Hardware - October 2006

Please assist me in buying a mobo.
i'm confused with those 945s and 965s.
my budget is 8k(max).
Now i really got a platform and that too ASUS.
But their models are confusing.
P5LD2, P5LD2 V, P5LD2 VM, P5LD2 VM SE, P5B, P5B VM, P5B V, P5B E, P5B E Plus.
I need to decide among the above mentioned.
I am planning to use C2D E6300 in contrast to 7900gt (no sli) with the mobo.
Will be Glad if anyone could be of help.

THANKS.

2006-10-29 16:45:00 · 3 answers · asked by gourishankar pal 1 in Add-ons

Guys... i have a really big problem. 1 pair of the hard disk pin is bend, can it be rectify?

2006-10-29 16:37:40 · 2 answers · asked by Hanindie 2 in Other - Hardware

i hear odd sounds when i insert dvd in my drive ..it reads vcd and mp3.....but not dvd....pls help....

2006-10-29 16:37:28 · 5 answers · asked by SHARAVANA 1 in Add-ons

2006-10-29 16:34:13 · 4 answers · asked by dragon_69_us 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-29 16:31:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

For example: The Canon PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer...can it print out an essay? or only photos??

2006-10-29 16:27:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

My friend has a dell monitor (E771P) that has some display problems; when i opened the settings, it only has 16 colors--is it possible to see if there are more, or would she be better off getting a new monitor?

2006-10-29 16:23:54 · 3 answers · asked by camel2575 1 in Monitors

2006-10-29 16:20:34 · 4 answers · asked by roadmonster 1 in Desktops

i have a P4 1.9GHz, 128DDR RAM, 80GB HDD.
Prob 01. though winamp, WMP, play sounds, nothin comes out of the speakers. (they are working with TV)
Prob 02. Every now and then my PC stops responding, then when i restart, an error "Disk Read Error" msg comes immediately
or
The Windows XP Prof. logo comes very feebly (light) and stays there!
I have tried formatting drives, reinstalling OS, Drivers, removed and reinstalled components but nothin is workin!
Plz help!

2006-10-29 16:10:57 · 5 answers · asked by Ask Me! 2 in Desktops

I must first start off by saying that this is my first computer I’ve built…. I am running a Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+… The motherboard came with a program called Ai Booster.. It basically lets you see what’s going on with the system… It shows that my FSB is 800MHz… Shouldn’t it be 2000 MHz? If so, what exactly do I need to do to get it up there? Remember guys, I'm a beginner..

2006-10-29 16:10:37 · 3 answers · asked by sofakingfast1977 2 in Desktops

What is the safe way to bring my old computer from Ahmedabad to Mumabi ? can anybody tell me...?

By bus, Train, Courier or others.......?

What will be the cost ?

Will I have to pay Octroi etc. in mumbai ??

2006-10-29 16:09:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have 845GV motherboard with 2.4 Ghz Pentium, and a 400 WATT smps. Attached two hard disks each of 80 GB baracauda 7200 rpm. I have windows xp pro in both. Booting occurs from the Primary Master drive, as usual.

It worked fine for 4 months and now lately one hard disk as failed to respond. BIOS detects two hard disks, but "My computer" shows only ONE.

What could be the problem according to you ?

What to do now to get it work again ?

2006-10-29 16:03:30 · 6 answers · asked by James 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a flash drive that has some important files on it that I cannot get to. While I was running scandisk on my computer I had left the flash drive in. scandisk stated that the directory on the c drive was not structured properly and since I was having problems with that computer, I told it to repair the directory. It did and now my files are still there, I just cannot get to them. How can I fix this?

2006-10-29 15:53:12 · 5 answers · asked by Sally 1 in Other - Hardware

I am over at hp.com buidling a pc notebook pc, I built two systems one with a AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-60(2.0GHz/512KB and one with a Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz) . The Intel one with all the same parts was much more expensive. What chip do you guys think is better, and why?

2006-10-29 15:46:02 · 13 answers · asked by CLJ 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have no sound on my computer. It says I have no audio device. I am fed up with trying everything. I have windows xp professional on my computer

2006-10-29 15:39:52 · 5 answers · asked by towman2300 1 in Desktops

I need to know this so I can decide if I my agp system is dead with direct x 10 or not

2006-10-29 15:36:15 · 3 answers · asked by Duggywuggy 2 in Other - Hardware

I want to take a notebook computer with me to the mall because it has free wi fi. Alot of people sit around and there is a place that has free coffee and all and I think it might be a good way to get out of the house when I have free time without spending money. I live in a bad area and ride the bus so I don't want to call attention to having a computer. I need to carry it in a case or something but don't want to carry some big obvious case with me. I don't want to carry a large handbag either as that would call attention to me. I would like to put it in a tote bag or something but I don't want it to get bumped or anything. Any ideas.

2006-10-29 15:27:07 · 4 answers · asked by reallyfedup 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

By parts I mean everything. Chips, cd-drives, PCI cards, etc.

2006-10-29 15:18:28 · 5 answers · asked by Inquisitive Mind 4 in Other - Hardware

Here is another one of my NEW XP problems/Issues. When I play Windows Media Player, I dont get any sound, video is fine. Whether it is an .mpg .avi or .wav file, It doesnt matter, No Sound. But if I start Power DVD (even without starting to play any movie) I get the sound in WMP. I thought it would be a codec prob. so I installed "all in one Audio codec" no help. I unstalled and then updated WMP to ver 10, nothin doin. I stil can bet it has something to do with Audio codec, but I cant figure out what to do or where else to look. One more thing as long as Power DVD is on, I have the sound in WMP, as soon as I close Power DVD, sound goes with it. Any suggestions, help, recommendations?? BTW Sound Always works in Power DVD no matter what.

2006-10-29 15:16:30 · 3 answers · asked by uemail_me 1 in Other - Hardware

What the difference between neon and cold cathode lights ?

2006-10-29 15:16:07 · 2 answers · asked by Elly L 1 in Desktops

Im looking for and planning to buy an inexpensive and reliable external hard drive...it doesnt have to be a lot of space...maybe a 20-40GB...(100GB would be nice).

2006-10-29 15:15:57 · 5 answers · asked by Shane 3 in Other - Hardware

*Cpu: Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
*Motherboard: ABIT AB9 PRO Intel P965 Dual Channel DDR2 800 SATA 7.1 HD Audio INTEL CORE 2 DUO READY
*Graphics Card: ASUS EN7950GT 512meg DDR3 MODEL : EN7950GT/HTDP/512M/ASLI Ready GPU/Memory clock at 550/1400 Mhz
*HDD :250 gig 7200 rpm SATA-2 16mb cache
*RAM: 2x 512mb (1gig) DDR2 XMS2-6400 , 800MHz
*Moniter: 19inch Widescreen 1440x900 , DVI 5ms response

1. How many stars out of 10 (10 being the best)
2. When buying a PSU how many watts should i be looking for to power this computer?
3. What would you change about it ?

2006-10-29 15:12:08 · 8 answers · asked by Elly L 1 in Desktops

My pc is on the fritz big time and I know think that it is a fam problem (thanks to some answers to another Q!). The fan gets really loud at times then sounds like it is barely keeping up at other times.
I have torn my h.d. apart and added hardware before, but before I take it apart, am i looking for something that is not evident? Is there more than 1 fan? Most importantly, what kind of costs could I be looking at to replace the fan?
Thanks for your help w/this!

2006-10-29 14:53:10 · 4 answers · asked by my2cents 3 in Desktops

specifically graphics cards

2006-10-29 14:45:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

when my brother was playing maple story the first time after that when he lagout the desktop turned sideways if this happenped to you plz help me get my computer to work again

2006-10-29 14:43:11 · 5 answers · asked by hockey pro 4 in Desktops

2006-10-29 14:37:44 · 3 answers · asked by fornoman 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-29 14:37:32 · 2 answers · asked by salimdist 4 in Other - Hardware

i want to get a cheap board and Biostar is the cheapest i can find.is Biostar any good or does it have compatability problems or short life or high on DOA ratting?

2006-10-29 14:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-29 14:26:42 · 5 answers · asked by bhemdky 2 in Desktops

[Dell, Latitude, D600] I just recently replaced my old hard drive with a new one, and I installed Windows XP on the new one... but my audio is not working, it wont connect to the internet and when I check out the device manager, it shows alot yellow question marks [I believe its not installed devices ?] Anyways, anyone know if I have to get a separate disk to install all the other devices... or did I do something wrong? o.o

2006-10-29 14:19:08 · 10 answers · asked by Iceshowers 2 in Laptops & Notebooks