Hardware - September 2006

2006-09-23 07:35:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-09-23 07:30:16 · 8 answers · asked by juan t 1 in Desktops

well i hav an on-board 32mb vga card of ATI radeon ! it shares its memory on a 512 mb memory card! i want to know if it is possible to increase the memory share of the vga card to a ...64mb! is it possible! if yes ....how! plzzz tell me!

2006-09-23 07:27:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a Siemens Laptop. It has been behaving strangely these days. It started by suddenly shutting down automatically. Then it wouldn't start up. But after I stroked its underside and then pressed the Power it turned on. Then after working fine for a few days today I found it not turning on in the first place. Again I did the same and it turned on. But after I'd turned it off and kept it for a few hours It won't turn on. Again I stroked it, it turned on but after a while it turned off automatically. Now it's hanging up after a few minutes of startup. What could be the problem?

2006-09-23 07:25:58 · 12 answers · asked by Party Animal 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

when you hit any keys you get the meesage not o/s system. how do you get pass that to re-install? Thanks

2006-09-23 07:08:39 · 4 answers · asked by sab66ann 1 in Other - Hardware

My computer is Windows XP Home Edition. It is generally quite fast at the moment. If anyone can explain how it will be slowed down, if it is please do.

2006-09-23 07:05:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-09-23 06:59:16 · 7 answers · asked by crose0130 2 in Printers

2006-09-23 06:58:20 · 2 answers · asked by Keith-1 2 in Add-ons

And currently I’m using Desktop PC and I’m a student doing HND in Business IT. So doing my assignments and Projects.
http://www.alienware.com/product_pages/notebook_all_featured.aspx

2006-09-23 06:51:00 · 4 answers · asked by John_bagabo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It keeps freezing for no reason. I've run typical AV programs without any result. (system is clean - no viruses/spyware/etc.) I thought the problem was due to the wireless adapter he was using (D-Link) but that wasn't it. I tried another adapter and it worked just fine for like 2 mintues but the computer still freezes up...and I mean FREEZES. No cursor movement. Just frozen screen. Keyboard does not function either. I have to manually turn the computer off to reboot.

I'm running Windows XP Pro (w/SP2 - AND i've already loaded all the updates). No obvious hardware/driver problems that I can see (Device Manager shows no errors). Plenty of HD space left (little less than 120 GB - partitioned into 2 drives 60 each) and 512MB RAM.

I've exhausted my knowledge base and I'm not smart enough to figure this out. :( Please help! I'm about ready to throw it out the window.

2006-09-23 06:42:39 · 14 answers · asked by happibun8 2 in Desktops

I am trying to play movies that I've downloaded to my laptop to my television....please advise thx.

2006-09-23 06:37:42 · 4 answers · asked by freddyjno 1 in Monitors

I have an HP Photosmart 2610 all-in-one printer and would like to print from my laptop wirelessly. I've lost my Pinter's instructions so I'm at a bit of a loss here.

2006-09-23 06:32:56 · 2 answers · asked by Shamal 2 in Printers

I`m interested in buying a used laptop.. can someone guide me in checking if the laptop is in condition?

2006-09-23 06:30:40 · 5 answers · asked by vinodh m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 6 usb 1 ports and don't really want to have to buy a PCI usb2 controller card. can I just update the drivers for the aging ports with the usb 2 controller drivers?

2006-09-23 06:20:45 · 4 answers · asked by danieltcorreia 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-09-23 06:16:48 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Because of some problems I had to install my windows xp pro onto the laptop to replace the home edition. Since XP pro was the only OS i have with me. But after I did that the 802.11b/g WLAN won't run and I don't know whether I need a driver for it or something else to get it working. I went to the HP website and the driver I got there doesn't work so I don't know what to do now.

2006-09-23 06:07:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I've heard about the online world known as Second Life and I'm thinking of eventually getting myself an account. However, it dosen't work on graphics cards that come with most computers, so I'd need to get an advanced graphics card like an ATI Radeo or nVidia GeForce.

2006-09-23 06:05:58 · 3 answers · asked by BrendanL 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer is a HP a1410y w/ a celeron d 3.2 ghz 533 fsb processor. I would like to upgrade the RAM on there, the odd thing though is that I can't find quite the right memory for it. It states on the website and in the manual that it uses DDR 533mhz. The largest speed DDR that I can find is only 400mhz. Can anyone tell me where I can find this

2006-09-23 05:54:24 · 4 answers · asked by Kremer 4 in Desktops

i have a hewlett-packard pavillion 6330
heres a link of a picture of it
http://img122.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hppavillion6330001ph7.jpg

and i have tried to open it but the only way i could open it was from one side of it and thats where the motherboard is
located
(in the picture it's on the left of the case)
http://img122.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hppavillion6330003rw7.jpg

and whenever i open it all i get to is this

http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hppavillion6330002ch4.jpg

and i checked over and over and theres nothing to unscrew to open it up plus i don't think it would make since going through here because it's behind the motherboard

is there another way or do you tink i have to push harder to open it on the other side

2006-09-23 05:44:01 · 8 answers · asked by macgyver 1 in Desktops

2006-09-23 05:41:50 · 5 answers · asked by andy j 1 in Desktops

2006-09-23 05:19:53 · 2 answers · asked by paweredby 1 in Desktops

Which of the 2 video cards is better? This one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103167 OR this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102533

2006-09-23 05:17:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I see a bunch of external usb dvd burners on ebay, but not many of them come with the installaton cd. So my question is, are external usb dvd burners plug in and play (which means you don't need any softwear to install, windows will recognize them automatically) or do you need an installtion cd? Thanks

2006-09-23 05:13:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

If there is a dual core/x2 2.0 ghz processor is it virtually 4.0 ghz? If so, why is its non dual core counterpart almost the same price?

2006-09-23 05:05:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-09-23 04:43:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Let's say you have a AMD® Athlon-64 X2 3800+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology.

What does the 3800+, the Hyper Transport Technology, and the X2 mean?

and what does this mean for the processor speed? 64 3800+ / 2.40GHz

Lol sorry i have practically no knowledge about processors except what clock speed is >.>

2006-09-23 04:36:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I am about to purchase a new PC with brand new parts (New Motherboard, Processor, Fan, Power Supply, Video Card, and last but not least...a new casing), because my actual computer is giving me loads of trouble....it is an AMD Duron (tm) Processor, 701 Mhz, 256 MB of Ram (SDR)... i was just wondering which Motherboard was the best between AMD 64-Bit Sempron and AMD 64-Bit Athlon...what is the difference?

2006-09-23 04:13:57 · 7 answers · asked by master_of_puppets275 1 in Desktops

that I will have to pay $679 to fix the screen. I only paid $700 for the laptop in the first place. It there anyway that I can fix it myself for free? Or have any of you gotten a used laptop? What are your thoughts?

2006-09-23 04:12:43 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-09-23 03:31:49 · 4 answers · asked by Senthil 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i can get the wallpaper on my TV but there is no icon or mouse cursor how any ideas?

2006-09-23 03:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by dlamb_uk 1 in Monitors