Hardware - January 2007

2007-01-26 10:52:49 · 4 answers · asked by Atlanta falcons fan_2008 1 in Add-ons

What does GB hardrive mean anyway?

2007-01-26 10:47:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

there was this POP noise from my other computer i had and now it wont turn on or anything is it worth fixing ? or is there a way i can fix it

2007-01-26 10:43:50 · 7 answers · asked by foxyfarther88 1 in Add-ons

My computer has a 2.8ghz processor, 512mb Ram, 1x40gb hard drive, 1x200gb hard drive. What is the best way to set up the partitions, what format should they be and what size should they be so that I can set it up to duel boot Ubintu linux and windows XP

2007-01-26 10:43:13 · 1 answers · asked by Dan 5 in Desktops

i wanna make the size of my memory card bigger

2007-01-26 10:40:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

hi,
there seems to be something wrong with either the AC adapter or the battery on my laptop. (It's a Compaq Presario series 2200).Here is how it looks to me now, if I charge it together with the AC adapter,the charging signal doesn't light up as it used to,and the AC adapter doesn't warm up as it used to,I reckon that's probably because it's not working, and if I tried to remove the battery and push it backed in (with or without the AC adapter) ,
the orange signal would flash for a few seconds and die down again, I need to locate where exactly the problem is so that
I don't show up at the local PC shop (btw,I'm in a foreign country)like a fool so they can charge me with an unreasonably high price.Appreciate any suggestions. Thank you!

2007-01-26 10:39:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2606273&Sku=N52-1732

2007-01-26 10:36:42 · 4 answers · asked by 8 3 in Monitors

I am looking at two laptops. One has a 14.1" with 1200x800 resolution and the other is 15.4" with 2000x1500, will the 15.4" one give me much better picture?

2007-01-26 10:29:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

When I turn on my computer, my monitor won't show anything. Both the power lights and the "busy" lights are on, and if I connect the CD drive, its light is on also. What should I do? BTW, I have duplicates of most of the parts.

2007-01-26 10:28:04 · 3 answers · asked by schnauzer 4 in Desktops

I have just bought the motherboard MSI P4M980M-L

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=757

according to the info on the link above, it says that it supports DDR2 533/400.
However, my big question is this... I have 2 DDR400 512mb each. But I'm not quite sure installing them already. Because as I've said: it supports DDR2 533/400. but I dont know what exactly does that mean... the motherboard supports DDR2 400 or it can also support DDR400????

I asked this before but no one could help me. Help please!!!!

2007-01-26 10:22:21 · 4 answers · asked by Giuseppe Stefanno 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-26 10:16:13 · 13 answers · asked by LLOYD 1 in Monitors

i have a dell inspiron 1501 1GB of RAM, an ATI Radeon express 1150 video card, i have a AMD mobile Sempron processor,60GB of Hardrive just wondering if u can give me any website that will provide updates for my laptop

2007-01-26 10:15:03 · 3 answers · asked by dwcsoup22 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Currently running

Intel 2.8
512ram
15g Hard drive
300g Hard drive
Geforce FX 5200 128mb
Asus P4C800 Motherboard
1 DVD player
1 CD/RW
350W Power Supply Unit.

I'm thinking about upgrading to 1g Ram
and getting a Geforce 7600GT 128mb

Now I've been hearing that Geforce 7600GT Runs great with 350W PSUs. Plus doesn't really lack anything to 7800GS.
And I know that psu is not just the watts but all the rails that need attention... which I have no clue..

If I upgrade without upgrading my PSU would my pc run decently?

As you can see my pc is getting pretty old,
I just want to spend maybe like $200 for an upgrade for it to last maybe a year or two longer.
(...or until Microsoft stops supporting windows XP.. which I think they said 3 years from now?)

2007-01-26 10:14:55 · 5 answers · asked by Air 4 in Desktops

Do u think both these are portable for daily commute? Which of the two laptop is better in terms of performance. By performance I mean running apps without hiccps, Multitasking, Programming, Running Oracle database, Games, Web, Office. Any ideas? And portability

2007-01-26 10:13:39 · 3 answers · asked by Lester Burns 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

This it http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1876484910.1169852725@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjaddjmdehigicflgceggdhhmdfio.0&category_oid=-29593&sku=156206&page=Product&fm=3&sm=1&tm=4

The specification look's very good and i was looking to add the 15" monitor a total of £335 your thoughts please

2007-01-26 10:13:16 · 5 answers · asked by jhqqq13xx 1 in Desktops

I want to buy a laptop for my daughter. Can she just take it to school and start using the internet (her school has wireless internet), or do we need to purchase a cord or something that can let her use the internet?

2007-01-26 10:01:12 · 6 answers · asked by Vivian 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-26 09:57:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Will it still be possible to run software programs that were designed for Windows XP on Windows Vista? For example if I wanted to run Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 (it says on the box that it was designed for Windows XP) on Windows Vista would there be any problems?

Alot of the software on my PC is designed for Windows XP...when I switch over to Windows Vista will these programs still function properly?

2007-01-26 09:57:14 · 7 answers · asked by Justin P 1 in Desktops

The system in question is a Dell Dimension 2400. The PC3200 ram came from a Dimension 3000 if that helps.

2007-01-26 09:55:39 · 3 answers · asked by mike 2 in Other - Hardware

i currently have a cable internet connection (modem)

i am condisering getting a lap top computer, i seen the wireless connectors at walmart that claim you can use dsl/cable

i don't understand how it works .. .my connection is through the cable company, will i be able to use the wireless net and also when i go to the library (that has wireless) will i be able to use my lap top there or will i need something special

i know its a dumb questuon but i really dont know .. thanks in advance for any help you can give or even a website that explains everything

2007-01-26 09:54:29 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ Lisa♥ 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I currently play World of Warcraft and my computers graphics card will no longer support the game and therefor my computer will jus tcrash in the middle of the game. So i was looking at graphics cards online and the ATI RADEON X1950 XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express Graphics Card caught my attention. In the requirements it says u need crossfire configuration. What is this and do u think my computer will be able to support this card. If not what do you recommend.

2007-01-26 09:46:00 · 2 answers · asked by Goodbye 1 in Add-ons

It already as information from their computer so will it work ?

2007-01-26 09:38:15 · 9 answers · asked by dmama81 2 in Desktops

i'm going to order a computer, I've been building the past couple weeks and came up with one I can afford. Here are the specs, do you think it is good enough to handle World of Warcraft? If I could go lower any of these things and still perform good then plz tell me. or tell me if I need to upgrade anything...
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PROCESSOR- AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+
MEMORY- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE -160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE- 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
MONITOR- 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD- 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro
SOUND- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

2007-01-26 09:37:16 · 4 answers · asked by Charles P 1 in Desktops

2007-01-26 09:35:55 · 5 answers · asked by sandra b 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

mbr problem
press any key to boot from floppy

i don't have a floppy

google instlux

2007-01-26 09:11:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok, the computer I am currently using is an old pc from 2000. It has a 80 GB Hard Drive, but the C:/ drive only has 18.6 GB while the D:/ drive has 55.8 GB. How do I move like 40-50 GB from the D:/ drive to the C:/ drive? For some reason the D:/ drive doesn't have anything to do with system recovery like my new pc. It is just a regular drive like the C:/ Drive. I want to do this because I obviously only use the C:/ Drive, so I want more space for it. Thanks if you guys can help me!

2007-01-26 09:01:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I put my usb drive in and the bubble pops up and says it's found new hardware - usb drive.

Then when I go to open windows explorer, there's no sign of it. I even re-booted my computer, but still it didn't see the drive.

Can I change a setting to make it appear so that I can write to it?

2007-01-26 09:00:34 · 5 answers · asked by Michelle C 2 in Add-ons

I changed mine yesterday and its so much more appealing to the eye. Its the first time I changed it in 6 months, ahhhhhh change is good.

2007-01-26 09:00:05 · 22 answers · asked by Aaron A 5 in Desktops

It is from a laptop with a 15.4" screen size.

2007-01-26 08:59:12 · 7 answers · asked by ???? 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-26 08:55:52 · 4 answers · asked by ???? 1 in Laptops & Notebooks