Hardware - July 2007

Ok, so on Saturday i bought a new computer with a wide screen monitor. Its 20inch, but now when i log onto youtube, the videos that are normally fine are now all stretched, pixely and distorted. How can I fix this?

2007-07-29 21:48:21 · 4 answers · asked by homer_1561 2 in Monitors

2007-07-29 21:11:45 · 6 answers · asked by militaryaircontrol 1 in Other - Hardware

Zalman 9700, 9500, Artic Freezer 7 or any other suggestion?

is the 9700 worthe the extra 20 bucks over 9500? Does all this outperform stock 2 duo fan? I had 6850.

2007-07-29 20:55:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Does the t.v. itself have an internal hard drive to record media too? or is this for an external device that connects to the t.v.?

Lost my manuel during a move and hoping someone in here could give me any info.

2007-07-29 18:45:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I was serving youtube yesterday and my computer turned off on me. When I turn on the computer the power button on the harddrive is not lit. But I can hear it running. Any help would be great.

2007-07-29 18:04:39 · 8 answers · asked by Lee C 1 in Desktops

is it safe to turn off my mornitor while my CPU is ON? i do this to conserve electricity. i used to do this with my old monitor. But i bought a new LCD so im afraid, something will happen bad with my LCD if i'll continue doing this.. can u help me guys? thanx!

2007-07-29 17:53:30 · 10 answers · asked by BozzPaw 1 in Monitors

2007-07-29 17:51:29 · 7 answers · asked by Mithun 2 in Add-ons

I installed a new graphics card on my PC since I installed it I can't run Linux or install another Linux distro, My PC is dual boot and the graphics card is a Nvidia GeForce 5500
How can I get linux running with this graphics card?

2007-07-29 17:45:23 · 3 answers · asked by ufesmi 2 in Other - Hardware

I just got an EVGA geforce 8500GT and the box says it requires a minimum 400 watt power supply, however on sites like newegg and EVGAs own site, it lists only a minimum of 300w. Which should I believe? here is the link to EVGA, and if you scroll down it lists 300w:

http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=256-P2-N740-LR&family=23

2007-07-29 17:40:37 · 7 answers · asked by Ketchup 1 in Desktops

Is there any way to put my screen resoloution back to defauly because mine looks to small after i messed with it. It only lets me slide it to 800 by 600 or 1280 by 720. And there is a number 1 and a number 2 i can click on. Help?

2007-07-29 17:30:20 · 3 answers · asked by fendercjr 2 in Monitors

On examining i see that a green button on the mother board vgets illuminated and also the CPU sink fan runs but the chasis stills show no power .but mysteriously ,sometimes it runs fine.My computer isan assembled one and it is just 2 months old .

2007-07-29 17:28:17 · 6 answers · asked by timboom1 1 in Desktops

I have a Geforce 5200 FX vid card right now (AGP 8X) and i want to know if my pc (Dell Dimension 4600) can support a PCI express card
If it can, can it also support variants such as pci x16, etc.??

Thanks

2007-07-29 17:11:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My dog bit the ac adapter for my brother's laptop into two pieces. I had my resume on there and tomorrow I have an interview and the laptop won't turn on so my brother asked one of his friends if he could borrow their sony ac adapter ...and so he finally managed to find one but the problem is whenever i plug it into an outlet and turn it on at the same time.. it only stays on for a couple of seconds and then shuts down immediately. I don't know what to do because i thought the battery was dead so i got an ac adapter to charge it but how come the laptop only stays on for a couple of seconds as soon as i turn it on. Do you think i need to replace the battery because i know there is surely nothing wrong with the ac adapter or do you think there is something wrong with the laptop???? The battery should re-charge when i plug in the ac adapter to start charging but it doesn't. Help!!I have an inteview and I need my resume off of the laptop today itself.

2007-07-29 16:56:54 · 7 answers · asked by inferno5757 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an older PC.I currently have an AMD athlon XP 1800+ 1.53 Ghz.I think i would like to stay within the Athlon XP series just to be sure it will be compatible. How much higher a Athlon XP would i need to notice the difference. (not trying to spend to much)

2007-07-29 16:54:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

as stated before i am getting some old computers
windows 95 mac os(not x)
i've been reading things that one can do with them
my question is what can one turn an old computer into
ie: Mame box, server, firewall, linux box

what else could i do to these computers on my limited teenage funds...

2007-07-29 16:38:58 · 10 answers · asked by Zaq 2 in Desktops

2007-07-29 16:31:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

The screen is now misalligned with the main part of the laptop . everything else is fine. Does anyone know how I can re align the screen with the body so when i close it, it closes properly without paying 700 dollars as quoted by the apple tech support? any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-29 16:21:12 · 2 answers · asked by Jack 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking for a good motherboard for $75 -$150. I want it be able to run vista (obviously with a good processor and ram installed) and thats all i need, any other extras are great. Also i need it to have vga output.

So any suggestions?

Thanks

Xboxman32

(I'll pick the best answer tommarow)

2007-07-29 16:18:44 · 3 answers · asked by Xboxman32 1 in Other - Hardware

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2007-07-29 16:10:22 · 3 answers · asked by damaster 2 in Add-ons

It is detected when I plugged it in initially, but then it says it can't detect a driver and it's highlighted in yellow labled unkown. Yet the properties say the device is working fine. I installed all the windows updates available. What could be the problem? Anything would really really help.

2007-07-29 15:50:29 · 5 answers · asked by liketoplay420 3 in Add-ons

Are there any differences in these processors or is it just a matter of name preference? I am getting confused by all the pc shops using these different terms.

2007-07-29 15:12:35 · 5 answers · asked by magnifico 2 in Other - Hardware

okay so i just downlouded like 10 movies off limewire, and i don't know how to get them off my computer and onto a disc., becoause my computer is really strting to slow donw, and i can't really do anything on it anymore. but it took me like a week to douwnloud all of them, so id on't want ot delet it. i have a zune...not an ipod, and it wont let me save it on my zune, it won't let me send it to my computer, and when i try to save it on a disc it says there was an error.....so if u kno how i can save it than that would be really helpful.

thanx :)

2007-07-29 15:11:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I've had a dell ultrasharp flat screen monitor for a while now and i have never gotten the usb ports on the monitor to work? How do you get them to work?

2007-07-29 14:48:31 · 1 answers · asked by the worr e ore 5 in Monitors

Does the battery have to be fully charged each time/ How long does one usually charge the laptop battery after the 3 consecutive deplete-then 12 hour charge routine has been completed?

2007-07-29 14:11:07 · 5 answers · asked by mylenekeane 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

okay so theres usally a blue light on my speaker now its off what do i do?Its not workin!It just shutted off when i had the music full blast!And is NOT on mute!so how do i fix it?Or do i have to buy new computer speakers whats the deal!!!!

2007-07-29 14:07:38 · 7 answers · asked by $**Cutie pie**$ 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-29 14:05:33 · 9 answers · asked by Murphy's Law survivor... 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am trying to determine which one is better in 4 categories: Music, games, applications and best all around. Here are the sites for the exact spects for both: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127286

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127286

2007-07-29 13:40:08 · 4 answers · asked by J mac 1 in Desktops

Other than shutting them down from time to time and putting them on standby mode. Are there any products that can help them stay cool?

2007-07-29 13:35:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-29 13:33:41 · 4 answers · asked by johnny_uy08 2 in Add-ons

I like the designs of laptops because it combines everything into one unit, and gets rid of the need for excess wires. I hate wires and bulkiness when it comes to computers, and want to have it as simple as possible. Is a laptop what I'm looking for? Or is it a waste of money when I don't intend to take it places?

2007-07-29 13:31:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks