Hardware - January 2007

Hello all Tech Fans

My old motherboard just got broke down last week before the NEW YEAR!! I am pretty mad right now. Can any1 give me some good advices about what should I buy a new CPU and those Geek Hardware?

PLZ help this poor nerd!!

2007-01-02 13:42:25 · 11 answers · asked by kgs s 1 in Other - Hardware

This installation is from a DELL setup cd. When I try to move, it showing some text mode error message before starting windows. Please help

2007-01-02 13:36:52 · 9 answers · asked by Sweety K 1 in Desktops

Hi I bought a Graphics card for this computer and I dont want any other user on this computer to use it. Is there anyway I can disable it for certain users But have it work for other users? I got Windows XP S2P or SP2 or something. Thanks bye!

2007-01-02 13:33:53 · 6 answers · asked by silvergoldo2 1 in Other - Hardware

where to find information about it ???

2007-01-02 13:29:17 · 2 answers · asked by Felipe G 1 in Desktops

Ok it is a desktop computer, intel motherboard and processor ,300 watt psu, 5 fans. The power light comes on then turns back off hen i turn it on it starts to turn on but then turns off. It has been doing this for a while but i just keep trying and it eventually works but now i cant get it to.

2007-01-02 13:22:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-01-02 13:21:53 · 3 answers · asked by azoul67@verizon.net 1 in Other - Hardware

I just bought the sims two game for my pc and it says i need 16mb on my video card and so now i cant use the game?

2007-01-02 13:21:14 · 4 answers · asked by bloomtogrow 1 in Add-ons

2007-01-02 13:20:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Looking to update my
Motherboard (FIC K7M-NF18G (AU31)) to overclock my proc (AMD 2.2 gig)

2007-01-02 13:18:07 · 7 answers · asked by wmarnhout 2 in Desktops

2007-01-02 13:17:56 · 9 answers · asked by naheed a 1 in Desktops

2007-01-02 13:14:49 · 19 answers · asked by terri s 1 in Desktops

My cousin computer said that his computer has lost connection with his UPS.
Is UPS the power supply?
If so, his computer work but after a while his computer crashes.
Why is that?
Any idea !!!!!
Thank in advance

2007-01-02 13:14:13 · 4 answers · asked by Ireqiredlotofhelp 1 in Other - Hardware

okay i have a custom built computer it has a msi k8t neo-v motherboard socket 754, a amd athlon 64 2.0 processor, a ati radoen 9250, 2 sticks of 512 mb of ddr226, a uneec 300w power supply, 2 maxtor hdds a 30gb and a 40gb.now its been working and hasnt had a problem for over a year. well i never turn it off cuz im always on it. its been on for like a month and i finally turned it off i let it sit for like 5 hours then turned it back on. it makes like a static noise like short circuit noise from either the motherboard or powersupply well when its on it will run for not even 10 seconds and then shut off and not turn on again then to get back on u have to unplug it and let it sit unplugged for a minute and try it again and sometimes it will turn on and werk for a minute or 2 then shut off again. what do u guys think is wrong and wut i can do to fix it because thats my best computer. thanks for the answers in advance

2007-01-02 13:14:07 · 5 answers · asked by Meatpuppet17 2 in Other - Hardware

im going to put a cpu in my truck and wanted to know what the minimum dc to ac power converter i should get?

2007-01-02 13:10:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-01-02 13:09:13 · 6 answers · asked by jacki l 1 in Other - Hardware

Im trying to decide wats better a Mac form Apple or a PC from Dell,HP,etc.

2007-01-02 13:07:50 · 17 answers · asked by eggleston1992 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a laptop computer and my cd/writer is not working. I cant afford to replace it, so I have been buying the USB flash drives to put my games, photos, music, etc.... on. So if the flash drives do not have very long life spans, does anybody have anything else that you can tell me to use that has a longer lifespan! If anybody has other suggestions, I would appreciate if you would let me know!

Thank You!

2007-01-02 13:03:45 · 6 answers · asked by mommy 1 in Add-ons

I once read that it was for a certain purpose, and then Microsoft changed their mind, so now it's a useless key? What's the story?

2007-01-02 13:02:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have an HP zd8000 laptop about 7 months old now. Around 2 months ago my cd/dvd drive just went out. The drive couldnt be read by my computer. So my friend did somthing in the registry and everything seemed to work fine, i could play cd's and all but nothing can be burned. When i put a blank disk into the drive , the computer doesnt recognize it and just says that the drive cannot be accessed. i dont know wat to do, how can i fix this.

oh just for refrence, i have an - matshita uj-840d

thanks for any suggestions or comments!

2007-01-02 13:01:57 · 4 answers · asked by Mando 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have put together 3 to 4 computers... Never had this issue before.

I have a used dell computer I want to use, so I want to take the hard drive out of my old computer and put it as a slave drive inthe dell computer. Now, the dell computer has a master and a slave harddrive already. So, I look out the slave and put mine in as the slave and the computer wouldn't boot up at all. Then I tried putting in my slave drive from my old computer with the slave from the dell and still got nothing. Now, if I put the hardrives back in the dell the way it came it worrks...

So, my question is does dell's Mother board only work with certain hardrives? Or am I messing something.

I have put many of hard drives in computers but none in a dell. So, I know all about the master and slave stuff, and the plugs, and I ahve changed the bios and still get nothing...

2007-01-02 13:01:36 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 3 in Other - Hardware

Is ATAPI/E-IDE and IDE the same?

2007-01-02 12:45:54 · 2 answers · asked by kid 2 in Other - Hardware

has anybody bought a hard drive from walmart? how well do they work? im thinking about getting one so let me know wat you think of them.

2007-01-02 12:40:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have Dell XPS 410 with intel dual core 6600 at 2.4ghz, 2 gb ram, and X1300 pro graphic card. And I was wondering when DX10 graphic cards come out, will I be able to upgrade my graphic card to one of those dx10 ones? or am I stuck with DX9 cards?
What's the best card that I can upgrade into?

2007-01-02 12:39:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Good day. I have a problem with my USB Enclosure. Within it is a 80GB Maxtor Hard drive. when i hook it up to my Laptop, everything is fine. XP SP2 Installed USB 2.0 Installed everything. It will recognize it as a disk drive on my computer. No problem but when i hook it up to other comps, will not recognize unless the USB Port is not 2.0. I will get the "This device can perform faster" popup and the computer will recognize the external hard drive etc but from the time i update the USB to 2.0, problem arises. Especially the "enhanced host controller" in device manager. It will only work when the jumpers on the hard drive is set on "Cap Limit" but usually the jumpers on my external hard drive is set on Master. What gives and thanks! Laterz!

2007-01-02 12:38:13 · 2 answers · asked by The Honourable 4 in Other - Hardware

Also, is there comparisons against the AMD Turion DUO?
Which chips run the coolest?

2007-01-02 12:34:26 · 4 answers · asked by I'm Superior In Every Way 2 in Desktops

2007-01-02 12:28:22 · 3 answers · asked by pinkfariey 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer is an Inspiron 1000 with 4 GB's left on the hard drive. The ram is 256 MB and has a 2.20 GHZ Intel Celeron processor.


Which Linux release would be best for this computer? (Has to be one you can use on a cd)

2007-01-02 12:24:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i would like to get a laptop but i was wondering if there was a way to hook up the internet from my phone to run the internet for the laptop.

2007-01-02 12:18:13 · 5 answers · asked by pinkfariey 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does anyone know if walmart sells dc 4.5v cd adapters?
And if they do how much do they cost?

2007-01-02 12:05:46 · 1 answers · asked by Wl 1 in Add-ons

Currently I have:
Pentium 4 CPU 1.8GHz
1.79 GHz, 256 MB of RAM
running Win XP

I work with Adobe CS and I'm bothered by slow applications and low virtual memory warnings. I'm guessing I need more RAM, but how much should I get? Is it something I can do on my own? I don't want to spend too much $$ cuz I'll be upgrading my system soon. Any suggestions/help will be much appreciated:)

Also, I've already increased my virtual memory setting to the max and I keep my HD relatively clean. The Dell support person actually told me to reintall XP and start over--seems rather drastic and unnecessary.

2007-01-02 12:01:20 · 18 answers · asked by curious cat 3 in Desktops