Hardware - October 2006

I've recently bought EVGA 7300 GS vc, with 256 mb memory installed. However, the "problem" is - it says 256 mb on the box. EVGA 7300 comes both in several versions, including 256 mb and 512 as well. When I installed it and viewed info about it in the device manager, it says the vcard has 512 mb on it. Not that I complain or anything, I just thought that maybe, it's a recent trend that's made up, or if it's compatibility issues with my mb, or vc decided to steal some RAM or (what I actually hope for) somebody was incompetent enough to put a 512 mb vcard into the box and sell it as 256mb, or something else I haven't thought about. Main parts of comp are: EVGA 7300 GS vcard, Asus P5NSLI mb, Kingston 1gb DDR2 667Mhz RAM, Intel Conroe e6400 cpu, plus some other add-ons, like a PSU, ethernet card and LG dvd burner. I don't really want to go to the place where I bought it to check, since they could either change it to 256mb version or make me pay extra for what they sold. Any ideas?

2006-10-04 09:41:30 · 4 answers · asked by Negotiator 3 in Desktops

I was wondering how many ways there are to damage a computer so I can prevent them in a future. Including software and hardware damage.

2006-10-04 09:25:13 · 13 answers · asked by Evol 2 in Desktops

2006-10-04 09:22:57 · 3 answers · asked by darien901 1 in Desktops

2006-10-04 08:58:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2006-10-04 08:57:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

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2006-10-04 08:32:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I recently had a new slave drive installed on my computer but have decided to make the new slave drive the master and the current master the slave. I found these directions online but need a little more detail. Hook up the new HD as the slave. Use the installation disk that came with it and transfer/copy the entire drive (old) to the new HD. Disconnect the HD's and install the new HD as the master. Now what I need to know is exactly how do I transfer the old HD contents to the new one? The new one is set as the slave right now. And I want to hook the old one up as the slave so should I erase its contents at a certain time or just leave them on there? I have the disk for the new one only. I'm running Win 2000 Pro. Any more details or advice is greatly appreciated.

2006-10-04 07:47:29 · 4 answers · asked by 420girl 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-04 07:40:12 · 10 answers · asked by Laura C 1 in Monitors

yeah so, i was thinking something along the line of 3.0+ ghz clock, 2-4+gb ram, 120+gb harddrive. 512+ graphics card ???

well, my question is that i am in the market for a high performace gaming desktop, willing to spend up to 2000 pounds (about $3800), im looking at the dell xps and the alienware area-51.
they both have about the same specs (what mentioned above), but both seems to have slow proccesing speeds, about 2.8ghz duo. (not sure about FSB).

does any1 have any advise for me about what pcs are best for gaming, and the minimum amount of ram/proccesing speed etc neccesary.

thanks.

2006-10-04 07:37:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

This would be on a Dell desktop

I'm not too technically savvy, but I think I could do it w/ a bit if help. Thanks!

2006-10-04 07:20:58 · 2 answers · asked by jeepdrivr 4 in Desktops

I heard if you pay enough money, you can restore files from wiped harddrive. I had a toshiba and used the factory CD to restore to factory settings since my computer was having problems(freezing upon start up, crashing, etc). i thought i backed up files to external seagate harddrive but it was actually backed up onto the C: drive so when wiped it, the backup got wiped as well. i got a new laptop, is there any way i can recover the old files even though i used the CD to restore? if the pay is high enough i heard?

2006-10-04 07:19:52 · 4 answers · asked by Mic Y 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok, so I bought Battlefield 2 and was excited to try it out. I used srtest.com to make sure ti would work perfectly. It said it would run perfectly. Next day I buy BF2 and then I install it and run it. Its not running then I check the graphic card and suddenly the ATI X300 just dissapperaed! How is this frickin possible?

2006-10-04 06:48:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

This started when I installed a Trendnet Gigabit NIC on my HP a1120n desktop with AMD 64 3500+. My onboard NIC kept dropping connections and failing after I installed a EVGA 6600gt video card and an EVGA Tv tuner. I also upgraded my power supply to a 450 watt power supply. Tech support at HP and COMPUSA couldn't find out what was wrong with the onboard NIC so I decided to buy and install a new one. Now, I do not get dropped connections but whenever I download files especially installation files, windows updates (sometimes), RAR, ZIP, EXE files, I always have trouble like in the case of RAR and ZIP files, it says corrupted archive or something. I tried downloading via my laptop and then transfered the file via network and it would still fail on my desktop.

Please help!

Thanks!

2006-10-04 06:30:08 · 4 answers · asked by stich 1 in Other - Hardware

NOT INTERESTED IN RUNNING GAMES OR DVD ON MY PC

2006-10-04 06:08:13 · 5 answers · asked by bellringer 1 in Other - Hardware

my hard disk info is like this:
1) 80 gb-sata
2) 4 partitions and some unallocated free space
3) C:7gb ->winxp, D:25gb->data ,similarly E: and f: ALL FAT32
4) UNALLOCTED SPACE:10GB(i have kept it aside for linux )
NOW MY QUERY IS THAT
**I WANT A DUAL BOOT SYSTEM WITHOUT AFFECTING THE "MBR"
**SO THAT I AM ABLE T REMOVE LINUX/WIN WITHOUT AFFECTING EACH OTHER
**IS THIS FEASIBLE?
** is the / boot partition necessary apart from / and swap
** ALSO I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT "GRUB" AND IT CORRUPTING THE "MBR"
** ONE MORE THING I NEED IS "gcc compiler" ! DOES KUBUNTU COME LOADED WITH IT ?IF NOT PLEASE GUIDE ME REGARDING THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE!

** DUE TO THESE DOUBTS(AND FEAR) ONLY I HAVE DEFERRED TO INSTALL LINUX!!!!!! SO IF ANYBODY COULD HELP ME OUT I WILL BE EXTREMELY THANKFUL

THANKS
agassi

2006-10-04 06:06:53 · 3 answers · asked by agassi 1 in Desktops

bare in mind how much money difference is

2006-10-04 05:55:07 · 2 answers · asked by im_a_mac 2 in Desktops

i have a compaq amarda and need to install a cable and wireless network card driver on to it,and as its only running windows 98 and the notebook dosent have a cd-rom(only a pcmcia cdrom that is unusable)
so can i install the files on to a xp desktop then transfer them using files and settings transfer wizard to my 98 laptop using a com lead transfer
after a lot of head scratching this is the only way i can think of doing this,with regards to the installation files i will re-execute the installation once i have transfered the files
is this possible?

2006-10-04 05:52:13 · 2 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computers hard drive has two lights. One of them is always on when you turn ont the computer and the other just started turning on. I 'm really worried because my sister told me that what happened to her computer before it got messed up.

2006-10-04 05:50:55 · 5 answers · asked by ReyMysterio'swife 2 in Other - Hardware

I've been trying to sell some of my stuff, mostly electronic gadges(ex. bluetoth headset) and computers(several laptops). Any one know if there is any other place I can sell these kind of things?

2006-10-04 05:48:34 · 7 answers · asked by teetee t 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My new dell printer only gets about 50 copies and takes a color ink cartridge only. I was told it would last a year (LIE) I only got 50 copies and out of ink.

Dell said it costs the same and get the same number of copies regardless of if it is in color or black and white as the black uses all the other colors.

Can only buy ink from dell. At $24 for 50 copies, I can't afford.

My question is
1. will any printer work with a dell?

2.Which printer brand gets the most copies and is able to do black and white or color?

3. I would like you where I can get ink cartridge somewhere like Walmart's

4. How many copies shopuld I expect to get with the printer you recommend and do you need both black and whitre and colored cartridge to operate it?

5. About how much do printers cost?

2006-10-04 05:46:32 · 5 answers · asked by healthnut 2 in Printers

I'm looking for a usb flash drive that is very easy to use for beginners, can hold many images, does not store data on the shared computer, and where I can upload the data to other sites. Can you recommend one that serves these purposes? Thanks

2006-10-04 05:34:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-10-04 05:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by lockjaw 1 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-04 05:05:09 · 5 answers · asked by Dinesh C 1 in Other - Hardware

i have a Creative webcam that was installed on the old comp. Just got a new comp. and cant find the old install disk for the cam. Is there any way i can install the cam without the disk or do i have to go buy a new webam??

2006-10-04 05:00:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Emachines T2865 on off switch is broken. Emachines does not sell the part. To find out from Emachines Customer Service what to do, they want my credit card number. Is there a Generic 2 wire push button on off switch that I can use?

2006-10-04 04:51:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need to find an electronic computer manual for Compaq DeskPRO 5100. i think it's serial number is 141433-001. It's an old computer, so it may be hard to find. thanks!

2006-10-04 04:50:33 · 3 answers · asked by mareda25 2 in Desktops

i just installed it....its has a analog plug(in the back)..i hooked that up...there is a Digital out ...my question...can my DVD player pIay without this digital out hooked up???

2006-10-04 04:48:33 · 5 answers · asked by dezzyknight318 4 in Other - Hardware

if i want to gaming computer what king should i get and if my dad already has internet for verizon dsl do i just need to get a modem so i can have it for my room

2006-10-04 04:26:10 · 8 answers · asked by Adam S 1 in Desktops

she did not provide a back up email

2006-10-04 04:25:48 · 3 answers · asked by jdyon 1 in Other - Hardware

my computer just came back from the company and their is a physical combo drive there but it wont read the cd's. anyone know how to fix that?

2006-10-04 04:22:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks