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Hardware - February 2007

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I want to know what would be the best processor for gaming, for about $350 or less.

2007-02-07 16:29:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

my rig:
E6300 (using included fan in retail package)
2GB (2 * 1GB) Corsair Dominator PC2-6400
Mobo(Gigabite): Ga-965gm-s2 S775 G965 Matx - Vga-snd+gln+u2 Fsb1066 Sata In
OS:XP PRO SP2

my question is, with this rig, the processor and mobo,can i over clock stably?if so, by how far? i read posts on OC E6300, but i dunno with my rig how the OC will be for me.

is it no good to use the retial fan included from E6300 if i am going to OC beacuse the heat might increase? i have never done it before and i seek advice and help.
thank you

2007-02-07 16:23:11 · 3 answers · asked by dj1975uk 1 in Desktops

i have been to jsut about any sight i could think of to get the driver for it.....i got some decent answers from some of you guys...but they didnt help...frimware..i have no clue what that is little lone use it or how it works or what not. so please any one out there..please help me with my drive its a SHW 160H6s please any one.....thanks

2007-02-07 16:18:33 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-07 16:17:06 · 11 answers · asked by Andy 1 in Desktops

I'm getting frequent headaches and I'm pretty sure it's from this screen... What kind is best to keep from getting a headache?

2007-02-07 16:16:51 · 4 answers · asked by Jason 6 in Monitors

When my laptop broke down I transfered the hard drive into the enclosure thinking I would be able to get the data, but my new laptop wouldn't recognise the hard drive. I thought maybe it was because there was 2 platforms or something. But my friends laptop broke down and I put his hard drive into the enclosure and it worked! it opened up as another drive and he was able to retrieve all his data.
the only difference that I can think off is in my hard drive I used a password to access my account; my friend never had a password.Any ideas on how to get my hard drive to open?
Will I have to boot it from the external drive at the beginning so I can sign in and remove the password?

2007-02-07 16:14:38 · 2 answers · asked by Bob Bob 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Pent 1.4 with 1 Meg of RAM with an older Creative Sound Blaster PCI. Recently when I go to play a song with Media Player or any other player it plays with static and slower than normal. When I fully minimize Media Player it plays perfectly fine unless I move the mouse around and then I hear static again which fluctuates with mouse movement. The mouse does not slow the music at all but any movement or action (open program) causes bad static. Its strange but if I minimize the media player half way it still runs slower but not as slow. Fully minimized is perfect if I dont do anything. I ran all tests for sound and all checked fine. No conflicts. Tested speakers with MP3 and they are fine. Switched to a different sound card with same static. Updated drivers - still happens. Ran a full diagnostic on the PC and all was fine. My next step is to light a candle in Church...HELP I need my sound back!!

2007-02-07 16:09:37 · 9 answers · asked by flafuncop 2 in Other - Hardware

My laptop is Bluetooth enabled and it runs on Windows XP SP2. Longer battery life is preferred and it needs to have a decent DPI in case I want to play some PC games. Also, please don't just suggest "get a Logitec or Microsoft mouse", give me a model number :)

2007-02-07 16:03:16 · 4 answers · asked by MarkPharaoh 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

why do you need a cooling pad? what benefit is there to cool your laptop down. is there really any risk that they will overheat just doing normal laptop computer things with the laptop? will it make laptop run better?

2007-02-07 15:49:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My Icon's on my computer such as Explorer, MySpace IM, Messenger Live, as well as a few other icon's keep changing themselves into different icon's on my desktop. What causes this? It's been happening often, and this is the first time that has happend. I did a virus scan (Inwhich I'm pretty sure it isn't a virus) an Ad-Aware scan, and a defragment, and still, the icon's change when they please.

2007-02-07 15:44:40 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth 2 in Desktops

Our system has a Biostar ADM Athlong 64 processor, 2800+, 1.8ghz, k8vga-m motherboard and a Nvida GeForce FX5200 graphics card (256) and a 500 w/plus power supply. Any Idea how best to identify and fix the locking up of this system?

2007-02-07 15:44:39 · 6 answers · asked by al5645al 2 in Desktops

Today i had my case open and looking at my power supply thinking of doing an upgrade. I wasnt paying looking at what i was doing and touched the power supply with a pen and all sparks flew. I was wonderin if it i could have done only damage to the supply or my board to. I also am wondering if i can put a regular 500 watt or 600 watt power supply in my pc. i have a hp and didnt know if i could do that kind of upgrade, all of my older computers have been custom built. Any suggestion will help

2007-02-07 15:34:01 · 3 answers · asked by Bigz 2 in Other - Hardware

i dont know what its call but my neighbor has a laptop that she can connect to the internet any where she goes,i know she has a sprint card thing on it,either way what is that called exactly and how much would it cost

2007-02-07 15:30:19 · 4 answers · asked by starlight00603 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Refill Ink kits are hard to find in my area, so the idea of playing with other ink.

2007-02-07 15:27:14 · 3 answers · asked by Romeo M 2 in Printers

Whenever I try to start up my computer a white screen instead of the desktop comes up. I tried running it through safe moade and changing the wallpaper it worked for awhile but when I tired to start it up again the white screen came up again this time it won't let me go through safe mode. I don't know whats wrong or how to fix it.

2007-02-07 15:18:50 · 7 answers · asked by pez4me 2 in Monitors

I recently put in a new nvidia 7300 GT video card, and it worked fine for a week, but then I began to get this error.
Does anyone know what this is about?

Sometimes the blue screen says that I should locate and disable sr.sys

This is an Everex Impact GA3400 Desktop Computer.

2007-02-07 15:18:30 · 6 answers · asked by webradio 1 in Desktops

My computer turns itself off automatically (without me telling it to), keeps doing this LOUD fan sound and keeps deleting itself! I already checked and it's not overheating! What wrong with it?

2007-02-07 15:17:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a mac Ibook G4 and recently got a USB mini webcam. The cam works with my maccam and can view it and record, but when i go to use it with yahoo it says that it doesn't detect a webcam, am I doing something wrong?

2007-02-07 15:16:13 · 3 answers · asked by Kellie M 1 in Other - Hardware

I turned on my Dell laptop today and it automatically shut off about 3 seconds after pressing the power button...kept doing it every time I tried. Then after some time it did come up, windows xp came up fine, and then at a random time the screen got discolored and froze. Went through this whole cycle about 3 times where sometimes it will automatically shut off after three seconds, and sometimes it will come on but end up freezing...is this a virus or a problem with the hard drive? Do I need to refrag the hard drive? Thanks.

2007-02-07 15:10:21 · 3 answers · asked by big_j_gizzy 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just don't want to wear down the battery or use a lot of power, so I turn it on and off a lot. I want to know if that will make it wear down more quickly.

2007-02-07 15:06:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Toshiba Satellite with XP and a 20 gig HD. The report indicates that 1000's of files could not be defragged. Anybody?
Thanks...

2007-02-07 14:59:29 · 9 answers · asked by ridge50 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I restarted my computer back to original factory settings, and am now unable to get my printer re-installed. I have tried using the CD-ROM and downloading drivers from the HP website, but nothing seems to work. I keep getting the message that the drivers are not recognized and the setup/installation fails each time.
Any ideas on how I can get this working again?
I appreciate any helpful suggestions - thanks.

2007-02-07 14:58:37 · 5 answers · asked by sweetienat123 6 in Printers

well right now i'm using my sisters computer. but my computer keeps shuting down every 5 seconds. and like when i turn it on it says system fan failed. and then it shuts down.

2007-02-07 14:49:05 · 11 answers · asked by Parisa 1 in Desktops

No programs are running, and when i open the resource meter there is just a thick blue line at about 35 to 50 percent that is always there, and then the usual thin green line will show up occasionally. It has 2000 megabites ram, so why does it show this 50 percent usage as a blue line? Also I am running Vista

2007-02-07 14:46:49 · 2 answers · asked by AlaVera 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-07 14:46:37 · 4 answers · asked by conniescute 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have Windows XP Pro installed on my computer, i have a new 200gb hard drive, can i copy windows and all of my settings and programs to the 200gb hard drive to replace my old one? my original hard drive was an 80gb so u can see why i upgraded. If it won't work with a direct copy, is there any free programs that will make this work? If so please help me out as I want to be able to use the 200, instead of the 80. Note: I'm using the same computer for both drives.

2007-02-07 14:42:51 · 4 answers · asked by eragon200485 2 in Other - Hardware

i'm just trying to get as much info on these notebooks as i can

2007-02-07 14:41:14 · 4 answers · asked by bdon333 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

250GB HDD. Only pre-loaded software on the system. Win XP Si and other freee pre loaded software.

2007-02-07 14:39:21 · 4 answers · asked by Y IM trouble 1 in Other - Hardware

During installation I get the error message 1324 the path Compac (C) contains an invalid character
How do I determine what the invalid character is?
Installing hp c3180 all-in-one printer scanner

2007-02-07 14:38:58 · 1 answers · asked by James Q 2 in Scanners

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