Hardware - February 2007

500 dollars for a card is expensive and i am not a heavy gamer. but i am going to get windows vista. so i want to be sure that i will be able to get the most of it. i know vista will work fine with direct x 9, i am not sure if direct x 10 will be that much bett or is this a way for manufactures and microsoft to make more money.

2007-02-24 13:26:25 · 4 answers · asked by gonecrazy 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-24 13:20:03 · 1 answers · asked by rlbickmore 2 in Other - Hardware

What screen size is best suited for programming purpose (i.e java, .NET, VB, VC)?
Choices are
a) 15.4
b) 14.1
c) 12.1

2007-02-24 13:18:02 · 1 answers · asked by Mysterious Boy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my windows cant boot up, i have tried to repair it using fixboot command then chkdsk /p in the recovery console but still. it doesnt work...

2007-02-24 13:14:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Does any one know how much time it will take for the delivery of a customized laptop from DELL?

2007-02-24 13:13:37 · 2 answers · asked by Mysterious Boy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have heard that HP customers who have purchased laptops between
oct-06 and mar-07 will get free windows vista, is this true?
Is it applicable to Laptops with XP Media centre, since im planning to buy HP dv6137 TX.

2007-02-24 13:11:47 · 9 answers · asked by Mysterious Boy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

what if i add a different drive...what's ganna happen?

2007-02-24 13:10:32 · 4 answers · asked by tomasimy1 1 in Add-ons

Core 2 Duo or pentium4? whats the difference?

2007-02-24 12:55:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want an Internal hard drive.

2007-02-24 12:54:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

An Easy Share Kodak printer dock, I can't remember how it goes back should I just send to kodak or buy another one?

2007-02-24 12:47:03 · 1 answers · asked by Jackie C 3 in Printers

What products are out there that wont damage or harm a computer screen when cleaning them?

2007-02-24 12:46:11 · 5 answers · asked by Rocker Chick 4 in Monitors

I took the modem out now it won't post and the alarm beeps 3 times, stops then continuous beeping.

2007-02-24 12:41:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I'm trying to get my screen back to it's bright/regular stage since it is plugged in but it remains dimmed even when you plug it in, usually it goes dim after you unplug but will return to normal if charging.

how do i fix this??

2007-02-24 12:32:02 · 6 answers · asked by browningny 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

WARNING
format cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. FORMAT MY RUN IF THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.

2007-02-24 12:31:32 · 6 answers · asked by answerme 1 in Other - Hardware

This just started flashing in the lower right hand corner about a month ago. It says the Windows I have is not genuine and I may be the victim of software counterfeting. What should I do?

2007-02-24 12:29:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking to buy a new laptop, preferably a smaller one, either 15" or smaller. It needs to be able to hold it's own as a gaming laptop but have decent battery life. I'm currently looking at the M1210 and am looking to spend no more then 3300. Does anyone have any suggestion for others I should look at? Brand and model number would be nice, thanks!

2007-02-24 12:26:39 · 3 answers · asked by David W 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-24 12:17:16 · 3 answers · asked by KaiserSoze 2 in Add-ons

2007-02-24 12:07:25 · 4 answers · asked by chrisdaniel3651 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-24 12:06:07 · 6 answers · asked by chrisdaniel3651 2 in Other - Hardware

Ok so i have a sony vaio VGC-RB34G at least thats wat i think it is its not the newer on its a 200 gig but anyways it has these ports on the back ( yello red and white ) the ones on most TVs im trying to figure out if thats inout or output the reason is that i want to plug in my 360 into my computer and videotape parts of games like me beating some boss or something i also want to know what programs to use any help would be greatly apriciated i also would like to know if i cant connect it like this how would i be able to do it buying a device like what type and where if you can help me in exchange ask for almost anything ( no money ) like anyfavor and i will return the favor please help :)

2007-02-24 12:02:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i have lost my windows me installation disc but still have the original activation key am i able to download a replacement free anywhere on the internet or is there anywhere i can get one shop wise?

2007-02-24 12:00:04 · 2 answers · asked by kevinnorthover839@btinternet.com 1 in Other - Hardware

A neighbor's son came over with this laptop & wanted to know if I could get the USB port working.

Checked Device Manager & there is NO listing of USB, so I did a Find New Hardware & it found nothing.

Checked Toshiba's website for info and\or drivers, nothing was mentioned about USB support\driver...

I did download & install EVERY update available for the laptop, but still no USB is listed & the USB port doesn't recognize anything I plug into it

I also did a "Add New Hardware Manually" & selected "Infrared" then selected "built-in laptop device" then I selected "Toshiba" & Windows loaded the software.

NOTE: This laptop has Infrared & USB port on one module that plugs INTO the motherboard.

Anyway, I rebooted & got a popup message "PCI Universal Serial Port found, click next to install driver" Which I did but it did NOT find a driver. I tried EVERY Folder & EVERY SubDirectory but still "No driver found"

Now the Infrared shows as working but STILL NO USB PORT!

2007-02-24 11:57:52 · 1 answers · asked by mrresearchman 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-24 11:51:17 · 14 answers · asked by Bryant 1 in Other - Hardware

my ideal weight for my height is 190 lbs now im 340 lbs please give me some ideas on how to lose the weight any exersize what not would be helpfull and no i dont want to take pills

2007-02-24 11:31:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-02-24 11:29:28 · 4 answers · asked by fastboymatt 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Upgrade my video card from an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator with 128 MBRAM NVIDIA 8800 GT with 512 MBRAM
Upgrade my processor from a Intel Pentium 4 2.93 GHZ to a Inter Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHZ
Upgrade my RAM from 512 MB to 2 GB
Upgrade hard drive to from 160 GB to 250 GB

All of these with service included. I need just an estimate.

2007-02-24 11:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by amaggi2 2 in Desktops

2007-02-24 11:15:53 · 17 answers · asked by montgomery2 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I think that i have a lot of unwanted or harmful processes running on my computer, does any one know which ones i need to delete that are dangerous? thanks

2007-02-24 11:15:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

dell often give out coupon code to lower price

2007-02-24 11:12:36 · 7 answers · asked by 4436 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-24 11:11:33 · 5 answers · asked by arvin_ian 4 in Desktops