Hardware - March 2007

Looked at back of e-drive see the 4 wire power leed and the ied connector, no problem removing power leed but the ied connector is another story, cant grab any part of it,is there any specialty tool used to remove this? Is it acceptable to grab the ribbon and fold it over the connector and gently pull and try and remove it that way?
Need a little insight about the jumper setting also.

2007-03-08 05:41:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I had a Pentium III 800 mhz and when downloading files from the internet it would download them in less than 20 minutes using dial up. Now i have a Pentium 4 with a 1.85 ghz and when i download files from the internet it takes hours to download (1-4hrs) something still using dial up. The pentium 4 was bought at my work but administration here at work took out any work related material/doc/software etc... My question is why is the pentium 4 taking longer to download vs the pentium III?

2007-03-08 05:38:18 · 3 answers · asked by asere 1 in Desktops

2007-03-08 05:35:16 · 5 answers · asked by Andy A 1 in Other - Hardware

Since we moved and re-hooked up our computer I haven't been able to get the speakers to work. I've tried plugging them into all of the outlets on the back with the same symbol and nothing works. The power light is on and I have tried adjusting the volume also, nothing seems to work. What else can I try or are they blown/broken?

2007-03-08 05:31:29 · 4 answers · asked by mommyem 4 in Other - Hardware

after switching on my computer it the following message appears
PXE-M0F : Exiting PXE ROM.
Rebort and select prober boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key. i'm using windows XP2.
what might be the problem?

2007-03-08 05:30:54 · 5 answers · asked by ben m 1 in Other - Hardware

If you work on a computer, how often are you supposed to take a break?

2007-03-08 05:27:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I have had a dell Comp for years and I now need to change it. I have already upgraded it with a Flat LCD screen. I want the best I can afford.
I want a fast system( I email and use mesenger a lot)
I use Ebay so I need to take and upload good Pics
I convert VCR 's To DVD and enhance them so space is important.
I do not want to use it for games.
I want to reuse my LCD Flat screen
It might be nice to have a TV card but not crucial

2007-03-08 05:26:46 · 11 answers · asked by Nailbender 2 in Desktops

I don't know. I tried everything that I can think of. I'm about to throw it out the window!
If you have any ideas, let me know. You may save a printer's life.

2007-03-08 05:22:02 · 8 answers · asked by The Great Sphinx 2 in Printers

I am looking for something that maybe plugs into a USB port that will light an LED or show a short LCD message when a new email arrives so I don't have to keep turning my monitor on and off. Any ideas?

2007-03-08 05:18:41 · 3 answers · asked by arkham36 1 in Other - Hardware

ive went online custom built one and now im looking to see if some has a better price for what i got here is what i built
3.33 ghz
2gb pc4200 ram
250gb hd
1.44 floppy drive /w 7in1 media reader
2-18x dvd rws drives
black case with 400w power supply
windows vista basic
price----$552.00
id also like to point out im not a computer gamer so i dont need a high end video card or sound so what ever is onboard is fine web site i built this was called pc usa any

2007-03-08 05:16:08 · 7 answers · asked by kornclown4 2 in Desktops

when i connect my hard disk, i get the following message
- PRIMARY IDE MASTER (NOT DETECTED) I have tried different jumpers without success what might be the problem.

2007-03-08 05:06:23 · 4 answers · asked by ben m 1 in Other - Hardware

work. I need to know what to do or something I can download. The games is Rainbow 6 but the ravenshield is a component for it and it is rather old and will not take on the vista. Any suggestions??

2007-03-08 04:59:31 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa B 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I know i can turn the sound option on and just put my microphone up to my speakers but it sounds really crappy. So how do i add music to it without doing it this way?

2007-03-08 04:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by Mr. Lemons 4 in Add-ons

I will mainly be using it for music and photos and internet use.

2007-03-08 04:48:59 · 115 answers · asked by Sandie 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

whenever i try to shut down my pc it will get stuck on the "windows is shutting down" bit, can anyone tell me how to fix it pc has: 256mb ram ,2.26ghz intel CPU,40gb HDD. win xp pro sp2

2007-03-08 04:43:58 · 10 answers · asked by jake b 1 in Desktops

One day (perhaps after an update), my battery changed from lasting 2.5 hrs to 30 minutes. The second I unplug the stupid thing it drops to 80%. It could either be the battery or some bad update. Any advice?

2007-03-08 04:42:00 · 5 answers · asked by Idontknow 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The computer had windows XP pro on it when i got it, can the answar be in plane english please.

2007-03-08 04:38:52 · 4 answers · asked by biish2 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-03-08 04:37:13 · 4 answers · asked by Μακεδών 2 in Monitors

2007-03-08 04:35:34 · 5 answers · asked by long 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Sony computer monitor which is only a couple of years old - it came in a bundle with the Vaio that I purchased. Now I see these irritating lines in the corner of the screen going from the bottom to the top. Is my monitor going out? I am really disappointed in this computer - I had better luck with Emachines!

2007-03-08 04:30:05 · 5 answers · asked by Your Mom 6 in Monitors

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131096

ASUS M2N-E SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129021

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case


OK...I know that I can mount the motherboard in the case, but, can I hook up all the hookups to the board? Or, do I need another one?

2007-03-08 04:29:34 · 3 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Desktops

2007-03-08 04:26:47 · 9 answers · asked by poopski 3 in Desktops

My system comes with (as per catalogue&invoice) Intel Pentium 4 Processor 541 with HT Technology(3.2GHz,800 FSB).One of a information tool Sys Mec 6 stated that my processor is a IntelCeleron one and the marketing name is Intel Pentium 4.How many types of Pentium 4 Processor going on in the market ? which one is a Genuine Intel Pentium 4 Processor and how it identify?

2007-03-08 04:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by jayan s 1 in Desktops

And how long did it take from p.o.p being validated?

2007-03-08 04:19:34 · 5 answers · asked by Shadygoingson 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I got my boyfriend Need For Speed Carbon for his birthday last week and he's been dissapointed because about 10-15 minutes into gameplay, the game just shuts down on him.

I've had someone tell me that I need a new harddrive because of the way it sounds. It's not loud, it doesn't hum - it just sounds like the fan, and what it's suppose to be doing. But could this be the problem?

I'm running on a 40 gb hardrive with 640 MB Ram and 1.20 Ghz. My hard drive is only half full and the game itself only takes up 512 MB Ram. So what's the deal?

I've also heard speculation about the temperature of the computer. I downloaded a problem called speed fan which measures the temperatures in the computer. The thing is I have no idea what it means, what normal temperatures are and what overheating temperatures mean. Could someone help me?

http://i18.tinypic.com/2naiv42.jpg
Normal (without game running)

http://i18.tinypic.com/2di3ozs.jpg
And this is during the game

2007-03-08 04:17:39 · 11 answers · asked by Mommy to a Baby Girl ♥ 2 in Other - Hardware

I was told that all orograms should be in disc C only

2007-03-08 04:08:29 · 5 answers · asked by autumn 1 in Desktops

DVDs are said to hold 4.7gb but in reality only hold about 4.4gb. I'm guessing it's because the manufacturers measure bytes in 1000s instead of 1024s. But if that's the case, how come CDs can hold their advertised amount, and sometimes an extra couple mb?

2007-03-08 04:08:13 · 6 answers · asked by Graham T 2 in Add-ons

2007-03-08 04:04:39 · 3 answers · asked by RB 1 in Add-ons

what can i do to fix this ?

2007-03-08 04:02:58 · 13 answers · asked by john d 2 in Desktops

2007-03-08 04:01:53 · 10 answers · asked by bennrock25 1 in Laptops & Notebooks