the scanner. I...

Background: About a year ago, I bought one of those SimpleTech 500GB drives because I was short on cash and storage alike. I'm not even sure what the model number is, but it's one of those obnoxious "sleek" black cases with a "one-touch" backup feature that I don't really care about. It was...

I have several questions about the 'safe way' to open up and fiddle around with a computer. My computer user's manual lists these steps: 1. Turn computer off. 2. Wear grounding wrist strap and attach to metal chassis. 3. Touch bare metal surface on back of computer. 4. Unplug the computer's power...

I have a problem with the following components and I cannot get the system to setup properly. I'm guessing it is either a BIOS / jumper issue. --- COMPONENTS --- MSI KM2M Motherboard - supports AMD Athlon...

Hi I would appreciate everyone's opinion. I am a programmer/manager and spend a lot of time infront of a computer, I am used to working on a 3 year old laptop (14" TFT 85KHz 1024*768 ). I have moved to a new company where they are in the process of deciding wether to buy me a flat screen or...

I am having problems installing a Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI Adaptor Card. I am following the installation guide included. System card is being installed in: Motherboard: AOpen AK72 (Award bios ver. 1.11 – 10/27/2000) CPU: AMD Athlon K7 - 800Mhz. OS: Windows 2000 Server Video card: PNY GeForce 2...

Kingston, ON Seller has .... HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES 3 Brand New, Never Opened, Sealed Boxes 10 Pack Sony DVD-RW 1x - 2x, $20.00 each Brand New, still in original box, 2.5" USB 2.0 Portable Hard Disk Enclosure Operates w/Windows 98/ME/2K/XP/MAC_OS 8.6 and higher $22

Hi there, after installing a new ASUS P4P800SE and a Geforce FX5200LP I can't get WindowsXP to show the second monitor. I have two Samtron 91S TFT, one connected to the D-Sub Port and the other to the DVI port using an adaptor. Both monitors work and show identical desktop. Can't expand Desktop to...

Hello, We have a couple of old Dell PowerEdge servers with Dual Pentiums with 1 GB RAM and 4 160GB RAID disks. We don't know what type of RAID disks are on this system though. I would like to setup a NAS server using both the machines as one NAS server. Is there any tutorial on how to setup a...

I purchased the Asus VH226H for $145.95 from centralcomputer. It is the best choice for someone spend lower money to see the full HDTV

Hello, I have a laptop hard drive that we need to recover the data from. The drive has hardware problems -- in particular a bearing problem that is causing something called "platter wobble". The actuator failed, but before it did there's some platter damage. We've already had DriveSavers do a...

Hi, I have recently joined the comp.hardware newsgroup. I'm very impressed with the level of discussion in this group. As background, we are a specialty consulting firm, and an institutional investor client of ours is analyzing the disk sputtering equipment business. We write to learn if you...

I am planning on restoring my computer to factory settings due to 'virus and spyware infections' (http://home.mcafee.com/VirusInfo/Default.aspx). I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a simple 'backup system' (http://www.backupright.com) like this one I found. I need to backup all...

I currently have a Athlon XP 1.8 Ghz system. I'm very happy with it except the motherboard is not fried. I wasn't planning to upgrade to anything better for at least a year or two but maybe now is the time. My first reaction is to go 64 bit to the Athlon 64 but yet I know I won't use a 64 bit OS...