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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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Hey, I have a question:
I'm using my Compaq Laptop via Wifi but dont know how to connect to my printer wirelessly.
Previously I ran a cable from the USB port on the laptop to the square connector on the printer (Canon Pixma iP 3000). Do I now connect the printer to the router? The router doesn't have a USB port, do I need a new cable?
Help?!? 
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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Nope, you probably need a new printer!
Basically, you need a printer with built in network printing capability. If your printer has an ethernet (network) connector then you can connect it to your wireless router with a standard cat5 network cable.
If it doesn't, one alternative would be to buy the cheapest second hand PC you can find, stick it on the wireless network and install the printer on that using the USB cable as normal.
Other than that, you're stuck with having it wired up to your laptop 
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Hmmm... I knew I should have spent a bit more on a printer 
Thanks for the prompt reply. 
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p900 lover
Joined: Jan 08, 2004
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hey, im kinda bored and want to see how powerfull my pc is,
are there any sites or programs that i can benchmark it or sumthing, and maybe do sum other test like fan speed,
sorry if this is stupid but im wondering,
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Cycovision
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Not stupid at all!
http://www.futuremark.com/products/
These guys offer a range of benchmarking programs. 3dMark '01, 3dMark 03 and PCMark '04 are must-haves, the demos are limited but still give you a pretty good idea of what your PC is capable of. I wouldn't bother with 3dMark '05. Even dual-core systems with SLI graphics score poorly with that, it's just rediculously demanding on your PC!
http://download.guru3d.com/aquamark3/
Aquamark 3 is another well known benchmarking app, and quite pretty to watch if your PC is up to running it properly.
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dude_se
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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From: Evesham, UK
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my pc used to switch off automatically but now doesnt. it will either say "it is now safe to turn off your computer" instead of switching off automatically or it will make a noise as if its switched off and the modem, etc.. will go off but the pc will still be on. i have got apm on btw. also sometimes my pc screen will sometimes go blank then come back on and the display will be set to the lowest and it would be all messed up. if you restart it would be back to normal and an error report comes up and says it has something to do with the 3dfx banshee drivers even though i think i found a updated one. can you help?
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Cycovision
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Have you tried a different graphics card? I'm not being funny, but if you're running a banshee card it must be pretty old by now and they do pack up!
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dude_se
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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the only other graphics card i have is in my old computer which has 200mhz, 32mb ram and i think the graphics card is 4 or 8mb and my banshee is 16mb. if i use the old one wont my pc display look bad?
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p900 lover
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3DMark05 Build 1.2.0 (Full Version) is 283 mb, is that file size right?
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Cycovision
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Depends on your monitor, but you should still get at least 800x600 with that old card. You will need to download the drivers for it though, unless you're running Windows ME or XP in which case the OS probably supports it natively anyway.
It's just worth trying it to see if it is your banshee card. If the PC's ok with your old card, you'll know that you need a new card and you can get a slightly better one. There's 128Mb Geforce FX5200 cards out there for about 30 quid.
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dude_se
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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well i will get a new computer next year hopefully so dont want to spend money on upgrades. i will try the old card tomorrow or friday. feel really bad at the moment so ill do it later. i am running xp so i recon the old card will work but im just worries that the graphics (displaying photos and stuff) will look bad.
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Cycovision
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Nah, even 4 meg cards were capable of 16 bit colour depth which produces very near photo quality.
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dude_se
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it goes to 24 bit on my old pc and this pc has 32 bit. so should be ok.
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solidsingh
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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i need help, my volume goes up and down on its own
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blayv
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
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From: Srbija
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What volume? If it's wave volume it's possible some game or app is changing it. If winamp volume goes up-down it may be cause you're holding mobile close to mouse or keypad.
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