Hardware - January 2007

my neighbor got a older pc that she wants to be able to get online with and play games so if ib upgrade her to xp will that work if so how do i do that

2007-01-08 08:54:04 · 9 answers · asked by hotliltigerhunny 1 in Desktops

I am looking for a 278645-002 hp power supply

2007-01-08 08:49:48 · 1 answers · asked by joey2836 2 in Desktops

I am going to be buying a new desk top computer. Obviously, I'll do dual core.

I do a lot of number crunching and haven't been able to determine if I'd be better off with a gaming computer or a media center computer. Does the choice make a difference to number cunching (statistical analysis, simulations, data mining)?

I'm not a novice to computing, but way short of being an expert like I know some of you are. I'd like some opinions and I'd love to hear your reasoning, too. And if you have specific suggestions as to what I should I should make a priority, it would be great to have that too.

2007-01-08 08:48:35 · 8 answers · asked by JANE T 1 in Other - Hardware

I was just using it normally, and then all of a sudden, the computer just shuts off with a click noise, when i opened up the casing, it smelled a bit like a burning fire and the power supply was kinda hot. Do you think it's safe to turn back on the computer and will it screw up any other hardware in the computer?

2007-01-08 08:45:55 · 10 answers · asked by Rick13143 1 in Other - Hardware

why is the little paperclip so annoying?

2007-01-08 08:44:14 · 19 answers · asked by dale456654 3 in Other - Hardware

the laptop came with xp home preinstalled but with no other discs.When I try to boot it up it says a file is missing or currupt.I cannot start it in repair or safe mode.A friend has a copy of XP home,can I use his disc to boot up and repair the OS

2007-01-08 08:38:28 · 9 answers · asked by jumbo remote 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i was messin around wiv ma psp memory card and i put it in ma laptop card reader (which is for big card) and its kida stuck. lol

2007-01-08 08:34:27 · 11 answers · asked by Deception 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My motherboard only has one IDE slot on it and I need to run a hard drive and 2 CD drives. Where can I find an IDE cable with four "plugs"? I need one plug for the motherboard end and 3 for the one hard drive and two CD drives.

2007-01-08 08:33:03 · 6 answers · asked by Rizzy 2 in Other - Hardware

I bought a wireless mouse as a gift from a store and I cannot figure out how to get it to work on my laptop. It says it is installed but doesn't work? I'am unsure of where to get the proper drive to use it.

2007-01-08 08:32:57 · 3 answers · asked by Billy Talent 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-08 08:32:24 · 2 answers · asked by jimc33511 1 in Printers

When shutting down my PC saves settings, then says shutting down but does not do so. This has happened for some time, probably since downloading a Windows Update. Switching off at the mains works and there is no need for scandisc on restart.
I run on Windows XP.

2007-01-08 08:32:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have lost my Installation CD for the webcam but there is someway to install it without the cd so if anyknows, it would really help me out! i have tried manully too and still can't get it to work.

2007-01-08 08:29:21 · 5 answers · asked by boofytiger 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-08 08:23:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have 1024 ram should i upgrade to 2 gig?

2007-01-08 08:22:36 · 11 answers · asked by Deception 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've got some things that I've looked and typed up on my laptop computer that I need for school, but I am unable to print. This is the only computer that I use when I'm home, I also have a desktop computer (which my printer is connected to), but it doesn't work. Is there any way I can print things I have on my laptop using the printer I have? I know the printer that I have is connected to my other computer and isn't set up really to work with my laptop.

I've tried connecting the printer to my laptop using the USB cable, and once its connected, it says on my laptop that its found new hardware but it may not work correctly. Several times it showed up with this message. I've been able to add the printer to my list of printers on my laptop. But whenever I try to print something, it doesn't work, or the paper will go inside the printer and come right back out, without printing anything at all. Is there a way to fix this or any other way that I can print using my laptop and printer?

2007-01-08 08:21:02 · 5 answers · asked by !!! 3 in Printers

hi .i feel my cpu is slow with h/t becouse even though it is a 3.06ghz cpu it only runs at 1.6ghz in system info.would i be better of with no h/t or a 2.8ghz p4 no h/t becouse i dont tink you can get 3.06ghz socket 478 without h/t

2007-01-08 08:20:04 · 4 answers · asked by legasy3 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-08 08:14:30 · 1 answers · asked by eisen h 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi,

I have got the toshiba satilite pro a100 with duo core and finger print reader with1024 ram and 80gb and runs with !!!1.73 ghz!!! ( slow huh)
Is it possible to upgrade to 2ghz or 3ghz and will it cost alot

2007-01-08 08:14:03 · 3 answers · asked by Deception 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-08 08:11:58 · 1 answers · asked by kimk69 1 in Desktops

i've just got back in, to find my daughter had been on the p.c and the text has moved round 90 degrees on the screen. i've tried to change it but had no luck. does someone know what to do? thanks

2007-01-08 08:08:04 · 5 answers · asked by H G 1 in Monitors

2007-01-08 08:06:31 · 5 answers · asked by dwight t 1 in Other - Hardware

i am looking for a 3.06ghz pentium 4 533mhz fsb 512 kb l2 cache socket 478 without h/t i have looked for ages and can only find 3.06ghz with h/t. the reason i ask is becouse i have this cpu with h/t in my pc,but my pc only runs at 1.6ghz ! i feel that maybe my pc is actually slower with h/t becouse not many programs recognise h/t and i feel my pc just chuggs allong at 1.6ghz. maybe i should just get a 2.8ghz p4 without h/t as i am sure you can get them please help. thanx

2007-01-08 07:53:54 · 3 answers · asked by legasy3 1 in Other - Hardware

I have had PC s all my life but now im interested in Macs, i am getting a new computer and i am really interested in Macs (iMac) but ive never even used one...i heard they are alot faster than PCs but i dont know what to get? Please Help!

2007-01-08 07:47:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My computer has a Nvidia GE Force2 mx/mx 400 video card. I have a CAD program that needs a better video card to run it. Can I just replace my computer's card with a Nvidia GE Force 6600 (which is one of the cards the program says will support its graphics) or is there other things that need to be upgraded to run a higher level video card? Is it just a matter of pulling out the old card and plugging in the new one and installing it or is it more complicated than that?

2007-01-08 07:42:39 · 6 answers · asked by CamKeeTai 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

How Do I install it? Does anyone else own this Printer?

2007-01-08 07:40:52 · 2 answers · asked by julia4evert 4 in Printers

i try to shut down my vaio laptop, but it just freezes at the final blue screen saying:"windows is shutting down"
it never turns off.
i have to unplug or let the battery run out.
i've noticed something else too. my ram doesnt seem to add up.
when you press ctrl alt and delete, the available ram and system cache should add up to my total, right?
my laptop has gotten a lot slower as well. i ran it through all of the standard clean up programs i.e. disk cleanup and disk defragmenter, but it is still very slow. the antivirus program doesnt seem to show anything either. what's going on?

2007-01-08 07:40:20 · 1 answers · asked by the questioner 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

hey i was wondering if my computer supports pci graphic cards??
cos when i opened up my comp its got 4 card lots, agp1,pci1,pci2,pci3 and pci4.. pci3 is used by the card i got with the comp

and my comp says its got 256mb DDR SDRAM.. will a 512mb DDR-266 work with my comp?

Last Question Hehe
What The Difference Between PCI And A PCI-Express??
and does my comp support pci-e? i fink it supports 3 PCI and 1 AGP >.< lolz
aiite thank yews

2007-01-08 07:15:11 · 6 answers · asked by Vietdreamer 1 in Other - Hardware

hope to be able to do everything with it. video, photo, games, word processing, graphics, whatever can be forseen down the road. probably a desktop. but maybe a laptop/notebook

2007-01-08 07:12:01 · 13 answers · asked by some chick 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-08 07:04:45 · 24 answers · asked by olemissrules13 1 in Other - Hardware

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130056

Go check it out and tell me wacha ya think. Once I get my computer probelms fixed thats my plan.

2007-01-08 07:03:29 · 3 answers · asked by SKylar 1 in Other - Hardware