Hardware - July 2007

2007-07-29 00:48:09 · 5 answers · asked by art_33 b 1 in Desktops

Logging on, accessing favourites, skipping back or forward, etc., everything takes up to two minutes.

2007-07-29 00:44:13 · 5 answers · asked by Tamarind 4 in Desktops

my comp was stuffed i found out it was the motherboard.
i want to play good games like WOW and battlefield 2.
Will it matter what motherboard i get that will affect these games. or will it NOT matter what type of motherboard i get?
jus curious.
i have 1024 RAM so its not an issue with RAM

2007-07-29 00:41:34 · 4 answers · asked by CaM 1 in Other - Hardware

Hello and thanks for your help in advance. My current rig which I may be able to sell for $800

AMD Athlon X2 5200+
Gigabyte M55SLI-S4 Mobo
2GB ampX DDR2 800 RAM
geforce 7950GT

If I can sell my current one, I will be getting:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (new 1333 fsb speed)
Gigabyte P35-DS3R mobo
2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
EVGA 8800GTX (OOOOOOOO BABY)

so my question is do you think I should wait a little bit and get tommorow's technology i.e. is there anything worth waiting for within the next month or two like price drops/introduction of new stuff? Thanks a lot

2007-07-29 00:33:44 · 5 answers · asked by F1reflyfan 4 in Add-ons

The fan was not always loud. But when it does the whole pc almost shakes and then the fan slowes down. My pc is in a room where the temp is never higher the 69F. What can be causing this?

2007-07-29 00:22:17 · 9 answers · asked by vinn51 1 in Other - Hardware

What kind of problems can pop up?

2007-07-29 00:16:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

for some reason the only colour choices my Son has is 2 & 16 bit. 256 is gone? Is there any way to restore this? I don't have a 98 disc.

2007-07-29 00:15:53 · 1 answers · asked by Paul 1 in Monitors

i am just mid way through on my spare p.c using n-tune to do a fine tune(approx 3 hours)
has anyone ever used this utility before,i have 2 hours to go and allready its increased my f.s.b from 133mhz to 141mhz and the agp from 66mhz to 72 mhz
its also changed memory timings
however i must admit i,m the biggest anti-overclocking p.c user,but what i like about n-tune is its stable enviroment,and its designed by the nvidia...need i say more
any views on ntune guys!

2007-07-29 00:10:41 · 2 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Other - Hardware

I'm thinking of buying this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103002
or should I wait till something better comes along or the price drops.

2007-07-28 23:12:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Intel 815
845
865
945
I just want to know which of these have 24 bit true color mode and which have 32 bit true color mode?

2007-07-28 22:54:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

the external hard drive Is plug and play, It goes Into my c:drive It should go In to It's own driver, any Ideas how to get round this??

2007-07-28 22:45:28 · 3 answers · asked by Malcolm H 3 in Add-ons

i have a motherboard that isent in use that is more powerful then my other machines i got running right now. Due to the fact it wont boot up i wont use it. I was told by a friend of mine that it could possibly be a bad ram modual and that is the reason it isent booting up or even posting. I have my doubts that that is the reason for it not wanting to work for me but i could be wrong... or am i right assuming it is the motherboard itself that is fried... it still gets power and is able to show status lights like the ram LED and the HDD LED but it just wont post for me... any answers would be great!

2007-07-28 22:32:02 · 4 answers · asked by benny-boy860000 3 in Desktops

if yes does it work on all motherboards+processors????

2007-07-28 22:10:45 · 7 answers · asked by Savs... 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-28 22:10:37 · 8 answers · asked by darkforce1992 1 in Desktops

Hello,

Yest. I shutdown the computer as usually and today morning, when I tried to start it, It does the memory check and hangs, gives the option to enter setup (DEL) and other options ( F8 , F9)
I wanted to restore the computer to the last known good config. but when I press DEL it shows entering setup and hangs there without going into the setup. any advice will be appreciated.

Regards

2007-07-28 21:59:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i am going to build a pc but i have a budget of $300 Australian dollars. is this reasonable, is this possible?? (without monitor keyboard etc. only pc)

also any computer building tips for a first timer??

2007-07-28 20:22:29 · 5 answers · asked by Bunbury23 2 in Desktops

i have 768 of ram 2.93ghz cpu and a geforce card with 128mb on it will it run ok

2007-07-28 19:21:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Hi
Can any one suggest which hard drive brand should i buy for external hard drive.
I was looking at Seagate 320gb. The 2 i looked at are
- eSATA/FireWire external hard drive and
- eSATA external hard drive.
Can any one please tell whats the difference between the 2 above and am i making the right decision to buy Seagate

Thanks for your responses

2007-07-28 19:10:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

k so my friend got problem with the Shift + <> problem i dunno how to solve i hope u guys will help

the thing is when she do Shift + 2 supose to be @ but it come out as * .. i have no idea how to fix pls help

2007-07-28 18:49:55 · 4 answers · asked by t3hshadow 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a 250 GB Western Digital MyBook external hard drive. I have it hooked to my computer through a powered USB hub, and I was just wondering if there would be any benefit to plugging directly into the computer instead of through the hub?

2007-07-28 18:45:08 · 3 answers · asked by just_some_college_guy1985 1 in Add-ons

My laptop I just bought does not have the right ac adapter and maybe xp sp1,I dont know.Do you know wuy my pc wifi card only gets a low signal?
thanks

2007-07-28 18:07:17 · 1 answers · asked by cory p 2 in Add-ons

Does Anyone know what button to press on startup on dell screen to run the thing where it formats ur drive? i remember you had to press CTRL+F4 or something like that

2007-07-28 18:06:07 · 1 answers · asked by shortzyboi 1 in Desktops

I am looking for a small scanner, not necessarily an all in one printer, but a small scanner that don't take much space on my desk and is compatible with any pc. Can anyone help? thanks

2007-07-28 17:54:24 · 2 answers · asked by goge1005 1 in Scanners

They have intel processors now, so there's not much difference other than the rediculous price difference. I'm sure there is a hack somewhere that would allow Mac OS to be installed on a PC, so why pay the extra $1000 for a Mac?

2007-07-28 17:23:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

It's a compaq computer, the power supply died so I had to replace it once I turned it on the monitor started acting up going off and on, on me... the power supply is a 250W and begger then the older one...what is wrong??? is it the mother board??? to old or the video card? i tried to update the video card and when i did and started it up again the compture never finished booting up so I had to system restore it, then it finished booting but the going on and off was still there..can someone plz help me!!!!

2007-07-28 17:20:23 · 4 answers · asked by jcc 1 in Monitors

I'm looking for a laptop between 500 to 700 dollars. Must be a PC

2007-07-28 17:17:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok so i turned it on and now i cant see my start taskbar or any of my icons and i right click and nothing shows upso i was wondering what i could do to fix the problem.

2007-07-28 17:15:14 · 3 answers · asked by Griselda V 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im guessing yes but im not sure. I have a 8600 gt as of right now and it seems to look pretty damn close to the ps3 if not is the same. Would the quad nvidia 8800 Ultra beat ps3?.... Ive seen the single 8800 ultra and they kick butt....

2007-07-28 16:58:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

so- i got this dell computer- inspiron series- and it has not been a year yet- about 11 months, and the computer's battery-life has gone. what shud i do? do i need to buy a new one- or wud dell replace it? what shud i do? new batteries are expensive

2007-07-28 16:50:54 · 3 answers · asked by arch_25jan 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My dad gave me his old laptop. It's a Dell Latitude with a Pentium 166 processor. It has been reliable until last year. The fan doesn't work and I think that caused it to overheat. It was able to support Windows 98 only. The power supply still works.

I plan to have it fixed, and while I'm at it, I was thinking if I would be able to upgrade the processor and the likes. I would like to give it my sister who's in college when I get it fixed.

2007-07-28 16:47:28 · 4 answers · asked by Jenn24 1 in Laptops & Notebooks