Hardware - January 2007

I don't understand why my pc uses so much memory. I have IGB of ram. Even when I'm not running any program and the pc is idle, the task manager indicates that i'm using 50% memory, that is about 500MB, even when i exit a lot of programs running in the system tray.

My question is "what would have happened if I was using 512MB ram"?? How can I reduce memory usage?? My pc is a brand new Dell Inspiron Labtop, Centrino duo 1.73GHz, and it doesn't run fast either.

I'm so disappointed.

2007-01-31 04:46:11 · 8 answers · asked by costeeta 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

my pc keeps turning itself off .i do not turn set it to turn itself off it dose it with out warning

2007-01-31 04:44:44 · 3 answers · asked by josephjamesskill 2 in Desktops

I installed the drivers but i have another problem.First of all my pccamera is a120 spacec@m and the builder of it is TRUST.When i bought the camera there was also a cd that have the utilities and the drivers but unfortunately i lost it.As i said before i have the drivers but i want also the other utilities like recrding video,taking pictures and all the good stuff.
Could u tell me please where i can find a free site where i could download these utilities of my camera???

Thank u very much!

2007-01-31 04:31:40 · 2 answers · asked by Tzatzikomouris 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-31 04:27:48 · 8 answers · asked by lrogers023 1 in Other - Hardware

I've bought the new graphic card above and installed on my pc below....

*AMD Athlon XP-A, 2066 MHz (6.25 x 331) 2800+ /
*memory bus; DDR SDRAM, 64 bit / *fsb; DEC Alpha EV6, 64 bit / *chip set; VIA V-Link,8 bit / *motherboard; VIA VT8378 UniChrome KM400 / *memory slot; DRAM SLOT #1, 512 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM) / *agp; 3.05, 64MB, 1X,2X,4X,8X/ *old graphic card; VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP, 64MB....

When I turned on the pc after the installation, monitor didn't respond at all.. ..and even the light on the keyboard was dead.. ..after numbers of trying,I took the card back out, and the turn pc on... .
now it works fine.....as same as before..
what do you think is the main problem?......
I'm willing to spend little more money to watch the movies in the best quality (no games..)....
In order to use the new graphic card, what do you think I should do.. or buy? .......
give me some good tips...please !!

2007-01-31 04:26:36 · 2 answers · asked by Annnnne 1 in Add-ons

2007-01-31 04:26:11 · 8 answers · asked by lrogers023 1 in Other - Hardware

Need to EDIT a scanned TIF file
Save & PRINT as well.

Any solution or software recommendation is appreciated.

thanks

2007-01-31 04:25:06 · 2 answers · asked by nebulas 2 in Scanners

Hi, I currently got a new laptop a IBM ThinkPad (Model R51) with Windows XP. This laptop has both a Local Area Network (connected), & Wireless Network Connection. I want to know what do I need to buy to get access to a wireless connection to my laptop. I also have a desktop computer with a DSL - sympatico connection (speed stream). So what do I need to buy and how do I hook it up and how much does it cost?? If anyone can help than would be really appreciated. Thanks.

2007-01-31 04:24:08 · 3 answers · asked by College Student 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I upgraded my computr to windows vista home basic edition and it works fine, even my video card drivers were found. But when i try to open windows movie maker it tells me that my video card does not meet the requirements.

2007-01-31 04:20:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Don't you think floppys are now very much outdated?

2007-01-31 04:18:17 · 10 answers · asked by Karan 2 in Add-ons

For some reason my computer keeps locking up (freezing up). I'll be web surfing or really doing anything and all of a sudden my mouse pointer stops moving and I can't use my keyboard or anything. My computer does't shut down or reboot. It doesnt beep at all. Everything just freezes and i have to press the reset button. But...Sometimes when i restart it it will freeze up on my bios screen and ill have to restart it again to get back into windows. It used to do this after I was on for 5 minutes, now Its doing it maybe 3 times in a 8 hour span. What can i do to fix this or figure out what the problem is? I'll list my system specs...

Mobo - MSI K8N Neo2
CPU - AMD Skt 939 3000+
H.D. - Seagate Barracuda 7200 sata
RAM - Corsair VS 2 x 512 mb 184 pin
GPU - Evga 6600gt
PSU - Antec True Power 450w
Drives - CD drive, DVD drive and Floppy

2007-01-31 04:15:50 · 6 answers · asked by Jim 1 in Other - Hardware

I am looking for memory on ebay and I found some cheap ones but they say CL-3. Should I avoid this or buy? I don't need anything spectacular, just something to speed up my PC somewhat.

2007-01-31 04:13:55 · 2 answers · asked by jch 1 in Other - Hardware

I have an Elonex Exentia Media Centre, the company has gone into administration and the screen keeps flicking on and off.
Where should I take it to be looked at?
I live in London.

2007-01-31 04:09:02 · 1 answers · asked by Drunken Monkey 2 in Monitors

MY LAPTOP HAS 1.5 GB RAM(ADDED 1GB RECENTLY) AND STILL PERFORMS THE SAME, AS WHEN I HAD ONLY THE 512 MB RAM .
I HAVE AN ACER TRAVELMATE WITH THE FOLL SPECS;
M 740 PROCESSOR CENTRINO PENTIUM M* 1.73 GHZ(SUPPORTS UPTO 2 GB) AND 2MB CACHE
1.5 GB RAM(512 MB FROM HYNIX,OLD AND 1 GB FROM TRANSCEND NEW)533MHZ DDR2
60 GB HARDDISK 5400 RPM
915 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD
AN INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR 900(I HAVE NO CLUE IF IT IS DEDICATED OR SHARED)
AN 8MB VGA MEMORY WHICH CANT B INCREASED FROM THE BIOS.
I HAVE AROUND 5-6 WIDGETS RUNNING ALL THROUGHOUT.I DONT INSTALL SOFTWARES REGULARLY AND I FORMATTED MY COMP ABOUT 6 MONTHS BACK.I USE WINDOWS BLINDS,NORTON INTERNET SECURITY
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT COULD B WRONG....
THANX...

2007-01-31 04:08:55 · 4 answers · asked by T-Bone 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

During the last few days my computer has been freezing up. While running some programs the computer will completly freeze and I will have to turn the power off and then turn it back on. The computer seems to freeze while I am playing World of Warcraft, or when my Virus scan gets to a certain file. To try to fix the problem I donwloaded a registry repair program, and this fixed the problem for about 2 days. After 2 days the computer started freezing again. I have since downloaded and ran an adware program, but the computer continues to freeze. I have tried to run Virus scan, but the computer always freezes when it gets to a certain file. I do not beleive it is a hardware problem, I have 1.5 gigs of RAM, and my hard drive is barly half full. Any suggestions would be greatly apreciated.

2007-01-31 04:05:53 · 9 answers · asked by Cirga 1 in Desktops

I bought a new computer on Monday. Yesterday I turned it on but the start menu and desktop icons just disappeared. I called the tech support line and it was resolved but then I couldn't use my internet, so I had to restore my computer back to its factory settings. However, the same thing has happened again. Should I just take it back or is there anything else I can do? It's an hp btw.....

2007-01-31 04:03:48 · 7 answers · asked by Courtney M 1 in Desktops

2007-01-31 03:58:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Toshiba Satellite A105-S4084. I bought 100pk spindle of DVD+R from CompUSA. I used Nero Burning Rom 7 to burn movies. But all 5 DVDs I used stopped at 15% and there was an error.

http://www4.shopping.com/xPF-Toshiba-Toshiba-Satellite-A105-S4084-Notebook-PC

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=SEARCH&Ntt=compusa+100+pack+dvd+r&N=0&Dx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&D=compusa+100+pack+dvd+r&Ntk=All&product_code=342416&Pn=16x_DVD_R_Media

2007-01-31 03:56:07 · 8 answers · asked by cookie 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-01-31 03:46:03 · 6 answers · asked by gambit_zero_tolerance 2 in Add-ons

I want a computer that can have a good amount of games in it and still play them w/o getting choppy, I have a Dell Inspiron 600 that was new 3 years ago and the sims 2 gets choppy after a couple of expansion packs

2007-01-31 03:25:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

The inspiration for this question came from my dear mother's strange but inquisitive mind,- and now I want to show my resourcefulness in answering it correctly!

2007-01-31 03:24:43 · 19 answers · asked by Grand Master Spank!!! 1 in Other - Hardware

ADM or Intel?????????

2007-01-31 03:17:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

how do you tell which side of a case fan is to suck cool air in and which said is to blow hot air out?
will it affect the air fow inside the case if i install the fan with either 1 side facing the wrong way?
or it doesn't matter which way the fan is facing, as long as it is installed on the case?

2007-01-31 03:14:57 · 2 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Other - Hardware

ATI or Nvidia?????????

2007-01-31 03:13:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Will it affect the data stored in the drives?

2007-01-31 03:13:31 · 6 answers · asked by inbu 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is there a program used just for reformatting the hard disk? Also how would i tell my pc i would like the second hard disk to be a slave drive?

2007-01-31 03:07:43 · 13 answers · asked by grassmonkeys 4 in Other - Hardware

2007-01-31 03:06:14 · 9 answers · asked by ♥~shona~♥ 5 in Printers

i have an amd duron 700mhz processor and i want to overclock it, but i dont know how or where to do it....im not really good with computers so can u please keep it simple, thanks!

2007-01-31 03:00:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Ok, I have almost convinced myself not to buy an X Box 360 and instead to buy a graphics card for my PC. I am running off a Compaq Pressario, which card should I buy to be able to play the latest PC games seamlessly and without any trouble? Also what should I be aware of? (With Graphics cards I mean, I'm quite aware that you shouldn't stick your head in a lions mouth and all that).

2007-01-31 02:50:05 · 5 answers · asked by mark s 2 in Add-ons

I am getting no sound and when i look in sound device i am told no device availiable

2007-01-31 02:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware