Hardware - February 2007

i am looking forward to buy one costing up to rs. 60000. which is the best suited brand and confriguration is should go for?
high speed and high memory space are the basic requirments. gotto use it for software programing and net surfing.
every sensible suggestion is welcome.

2007-02-08 07:07:07 · 5 answers · asked by Pranks 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does it mean Audio/Video? We have a survillance system and it says it can use an A/V monitor or an VGA monitor.
What is the difference? Can you use a regular TV?

2007-02-08 07:03:29 · 3 answers · asked by MrsRobbieD 2 in Monitors

Is it possible to install an pci-e or AGP slot? If yes, then how would I go about getting it done?

2007-02-08 07:01:16 · 7 answers · asked by warysara 1 in Add-ons

I have recently upgraded my graphics card and I'm trying to connect my PC to TV with S-video, but pictures comes out in black and white. My previous graphics had the yellow socket video output and that worked fine.

Why is it like that?
What can I do to get this right?

2007-02-08 07:01:13 · 3 answers · asked by cynical 1 in Monitors

2007-02-08 06:58:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I have recently installed a third hard drive using a PCI ATA card. This was working fine until about three weeks ago. Device Manager recognises that the third hard drive is still there, Disk Management recognises this too and shows that out of the 250Gb drive, 153Gb is used. It says the drive is Healthy and Active, but it no longer has a drive letter/name. When i right click on it in Disk Management, the only options available are "Delete Partition" and "Help". Obviously I've checked it as the primary slave, again it is recognised by the system, but no drive letter is assigned. It's almost like the computer says "I know it's there, I know there's stuff on it, nothing really is wrong, but no, you can't access it". Other than a full re-format and then trying to file recover the entire hard-drive, anybody got any suggestions??? Please???

2007-02-08 06:54:43 · 3 answers · asked by nathanielbell 1 in Desktops

that is:
CPU Pentium 4
Chipset Intel 848P/ICH5
Socket 478
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i didn't found any source that indicate in this section?

only say me that how can i ensure that my MB supports such Cpu 3Ghz?

2007-02-08 06:54:34 · 4 answers · asked by unknown1 u 1 in Add-ons

without having to use windows!

2007-02-08 06:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Suddenly I found this problem that I explained before It was very strange to me So I changed the key board and also the mouse which don't point but i found the same problem So what you sugess to repair that mistake with my best regards Dr wagih

2007-02-08 06:44:25 · 4 answers · asked by Wagih S 2 in Other - Hardware

Okay so i should wait for ati direct x10 cards? and then sell my x1950 pro or should i wait till march and sell my x1950 pro and get
a 8600 ultra

Oh and thedean, what graphic card you have

2007-02-08 06:42:43 · 3 answers · asked by Slim Shady 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-08 06:42:14 · 2 answers · asked by Digger 2 in Other - Hardware

Okay so i should wait for ati direct x10 cards? and then sell my x1950 pro or should i wait till march and sell my x1950 pro and get
a 8600 ultra

Oh and thedean, what graphic card you have?

2007-02-08 06:41:22 · 1 answers · asked by Slim Shady 3 in Add-ons

i have just bought an ATI Radeon 7500 32mb AGP LP graphics card,and i was wondering if it was only compatable with laptops, because when i tried to put it into my desktop computer it was WAY too small, so i'm thinkin' that (being that this is low profile and all...) it must be for laptops only. am i right?...or wrong?

2007-02-08 06:38:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am going to purchase both laptop and router from Dell and have never owned either one. I am a user but by no means a programmer. Since Dell charges quite a bit to set up this system, I assume that it is beyond my capabilities.

2007-02-08 06:32:47 · 10 answers · asked by colorado.dreamer 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have had this problem before, reloaded windows and then it would be ok. Now it is so bad I struggled even to load the boot disc. I took out the usb card, ethernet and firewire cards and even installed a replacement graphics card, but made no difference. I took out the 2 x 256mb memory chips and tried each one in turn. made no difference, still kept turning off before i could load the boot disc. So obviuously no memory, grapics card etc problem.

I notice the big fan built into the power supply wasn't turning and seemed a bit stiff to turn. Eventually got it to load the boot disc and windows and seemed to be ok until i tried to load my internet disc then it switched off again. Couldn't get the pc to stay on more than 2 minutes without it turning off. Have re-set bios settings to default and reloaded windows again. PC was fine this time until i connected to the internet and it switched off again.

Power supply problem maybe????? Solution......Never buy a packard bell pc

2007-02-08 06:26:05 · 10 answers · asked by martin m 5 in Desktops

I just purchased a new HP with an Athlon 3800+ dual core processor. When I try to run my games (Madden 07) they do not work properly. EA SPORTS told me that I need to run the game in compatability mode for Windows XP. When I do this the game will not load. I have been told that it is b-cuz i have a dual core and that i need to disable one of the processors.

2007-02-08 06:20:28 · 4 answers · asked by hmmmm....... 1 in Other - Hardware

I have dial-up at home, but I need to use my laptop when I travel. Is there something I can buy that will allow me to do that without changing my service or paying an extra monthly cost.

2007-02-08 06:13:35 · 7 answers · asked by hellojamie2006 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my pc has all my programs and files but the downfall is it as ancient, it has a pentium II and it very slow, a frind gave me one of his old pc's which is way faster. I tried to just switch the hd's but when i turned it on it just kept rebooting, so if any one knows how to do it please tell me. I have have alot of programs and files i collected over the years that i don't want to lose.

2007-02-08 06:12:54 · 9 answers · asked by lil_zuki 1 in Desktops

Ok, this is kinda related to my first question as well. I have taken care of most of my start up problems, but it is still slow, from signing in, til I get online. Now, my start up items, how do I know what I need and don't? They are a bunch of letters thrown togther that look foreign to me and I don't know if I require it to start up or not? Or it is if you don't know what it is, you probably don't need it checked? Is there a site that can identify what these things are in my start up? I have checked very few to start but what if there is more? Thank you for any help! I appreciate it a great deal.

2007-02-08 06:11:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

are those little pins real solid gold?

2007-02-08 06:03:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I own a Advent laptop from PC world it has a S-Video out socket on the back but when i connect to mt i cannot get it display deos anyone know a way around this?????

2007-02-08 06:01:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-02-08 05:58:47 · 4 answers · asked by Lawrence B 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a lot of pictures saved on my computer and i want to get them developed. i tried printing some out but i guess my printer sucks because they didnt come out very good. about how much does it cost also?

2007-02-08 05:52:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-02-08 05:51:19 · 1 answers · asked by mavsyan 1 in Desktops

I want to connect my Virgin (Telewest) digital cable box to my pc using a scart (to s-video) lead so that i can watch TV on my pc. I don't need a PVR (planner) or anything else like that but i do need to be able to capture reasonably good quality video to avi/mpeg files. I have looked into buying a TV tuner card with s-video input and although this would work, i'm sure there's a cheaper option because i don't need the 'tuner' capability (just scart input).

If someone could suggest the appropriate hardware and software it would be really useful. I don't mind shelling-out a bit more for the software if it will make things easier and/or better quality.

Cheers!

2007-02-08 05:45:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-02-08 05:41:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-02-08 05:35:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a 2nd gen ibook (G3 500mhz dual-usb) that I'd like to use in WiFi hotspots. I don't have an airport card. All I can find are articles on how to network to the base station, etc. I have no desire to use it as a wireless laptop at the house, I just want to be able to browse the internet at Starbucks. Is there any way to do this? What hardware/software do I need? Thanks.

2007-02-08 05:31:48 · 2 answers · asked by knasky 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a new computer. It will play DVDs, but when I try to install a new program from a CD-Rom, the computer doesn't do anything. It should auto install. Then when I look in MY computer, it says E:DVD. When I click it open, it doesn't show anything that is on the disk.

2007-02-08 05:29:30 · 4 answers · asked by grrandram 7 in Other - Hardware

I wanted to purchase a new laptop, but I was debating whether a PC was better since Microsoft Vista came out.

2007-02-08 05:28:20 · 10 answers · asked by a1soss 2 in Laptops & Notebooks