Hardware - October 2006

About a year ago my parents had to get a new motherboard put in. Ever since then the sound has not worked right. The only way you can really hear anything is on headphones. When the speakers are plugged in (and yes we unplug the headphones when doing this!) you can hear a very low sound if you put the speaker right next to your ear. I have put all the volume settings on their highest and nothing is muted. Do they just need to buy new speakers or what else could help?

2006-10-25 01:51:44 · 5 answers · asked by carrica0183 1 in Desktops

2006-10-25 01:49:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Athlon 64X2 (sAM2) 4600 (2.4GHZ, 2x512) cpu
KN9 SLI (sAM2, NF 570 SLI, DDR2) motherboard
1GB DDR2 DIMM PC2 5400-667 ram
X1950 XTX 512 MB DDR4 graphic card

which is best Athlon 64X2 (sAM2) 4600 (2.4GHZ, 2x512) or Amd Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual-Core - Box - 64BIT - S-939?

p.s. i'm especially worried about the graphic card.can u please suggest me another if its not compatible?
thanks in advance

2006-10-25 01:47:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

it should be a brief explanation.

2006-10-25 01:46:20 · 8 answers · asked by paul16polo 1 in Other - Hardware

Specs I prefer are
-AMD Athlon FX Clock speed 3.0 ghtz
-2 gigs Ram upgradeable to 4 gig Ram
-dual core nvidia video card one of the 512 duals
-300gb hard drive
-decent speakers for gameing sound
-network card

2006-10-25 01:40:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

when i turn the computer on, windows will not start up. it goes to a screen asking me whether i was to start in normal mode, safe mode, etc. when i pick one, it shows the windows logo for a second, then i get a screen with a blue box that says some mode on, then it goes back to the screen asking me to choose normal or safe mode, and then does the same thing again? any ideas? thanks

2006-10-25 01:40:14 · 1 answers · asked by tlp6619 1 in Desktops

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2006-10-25 01:33:23 · 1 answers · asked by ned 1 in Other - Hardware

bought new e machines computer with this installed

2006-10-25 01:30:21 · 11 answers · asked by paul a 1 in Other - Hardware

the pc i am looking at is a dell Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6300 (1.86GHz) .....does that mean its toal power can run a game that requires 2.5ghtz?

2006-10-25 01:19:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I've heard that it is better to leave a desktop computer on all the time because booting it up puts a lot of stress on the machine. Should I leave my laptop on instead of constantly putting it in hibernation, standby, or turn it off? Which is better for it?

2006-10-25 01:15:06 · 13 answers · asked by mabroadfo1027 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi,
My admin have disabled the USB drives at C-MOS.
I have admin rights (but not the C-MOS privilage). Can i activate the USB in OS? (in registers?) if so, please tell me how...

2006-10-25 01:13:16 · 6 answers · asked by sathya 2 in Other - Hardware

BIOS is limited im not able to change much. Can I download a new bios or what are my options. Is it impossible to disable the SMART on my laptop. I am using PHEONIX BIOS. thanks.

2006-10-25 01:03:13 · 3 answers · asked by Brian H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am working on a laptop, which occasionally gives up the ghost, blues screens and displays the message 'PEN_LIST_CORRUPT'.

I am not sure whether I should retire the machine - or find out what the machine wants?

What does PEN_LIST_CORRUPT mean anyway?

2006-10-25 00:54:56 · 3 answers · asked by blacksmokerings 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

got a 256 kingston flash disk which i have been using for sometime. the problem with it is sometimes when i save something on it ie. exe file it becomes corrupt or zip file,sometimes i save a whole folder and later to find it empty ..this problem has also spread to my new lg flash ..anyone who has an idea ps help i am suffering ...is it a virus ??

2006-10-25 00:54:03 · 5 answers · asked by sekiki2004 3 in Add-ons

3 days ago pulled out my 2 sticks of pc2700 each 512, and installed 2 sticks of PNY 1g pc3200. Wow, a huge difference in games and working in my p2p/share. (but it wasn't REALLY that big ...)
But a RAM increase this much seems like it would generate more heat, could I find an internal fan to clip onto the case for them?
and what kind of power source would it have?

2006-10-25 00:53:56 · 11 answers · asked by Diadem 4 in Add-ons

I buy compatible ink for my epsom printer, am I harming the product or is it okay.

How much difference is there between epson and compatible ink.

Some people use epson ink for their photos, but would it not be cheaper to take them to a shop to be printed.

2006-10-25 00:42:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

The ram is ok, it's the correct type for my MB and they are fitted carefully. XP boots up fine, but I get all sorts of errors when running things, and sometimes it just reboots!

I have an ABIT AS8-V with 2x 512k 400hz DDR (pc3200) ram - errors when I added 2 more of the same type of ram.

2006-10-25 00:29:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

if you have one could you tell me make and model, if it's any good.

2006-10-25 00:28:32 · 17 answers · asked by timone 5 in Printers

I'm looking for a reconditioned pc for my mother-in-law for christmas. She has a good keyboard and monitor so just need the base unit. She wants to get on the internet for the first time and to do some basic word processing so she won't need anything too flashy but one with a good warranty would be ideal. If anyone out there knows of any good places to look let me know!

2006-10-25 00:27:36 · 9 answers · asked by Nedster 2 in Desktops

I have been offered an acer travelmate 2200 laptop for £200. Details include: internet ready, CD/DVD burner, 4 USB ports, wireless and bluetooth compatible, space for memory card, Fixit Utilities Professional 6, McAfee firewall, windows XP microsoft works, windows media player, webcam.
I will also get a Lexmark printer.
Is this a good buy??xx

2006-10-25 00:26:13 · 2 answers · asked by stiflersmom29 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I accidentally bought 256MB PC100 of server memory on ebay. I just wanted 256mb PC100 of regular memory. Will this work the same or is it completely different? I have no idea what server memory is.

2006-10-25 00:19:11 · 3 answers · asked by carrica0183 1 in Add-ons

I saw the phone on ebay but need to be able to log calls made from a small start up non profit. This phone can be connected to a pc i think but i am having no luck with internet searches

2006-10-25 00:13:23 · 1 answers · asked by msijg 5 in Other - Hardware

any difference for MP3 thumbdrives

2006-10-25 00:05:09 · 6 answers · asked by paulyap1 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I can't decide what’s the best VGA card for the new generation PC Games...

2006-10-24 23:56:36 · 4 answers · asked by iliasv82 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm a software developer ( beginner ) and i dont actually which laptop is best...any suggestions??

2006-10-24 22:56:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-24 22:52:40 · 6 answers · asked by chantellechanters 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have tried connecting my digital camera Vivitar Vivicam3830s to my PC using the data cable provided with the camera....nothing happened?? Can somebody help....

2006-10-24 22:47:36 · 11 answers · asked by divya s 2 in Other - Hardware

Processor: AMD Turion 64 Mobile Processor ml-37 with PowerNow! technology; 2.0GHz
Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Media Center
Memory: 2048MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz; max. supported 2048MB
Graphics card: ATI Radeon Xpress 200M IGP with 128MB DDR (dedicated)
Hard drive: 120GB (4200 rpm) Hard Drive Primary CD/DVD drive: LightScribe DVD±RW and CD-RW combo drive with Double Layer support
Display:15.4" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display Wireless connectivity: 802.11a/b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
Digital media: 6-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia or xD-Picture Cards
External ports: 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 1 notebook expansion port 2, 1 IEEE 1394 FireWire (4-pin), 1 Consumer IR, 1 Headphone out w/S/PDIF Digital Audio, 1 microphone-in
Communications: Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); High speed 56K modem

2006-10-24 22:44:34 · 5 answers · asked by misskitty715 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-24 22:32:46 · 2 answers · asked by angie 3 in Printers

2006-10-24 22:32:14 · 9 answers · asked by zk 2 in Printers