Hardware - February 2007

Hi,

I just purchased a new HP Pavilion Laptop. However, the fan turns itself on quite often and each time it does, a high pitched sound can be heard. I know that the sound is coming from the fan, but is there anyway to remove the sound? Do I have to get it fixed? Thanks.

2007-02-14 03:21:17 · 13 answers · asked by ♡ 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-14 03:21:01 · 10 answers · asked by stevendewis 1 in Scanners

ex: 754, 939, 940, AM2, F, S1

I am thinking in terms of upgradability, and price ratio of motherboard to chip.

2007-02-14 03:20:13 · 2 answers · asked by -^-Smooth C-^- 4 in Desktops

I'm a computer programmer, not a techie, but my current job now requires me to know a little more about the innards of computers and I KNOW there's lots of you out there that could help shine some light on these questions.

1) What's the difference between DDR and DDR2 memory? Are they compatible? Is only one of them able to be paired up (ie 512 and 512 to make 1g ram)? How can you tell by looking at it which one it is?

2) What's the real differences between Pentium and Celleron(sp) processors?

3) How much faster, what's so good about Wireless N? I just started hearing about them a few days ago.

4) I know there's two types of ethernet cables for modem-router, and router-pc. Are there specific names for each? Last I heard you can't use the same wire for both.

5) What can you tell me about processors? Like, there are some duos and other such named processors. We sell laptops and desktops at work and I can't say which are "better" or faster by just the name of them.

2007-02-14 03:19:13 · 4 answers · asked by biggestperlnerd 3 in Other - Hardware

The case speaker has 2 wires in a 4-pin connector (Red - NC - NC - Black)
The header on the MoBo has a 4-pin header (Speaker - NC - Ground - +5V)
NC = No Connection.
Which pins on the header do I use ?

2007-02-14 03:10:55 · 1 answers · asked by ironass 1 in Desktops

I have a PowerMac G3 266/96MB that keeps freezing when MAC OS 9.2 starts up. It finishes loading the system software and I can see the desktop with my hard drive and the trash can, but I can't open anything. Double clicking on the hard drive or trash can does not open anything and I can't get any of the menu items to open up. What is wrong and how do I fix it?

Please help.

2007-02-14 03:10:05 · 4 answers · asked by caflyer25 2 in Desktops

I am going to be buying a computer from best buy. I just want some insight b4 I actually go buy. I am interested in the Hewlett-Packard - Pavilion Notebook with AMD Turion™ 64 X2.

2007-02-14 03:09:17 · 5 answers · asked by KyKy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I can't figure out how to find out what my graphics card is (type, power, etc). It came with the computer, and I want to know how to find it's specs.

I have Windows XP SP2

2007-02-14 03:05:11 · 6 answers · asked by sillynoodle101 2 in Add-ons

Any hardware guy there who can suggest me about the SMPS for my AMD Athlon 2800 with 256 MB RAM and MSI motherboard model K8MM-V.I am running XP.

2007-02-14 03:03:56 · 1 answers · asked by hs_jha 3 in Desktops

Does anyone own this labtop like the kind they have a Walmart? if so can u tell me what all u could do w/ it and like what kinda games its compatible w/?

2007-02-14 03:00:30 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a compaq M 2000 laptop. i already installed the software for reading mmc,sd cards etc. but when i insert a Sandisk SD card into the slot, the laptop freezes and as soon as i take the card out , it starts functioning again. so what's the problem and how should i get the laptop to read the card? the SD card was provided with a digital camera? is a softwsre update the solution?

2007-02-14 02:58:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-14 02:57:47 · 2 answers · asked by bekele 1 in Add-ons

Are dell monitors able to use other desktops

2007-02-14 02:56:10 · 7 answers · asked by Goku T 1 in Monitors

2007-02-14 02:49:39 · 2 answers · asked by josh 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a portable 2.5 inch harddisk.
Recently, it has been giving me problems.

I am able to view the file directory very easily but it takes a long time to access the file itself.

I am also unable to copy or paste huge items into the harddisk.

What is the cause of the problem and how to solve it?

2007-02-14 02:47:51 · 4 answers · asked by jian_te 2 in Other - Hardware

pLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT FPU136 CHIP ?WHAT IS ITS USE?

2007-02-14 02:45:41 · 2 answers · asked by tamperfinder 2 in Other - Hardware

My Processor is:
Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.93 GHz. Codename: "Prescott"
It does have EM64T
FSB: 533.3 MHz
Bus Speed: 133.3 MHz

2007-02-14 02:31:53 · 10 answers · asked by compy_500 3 in Desktops

I have never known what these keys are used for.

2007-02-14 02:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by carmella 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-14 02:22:58 · 6 answers · asked by junai a 1 in Monitors

2007-02-14 02:21:15 · 8 answers · asked by meg108rian 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

for a computer, i turn on an hour and turning it off and later on in 3hr i turn back on again. Is it bad for the computer ...TY!!

2007-02-14 02:18:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Ok I'm pretty sure if wil but the whole San Diego thing throws me off. I know Intel has Prescott and blah blah.

Here is what I cuurently have
Mother Board is ECS KN1lite 939 Socket It Currently has an AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz.
The MB Specs say it will take 64 and 64FX. It doesn't say an X2, but from what I can tell the FX is better for gaming


I'm looking to change out the processor and New Egg has an FX for $200
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego 2.6GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket
939 Processor

To me it seems like it should be fine, but it's that whole San Diego thing.

2007-02-14 02:15:52 · 2 answers · asked by his.grace 3 in Desktops

Okay, here's the situation. I have installed by mistake some crazy program called NVIDIA. It has given itself an icon in my toolbar. It so-far has affected the appearance of my desktop/color/resolution/fonts, seems to making my computer run a little weird no matter what I do.....things just haven't been right.
I just got this computer brand new from Dell and it wasn't doing this before so I *know* its this weird program.
I have attempted 5 times to delete it from Add/Remove programs. It takes me through the necessary steps and even resarts my computer to complete the uninstall. IT WON"T DIE!!! LOL Everytime I go back to Add/Remove programs, it's STILL there. When I click on the toolbar icon, I can't find anything that would help me get rid of it.

Please, please.....can anyone help me!!

**BTW, we're running Windows XP home edition.

2007-02-14 01:55:57 · 14 answers · asked by Gr8fulmom 3 in Desktops

we have lost the sound on our computer. its not the speakers, we have tried them on other comp and they work so it must be something in the computer.... any ideas....please??

2007-02-14 01:52:03 · 5 answers · asked by thepainter 4 in Other - Hardware

A friend of mine recently bought a new 1 gb flash drive and after 3 weeks it wasn't reading anything. Someone told her that the computer she last took info from was corrupted. Is that possible?

2007-02-14 01:47:43 · 6 answers · asked by candice 1 in Add-ons

I need to crash my computer! It's an assignment for college. Can anyone tell me ways of crashing it?

2007-02-14 01:39:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Intel Pentium M1.6 GHz
2.2Kg (with DVD+CDRW)
256MB RAM,40GB
USB x 4 , VGA Port
14.1" XGA
WIFI

2007-02-14 01:38:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

It's a Apple iBook G3/800Mhz. Now, keep in mind that I'm a college student and can't afford much. Has anybody had any bad experiencec when that did buy a pre-owned computer (like a apple)?

2007-02-14 01:37:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried to boot from a live cd on a system with the following configuration- Pentium III 933 MHz, 256 MB SDRAM ,no hard disk.It gives the error mesage
"Booting from cd rom.......
No boot media"

Please help.

2007-02-14 01:31:30 · 2 answers · asked by MANJU 1 in Other - Hardware

what's the different between duo processor and dual processor!! and for servers that using 10 processor, how does it work. I meant is there a motherboard that have 10 slots for CPU, or is it just like having 10 PC (10mthboard and 10cpu) and connect them together!!

2007-02-14 01:24:09 · 2 answers · asked by Hooray 1 in Other - Hardware