Hardware - August 2006

what do u think about laptop NEC A2100 AMD Sempron 512 mb. 40 GB 3 usb cd wr. dvd

7156 usd

2006-08-03 20:10:09 · 6 answers · asked by ALEXA =) 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Specs:

Model: Dell Dimension 3000
Processor: P4 3.0 GHz with HT Technology
RAM: 512 MB
HDD: 80 Gigs
Video Card: Intel Extreme2 Graphics Card
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 24 Bit.

2006-08-03 20:01:23 · 9 answers · asked by TJ 1 in Desktops

2006-08-03 19:43:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i currently have a 512 MB DDR PC2700 and want another 512 stick to upgrade to 1 gb. so as long as its PC2700 it should fit? and is there anything else i need to consider before i buy?

thanks in advance : )

2006-08-03 19:28:52 · 7 answers · asked by mike 2 in Add-ons

I have two computers:

Dell Dimension 3000 with 1 GB RAM
2.8 GHz Intel P4
One of the best PCI Interface graphics card [Specs - 256 Mb DDR DirectX 9 compat](PCI because that is all supported by my mobo)
All on a Windows XP Home Ed.

On the other side I have an older Latitude CPx Laptop running Windows 2k
256 MB RAM
750 MHz Intel P3
Crappy Built in graphics (I think 16 Mb or 32 Mb)

I Installed Diablo 2 on my laptop and everything seemed to work fine minimal lagging.

When I tried runnning it on the desktop my screen went totally black and after a minute I had to exit D2 in task manager to see that it was not respodning.

Obviously the desktop is a better PC to run games on but why can't it run D2.... I play COD and CS with almost no lag but I cant play Diablo.... Why not?

And if it help to know both screen resolutions are the same size 1024 x 768

2006-08-03 19:07:10 · 3 answers · asked by John Doe 1 in Other - Hardware

my 19inch lcd monitor fell and a corner bumped on something and now has a crack, i can still use the monitor but there is a crack on sccreen, can this be fixed?

2006-08-03 18:56:22 · 8 answers · asked by mailliwbu 1 in Monitors

Its emachines T3958. Let me go ahead and state I am by NO MEANS any kind of technical person so please use simple computer language; thanks lol.

I want to burn a CD to my windows media player, but when I put the CD in it doesn't recignize its there. How do I fix this?

2006-08-03 18:53:48 · 10 answers · asked by Rose 1 in Desktops

Its one of those ones that doesn't havea roller or ball, just a red sensor light thingee....don't have the box or warantee details anymore

2006-08-03 18:25:49 · 9 answers · asked by RaeJay 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-03 18:07:32 · 13 answers · asked by Jermey S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-03 17:44:34 · 6 answers · asked by randylow 2 in Other - Hardware

I want to put password to my scanner. Its Kept in my shop so i have no way to lock it in a cubod... Is tehre any software that can lock my scaner alone ... Please help

2006-08-03 17:40:56 · 4 answers · asked by fiz_md 2 in Scanners

My keyboard had 3 lights: one has 1 sign, second has an A(for capslock), the third has an arrow.
What are the first and second? Why is the first light on?

2006-08-03 17:28:34 · 5 answers · asked by Theta40 7 in Other - Hardware

Ok so I turned on my laptop one morning, started playing some music on my iTunes and the volume was all messed up! I have everything up to it's max (on screen and on the actual laptop) and I can BARELY hear my music! It's not JUST that though, it's with EVERYTHING i.e. Websites, music videos, etc. What's going on and how can I fix it!!!

2006-08-03 16:58:07 · 12 answers · asked by kooks 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I opened my LG DVR box and inside is a standard Seagate 80 gig ATA hard drive. I tried to plug it into my computer and my system hangs on the drive check even when I unplug all the drives and try to boot from the floppy - I know that the drive is fine since it works ok in the DVR.

The reason I'm going through this is that I want to see if I can copy the movies onto my computer and burn on DVD's using my authoring software which will use less compression - the LG software jumps from 120 min to 250 min format and most movies go from 120-130 minutes max, so that's a lot of lost resolution for nothing!

Hope someone has some REAL constructive ideas about this. Anyone who's not really technical or doesn't know, don't waste your time, this is a techie issue!

2006-08-03 16:53:58 · 4 answers · asked by MarQus1 4 in Other - Hardware

I need to upgrade the home hard drive - my 40 giggers are running out of space. Currently I have a second hard drive and drag my data folder to it occasionally to serve as my backup. Any other recommendations in terms of cost and speed? Thanks

2006-08-03 16:44:44 · 7 answers · asked by HomeSweetSiliconValley 4 in Other - Hardware

what is the difference between the Pentium M and Intel Core Duo?

the duo is a 2 processor?
but overall which is fastor?
why do they have 2 if one is better?

2006-08-03 16:41:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

would you buy from the Dell Outlet ?
have you done it?
how was it?

2006-08-03 16:37:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

what do you get by going up in quality in the Graphics cards?
besides they are better?
what can the better ones do better?
is it worth it?


Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 [Included in Price]

128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™ [add $49 or $2/month1]

256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™ [add $99 or $3/month1]

256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™Go 7300 TurboCache [add $129 or $4/month1]

2006-08-03 16:35:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-08-03 16:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

i NEED a computer NOW cause the 1 im on sucks and its not even mine. there are a few sites but u need to sign up for bull S&*% . Is there a place that will have you take a survey, enter your info and answer the door with a package?

2006-08-03 15:58:05 · 20 answers · asked by patriotsfanaj 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was looking to get this laptop from gainsaver:http://www.gainsaver.com/bNetStore/Templates/Site/Template1_BCA/TplDefault.aspx?TCode=57&FCode=15&Param1=3&Param2=1022&Param3=iBooks&Param9=1&Param10=15858&Param5=0
I was wondering if it was netzero compatible,what year it came out and if it was safe to buy it from gainsaver.com

2006-08-03 15:49:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

In the future I will want to upgrade my computer. Firstly, the RAM, secondly the CPU, and thirdly the GPU (although I only have PCI slots.) Any information would be greatly appreaciated. I prefer to do this myself.

2006-08-03 15:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by Huguenot 5 in Other - Hardware

Right now i have a 3.0ghz Intel processor and i wonder if the AMD +4200 would make a whole lot better difference

2006-08-03 15:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by asiancoastdj 1 in Other - Hardware

I had an on-board sound card but the sound was really distorted and scratchy, the computer is a few years old so I figured the computer needed a new sound card. So I went to Wal*Mart and purchased a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE for about $40. I followed the instructions to install it, (I.E.
1 remove any audio card in computer and uninstall its software. Disable any on-board audio device. Turn off computer.
2 insert sound card into open pci slot, no cables neccessary!
3 install software.
4 match the colored connectors for your speakers and insert into appropriate hole.
Now I have no sound whatsoever. I've even tried uninstalling this new card and reenabling the onboard RealTek'97 and it doesn't even work! We even took it to a computer repair shop and after two days of not being able to figure it out he gave the computer back and told us that it was a bad sound card. So we repackaged the sound card took it back and exchanged it and the new one doesn't work either!

2006-08-03 15:33:43 · 10 answers · asked by morman620570 2 in Add-ons

Hello friends I just bought a Dell Latitude C510 off of Ebay, and my touchpad not pointer is not working properly, I just reformatted (windows xp pro) I tried several ways but cannot seem to tackle this problem. All help is greatly appreciated!

Michael Clark

2006-08-03 15:31:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i was just chatting and my computer monitor turned off...and then it turned back on and everything was big..like my icons took the whole screen and the start menu is big too...EVERYTHING is big lol...I need help cause i tried looking through my settings but i cant find something to put everything back to normal!

2006-08-03 15:30:34 · 6 answers · asked by lil_nice_guy72 2 in Monitors

purchased a re-furbished T10 but did not get the installation CD with it.

2006-08-03 15:06:57 · 1 answers · asked by Debutante 1 1 in Other - Hardware

Has been restarting for the last few weeks, with an increasing frequency of that (up to several times a night) increasing in the last few days. I live in New York City, where there is potential power problems. I tried plugging the monitor into a different socket, with a power surge protector, and after turning off some lights on that circuit, and it still won't turn on at all. Is it broken or burnt out or something?

2006-08-03 15:01:26 · 4 answers · asked by TwilightWalker97 4 in Monitors

2006-08-03 14:39:19 · 3 answers · asked by viswanath k 1 in Other - Hardware

What is the best paper to use for an HP 4050N? Be specific, please.

2006-08-03 14:03:37 · 3 answers · asked by jumpingrightin 6 in Printers