Hardware - July 2006

How would I overclock my AMD Athlon 64 3200+ from 2 GHz to 2.2GHz?

2006-07-07 11:13:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-07-07 10:39:50 · 2 answers · asked by Razvan S 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-07 10:06:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I am about to be a college student living in a dorm, and space consolidation and organization are massive pluses. I have, therefore, wondered about the possibility of putting certain papers I need to keep handy on my computer tower via refrigerator magnets. I also have a magnetized organizer that is something like 18"x12" (just a rough estimate); would that cause problems?
I've heard that magnets will fry a harddrive, but I've also heard that you need a *strong* magnet to do so. Help is appreciated!

2006-07-07 10:00:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-07-07 09:57:40 · 21 answers · asked by gerry b 1 in Printers

I have my friend's ip address , is there any way that i could try to break into his computer through the internet? please list any steps of you know .

2006-07-07 09:44:07 · 7 answers · asked by CheeseCake 2 in Desktops

i have over 3900 pictures on this computer that i cant loose. no back up disk either

2006-07-07 09:41:34 · 6 answers · asked by say whaat? 1 in Desktops

When i put a cd into my f or e drive my computer says theres no cd in there even though there is. any suggestions why it might do this or how to fix it? and it doesnt do it all the time. sometimes it works and other times it doesnt.

2006-07-07 09:32:17 · 6 answers · asked by rdstace9 2 in Other - Hardware

I know you don't for phone out

2006-07-07 09:23:18 · 3 answers · asked by davidraylewis 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-07 09:21:52 · 19 answers · asked by Yalie 2 in Desktops

HP Pavillion running Windows 95; virus scans find none; never had this problem before

2006-07-07 08:20:01 · 5 answers · asked by need'nhelp 1 in Desktops

can some one please help

2006-07-07 08:15:45 · 7 answers · asked by hawk c 2 in Printers

I want to buy a laptop and my budget is about £600. what good brand can i buy Acer, Medion, Fujutsu, Toshiba and is Evesham Quest explorer any good?

2006-07-07 08:06:29 · 7 answers · asked by chichixz3 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Its windows XP home edition. I've done the online support and it couldn't solve my problem. I recently tried to install the SIMS2 and it said i didn't have directx9.0c, even though i did. So i fixed the bug by reseting my refresh force, and it was working fine. As soon as the game started windows freaked out and went into what looked like safe mode. But its doesnt say safe mode in any of the corners like it should. I tried reseting my display options and it won't go any better than 16 color bits and 640X480! I went back and redid everything i messed with to get the game to work, and rebooted. Still no luck. What do I do?

2006-07-07 07:58:35 · 6 answers · asked by Lindsey C 1 in Monitors

2006-07-07 07:48:41 · 2 answers · asked by sum one 1 in Add-ons

i dont know much about computers. all i know is i blew out the speakers that came with this HP. need somebody knowledgeable who can recommend good speakers at a reasonable price. my buddy has these ones on his, like 4 little speakers that all connected to the back of his computer like surround sound...soemtihng like that would be perfect

2006-07-07 07:46:54 · 16 answers · asked by af4sguy 3 in Other - Hardware

lately whenever i turn on my dell xps, all the fans will whirl at maximum speed, as if my pc is about to take off to outer space. i always end up unplugging the computer for fear of damaging the fans.

on the few occassions that it succesfully reboot, the pc gives me the following error message "pci express operating in X1 mode - press F1 to continue or F2 to setup"

is something wrong with the fans / thermostats?

FYI, my graphic card is Nvidia GE force 6800 GTO

2006-07-07 07:42:21 · 5 answers · asked by firmanhadi 1 in Desktops

I have a Radeon 9550 256mb AGP video card. Recently my drivers got f'ked up and I tried reinstalling my video card drivers (catalyst software) and it fails saying I need standard VGA drivers first. Well I want to repair the install but can't because the disc isn't working. I can't find a download on the net (doesn't exist), Microsoft and ATI refuse to acknowledge the problem.

SOO.. my last two options are find an older version of catalyst, say v 4.11 ? (which is becoming hard to do) OR try and steal the drivers from another Windows install (which hasn't worked yet).

2006-07-07 07:25:28 · 6 answers · asked by Jimmy H 1 in Desktops

I've been looking for a new laptop and ive decided on the macbook but i still have some hesitations. there are obvious benefits when compared to windows espectially the wireless safety but im affraid it will take too long for me to get use to it.

2006-07-07 07:13:55 · 4 answers · asked by ferdipuj@sbcglobal.net 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I think i deleted a share file.Now my d drive and e dr. are missing.device manager is showing they are their but has black exclamation point and says code 41 I cannot use a cd in either drive anyone know what to do?

2006-07-07 07:02:23 · 2 answers · asked by madamqueen613 1 in Desktops

I don't know how we can type a Chinese character into the computer. As fas as I know, it has many strokes. So how can we combine the strokes to make a character?

2006-07-07 06:56:09 · 7 answers · asked by Chau D 1 in Other - Hardware

I currently have an nVidia FX 5200 card with 128 MB memory, 4 pixels per clock rendering engine, and dual 350 MHz GPU.
thanx

2006-07-07 06:44:15 · 5 answers · asked by seth 009 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-07 06:43:06 · 3 answers · asked by Paul W 1 in Printers

It's called an Inspiron B130 Notebook from dell. I like the price ($479) but it's advertised as a basic laptop. Will I still be able to play music, upload and edit images from my digital camera and play games? It has the following:
Intel Celeron M Processor 380 (1.60Ghz, 1 MB l2 Cache, 400MHz FSB) Is that enough ram and stuff to do what I want to do?
Thanks for your help.

2006-07-07 06:40:42 · 16 answers · asked by dude605 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an S-Video out jack and a 3.5 MM audio out jack on my laptop. Is there ONE adapter that I can buy that will covert both the audio and video source into a coaxle cable or standard Red, Yellow and White RCA cables?

2006-07-07 06:22:27 · 7 answers · asked by Robbie V 2 in Other - Hardware

I NEED AN ANSWER, PRONTO

2006-07-07 06:04:40 · 6 answers · asked by Outman 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Do I have to buy a new computer or should I just buy a screen..what's the cheapest way to do it....Compaq presario v2000 notebook...HELP

2006-07-07 06:02:19 · 16 answers · asked by AnimalCrossing 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Are there things that will damage information stored on my Jump drive such as xrays or magnetic fields?

2006-07-07 05:46:53 · 5 answers · asked by Carlatyahoo 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-07 05:22:19 · 2 answers · asked by Victor A 2 in Scanners

I have only CD-ROM R/RW on my computer and I want to buy a burner, but I need to know if I need DVD-ROM to make it work.

2006-07-07 05:06:28 · 8 answers · asked by trutexan02 1 in Add-ons