Hardware - June 2006

Got a new Sony Vaio FJ290, it comes with the Intel Chipset, I want to upgrade to say Nvidia, or ATI, or whatever... And I was told today no dice, not possible, please tell me that guy was full of crap.

2006-06-25 17:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by Justin M 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi everyone, I'm having trouble answering this question, any help is appreciated..

I'm also supposed to explain how this can be done by explaining the role of each type of buss, thanks for any help..

2006-06-25 17:08:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

for my class activity

2006-06-25 17:05:04 · 5 answers · asked by azam luct 1 in Add-ons

2006-06-25 16:57:21 · 6 answers · asked by sreegan 1 in Desktops

ok i have an abit kg7 motherboard is therea ny other processors that i can put on it besides the amd athlon 1700+ ???? socket a

2006-06-25 16:57:16 · 2 answers · asked by kickenchicken360 4 in Desktops

ok i have a Nvidia riva tnt is this a good graphic card is it ok ? thanks it shows the display nicely and movies too

2006-06-25 16:55:17 · 2 answers · asked by kickenchicken360 4 in Desktops

I am not sure where to look for it so I can restore it - i can't even figure out how I deleted it so any help would be greatly appreciated.

2006-06-25 16:11:16 · 7 answers · asked by Cristine C 1 in Desktops

It keeps sending me to a password authentication systems, someone please help if you are technologically inclined....

2006-06-25 16:03:54 · 4 answers · asked by Hope C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

so do i?????????? and what mother board to you reccomend if i do need. (For a laptop)

2006-06-25 16:00:56 · 6 answers · asked by inuyasha29707 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I punched the screen....umm yeah, is there anyway I can fix it? All I see is a bunch of colors in the middle....

2006-06-25 15:58:57 · 7 answers · asked by AO 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

the ;saptop just restarts by its self after about 2 minutes or so
running winxp upgrades from win me

2006-06-25 15:55:39 · 1 answers · asked by prophic36 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to know if it is any posibility to transfer movie to psp i really thanks to any one.

2006-06-25 15:21:59 · 3 answers · asked by felo 1 in Desktops

ok i have an older computer, in which i gave to my brother upon purchasing a new one, but just recently when he went to turn it on, nothing. he got no power at all... at first i thought power supply... but upon further inspection i notices the power button isnt clicking like it should or used to, it seems the power button is stuck in, and would explain as to why the power turns on for about 5 seconds when i unplug the power cord from the outlet and plug it back in.. now, i got the front panel off, but there a backing on it , so that the power button is inbetween the inner backing and the outer shell.. it has 3 tabs on both sides im wondering if i just tabs those and the button will be visable or? also i need to know where to buy a new power button for it any ideas?

2006-06-25 14:36:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I run on windows xp (Dell Inspiron 600m - Notebook)
The external drive i bought was a "My Book" (80 GB)
My current drive for my book is K, but i also have F, G, H, and J
Also a similar thing happened when I added a new disc drive, it shows the new one but it also showes the old one.

Someone Please help me!!!

2006-06-25 14:12:48 · 3 answers · asked by daven0422 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Sometimes when the fan goes on now its making this weird noise that its never had before. It's kind of like a whir-ing

2006-06-25 14:05:00 · 11 answers · asked by kellyduhhh 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Having a debate with a buddy and would like to see if anyone has any perspective on this one. Thanx.....

2006-06-25 13:59:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I'm looking for cheap and non-damaging. Can't leave scratches, but still gets finger oil off. Maybe something that has anti-static in it... Anyone know if baby wipes work?

2006-06-25 13:41:06 · 6 answers · asked by caffine_loady 3 in Monitors

I have 2 pc's and i was wondering can you connect a cable modem to each pc in 2 different rooms and will it affect the bandwith speed? thanks

2006-06-25 13:30:30 · 3 answers · asked by dainfamous803 3 in Desktops

2006-06-25 12:59:26 · 3 answers · asked by why 1 in Desktops

looking to manage a mac mini from the couch on a flat screen monitor so would like a bluetooth keyboard with touchpad integrated that would work with the mac

2006-06-25 12:52:38 · 1 answers · asked by newmacmini 1 in Add-ons

when u click shift 5 times and stuff...? what is it for?

2006-06-25 12:19:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

just formatted and the modem defaults to com port 1 and won't work. have to manually change ports. will stay on com port 3 until reboot.

2006-06-25 12:11:54 · 5 answers · asked by lindajojojo 1 in Desktops

Hi. in about a month i am going to be building a PC (Gaming) and am having a bit of trouble finding a board and CPUs that would suit me. I mainly have problems in knowiing if the board and CPUs are compadable. I say CPUs because i want to get a dual processor board with 2 CPUs that run at 600Mhz at the least. It also needs to have lots ov slots for say video/Graphics cards and RAM chips. I would like something like an AMD board so in future i will be able to buy better CPUs without needing to buy a new board.

So can someone point me in the right direction and even tell me where i could get them at a good price.
In total i have about 2,000 euro to spend on my whole pc. i would say with everything elso bought eg. case, hard drive ect i would have about 6-700.

So can anyone help me out?
I would be using it mainly for a bit of CAD, Macromedia studio, adobe photoshop and games like Unreal Tournament 2007.

Thanks

2006-06-25 12:09:16 · 11 answers · asked by Helios64 1 in Desktops

2006-06-25 12:05:59 · 12 answers · asked by partyguy20062001 1 in Add-ons

I have a Sharp UX-177A (got it for $7 at a Goodwill Thrift Store!).
You know like cheap places like how Print Pal sales cheap Printer Ink Cartridges, cheap places like that.

2006-06-25 12:03:53 · 3 answers · asked by Am 4 in Other - Hardware

regularly disc clean &defragment

2006-06-25 11:04:40 · 13 answers · asked by peter.w 4 in Desktops

Ok, I scan bill stubs and stuff and record and store them on a port. HD so I don't have paper all over heck and look like a pack rat. My question to U is:
Whats the best long-term storage device? This is what I know plz supplement my knowledge!

Hard drive - can crash, wear out over a few yrs.

Floppy can't hold much, magnetically prone to data loss

CD can scratch, deteriorate and degrade over time

Flashdrive???? don't know squat. Thanx 4 your answers.

2006-06-25 11:01:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

what is a good way to sell my Toshiba 6100 laptop?
it had 512k ram 40gig hd 14"lcd cd burner and wireless card.
any ideas????

2006-06-25 10:41:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

At Sams Club they have a deal on a HP Media Center PC for $1688.74. It includes a wireless keyboard, wireless optical mouse, Dual Core processor (3.2GHz with Viiv), 2 GB of PC2-4200 SDRAM, 300 GB Serial ATA hard drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive with LightScribe Technology, A DVD Rom Drive, High Def. Audio, and a whole bunch of other stuff. (Visit Samsclub.com for more info). The graphics card is a ATI RADEON X1300 Pro with up to 256MB DDR video memory. Now, I'm a gamer, and need to know how this card performs with todays latest games (Namely Doom 3 or Starship Troopers, something that requires vertex hardware and pixel shaders). Any info will be greatly apperciated.

2006-06-25 10:26:26 · 4 answers · asked by Captain Jack Sparrow 1 in Desktops

when a processor is dual core (for example dual core 3.40 Ghz) does that mean that it can run at twice the clock speed?

2006-06-25 10:19:35 · 6 answers · asked by crazyromo 3 in Desktops