Hardware - June 2007

2007-06-05 13:57:02 · 2 answers · asked by John S 1 in Add-ons

i recently bought 1 gig of ram and when i just installed it by itself, my monitor fails to turn on. I checked my monitor and it is not my monitor nor is it my video card. Yet when i switch back to my old ram, everything works. I dont get it.

2007-06-05 13:49:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

just wodering

2007-06-05 13:47:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-05 13:25:47 · 2 answers · asked by yuyo 1 in Desktops

2007-06-05 13:24:05 · 4 answers · asked by Atlas 2 in Desktops

I can't seem to find anything that says firewire in the documentation. I asked Dell in an email and they were no help? What do I look for--does it have another name? I need a firewire port to hook up my Canon Video cam to my computer to use pnnacle video editing for my son.Helllp!!!!!

Thanks!

2007-06-05 13:20:41 · 3 answers · asked by ps guy 2 in Desktops

I can't afford the one he needs, does anybody know if there is a place to get a hp for less thanthe website?

2007-06-05 13:19:26 · 16 answers · asked by gimpster8466 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Oh i have tried and tried sooo many differnt options! but i really need help, i went from forum till forum and just cannot find the answer.
When i run some games like counterstrike source & far cry they work VERY nice!! on vista 64 ultimate.
But when i try to run quake 4, prey, lost planet *demo* and some other games they will run for at least 2 min or so then the game freezes and then the screen goes blank!! and monitor tells me theres no input.. the pc still runs.. but cant see nothin!

I have tried the following:
all different in game settings, resolution, low / high settings.
reseted cmos on bios.
bios update.
updated to 3 different graphics drivers till the very latest released 1st june 07.
turned on / off am2 boost.
turned on cool n queit feature.
seen that the pc doesnt overheat!!

So wot is iT!! its reallly annoying me! PLease help. i beg you.
the 1st person to find out i will personally send them £10 over paypal

specs: amd5000 64 x2, asus 8800gts 320mb, 2gb ram. asrock mobo

2007-06-05 13:14:50 · 4 answers · asked by Marc M 1 in Other - Hardware

I am thinking that if I can get a 7300 GT/GS TurboCache, and then disable TurboChache and overclock it. Also I am wondering. The pos i have in here now, the 6150 LE is running at 450/475 mhz. Why so high? like the 7300's are at the same clock speed. I am getting this card because I only have a 300 watt PSU, live in canada so the cards cost $75-$90 bucks and thats all i have right now.

2007-06-05 13:11:47 · 6 answers · asked by Tinface 2 in Add-ons

2007-06-05 13:07:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

can i some how add more v-ram to my on bored v-card from my DDR ram?

2007-06-05 13:04:16 · 4 answers · asked by Randall O 2 in Add-ons

This computer will need to run photoshop, illustrator and and hand full of other software simultaneously. My question is whether it would be better to go with a workstation, possibly dual processors, or a gaming type computer. The current computer is a high end desktop that is just not cutting it.

2007-06-05 13:02:52 · 11 answers · asked by Joe 2 in Desktops

When I turned on my computer one day (A dell windows xp laptop) it took a long time for a little bit of the loading bar displayed on the opening Dell page to load, and then it said "cannot read the harddrive" or something like that. Now I can't even get on, and it keeps making this weird clicking noise (it did this every time I turned it on but only once). Is there any way I can fix it?

2007-06-05 12:59:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-05 12:53:44 · 1 answers · asked by Cynthia M 1 in Add-ons

My laptop has been taking a VERY long time to load and start up to the desktop, and then it takes very lonf to open applications like Word. However, it seems to speed up coniderably after an hour. Should I do a disk defrag and how long will it take? And what about a disk cleanup? Any other suggestions? My hard disk is about 80 HDD/512 MB DDR2.

2007-06-05 12:51:56 · 6 answers · asked by maibs 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-05 12:43:11 · 14 answers · asked by mollieb 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have my eyes on this laptop (HP DV6000 series). I need one because the desktop I have is SLOW, slow as hell with XP and OLD.

the problem comes with all the rumors I have heard, I'm afraid
that most hardwares & softwares don't work with it. and this laptop that I'm planning on buying will be for entertainment only (games: sims 2 etc. , digital cameras, music, movies) and some work here & there.

all of the laptops are now coming with vista and I'm not sure if its a good idea getting one. But for now what do you think of this:

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4161915#productTabDetails

I want it to run smooth, when I say smooth I mean Flawlessly cause I sure learned a lesson from the desktop I have now. I'm open for suggestions too.

2007-06-05 12:42:15 · 8 answers · asked by Brayan 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want it to be kind of girly too if possible because i will use it next year in high school.

2007-06-05 12:33:33 · 3 answers · asked by claire k 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I notice in many video media playing programs I can change it so either the CPU does all the work or I can make the GPU do the work if I turn on Hardware Acceleration.

I almost never play games and watch videos at the same time so I think if I use Hardware Acceleration it may take a tad bit of stress off the CPU and put it the GPU.

I have a AMD 4800+ Dual core CPU and an EAX1950pro video card.

What do you think I should do? And what is normally better.

2007-06-05 12:26:34 · 2 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Other - Hardware

Is the NVIDIA GeForce 6100 graphics card at least an okay card to play games on? Will it handle black and white 2? I don't want to spend a bunch of money on a new card, but I was wondering if the card mentioned above that is coming with my comp--will I have to be worried if it could play like up to 2006 and maybe some 2007 games?

2007-06-05 12:06:16 · 9 answers · asked by Sir Lagalot 1 in Add-ons

If i have a laptop i bought for ''$2,501'' , how much should i sell it for if i didn't want it anymore?

2007-06-05 12:06:00 · 3 answers · asked by firefly 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking for a preetty good laptop for around $400 or less, new or refurbished. Also i would like it to have the wireless internet feature. I would be mainly doing school work on it but also some gaming. send me links please. thankyou!! 10 points to the best deal

2007-06-05 11:50:37 · 16 answers · asked by John S. 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The burner shows in my bios and in my device manager but does not show in my computer. I've swapped out the IDE cables and I have power but it still does not work. HELP!!!

2007-06-05 11:42:39 · 3 answers · asked by Chris B 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a desktop that has XP Pro and 512mb of system memory. When I went to "My Computer" and right clicked to check memory it stated 448MB. I just installed 2 1GB sticks and the system still states 448MB of memory. Confused on what to try now. Thanks.

2007-06-05 11:31:46 · 2 answers · asked by blkmercman 1 in Desktops

Is ddr 500 pc 4000 faster than ddr 400 pc 3200 or is it the other way around like if you keep on going lower is that better or do you want to go higher
also could someone tell me which one of these would be the very best.. i dont over clock so..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147+1052107965+1395428464+1052308476&Subcategory=147&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

2007-06-05 11:16:45 · 7 answers · asked by brewer37 1 in Other - Hardware

http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-ATI-X1950-Pro-256MB-PCI-E-EXCELLENT-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ200115510909QQihZ010QQcategoryZ40158QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2007-06-05 11:08:08 · 2 answers · asked by Slim Shady 3 in Other - Hardware

Right im buying a laptop for games what i want to play is some new games but likes of football manager 2007 and command and conquer this is the specs for the laptop....

Intel Core Duo T2350 1.86GHz FSB533
1 x 1024MB DDR2-667MHz
120GB Hard Drive
Intel® 945GM Chipset
Intel® 82945GM Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Intel® Graphics up to 128 MB
Realtek High Definition Audio
15.4" TFT Screen
PCI Express technology
Fire Wire (IEEE 1394)
Combined Socket for Secure Digitel (SD), Multi Media Card (MMC) and Sony Memory Stick (MS
Bullguard Internet Security 90 Trial Preload
Nero 7 Essentials
DVD±RW Optical Drive
Integrated Graphics
WLAN Moduel Intel 3945 ABG
2 Year Warranty
Vista Home Premium

i just copied it all i apologise i will put the link to the site aswell on here....
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=28420096337&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=128081

Is this an ok laptop to play games as im not sure?

2007-06-05 11:02:57 · 18 answers · asked by susi e 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-05 10:57:16 · 10 answers · asked by Bballfan23 1 in Desktops

I found a computer but was disappointed to see it ran on W95....so I was planning on using it to play NES/SNES roms on it and music, but need to find a driver for it to run my external usb hard drive.....it runs 94 4.00.95B or something like that.

2007-06-05 10:46:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

hi, Trying to bye a new Workstation for 3d Rendering, Want something with power and performance, and was looking into a PC with 8GB of RAM. Recently, a friend told me that Windows Vista will only use 4gb of maximum Ram and that it would be a waste to have the extra 4gb of ram. Is that true ??

2007-06-05 10:44:31 · 9 answers · asked by kris v 2 in Other - Hardware