Hardware - June 2007

2007-06-19 11:04:57 · 7 answers · asked by Jon 1 in Add-ons

Your elderly neighbor, Mrs.Baines is interested in purchasing a computer. She has never owned a computer and wants our opinion on what kind to purchase. She does not want to make too big of an investment , and mostly wants to use it to type emails to her grandchildren. Would you recommend that Mrs Baines buy a laptop computer or desktop computer? Give three reasons for your suggestion.

2007-06-19 11:04:54 · 7 answers · asked by unknown 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I dont particularly want to do away with the PC as its a pretty good performer. I would just like to know if there is a way I can boost the performance of the Pentium 3 so I can watch AVI movie files. There is 768mb of RAM installed.

2007-06-19 10:59:58 · 3 answers · asked by Linux Mint 11 7 in Desktops

Is it Sony, Toshiba, Dell, EMachines, Levono, Packard Bell, Acer, EiSystems or any other suggestions u might have. I would also like to hear of your reliability experiences of the above and some links to sites with comparison information THANKS

2007-06-19 10:59:57 · 5 answers · asked by Des H 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have this:

Pentium 4 2.8ghz Hyperthreading
ATI radeon 9600 256mb
512mb RAM


I need to know for
Call of Duty 2
Battlefield 2
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Doom 3

2007-06-19 10:50:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I would like to know which trade off between the 5200+ vs 5400+ is better to have, for gaming and media purposes. The 5200+ comes with 2x 2.6ghz with 2mb L2 cache while the 5400+ comes with 2x 2.8ghz with 1mb L2 cache. So basically the trade off is more cache and .2ghz less speed or the .2ghz speed with 1mb less cache. Which is the better choice? Any help would be awesome, thanks!

2007-06-19 10:48:41 · 3 answers · asked by Dennis 2 in Desktops

My fax is connected to my home line..when it rings i pick it up there's a beep for a fax...do i hang up and press start or press start then hang up?

2007-06-19 10:48:34 · 5 answers · asked by lilpieces16 2 in Other - Hardware

My friend bought a used custom built PC a year ago and he recently began experiencing virus/spyware issues. We ended up reformatting the HD, but then I later found out the previous seller did not give him any recovery/drivers disks. What is the best way to locate drivers? I've found most of them going on manufacturers websites, however there are 2 devices I still need drivers for and just can not find them. Under the Device Manager, it says "Unknown" device for both of them. Please help!

2007-06-19 10:43:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Or will I have to install a firewire card in my P.C.

2007-06-19 10:38:25 · 6 answers · asked by Eh! say`ello to mi Lidal fwend! 4 in Other - Hardware

i downloaded it and when i try to install
it says
an internal system error has occured
pleaser refer to dxerror.log in your windows folder to determine problem
what do i do?
please help!

2007-06-19 10:32:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-06-19 10:30:36 · 13 answers · asked by grant_69_98 2 in Desktops

i want to see if the laptop im getting can play battle field 1942

2007-06-19 10:27:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I know that one doesn't even come close to the 8800, but if I get two and run them in SLI mode, thats still a lot of power isn't it? Thats a gig of devoted GDDR2 RAM (512 each), and each with a factory overclocked core of 500 MHz (which I'm probably going to overclock even higher). Right now I have a 7100GS with 256 MB of on board memory (512 effective) and 2 gigs of RAM with a P4 at 3.2 GHz. With that system, I can play F.E.A.R on medium settings and I can just barely play Oblivion on low (obviously with a processor like that). Everyone keeps saying that the 8800 is the only card thats good enough for oblivion. I'm going to get a 2.13 GHz Core 2 Duo E6420 and overclock it close to 3 GHz. With this processor, 2 gigs of DDR2 800 RAM, and dual 7600's, would i be able to play FEAR maxed, and maybe Oblivion on medium or so? I only plan on using a res of 800x600 unless i can get it to go higher.

2007-06-19 09:27:37 · 6 answers · asked by prejudged_fire 3 in Add-ons

2007-06-19 09:12:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have an old computer which has Seagate 4.3 gig hard drive. I want to add a new internal hard drive to my desktop but can't decide whether to buy ATA internal hard drive or SATA? I talked to tech support at Seagate and they suggested if your mother board is too old then probably I need to buy ATA internal HD. SO how would I know?????

2007-06-19 09:11:19 · 9 answers · asked by shreyas 1 in Desktops

How long will these fans keep my pc cool?

http://www.magicmicro.com/description.asp?iid=786

And 2 of these. http://www.magicmicro.com/description.asp?iid=784

One is ontop and one is on side. How Long will i be able to use it. And overclock?

2007-06-19 08:58:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

my sys specs are evga 7600 gt, maxtor 160gb sata2 hdd, 1gb ddr2 667 mhz, 1dvd burner, 1 floppy and zip, modem, 2 5'' led case fans 1 3'' case fan, pentium d 830? 800fsb 3.0ghz dual core, artic frezer 7 pro cpu cooler, nforce 4 570 slit a v5.1 and plan to upgrade eventualy to 2 7600gt's sli'ed 2 300gb hdd 8gb memory c2d e6600?

2007-06-19 08:32:57 · 2 answers · asked by SumDumName 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a toshiba laptop. It started to freeze yesterday. I don't know why it is doing this. I've never had any problems with this. So, I put the recovery disk in and it brought it back to its original state. It still continues to freeze. Can anyone help me?

2007-06-19 08:01:54 · 11 answers · asked by Travis A 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-19 08:00:38 · 3 answers · asked by sam tyler 3 in Printers

U.S.Robotics Wireless MAXg USB Adapter...
thank you for helping...

2007-06-19 07:49:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Hi, anyone witha good mind & deep knowledge of buying 2nd used laptops worth it for college studies, I will be studying 'Quark', or is it better to buy a 'brand' new one?
Errr....can a used laptop add more features like XP windows, and publishers n' stuff?

I have been hemming and hawing over this for a while. Perhaps guide me in the right direction, with thanks!

2007-06-19 07:46:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-19 07:44:12 · 5 answers · asked by Brenda s 1 in Desktops

I need a new graphics card and my laptop only has a x1 size pci express port.

2007-06-19 07:43:06 · 3 answers · asked by Quinjamincy 2 in Add-ons

Can I use my Dell Inspiron E1505 as a monitor for my PC?

2007-06-19 07:26:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-06-19 07:23:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-06-19 07:19:44 · 3 answers · asked by gamezilla2005 2 in Monitors

2007-06-19 07:19:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I'm thinking of buying wi-fi for my laptop computer. Is it possible to buy a wireless internet connection though say a cell phone company such as t-mobile or verizon and use it through them? Setting cost aside, how would that work in terms of hardware? I've heard that you need to put a card or something in your laptop in order for it to connect. Does it connect via satellite? Would I be able to use in wherever I go, or only at certain hot spots determined by the company?

Thanks!

2007-06-19 07:14:28 · 2 answers · asked by Darunik 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Dell the best computer ever ? to me no, I like Windows Xp more. How about u ?

2007-06-19 07:01:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I wanted to know which graphics card is better. E-vga GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB DDR3 ---or--- ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB DDR3. They both have dual DVI but the 8600 GTS has Direct X 10.

Thanks!!

2007-06-19 06:52:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons