Hardware - October 2006

So i bought this new computer case, because my hp763n case was to small. I don't really want to buy a whole new motherboard.
Would this be compatible with my ATX case? or is it proptietary? And just a normal 20 or 24 pin power should work with this?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=90823&lang=en&docname=bph07722
Thanks.

2006-10-01 05:00:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-10-01 04:53:12 · 1 answers · asked by cowbag123 1 in Other - Hardware

It will recognize it only if it is plugged into the front USB ports. Does anyone know why that would be or how I can fix it?

2006-10-01 04:42:20 · 3 answers · asked by 11ggojm 2 in Add-ons

It's a 6 month old LG FLATRON. I am talking about the front glass only. It has nothing to do with its performance. What are these tiny spots which are all over it?

2006-10-01 04:40:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

i am intersted in learning about robotics and gaining working knowledge for making innovative robotics projects

2006-10-01 04:35:21 · 2 answers · asked by dexter 1 in Other - Hardware

I SHUT DOWN MY HOME AND IT GETS PRETTY COLD.

2006-10-01 04:31:46 · 2 answers · asked by FORREST R 1 in Desktops

here's the thing, I have an 2 IDE DVD drives and one SATA Hard drive. frequently my system stalls while detecting the IDE drives. also, why is my hard drive listed as a channel 1 ide master? its not ide, its sata.

2006-10-01 04:23:06 · 2 answers · asked by crazyromo 3 in Other - Hardware

I have a Dell laptop with a Sony DVD+-RW DW- Q58A. It reads and writes dvds, but it will not recognize cds or writes to them. There is no firmware update offered at the sony site or the dell. I've switched the primary and secondary IDE channels to DMA mode, no dice. I've also manually forced to drivers to a CD drive, still nothing. I'm pretty sure rmaing the drive is useless because I've searched forums and found that this drive has this problem. So, before I take that step, I would like to know if anyone has suggestions/answer to my problem.

2006-10-01 04:08:42 · 1 answers · asked by egg0rz 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

can you give me a schematic pls..

2006-10-01 04:01:20 · 2 answers · asked by caxoplity 1 in Other - Hardware

I have tried to make a copy of a home dvd, and I have used several programmes but they all will not burn the damn thing. I have also ripped it to my HD and tried to burn from there and yet it is still not working. I have a dell dimension 5000, I dont know whether it is the DVD Burner itself or me!

2006-10-01 03:57:09 · 5 answers · asked by LIlhetty 2 in Other - Hardware

Hello... I purchased two laptops from the Dell Outlet today, both E1705 units with different features, one with more ram, dvd burner, one with better video (7900GS), etc. I basically intend to take the best pieces of each into my new laptop, and then ebay the other one. :) My question is, one has the T2300 processor (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB) and the other has the T2250 processor (1.73GHz/533MHz FSB). If all other things are equal, which will be faster, the one with more processor speed, or the one with the higher FSB speed?

Once we've established that, one other question.. I notice both laptops only have 533mhz ram, so assuming I don't buy faster ram, am I correct in thinking FSB won't matter and I'd be better off with the slightly faster CPU? :)

Thanks much for the advice!

2006-10-01 03:52:31 · 1 answers · asked by tiger.zebra 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I m using a P4 with 512 MB RAM. I even have recently changed the power supply. There is hopefully no virus as I am using PC-Cillin Internet Security 2006 with virus definitions updated everyday! Pls help this thing is really annoying. I have a feeling that th problem could be in the RAM but am not sure how I can solve this. The system restarts irregularly. Sometimes in a few minutes on start and sometimes after hours. The frequency is increasing as days go by.

2006-10-01 03:36:29 · 6 answers · asked by Wallgod 2 in Desktops

every time i shut down my comp. all the way i get the message
can't find os. so I go into setup (cmos) and my ata drive is set as the boot drive I switch them and save to cmos then it boots ok
(actually kinda slow) and goes right into windows. I can restart ok but not shut-down otherwise i have to go back into the setup screen everytime. (also another prob is the fresh formatted C-drive MFD keeps getting fragmented it's in 7 parts with 80% of the drive free after 2 wks.) please help if u can Thanks.

2006-10-01 03:34:09 · 3 answers · asked by catman2676 1 in Other - Hardware

we lost our set up disk for our epsoncx3810 printer and can not reinstall it. How can we reinstall it

2006-10-01 03:32:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

There are three intended uses for my pictures. 1) The bulk of the pictures will be saved on the computer and copied on to disks. 2) Some pictures will be enlarged and printed. 3)some picutures wil be shared. Thank you!!!!

2006-10-01 03:28:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

i need to know which processer is better for an advanced desktop home using pc:
1.AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core
2.Intel® Core™2 Duo processors
plz make sure to tell why processor is better than the other and speak if you have an experiance or a tecnical background about these things
thnax

2006-10-01 02:32:17 · 6 answers · asked by john !!! 2 in Desktops

the keyboards plug into the back of the pc, its a round plug,( sorry for my crap description), and have tried keyboards in other pc's, after they ve been on mine, thats it, they are finished completely dead. and no there arent any batteries. hope this makes it a bit clearer,

2006-10-01 02:32:16 · 9 answers · asked by Bellwitch 1 in Other - Hardware

had 3 keyboards go wrong in the last 3 weeks, now i know its a problem wth my pc, but what is making this happen, can anyone help, and explain to me what can be done, in simple terms? ie, idiots guide?

2006-10-01 02:21:05 · 12 answers · asked by Bellwitch 1 in Other - Hardware

i was bought a dell 3000 last year and i was told that it had a dvd drive and it does not. i was told it costs £650 with a printer and 17 inch but i does not even have microsoft word or any programs on it.

i think this was a rip off, what should i have been able to get from dell if i paid £650?

also someone told me that dell often dont include what you have asked for to save money, is this possible? if so can i do anything about it a year on? i really need help?

2006-10-01 02:17:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Basically I replaced everything except my harddrive on my HP comp.. so I replaced the motherboard, processor, fan, RAM, etc etc.. Now my comp does nothing but restart over and over and over and over.. so I got windows xp cd so now if I get to the BIOS, I can manage to boot from CD drive or DVD drive r whatever..

2006-10-01 02:11:02 · 5 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Desktops

See, I was looking around on the internet when I found what I thought to be a very nice video card on eBay. It is a VisionTek Xtasy Radeon X1300 for PCI: http://cgi.ebay.com/VisionTek-ATI-RADEON-X1300-256MB-PCI-VIDEO-CARD-NR_W0QQitemZ220032676901QQihZ012QQcategoryZ80184QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I thought it was a very nice video card, seeing that it had 256mb of DDR2 memory, and the reviews on CircuitCity.com were good, too. However, when I went onto CNET reviews, it said that it wasn't good for gaming. Now, on the other hand, It's supposed to be able to run games like Doom 3 and Battlefield 2 at high resolutions and detail with a good FPS rating. CNET says it is mediocre, even with a low end card. Or should I just go for an Radeon 9250 with 256mb of memory, or something from nVidia? Really, I want something that will run Vista with a rating higher than 3 and run Battlefield 2 really well.

Radeon X1300 256mb DDR2
Radeon 9250 256mb
nVidia same/better (with good price or on ebay)

2006-10-01 02:06:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

The system Details are as following, 256 MB RAM, 75 GB samsung HDD, windows home service pack 2, 1.7 GHZ Amd athlon xp 200+ processor, every time I turn it on it has a computer usage of between 60% and 100% Is there anyway of making the computer run more faster.

2006-10-01 01:37:21 · 10 answers · asked by CrazedPscyhoticKillerBunny 2 in Other - Hardware

Jumper settings are O.K & I have tried couple of writers. Whereas on same cable my CD Rom works perfectly.

2006-10-01 01:29:11 · 7 answers · asked by Kanchan K 1 in Add-ons

2006-10-01 01:23:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

could anyone tell me a good and cheap external hardrive to buy there are 4 people who all use the computer and all have ipods and this is taking up a lot of memory this is why i am looking an external hardrive also are they easy to install and use

2006-10-01 01:22:11 · 5 answers · asked by Trish 3 in Other - Hardware

Sony batteries used in DELL, Toshiba and Apple laptops have all been recalled because they could overheat, and pose a fire hazard to consumers.
Have you ever had any problems with your SONY VAIO's batteries?...

2006-10-01 01:22:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

there is 2 ms and 4ms and 8ms.
which is better value to have a monitor with?

2006-10-01 01:12:47 · 3 answers · asked by didi 2 in Monitors

I own an Acer Aspire Series 1600 and it seems to overheat or something after 2 hours use. I have enough air ventilation around it. I've heard of docking stations that have a couple of fans on it and that it seems to prevent this problems. Will one of those help?

2006-10-01 01:09:50 · 14 answers · asked by Hacker 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

do i need a video card if i want to play The Sims but emmm where do you get them??? i got a cd of them is called Asus , the brand and i can't seem to install them so would anyone please tell where to download video card for windows xp home edition . Thank you

2006-10-01 00:57:11 · 5 answers · asked by joan_axel 2 in Add-ons

i got 1 old hardisk that i wanna to fix in my new computer but once i plugin it run the window 98 that run in my old computer so what should i do to earase everything in my old hardish?

2006-10-01 00:52:21 · 9 answers · asked by Leon 2 in Desktops