Hardware - January 2007

I have XP Home Edition, and I need to format because I have Trojan Horses, and too many files as it is, and I want to install XP Pro anyway. Everything I try doesnt work. The CD doesnt read (and I know the CD does work). Re-starting doesnt help. It wont go into safe mode. When I try to format it, it says I need to exit all applications that are running windows. I even used another hard drive with Win98 on it and tried to do it from there, and it says the same thing. I changed the boot record to Cd-Rom, that doesnt work. DOS doesnt work. HELP!!!!

2007-01-29 03:41:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

I have a friend in NJ who sends me music files through e-mail and I'm not very familiar with the items needed for me to hear them.

2007-01-29 03:39:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a dell laptop [top of the line] it was recently redone because of a huge virus but i need to know how i go about reinstalling the speakers [builtin] on computer thanks

2007-01-29 03:32:59 · 1 answers · asked by www.myspace.com/crueltysucks 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-29 03:31:15 · 4 answers · asked by wasimgasim 2 in Add-ons

I have an HP laptop that has 256MB of RAM. I'd love to add another 256, but I do not want to burn up my processor. How can I find out how much memory I can safely add on to my computer?

2007-01-29 03:29:36 · 4 answers · asked by Nick T 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm working from home and have a desktop PC. I want to be able to have all the programs that I have on that PC on a laptop, so the laptop can work exactly as the desktop PC.

2007-01-29 03:27:44 · 4 answers · asked by huflores 1 in Desktops

2007-01-29 03:23:38 · 5 answers · asked by a a 1 in Desktops

1. is there a pure nvidia gf 8800 gtx to buy...? or i must buy it under a brand.. such as BFG and EVGA..?

2.i have seen there are many wires hanging out from the power supply...wht happen if my mobo just have a 24 pin header while the wire from the power supply is 20 pin...?
and there are also many 4 pins plug hanging out from the power supply... what are they for...?

thx!!!

2007-01-29 03:22:13 · 3 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Other - Hardware

i wanna buy a computer and i dont know if intel core 2 duo 1,86 Ghz is better or something like Intel Pentium 4 (531) 3 GHz?

2007-01-29 03:20:10 · 4 answers · asked by othello11111 1 in Desktops

I just came back from the store to look at the imac G5 .. the mouse has no seperate left and right click buttons .. how do i left click or right click ?

2007-01-29 03:19:22 · 3 answers · asked by Chef Dane 2 in Desktops

I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 that I just purchased this summer. My question is this...Why do some of music CD's just spin up and play like normal where others will spin up real fast, play, but never slow down like the others?

2007-01-29 03:15:42 · 2 answers · asked by foxiegixxergurl2004 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

will be used for mostly audio recording

2007-01-29 03:07:09 · 4 answers · asked by dan m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

There is not enough room on my primary HDD for everything i want to keep in the My Documents folder but i have a huge 320 gig secondary HDD. Any files stored on that drive can be seen by anyone. But, if i have my My Documents folder there those files and folders in My Documents will only be seen by me. i have heard of this being done before but i have no clue on how to do it. THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!! p.s. I am the computer admin.

2007-01-29 02:58:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Desk top

2007-01-29 02:49:27 · 5 answers · asked by george t 1 in Desktops

hello, can u help me i have a 300gb hard drive. windows xp only found 127gb i then installed service pack 1 and it found the rest i have been into disk management and tried to format the unallocated space but it wont format it???!!!.

2007-01-29 02:49:11 · 9 answers · asked by tracey 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-29 02:39:03 · 6 answers · asked by daphynn 1 in Other - Hardware

I get an error message on the desktop screen that says no connection. I've tried unplugging it from the outlet and nothing. I was advised from someone at your co. last week to restore my computer, which I did and ever since then, it hasn't worked. When I push the button in for about (20) seconds to turn it off and back on it still doesn't work. My desktop screen doesn't come on either. My CD compartment on the 'hard drive computer" doesn't come out either when I press the button. Usually I get a solid green light around the circle part on the computer when it gets turned on, but I have a solid brown/tan light instead. I can't do absolutely nothing.

2007-01-29 02:25:53 · 7 answers · asked by pcarreno@sbcglobal.net 1 in Desktops

will i face problems in getting the required drivers?can i run windows applications in mac itself?is mac or windows a better buy?

2007-01-29 02:19:27 · 3 answers · asked by tellme 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I would like to update the firmware of my W700i from the update service.It demands installation of the flash drive while the phone is switched off.I tried to do it but Windows says that required software was not found in the PC suit.What should i do now??

2007-01-29 02:16:01 · 1 answers · asked by akhil 1 in Add-ons

What are the differences between AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core processor 3800+ and Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6400 (2.13GHz)?

Which is better and why?

2007-01-29 02:08:46 · 10 answers · asked by mastermind2389 1 in Other - Hardware

i am looking for a monitor with crisp clear viewing experince similarly if not exactly that of a HD viewing experience. I do not understand much a out ratio and refresh rate.

If the ratio is higher does that mean that it is better or is it the other way and also the lower the refresh rate what does it mean.

I want a widescreen monitor which has smooth picture. My current monitor doesnt display videos smoothly and the games dont show smoothly at times. Like i have fifa 07 for pc and when i play at times i get a delay in the picture although my pc is running at 3.40 GHZ HT technology with ATI Radeon X1600PRO 512MB AGP8x graphics card. I clearly have the gaming machine there but for some reason i cannot tell that i have a 512MB graphics card with my current monitor it is just not working.

Please could you help me with a list of monitors that i may consider. REMEMBER widescreen 19" or more so not less than 19". Thanks and god bless!

2007-01-29 02:07:35 · 2 answers · asked by mackavelli786 1 in Monitors

I'm using an 8 year old computer that I had built for me. I am in the market for a new one, and if I'm not able to find a reputable place to build one, I'm wondering what is the best commercial brand to go for. Suggestions?

2007-01-29 01:50:10 · 15 answers · asked by missmary716 1 in Desktops

When i switch on the laptop it tells me to me to enter the date and time and it gets stop there since it is not under warranty i cannot take the lapt to service centre also can some one help in solving the problem

2007-01-29 01:49:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer screen as recently starting looking like a checker board. I can still make out the pictures but the colors are really off and there is a checker board pattern.

Its not the monitor, Ive already tested it. How do I determine if its the graphics card or the video card?

Thanks.

2007-01-29 01:43:09 · 2 answers · asked by newname_01 3 in Monitors

2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 processor 3500+ has 1 Gb ram, 200 Gig hard drive

intel 3.33 GHz Intel Celeron D Processor 356 has 512 mb 120 gb hard drive.

So what would be the better deal

2007-01-29 01:42:53 · 5 answers · asked by who cares 1 in Desktops

i wish to sell my laptop how do i obliterateEVERYTHING from laptop

2007-01-29 01:24:40 · 8 answers · asked by john c 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Happened all at once, but had problems with computer date being reset to original bios date for several months prior. Downloaded Rocket time and right after that is when everything happened.
Computer will boot from CD, but will not boot hard drive. tried safe mode, but gets to a point in loading and then stops.
Bad Harddrive?? or Virus???

2007-01-29 01:22:49 · 6 answers · asked by tuter t 1 in Desktops

...and I just wanted to run some specs for those who know how Oblivion runs under certain settings. My budget gamer PC would have the following:
Windows XP 2nd Edition
768 RAM
ATI Athlon 64 3200+ 516 MB Cache
ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB Cache

I also need to buy a DVD ROM, but that's beside the point.

Also, for the overclockers out there, I have always heard negative things about overclocking, but I still want to toy with my AMD Athlon XP 1700 + because I am replacing it anyways. What is the life of your processor after you overclock? How long did it last? What would you suggest I try to overclock to with my old processor.

Thanks a bunch!

2007-01-29 01:22:30 · 3 answers · asked by come_on_kiss_the_gun 3 in Desktops

I have a Powercolor Ati Radeon X300se and am trying to use dual monitors. I have only one dvi connection an a S-video connection and was wondering what the best way to go about this is. it is PCI-Express and I used to work for H.P. and we had some sort of splitter that allowed you to use dual monitors, but I do not know what that is called. I want to be able to extend my windows desktop. I don't want the same picture on both screens. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

2007-01-29 01:15:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-01-29 01:01:26 · 1 answers · asked by Parthiban T 1 in Monitors