Hardware - July 2007

2007-07-03 20:01:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

How many Cds/Dvds can a computer burn before the laser wears out? Or does it even wear out?

2007-07-03 19:41:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

the intel core 2 exteme qx6800 is only 2.93 ghz and its top of the line
my pentium 4 is 3.00 ghz

i dont get it

2007-07-03 19:35:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i have asked all of my friends they dont know how to fix this

2007-07-03 19:27:24 · 6 answers · asked by rob g 1 in Monitors

I have Windows Me on my Computer, and have got a Windows XP Professional Upgrade disc. I have succesfully completed all of it before the last part of the GUI setup (ie. before Windows Welcome). It will sometimes appear to be working at something for a long time (but not be), or, if it gets to the stage of creatings Start Menu items or the step beforehand, it 'loses' my Mitsubishi\Diamond Data 24x CD-ROM (I had a burner, but it's reading wasn't so good).

1. Should I put my Sony CDROM to replace the Mitsubishi 24x one?
2. What's my problem and how do I fix it?

I have 128Mb of RAM and a 450MHz Pentium 3 (I have run Windows XP on a Pentium 2 350 with 128MB of RAM before)

2007-07-03 18:48:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

From what I understand there's a 137GB HDD limit on some motherboards based on a 28bit LBA. Depending on the board, the BIOS can be flashed to 48bit, and newer boards just come as 48bit LBA.

Is there an easy way to determine this from reading online specs? I'm asking this because sometimes I'll build a computer and all the newer drives are huge and the computers I get are around that update time. (Around 1999-2001)

I know an IDE card would do this too but I'd really like to know.

2007-07-03 18:43:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I would like to know how the refresh rate can be calculated for LCD display? what is the best refreshrate for displaying an image with 320x240 resolution on LCD

2007-07-03 18:32:48 · 6 answers · asked by Sai 1 in Monitors

Ok - it's a newly bought laptop and came preinstalled with Vista Home Basic (big mistake on my part) - tho I muddled thru figuring out most fixes and workarounds for stuff, after having downloaded and installed w. updates, it started to unexpectedly shutdown. After having experienced 10 of these within 2 days, I decided I'd reformat the drive and install XP. Only; when trying to boot from the cd, it hangs up w/ blue screen. I went into bios and tried to force it to boot from the cd first - no go. I played around for most of the evening...no luck. Called tech support and they told me that there are NO drivers for this model that'd support XP and that I cannot put XP on it. I don't believe that (this is Vista hell!) - it's a Toshiba Satellite A135-S2356.

Anyway; restored to last week so see if that'd help (thinking that the w. updates were the main culprit) - but now I just have my mind made up - I want XP.

Does ANYBODY have advice?

2007-07-03 18:28:53 · 7 answers · asked by lookinforanswers 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My MacBook Pro 15" w/ OSX Tiger is not even one month old. Today after charging my battery, I unplugged the charger and turned on the computer with only battery power. I turned on and quickly turned back off as if there was absolutely no battery power. The computer says that the battery is 100% charged and so does the battery itself, but my computer will not work with only battery power and requires it to be plugged in to work. Before bringing this into apple, I wanted to know if anybody else has answers or has experienced he same problems. Yes I have looked around on Apple support but nothing matches my problems except a barely-similar problems. Please help.

2007-07-03 18:20:45 · 2 answers · asked by Mike A 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Here is the exact product: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130071 And I want to know how much watts it uses of my power supply. It says it needs a minimum of a 400 watt power supply but it doesn't specifically say how much it uses like the processor I'm getting which says it will take about 100 watts of my power supply.

2007-07-03 18:17:45 · 3 answers · asked by iLike_Speed 2 in Desktops

My laptop was stolen (No problem just buy a new one!) Well half my friends say get a mac and half say pc. For school we can do our HW via computer but some only allow ms word. I want a mac because I like it but ive always had a pc. I don't know if I trust Vista yet. So which do I chose?

2007-07-03 18:13:45 · 8 answers · asked by THEATRE GUY! 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

A step by step answer would be very grateful.

2007-07-03 18:04:06 · 4 answers · asked by Willliam D 1 in Printers

can this CPU http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2859198&sku=CP1-A64-FX74

work with this motherboard
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2853609&sku=A455-2323

and do i have to buy 2 cpus, cuz i was told it wont work without 2 processor?

2007-07-03 18:00:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Im just wondering because i read it in a book.

2007-07-03 17:53:45 · 6 answers · asked by Thomas D 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Which card is better the VisionTek Radeon X1550 256MB PCI or the VisionTek Radeon X1300 256MB PCI? Or is there an even better card out there for standard pci (not nvidia)? Also is the X1550 GDDR2? (((Just to clarify this is not for PCI Express)))

2007-07-03 17:43:16 · 3 answers · asked by templar_knight_moore 1 in Add-ons

I'm not sure he'll even really notice the difference. Are there many games that really need 16x pci-e to run and look decent?

2007-07-03 17:15:06 · 1 answers · asked by crack.wookie 1 in Desktops

I hear this thing that these people hand out free laptops and the company is laptop nation? I'm really confused is there any info u know about this organizationn? If so do you know and website and how do I get one? Thank you so much have a excellent 4th of July! Go U.S.A!!!

2007-07-03 16:42:37 · 6 answers · asked by balhjgdhfkugihkjh; 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im using a imac.
I use my mighty mouse and I turned on my computer and everytime i LEFT click on something the options thing pops up like I was RIGHT clicking. I am unable to click a link or practiclly click anything. I plugged in my USB mouse and the same thing happend. please help! i just want to click!
PLEASE HELP. I APPRECIATE SO MUCH!

2007-07-03 15:45:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am no computer expert but I need a new graphics card. I need something that can play most games like Halo, Counter Strike, and others. It has so be below 100$ because I am on a budget Also something that I can hook up to my tv throught S-video is perfered. I'm thinking of ATI Radeon™ X1050 it seems to fit my need but I don't know what the specs mean or if it will run the games I want.

2007-07-03 15:37:45 · 4 answers · asked by robodude43 2 in Add-ons

Some newer laptops have HD screens and I want to know if there is really much of a difference on the small screens

2007-07-03 15:27:21 · 3 answers · asked by musicguy 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am tired of using my mom's laptop and i am sure that she is tired of it, too. I mainly want a laptop that i can play my music (iTunes) and play games (like Sims2 and stuff like that). This is our only computer for the house (it is actually her schools computer...) and i really want one for my own and for just my stuff!!! i get $15 a week for my allowance but i already have some of the money that i need.

so, how can i convince her to let me buy me my own laptop? and she is very hard to get through. so i can't tell her that she is my favorite (plus she is my only parent here...my dad is away..). PLEASE HELP ME!!! thanks

2007-07-03 15:25:01 · 5 answers · asked by ♥•Softball•Chick•♥ 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-03 15:24:43 · 4 answers · asked by g_mom 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

yahoo knoledge base said it was a device driver installed on my comp

2007-07-03 15:23:54 · 1 answers · asked by stiffler 1 in Add-ons

i have a Items Ordered

Gateway MX6956 Laptop Computer - Intel Centrino Core Duo T2050 1.6GHz, 80211a/b/g Wireless, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, DVD RW, 15.4" WXGA, Windows XP Media Center, Refurbished
but the wireless internet router i got says that it only works with a " G card"??? Does my laptop have this already or do i have to buy it?

2007-07-03 15:20:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 1GB of RAM installed. However, recently it has shown up as 1014MB in Vista. Why would this be? Not that it's a big difference, but I still would like to know.

2007-07-03 14:45:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Hi all, my system specs are:

-Intel Pentium D 3.2 GHz (dual core)
-2GB RAM
-Geforce 6800GS 256MB

I play The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion at 1440x900 and get about 20 frames/second avg. in the outside environment. Im wondering exactly how much of a frame-rate increase should i expect if I replaced my Geforce 6800GS with a:

-Geforce 7800GTX?
-Geforce 8600GTS?
-Geforce 8800GTS?

Thanks.

2007-07-03 14:40:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Need wirless internet

Are Hp's good notebooks?

2007-07-03 13:50:43 · 5 answers · asked by STEELERMAN 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

If so, what is the BEST monitor to use for my 360?

2007-07-03 13:37:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I've had experiance with several laptops that after a year or so have "OVERHEATING" problem, the fan begins to run louder then eventually the computer just turns off. I began to fan mine, once the fan noise becomes loud, but if this is a common problem what can you do? I looked it up on the Toshiba website/ and dont seem to have a manufacture problem on that.

What can you do besides fan it to cool it down?

2007-07-03 13:36:23 · 16 answers · asked by Arena 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Apple Macbook (2.16GHz Core 2 Duo,1GB Ram,160GB HDD,Intel GMA 950).

Dell XPS M1330 (1.50GHz Core 2 Duo,1GB Ram,160GB HDD,GeForce 8400M GS.)

I will be travelling a lot so mobility and battery life are important.
I don't know if I should give up gaming performance for CPU Speed or vice versa. Does the GMA 950 work ok with the Core 2 Duo backing it up? It will be my first mac if I go for the macbook. They both cost about the same price. I currently own 2 Dells and I have been a Windows only user for over 6 years. I've used OS X before so it isn't a problem, especially since it can run XP too. I will be doing a bit more video encoding opposed to gaming. I will want to run Sims 2 and Half-Life 2. I don't mind having to reduce quality settings to get good speeds.
Many thanks,

2007-07-03 13:34:05 · 10 answers · asked by Mark H 2 in Laptops & Notebooks