Hardware - October 2006

2006-10-18 01:37:57 · 9 answers · asked by LISA S 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi, i'am about to build a computer. I just cannot decide between the dual and single core. I don't think i would ever use both cores. These are the two i'am debating between.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103622
^single core^
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103733
^dual core^
I would be using this as a gaming computer. I also plan to set up a raid 0 or 5. I am kind of on a tight budget. Would a dual core run faster even if i am using just 1. They both have the same cache, and the single has more GHZ. And by the way i would not overclock.
Thanks.

2006-10-18 01:13:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

This printer has been a real workhorse. Then one day it got a (genuine) paper jam - the paper jam light came on and it ground to a halt. I cleared the jam, which was straight forward, but the jam light stayed lit and it stubbornly refuses to respond to all my attempts to persuade it to resume its role in my life. I've cleaned it, cuddled it and cursed it, all to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks.

2006-10-18 01:09:09 · 4 answers · asked by Pigsick 1 in Printers

This printer has been working fine, but suddenly it just stopped working - the paper is fed through and the cartridge carrier zips back and fore quite the thing, as if it's printing - but the sheets come out blank. It's the same whether it's black or colour I'm trying to print. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, but still no joy.

2006-10-18 01:02:47 · 3 answers · asked by Pigsick 1 in Printers

I have a set of Foreign Language learning cassettes and books that someone gave to me. To re-buy in cd format will cost me a few hundred bucks I don't want to spend. I'd like to record these into my computer then download them onto cd or my ipod. Help, please?!?!?!?!

2006-10-18 01:00:58 · 7 answers · asked by empress_pam 4 in Other - Hardware

i am thinking of adding a 320 gig internal drive to my desktop computer.

once installed, is it then easy to remove the harddrive without damaging it?

I ask this because i may be moving overseas, and do not want to take the entire computer with me - just the hard drive. I do not really want to buy an external drive, as i believe they are slower, and more expensive.

2006-10-18 00:53:36 · 8 answers · asked by jjc3333 1 in Other - Hardware

My hard drive is 250Gb. I have it partitioned so that the main drive is (c:)140gb, second is (d:)100gb and backup drive is (e:)10gb
The first 2 are NTFS. The other is FAT32
The other day I noticed that my 100gb partition has just disappeared! My C drive still reads 140gb. I checked in Disk Management and it says 140gb.
What has happened! Can I recover this drive??
Please help. Thanks.

2006-10-18 00:45:54 · 4 answers · asked by art_vandulet 2 in Desktops

Hi everyone!
I've had an optical mouse for the last six months which has been working fine up until a couple of weeks ago. Then it froze anytime I started the computer. I was able to make it work by unplugging it and re-plugging it (usb port). But now even that doesn't help.
I get a message saying that "Windows has detected an unknown usb device which has malfunctioned."
It's a real pain as otherwise, the mouse is in perfect working order. I've tried to use another usb port but without success. My computer is on Windows XP. What shall I do (apart from buying a new mouse!)
Please can you help me with this?
Many thanks!

2006-10-18 00:43:05 · 14 answers · asked by Breizhonat 6 in Other - Hardware

I have computers that are wi-fi enabled.
what else are required???

2006-10-18 00:26:51 · 6 answers · asked by janemann 1 in Other - Hardware

cpu usage is around 100 percent due to this spoolsv, please advise a solution , steps to remove the same

2006-10-18 00:13:33 · 4 answers · asked by suraj s 1 in Desktops

Ok, I turn on my laptop it beeps 3 times, and the screen doesn't come on, would anyone know which components are broken or what the proplem is ?

2006-10-17 23:53:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Why does my computer go into shut down mode it hasn't ever done it before but these last two days my laptop has been acting wierd and shutting down and restarting why is that is it for protection from viruses

2006-10-17 23:34:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-17 23:09:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Hi, I am currently considering upgrading my laptop memory and maybe getting a faster hard drive. Obviously with it being a laptop I cannot upgrade the CPU. I was just wondering is there a comparison that would show how much quicker it will run with more RAM compared with upgrading the CPU, for example:

Upgrading by 512MB is roughly equivalent to upgrading a CPU by xxxx MHz

Thank You.
Gareth.

2006-10-17 23:06:56 · 6 answers · asked by gazsharpe100 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Mine is a Samsung cdrw. I had accidently installed gmail virtual hard
disk software. Its icon appeared in my computer below the cdrom icon too. When i uninstalled it i lost my cd rom icon. Is it uninstalled or deleted. How do i install it. If someone knows a solution to this problem please tell me because i want write a cd very quickly

2006-10-17 22:51:46 · 6 answers · asked by sugar 2 in Other - Hardware

2006-10-17 22:42:19 · 7 answers · asked by Rudz 2 in Desktops

or can i just jazz up my own with upgrades.
which is the best processor, pentium4 or dual or whatever,
please tell me your thoughts or is it a"mac".

cheers pete

2006-10-17 22:30:35 · 12 answers · asked by pete.hodson1@btinternet.com 2 in Desktops

Manufacturers usually do the low level formatting. And what we do is called High level formatting.

Is it possible for us to do a low level formatting? Anyone who has done it?

2006-10-17 21:45:55 · 6 answers · asked by Everything_Is_Planned 2 in Other - Hardware

the sound sound from the guitar sounds choppy...as in if i strike a note, the sound doeant come continuous, it comes in a broken fashion...why is this? what can i do about it? I use an AMD athlon xp, 40 GB HD, 256 MB Ram.

2006-10-17 21:40:12 · 4 answers · asked by Navster 3 in Desktops

When I'm working away on my computer, it seems that every so often the computer would become idle for a moment, as though it was waiting for something (perhaps an interrupt or some kind of system service?) to complete. When I bring up the Windows Task Manager, I found that the System Idel Process is often consuming 98 - 99% of the CPU usage.

2006-10-17 21:22:43 · 8 answers · asked by Lalitchandra D 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to copy my hard drive, but i want to know if the one i copy will still work properly after i copy it...

2006-10-17 21:17:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

would a geforce 6200 256 mb be ok? my board is still on agp slot and this is the only agp card icould find so far. presently i have a geforce mx4000 128mb.i have 1G of RAM DDR400.

2006-10-17 20:38:34 · 2 answers · asked by john v 1 in Desktops

pls help me,i dont know were i can get a driver to my printer...hp deskjet 3940.and my computer con't detect my printer...

2006-10-17 20:32:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2006-10-17 20:05:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2006-10-17 20:01:31 · 3 answers · asked by wsadz 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

What does "WCDMA Broadband" means?

2006-10-17 19:28:30 · 2 answers · asked by aCCa 1 in Other - Hardware

my computer will not boot up my friend gave me windows 2000 i put it in and wont take please help me im very new to the computer world im a grandma please be patient with me thanks

2006-10-17 18:45:56 · 8 answers · asked by sandraplce@verizon.net 1 in Desktops

none of the christan chat rooms will open..christan chat refuses to load

2006-10-17 18:40:05 · 2 answers · asked by blue bird 2 in Desktops

I want new laptop which company, modle, good parts, ets....

2006-10-17 18:23:47 · 5 answers · asked by binhabtar 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a few VCR and camcorder videotapes that I'd like to convert to mpeg and put on a dvd. I'd like to get a USB video capture card so that I can get the videos on to my computer. I went to a Mac store, and the "genius" suggested a digital-to-audio convert that cost $270. I'd like to spend significantly less.

2006-10-17 18:12:39 · 2 answers · asked by gdubbs 3 in Add-ons