Hardware - February 2007

2007-02-23 06:34:33 · 2 answers · asked by tina l 2 in Scanners

my screen goes black with thin line in middle from side to side, I pump the monitor or desk and it clears up. Is my monitor about to just stop? This happens sometimes when it sits idle or when I'm actually using it.

2007-02-23 06:30:53 · 3 answers · asked by csacamp 1 in Monitors

Ok, be honest. I dont need the aboslute best... but I do alot of gaming and high-end video work so I require a good cpu, ram, and video card. Tell me what needs to go, my dad bought me all of these parts and I know that some of them are crap. What would you change, what would you keep?

Motherboard: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athelon(tm) XP 3000+ (about 2.1Ghz)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 with 128Mb memory
Case/CPU Cooling: Fan based (my system runs way too hot)
RAM: 2x 512Mb
Power Supply: 450W (dont know the brand off hand)
HDD: 2x 160GB (Maxtor 6B160P0)
DVD Drive: BENQ DVD DD DW1620 8x DVD+/- RW
CD Drive: CDWRITER IDE5232 52x CD+/-RW

What is good what is bad?

2007-02-23 06:24:45 · 8 answers · asked by wickink 2 in Other - Hardware

is ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ good enough to run world of warcraft???
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900(7600??) GTX graphics card is a hardship for me

2007-02-23 06:15:31 · 3 answers · asked by bartc19891226 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-23 06:15:25 · 8 answers · asked by Stuck Mojo 1 in Add-ons

2007-02-23 06:15:10 · 5 answers · asked by nuno m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 with 128Mb memory, and want one with at least 256Mb+ memory. I do alot of high-end simulations and video renderings, so oviously I need to upgrade. What have you guys tried and like? What should I look out to avoid?

2007-02-23 06:09:07 · 6 answers · asked by wickink 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-23 06:09:05 · 7 answers · asked by troy_stell 1 in Other - Hardware

help

2007-02-23 06:06:58 · 3 answers · asked by Lars Man 1 in Add-ons

I currently am running at 2.1Ghz but would like to upgrade... Also, my CPU is running at around 57C when idle.. is that normal? Do you have any suggestions for upgrading to a water-cooled system? Where can I get one for cheap?

2007-02-23 06:01:07 · 4 answers · asked by wickink 2 in Other - Hardware

My desktop is almost 4 years old and I'm thinking of changing the motherboard and CPU.

By searching the Internet I found a lot of microATX mobos and fewer standard ATX.

Will I have a problem if I'll try to replace a standard ATX motherboard with a new microATX mobo? (I mean just in the matter of size and space of the internal of my desktop box)

Has anyone did that kind of change?

Motherboards:
* standard ATX size is 12"×9.6" maximum (305 mm × 244 mm)
* microATX maximum size is 9.6"×9.6" (244mm×244 mm)

2007-02-23 05:58:13 · 7 answers · asked by White Star 2 in Desktops

I am going to college in the fall and I need a reliable, cheap, and light notebook. Do you have any suggestions?

2007-02-23 05:57:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-23 05:52:44 · 6 answers · asked by longtall7 1 in Desktops

2007-02-23 05:49:33 · 8 answers · asked by sharon_fontenot@sbcglobal.net 1 in Monitors

I have freezing...components not working including keyboards, mouse, and power source. Processors have fried, mother boards fry...it's a big mess.

2007-02-23 05:47:26 · 4 answers · asked by doubaD 2 in Other - Hardware

Wi-fi, large hard drive, large ram, mac or pc.

2007-02-23 05:47:19 · 5 answers · asked by YoungBeezy 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-23 05:40:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-02-23 05:26:23 · 2 answers · asked by nurul 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi Guys, I'm looking to make a wireless connection at my apartment, I want to secure this connection using WAP, but I dont know what Router I should buy, D-Links, Linksys or Trendnet, I Found Trendnet is the cheapest. I'm looking for cheap and good one.?
Note: I have high speed internet cable connection.

Thanks for help.

2007-02-23 05:14:53 · 8 answers · asked by okkhalid@rogers.com 1 in Desktops

i have a windows xp and when i put a disk in the disk drive nothing happens i double click the my computer icon and then the dvd-rw icon but still nothing happens please help me

2007-02-23 04:54:15 · 5 answers · asked by tammy4177 1 in Other - Hardware

The E521's processor is a AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core processor (5600+)and the 9200's is a Intel Core 2 duo(its only a duo, not even quad or extreme) (e6400+).
They are both have identical specs after processor.
I want to know what computer you would prefer and i would appreciate it if ye didnt talk **** about self building, i am buying off DELL not self buildin.

2007-02-23 04:53:22 · 4 answers · asked by peter file 2 in Desktops

I'm looking for a new harddrive but i've got a few unknows i need some help with !!!

What is the fastest harddrive to go for?

Is it worth me upgrading from the IDE connection at all! Will i see a noticable improvement (i use the PC for Digital Movie editing and gaming manily)

SATA2 is the fastest conection at 300Mbit/s but my MB only supports 150Mbit/s SATA1, if i go for the latest drives with SATA2 (so that if i upgrade my MB later it can utilise this higher speed) will it still work with the SATA1 on my current MB?

Will going for a higher rpm (over 7200) make much difference?

How important is the Cache size for overall speed of the harddrive?

Should i only stick with a well known brand e.g. Western Digital?

Thanks

2007-02-23 04:52:39 · 9 answers · asked by jbenny1 1 in Desktops

srry i keep asking this but i want as many answers as possible!!!



Am i in trouble?

at skool on a pc, my m8 was borrowing someone elses username and was mucking about with the start toolbar making it massive. Then I tried to get it down and it went to the top! I knew why and how it got there but I couldn't get it down again! I tried dragging it down to the bottom but it didn't work! Plz tell me how 2 do it or wat 2 do since ill get in trouble at school! I tried doing it onto this laptop but it wont go to the top! plz HELP ME! the idea that works will b my best answer with 5 stars!!!


i just logged off and pretended it didnt happen but wat do i do when the person logs on???


the kids users dont have 'lock taskbar' on them. only on the teachers ones



i did it on a class pc not on a pc in the ICT suite where all the people use


kids users havent got any user settings on. only the teacher ones.

2007-02-23 04:45:46 · 15 answers · asked by xchocolate-rainbowsx 4 in Desktops

I have a Packard Bell Laptop/Notebook PC with Windows XP installed. It has the Vista Transformation Pack 6 & Samurize installed. It runs really slow (even though these themes take up very little cpu power, total cpu power is usually about 17% used & ram about 60% even with a ram usage forcer app) & video capturing even before these themes were installed was choppy. So I'm guessing that it's the hdd that makes things slow. I think it has a 5200rpm hdd, I want to upgrade it to a 7200rpm or faster hdd. How would I do this? I have a dvd with lall the Windows XP files on it including the I386 folder & I have a non-microsoft boot disc. I re-installed Widnows XP on the original HDD, so how difficult would it be to install it on a new one. Could I just format it via usb in windows xp & copy all the files over from the bootdisc, then plug the hdd in replacing the original one? would this work?

2007-02-23 04:44:47 · 6 answers · asked by garlicjnr2001 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

What is the best deal I can get online regarding ink for my HP PSC 1315? Which sellers are reputable?

2007-02-23 04:40:27 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3 in Printers

2007-02-23 04:34:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

The laptop itself turns comes on when i press the power switch and i can hear the fans workings but nothing appears on the screen. It just remains black.

2007-02-23 04:31:34 · 5 answers · asked by Alby G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Am i in trouble?

at skool on a pc, my m8 was borrowing someone elses username and was mucking about with the start toolbar making it massive. Then I tried to get it down and it went to the top! I knew why and how it got there but I couldn't get it down again! I tried dragging it down to the bottom but it didn't work! Plz tell me how 2 do it or wat 2 do since ill get in trouble at school! I tried doing it onto this laptop but it wont go to the top! plz HELP ME! the idea that works will b my best answer with 5 stars!!!
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i just logged off and pretended it didnt happen but wat do i do when the person logs on???


the kids users dont have 'lock taskbar' on them. only on the teachers ones

2007-02-23 04:31:29 · 14 answers · asked by xchocolate-rainbowsx 4 in Desktops

Hello,
I have never really used a Mac before, but I thought it would be interesting to give it a try. I bought a Powermac G4 that runs Mac OS X Tiger used from somebody. It has a 20 GB hard drive, but when I took it home, 18 GB were in use! After searching for what took up so much space, I found the Printers folder which had 8GB of stuff in it! I deleted some of the printers, since I don't plan to print with this computer anyway. The folder now has 950 MB in it, but the Hard drive only had 1 GB freed, even after emptying the trash. If the folder had 7 GB removed, how come only 1 GB was removed from the disc? What other things should I do to clear up space or do to check to see what is taking up so much space? Thanks!

2007-02-23 04:31:26 · 6 answers · asked by squeemu 1 in Desktops

is it safe to put different size of ram in the note book? example, the other ddr2 ram is 512 mb,and the other is 256mb? is it safe?thanks

2007-02-23 04:30:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks