Hardware - June 2007

hello i am using intel 4 ,3Ghz prossor ,512 mb RAM, and intel(R)82865G grapic controller chipset.. with 64 mb vedio card ... plz tell me which is the best vedio card for me for best operation and games?

2007-06-12 17:47:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

my laptop keeps freezing or everything closes by itself
the popup thingy comes up saying:
__________ has encountered a problem and needs to close we are sorry for the inconvenience.
if you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.

of course in place of the blank it has the programs name.
its getting way annoying.
please tell me what i can do
thanx

2007-06-12 16:45:01 · 4 answers · asked by unknown 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Posting a suspicious email? Opinions?

I m so sorry for not getting back to you the bank just mailed me that they are going through a reformation and can not mail out checks for now.

With respect to this i thought of you printing out the check from your printer d this will make the transaction faster and safer because my customers need the item very urgent.So you will need versa check paper and magnetic ink for printing out the check and you can get this at any office depot around you it only cost $40 but i promise to refund back to you $100 for the materials.

Please i m sorry for any inconviniences this might cause you but i need your assistance in this because of my customers i have been building good business relationship with for long and will not like to dissappoint them at this stage.

please kindly get ahead now and purchase the printing materials so we can move ahead

2007-06-12 16:21:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

It goes to a corner of the screen (not always the same one) in an instant and it takes me a while to work out where it is and get it back again. This happens it two different games so far (I have only played three) - one is B&W 2, the other F.E.A.R. where I end up looking at the ceiling or floor and spinning on the spot for a second or two - very annoying. I have an optical logitec mouse and no mouse mat.

- could it just be the mouse getting confused with the pattern of whatever I am using for a mat? it seems unlikely as some mats have patterns on them... and it hasn't happened in the third game (supreme commander) or at least not that I have noticed.

Any help appreciated.

2007-06-12 16:20:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Hard drive crashed...Local estimate for 1600.00 ouch... any suggestions? They say it is dead, ie. hardware failure.

2007-06-12 16:13:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-06-12 16:02:28 · 3 answers · asked by eragonsdragon101 1 in Desktops

I recently had a motherboard that was DOA and I RMAd it and got a new one. So I then get everything hooked up and turn it on, yay, working. Then it stops and says Detecting IDE... and hangs. I unplug my one IDE drive and it loads up my cd-rom fine and says that I have 0 SATA drives hooked up when there is one in there... I come to realize neither drive is spinning up.... WTF. How could this have happened? Is it my error? I figure it has to be something I did because the only connection the HDD has to the motherboard is through IDE or SATA and I highly doubt that was the cause of the drives dying. Any advice? I had a lot of files i'd like to keep on those drives :/ I'm probably going to have to buy a new drive now, blah!

2007-06-12 15:56:45 · 9 answers · asked by Life Is Illusive 3 in Other - Hardware

I want to play Halo 2 for my Vista, but it says I need 128MB of video memory and I only have 32. How can I increase it?

2007-06-12 15:33:34 · 4 answers · asked by Quinjamincy 2 in Add-ons

Hi! I have a Dell Dimension 2400 and I am trying to buy a 250 gig hard drive on ebay. The seller says that the cord that comes with it is a SATA cord and it is supposed to connect to the motherboard. Does my computer allow that?
Should I buy it?
Thanks for helping!

2007-06-12 15:25:43 · 3 answers · asked by johnshaw98 1 in Add-ons

Hello, I just got a HP Laser Jet 4 m Plus. I got it off of eBay. It didn't come with a owners manual. I was wondering where to get one off of the net. I just wanted it for making copies. It also didn't come with the program for the computer so I also would like to find this. I tried the website but had no luck in finding it. Thanks for any help.

2007-06-12 13:58:58 · 5 answers · asked by geosmurfz 2 in Printers

I thought by obtaining a larger monitor I would have a large viewing screen page, but it is still only 15". There is about 1 inch space above the viewing screen page at the top and about 1/2" on the left side. The cursor will only go as far as the screen page.
Why did I invest in a larger monitor when my viewing page is the same as my old monitor?
I mean, I was thinking about getting even a larger, flat screen monitor, but what good will that do?
What's wrong and what should I do?
Thanks for your help.

2007-06-12 13:48:38 · 1 answers · asked by Oenophile... (Lynn) 5 in Monitors

I have a Dell Computer that is 5 years old. I went into Staples, the guy didnt know anything about it but sold me the wrong Memory. Cost 39.00. I took it back, looked up on dell that it needs buss memory and I have to buy it in pairs and upgrade the bios??? Why cant I get the cheap stuff and pop it in?

2007-06-12 13:12:57 · 11 answers · asked by the need to know 3 in Desktops

Microsoft windows 2000 Professional, sp 4.
AMD Athlon xp 2600+, 1933 mhz
1024 mb (DDR SDRAM)
ATI Radeon 9600 xt 128mb
80 gig hard drive
DVD ROM
Sony CD-RW 52x32x52
Abit KD7A motherboard
CD/

2007-06-12 13:10:14 · 6 answers · asked by thepedrobox 1 in Desktops

I'm having trouble with all the USB ports on my PC. It's an older PC, but it has Windows XP on it. In my system, it says my devices are working properly, but when I connect things to the ports, it tells me I have new hardware and my computer prompts me for my installation CD. I no longer have the original XP disk because I didn't download it myself. Is there a way for me to find some other driver that can help me? The system says there's nothing wrong with the reports but I can't transfer files from my usb stick, put any music on my cellphone, or do anything else that requires a USB connection. I've been on Microsoft's site for the better part of the day. I've updated my computer a few times but it hasn't helped. Went to Intel's site because they manufactured ports, but they sent me back to Microsoft. What else can I do to get my ports working? I don't have the XP disk, so I can't look to that for help.

2007-06-12 13:06:22 · 5 answers · asked by jewelsr4ever2000 1 in Add-ons

2007-06-12 12:52:16 · 7 answers · asked by spaz 3 in Add-ons

my computer witch is a emachines is running really slow it wont even let me open some sites that i go to it wont even let me down load any thing to my pc i tryed to download yahoo in it wont even let me i tryed to download diffrent things but it wont even let me i dont no whats wrong please help me..

2007-06-12 12:49:49 · 9 answers · asked by liteskin_cutie 1 in Desktops

hello so I have an HP Pavilion DV9000t and i was having problems with a buzzing under my keyboard finally HP told me to update my BIOS and disable the CPU C4 function on it to get rid of this sound ( and it did! or well It not loud anymore) so I was wondering if there is any damage or something bad will happen to my laptop by disabling this function or will it lower my laptops life? please thank you in advance

2007-06-12 12:44:43 · 2 answers · asked by user232144 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

it is an IBM ThinkCentre Desktop for $210. i think its a pretty good deal but i want to make sure

here are the specs:
# Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz processor
# 512 MB RAM
# 40 GB hard disk drive
# DVD-ROM drive
# 1.44 MB floppy disk drive
# Integrated video
# Integrated audio
# Integrated Ethernet

# Motherboard Features:
# One (1) AGP slot
# Three (3) PCI slots
# Four (4) DIMM sockets

# I/O Ports:
# Two (2) PS/2 ports
# One (1) 9-pin serial port
# One (1) 15-pin VGA port
# One (1) 25-pin parallel port
# Eight (8) USB ports (six on back and two at front)
# One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet jack
# Line-in, line-out microphone jacks

# Case Features:
# Two (2) 5.25-inch external drive bays
# One (1) 3.5-inch external drive bay
# One (1) 3.5-inch internal drive bay
# 100-240V, 50/60Hz power supply

2007-06-12 12:41:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i need to reinstall my windows xp but i only have it for a dell and i have a emachines now can i use my dell cd for my emachines computer please help me..

2007-06-12 12:41:12 · 4 answers · asked by liteskin_cutie 1 in Desktops

Recently I just downloaded a graphics driver for my Radion 9800 card. After the graphics driver finished installing (I had no difficulty downloading it) it prompted me to restart my computer. After it shut down and began to start back up, the monitor powers off; but the computer continues to start up normally. After each time that I try to turn on my computer, the monitor works for about the first 10-15 seconds before it turns off (its on during the booting process). Help would be appreciated. Thanks

2007-06-12 12:37:12 · 2 answers · asked by SpikeJ 2 in Monitors

I have this Win XP Home computer that was working fine, suddenly some blue screen appeared, it said that the component UNMOUNTABLE_VOLUME_BOOSTER had a problem, I can't even get to the login screen, I tried starting it in Safe Mode, but the same blue screen appears, I tried to go to the last good known configuration and same screen appears, I tried going to the setup screen to disable the components but I can't get to it, I AM pressing it at the right time and the right button, but it still won't let me get to the setup screen. I opened it to see if something was wrong but I found nothing. I know how to open a computer, what to look for, and pretty much everything about it inside, I have built computers before so I know I didn't mess anything up. This was the first time I opened it. And...some more details...I bought it from my aunt that lives in Mexico, the computer fails the Genuine Windows test, it has had sooo many viruses, it only has one stick of RAM, it has a 16Gb hard drive.

2007-06-12 12:29:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-12 12:22:50 · 9 answers · asked by imadethisemailtoinsultyou 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-12 12:17:39 · 2 answers · asked by ali v5g 1 in Other - Hardware

Please, and thanks

2007-06-12 12:13:56 · 3 answers · asked by skatersrock106 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to buy a new computer, and I've noticed that the barebones computers are cheaper. I want an awesome gaming computer, but I don't want to pay thousands for it. What is a barebones computer? What would I have to do if I bought a barebones computer? Do you know any good places to get an affordable one?

2007-06-12 12:04:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

my comuter freezes. it just stops working the mouse isntmoving and there's no sound. itsjust a picture on the screen and no matter howlong i wait, it's mot doing anything. my friend told me that maybe i have nofree space. so i checked that and i only used half of it. and itsnot a virus, because its not connected to internet andi havent installed any illegal cds.
i play sims 2, and i noticed thatit started freezing when i installed sims1 cd. but it was a legal maxis game.
cansomeone please tell me what to do?

2007-06-12 11:58:50 · 3 answers · asked by gerbil lover 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i will be going to college in a year and will need a laptop. i was wondering what laptops i should look into that are good not only for school use, but for down time and playing games. im really into the battle for middle earth game and other sports games right now and i know they take up some memory so is it even feasible that i could play these games or should i just forget playing any of these games on my laptop?

2007-06-12 11:53:37 · 3 answers · asked by corey b 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-12 11:34:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I think my computer's default font changed. It looks funny like the font that looks like an ink blot pen. What is the normal font called and how do I change it back?

2007-06-12 10:29:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

it is in my program files..... do i need it?

2007-06-12 10:09:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware