Hardware - May 2007

my comp hangs up witin one hour of plating football manager but on other applications it usually hangs up after a while

2007-05-13 20:43:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

What is the difference between high density and low density ram?- and are they interchangeable?

2007-05-13 20:06:22 · 3 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7 in Desktops

I bought the so-called dvd/cv rw device from a shop in lowyat plaza without giving any installation cd. but the device does not able to perform "write" at all. Now the windows detected that it is not dvd at all. what is happening? And i cannot find the appropriate drivers online. HELP!!

2007-05-13 20:00:06 · 2 answers · asked by jessbong 1 in Other - Hardware

Just wondering if it would look at it like PC2700 & just run slower than it would as PC3200?

Someone gave me 2 gigs of PC3200 & I am not ready to build a new machine right now. Might just save it until I do build a new one in the next few months.

2007-05-13 18:56:36 · 3 answers · asked by K C 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-13 18:35:04 · 4 answers · asked by Arjun S 1 in Printers

my computer makes noises. It sounds like a fan is running. It does stop sometimes but most times it just keeps running and running. It is very annoying. Can it be a virus?

2007-05-13 18:14:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i'm confused, i thought LCD monitors just emit less radiation than CRT monitors do, then i saw this site that said that LCD monitors do not emit radiation,but then again, i saw the figures in this URL http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~tanrw/cs1105/analysis_results.html that said LCD monitors emit radiation too.please help.

2007-05-13 18:11:15 · 7 answers · asked by disturbance2dsociety 2 in Monitors

Usually the square plug with yellow and black cables.

2007-05-13 17:47:37 · 4 answers · asked by nosh! 1 in Other - Hardware

I am looking to buy a laptop with linux or no OS with the following specs in India..

Core 2 Duo(1.83 to 2.8)
512 to 1GB RAM(upgradable to atleast 2GB)
Atleast 128MB dedicated graphics Card(pixel shader 1.1 or 2.0)
Wi-Fi
DVD-Writer

2007-05-13 17:42:08 · 7 answers · asked by Owaise Lone 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my cpu temp is like 64 c if it was cooler would it increase performance

2007-05-13 17:41:27 · 5 answers · asked by yocheckit2001 1 in Other - Hardware

i heard now mac can run windows.so if d window got virus,will it possible 2 crash d mac's hardware just like some virus spoil my pc? if it is possible,then macs now is vunerable 2 virus.

2007-05-13 17:39:13 · 5 answers · asked by fox's 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've been looking around for a while now, trying to find a good laptop for a good price. My limit was $700. Here's what I've come up with:

Dell Inspiron 1501
OS - Windows Vista Home Basic
Processor - AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core
Memory - 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Hard Drive - 60 GB
Drives - 8X CD/DVD+/-RW w/ double-layer write capability
Display - 15.4" Widescreen w/ TrueLife Glossy
Sound Card - Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
Battery - 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Let me know what you think. It's only $584 shipped. I'm basically just going to be using this to watch DVD's at work (Hence the SoundBlaster upgrade) and I'll probably use it for some programming and software applications at school.

2007-05-13 17:25:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-13 16:50:58 · 6 answers · asked by becky l 1 in Other - Hardware

i have a canon pixima. mp180 and i really need to scan some work but i don't know how.

2007-05-13 16:48:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

My HP PC desktop power supply failed so rather then get it fixed I bought a new Gateway. Having lots of files that I wanted off the HP hard drive, I bought an enclosure and put HP hard drive in it in hopes of being able to access these files which mainly consisted of pictures. Under My Computor, the HP HD shows up with the content used but when I open it my old files don't seem to be there. Is my HD bad? Very frustrating. Please help.

2007-05-13 16:45:20 · 3 answers · asked by megawatt_pet 1 in Desktops

2007-05-13 16:34:11 · 4 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Add-ons

2007-05-13 16:27:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

So I tried to roll back my video driver on XP, computer restarted all funky looking (only 8 colors). I don't know what I pressed, but when the computer automatically restarted, nothing comes up. I've tried to reboot in safe mode, a long list of drivers come up, and then nothing...computer just sits with that list. I tried to do a reboot to the last time the system worked correctly, and nothing but a black screen. Now I don't want to do a clean install, because I need to retrieve files from the computer, so how can I get my system to boot up?

2007-05-13 16:24:29 · 5 answers · asked by pgrant7391 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-13 16:22:03 · 5 answers · asked by O RLY? 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking to upgrade my ram because what came with my computer is inefficient. I know I need DDR2 ram. I'm going to get 512mb. That is what I do know. What I don't know though is if all of the other details matter. I realize there many be performance or quality differences among manufacturers, but I'm not asking about that. Example: on the net I found "
US Modular 512MB PC4200 DDR2 SODIMM Memory" what does PC4200 mean? is that standard? What does SODIMM mean? Is that important? What about where i see 533 Mhz? does that vary and do I need a certain Mhz? Thanks in advance.

2007-05-13 16:17:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

If you read my last few questions (You don't need too) you will realize I am getting a new PC. Cooling is one of the most important features for a case. The case I am looking at is this

http://modders-inc.com/reviews-story-5-119.html
here is a review on it also. URL for review below.

http://fusionmods.net/?theCase=viewThread&threadID=438

with 5x120MM fans and 1x200MM fan. I am looking to get an 8800GTS video card probably the 320MB version. So I am worried about it being so big and causing bad airflow plus its powerful and produces lots of heat anyhow.

How much does liquid cooling cost to setup in a case. When stacked against fan cooling how good is it? What can go wrong? is it easy to manage once its properly setup. Are there differnt types of liquid cooling?

2007-05-13 15:42:18 · 7 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Desktops

Somebody help!!

2007-05-13 15:41:25 · 6 answers · asked by beautyful_brown_eyez 5 in Add-ons

I'd like to take mine to the park and do some work on MS Word. But I've never seen anyone using thier laptops outdoors. Is there a reason why nobody uses it outside?

2007-05-13 15:14:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

the lab top i have is a pc windows 98. its running but has a real time clock error. i want to have the microsoft office 2003 but everytime i down load it, it says it was denied what can i? and what can i do about the real time clock error i would really like to fix it up so i can continue writing my books.

2007-05-13 15:11:31 · 3 answers · asked by saliza_19 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok im new to this and i need to wipe my hard drive and reboot some how my dad said and hes dosen't realy know how to install xp on a blank hard drive. if i messup i could kill my hard drive so i need steps the right way. thank you so much!
list of what i have:
XP Software
Vaild XP Key
Floppys
the software to wipe my drive
and i can get other stuff if needed.

2007-05-13 15:07:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-05-13 15:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by bal002 i 1 in Desktops

2007-05-13 14:55:21 · 6 answers · asked by Shalom L 1 in Desktops

2007-05-13 14:48:22 · 3 answers · asked by Mach Chandr 1 in Other - Hardware

what are the difference between pentium "M", "D", core duo, core 2 duo, core 2 xtreme, and quad core?? i m so left behind on this topic, plz help.

2007-05-13 14:46:18 · 3 answers · asked by remyyeye 1 in Other - Hardware

there used to be a green rectangle shaped button beside the clock at the bottom bar that shows the amount of light the laptop will use on the screen but now it is gone! how can i put it back because it not very pleasant the look at a dark screen.

please help me my eyes are depending on you!! if you do you will receive points if you give me the best answer u will get more!! i think you know that already though

2007-05-13 14:41:30 · 5 answers · asked by matthew 3 in Laptops & Notebooks