Hardware - July 2007

I've updated the nvidia 5200 ultra video driver. The display is set to 1440x900, which matches the monitor, so it shoudln't be stretched. Do I need to upgrade my video card for this?

2007-07-05 08:57:22 · 2 answers · asked by anon 3 in Monitors

im currently using a pc laptop 15inch..i love the big screen it makes the laptop too big to take around(even 99%of time i use it at home)..and im switching to macs...i wonder if the 13inch macbook is good enough?or shall i go for the 15inch pro? i will use it for music,movies,photos,webpages and put windows on it for office apps (i do not care about games)

2007-07-05 08:53:39 · 5 answers · asked by Addy X 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok am getting my frist notebook i hav done some research but is still confused i want a note book frm Sony r Hp it must be a entertainment pc, gaming pc, mobility, and it must come with a built in webcam , mircophone,usb ports, widescreen, dvd burner, cd burner , and a long life battery ,must b compatible wit the internet and more

if u dont know any product to recommend and a site which i can type in my want and get recommendation except { my product advisor} ur suggetion is highly appreciated

2007-07-05 08:51:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-05 08:47:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

the backlight of my laptop is off.

2007-07-05 08:44:06 · 2 answers · asked by Ian P 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

OKay we have a Hp desktop computer and its a xp and its about 6-7 years old. And its a piece od junk now! It is slow and has tons of junk on it. But I have a question...if we were to buy Windows Vista Basic and delete everything off of this computer and install windows Vista, then would it be like new again?

I am not a computer wiz so I dont know alot, but could we do that? And just get all this stuff off of here and start over.


Any suggestions and comments would be nice!

2007-07-05 08:33:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need to replace my stone age desktop and plan to replace it with a laptop. I am starting school in Aug. and have no clue which would be best for me. I'm going for Drafting and Design.

2007-07-05 08:32:07 · 3 answers · asked by McNasty 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

If I buy an external DVD ROM drive for my computer, do I also need to purchase any additional hardware or software or make any other modifications in order to play it?

2007-07-05 08:29:25 · 13 answers · asked by twitching_green_grasshopper 3 in Add-ons

I have IBM Thinkcentre desktop. Last month the original power supply got fried, the original IBM power supply was out of stock so I had to install a new unbranded power supply immediately. Till now my computer is working okay with this supply.

Do you guys think I should replace the unbranded power supply with IBM original power supply now, although this would be expensive affair. But I want to make sure that it may not harm my computer in long run. Please suggest ?

Before answering please keep in mind that the unbranded power supply installed on my pc is not that cheap in quality, its the best available supply in unbranded market & is coming with 1 year warranty !
Secondly I have been using it from last 1 month, 10 hours a day.

Thanking you all in advance.

2007-07-05 08:05:02 · 11 answers · asked by Vicky 4 in Other - Hardware

I tried to use a recovery disk, however, the computer can not read the disk,

2007-07-05 07:32:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

how come i have no lid actuator in my laptop , i have a hp pavillion dv6000 laptop , and i couldn't find it , could someone please tell me where it is , and if there's none , how can the screen detect closing the lid and therefore switching itself off ??

2007-07-05 07:10:59 · 5 answers · asked by shery m 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-05 07:10:03 · 3 answers · asked by akash 1 in Monitors

2007-07-05 07:07:20 · 1 answers · asked by ruth s 1 in Printers

2007-07-05 07:05:02 · 2 answers · asked by ? 4 in Monitors

2007-07-05 06:56:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

ran hardware test.....all seems fine......changed ram to 512mb from 256mb...still no use.....will rebooting with cd rom drivers etc help..?

2007-07-05 06:49:32 · 2 answers · asked by brawscotsladdie2000 2 in Other - Hardware

i dont know which drive i need exactly how will iknow :-(

2007-07-05 06:31:42 · 9 answers · asked by JAYNE R 1 in Scanners

I want to install an Nvidia 7600 GT which requires a 350 watt minimum. But what happens if my power supply isn't 350 watts and is less?

2007-07-05 06:30:21 · 8 answers · asked by antpedd 2 in Add-ons

Hi!I Was Thinking Of Buying A New Motherboard For My Computer But The One I Want To Buy Is Complatable To A 775 Processor But My One I Have From My Old Motherboard Is A 478 Pined Processor Can I Still Fit This Into The 775 Pinned Motherboard Im Confused??HELP ME PLZ!!<33

2007-07-05 06:28:04 · 10 answers · asked by Ross 1 in Desktops

and would i be able to put in a different graphics card for dell inspiron? and can anyone tell me why i can't get on the page for the E520'S and E521'S

2007-07-05 06:22:07 · 4 answers · asked by climba32 2 in Desktops

I've been told a certain Samsung is the one to go for in my quest for a widescreen monitor.

The contrast ratio is speced at 1000:1(DC 3000:1). Most other models just say 1000:1.

So Id like to know about the DC figure. What is it and do I need it?

2007-07-05 06:17:08 · 2 answers · asked by GL 2 in Monitors

I have gone into device manager and it recognises it as 'serial bus mass storage device' so it is on my pc but I just cant access it. can any body help ??

thanks

2007-07-05 06:15:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have got 2 stereo speakers that i want to hook up to my new PC instead of buying some new speakers. I dont want to connect it via an amp, just connect the speakers directly to the PC via an adapter etc. They normally take the bare wire/zip cord connections to connect to the amp but i dont want it hooked up to the stereo system in my room, but use them instead of the normal PC speakers you can buy. How would i go about doing this?

2007-07-05 06:13:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I recently got a Viewsonic VA703b Antiglare LCD monitor in march, and about a month after I got it I started noticing that it was fuzzy. It's not that noticeable unless I'm viewing anything dark. I've tried tweaking the monitor settings, checking to make sure everything was plugged in right, trying it on a different (and better) computer, and pretty much everything else except changing the cord that hooks up through the monitor and computer. Could it possibly be a faulty monitor cord, or is it a defective monitor (or does this normally happen in LCD Monitors after a while)

2007-07-05 06:12:02 · 4 answers · asked by Daniel P 1 in Monitors

2007-07-05 06:09:34 · 11 answers · asked by abobbyb 1 in Desktops

2007-07-05 05:48:39 · 6 answers · asked by slb20062003 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-05 05:47:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I checked today my temps and saw this:
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2792/midmu9.png

Is that really bad or?

2007-07-05 05:43:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I'm thinking of something like an HP Pavillion or something.

2007-07-05 05:42:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

The intels quad and dual core cpus out perform AMD's.

I think AMD needs to utilize the most popular socket (am2) and build a energy efficent quad core that will crunch numbers just as the quads will is not better!

AMD Get your act together.

AMD made another dumb move, making a 2 processor quad system and its only special to that MOBO.

What do you guys think.

2007-07-05 05:33:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops