Hardware

Allison H: My laptop computer is overheating and freezing in the process? Whenever I seem to get on my laptop, about ten minutes later, my laptop begins to overheat, and it freezes. I've had my laptop for about three years and I've never had this problem before. I also rarely use my laptop on soft surfaces such as the bed and the floor; it's … [Read more...] about My laptop computer is overheating and freezing in the process?

Benjamin: how to fix "USB Device Not Recognized?"? i have goflex 1tb external drive, running XP pro, XP home, Ubuntu, and Fedora. i have used the drive to backup all of my computers in the past, but today i was using it to move a music file from XP pro computer to the Ubuntu computer. the file was successfully copied to the drive, then i "Safely … [Read more...] about how to fix “USB Device Not Recognized?”?

leech on society: How do you get rid of the safely remove hardware symbol in windows XP? I formatted my computer, and when i reinstalled the OS and started windows again, the "safely remove hardware" symbol was in the taskbar. There was nothing plugged in or anything, and i have since formatted again to try get rid of it because it was causing … [Read more...] about How do you get rid of the safely remove hardware symbol in windows XP?

John L: How do I get computer to turn off automatically after a period of inactivity? A friend has a computer that turns itself off after a certain period of time of inactivity. And all you have to do is move the mouse a little, and the computer comes back on. Maybe the computer is not completely off, maybe this is called hibernate or standby or … [Read more...] about How do I get computer to turn off automatically after a period of inactivity?

chogie: How to connect to my desktop computer at home from my computer here in the office? I wanted to access my files in my desktop computer at home using a computer outside like in the office. I'm using windows xp home. I heard that Remote Desktop Connection is good but i don't know how to use it. Please help. Answers and Views: Answer by … [Read more...] about How to connect to my desktop computer at home from my computer here in the office?

knisley96: "Found New Hardware: MTP Device" I didn't install anything. What is this? This bubble keeps popping up in the bottom right of my computer screen. I haven't installed any new hardware that I am aware of. During further investigation, I went to "Add Hardware" under the control panel. Ther I received an error message stating that I … [Read more...] about “Found New Hardware: MTP Device” I didn’t install anything. What is this?

No R: How do I configure my computer to get sound to come through my headphones? Hello. I have a HP Compaq desktop computer and my brother just installed Vista onto it last night. Before that, we had Windows XP. Anyway, after the installation, I noticed that I can only get sound through the computer, but when I instert my headphones into the … [Read more...] about How do I configure my computer to get sound to come through my headphones?