Hardware - February 2007

I'm looking to play an online game called world of warcraft, but I noticed that the RAM requirements where 512mb. I have a Dell dimension DIM 4550 with only 256 Mb of Ram. I no almost nothing about compuers, but is there any way to upgrade my system enough to play this game? And if so where can i buy upgrades?

2007-02-17 06:43:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

choppy. like every 2 senconds the video freezes and sound continues. my computer used to play videos fine. only now it's not, so i know it's not my processor or ram

2007-02-17 06:33:13 · 3 answers · asked by smokesha 3 in Other - Hardware

Im looking for a cheap, good qualtiy laptop. Preferably under 300$. I don't care if it's used if it worls properly and is in fairly good shape. Anyone know where i can find one??

2007-02-17 06:29:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a dell printer, that i havent used for a few months, and now that i need to use it the ink seems to have dried up. Is there anyway i can still use the cartridges?...or should i just buy new ones?

2007-02-17 06:22:36 · 4 answers · asked by blackdahlia89 1 in Printers

After doing a "Full System Restore" on my Windows XP computer (from the hard drive backup copy), my computer always freezes exactly in the middle of the "Installing Devices" step. How can I resolve this problem?

2007-02-17 06:21:23 · 3 answers · asked by azaleaimports 1 in Other - Hardware

I am looking for a laptop that will have a fingerprint reader, be a Tablet PC, play DVD's and have microsoft word, powerpoint and have the basics for school. now i relize this might not egzist but if you could tell me the one that would come the closest to it it would help. Thanks.

2007-02-17 06:20:51 · 6 answers · asked by Diane T 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

how will be CRT flatron Model in tht contrast..........?

2007-02-17 06:18:09 · 3 answers · asked by nothing special 3 in Monitors

When I turn on my Toshiba Satellite, it says operating system not found and it would'nt start, help me please!!!!

2007-02-17 06:08:50 · 6 answers · asked by trinisam 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am a student of grade 10 and new to canada i want to buy a computer and i need some help
can you tell me how much RAM do i need and hard disk space

i want to buy something within 700 dollar
and also recommend some good companies in canada

2007-02-17 06:07:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i bought two sticks of DDR2 1 GB each and i put them into my pc but i also added the original 512 MB stick that i already had in there when i turned the PC on it turned on but after a few moments it shut off and it smelt like something might have burned up in my pc the next morning i removed the two new sticks of DDR2 and inserted just the original 512 stick and everything worked fine do you think it just some bad memory or perhaps something else like the way i put it in i would really appreciate any help you could give me and thank you.

2007-02-17 06:04:45 · 4 answers · asked by Sol 1 in Other - Hardware

Here's the problem: No sound.
I used my Dell Dim. Resource CD and my correct driver is installed.
The light to my speakers is on.
When I turn the speakers on, there is power up sound.
When I go through the Hardware Option under Sounds and Audio this is what I see:
Volume: No Audio Device
Audio: No for all three
Voice: No, for both
Hardware: Everything is installed, working properly, volume good, etc., I couldn't see anything that wasn't installed or working properly.

I've been to the Microsoft Website to look for answers, as well as the web.

I have the most up to date software and I've used troubleshooters.

I'm about to rip out all of my hair...please save me before I go bald!!!

Thank you!!!

2007-02-17 05:56:49 · 1 answers · asked by paddlinglikecrazy 3 in Desktops

2007-02-17 05:50:13 · 8 answers · asked by sadiesamkurby 2 in Desktops

2007-02-17 05:46:27 · 5 answers · asked by m_chiha59 1 in Add-ons

Then it'll freeze..I think i can still move the mouse around,but i can't click on anything.It just freezes..and it always does this. It's tottaly unusable right now. What can i do about this? I think it might be a virus? Would it be a good idea to start it in safe mode and delete all my downloaded files?

2007-02-17 05:43:02 · 3 answers · asked by Jz 5 in Desktops

they say to replace a computer four or five yrs old. i have an hp do i just buy the tower and keep screen, keyoard and speakers???

2007-02-17 05:40:54 · 10 answers · asked by peachez 3 in Desktops

I hid a folder that is very important. Can some body please tell me how to find it? I al ready went to folder opp and tried display hidden folders and it is not their, I tried system restore didn't work, I did a search of the hard drive couldn't find it I don't know what else to do. It is a scanned doc. if that helps. Is their any way I can undo my last few actions?

2007-02-17 05:32:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

GeForce FX550 256mb PCI or ATI Radeon X1550 PCI-E x1

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-FX5500-Geforce-256MB-PCI-DVI-Graphics-Card-FX-5500_W0QQitemZ280083440341QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3762QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2007-02-17 05:32:41 · 2 answers · asked by lick_my_decals_off_baby 2 in Add-ons

2007-02-17 05:27:46 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer H 1 in Desktops

2007-02-17 05:20:05 · 4 answers · asked by kissrocks12 1 in Desktops

i need to know where to download my software for my hp psc1350 all in one printer,copier,scanner

2007-02-17 05:19:32 · 3 answers · asked by badruss72 1 in Printers

I bought the webcam of ebay but the driver cd they supplied me with doesnt install the driver. Please help me find a driver!

2007-02-17 05:19:11 · 4 answers · asked by esc_247 1 in Add-ons

I have found some symbols on my mac but they don't appear when I type ..does anyone use a mac and know how to use phonemes on their machine?

2007-02-17 05:17:38 · 1 answers · asked by BlackBerry66 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I downloaded the new Window Vista Ultimate. On my Windows Media Center I have recorded a TV show and now I can't watch it. I get a Video Error, that files needed are not installed or not working correctly, restart Windows Media Center or your computer.

I have done both and I still can't watch my recorded show. I still get the error message. What can I do?

2007-02-17 05:16:14 · 5 answers · asked by Shirley R 1 in Desktops

what do i need to do with my computer to be able to play this game and others? thank you so much for your help!

2007-02-17 05:13:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

please help me I wan't to know how to find out how much RAM I have and how can get more RAM please help me my MSN is bozyadam@hotmail.co.uk so please add me or email me!!

2007-02-17 05:12:57 · 13 answers · asked by Adam Bozy 1 in Desktops

2007-02-17 05:09:54 · 6 answers · asked by alexarroyo85 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My friend bought an extra hard drive for her computer. She wants to know how to get her computer to start reading the E drive instead of automatically reading the C.

2007-02-17 05:09:29 · 6 answers · asked by *<dEzI>* 3 in Add-ons

Does anybody know a good service provider???

2007-02-17 05:09:17 · 3 answers · asked by C.J. 1 in Other - Hardware

I purchased parts to build my computer and built it around xmas 2005. Computer worked fine until CPU fan started making loud noise in fall 2006. I had left the side of the computer open after installing a second hard drive (old 8 gig HD I had lying around). After shutting comp down, I noticed that one of the blades on the fan had been damaged. I think the noise came from this fan. (Cats were trying to get inside the computer, so i figure it was their doing).

Upon further inspection, I couldn't tell if the noise was coming from the cpu fan or the fan located on the lower left corner of the mother board (dont' know what this fan does).

The noise may have been due to a combination of the two fans. I don't know.

I had installed a second hardrive the computer to a beta version of Vista. It was slow and all screwy so i took it off.

I also tried a version of linux, Ubuntu. From what I can remember, I think it may have tried to install as a dual boot system on my main drive. Anyway, I couldn't get it installed correctly.

I'm not sure if this had anything to do with my problems.

Eventually, my computer wouldn't start up, so i had to recover all the files on my Hardrive and format the drive. I tried installing xp from scratch, and nothign would work. My comptuer would shut down during the set up and at one point i had managed to install xp, but the comp would shut down or lock up.

I also had a problem with my video card. i would have to play with the card's connection to the motherboard in order to get the video to go to my monitor. I trrid several monitors to make sure it wasn't the monitor.

So, given that nothing would work, i gave up. I don't know if any of the above will help you in figuring out what my problem is, and some of it may be irrelevant, but it's everything i can remember about what happened.

Here's some of the components that I used to build the comp:

1. Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz / 512KB L2 Cache / 2000MHz HT / Socket 939 / 64-Bit #15

2. Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

3. RAM: Samsung 512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR Memory #76

4. Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE / WD800JB / 80GB / ATA/100 / 8MB / 7200RPM / Hard Drive #133

5. Video card: nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 video

2007-02-17 05:06:39 · 11 answers · asked by m w 1 in Desktops

hey my pc is making like a growling sound, sometimes its kinda quiet and sometimes really loud.
and it takes forever to load.
Help! umm I should mention that its a frankin-puter.

2007-02-17 05:02:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops