Hardware - August 2006

2006-08-09 10:26:51 · 6 answers · asked by tashafleming25 2 in Desktops

I am in no dire need of a MacBook. I have my iBook, and it runs fine. A new computer certainly is, however, in my future, and I'm just about certain it will be the MacBook with Super Drive and upgraded internal HD to 120 GB and additional RAM. However, my dilemma stems from the free iPod nano deal they have now. Do I buy a MacBook now and save about $175 on my purchase by selling the iPod nano on eBay, or do I wait until the winter for potential upgrades? I don't really want to wait any longer than the end of 2006, so if there's no upgrades by then, I'll probably buy one anyway.

What would you do in my position? MacBook now or later?

2006-08-09 10:17:36 · 3 answers · asked by anonymous 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Every time I start windows XP MCE, a dialog box repeatedly pops up over and over stating this message, and it never quits! How do I get it to stop?

2006-08-09 10:17:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have Realtek 97 but recently my computer sends me the message that no audio device is detected and no sound will pllay at all from my PC. Please help!

2006-08-09 09:52:56 · 5 answers · asked by lovelylviola 1 in Desktops

I want to be able to research printers based on specific criteria (not just brand and price)

2006-08-09 09:44:40 · 1 answers · asked by pcandpetunia 1 in Printers

because i would like it to work like a turbo timer in a car (cools the turbo in a car down after the engine has been turned off)i play a lot of games and the fan go's crazy so it would be helpfull if i could control the speed so that its always going at a good steddy speed that will keep it cool thanks !!!

2006-08-09 09:39:57 · 4 answers · asked by garrysurrey 2 in Other - Hardware

Thanks...

2006-08-09 09:32:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous 1 in Printers

2006-08-09 09:27:09 · 14 answers · asked by Michael M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok I've done my home work looking at laptops. My needs are pretty standard. I'm not worried about pre loaded software, but rather hardware. I won't play any games are do anything that I know of that takes alot of memory, but I do know one thing.......... I hate having to wait for things to boot up or stuff to load in!! So what kind of proceesor is recommended for speed. I am seeing prices around $850.00 for 1 GB DRAM, 100GB HD is an Intel CORE Dou processor 1.6 GHz a the best choice? Are there comparable processors that are cheaper? My price range is $800.00 - $900.00

2006-08-09 09:27:07 · 9 answers · asked by eltel2910 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I don’t really need a new networking card anymore, I actually have several spare ones lying around the house, but one thing I was always seemly curious about is that brands of these cards are typically always marketing them as "FAST, BLAZING SPEEDS",ect. You get the idea right? I've even seen some marketed to be faster than others with "benchmark" tests on the boxes, yet they always say something like the results were not typical or something.

My question is, is there really much of a different between brands/models of these cards (besides warranties and support), I realize that some of the cards seemly have been engineered to "go faster" when paired with a router from the same company, but I actually fail to see any difference in wireless networking products other than those. The fact of the matter is you actually wont get faster speeds to the internet over what your ISP provides you with.

2006-08-09 09:26:00 · 4 answers · asked by D 4 in Other - Hardware

can software designed for 32-bit processors be compatable with a 64-bit processor?

2006-08-09 09:10:17 · 7 answers · asked by compy_500 3 in Desktops

i disabled the ac97 audio in bios. but when i try to run the executeable file for the drivers for my creative live 5.1 soundblaster card it says it can't find a creative live soundblaster in my system. the cd that came with my computer only has the audio driver for ac97 audio.

2006-08-09 09:08:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have got one 512 which is pc2100 spec bought from Maplins, the other 512 is Kingston, and is also pc2100 spec, now I cannot get my computer to boot up in dual channel, it says single channel, I have a Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 which is a socket 939. which clearly states that it supports dual channel DDR400, as the processor has built in memory controller as well, any idea's why I cannot get the computer to boot up in dual channel mode? Do I need to buy 400 spec memory for it to work or is there something I am doing wrong, there is no setting in the bios to enable this feature, and I am at a loss, Please can someone help?

2006-08-09 08:46:59 · 11 answers · asked by deano2806 3 in Other - Hardware

2006-08-09 08:07:59 · 1 answers · asked by Renee L 1 in Other - Hardware

I just got a laptop with this processor. How is the battery life? How is the performance? Will this work for a number of years?

2006-08-09 07:59:03 · 4 answers · asked by TheSilence 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-08-09 07:58:37 · 7 answers · asked by pearlsw 1 in Desktops

Just upgrading my video card and wondering if i should uninstall the old drivers before i plug in the new card. Thnx

2006-08-09 07:51:52 · 6 answers · asked by Teshub 1 in Add-ons

How can i use my camera mobile phone as webcam in messenger? Is it possible? If possible, where can i download that software for free?

2006-08-09 07:39:24 · 2 answers · asked by Jack S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How can i use my camera mobile phone as webcan in messenger? Is it possible? If possible, where can i download that software for free?

2006-08-09 07:38:51 · 3 answers · asked by Jack S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

which 1 is better

2006-08-09 07:32:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

What do you think I need to do in this situation?:

About 9 months ago, I bought an HP PC from Best Buy. They asked me if I wanted recovery disks made up, which I had them do. They set it up with the hard drive portioned, C: and D:, with D: being named “HP_Recovery”. The original OS was installed on C: and anything I installed, downloaded, temporary internet files, etc always went on C:. The PC crashed recently and I had to do a whole new install of XP. Now I notice that everything I install automatically goes on D: instead of C: and it looks like XP installed itself on D: as well. Since the C: partition is vastly larger, I’m now always getting warnings that D: is running out of space. Many of the apps I install, either from CD or websites, don’t even prompt me with destination options, they just install on D: instead of C:.

Now, I’m not even concerned about the recovery anymore, so last night, I tried to do an FDISK and just start all over, with no partitions. It wouldn’t let me do it because it told me that files were in use. I had nothing running, but I’m sure they were just windows system files to run the system. Do you have any idea how I can correct this?

2006-08-09 07:32:25 · 2 answers · asked by ericmsdw2005 1 in Desktops

C ya:)

2006-08-09 07:25:45 · 3 answers · asked by Malre 1 in Monitors

2006-08-09 07:00:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

When loading a computer, what is the sound caused by. I mean on the hard disk, not the screen, it makes noice when its loading ... WHAT MAKES THIS NOICE????

2006-08-09 06:35:37 · 12 answers · asked by daniel4joyce 2 in Desktops

Tell me what you think of this video card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1739479&sku=P56-7016

2006-08-09 06:33:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2006-08-09 06:26:53 · 4 answers · asked by Rob L 1 in Desktops

I have a COMPAQ Presario R3000 laptop with hard drive seagate but i think the hard is not working, so firstly can i install a fujitsu 2.5" ? and secondly, is it good? like seagate? but the problem is, it's the only hard drive i found here.
thanks.

2006-08-09 06:25:05 · 1 answers · asked by csimax007 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a dell and i got the who package...speaker system...and now the sub wont turn on...i dont know wut could be wrong..really expensive speakers n subs...any1 have a clue

2006-08-09 06:24:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Processor

* Clock speed
* 2.2 GHz

* Processor type
* Athlon Dual Core 64 X2 4200+

* Processor manufacturer
* AMD

RAM

* RAM installed
* 2 GB

* Max supported RAM
* 4 GB

* RAM technology
* DDR II SDRAM

* RAM upgrade rule
* Max 4 x 1 GB module

Video Output

* Graphics processor
* NVidia GeForce 6150LE

Service & Support

* Service & Support type
* 1 year warranty

Optical Storage

* CD / DVD read speed
* 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

Storage Hard Drive

* Hard drive interface
* Serial ATA

* Hard drive size
* 320 GB

* Hard drive type
* Standard

Interface Provided

* Interface
* 6 USB 2.0 USB 2.0, 1 Modem RJ-11, 1 Ethernet RJ-45, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), Microphone, Line in/out, Line in/out, Composite Video, S-Video, Audio, Floppy, PS/2, Digital Audio

Modem

* Modem
* 56 Kbps Fax / modem

Audio Output

* Audio Output / Sound Card Name
* Integrated Audio

* Audio output type
* Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

* Built-in devices
* LED panel

Cache Memory

* Cache
* 1 MB L2 cache

Mainboard

* Chipset type
* NVidia GeForce 6150LE

* Data bus speed
* 2000 MHz

Miscellaneous

* Features
* TV tuner, Remote control

Networking

* Networking
* Network adapter

Dimensions & Weight

* Depth
* 16.5 in

* Height
* 15.2 in

* Weight
* 27.0 lbs

* Width
* 7.6 in

Bay Provided

* Expansion bays
* 1 (0 free) Internal 3.5 in, 2 (1 free) External 5.25 in, 1 (1 free)

Video Memory

* Max video RAM supported
* 256 MB

* Video memory
* : 256 MB

Storage Removable

* Removable storage type
* None

Slot Provided

* Slot provided
* 4 (2 free) Memory DIMM 240-pin, 3 (1 free) PCI, 1 (1 free) PCI Express x16, 1 9-in-1 memory card reader

2006-08-09 06:15:15 · 9 answers · asked by Michael 1 in Desktops

I'm having a strange problem with my mouse. Twas working fine yesterday, but today, when I double-click to open a file, the search page opens instead. So when I right click on a file, I have to choose 'open' from the pop up menu in order to get into the file. It's just like 'search' and 'open' have changed priority. Very strange... and VERY ANNOYING. Can anyone help? I checked out the options in control panel and there's nothing there to do with it.. so I'm kinda flummoxed >: <

2006-08-09 06:07:31 · 7 answers · asked by floozie 2 in Other - Hardware