Hardware - September 2006

2006-09-25 19:50:53 · 2 answers · asked by strdogie 1 in Other - Hardware

i have an old Pentium II computer..and i recently bought a combo (DVD+CDR) drive..and i want to install it that old PC..i pluged it in..but the computer didn't work..it wanted a floppy drive to boot...and no floppy disks came with the combo drive package...the OS used on the PC is windows 98...
any ideas how to install it???

2006-09-25 18:55:50 · 9 answers · asked by A10 1 in Other - Hardware

can anybody suggest more about how to take care of laptop.i am doctor so donot know much

2006-09-25 18:51:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am building a computer and I cannot decide which graphics card to get. So far it looks like everything is pointing towards the geforce over radeon. I was originally looking at getting an ati radeon x1900 xtx, but pushed more towards the geforce 7900 gtx. Then, I have also been reading about the new DirectX 10 coming out soon. I need a graphics card so I am not sure whether to get a decent cheaper card for now and then buy later or just buy a good one now. I was even debating getting a good graphics card now and then buying a good graphics card later that supports DirectX 10 (Would they be campatible and work together?) What should I get? I dont mind getting a good graphics card right now, if it is worth it. I will have the asus m2n32-sli deluxe motherboard running an AMD 4600 processor. I am planning on doing serious film editing and possible gaming.

2006-09-25 18:45:39 · 6 answers · asked by Proverbs 2 in Desktops

2006-09-25 18:29:15 · 7 answers · asked by berkut 2 in Other - Hardware

please help i got a inspiron 1200 dell laptop for 2 years now.... tonight my fan went off then came back on usually makes a louder sound now its somewhat quiet..are there any downloads to fix this..im scared it will get too hot..im on my pc like 6 hours or more a day....

2006-09-25 17:26:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-25 17:11:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have heard many people saying how corrupt and flawed the new Apple Macbooks are. Are these people full of it, or are the new Macbooks really as flawed as they say.

2006-09-25 17:04:17 · 3 answers · asked by runnerboy516 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-25 16:40:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

The Upgrades I plan on getting are a XFX Geforce 7600GS 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card, 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) and a Intel Pentium 4 3.0E Prescott 3.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 478 Processor....I think the stock Dell Dimensions come with like a 230W-240W power supply, would it be really vital to upgrade it?

2006-09-25 16:36:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-09-25 16:27:38 · 5 answers · asked by gurv2004 1 in Desktops

2006-09-25 16:25:57 · 3 answers · asked by wendina_7 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-25 16:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by mun 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to upgrade my computer from 1gb of RAM to 2gb of RAM but i dont know what kind i need to buy. is there a software wich tells me extacly what kind of RAM do i have?

2006-09-25 15:55:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have used the paperclip and opened the drive, thats not the problem, I just want it to work again...Is there anything I can do besides buying a new one? The light on the drive doesn't light up anymore either...maybe I just need a whole new computer!! what do you think?

2006-09-25 15:40:57 · 13 answers · asked by jalynnam 1 in Desktops

i just recently switched to ATI from nVidia, and when i go through the list of radeon GPU, i was confused.
see there are three current best card from ATI are X850 XT PE, X1950 XTX, and X9800 XT, but what are their differences??

2006-09-25 15:36:30 · 2 answers · asked by Vokram 2 in Add-ons

2006-09-25 15:33:57 · 2 answers · asked by don 1 in Desktops

im not sure were i would go to get powerpoint so i can adjust the powerpopint pressentation my teacher e-mailed

2006-09-25 15:14:07 · 10 answers · asked by C. darwin 2 in Other - Hardware

Also likes sleeping directly on mouse cord

2006-09-25 15:07:29 · 6 answers · asked by supervfive 4 in Other - Hardware

this is on windows xp

2006-09-25 15:02:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2006-09-25 15:02:12 · 1 answers · asked by DeWayne H 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-25 14:47:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My 4 year old toshiba satellite is now making noises when I tilt it or put any pressure (resting hands) over the area of the hard drive. It sounds like the hard drive is wobbling or jamming. If I keep tilting it the computer goes to the blue error screen and the computer restarts. Is my hard drive about to die me? Think there is somekind of fix for it?

2006-09-25 14:41:45 · 10 answers · asked by LordBennett 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-25 14:41:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My mom accidently deleted some file that controlled the volume. I learned this when i opened limewire to play music and nothing would play. For those of you familiar with LimeWire you know that there is the play bar in the lower right hand corner. When i click on a song to play not only do i not hear anything but limewire shows no evidence that a song is even being played. I went to the control panel and sound devices to check if it was deleted. It said that there was NO sound device detected. Unfortunately this is all i know of the problem. But NO sound will play anywhere. My speakers are fine also. I use Windows XP and my computer is an EMachines model. If anyone has any info on how to fix this problem please let me know. Thanks.

2006-09-25 14:36:13 · 7 answers · asked by aaront_y3 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-25 14:32:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My keyboard works when the computer boots up but it freezes when I am about to type my password in my profile. What seems to be the problem? They say it has something to do with BIOS and stuff but I already checked the Boot Menu (F12 while the computer boots). The keyboard also works if I'm in the troubeshooting menu (F8). I can run the tests and pass them but thr tests doesn't help as well. I can't figure it out. Someone please help. Thanks so much!

2006-09-25 14:31:24 · 7 answers · asked by aimsnapfall 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-25 14:13:51 · 10 answers · asked by Zezo 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-25 14:08:36 · 6 answers · asked by buyme 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

one Radeon x850/Radeon x800 Crossfire Edition graphics card, and one standard pci express radeon x850 or radeon x800 graphics card. My question is can I use one are the other and if so which one ?

2006-09-25 14:06:56 · 2 answers · asked by David G 1 in Other - Hardware