Hardware - June 2007

im going to upgrade my computer's graphics card, its an athlon dual processor. I swear I remember the only thing that makes a difference is if it is agp or pci-e. Is this true or can I only use one or the other?

2007-06-24 19:43:32 · 4 answers · asked by suprastyle24 1 in Desktops

I know that Dell and Compaq have their own little hidden diagnostic program. I was wondering if eMachines has one or not and how one could access it if it did.

I have an eMachines computer that restarts itself after about 30 minutes and I'm trying to figure out why.

2007-06-24 19:24:33 · 4 answers · asked by aagman_lives 3 in Desktops

2007-06-24 18:46:36 · 9 answers · asked by Daniel W 1 in Add-ons

I'm trying to keep in touch with family so we are looking at windows home premium vista, 2GB's of RAM, and webcam/mic

2007-06-24 17:56:59 · 2 answers · asked by Daddy's lil girls 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Nvidia go geforce go 6150 and would like to run games at a faster frame rate.

2007-06-24 17:56:54 · 2 answers · asked by jel0336 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Will my wireless adapter from yahoo dsl be compatible and also this new mp3 player I just bought a month ago. It's a creative zen nano plus 1gb mp3 player. Just wondering because this one person that bought the computer said they wished they had bought the one with windows xp because some of their hardware is not recognized with windows vista.

2007-06-24 17:44:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Ok, I have this cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125&SortField=3&SummaryType=ALL&Pagesize=10&Page=4


I have it installed, but on my motherboard it can only blow the hot air into the PSU, no big deal because the PSU has a huge 120mm fan sucking air in from the case, the big deal is that after reading some reviews I have heard that it breaks mobos, after a few months. How can I stop this from breaking my motherboard? Should I tie some strings to it from the top of the case to the fan???

2007-06-24 17:18:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am looking for a NVIDIA GeForce card. I type them in and get stuff like PNY GeForce and 3D Fuzion GeForce. I need a better card in order to play Neverwinter Nights 2. I found a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE for $50. The3D Fuzion GeForce 7300 GS is $100 and the PNY GeForce 7300GT is $100. Please tell me the difference between them besides the amounts of RAM. Is one of the names just better than the others?

2007-06-24 16:46:37 · 7 answers · asked by David D 1 in Add-ons

How can i fix it for free.... something i can download..?

2007-06-24 16:38:43 · 4 answers · asked by Chelsie C 2 in Scanners

i just got a new computer but its really old and it doesent have a usb port and i have a jump drive but i cant put it in my computer i was wondering if there was a speicial port i could buy for it

2007-06-24 16:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I want to add more memory but I don't know which my laptop takes. It's a Compaq Presario V2000.

2007-06-24 16:32:14 · 4 answers · asked by soniaesmorena 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

since whenever i try to start up bf2, it crashes after a black screen and i want to make sure that it's not the video card causing the problem

2007-06-24 16:27:19 · 2 answers · asked by bluewarhead101 2 in Add-ons

i called SBC & they tried to reset it but the lights continued to flash. do i need to buy another one or can this one be saved? i have had it for about 2 years.

2007-06-24 16:13:10 · 1 answers · asked by s. m. 4 in Other - Hardware

I just bough these device but when I insert a dvd-r it says insert a blank disc but when I insert a blank cd it reads it at first I though I had to use a hp product but then i found out that it supports all dvd, cd-rom, etc., I just cant see to it it going, if anyone can help answer my question I would gladly appriciate it.
Thanks and have a good day.

2007-06-24 16:04:56 · 2 answers · asked by honda 1 in Add-ons

I know this is a stupid ? but someone just tried to tell me that with vista there are usb sticks that can add ram to your system is there any such thing? I understand about usb mem sticks, but just in case im missing something?

2007-06-24 15:10:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Everytime I put a cd in, i can burn what i want to burn. But everytime i try to burn it, it just goes back to the same thing; it says "there are no items on the cd". Is there anything i can do?

2007-06-24 14:54:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Hello all,

I have Dell Dimension 3100/E310, What vga cards is can buy for my system, and how can i find this ?
Thanks

2007-06-24 14:53:28 · 7 answers · asked by woolies 1 in Desktops

i have recently reinstalled windows xp profeffional on my laptop and there is no sound on my laptop and i also have stuff that are not installed because i need the drivers and can somebody give me a good website for downloading drivers

2007-06-24 14:04:19 · 7 answers · asked by bryantbarberena 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just went through a whole day of scannign and ridding my system of a Trojan virus. Everything is back to normal except for when I try to acess "Add/Remove Programs", "Display", "System", etc under Control Panel, I get a popup telling me C:/Windows/system/rundll32.exe cant not be found. So I can't access the folders and I did a search for that file on my computer and nothign came up.

Does this mean the best thing to do is reinstall Windows?

2007-06-24 14:02:11 · 8 answers · asked by crzytiger21 1 in Other - Hardware

For those who are very good with computers...see if you can follow/help. Thanks.

I have an Emachines T3302 computer and installed my own NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 graphics card into the AGP slot. I'm not even sure if this is compatible with stock graphics card, but everything is working like usual so I assume they are. I placed it in the AGP slot becuase I couldn't find the regular graphics card... I'm assuming it's within the motherboard.

On to the question...

Is it possible to stop running/do I need to stop running the orginal graphics card from the computer becuase I believe they are sharing which is a problem becuase the first card couldn't run several games...the reason for the new card.

Please, please help. Thanks again.

2007-06-24 13:54:13 · 7 answers · asked by jumpman 1 in Add-ons

I am currently using a PC with pretty good hardware that is running XP and am thinking of switching to a mac and am wondering if I should sell my PC, take the money from the sale and buy an iMac. I'm also wondering if it is necessary to have more than the standard 512MB of ram on an Intel-based mac. I'm not into gaming, just web browsing and listening to music. Suggestions...?

2007-06-24 13:49:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-24 13:46:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-24 13:38:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am about to buy a MacBook, but I do not want to if the new laptops are going to come out soon. Has anyone heard anything about the release of Apple's next-gen notebooks?

2007-06-24 13:36:04 · 1 answers · asked by This kid 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Okay, I'm only sixteen, so maybe I don't know exactly what love is yet. But i've never felt this way before... When I'm with him, I'm giddy and fun and I like how I am. And he always makes me laugh so hard.

I feel like he might like me too, but he's 4 years older than me. Am I stupid for thinking I have a chance?

2007-06-24 13:34:13 · 10 answers · asked by patriceisadork 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-24 13:25:59 · 1 answers · asked by johnkevinbusa 2 in Add-ons

I've seen most people having problem going higher than 640/480 resolution but my problem is that the lowest resolution my monitor goes to is 800/600. I can't get to the lower resolution of 640/480, please help.

2007-06-24 12:59:53 · 4 answers · asked by EK380 1 in Monitors

I'm thinking about building a PC. What case should I choose that has the coolest temperature ratings?

- ATX Form Factor
- It should be easy enough to work with (big and lots of room)
- Relatively commonly sold
- No extremely overpriced
- Noise is not an issue

Currently I'm thinking about the Sunbeam Transformer.

What do you recommend and why?

2007-06-24 12:55:12 · 2 answers · asked by ch_ris_l 5 in Other - Hardware

I'll be going to college in the fall so I'm going to buy a laptop. I have never bought one before so I don't know where to begin looking for one. Im looking for an affordable laptop that I can rely on.
I hear that macs are good overall but not so great for gaming.
im not sure about dell....
also, the specific games that I will be playing are Elder scrolls IV: Oblivion and World of Warcraft
preferably a laptop that has Windows xp

2007-06-24 12:42:05 · 5 answers · asked by angelus 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-24 12:28:50 · 8 answers · asked by navysinbad 1 in Desktops