Hardware - June 2007

I'm looking at getting a new gaming pc from alienware and i am trying to decide whether to get the area 51 that comes with the intel or the aura that comes with the AMD. the amd is alot cheaped but i am wondering what i would lose out of getting that then the intel. im not into alot of hardcore gaming but i do want a pc that wont freeze up during play and runs very fast.

2007-06-07 11:14:56 · 8 answers · asked by Tad 2 in Desktops

I just bought a "Comstar" brand external hard drive, and I've heard people say that it comes with a Seagate HD. However in Device Manager it's named "WDC WD50 xxxxxx USB Device" which leads me to believe it's a Western Digital HD. How do I find out for sure? Thanks.

2007-06-07 10:56:25 · 6 answers · asked by JT 1 in Add-ons

Last week my computer crashed and the company was able to fix it but I had lost all of my favorites that I saved. Does anyone know how I can get them back? I have a Dell XP.
Thanks!
Krysti

2007-06-07 10:55:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm interested in space saving design (OptiPlex Series) from the Dell Business Line. The competing option is HP Pavilion Slimline Series. I would like to minimize the space of my workstation at home and get away from a tower, but was instructed that it is actually a risk to stop using a larger tower. Was told that the reduced case size doesn't allow proper airflow and can shorten the lifespan of the components. Is this true?

Also, is HP or Dell better choice in terms of both technical support and value? Additionally I am not an individual who modifies PCs so all included hard drive, RAM, CPU, video and sound cards, etc is what I intend on keeping for the duration of ownership.

2007-06-07 10:43:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Is having a total Ram of 640 better then 512 or it doesnt matter or it slows down the 512 by not being the same?

2007-06-07 10:34:03 · 2 answers · asked by Big Bee 1 in Desktops

Is it normal for my new intel pentium 4 2.66 ghz socket 478 proccessor to run at around 100 degrees F?
however the room temp is about 90 or so F

2007-06-07 10:32:57 · 7 answers · asked by brewer37 1 in Desktops

2007-06-07 10:16:54 · 2 answers · asked by j. g 1 in Desktops

Hello, my CD Rom drive is no longer working, and I would like to back up all my files before taking the computer in. Is there a way to do this without the CD drive? It is about 20GB.

2007-06-07 10:12:58 · 7 answers · asked by soul_cade 2 in Other - Hardware

This sucks.....I have a Dell Dimension e520 and i want to upgrade my video card to the Geforce 8800 GTS, but the thing is huge! It wont fit in my case....is there any model of this card that doesn't have the big fan on it that makes it so big? If so please send me the link.....
If i cant get this card, (which is unlikely that i will get it because i dont think i will find one without the fan on it) i will get the GeForce 8600 GTS.....is this a good card compared to 8800 gts?.......Iol ive found out that it sucks to have a branded computer instead of building one....I just want to play Crysis when it comes out on somewhat high settings!!.....


Thanks a lot

2007-06-07 10:12:36 · 1 answers · asked by lauralie5005 2 in Add-ons

2007-06-07 09:09:23 · 11 answers · asked by Hoodoo 3 in Other - Hardware

i have got toshiba laptop,and i want to watch tv on it,i want to buy tv card,but i dont know which one would be the best.Can you help me how to choose and what to look at when i am going to buy one?

2007-06-07 08:39:21 · 4 answers · asked by kati 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm hoping yahoo can give me the email addresses I've used... the website design... etc, and help me to be able to re-create all that I lost, or at least some of everything I've lost

2007-06-07 08:23:51 · 6 answers · asked by TigerBill 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

How do i get more ram on my computer? Is there something i ned to buy? If so what? I want to have 2 Gb but i only have 512MB.. What can i do to get more?
I have a hp pavilluion slimline.. if that helps

Thanks!

2007-06-07 08:08:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want a laptop for college and I'm not sure which is the best.
I am leaning towards the Macbook just because I'm a girl and it is cute looking--but I also heard that Macs are reliable--BUT other than college they are not really used in the real world--everyone has a PC

I am majoring in biological sciences, so I don't need any fancy features...just the basics

I also heard the tablet pc windows was pretty good.

then dell is supposed to be the college computer.

can anyone compare those brands? or tell me which kind i should get?

also i want this to last till i get to graduate school which will hopefully be med school---would the same laptop be good for there too?

2007-06-07 07:26:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anita L 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my pc configuration is:
p3 500mhz,192 mb sd ram,no graphics card and its a jetway motherboard(911bf/912bf)...i feel my pc too slow...i do not intend on playing hi-res games...but i want my pc to be really fast in operation...will a graphics card help?
or should i upgrade ram...or something else?
i would like the costs to be upto rs 3000($60)?
ur views would be appreciated...thanks

2007-06-07 07:25:00 · 8 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-07 07:16:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

wich one should i get

2007-06-07 07:11:28 · 6 answers · asked by MISHKA 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My question is I have another one with XP on it that took a dump. I'd like to know if i can put it in my new one, want info off it. Will the different ops. sys. conflict. How do I partion,format etc.. Anyone that can run me through the prosses, please help.Much thanks.

2007-06-07 06:15:53 · 2 answers · asked by easydude 2 in Desktops

i bought a crap load of stuff to get rid of spy ware, viruses, adware, etc.. and it worked for about a week, now my computer is slower than ever. is there a way i can just blow everything away and start over? i don't care about any of the files on there, i just want it to run like it used to.

2007-06-07 06:13:37 · 23 answers · asked by cwaller0513 2 in Desktops

faster than my original which has a 160GB drive(not sure about the cache size) Its an emachines T6528 desktop. Anyway I dont need more storage space, just lookin for speed-was wondering if I added one with a 16MB cache if I would be able to notice the speed difference. I have 1.5GB ram and a AMD64 3500 processor. I already defrag and clean the C: drive and other maintenance.

2007-06-07 06:10:42 · 3 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7 in Desktops

...some of the keys don't work properly or consistently, for example the volume control and music buttons seem disabled one day then the next day it sometimes works properly.

Can I resolve this on my own or is it trashed?

It's a Dell keyboard / component.

2007-06-07 06:02:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

what can it be or how can I speed it up agian?

2007-06-07 05:45:31 · 5 answers · asked by beachgirl90 7 in Other - Hardware

Is there a small laptop that is small and costs less than $80. I am writing a book and I find it eaiser to write on the computer than in a book. I want to write in other places than the computer room. Is there a laptop especially for Microsoft Word? Or has Microsoft Word made a special laptop just for it that doesn't cost that much? Thank you for answering.

2007-06-07 05:44:59 · 4 answers · asked by Maccabee 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-07 05:38:24 · 9 answers · asked by pppmacca 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Deal All,

I have a Dell Inspiron 600m notebook bought in 2004 which has BOIS
version A14.

When I was working, my daughter ran through the AC adapter cable,
apparently DC power jack was broken and all the pins are dis aligned.

If I connect the AC power adapter to notebook dc jack, it was saying
the invalid adapter and will run on battery only.

So I bought a new Docking Station from ebay (DELL D/Port Advanced Port
Replicator PR01X) with 90Watt PA10 adapter (which is correct one,
DELL suggests on their website),


But unfortunately when I connect this to notebook, after initial boot
screen and immediately after showing the windows splash screen I get
the below error message

"Your system is docked but the AC Power Adapter type cannot be
determined.
Either undock or insert an appropriate adapter.
Strike the F1 key to shutdown"

I have done following things:

1) I have upgraded the BIOS from A14 to A17 which is downloaded from
DELL site

Same error

2007-06-07 05:35:44 · 4 answers · asked by Srini 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Did you know you can run Mac OS/X on a Dell laptop and a PC... so why be stuck with crap windows XP or Vista

Here is the proof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tpvlsf2zmA&mode=related&search=

2007-06-07 05:21:03 · 7 answers · asked by Carling 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

Extended facts for this ADVENT ERT2250


Battery Type LI-ION
Battery life (up to) 2 hours
CD-ROM Speed 48 x
CD-RW Speed. 24 x
Colour SILVER
DVD-ROM Speed 24 x
DVD-RW Speed 8 x
Depth 258 mm
Floppy Disk Drive NO
Graphics Card Type INTEL UMA
Graphics Memory 128mb UMA MB
Hard Drive Capacity 80 Gb
Height 36 mm
Infrared Port Included NO
Memory Size 1024 MB
Memory Type DDR II
Modem Type 56k
No. of Firewire Connections 0
No. of USB Connections 3
Operating system VISTA PREMIUM
Optical Drives DVDRW Dual Layer
Other Interfaces Express Card Slot
Processor Type CORE DUO T2250
Processor speed 1.73 mhz
Screen Size/Type 15.4"
Software Titles Included Works 8.5
Sound Type AC97
TV-out NO
Weight 2.8 kg
Width 358 mm
Wireless Enabled YES

I intend to use the laptop for writing up my dissertation and surfing the web both at home and on campus

Current price is £448.98 at Currys

Optional monthly product support: £7.99

2007-06-07 05:18:39 · 12 answers · asked by cadsaz 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

It makes a weird noise and my computer doesn't recognize it anymore. Can it be fixed? Or I can kiss all of my files good bye now?!

2007-06-07 04:08:33 · 2 answers · asked by Grace 1 in Add-ons

i have a 1gb SD card, my pc has a card ready, is it possible to make the pc see the sd card as ram , an use it as ram, or would the card be to slow or???

2007-06-07 04:07:04 · 5 answers · asked by jon_giggleman 2 in Add-ons

is it an optional facilities in some particular printers?

2007-06-07 04:05:16 · 2 answers · asked by ismailshani_2004 1 in Printers