Hardware - January 2007

i need to know the best and easiest way to transfer all of my stuff from the old hard drive to the new one any ideas thanks in advance

2007-01-27 20:48:19 · 8 answers · asked by amanda m 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi all, is it ok to spray my CPU with water when it overheats? I have done it a few times before and it was ok, and is this what they mean buy water cooling?

I have a AMD 5000+ with 3gig GEIL PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 and a NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB PCI-E….. thanks

2007-01-27 20:46:31 · 8 answers · asked by Max H 1 in Desktops

2007-01-27 20:40:12 · 7 answers · asked by charles joseph 1 in Desktops

2007-01-27 20:21:52 · 5 answers · asked by btjohnny 2 in Monitors

Greetings Everyone!

I want to buy a new computer for my home and business use.

At home I use it for vids, photos, music and standard apps. I don't have the time to play many games.

I am going into business soon. We will open a language school and we want to do accounts, desktop publishing (fliers and newsletters) and making ads/worksheets. We need to be able to use English OS but Japanese language & software.

We will also be setting up a podcast service and we will want to do video-conferencing so that I can give lessons on the Internet. We need a good camera/mic setup.

I'm sick of buying things like System Mechanic, anti-spyware/virus etc. just to keep my Win-Tel machine running.

From now on I am getting reliability!

Should I buy

1 A cheap PC that runs Windows XP as i guess they will be getting cheap soon?
2 A new PC running Windows Vista?
3 An iMac? Thinking of the iMac 20" 2.16GHz 2GB, 250GB HD, SuperDrive.

2007-01-27 20:21:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

and i would like to be able to buy the ink without taking out another morgage !!!!!!

2007-01-27 20:08:29 · 15 answers · asked by sp4nna 3 in Printers

I have a pentium 4 which is very good but my sound is not coming out of the speakers~~nor the headphones.
It seems to be a computer problem rather than the connections, as i had a box appear on the screen and it said the connections appear to be connected right.
Am i supposed to go somewhere in my computer and turn them on??.My last pc was an athalon 2700 processor and they worked fine then??Any help please.

2007-01-27 19:41:29 · 5 answers · asked by Ron~N 5 in Desktops

i have a compaq 1.3 ghz 256 ram desktop with 42 processes at startup. i just want to erase everything safely and start again new. I can reinstall everything i need.also my computer has been getting slower no matter if i defrag,delete history,or anything.help!

2007-01-27 19:15:27 · 9 answers · asked by IgotwatUn33d 1 in Desktops

2007-01-27 18:43:41 · 2 answers · asked by shahm_tez 1 in Printers

my Mac computer (macbook) stops working after an hour into use. nothing loads, and everything freezes up. any idea why>

2007-01-27 18:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by XD 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have one. And its not something like "Intel (R) Chipset family" and crap. It Says something like "Intel (R) 82845G Graphics Control". Is that Integrated? Or is it just a sucky Video Card.

And, I don't have anything ChipSet Family or Integrated stuff related on my PC.

2007-01-27 18:27:00 · 2 answers · asked by Phil C 2 in Other - Hardware

his seems very debated, and my friend ALWAYS leaves his computer running, i turn mine off whenever it's not in use, and he argues the computers BETTER running than SHUT off daily. i know the hibernate feature is put there for a reason, but i have a hard time believing this. the question is, anyone experienced in computers, or very knowledgable that can put a squash to this rumor and tell me should your computer go off daily, hibernate, or is it okay to leave it on 24-7? my friend again, has his on 24-7 and his seems to be in good shape <.<...

2007-01-27 18:14:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

What is the difference between:
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+
and
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+

2007-01-27 18:09:41 · 8 answers · asked by Charles P 1 in Desktops

Ive looked at two places, and they say opposite. Wikipedia says lower is better, but then the New Corsair Dominator is rated a 5-5-5-15 Latency, and Wikipedia said 2-2-2 is faster. So which is it? I know its the amount of clock cycles it takes to process the information, so, it seems logically the lower the better. But, if thats the case, then how is the Corsair Dominator rated pc 8600 as well as the fastest DDR2 Ram available when its 5-5-5-?

2007-01-27 18:01:26 · 3 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Desktops

Besides the obvious that the Tower is a Tower case, and the Shuttle is a Box...basically. Does the Shuttle have more room, better cooling, worse cooling, or what? Or, is it just the look of it?

2007-01-27 17:58:31 · 1 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Desktops

got it used and diden,t have a code number with it

2007-01-27 17:49:03 · 1 answers · asked by spot 1 in Printers

2007-01-27 17:40:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

It reads CDs that I put in, but not the DVD. I tried restarting my computer because that fixes 95% of its problems but still no luck. I'm using a PC. Can anybody help me

2007-01-27 17:34:36 · 3 answers · asked by THEBurgerKing 4 in Desktops

its a macbook..and it is frozen and i cant do anything. should i take the battery out.....is it bad to..or what?

2007-01-27 17:21:15 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ <3 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

system
processor pendium3 1ghz
motherbord mercury intelchipset 845
need help thanks in advance

2007-01-27 17:17:44 · 2 answers · asked by pyll g 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-27 17:17:05 · 1 answers · asked by partyguy20062001 1 in Add-ons

I bought a brand new computer at Comp USA. Two weeks passed and my harddrive burned. Comp USA fixed it because it was under a year warranty. However, I was scared about it breaking down so I bought a 2 year extended warranty. This was about $155 including tax. However it starts the day I bought the computer. So basically it is a one year warranty after the one year HP warranty expires. I was told this AFTER I bought the warranty.

Anyways , do you think I made a wise investment even though I thought the warranty should have started after the first year and not overlapped it? Electronics break so quickly!!

2007-01-27 17:13:14 · 3 answers · asked by TiredofIdiots 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an older dell (dimension 4400) and i was wondering if i could run my cable connection through my monitor. I do not have a cable box and the cable output is a simple coaxial connection.

2007-01-27 17:12:26 · 10 answers · asked by jon 3 in Monitors

How much hard disk space (GB) does a typical 2004 dell (windows XP) have altogether? My computer has about a 70 Gig capacity and im wondering if that is normal....

2007-01-27 17:10:31 · 6 answers · asked by HomELlessPizza 2 in Desktops

2007-01-27 17:03:15 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Desktops

what is a good laptop to buy and where is a good place to buy one where there cheap but nice and how much is good to spend on a laptop?

2007-01-27 17:01:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

well.. i ma new at computer hardwares...
when i try to have a look of a HDD in the inetrnet, most of them show it with a disk-like thing exposed... but i remembered that the whole thing should be enclosed in a mental box...
so.. do i need to buy an extra case for the HDD?

2007-01-27 17:00:49 · 6 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Other - Hardware

i have to use a decryptor program to burn a dvd onto my computer, then when i try to burn it it says that the file is to big... ok so i go to dvd shrink and it tells me that there is an overlapped I/O in progress.. can someone tell me what to do..... thanks!!!

2007-01-27 16:45:28 · 4 answers · asked by jingles 3 in Desktops

2007-01-27 16:43:17 · 6 answers · asked by robjoss 2 in Desktops

BIOS is saying my CPU (AMD Barton 3000+, not overclocked) is running between the mid 60's (while idle) to 80+ degrees, but PC Wizard says it is the PSU that is running at that temp, while the CPU is around the mid twenties.

I would assume BIOS is correct, but why are the readings so different?

Here's a link to my PSU: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1030240&CatId=1077

About the high temperature, I recently applied thermal paste (we didn't apply it when we bought it 2+ years ago, but I would imagine it came with some on it) and it seemed to make a difference at first, but it's still obviously way too hot. I'm pretty sure it's been running at high temperatures since I got it, but it's been getting worse.
Also, when I put my hand by the fan of the PSU, it doesn't feel hot.

At this point, I'm not really sure what to do.

2007-01-27 16:43:04 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan 2 in Desktops