Hardware - September 2006

People are telling me HP and Dell? Not really sure and don't know which one to buy but need to know soon! Would appreciate some opinions. Tried to look for my Consumer Reports but no luck!

2006-09-24 16:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by taskk 2 in Desktops

My comp had to be wiped and reloaded but now it won't register the correct audio and video cards- How do I find out what they are and how do I get them to work? I am using windows Xp Home edition on an Axess SPM Micro laptop.

2006-09-24 16:45:34 · 4 answers · asked by magik2029 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-24 16:38:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

what combination is the best for high graphics gaming?
ATI motherboard
ATI graphics card
nVidia motherboard
nVidia graphics card

please help!

2006-09-24 16:35:12 · 2 answers · asked by coolslamma 1 in Desktops

Is it because of virus or something wrong with my Motherboard?

2006-09-24 16:24:09 · 11 answers · asked by Jessily 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The FAQ Visiontek included says to change the IRQ by going into BIOS and giving it IRQ 10 or 11, it is now at 16. However, I can't access BIOS by holding down F8 and changing it that way. Nor can I change the IRQ via Windows device management, due to the card not using resources and its non-functionality. I have no idea what to do now.

2006-09-24 16:11:29 · 5 answers · asked by J6A2001 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-24 16:07:39 · 6 answers · asked by o 2 in Printers

What is better energy efficient?

Compaq Presario
Pentium 4

2006-09-24 16:00:11 · 15 answers · asked by College Guy 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Mine and my wifes video cards both got fried on the same surge in the same night. Both of our cards were on surge protectors and on both computers, only the cards got fried. Why did this happen and what can I do to protect my video cards from this happening again?

2006-09-24 15:57:49 · 3 answers · asked by joelevan18 2 in Other - Hardware

So I've had my computer running through a home stereo so that i can have the best sound for music and movies. Recently my home stereo (which is quite old) has been going out on me. As a solution i went to radioshack and bought wires that will go directly from the computer to the speakers (bypassing the cd player). Now with the volume MAXED OUT i can bearly even hear a thing. I know it's hooked up right because i hear the song it's just very very low. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you in advance for any advice! :)

2006-09-24 15:57:45 · 5 answers · asked by alkaline41 1 in Add-ons

2006-09-24 15:48:43 · 5 answers · asked by qianamonee 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Dell Inspiron 1200 laptop computer. I use it practically every 15 minutes for really small tasks like typinng Word documents and surfing the net. (By the way, I'm 15 years old and keep it in my room all day). I'm used to turning my computer on Standby when I'm done doing whatever I'm doing, but that gets a little annoying after the 99th time in one day. I keep my computer plugged into the power supply all the time. My computer is also usually kept in the exact same location all day long. Is there anything wrong with keeping my computer on for days on end? It would be much more efficient and convenient for me to just keep it on all the time. Would there be anything wrong with that?

2006-09-24 15:21:54 · 15 answers · asked by imapepper 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am "copy & pasteing" in to Microsoft Works Word Processor, it says (Works can not complete task because there is not enough memory on your computer. Try closeing some programs or restarting Windows.) I know this is not true. How can I fix this?

2006-09-24 15:17:08 · 8 answers · asked by deadlyintentions2004 1 in Desktops

My computer shut down on me due to a "thermal event". Now I have the tower open and a fan's here to keep the processor cool. The moment I close the green lid (it's a DELL) that directs the air flow to the fan @ the back, the fan speed increases and it makes a noise and there's an excess amount of heat (hotter than usual) coming out. Without the fan I'm using the PC would shut down again. But I can't keep it like this forever. HELP PLEASE!!!

2006-09-24 15:16:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have the newsest pc out there, the new intel core 2 duo processor 6700, 2gb memory, 350gb hard drive. My problem is burning ANYTHING! i use Nero and when I do everything freezes up, this is why I upgraded and its still pathetic, 30 mins to burn 1 disk. Is there another program I should use? Should I change drives? I have an NEC burner btw which is less then a year old. Someone give me answers before I blow it up!

2006-09-24 15:14:13 · 11 answers · asked by Tabbitatt 3 in Other - Hardware

I have centrino Pentium m 1.8, 256 mb memry, and a intel gma 900 64mb vram laptop. I just want to ask what 2005-2006 games i i coud decently play on this system with onboard video. please name some. tnx

2006-09-24 14:30:51 · 1 answers · asked by RyanM 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Has anyone really ever recieved a free computer from some place on the internet just for answering a survey and ordering magazines or something like that? If so let me know how that worked out, please don't answer if you didn't. I only want to hear from the people who did get a computer. Thanks

2006-09-24 13:52:55 · 10 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have over 400 cassettes and would love to have some of the music on them on my ipod....is there any equipment that i can buy that can do this and how much would it cost? thank you for your time...:)

2006-09-24 13:52:23 · 3 answers · asked by dipta37 2 in Other - Hardware

I think it refers to a place where you can store images.

2006-09-24 13:49:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a Samsung toner ML 1610, and was able to get $2.50 on one site.

2006-09-24 13:36:14 · 2 answers · asked by stepanstas 2 in Printers

We got one as a gift

2006-09-24 13:15:02 · 11 answers · asked by buzzard 2 2 in Printers

I would think this is a pretty common problem and that the solution is always the same. The cord and plug-in appear undamaged but it just won't "click" and stay in. It still works but slides out without any resistance.

It is a Dell Inspiron 8500 series laptop with the plugin in the back.

The dog refuses to fix it, i tied showing him a dog bone then pointing at what he did. He just stares at it, I think maybe he isn't familier with this model. I know that he uses it cause my updates are always installed on tuesday mornings.

Thanks if you can help!

Scalan

2006-09-24 13:10:13 · 8 answers · asked by Scalan 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-24 13:02:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

How can I force my WinXP to not recognize it automaticaly , and let me to work with my external device independently? (I has only one Com port on computer)

2006-09-24 12:52:14 · 2 answers · asked by engalirabiei 2 in Other - Hardware

Do I uninstall my old printer, then install my new one????
Thanks :):):)

2006-09-24 12:37:49 · 5 answers · asked by Spongebob 4 in Printers

2006-09-24 12:20:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

my laptop computer was working fine until today when i dropped it by accident on the ground. . and now when i try to turn it on windows operating system does not start up and i get the message 'operating system not found'. any suggestions? thanks

2006-09-24 12:15:01 · 4 answers · asked by tom 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Has anybody had their printer cartridges redfilled at Office max? I have a HP do they work for you?

2006-09-24 11:57:17 · 2 answers · asked by zocko 5 in Printers

2006-09-24 11:42:33 · 2 answers · asked by dcap3 1 in Desktops

2006-09-24 11:41:18 · 25 answers · asked by tj 1 in Laptops & Notebooks