Hardware - December 2006

I am currently fixing a computer for someone, and I believe that the one and only USB port on the laptop is shot, everything in it is loose and it doesn't detect anything. My first question is on the computer, there is a circular port in the back with small dots (holes) within it. What kind of converters do you put in that port that change it from its use as that port to a USB port. I have one but I don't know what its called.

And, also, can you recommend any fairly priced USB 2.0 hubs (preferable ones with 3 or 4 ports).

2006-12-02 14:57:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro LAPTOP with a 900MHz processor (Intel) with 512MB RAM.

I have a Dell Dimension DESKTOP 800 MHz processor with 512 MB RAM.

I am running an engineering application on BOTH of them.

The Dell system will consistently do 850,000 calculations per second.

The Toshiba (with 100MHz more!) will start out at around 850,000 calculations and when I come check on it an hour later has dwindled down to 20k calculations/sec.

After I move the mouse around a little, the Toshiba begins increasing the rate of calculations (very slowly). If I stop the simulation and restart, it again starts off at 850K calculations per second.

This is really annoying. I have the power profile set to never go on standby, never turn off hard disks (ie. act like a desktop computer). Obviously something is not the same. Any ideas why the laptop is behaving like this? Any suggestions? Both are Win2k Pro SP4.

2006-12-02 14:45:13 · 1 answers · asked by mdigitale 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

My Nvidia GeForce 7800 GC OS is not performing very good. I am getting low fps when i play counter strike source. When I was checking the Videocards properties I noticed that it said the location of the videocard was PCI Bus 1, but the videocard is AGP. Is that the wrong type of videocard for the slot?

2006-12-02 14:37:19 · 3 answers · asked by Vladimir 1 in Add-ons

2006-12-02 14:30:28 · 8 answers · asked by McTALL 1 in Desktops

I have a sound card that has been installed but it is asking for the Windows 98 disc, which I don't have. So I was wondering if it would be safe for my computer to install Windows XP, and not have any problems. Yeah, and like I said in the question my processor is for Wondows 98. So if you could give me accurate advice, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

2006-12-02 14:25:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

its 7.1 sound blaster on dell win xp media center its got 4 pci slots 2 of them are full i have got dull layer cd bruner dvd dual layer
with 2gb of ram with a 650 gb hard drive with 10 usb ports
and 5 1394's and a intel dual core i do i install this a desktop

2006-12-02 14:20:22 · 6 answers · asked by cool man 2 in Add-ons

the ram is ok,cdrom drive ok, hd ok is this the power supplie a motherbopard problem or is there something im missing all cords are ok and everything seems fine it even turned on long enough once to see the windows logo then off and on off again

2006-12-02 13:59:55 · 6 answers · asked by skunk421 1 in Desktops

there's a deal on dell.com for a athlon x2 3800 but i was planning on getting a 4200? what's the difference really, is it significant?

2006-12-02 13:50:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-12-02 13:48:11 · 2 answers · asked by lisa y 2 in Printers

Will reinstalling my os and reformatting my hard drive eliminate all or any virus i may have?

2006-12-02 13:45:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

when I plug into my usb port my computer tells me it doesn't recognize it. its doing this for new stuff and old like my mouse and digital camera so what can I do to fix? or does the usb port can the break??

2006-12-02 13:40:24 · 6 answers · asked by Stacy 1 in Add-ons

2006-12-02 13:27:01 · 3 answers · asked by HARE 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Help... i can use a UBS connection or can i add a firewire outline to my Mac like on a PC. Not sure what to do, please someone help me. Thanks

2006-12-02 13:25:10 · 3 answers · asked by Jammie M 1 in Add-ons

I have an old Gateway computer with a 500 mhz Intel Pentium 3 processor and I want to upgrade it to a better processor. Either a Pentium 4 or an AMD Athlon 64. I know that in order to do this I will need to swap out my motherboard. Is it possible to swap out my motherboard and would this cause any problems with my computer?

2006-12-02 13:15:28 · 11 answers · asked by mcmatrix12000 3 in Desktops

I want to build one and here are the components i can think of. I dont think this is all so can you tell me any others parts I forgot.

Cooling system
Processor
Hard drive
Disk drive
RAM
Motherboard
Video card
Sound card

2006-12-02 13:12:59 · 9 answers · asked by I run with scissors 4 in Desktops

sound card

2006-12-02 12:45:42 · 6 answers · asked by ladyfair17 1 in Other - Hardware

I cleaned out the fan and etc a few days ago, but it's still overheating. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2006-12-02 12:40:54 · 9 answers · asked by Dmitri 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-12-02 12:33:18 · 6 answers · asked by jflsdkjflsad 2 in Printers

I'd like to buy a new laptop. I have 1,100 bucks. I like the MacBook (the cheapest one) but I know I can get a HP Compaq laptop three or four times more powerfull with the same amount of money.

What do I do?

2006-12-02 12:31:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

my new video card will somtimes show this blue screen and somtimes it will have purple dots all over the screen and then it will not show anything on the monitor.

Also I went to support.ati.com and looked up answers there and they said I have to un-install my internal driver for the new one to work properly and I cain't un-install it cause it says I have to switch it to vga mode can you help me with all this or do I have to swap it back for a new one.

2006-12-02 12:10:10 · 5 answers · asked by Caboose 3 in Add-ons

2006-12-02 11:47:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-12-02 11:36:53 · 4 answers · asked by Brandon C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

After doing some Windows security updates, when I try to copy and paste text from yahoo mail account, word 2000 will not respond. It just hangs up and crashes. I can still copy and paste anything else with no problem- only issue is text in yahoo mail. I've done all available Office 2000 updates, run a scan for errors, run all virus scans, etc. The only common denominator seems to be it was after some Windows updates. Any ideas for a fix?

2006-12-02 11:28:22 · 4 answers · asked by kca4195 1 in Scanners

i have a 512 MB thumb drive.i used it on a 2000 and it has a 98 driver on it. I plugged it into a Xp and now it wants me to format it. Will i loose all of the files on it i really need them please help there are precious files on there.

2006-12-02 11:18:14 · 4 answers · asked by kyality 2 in Other - Hardware

It will work for a while but will suddenly freeze after a while. I have checked the connection it seems fine, and have also changed to a new mouse to see if that is the problem but that did not help. Has anyone any ideas please ?

2006-12-02 11:17:04 · 12 answers · asked by Natasha 2 in Add-ons

My fiancé and I are going to buy a laptop for her 9 year old daughter and we want to get her one that she can play her games on, do her school work on and grow with for a few years. Yea I know she's only 9 but we are not talking about your average little girl. I am not concerned with her not taking care of a $1000 piece of equipment because of the values she has and the maturity level that this person embodies. (Yea, she's still nine, but...) We are looking at two laptops, one has the AMD and the other has the Intel Core and there is a noticeable price difference. So what's up with that? Help Please... :)

2006-12-02 11:16:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I think it is something partswise, but how do I fix, short of letting someone charge me $200 to run a virus scan, then more for the actual problem? System was slowing down, then unresponsive, then dead, but why would software problem cause mouse to overheat?

2006-12-02 11:15:03 · 10 answers · asked by Kenn M 1 in Other - Hardware

I use a window 98 first version operating system, pls advise of venue to backup large files. I had a floopy & a CD drive. Thought of using USB Flash Drive, but discover from Sandisk Tech Support that only Win98 SE version or up can use USD portable flash drive, and they recommend upgrade to Win 98SE. But contact Microsoft Tech Support, Win 98SE or Win 2000 version upgrade are no longer available for purchase or download support. Must buy Win XP. Please recommend venue to create backup for large files that I currently store on Win 98. Even if I purchase a new Win XP desktop, I still need to transfer files to new system. Thanks so much in advance

2006-12-02 11:10:19 · 6 answers · asked by match3456 1 in Desktops

i installed delta force black hawk and it says that the graphics card do not support the game
thus please say that can i install multiple graphics card on my pc

2006-12-02 11:01:37 · 7 answers · asked by Pravesh 3 in Monitors

People says that theirs always break and stuff.

2006-12-02 10:56:01 · 19 answers · asked by dark_fire_456 2 in Desktops