Hardware - May 2007

For the past two days my monitor will randomly turn black for 0.5 seconds, or make a clicking sound and then turn off and then immediately on again. It keeps doing these when you least expect it. Usually when I'm just near the computer, but no on it.

I have NEC MultiSync 75 CRT 17" monitor.

It's fairly new and in perfect condition. I have never had a problem with it.

I changed the power coord, and blew in the holes of it, and also reconnected my video card, so hopefully it goes away. So far so good, but like I said, it's random and could come when I least expect it.

I don't know if this is why my monitor has been acting up but I have been also getting a CMOS error whenever I unplug my computer and turn it on. I have to press F1 to continue. Some say I need a new battery for my computer.

Could this be the cause of my monitor behaviour?

2007-05-20 17:04:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

How do I install Windows XP in case I buy a computer with Vista?

2007-05-20 16:53:06 · 8 answers · asked by Bobo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer is a pre-built eMachines T5226. I would like to know if it would be able to fit properly and if does not require too much power.

2007-05-20 16:40:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-05-20 16:28:57 · 5 answers · asked by thomas g 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-20 16:26:05 · 4 answers · asked by pismoru500 1 in Monitors

i have a laptop pc with japanese windows xp and i wondered how can you install a english windows xp.i have a english windows xp home edition cd so is there a way to use that cd to change my japanese windows to english version?

2007-05-20 16:23:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i've been doing my research but couldn't come to a definite conclusion whether it works on a Mac, and whether it doesn't need drivers for a Mac, or anything like that.
Does anyone know?

2007-05-20 16:20:29 · 2 answers · asked by Jars23 2 in Printers

with so what can i do t model is lite on sohr-5239v ?????????????????

2007-05-20 15:51:42 · 5 answers · asked by msn.debord 2 in Add-ons

It says in order to download nero 7 i need at least directx 9. I hear it cannot be deleted once loaded. Is this program a pain, or a good thing to have??

2007-05-20 15:48:38 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Hardware

Is there any USB device which can handle infrared too.

2007-05-20 15:46:27 · 3 answers · asked by Panther 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer is really slow lately. Out of 114 gb, my computer only has 17 some left. I keep getting messages about low virtual memory and don't know what to do about it. I had a bunch of viruses and ever since then it's been slower. I try to defrag as much as I can. What can I do, without buying a new computer, to make it run more efficiently?

2007-05-20 15:42:56 · 7 answers · asked by Just Kyle 2 in Other - Hardware

I need to format my computer but the only thing is that my computer doesnt have a floppy drive. I was wondering if there is a way to format my computer without a floppy and without having to take the HDD out? If there is someone that knows how please do tell.

2007-05-20 15:33:57 · 6 answers · asked by life_is_2_short_2_waste 2 in Desktops

I aslo want to know about which chipset is excellent as well as the motherboard. Do I need to have this custom made or do the sell something already fabricated that is excellent.

2007-05-20 15:31:46 · 9 answers · asked by Paul & Kristie M 2 in Desktops

I changed my busted motherboard for a ASrock 4CoreDual VSTA, then changed my 478 P4 processor for a Pentium D. I have two DDR-333 512MB memory sticks and an NVIDIA 7600gs 512MB AGP card. I put everything in place and plug it to a monitor but the screen is just black. No BIOS or anything at all. Tried with a different monitor with the same results. Tested monitor with another PC and it works perfectly. Tried booting with 1 RAM stick or none at all, same results. My case speaker had a broken mole, I used two other different moles to be able to plug them in, but I don't hear any beeps. Everything in the case seems to run fine mechanically, all fans sping, DVD-ROM opens. I reset the bios by using jumpers as indicated in the manual, no change. Video card was working on another motherboard right before I changed it (it's almost brand new) I don't believe I damaged any parts with static or anything similar. What else could it be?

2007-05-20 15:08:42 · 4 answers · asked by Weakest 2 in Desktops

I am a new writer who is very cheep and dosent wanna spend alot of money. I am looking for a laptop type device that i can type up my story on while i am out or on the couch or where ever and then transfer what ive written for the day over to my PC. But the thing is that i am very poor (lol sigh) and i dont need all the crap that they sell me with a basic laptop. All i want is a word type program that can be trasfered to my PC at the end of the day and it be portable... Any suggestions would be great and LINKS ARE NEEEEEDDDDEEEDDD!!!! thnx!

2007-05-20 15:00:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a HP Pavilion 542x that I got in late 2002. It has a 1.8Ghz Intel Celeron processor, Windows XP Home SP1 (recently ordered SP2 on CD) and I curently have 256MB of RAM.

I'd rather not spend too much, but how much should I get, and what kind? I usually always have tons of stuff running, like iTunes, Avast, ZoneAlarm, Firefox, Weatherbug, AOL...you get the picture.

2007-05-20 14:59:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-05-20 14:49:22 · 4 answers · asked by rfliss 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-20 14:44:14 · 4 answers · asked by bhavishyathi 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am trying the free demo of Cyberlink Power Cinema so I can watch tv on my pc. Does anyone know of any cheap or free programs I can download to watch tv on my pc? Thanks!

2007-05-20 14:43:05 · 5 answers · asked by Justine 3 in Other - Hardware

is it okay leave my computer for maximum or 3 days? will something bad happend anything?

2007-05-20 14:36:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-05-20 14:36:04 · 2 answers · asked by gvparker 1 in Add-ons

2007-05-20 14:34:46 · 4 answers · asked by Angel A 1 in Other - Hardware

I don't want my hard drive to turn into a 3 inch floppy!

2007-05-20 14:31:07 · 6 answers · asked by Silver 2 in Other - Hardware

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this...like if there's an easy way to fix it. The CD drive on our computer just stopped working randomly...nothing was spilled on it, it hasn't been damaged, but it won't read or do anything else with a CD we put in it. The green light blinks rapidly but nothing happens. Any ideas would be appreciated. We don't want to pay to get it repaired if it's something simple.

2007-05-20 14:24:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have PCV-RS430G
*600watt PS + 2GB RAM


can 512MB Video Card will work on mine???/ yes or no?

2007-05-20 14:16:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have PCV-RS430G

I'm wondering if GDDR3 will work on my AGP 8x 3.0 interface

if it does is it good idea to get

HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card

or

HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card

2007-05-20 14:06:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a SD card slot on a board. I want to wire up a USB slot on the board. maybe even remove the SD Slot and Replace it with a USB slot (Female end)?
I would prefer the USB SLOT(Female) end to be the USB-Mini.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to do this?

2007-05-20 13:46:22 · 4 answers · asked by BillyBober 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a amd athlon x2 5200, and when i run my hardware sensors monitor the second core reads 3.3V but the first is reading at only .66 volt and when I go to the performance tab in windows task manager and put my my cpu under a bit of a load the second cpu seems to be doing most of the work, is my cpu going bad? is it just something with the bios? is the monitor just reading incorrectly? Hmonitor is the program i am using now that is displaying .66 volt on one core and 3.3 volts for the second, when i use speed fan it reads 1.5 volts per core, so is it supossed to be 3.3v total for both cores or 3.3 v for ea. core?

2007-05-20 13:46:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need a video card from Dell, and i don't know what a good one is. Help?
here is the website
http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=gen&c=us&l=en&cs=&k=Video+card&cat=prod

2007-05-20 13:42:55 · 2 answers · asked by Donovan G 5 in Other - Hardware

i put a new cartridge in a month ago because i ran out but the this new ink won't do anything al it says is print head error. what should i do?

2007-05-20 13:21:34 · 2 answers · asked by jacolbie r 1 in Printers