Hardware - October 2006

Adobe say that the Nvida Quadro FX1400 is approved for After Effects V7. Is the Nvida Quadro FX1500 compatible as it appears to be the same card but with 256MB of ram as apposed to 128MB on the FX1400.

2006-10-04 23:31:38 · 2 answers · asked by Girl Interrupted 2 in Desktops

2006-10-04 23:21:44 · 6 answers · asked by shashi 1 in Add-ons

I have a dvd burner on my laptop and blank dvds. When I put blank cds in the cd burner pops right up but I guess I just don't have the software for dvd burning??? because nothing comes up when I put in a blank dvd. Is this something I have to buy or can I download it for free? I would think it should have come with the comp!

2006-10-04 22:57:17 · 19 answers · asked by Syd L 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-04 22:26:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-10-04 22:04:25 · 8 answers · asked by JoePhillyPA 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-04 21:42:40 · 18 answers · asked by baa baa 1 in Monitors

2006-10-04 21:30:19 · 3 answers · asked by sala 1 in Printers

the RAM capacity

2006-10-04 21:10:37 · 8 answers · asked by sha 1 in Desktops

I also dont know how to turn on the bluetooth settings in my laptop so please kindly give a step by step procedure

2006-10-04 20:37:37 · 1 answers · asked by abcz 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

THERE IS A GREEN LIGHT ON THE AC ADAPTER THAT IS ON WHEN ITS PLUGGED IN THE POWER OUTLET BUT APARENTLY THE LAPTOP DOESNT START WHEN I HAVE THE ADAPTER PLUGGED IN THE LAPTOP, NEED HELP

2006-10-04 19:11:51 · 5 answers · asked by bizmanchicago 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to get a new pc, what I want to do requires a new pc, here is the current pc that I have, please tell me what its worth:

Computer:
Pentium 4 processor at 1.4GHZ or 1400mhz
640 MB SD ram
40 GB hard drive, 40 gb hard drive (slave)
Pioneer 16X Dual Layer DVD Burner
LG 16X DVD Player
Nvidia 64MB video card, Onboard sound, 2 USB ports, Floppy Drive, Ethernet card

Other hardware
Sony Trinitron 15' monitor
Dell Keyboard, Logitech 3 button mouse

I bought it from MDG in November 2001, so its almost 5 years old, its slow because I have so much stuff on it, but it runs ok if your just surfing the net. Its a good pc, but times have changed and I need a new pc for internet/application use.

As for how much Im looking for, well its between $400-$650. Does this sound reasonable? The dvd drives I bought brand new, dvd burner was bought this year so is only 2 months old, dvd player was bought in 2002 and still works, as for the monitor, I got it in 2003 and works great!

2006-10-04 19:08:22 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Desktops

my brother works at best buy and he said that he can get it for $150. do u think is worth it or should i try an ATI X1600? or maybe i'll just keep my 6600GS

2006-10-04 19:01:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

please tell me the things to be taken into consideration while buying laptop

2006-10-04 18:03:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Canon i250, but I lost its installation CD, and i can't use it at all because i can't program it...I need help...any suggestions?

2006-10-04 17:44:42 · 12 answers · asked by Angie 1 in Printers

about 6 months ago i had some mp3 files. Due to some virus attack on my computer, i had to fromat my disk. After some months, i resized my partitions and formatted the disk again.
Now i need those mp3 files badly. Is there any way to get back those mp3 files??? Please inform me if some such software is available to download on trial bases or demo version. I can'nt purchase softwares
Please tell me the way to GET BACK my files. THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-04 17:36:56 · 5 answers · asked by Muhammad 2 in Other - Hardware

i know what a ram card is, and what it does, and where it goes. but are they all the same size for the most part. like will a hewlitt packard fit a gateway, and a dell and so forth¿

2006-10-04 17:32:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

There is no sound from the speakers like during a normal boot-up. I had already removed and reinstall the graphic card. There is no signal going to the monitor also.I do not know what else I can do. Can someone give me some advise please? I really would appreciate your help.

2006-10-04 17:11:47 · 3 answers · asked by WILLIAM T 1 in Desktops

Im Building a computer....
-im gonna get a 7900 GT pci express
-I have pc3200 1 gig of Ram

I need Suggestions For a motherboard that can support the am2 processors or ill settle with the 939 and ill buy the am2 adapter

2006-10-04 17:07:38 · 5 answers · asked by shizdan 2 in Add-ons

have this black screen showing saying ntldr missing. windows will not boot. what's wrong with the pc and what can i do to fix it?

2006-10-04 17:07:07 · 9 answers · asked by j o s 4 in Desktops

I have a IBM laptop that has a blank screen when I boot it. External video looks fine.

The LCD panel looks intact.

I'm thinking the issue is a bad inverter. Anything else you peeps can think to check? A inverter is a cheap fix if it's the problem. I can pick one up cheap on ebay, so if it's worth a shot I'll go that way first.

2006-10-04 16:56:20 · 3 answers · asked by eljefe98 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1908193&CatId=0

is that a good deal and will that run good with games like f.e.a.r and the new games ocming out?

2006-10-04 16:55:27 · 3 answers · asked by shizdan 2 in Add-ons

I was told windows xp can only support up to 130 gb or only show 130 gb of ram is this true and how many hard drive can I run on windows on xp? Would it be possible to run two hard drives with 160 gb each and would windows be able to detech 130 gigs on each hard drive or can I only run 130 gb max? Or what is the size hard drive I can use for windows xp ? And is there a way to use the full amount of hard drive on xp ?

2006-10-04 16:19:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-10-04 16:18:34 · 3 answers · asked by karthick r 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-04 16:08:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

2006-10-04 15:42:46 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have a gateway pentium d, xp media center, dual core w/ 2 gigs of ram, 250 gig hard drive, and a Radeon xpress 200 graphics card. i looking to get a new graphics card. wat should i look for, i wanted something to help speed up video's, listen to music, music production, web site design, and possibly play some games. what should i be looking for?

2006-10-04 15:39:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am trying to fix a random computer that was handed to me... first off it said 'Disk Boot Failure, Insert sys disk'.. so i booted from a floppy and tried to run fdisk but to no avail. instead i get 'No fixed disks present'. Do I need to replace the hard drive? My goal to fix the orginal problem (disk boot failure) was to delete all partitions and just create one primary partition that uses max space on the hard disk... is that a reasonable solution?

2006-10-04 15:39:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

If theres a way to do it directly from them , its better

2006-10-04 15:38:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

This is a brand new install. I was in BIOS and was in the PCI screen and the competer powered down. I didn't do anything. Any ideas?

2006-10-04 15:37:12 · 11 answers · asked by oyving 2 in Desktops

2006-10-04 15:37:02 · 10 answers · asked by lori 1 in Printers