Hardware - May 2007

hi there,
i recently bought a 500gig hard drive,as i already got a 320gig,so now i have two sata hdd,but i dont have any idea how to setup the new one,any ideas?

my mobo is asus a8r-mvp

thanks every1

2007-05-31 19:21:24 · 1 answers · asked by jarvis learns to rock 2 in Desktops

heres a screen shot, check it out.
http://www.geocities.com/euphoric.nm26/desktop.JPG

2007-05-31 19:18:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

EXTHD 500G|WD 3.5 7K U2 WDG1U5000N

2007-05-31 19:15:13 · 4 answers · asked by Mario P 1 in Add-ons

this dell laptop screen is broken i usally right click and 2 mointer come on but not now

2007-05-31 18:48:15 · 2 answers · asked by jstputn2 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

what are PCI and AGP slot ? ( motherboard)
are they differenrent ??

2007-05-31 18:44:52 · 5 answers · asked by trunk 8 1 in Add-ons

I just bought one and the first time i used it the battery ran out in like 2 hours. is this normal? laptop just shut off without warning. it is a gateway

2007-05-31 18:35:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Just bought medieval II and installed it. It then told me i needed video card with Shader...man i'm pissed

2007-05-31 18:19:37 · 4 answers · asked by Jimbo J 2 in Desktops

Is there any imcompatibility? (I heard that I can't use DDR1 and DDR2 RAM stick together)

Thanks all

2007-05-31 18:17:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

just had a new 200gb hard drive & a 1 gb ram installed in an atholon-xp laptop this past week. it was working great with great speed etc. all my programs aren't even installed yet & it started slowing down or simply not responding . also getting alert messages of virtual memory low , which is impossible. i've heard other similar complaints and am curious if this is a widespread problem occuring.

2007-05-31 17:24:34 · 6 answers · asked by no one 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I know nothing about computers and I'm in the market for a laptop. I was going to get 1GB with windows vista but some people tell me you need 2GB to run that program. I'm mostly using it for email, word processing, and looking at pictures from my camera. I guess I might load other programs as necessary, like turbotax. Is 1GB enough? And what are good brands? Price is important, but I'd rather pay a little more to get something that I can use for a long time.

2007-05-31 17:23:14 · 12 answers · asked by beachrinkpinky 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-31 17:18:38 · 1 answers · asked by acerochua 2 in Printers

The normal retail price for the black & white plus the color cartridge together is about $50, even at lower priced retailers like Best Buy and Staples. I did find an on line merchant called discountcartridge.com that sells what they claim are cartridges guaranteed to contain equivalent amounts of ink as the name brand maufacturers. I guess you could even say they are endorsed by Yahoo! Their web site states the following: "Discount Cartridge, Inc. is proud to have earned Yahoo! Shopping's highest 5-Star rating based on thousands of customer responses, not just a few. We have also been tested by the Safe Shopping Network for safety, performance and usability."

2007-05-31 17:01:33 · 7 answers · asked by John Doe 1 in Printers

Is Thermal Paste and Thermal Grease the same thing?

If they are different which one is better?

Can you please recommend some specific brand of thermal compund or whatever its called?

2007-05-31 16:59:37 · 5 answers · asked by jtflautist 2 in Add-ons

Does Linspire Five-O work on the HP Pavilion zd7000? These are my main concerns:

- Video (1440x900 res)
- Audio
- WiFi

Thanks in advance!

2007-05-31 16:43:29 · 1 answers · asked by Jamie 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

if i wanted to get EVERY THING off my computer all the files, history, and every thing, i could just format my hard drive and it would be all gone? nothing else holds memory right???

2007-05-31 16:43:17 · 8 answers · asked by andrew c 2 in Desktops

I need to scan some papers and I want to save them so I can transfer them to another computer and email them on that other computer.What format do I save it as?

2007-05-31 16:41:50 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

When we right click on the windows 98 desk top, we get a menu, in which "LINE UP ICONS" is one of the items. But when we click on that, nothing happens. Why is it so ? (I Know most of the people would have migrated to windows xp/ windows vista, but still this doubt has been in my mind for the past several years ) !

2007-05-31 16:08:17 · 6 answers · asked by venky 3 in Desktops

I have an old 500 megabyte hard drive I never use. Would there be any performance increase if I installed it and dedicated it completely to virtual memory?

2007-05-31 15:51:36 · 5 answers · asked by schnauzer 4 in Desktops

Using for playing and burning DVD's and CD's.
Must use Window's Media Player.
Works fast even in rural areas

2007-05-31 15:36:32 · 7 answers · asked by berto_salazar 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Which video card should I buy for a non gamer and a AMD Athlon 64 X2?

XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB PCI Express Video Card, model no. PVT86JUAF3 for $80

or

HIS Radeon X1650 Pro 256MB PCI Express Video Card, model no. H165PRF256NR for $88.

Your advise would be most appreciated.

2007-05-31 15:33:30 · 7 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2 in Add-ons

CPU-Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 2.4GHz FSB 1066, 4MB CPU
Memory -2048 MB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston) (1024 x 2) (special)
Mother Board -ASUS P5N-E SLI Motherboard
Hard Drive 1- Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive 1- LG 18X DVD RW w/ Lightscribe +- Dual Layer
Video - ATI ASUS Radeon EAX1950 Pro, PCI Express, 256MB, HTDP
Audio -Onboard Audio
Network Card -Onboard Network Card
Case -NZXT Apopllo Classic Steel Case (silver)
Neon Light -Sunbeam Cold Cathod Neon Light (blue)
Power Supply -600 Watt OCZ StealthXStream Power Supply (special)
Warranty -1 Years Parts & 3 Years Labor Warranty
Btw I did not choose to buy an operating system because i have the windows xp pro cd with me.And I am not planning to buy vista.This pc is brand new it will cost me 1,173$CAD which is around 1,095$US with taxes,shipping and all.So let me know your opinion.tnx

2007-05-31 15:28:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-31 15:27:17 · 5 answers · asked by angelml@sbcglobal.net 2 in Monitors

i'm sure that my videocard is working coz i tested it on my friends computer...

2007-05-31 15:20:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I've just purchased a new Dell computer which has only USB ports for printers.

I've purchased a USB to Parallel Port cable to attach from my new computer's USB port to my old dot matrix printer's parallel port.

Here's my problem(s):

1) I'm running a DOS based accounting program which can only find LTP ports. It is not an option to find USB ports. So, I can't print. HELP!

2) I cannot print from a Windows based program into the old dot matrix printer (yet it will print to a new dot matrix printer). HELP!

2007-05-31 15:15:57 · 6 answers · asked by samantha 2 in Printers

2007-05-31 14:50:38 · 2 answers · asked by reyhbk_2000 1 in Printers

I am going to buy a laptop for graduate school. I will be carting it to school with me every day so would prefer something lighter if at all possible. I also need something that isn't too terribly slow. I don't need anything that has lots of memory since I am using it simply for internet, applications like Word and Powerpoint and that's about it! Any suggestions?

2007-05-31 14:46:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an old ATI Mobility Radeon card that is freezing up; was wondering if you can even upgrade these adapters on a notebook computer.

2007-05-31 14:43:37 · 4 answers · asked by rdbarr 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

n when i sttart it up n the copaqs window go on it turn black n it say NTLDE IS MISSING WHAT DO THAT MEAN

2007-05-31 14:38:38 · 4 answers · asked by dre d 1 in Desktops

I currently have an 80 gig hard drive and I will be getting a new 250gig Hard drive and I need to know how or what can I use to make the new HDD an exact copy of the old one. Such as programs, product keys, documents...etc anyone have any ideas?

2007-05-31 14:09:28 · 3 answers · asked by John WB 1 in Other - Hardware

I am starting college in the fall and I need a reliable laptop to use. I'm looking for somthing with wireless internet, a decent amount of memory, somthing that can burn CD's and plays DVD's, and somthing that I wont go insane over it being slow. I don't do any sort of gaming so no need to bother with that. Just looking for something that wont break easily. If you guys could give me some ideas that would be great.

2007-05-31 13:53:16 · 11 answers · asked by kaylei g 4 in Laptops & Notebooks