Hardware - August 2006

Is there any hardware that I should upgrade on my PC if i want to make it work faster and hit like 2-3GHz for CPU speed? but i dont want to buy a new PC yet.. dont have enough money. HELP PLEASE! I'm desperate to play the SIMS 2. Or do you guys know how I can have a video card that is T&L capable?

2006-08-22 00:43:38 · 15 answers · asked by grAce 1 in Desktops

2006-08-21 23:59:39 · 2 answers · asked by colin g 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-21 23:15:57 · 9 answers · asked by ameer1_220 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am a science student entering college and I am looking for the ideal laptop for me .

2006-08-21 23:07:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-21 22:09:46 · 14 answers · asked by chic enot 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My print quality has significantly declined and failed to improve despite the use of the provided cleaning utility. My printer is an Epson Stylus Color 680.

2006-08-21 22:01:07 · 5 answers · asked by Gian 1 in Printers

2006-08-21 21:22:16 · 6 answers · asked by Kangkid 3 in Other - Hardware

What type of problems can occur when hardware, software and operating systems are not compatible? Also what general combinations of hardware and software offer very slow or fast transmission speeds?

2006-08-21 20:47:25 · 4 answers · asked by bobbobbob 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-21 19:51:08 · 12 answers · asked by kefah 1 in Desktops

2006-08-21 19:43:34 · 7 answers · asked by Tarlochan S 1 in Desktops

I have an Intel P4, 2.4ghz, socket 478 system and the CPU fan finally crapped out on me. I need a replacement. The processor model is an SL6Z3. The board is an Intel 865GLC. I want a fan that doesn't have size or weight issues. I've read that some of these fans get in the way of other board components. I don't want to pay an arm and a leg. I am looking around $20-$25 including shipping. Low noise would be nice, but I'm not too concerned with that. I don't have anything overclocked and the standard Intel issue fan that came with the processor handled the heat just fine. My zip code for shipping is 93638. Find me a reputable dealer with a decent product who doesn't assrape you on shipping. Thanks!

2006-08-21 19:08:20 · 9 answers · asked by lain_xiii 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-21 18:56:06 · 11 answers · asked by captainslipp 3 in Other - Hardware

8 year old Compaq Presario, win 98, 64 MB ram, 9 GB hard disk, integrated video card. later, I installed cd-rw and ethernet card.

should I give away? or
how much should I ask for?
do you think I should remove the CD-RW and ethernet card and sell them since those were mine?

do you think someone will even buy it?

2006-08-21 18:49:05 · 20 answers · asked by 0821l_4a8^#y$855 5 in Desktops

The cheapo network adapter I bought completely f*cked my computer. Every once in a while it'll even shut down windows. Is there any better driver for this thing, or am I stuck with sh*t until I can afford a better one? It's a Netgear WG111v2.

2006-08-21 18:43:30 · 4 answers · asked by jesus_built_my_hotrod66 3 in Other - Hardware

I currently have a Toshiba Satellite M55-S39 so I'm looking around for a better one within 4 months or so.

2006-08-21 18:37:57 · 13 answers · asked by Deniece 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-21 18:20:38 · 22 answers · asked by Deepak A 1 in Other - Hardware

I know this seems like a mundane detail, but on a computer with an Athlon Dual Core processor and 1 gigabyte of ram, why would playing a game (like The Sims 2) cause the minimize and maximize animations of all windows to be choppy and slow after closing the game down? I tried adjusting the refresh rate and updating my graphics card drivers, but to no avail... It is interesting though, that the issue is temporarily resolved if I change the screen's color quality to 16 bit and back again to 32 bit, but the same thing just happens again when the game is launched the next time. How can I remedy this?

2006-08-21 18:06:58 · 3 answers · asked by Alfred B 1 in Desktops

I have an HP pavilion ze5300 laptop. It has a wireless "on-off" button and indicator light. Does it mean that it has the wireless card already installed? I don't want to buy one if it's already installed. I've tried looking through the manuel but its of no help.

2006-08-21 18:03:47 · 9 answers · asked by daedricraven 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm trying to make sure I have the latest drivers on my desktop, but sometimes it's hard to find what I need. Is there a utility that can help me find relevent updates for my pc?

2006-08-21 17:41:01 · 4 answers · asked by dragonfuror 2 in Desktops

2006-08-21 17:35:24 · 3 answers · asked by woadey56 1 in Scanners

If you have a Mac, you know what I'm talkin' about!!! They are sawweeet!

2006-08-21 17:22:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anna 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Everytime I turn my my computer off I have to delete my display adapter or the screen will show up fuzzy. I have a Matrox MGA G200 display card. The thing is, if I take out my sound card (Soundblaster pci 128) It works fine. I don't have to delete it then.

2006-08-21 17:20:44 · 5 answers · asked by NascarDriver0723 2 in Add-ons

help

2006-08-21 16:50:55 · 26 answers · asked by Frank 2 in Monitors

I googled "laptop's fan is extremely noisy and computer shuts down without warning" - found out that it's probably an overheating problem and the fan is getting clogged.

How can I clean it? I'm hopeless with computers so I am not confident about taking it apart. If I bring it to a shop, are they going to charge me much? I read about using "compressed air" but have no idea what it is.

I tried using a vacuum to suck the crap out but it didn't work too well.

2006-08-21 16:43:33 · 10 answers · asked by festiane 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-21 16:42:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-21 16:26:31 · 4 answers · asked by edward_evil 2 in Other - Hardware

I tried to move an mp3 player to the external drive and got into all sorts of trouble. I want to get my music files off my main drive, but they are stored in a player

2006-08-21 16:16:48 · 5 answers · asked by jude l 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm building a system and can't figure this one out. I've got an Abit IL8 Motherboard, 1 GB PC2 5300 DDR2, Pentium D 940 3.2 GHz, Powercolor PCIe X800 GTO, 500 W PSU (aftermarket...set to 115v), Seagate 250GB SATA2 HDD. Hooked up, the system powers up, but anywhere from 5 seconds to 1 minute it shuts down. I strip it down to barebones with only the video, CPU and fan, RAM, MB, and PSU, and it still does it. I pull the ATX12v1 connector, and it stays up but I never get any video. I've gone out and temporarily bought a new MB, RAM, and CPU, but the thing still does it. The only thing I haven't tried replacing the Video card. For the life of me, a bad video card doesn't make sense as to why it would keep shutting down since I do get video while it's up. Any ideas? I'm about to go out tomorrow and buy and new video and MB from another manufacturer...and if i get it running, i return what i don't want. Ideas?

2006-08-21 16:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by scotty_b_1976 3 in Desktops

2006-08-21 16:12:54 · 7 answers · asked by Jer 1 in Desktops

would it be like my speakers, sound card, etc??
Whenever I play video or music, it kind of breaks it up... what could be the problem? what can i do to fix this??

2006-08-21 16:12:38 · 7 answers · asked by kasia8706 3 in Other - Hardware