Hardware - June 2007

is there any way to get mac os 10 running on a PC if so how

2007-06-09 20:30:48 · 4 answers · asked by trogdor097 2 in Desktops

2007-06-09 20:25:31 · 6 answers · asked by Mark 4 in Other - Hardware

my old laptop would just change from ac power to battery power when i unpluged it. but my toshiba satellite turns off when i unplug it from ac. how can i make it so it just goes to battery power when i unplug it?
my battery is good. its new. and if i just turn on my laptop without having it connected to the ac power it works just fine. i just cant keep it on once i disconnect it. it just completely shuts down. it doesnt go on standby it shuts down. the problem is not my battery.

2007-06-09 20:09:30 · 8 answers · asked by precious 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

i'm searching for a new desktop computer and i saw this hp which caught my eyes:
it has an intel core 2 duo processor 2GHZ
2 GB ram
250GB hard drive
up to 528 MB graphics by nvidia geforce 7500
with windows vista home premium
with 19' lcd screen wireless keyboard and mouse
price 1,370$
tell me what do u think i need alot of advice if ill pay this kind of money.

2007-06-09 20:06:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Hello everyone, I'm currently running a custom built PC with a 2.0 ghz P4 and 1 gb of RAM. I recently upgraded from a GF3 Ti200 to a 7600GT graphics card, and I've been reading that my 350w power supply won't be enough to run reliably even though I haven't had problems in the few weeks I've had the GT. My motherboard has the one AGP slot and a bunch of PCI (not PCIE) slots and I'm also running 2 hard drives, case fan, a DVD burner and some others eg USB cards. I'm wondering if I should go with a 500 watt PSU:

http://www.dealsonic.com/fspgrax50pr2.html

or a 700w:

http://www.fsp-group.com/english/1_product/2_detail.asp?mainid=1&fid=98&proid=462

My first priority is to take the new PSU with me if I get a better computer made, but budget is a close second. I also want to know maybe most importantly if these PSUs will plug into my parts (ie work) because I see mentions of PCIE in the specs which I don't have. Should I upgrade at all and if so should I go with the 500W or 700W? Thanks!

2007-06-09 20:04:02 · 4 answers · asked by majormajormajormajor69 2 in Other - Hardware

oh..I know what your thinking....your thinking it is bad...but I have no choice so expensive $400......dah....

2007-06-09 19:35:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

ok i currently have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800 (2.00GHz), and was thinking about buying a Intel Celeron D 356 (3.33GHz) Socket 775 FSB533 512KB Retail Boxed Processor, and i have this question... will it make my computer better for games like half life 2 episode 1? and if not is there any proccesors that will?, also i have a dell dimension e521 computer if it makes any difference...

2007-06-09 19:23:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-09 19:20:41 · 3 answers · asked by fja0240 2 in Desktops

2007-06-09 19:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I found a Desktop PC with the following specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 CPU
2.0GB DDR2 Ram
500 GB SATA2 HDD
Extreme 8800GTS nVidia 3D Graphics Accelerator
all for $1900 Australian
Note: its only the box and speakers

2007-06-09 18:54:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-09 18:16:02 · 11 answers · asked by Ashish Y 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-09 18:08:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

and how much will it help you enhance your artworks?

2007-06-09 17:43:35 · 2 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Add-ons

So i used to have this startup icon in my control panel and now i dont...
1.) what happened to it?
2.) can i get it back?
3.) is there a nother way i can change what starts up and what dosnt
4.) how do i know what programs i need to startup and which ones i dont
thanxs :) sorry so many questions

2007-06-09 17:40:30 · 5 answers · asked by brewer37 1 in Desktops

I accidentally hit the switch on my computer once and it turned off everything. I went ahead and restarted my computer and everything was fine (I wasn't working on anything that needed to be saved).

Could this damage my computer if it happened once?

2007-06-09 17:39:01 · 3 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Desktops

They were both working fine until I installed the video card. I double checked to make sure they were both connected properly. They are not even showing in the bios anymore. The only thing I can think of is that my power supply is only 500 watts and it says it requires 550 watts. Do you think this might be in issue. Thanks in advance.

2007-06-09 17:38:06 · 1 answers · asked by Oso 2 in Add-ons

I have a dell dimension 3000 I am planning to buy a graphic card, I know that my card as of right now is built in with my motherboard, I am planning to install the graphic card I am going to buy and disable the built in one, but I have no idea what kind of card is it...

2007-06-09 17:29:39 · 4 answers · asked by erskirtz 1 in Add-ons

it should support to run NBA LIVE 07 and midnight club-2

2007-06-09 17:29:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I'm going to upgrade my graphics card, and I'm thinking about getting a PNY Verto GeForce 7600 GS 512MB DDR2 Card and I was wondering if I will be able to run most the games these days and if its HD compatible, and if so does it come with a HD cord?

2007-06-09 17:24:13 · 3 answers · asked by IAMIRONMAN 2 in Add-ons

i want to play my 360 on my laptop monitor [for the HD]

im pretty sure all i have to do is buy 1 cable, but idk wat cable or if there is anything else i need.

i know it can be done because i know people that play on a regular LCD pc monitor, and my laptop has the same plug, but idk how to do it.

2007-06-09 17:12:41 · 2 answers · asked by seth 1 in Monitors

2007-06-09 17:04:10 · 6 answers · asked by spockskull2 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-09 16:45:53 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

When I turn my comp on i get this thingy saying F drive needs to be checked for contestey. and i also get alot of DLL errors some for lightscribe?? drwatson postmordem debugger and a few others i checked for viruses and worms and nothing and sometimes my comp over heats the fan starts blowing i have to hard drives that equal 140 Gb and 256 ram i kno small but i dont have much money to upgrade. but i need help

2007-06-09 16:34:00 · 3 answers · asked by unspecified_enemies 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm currently comparing two Alienware computers, the Area-51 7500 and the Aurora 7500. They are essentially the same computer, but the Area-51 is Intel-based and the Aurora 7500 is AMD-based. I've got two questions regarding overall performance:

1.
The Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz 2MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
vs.
The AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ Processor w/ HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology.

The Intel costs $300 more, but the AMD is a "higher-end" processor among AMD's line. I'm wondering if the Intel is worth the extra $300, and how good performance would be for both processors.

2.
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600 GTS
vs.
320MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 GTS - "Superclocked"

The 8800 costs $180 more than the 8600, and the graphics card would only be used for light gaming (e.g. the occasional Age of Mythology) and Aero. My main question is how the performance compares between the two graphics cards, not just for Age of Mythology, but also for more intense games.

2007-06-09 16:32:42 · 3 answers · asked by alphabetagamma34 2 in Other - Hardware

with me to the pc shop to get the same, will i lose all the info on it? or will it work as normal when i put it back in with the new one?

2007-06-09 16:29:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

if i buy a verizon wireless card for my laptop internet to work.. does that mean i will have to pay a montly payments for the internet to work.. or does that mean that i will buy it and it works all the time ?

2007-06-09 16:14:11 · 8 answers · asked by masrbobo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I had to restore my system yesterday, but I didn't really lose anything, except for some hard drive space. Someone suggested defragmenting. What does this do?

2007-06-09 16:09:35 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Here they are:

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013
Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103747

I am aware that the processor is out of stock, there's not need to remind of that. The thing I'm worried about is the FSB. The processor says 2000MHz, and the mobo says it supports 1000MHz. Will there be any speed reduction at all, or is the 2000MHz just 2 x 1000MHz because the CPU is dual core? Thanks in advance.

2007-06-09 15:32:25 · 6 answers · asked by atmtarzy 2 in Other - Hardware

Currently, I have an old Dell Dimension 8200 1.8ghz with 768 MB of ram and a Geforce 5900fx. The computer I'm looking to build is as follows:

PC CHIPS A11G V1.0 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz Dual Core

Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel

SAPPHIRE Radeon X1650PRO 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

350 Watt power supply

With all the rebates and discounts I was able to find, I'll be able to build this system for $275. That's the best price I've seen in a long time. I'm kinda vague on how dual cores work compared to single-core, so will this system be a big step up and are there any conflicts I'm not aware of? Thanks!

2007-06-09 14:31:43 · 9 answers · asked by Johnny S 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-09 14:30:23 · 4 answers · asked by nowrich 1 in Other - Hardware