Hardware - June 2007

Sometimes when I click on a link or a button, the cursor switches to a hand but nothing else happens. I click several times and then stop and finally, after another 10-second wait, the link comes up. The mouse works fine in games, so I don't think that's the problem. Also, those pages oen very slowly. Any ideas?

2007-06-27 16:41:42 · 3 answers · asked by Alice K 7 in Other - Hardware

I got it today and there's no ink in it! I have no idea where to get typewriter ink.So please give me the website or toll free number or just tell me the store. For TYPEWRITERS.

2007-06-27 16:36:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

i'm gettin it tomorrow but ive never seen a molex connector straight on the board before. here's a link. it's a male connector so does that mean i can plug a fan into it or does it need the power supply plugged in there? i dont wanna fry it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?Image=13-128-321-02.jpg%2c13-128-321-03.jpg%2c13-128-321-04.jpg%2c13-128-321-05.jpg%2c13-128-321-06.jpg&CurImage=13-128-321-04.jpg&Depa=0&Description=GIGABYTE+GA-M55SLI-S4+Socket+AM2+NVIDIA+nForce4+SLI+ATX+AMD+Motherboard+-+Retail

2007-06-27 16:28:45 · 3 answers · asked by cschmelzer83 3 in Other - Hardware

plz help

2007-06-27 16:17:50 · 2 answers · asked by crazy_person_and_me 1 in Other - Hardware

I want to know because the laptop im buying has it.

2007-06-27 15:33:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking into building a new PC, buy was wondering if I should buy a motherboard that supports 45nm proc tech, or buy a better motherboard, with better features, that does not support that technology?

2007-06-27 15:25:40 · 1 answers · asked by vert787 2 in Other - Hardware

how do I get full drive capacity

2007-06-27 15:24:16 · 3 answers · asked by cedric h 1 in Add-ons

Alright its time to get me a new comp!!

Right now i have

windows me, ~380MB ram, 25gb HD, 4mb video-card ram-ness whatever, a dying sound card, CDRW, DVD-ROM

one im lookin at has..

Gateway Refurbished Intel Desktop Computer - Intel Pentium D 820 2.8GHz, 1GB DDR2, 320GB SATA HDD, DL DVD±RW, DVD-ROM, Flash Media Reader, TV Tuner, Wireless LAN, Windows XP Media Center

for 400$

ive been looking for a new comp for about 4 years now.. and this looks like an incredible deal to me..

Does it really make a difference if its refurbished or not?

I bought a refurbished laptop.. and it worked fine.. it's finally dying now i think (but its windows 95 still so i understand XD)

so what do you guys think? :3


(personally i think its a /really/ good deal.. but my dad needs someone elses opinion.. mine doesnt count i guess XD)

2007-06-27 15:20:20 · 6 answers · asked by Caiterz 4 in Desktops

i have a sony vio PCG-GRX600, when i turn it on it asks me for a password, i cant even get into bios. can anyone tell me how can get pass this or give me a password cracker that i can use so i can fix this? its a pentium 4 with windows xp. someone please help i would hate to lose my laptop i use it for school.

2007-06-27 14:34:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have my computer, modem, router and a monitor hooked up to my APC battery back up power surge. When the lighting strikes, or i pull the power cord from the socket, my computer and everything else turns off, the the unit strats making continues beeeeep sound. And also sometimes even when everythings turned off, it will start making beeping sound. Any ideas whats wrong with it?

2007-06-27 14:27:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

amd athlon 64 x2 5200+ 4mb L2 cashe
ultra aluminus full tower computer case
EVGA 8800 GTS 640 oc
3 gigs ram gskill (i wanna say the timing is 3-3-5-12)
light on dvd drive
sound blaster live 5.1 sound card
WD 160gb HD SATA
800 watt ultra x-pro
wireless networt card

some new things on my to do list would be another 160 gb hard drive a better sound card. I also know I could use 1...or 2 dvd burners...but thats not a necessity.A new MoBo that supports SLI and of course the most important thing another 8800!

my vista score is a 5.2 because of my processor...I was quite dissapointed until I realised that the score only went to a 7 and the rest of everything was in the high 5's low 6's

oh and if anyone plays battlefield 2142 hit me up sometime im only about half way ranked but always looking for people to play with (navman88),

2007-06-27 14:17:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Should I get:
A) Dual GeForce 8600 GTS (256MB) video cards in SLI
or
B) One GeForce 8800 GTS (640MB)

...Thank you.

2007-06-27 14:09:24 · 4 answers · asked by Austin M 2 in Other - Hardware

I just want a killer gaming machine.

2007-06-27 14:05:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anon 3 in Desktops

So I got tired of having to hear my PC's fans rev like nuts after hours of playing Halo, so I decided to buy an expansion slot fan to alleviate the situation. I am concerned about the positioning of the fan; since the fan blows air out of the PC, wouldn't it be harmful to have it sucking air from the heatsink?

To illustrate, which of these configurations would allow maximum cooling?

Config A)
http://sentient.us.to/images/DSC01812.JPG
Alternate view: http://sentient.us.to/images/DSC01813.JPG

Config B)
http://sentient.us.to/images/DSC01814.JPG
Alternate view: http://sentient.us.to/images/DSC01815.JPG

My PC is currently in configuration B, as I figure that having some space between the graphics card and the fan would be beneficial.

Also, could anyone recommend some GPU heat measuring software? I currently use SIW for system info, but it only detects my hard drive temp. sensors

2007-06-27 13:30:28 · 1 answers · asked by spartanerik 5 in Desktops

intel is dropping the price on all their processors in the 2nd half of this year even more, should i get the core 2 quad 2.4ghz?

2007-06-27 13:16:50 · 5 answers · asked by Krispy 4 in Desktops

Last year I did this with my computer... "Go to start menu then Click "Run" then Type msconfig then a window will appear . Click "Start Up" (Upper Right) then uncheck the unnecessary programs that you dont want to run during start up. Restart your computer!" and when I restarted my computer all that came up was a blue screen... we had to go buy a new computer.... Well my question is why did this happen?? Thanks!!

2007-06-27 13:13:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-06-27 13:05:59 · 10 answers · asked by USAman 6 in Desktops

On my keyboard when I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete the task manager pops up but instead I get a message saying "Task manager has been disabled by your administrator" does anyone know how to enable the task manager???

2007-06-27 13:01:52 · 6 answers · asked by HeyHiWhatUpDoe 1 in Other - Hardware

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=130125322999&rd=1&rd=1

2007-06-27 12:48:00 · 1 answers · asked by sobe50418 1 in Desktops

I just started running a program and the hard drive was working hard and then BAM power goes out for about 30 seconds. I try to boot up again and I get a blue screen after the windows xp picture comes up and its about to boot to the desktop. Ive tried a normal boot, last know good config, and each safe mode boot but it goes to a blue screen then tries to reboot again. Is my computer's hard drive destroyed? Is there anything I can do?

2007-06-27 12:45:48 · 3 answers · asked by Bill 2 in Desktops

first delight then reinstall.

2007-06-27 12:44:39 · 9 answers · asked by sammnpm 1 in Scanners

Model HPw1907

2007-06-27 12:36:31 · 3 answers · asked by pappy 6 in Monitors

Priorities:
1. Ease of installation (first time builder).
2. I would like one that comes with at least 1 80mm fan, preferably 2.
3. 1 120mm Fan.
4. The obvious musts: (usb in front).
5. Looks cool.

Prefered Ammenities:
1.Comes w/. a good PSU
2. Side window
3. LCD temp display screen
4. Removable mobo tray.

2007-06-27 12:24:39 · 3 answers · asked by Henry B. 3 in Desktops

I don't know what my video card is but I can tell you else is in my system.


OS:Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2
RAM:256
Processor:Intel Celeron 1.70gHz
HD:52.9 Gigs

I already changed the performance in the System Properties in the Advance tab to Adjust to best performance. I'm thinking about getting a 512 Ram card built just for this motherboard.The motherboard can hold up to 1 gig of RAM. Its by Dell. The Dimension 2350 model.

2007-06-27 12:23:12 · 5 answers · asked by oowaboresyou 1 in Desktops

I had just a Radeon 9250 card, which is in one of the PCI slots, but i just got a 9600 card, which is AGP, from a friend, and i installed it into the AGP slot. But the problem is when i change the plug from the monitor from the old card to the newer one nothing shows up on the monitor. anyone know why this does this? What do I have to do?

2007-06-27 11:54:12 · 5 answers · asked by srokanator 3 in Other - Hardware

My Notebook monitor is heating up. Its just below where the LCD screen is. Its below where Windows Toolbar is.. and above where the F9 key is. It heats up, but you can still touch that area. Should i be worried?

I heard that its just the area where the cords run through to power the moniter up.

2007-06-27 11:46:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i've been told i have a problem !?

2007-06-27 11:40:02 · 9 answers · asked by littlebopeep 2 in Add-ons

On my intel core 2 duo e6700 oced to 3.05 ghz (with thermaltake v1 cpu cooling) I'm getting idle temperatures of 46-48 celsius, and about 62 celsius under load. is this safe?
thank you

2007-06-27 11:17:24 · 4 answers · asked by jpnssmasher 1 in Desktops

I currently have an AMD 3500+ on an ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe Mobo (socket 939) and 1GB (2x512 matched pair) Corsair ram with an ASUS Nvidia 7950GT video card (512mb). I have a WD Raptor SATA HDD. Would I see a noticeable improvement upgrading the CPU to the dual core AMD CPU The FX-57 is the fastest chip I can find for the 939, is there a faster socket 939 out there?

Without doing a complete system upgrade, would just this change make a difference in overall performance and games that I would notice? With my current system, it seems to be the most cost effective upgrade at the moment.

2007-06-27 11:06:52 · 4 answers · asked by Rik N 1 in Other - Hardware

i been thinkin of moving to a mac,i saw it today,is extemely easy and fast,and i can even put my win xp on it!! and the software is tottaly awesome,,,,but is it right that it doesnt have a memorry stick reader??

2007-06-27 10:11:18 · 5 answers · asked by Addy X 1 in Laptops & Notebooks