Hardware - January 2007

I am looking for a agp x8 graphic card within the budget of £70 to replace my current ge-force 6200
i still need pixel and shader model 3.0(which the 6200 has) but i am looking at upgrading to a 256mb model rather than a 128mb which the 6200 is
i dont mind if its a.t.i or nvidia as i am familiar with both manurfacters cards
i have looked on dabs.com and misco so dont look there
any ideas please
thanks!

2007-01-06 02:23:23 · 3 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Add-ons

2007-01-06 02:09:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-01-06 01:58:20 · 1 answers · asked by donna r 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-06 01:56:46 · 3 answers · asked by bty541233 2 in Other - Hardware

it is deleted. how do i do that? I'm not able to format my hard disk for some reason. is there any other way. Also i want to uninstall the win xp OS, how do i do that

2007-01-06 01:54:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Hi, i've just tried to install World of Warcraft game, and on the opening screen it told me i have insufficient CPU speed. Could anyone tell me what this means and how i can improve this? any help will be greatly appreciated! thanks

2007-01-06 01:49:01 · 8 answers · asked by sausagejockey 4 in Other - Hardware

computer has been doing this for some time. Most of the time I have to log off the computer myself and restart it again but this can sometimes take a few tries before it works again

2007-01-06 01:45:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-01-06 01:42:14 · 4 answers · asked by c_eliza2001 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My CD drive used to read my photo cd's and play burned CD's with no problems until my husband tried burning a CD from a playlist in itunes. Now it won't recognize any burned or photo cd's. After inserting the disk, a window's media player box pops up and says what do you want to do with this blank CD. What could of happened?

2007-01-06 01:41:05 · 7 answers · asked by Laura2204 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

also can an upgrade by too powerful for a pc? Is it easy to fit one myself ?
(my pc is a celeron 3 3ghz with 512mb)

thanks in advance for any advice you can give
Suz

2007-01-06 01:40:29 · 4 answers · asked by Suz 1 in Other - Hardware

I had a RAM of 256MB in my PC , and i added another RAM of 256MB , but when i restarted the PC , and went to computer properties it didn't upgrade the RAM , just the same i had before (256MB) , anyone can help me bout this ...??

2007-01-06 01:07:09 · 5 answers · asked by besart2006 1 in Other - Hardware

If you know about the brand or have used it's products before, I would appreciate your opinion. Am considering whether I should use this brand. Thank you very much.

2007-01-06 00:48:24 · 7 answers · asked by oriole52 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am borrowing my daughter's right now.. We are all new to this still. What is UBS or USB? It just started happening, and now it wont change. What can I do? Please tell it simply LOL

2007-01-06 00:43:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Only 200GB space used.

2007-01-06 00:38:13 · 4 answers · asked by MikeG 1 in Other - Hardware

I just bought a small KVM switch for my home office that lets me use one USB keyboard, USB mouse, and SVGA monitor between my personal desktop PC and my company's laptop. It works great. The KVM switch specifies which USB port to put the mouse into and which one to put the keyboard into. Which surprises me. I wouldn't have thought it made a difference, but the switch does provide feedback to the computers so they don't go bananas when suddenly all their peripherals disappear. So maybe it does, somehow, make a difference.

My ultimate question is this - if I plugged a USB hub into, say, the mouse's USB port on the KVM switch, and then plugged both the mouse AND my USB printer into the hub... would it work? Would it share the printer between the two?

2007-01-06 00:34:24 · 2 answers · asked by Key 3 in Add-ons

I have a Motherboard which is an MSI K9SLI Model with an Nvidia 570 chipset and the very latest Bios update V1.40 and have 4GB of Corsair XMS DDR2 Twin Matched Pairs of PC6400 800Mhz Ram, but my PC only recognises 3GB in system Properties can anyone tell me step by step how to get the FULL 4GB to be recognised by windows xp home edition.

2007-01-06 00:30:34 · 4 answers · asked by joe11112222002 1 in Desktops

I am borrowing my daughter's right now.. We are all new to this still. What is UBS or USB? It just started happening, and now it wont change. What can I do? Please tell it simply LOL

2007-01-06 00:28:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Can't believe a pro will ask this. Checked all my textbooks. Nothing. I was checking my CD-Drive (my default) and found out it wasn't responding to me. As if it recieves no power already. Checked the power cords from behind and found they're okay. CHecked "My Computer" and it dissapeared from drive directory. Needs serious help fast. Been using my USB External DVD-RAM Drive ever since, because it's my only DVD drive.

2007-01-06 00:28:27 · 5 answers · asked by Sp()oNg3Y::V.3.[] 3 in Other - Hardware

i want to put in a dvd r rw so i can do dvds as well as cd i have seen a lg gsa h12n that seems to do everything i want it to and at £19 ea seem good value. are these good, and what if i put a pair of these in can i copy one to the other .i am on a budget so your suggestions please.

2007-01-06 00:12:26 · 5 answers · asked by peter d 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-06 00:11:01 · 5 answers · asked by ♥~shona~♥ 5 in Printers

and cable to mouse/pc Were ok ! if just a little untidy sometimes.My Q is: was there ever a mouse that plugged into the keyboard and then the k.board PLugged to pc?

2007-01-05 23:58:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

am using the internet with my acer aspire laptop via dsl, suddenly i heard a loud thunder and then my pc turned off automatically. im sure that power surge was the cause of the problem. when i press the power button, the LED lights up but no display then it will shutdown in 3 seconds

2007-01-05 23:47:28 · 2 answers · asked by michael m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

So called a technician out to reinstall windows for me. I asked him if he would like a cup of tea, and when I returned he had opened up my hard drive and was taking out one of the memory upgrades.
I asked what he was doing (He was Asian) and he mumbled a lot of jargon and closed it up. Any idea what he was up too? He had a whole bag of sealed memory cards. I had to send it back to Mesh for repair eventually anyway.

2007-01-05 23:40:43 · 16 answers · asked by Spiny Norman 7 in Desktops

i was wondering if i buy Gfroce 7900GT with 256 mb, will I be able to put additional Ram,later on, to it or not?

2007-01-05 23:36:32 · 7 answers · asked by mrangelosd 4 in Other - Hardware

I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING, i have gone on everything volume control, device manager, i have gone through all the steps, i have clicked on everything, it says everyhitng works fine, the only way i can listen is by putting the sound on high and using earphones, but i really am getting tired of earphones, please someone help im really desperate!!!!!!!! :(

2007-01-05 22:55:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I heared that TurboCache technology wich in My 7300LE uses from my Ram....is this right??...and If its right how much does it eats from the RAM....ah...and I have another question....im planning to buy a 7900GS...is it good??...do I will notice a rise in the RAM performance after I get rid of this 7300LE??

2007-01-05 22:51:12 · 3 answers · asked by serag_spy 2 in Other - Hardware

Details: (This is a budget PC)
Gigabyte GA-945P-S3
Intel P4 processor
1 GB DDR2 RAM (what brand of compatible memory should i use?)
120 GB Hard Drive
128 MB GeForce 7300 GS

one more thing, which is better, ASUS or Gigabyte? what mobo can you recommend other than 945P-S3?

2007-01-05 22:49:15 · 2 answers · asked by DylanX 2 in Desktops

This is hard to describe so I hope you understand what I'm getting at.

When you word process, you click where you want to start writing. Unfortuantely......What happens with my laptop is that the cursor starts to write where it hovers. I don't click, it just does it. I obviously can't move the cursor every time I write type a letter. What happens is that text starts to emerge somewhere else, usually in what I have already typed. It messes up everything and I spend half the time going back and tidying up the mess.

I have had this problem with EVERY laptop I have ever had and I don't understand why it happens. It drives me crazy to the extend of wanting to hit it will an enormous sledge hammer. .... infact, I think that would be too kind.

Does anyone know why this happens and whether it can be sorted out?

2007-01-05 22:42:58 · 6 answers · asked by kate_wizzbomb 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i cant seem to watch zone 1 dvds on my laptops because it is now programmed for zone 2 only. do u know of any software that i could download so i could watch american dvds?

2007-01-05 22:14:35 · 4 answers · asked by gloria 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-05 22:13:44 · 2 answers · asked by sunil s 1 in Desktops