Hardware - April 2007

CPU 3Ghz P4 HT (INTEL DUAL), 1gig RAM 512 per channel, current graphics card ATI 550 with 128 RAM

2007-04-24 23:27:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I recently spilled water on the keyboard of my laptop. Inspite of a prolongued spell with the hair dryer it seems 'b`````#####erd up' completely. Knew it would happen sometime. Tell me, can it possibly be salvaged or can I safely consider it scrap. Most things done with mouse seem OK but keyboard functions haywire. Writing this with on screen keyboard. Any hope.
Thanks, Paul.

2007-04-24 23:12:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

the processor is core2duo 6300 and with 1 GB RAm.... i feel the start up programs are loading slow....there are not many...... i was told that core 2 duo is the fastest among all at presend....other than quad core n extremes

2007-04-24 22:48:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-04-24 22:26:52 · 5 answers · asked by hoodwink 2 in Other - Hardware

is that i close or change a web wrongly?

2007-04-24 21:29:47 · 2 answers · asked by ELAINE 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

they said it was moterboard that failed....some said it was the fan that is not working....can i all by myself repare it suggwest me what to do,how to repair .....is it ok if i experiment on my laptop as i haven't done it before...

2007-04-24 21:25:50 · 1 answers · asked by HARI KRISHNHA P 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

And does it cost alot?

2007-04-24 21:12:49 · 8 answers · asked by STACEY H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to know scientifical reasons for this and what structure of crt monitors make this happen?

2007-04-24 20:22:19 · 2 answers · asked by sami1367 1 in Monitors

...so anyway, the gf's demands on what we can have in our 44sq m place in Copenhagen has forced me to build a small form factor computer'.

Now, what I'd like to know, is how far can I push this little device?

..as it only comes with a 200W PSU, and I don't want to melt the thing.

So far, I've added the following:

P4 531+ 3.0GHz (clocked at 3.42GHz and no crashes yet)
Twin s/w striped hard disks (7200rpm IDE &7200rpm SATA)
Radeon 800rx 256MB 3D card
Audigy X-Fi sound card
1.5GB RAM
Optical drive is external Sony DVD RW D/L (some rest for the supply here)

So what is next guys?

I'm currently checking out 10k rpm SATA drives at the moment (as my m/b supports RAID for matching SATA drives). Would these be too much for the supply?

Also, what can be done with memory timings in the BIOS? I don't understand what to tinker with first?

Is the new 3.0GHz LGA 775 CPU ready for EBay already, in favour of a dual core or something?

Need more more more!

Any ideas?

2007-04-24 20:07:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anyone Know? 2 in Desktops

2007-04-24 19:09:00 · 9 answers · asked by summer 2 in Other - Hardware

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Which is better?
Are Macs really invulnerable to viruses, phishing, and other kinds of problems?

2007-04-24 18:41:50 · 9 answers · asked by elchistoso69 5 in Desktops

i dont have a cd for it,a nd my computer wont install it by itself

2007-04-24 18:39:55 · 4 answers · asked by laopoohbao 1 in Printers

please explain

2007-04-24 18:29:14 · 3 answers · asked by The Potter Boy 3 in Other - Hardware

As you people know that in my last post i said that i bought this new game called Command and Conquer : Tiberium wars. When i max out the graphix settings, the game play becomes slower :( . but if i put it to the default graphix it works perfectly but it makes me hate the game(boredom) because of the default graphics (makes it ugly) :( . My computer info's are Intel(r), pentium(r) 4 cpu, 3.00 ghz, 512mb ram and an aTi graphics card 256mb Someone told me its the ram because my ram cannot handle the max graphics of the game which makes it slower. So could anyone tell me which and how to know and what should i do to fix this problem?

2007-04-24 18:24:10 · 5 answers · asked by dLite 1 in Other - Hardware

Do Dell Computers Really Have A High Fire Hazard? i've heard alot of people say stuff like that but im not sure if its true. is it?

2007-04-24 18:17:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am cheap and have some PC4200 DDR2 memory lying around. Can I use it with a CPU with a 667MHz FSB that requires PC5400 memory? Is there zero chance of this working or is most DDR2 ram fairly overclockable?

2007-04-24 18:07:32 · 7 answers · asked by Nick N 5 in Desktops

2007-04-24 17:19:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

for general use and for gaming

they are both at compsource.com if you want to look more closely

Geforce 7600gt Ko 256mb: E-Geforce 7600 Gt, Ko, Pci-E, Dvi+ Hdtv Support. Core Clock: 580mhz Memory Clock: 1.5ghz Effective Memory: 256mb /128bit / 1.4ns / Gddr3, Connectors: Dvi+dvi + (Hdtv, S-Video, Composite-

http://www.compsource.com/pn/256P2N554AX/Evga_603/


or this other one

Geforce 7600gt 256mb Ddr3: Xfx Geforce 7600 Gt 256mb. Pci-E. 570mhz. Ddr3 256mb. Cooling Type - Fansink. Tv Out. Dvi Out. Dual Link Dvi.

http://www.compsource.com/pn/PVT73GUGF3/Xfx_771/


they have a much higher list price on the second one but they sell it for less then the first one

2007-04-24 17:08:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-04-24 16:11:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Should I shut down my computer when a thunderstorm approaches? Any other precautions I should take? What am I risking if I don't?
There's one on the way.

2007-04-24 16:05:11 · 18 answers · asked by Alice K 7 in Desktops

I have a built in graphics card (built into motherboard) and in order to make it to work i heard i had to go into the system BIOS and switch it to my PCI slot in order for it to work...I tried disabling the onboard graphics card, but my Nvidia (on device manager) continued to say it is not gettin enough resources in order to run

2007-04-24 16:02:01 · 2 answers · asked by Big-Ben 2 in Other - Hardware

I had a siemens ram card in a slot which reads 8Mx64 SDRAM. Black rectangles on one side only.

It was in an old dell with a pentium II and windows 2000.

I had intermittent sound coming from my audio all the time, so someone told me I need more RAM and it will be much faster than the virtual memory it is now trying to deal with.

So I bought the only thing possibly compatible at Best Buy which was a 256mb DDRAM (black on both sides) and replaced the 8Mx64.
My question is; Is the 8mx64 8x64=512 MEG???Is my old RAM MORE THAN MY DOUBLE SIDED 256mb???

2007-04-24 15:39:46 · 5 answers · asked by sunrayman123 3 in Other - Hardware

The volume page keeps saying that there is no audio device even though other pages say that the device is working properly.

2007-04-24 15:12:37 · 2 answers · asked by hwright_l 1 in Other - Hardware

And can anyone give me a list of video cards that are direct x 10 compatible. Thnx :D

2007-04-24 14:22:15 · 8 answers · asked by dLite 1 in Add-ons

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2945261&CatId=1533

I thinkig os buying this motherboard. Also i want to install watercooler on it. Do you thinks is compattible with water cooler? Thanks

2007-04-24 14:18:29 · 7 answers · asked by HS Student 2 in Desktops

I there a processor that has more speed that mine, 2.44 GHZ
Or can I increase the speed?

2007-04-24 13:53:20 · 4 answers · asked by HS Student 2 in Desktops

or can you use it just as you would a usb memory stick (but a massive version)
as in just connect it up through usb and use as normal?

2007-04-24 13:53:07 · 5 answers · asked by Dreamin 2 in Add-ons

My OS is Vista...is there some way to fix this boo-boo? Thanks!

2007-04-24 13:30:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-04-24 13:24:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

The question says it all really lol. Any help would be most appreciated.

2007-04-24 13:18:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks