Q. I have a Gateway P-7805u FX laptop that I just got yesterday from my neighbor. The laptop was running fine until last night when I was trying to install Steam and it made a weird humming/hissing noise. My neighbor said something about the HDD before giving me the laptop but I'm not sure, not really a tech guy. But anyways, when it starts to make the noise it'll gradually get louder then after about a minute the laptop will completely freeze. Any insight and help would be appreciated
A. I'd suspect the fan seizing up, followed by overheating. I've resurrected a lot of them by squirting WD-40 into the bearing (after peeling off the dust-cap sticker). You'll have to pull the case apart to do this.
If it's the hard drive, you can run a Linux CD and bypass the HDD to see if that's what is wrong. Try Puppy, Bodhi or Rescatux, which all fit on a CD. Puppy runs in memory.
If it's the hard drive, you can run a Linux CD and bypass the HDD to see if that's what is wrong. Try Puppy, Bodhi or Rescatux, which all fit on a CD. Puppy runs in memory.
Can I run Vindictus on linux through steam?
Q. Hello, I use ubuntu and since steam can run on linux i was wondering if i can play Vindictus through steam on my laptop.
A. No, looks like it uses HackSheild, which freaks out in a WINE envirment
Always check appbd.winehq.org in the future for these types of questions.
"What works
Installation. $ winetricks ie6 corefonts for 64 bit users, WINEARCH=win32 is necessary to install ie6. ie8 was tested, but didn't work.
What does not
Starting the game. It crashes on startup due to HackShield."
Always check appbd.winehq.org in the future for these types of questions.
"What works
Installation. $ winetricks ie6 corefonts for 64 bit users, WINEARCH=win32 is necessary to install ie6. ie8 was tested, but didn't work.
What does not
Starting the game. It crashes on startup due to HackShield."
How can I play steam games on my Mac?
Q. I have Boot Camp with the steam games, but i want to know if i can somehow play them while running OS X. I have the newest version 10.5.7 if that helps anything. I have Parallels and Vmware Fusion but they suck at playing games. Please Help ( If you don't know what steam games are they are just normal PC games that are easier to keep up with.)
A. You probably want to look at CrossOver Games, a WINE-based system that allows you to play Windows games on Linux or Mac computers without purchasing a copy of Windows. COG is around $40.
See: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
Another option would be to purchase and install a copy of Windows under Boot Camp, assuming you're running OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") or higher. You'd have to reboot your Mac into Windows. Downsides: You will have to re-partition your hard drive, making room for Windows, and of course, you also have to purchase a copy of Windows. Upsides: Since you're actually running Windows, any game you install/run should operate no differently than if you were playing it on a non-Mac Windows PC.
One more approach would be to try a virtual PC solution such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion. See the websites for these products to see what their capabilities are, and how likely they are to run your games.
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
http://www.parallels.com/
With Parallels or VMWare Fusion, you'll need to purchase the application, plus a copy of Windows.
See: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/
Another option would be to purchase and install a copy of Windows under Boot Camp, assuming you're running OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") or higher. You'd have to reboot your Mac into Windows. Downsides: You will have to re-partition your hard drive, making room for Windows, and of course, you also have to purchase a copy of Windows. Upsides: Since you're actually running Windows, any game you install/run should operate no differently than if you were playing it on a non-Mac Windows PC.
One more approach would be to try a virtual PC solution such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion. See the websites for these products to see what their capabilities are, and how likely they are to run your games.
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
http://www.parallels.com/
With Parallels or VMWare Fusion, you'll need to purchase the application, plus a copy of Windows.
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