Hardware - June 2006

I've got my eye on a few AGP video cards and would like your expert advice about which one to buy and why... they are:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102609
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127164
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145118

If my computer supported PCI Express or SLI I would get those kinds, but I can only choose between old fashioned styles of PCI and AGP. I need to know which one of the above will support my computer which has a 300W power supply, the system manual says it will allow 1.5V AGP cards AGP 8X AGP 3.0 specifications. Which of the above video cards which support my budget should I get and why?

2006-06-07 17:58:38 · 8 answers · asked by John Luke 5 in Add-ons

i dont know which 2 choose can somebody give me a reason why i should pick one of them?
anyways if i were to get a laptop it would be this one http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-Media-Center-Notebook-PC-DV5190US-/sem/rpsm/oid/149457/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do


and if it had to be a desktop it would be this onehttp://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0237885

i still need help choosing which

2006-06-07 17:49:35 · 9 answers · asked by Yeeeee 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-07 17:37:18 · 3 answers · asked by fernando f 1 in Desktops

2006-06-07 17:25:44 · 11 answers · asked by jasonc93637 1 in Desktops

2006-06-07 17:14:53 · 11 answers · asked by richie 1 in Desktops

I had a hdd that got corrupted & tried to retrieve the data from it. The bios now sees it as N40P. Is there a program I can use to fix this w/out going to a Data Clinic?
I looked at the Maxtor site & found the following:
Symptoms:
1. When the computer is powered on the BIOS will identify the drive as MAXTOR N40P.

Cause: DiamondMax Plus 8 drives that are recognised as "MAXTOR N40P" in the BIOS have often sustained damage to their firmware zone.

Recovery possibilities: Data Clinic are often able to perform a full data recovery on all Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 series hard drives with firmware zone corruption.

2006-06-07 16:59:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-06-07 16:49:00 · 5 answers · asked by ltwill2 2 in Desktops

2006-06-07 16:45:39 · 1 answers · asked by kardu 2 in Desktops

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2006-06-07 16:22:58 · 1 answers · asked by marlyn a 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-07 16:20:42 · 6 answers · asked by Doug T 1 in Add-ons

my wife accidentely formatted her dard disk while trying to install xp in her thinkpad.

2006-06-07 15:52:41 · 5 answers · asked by charles r 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Compaq Presario 5000 series.

2006-06-07 15:51:41 · 6 answers · asked by dys1905 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-06-07 15:30:37 · 10 answers · asked by Eldragon25 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

some one please tell me what i should do, Idk what the card is called and i just want the thing to work.

2006-06-07 15:22:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Alright so I bought a used mac g3 clamshell laptop from a friend and a few months ago. Whenever I would turn it off it would make a weird noise and not turn except a few random times... I asked a friend who said I had a bad hard drive. Now my computer is really slow so I restarted it only the problem is it was loading but theres a white screen and a picture of a folder and in the middle and then a question mark appears inside the folder... Any help how to fix it?

2006-06-07 15:19:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-07 14:50:48 · 14 answers · asked by abc123 2 in Desktops

2006-06-07 14:41:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 256mb in slot no. 1 . Can I add 512mb in slot no. 2 without a problem. The memory capacity is 2048mb. Will these two slots with different card not effect the speed?

2006-06-07 14:24:31 · 4 answers · asked by pnr_sonny 1 in Desktops

Ive asked this before but i need more opinions, The laptop is a older HP Pavilion with 4 gb hd ,200mhz processor,120mb memory
kinda puny i know,but i have an external hd w/ 40 gb i could use if the Labtop could b converted????Just courious...

2006-06-07 14:11:29 · 8 answers · asked by wrokgoddess 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-07 13:26:41 · 4 answers · asked by Jett 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just installed windows 98 Second Eddition on my friend's mom's laptop. Her laptop is a Dell Lattitude. The instalation went ok, but we are only running 16 colors. When you go into Display Properties, you can only change the colors to either 2 or 16, and you can't resize the desktop. It is stuck huge. What drivers can I get or what do I need to do to get back to 16 or 32 bit? Is there a website I can go to?

2006-06-07 13:09:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I intend to upgrade to 256, Comp has three mem slots. Comp is a PII 333mhz. desktop still working perfectly.

2006-06-07 13:03:37 · 2 answers · asked by tony 1 in Desktops

Im looking for a nice laptop. I don't want to use eBay though.

2006-06-07 12:48:34 · 10 answers · asked by Eric51 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer freezes when I try to get properties on any of my drives. And especially when I try anything with the floppy drive. How can I fix this? (WinXP)

2006-06-07 11:30:29 · 5 answers · asked by monkeyfuel04 1 in Desktops

athalon, celeron, sempron...etc. what is the ranking of the most common processors in comparison to eachother?

2006-06-07 11:22:07 · 8 answers · asked by some evil guy 2 in Other - Hardware

Im curious who my daughter been emailing to, make sure that he or she is not a predator, over age, etc.

2006-06-07 11:18:14 · 15 answers · asked by latsha a 1 in Desktops

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to figure out how to hook up front usb to a new motherboard (lose wires), and since I don't want to fry my motherboard, was hoping someone might offer a second opinion. The motherboard is an ECS nForce3-A v1.0

This is the wiring info provided in the motherboard documentation:
Pin 1 USBPWR (Front Panel USB Power)
Pin 2 USBPWR (Front Panel USB Power)
Pin 3 USB_FP_P0- (Usb Port 0 Negative Signgnal)
Pin 4 USB_FP_p1- (Usb Port 1 Negative Signal)
Pin 5 USB_FP_P0+ (Usb Port 0 Positive Signal)
Pin 6 USB_FP_P1+ (USB Port 1 Positive Signal)
7 GND (Ground)
8 GND (Ground)
9 Key (No Pin)
10 NC (not Connected)

Here are the cables I have (all lose) and colors:
Power (Purple)
Power (Black)
D2- (Brown)
D3- (Blue)
D2+ (Red)
D3+ (Green)
GND (Light Brown)
GND (Yellow)

I was thinking of doing this:
Pin 1: Purple
Pin 2: Black
Pin 3: Brown
Pin 4: Blue
Pin 5: Red
Pin 6: Green
Pin 7: Light Brown
Pin 8: Yellow

Does that look right? Does the order of the power and ground ones matter ?(meaning could I need to put black on pin 1 and purple on pin 2 instead?) Also, What are the last two pins, are they needed for anything? Also, does it matter how you put in the pin.. meaning does the side of the pin with the writing on it need to be on top or does it not matter?

I understand it's my risk if I try to do anything and I blow up the computer.. thanks for your help.

David
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2006-06-07 11:16:48 · 5 answers · asked by accorn34 5 in Desktops

2006-06-07 11:16:31 · 6 answers · asked by robertski83 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-07 11:08:13 · 6 answers · asked by Kc 1 in Other - Hardware

Advice on HP Laptop purchase?

2006-06-07 11:06:53 · 6 answers · asked by JonesSK 1 in Laptops & Notebooks