Hardware - January 2007

I have so many games on my pc and am running out of space. I had 26GB left and then did the disk fragmenter, I now only have 17GB. I thought it was supposed to create space not use up space. Can anybody help!

2007-01-11 01:21:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I DJ using windows media player , can I still if I transfer my music to a external hard drive?

2007-01-11 01:17:05 · 8 answers · asked by Ramon W 1 in Add-ons

2007-01-11 01:15:52 · 17 answers · asked by Sexy Red 4 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-11 01:15:15 · 1 answers · asked by nitish 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 2 physical drives in my computer, a 250GB and a 160 GB.
They were both visible and accessible. I reinstalled windows onto the 250 GB drive and now the other drive does not appear in "My Computer." Setup in BIOS shows there is a second drive there. The physical connections are fine, as it worked prior to the reinstall.

Question: How do I get this second disk to show up so I can access the data on it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-01-11 01:12:50 · 4 answers · asked by greenbean 1 in Desktops

2007-01-11 01:06:59 · 9 answers · asked by Carlos V 1 in Add-ons

I Bought a Radeon 9800 Pro video card a couple years back and just a couple days ago I noticed the colors on my computer began to get all distorted to the point where I couldn't make out my desktop.

So I opened up my computer only to find the fan from my video card lying on the bottom of my computer.

Has this happened to anyone? What do you think I should do, obviously besides going out and buying a new one. Can I call the company and see if they can give me a new fan? Or do you think the whole card is fried. Does Radeon have some kind of warranty on this stuff?

2007-01-11 01:03:46 · 6 answers · asked by Christian T 3 in Add-ons

Hi,
I am using Asus 9200SE AGP Card. Sometimes it gives garbelled/garbaged display. Whenever i send it to claim my warranty to the dealer of that card, he simply give it to me in 1 day. I don't know what is he using to correct that problem. I used anti-rust spray as well but results were similar. I also used Isopropyle a lens cleaning chemical it worked a bit but again started to show me garbelled display. I know that that technician wash my card's circuit with any chemical or any stuff but don't know which and how.

Someone plz tell me how can i correct this problem as my card warranty is finished now. So I have to do it at my home. I have some electronics information.

2007-01-11 00:59:54 · 2 answers · asked by pharhaan 1 in Desktops

2007-01-11 00:49:37 · 7 answers · asked by Lola 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-11 00:48:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i posted a question about whats the best wireless internet to get and they said to get a wireless router? my lab top says it has a wireless LAN is that a wireless router? or you have to buy a router sepratly?

2007-01-11 00:47:53 · 12 answers · asked by cali_chick_ssk 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

When I get on to Microsoft Internet Explorer my cpu use's hits 100%, then computer is really slow.Once I get off explorer cpu use goes almost to zero like 4%. Everything is fine till I log on Explorer. Please help me.
Carol

2007-01-11 00:22:00 · 6 answers · asked by carolgirl19 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm thinking about getting a new computer (most likely a Dell Dimension) but I want to make sure I am ready for the Windows Vista OS update. I keep hearing that 2 GB of RAM and a 256MB video card is optimal for Windows Vista, but what does this mean exactly? I am very much into video editing, so I will need as much RAM as I can get. Would getting 2GB be just enough to support Vista? Or would it leave me ample amount to work with for the memory-intensive task of editing video? Should I get 4GB to make sure?

2007-01-11 00:20:55 · 8 answers · asked by myesparta 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-11 00:03:45 · 8 answers · asked by Tina C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-11 00:02:22 · 6 answers · asked by Wayne F 1 in Monitors

2007-01-11 00:00:31 · 10 answers · asked by jo335616 1 in Other - Hardware

Every computer I've had at one time or another sounds like a geiger counter when it is thinking. I just bought a Gateway with an Intel Duo processor, and it is normally a quiet and very nice system. However every once in awhile it starts making a sound similar to a geiger counter. The sound seems to happen when it is thinking really hard, like when I'm trying to access a website that is currently down.

thoughts?

2007-01-10 23:46:36 · 11 answers · asked by mlfj4901 3 in Desktops

I am about to splash out on a new computer and I have decided that if I am going to do it, I should do it properly & get a nice one.

So, first off - the NVIDIA GeForce 8800. From what I can tell, its nice, very nice. I am thinking of getting the Dual 640MB GTS - SLI Enabled version. However, I know this is the first of the new breed of graphics cards, if I buy this thinking it's the best, is something better going to appear around the corner that is worth waiting for?

Also, I was thinking of putting in a preorder for windows vista, so as to make the best of my graphics card with DirectX10 as soon as possible with the new games in 2007. Being an old git, I remember the nightmare on release of windows 95 and all the bugs, so am wondering if I should give it a bit before buying it. Are my fears unfounded or am I being prudent?

Lastly, if you were buying a new PC, how much RAM would you go for and how much is just overdoing it?

Let me know if I am making any errors in judgement

2007-01-10 23:42:07 · 11 answers · asked by Caffeine Fiend 4 in Desktops

I have a 2004 Toshiba laptop which cuts out at random times and without warning. When I turn it on again it will sometimes cut out immediately and other times it's fine. Can anybody tell me how to deal with this or should I just buy a new one?

2007-01-10 23:36:09 · 10 answers · asked by discostrides 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am having a problem with Epson printers.The first one I purchased produced wonderful photos,on and off computor,but developed a fault within 5 months cutting photos in half.So I replaced it with another that was dragging and the photo colours were awful regaurdless of processess I went through via a helpline.So I got another one just superceed from my original one.This one the epson stylusdx5000 did several things wrong,the photo colours were awful yet again,it hummed loudly cut off A4 print outs from my computor,and would only work if I removed the plug to let the electric disipate before switching on. Is this just my bad luck?Can anyone recommend something that is a simple printer copier scanner and memory card features that prints good quality photos.Or am I asking too much?

2007-01-10 23:32:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-01-10 22:40:16 · 9 answers · asked by <3VampireBites 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm Looking For A Cheap Basic Computer And I Wanted To Know Which Computer Of The Two Is Better?
(They Are Both The Same Price)
Compaq Presario w/ 2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Processor or eMachines w/ 3.2 Ghz Intel Celeron D Processor 352

2007-01-10 22:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by gluppy40 1 in Desktops

2007-01-10 22:27:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Got a HP LJ 1320n printer, i sent a excel print to it this morning and i came out as rubbish, basically it looks like i have been bashing random letters on a doc and then printed it. Now it wont stop printing this crap. No job in print queue, turned printer of and on, and tryed holding down the amber cancel button all with no luck.
Ideas Please!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

2007-01-10 22:18:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Im moving into IT and have only used PC's but so many places use Mac systemsand ask for mac experience. should my next investment be a mac? Which is better Mac or PC?

2007-01-10 22:15:55 · 15 answers · asked by shortarsetitch 2 in Desktops

I tried reformatting my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP. The harddrive will partition and format just fine, but when the XP installation files try to install in the c:\windows directory, some of them won't copy over to the hard drive, I don't want to skip any of the set up files, even if you are allowed to skip and continue. Plus, I tried a different CDROM drive, and a different XP installation disk with the same results. Should I just junk my hard drive, or could it be another problem that I'm overlooking?

2007-01-10 22:13:04 · 3 answers · asked by Jay S 5 in Desktops

i have the lga 775 socket & Intel® 915GV Express chipset

2007-01-10 22:04:07 · 3 answers · asked by matt w 1 in Desktops

2007-01-10 21:53:22 · 3 answers · asked by thejokker 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-10 21:46:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-10 21:38:22 · 5 answers · asked by jomjom3322 1 in Add-ons