Hardware - April 2007

i followed the instructions from the control panel, but it still comes up check your connections, which i have done many times, but it still wont work, for some reason it said its offline. but when i tried rectify the fault it keeps saying check your connections, or switch of and on, which i have done all that, also moved to other usb, with no change

2007-04-23 22:48:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Hi, Im looking for a Uninterruptible power supply, but I dont understand the watts part that each of them have. Some say 300, 500, or 1000 ect. I dont want to buy one that wont work with the desktop. Any recommendations and info you could give me? I heard something also about if you use more than the watts it says it will overload or something like that.

Thanks, Mike.

2007-04-23 22:42:37 · 5 answers · asked by Mike33 1 in Desktops

Which one would you buy the most powerful and fastest?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0649154541.1177407242@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfhaddkkefdlehcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&sku=090726

or

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/936718

2007-04-23 22:41:52 · 3 answers · asked by tapmadi 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-04-23 22:39:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

is there any suggestion for low speed of the computer?

2007-04-23 22:35:08 · 7 answers · asked by M213 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

the hard disk is used by 4 different users. After some time the computer is getting very slow. What can i do to speed up the performance again?

2007-04-23 21:12:38 · 1 answers · asked by Klaus 1 in Desktops

Do I get them from libraries or what??

2007-04-23 20:58:47 · 2 answers · asked by what goes around comes around 3 in Printers

What is the difference?

I read many articles where they explain all about the organization changed and what not, but doesn't really give me concrete details as to what is really what.

2007-04-23 20:33:07 · 3 answers · asked by anonymous 2 in Other - Hardware

My current processor is 1.1Ghz i think and i have a pentium 4 i think lol also i have 512 ram and 32gb hard drive now i know i need to upgrade my processor speed and hard drive but how do i know what to get.

I think i need a dual core processor but how do i know if the one i buy will fit onto my mother board etc? And same question about the type of hard drive.

I just run Dxdiag an it says my processor is as follows:

AMD Athlon(tm) XP, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.1GHz

2007-04-23 20:15:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

This is assuming the cards used are all the same. How much gain is there to having a duel card setup compared to just one?

2007-04-23 20:09:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

it has 320 gb hard drive
1 gb of memory
windows xp

2007-04-23 19:47:28 · 7 answers · asked by justin g 2 in Desktops

nothing to fancy or expensive but something that will give me everything I need and will be easy to use.

2007-04-23 18:35:29 · 5 answers · asked by Nicole 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My Graphics controller intel 810 has 32mb of video ram by my games say it has only 8mb how can i change it ...there is no option in bios!

2007-04-23 18:24:21 · 4 answers · asked by Suraj E.S. 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a Compaq presario 1500 laptop. The mother board is fried. What I need to find out is what type of mother boards will be compatable for the replacement. I don't really care about it being a brand name, just reliable. I am on a budget and don't want to spend allot of money sending it to Compaq for repair. I have someone who is able to do the work, but not 100% sure what options I have other than buying a compaq mother board for the 1500 laptop (if any). Most repair places won't really give me a straight answer. Also any reliable resources for finding a new or refurbished mother board at a decent price would be helpful!

2007-04-23 18:13:01 · 4 answers · asked by ELEXIS 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a new laptop. Or at least upgrade the RAM and hardrive.

2007-04-23 18:06:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am about to purchase an Nvidea 7600 line video card. I can Either get a 7600 GS with 512 MB DDR2 VRAM and a 400 Mhz Core clock or a 7600GT with 256 MB DDR2 VRAM and 560 Mhz Core clock. I know when dealing with RAM, more is always better, but what boosts performance more? VRAM or Core Speed?

2007-04-23 17:28:03 · 6 answers · asked by steve w 3 in Other - Hardware

???

2007-04-23 17:26:54 · 3 answers · asked by shuknight 2 in Desktops

Does this mean I have to replace the internal battery and if so how do I do it without erasing memory?

2007-04-23 17:06:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Machine fell ; then mouse stopped working;then keyboard stopped working;tested working mouse into mouse port and it doesn't work. Same with keyboard port. No lights on either the mouse or keyboard. Is machine done? Can you replace these ports easily? Did a system restore , couldn't finish because I have no keybord!!
any help will be appreciated. Thanks
M

2007-04-23 16:58:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

for some reason i cant open up my device manger on my dell xp computer..can someone please tell me how 2 get it

2007-04-23 16:56:00 · 4 answers · asked by can_you_set_me 1 in Desktops

2007-04-23 16:35:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I already turned it upside down and got most of it out...and surface cleaned.

However, it is the next day now, and some of the keys are sticking. The j, and the k seem most in need of help. If I wack them, they come unglued.

Otherwise, it does seem ok.

I have a suggestion for you guys though: don't keep tall boys next to the keyboard! lol. Stupid me.

2007-04-23 16:23:12 · 23 answers · asked by powhound 7 in Other - Hardware

i have a 2.83GHz intel processor. is it better than the newest core 2 duos? b/c ive seen the duos w/ 1.8GHZ and 2.4GHz

2007-04-23 16:22:52 · 4 answers · asked by David A 2 in Other - Hardware

I have seen some of the latest workstations from HP and Dell and they use xeon processors which is a server processor. Does this mean they are using a server mobo and processors, RAM, etc. to run a desktop computer? Can server hardware run normal desktop processes? Lastely does anyone know whether xeon or extreme QX6700 processors are better for gaming?

2007-04-23 15:02:20 · 2 answers · asked by Scott S 2 in Desktops

I start my computer and all is good but, after a short time my start menu and desktop icons become inactive I have to reset to get things working again, pain in butt
using windows xp FD (no idea what FD is)

Any ideas Thanks

2007-04-23 14:41:09 · 8 answers · asked by Willy 5 in Desktops

Have win xp pro home edition, I bought a used computer, pulled my old hard drive with windows on it and installed as the boot (only) drive in the new computer, upon starting up it says:

Windows did not start successfully possibly due to a hardware/software change, choose how you want to start windows:

safe mode
safe mode with network
safe mode command prompt

last known working config
start windows normally

I have tried each of these and it reboots and goes back to this same screen, when I had done this in the past (upgraded comp) windows would normally start up but would want to re-authenticate windows, but windows won't even start.

Any thoughts?

I am going to try it with another computer and see if it starts there, but if I put the win xp drive in the old computer I pulled it from, starts right up without issue.

Any help is appreciated.

2007-04-23 14:31:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I only have 256 MB of RAM on my computer, and I have an extra slot and card, however I'm pretty sure they're different types. I read somewhere that you shouldn't have two separate types of RAM on one computer. Is that right?

2007-04-23 14:26:47 · 6 answers · asked by Matt 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-04-23 14:11:39 · 3 answers · asked by brazil4life2006 2 in Desktops

i have the intel R pro wireless 2200 BG i want to know if i update the wifi will this stop my signal from flucuating from 54.0 mbps down to 1.0mbps then going back up to 54.0mbps

2007-04-23 14:07:55 · 2 answers · asked by thomasl 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-04-23 13:54:27 · 2 answers · asked by rashaud b 1 in Desktops