Hardware - February 2007

if you dont know dont answer you must know not think you know

2007-02-10 12:11:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-02-10 12:08:32 · 4 answers · asked by Billy 1 in Add-ons

Here are the specs of the one I just bought:

Processor 065-6697 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 065-6709 1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x512
Hard Drive 065-6702 80GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
Optical Drive 065-6703 Combo Drive
Modem 065-6705 No Modem
Apple Software Solutions 065-6203 iWork '06 Preinstalled
Additional Options 065-6711 None
Keyboard/Mac OS Language 065-6707 Keyboard/Mac OS
Country Kit/AEX 065-6708 Country Kit

2007-02-10 12:08:10 · 4 answers · asked by aero 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer runs Windows XP Professional, ASUS P5P800-VM motherboard with Intel 82865G graphics controller, nVIDIA GeForce 5500 FX graphics card, Intel Celeron D 2.6GHz processor, 2 hard disks (40 MB and 30 MB), 780 MB memory and a Compaq Coloreal 7550 monitor. Will this information help?

2007-02-10 12:07:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-02-10 12:03:44 · 2 answers · asked by Eric R 1 in Other - Hardware

I was recently given a Medion desktop pc that needs some work. Any idea what retailers in the US carry parts for these things?

2007-02-10 11:58:18 · 1 answers · asked by Babs 1 in Desktops

hello can anybody help us. right i have two hard drives in my computer disk 1"c" (160gib 7200rpm udma6 newish) and disk 2"d" (14gib 5400rpm udma5 old). 512mb memory. right the qustion is my mate says that i should put my win-xp swap file on my old d drive it will make it quiker. which i understand but my point is that i should leave it on my c drive because my new dirve is so much quiker, that by putting it on my older d drive it whould slow it down more. bit of a dum austion i serpose but any help whould be cool. thanks

2007-02-10 11:57:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Ok, I was trying to download music to my new mp3 player and when I plugged it up on my 4 yr old computer it said it would work because I needed a hi-speed USB port. So I went and bought one and installed it. When I tried to install the software that came with the PCI card it said not compatible with windows xp. But It does recognize the mp3 player when it is plugged into the new 2.0 USB port but one again gives me the error that i have plugged my hi-speed device into a non hi-speed USB port. I am completely lost on this one. I have tried to find drivers from various websites but am unable to find one for my model. It is a Compaq Presario 5000 desktop. Any ideas on what to try next???

2007-02-10 11:54:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-02-10 11:53:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Why is it when I try to turn on my computer it goes Beep..............Beep...............Beep. and the monitor says no signal, the key board doesn't even light up???

sometimes it works fine, but often it does this crap and I have to try for like 30 mins to get it to go.

2007-02-10 11:50:11 · 6 answers · asked by corrick_1 6 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-10 11:42:54 · 3 answers · asked by rosidosi 1 in Monitors

I have a Windows XP installation disc but dont have the Product Key number. I seem to have misplaced it during a move. Is there any other Key number I can use or am I just SOL ?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to install it on a older laptop that is running Windows 98.

2007-02-10 11:41:28 · 6 answers · asked by tooldaddy2003 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I currently have 4x512 MB sticks of DDR2.
I was thinking if I removed 2 512MB stick and replaced them with 2. 1GB sticks would this work. 2x1GB&2x512MB? =3GB
Thanks.

2007-02-10 11:34:46 · 8 answers · asked by The Truth 2.0 5 in Desktops

I've been working to fix this semi-old computer. When I start it up, there's a message on the screen that it says there's not operating system on the hard drive when I just reformatted it with no problem and Windows loaded and ran just fine. But then we moved the harddrive back to it's place and it started coming up with the same message. I've tried all different jumper combinations which worked earlier for it, but now they're not working. So we tried to reformat the hard drive again, and it says there's not hard drive attached to the computer. So all that to say: I NEED HELP!!!

2007-02-10 11:33:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-02-10 11:32:58 · 6 answers · asked by Shelb-N-Ator [[H!ATD]] 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-10 11:29:05 · 19 answers · asked by freckles110 1 in Other - Hardware

Which is better? The OEM or the Retail:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCompare.asp?Category=15&N=2010150380+4025&Submit=ENE&Nty=1&SubCategory=380&CompareItemList=N82E16822153023%2CN82E16822116022

What makes it better?

2007-02-10 11:20:54 · 4 answers · asked by TS2 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

What is a good laptop to buy?
Dvd or Hard drive camcorder?

2007-02-10 11:16:22 · 3 answers · asked by Superman 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-10 11:09:17 · 3 answers · asked by sparks 1 in Desktops

Is there any way to fool it into printing? This sucks I need to print my paper for school I can't afford 30.00 worth of ink right now. I think it is set up this way to force you to buy more ink.

2007-02-10 11:02:37 · 4 answers · asked by Daniel W 3 in Printers

I know that it is a desktop replacement, but I really need good battery life with a big screen.

For example, using quickplay (it comes wih it) will I be able to watch a 3 hour movie from start to end with battery life to spare?

OR

for example, I am in a car doing HW and I have the BrightView screen on a medium setting. How long will I be able to do simple word processing or PowerPoint making?

OR

For example, I am on a bench at college, and I am browsing the Internet and listening to music.. How long will I be able to do this?


Once again, with the HP Pavilion dv9000z series.
It doesnt say anywhere online what the estimated battry life is!

2007-02-10 10:59:20 · 2 answers · asked by techie_101 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU: AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz
RAM: 1982 MB or 1.93 GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForece Go 6150 288MB
System Type: 32-Bit

2007-02-10 10:33:03 · 12 answers · asked by Best Helper 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have just got a laptop that is a Gateway. I really am disappointed in the sound quality of the speakers. I had Altec Lansing ones on my last Compaq laptop and they sounded fairly decent. But I have to keep this laptop, so is it possible to upgrade to some good speakers?
Will sound quality be just as good as a stereo?

2007-02-10 10:28:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought a refill kit and cannot seem to understand where the ink goes into the cartridge. No sites with instructions on the internet. HELP! $30 for a new one is out of the question !!!!!!!

2007-02-10 10:24:32 · 3 answers · asked by Brimo 2 in Printers

2007-02-10 10:22:43 · 9 answers · asked by THANK YOU FOR THE VENOM 1 in Add-ons

I'm not going to explain why. I would only insult the intelligence of those who can understand why and overestimate the intelligence of those who can't. These boards do exist, but there is not a site I am comfortable buying from. Though this is probably also a waste of time considering some of the answers I've read. For example, to the feasible and useful question "should i get a secured credit card?" I read only insults. There are obviously good reasons for the card, and it can be very useful. Yahoo! should hire a staff to filter out the offensive answers. This is a question and answer site by intention, not a place for people to get a rush from insulting people without fear of retaliation and claim superior intelligence without proving it by actually answering the question.

2007-02-10 10:19:33 · 5 answers · asked by jarrod d 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a total of 1gb of ram. Two sticks of 512. But for some reason my computer is recognizing only 512 mb. Meaning each stick is only showing up as 256mb. What could the problem be and how can i fix it?

2007-02-10 10:16:45 · 4 answers · asked by JaysonPerman.com 2 in Other - Hardware

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?ATT=14143049&CMP=AFC-SlickDeals&Item=N82E16814143049

I found this geforce 7600 on new egg and was wondering if it is good enough to play counter strike source and other high graphic games with out lagging. Some people said to get the 7800 but this is cheaper and was wondering if i bought this will it stop my lagg on CS:S. My video card now is geforce 6100 integrated graphics. Please help me asap. Thanks. Or if this does not work do any of you no where to buy the geforce 7800 or any better for a cheaper price with excellent quality. Thnks.

2007-02-10 10:16:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

help ! ive just recently bought a new hard drive and its a 300g however when i put it in my pc it is only being read
as containing 31g.this is obviously a partition. my question is how do i format it or set it up so i can access all of it ?
windows xp install cd is only recognising 31g .also wen i put it in my other pc as an F drive i also am getting the
same capacity reading.. this must! b a partition please help i want the whole drive !! how do i do this? is there a hard format?
if so how do i do it?. ive just recently found that the jumper lead was limiting it so when i change it I'm now gettin 130g . an improvement yes but not all i want i want the lot ! this is brand new samsung HDD with no data on it. its replacing an old 80g western digital. if i take off all the jumpers will i get the whole drive?

2007-02-10 10:12:34 · 9 answers · asked by mike b 1 in Desktops

everytime i turn on my laptop, it keeps having a pop-up that said "The instruction at "0x7c910de3" referenced memory at "0x000036f9". The memory could not be "read". Click OK to terminate the program." and if i press ok, then the computer freezes. any help of fixing my computer?

2007-02-10 09:49:06 · 4 answers · asked by fWHattt!! 2 in Other - Hardware