Hardware - July 2007

I would like a reliable b/w printer.am looking to spend around £60. A friend recommended the hp1020 but looks like the toners for the 1020 are almost the same price as the printer itself. Any bright ideas on good feasible laserjets even if its not HP (am biased towards hp) need one asap for my uni assignments...cheers

2007-07-27 13:08:37 · 4 answers · asked by Hunters 2 in Printers

is this a good graphics card...................NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 SE???????????

2007-07-27 13:00:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I would like to format my WINDOWS XP hard drive so that i may run Linux.
My Drive Label Is PRESARIO
Does anyone know how top format my hard drive?

2007-07-27 12:31:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Which are some types of really good motherboards that can take up to 8GB of RAM?

Can someone please provide me the names or links to these?

Thank you

2007-07-27 12:28:18 · 1 answers · asked by Soccer Stud 2 in Add-ons

My computer restarts on its own and right before it restarts I get this message "The System Has Recovered from A Serious Error" any idea as to why this is happening?

2007-07-27 12:21:46 · 4 answers · asked by browe66 3 in Desktops

When I play Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 the game freezes after 20 minutes. My laptop doesn't have 512 MB RAM, so that's probably why, but I was playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 and that game also froze. That game takes only 32 MB RAM, and my laptop's RAM is 446 MB, or something random like that. What is going on?

2007-07-27 12:19:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I recently bought and installed a new DVD-RW drive, Pioneer DVR-112D. It's the only drive plugged into my secondary IDE channel and it's set to master. The computer recognizes it, its name is listed in device manager and everything... but it cannot read or write CDs and DVDs. For example, when i try to play an audio CD in windows media player, the tracklist comes up with the songnames and evertying in the playlist window, but then it says "Windows Media Player cannot read the CD. The disc might be dirty or damaged or the CD drive might be malfunctioning." When I try to burn a CD using Nero, it says "Burn process failed" and the blank CD is then ruined. I've tried firmware update, but it does not help.

I also recently bought and returned a Sony DRU-820A burner and ran into similar problems, which probably means the problem is not the drives but my computer.

Do you think a BIOS upgrade may solve the problem?

2007-07-27 12:03:43 · 6 answers · asked by tzz1985 2 in Other - Hardware

The school I am attending this fall reccomends a latitude over the inspirion model because they say that the parts used in them are more durable and reliable. Is this true? Or is it just to make you feel more confident when spending more money on a computer? Also should I consider other brands? I bought a Toshiba and refuse to buy from them again, it has been a nightmare.

2007-07-27 11:49:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am currently wondering which processor are best for enhanced gaming? AMD or INTEL? i know intel have quad cores but they cost a lot, so which one is better? and can yo name what the product is called?

2007-07-27 11:28:08 · 1 answers · asked by burp154 1 in Desktops

Do some monitors transmit the images faster then others?

2007-07-27 11:09:51 · 2 answers · asked by Kevin Clary 1 in Monitors

Can you use an adapter to connect the moniter through COM A or B port? Or a USB port. Do all MOBO's have On Board Video or do they have to specify it? I know most have On Board Sound but I haven't seen On Board Video on mine. This is a MOBO that a few years old. Someone said to connect to On Board Video instead of a Graphics card. As I am having trouble figuring out a AGP problem.

2007-07-27 11:07:48 · 2 answers · asked by Whobie Whatie 2 in Other - Hardware

I just got the 7900GS AGP. My computer still hasn't recongnized the card at ALL! So I was wondering if I uninstall the integreated chip and drivers from device manager and restart the computer, will the 7900GS AGP become recongnized?

2007-07-27 11:06:33 · 2 answers · asked by Dan B 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-27 10:45:51 · 4 answers · asked by metroid87706 2 in Add-ons

what were the goodies(benefits)that came out of it?

2007-07-27 10:34:23 · 7 answers · asked by TONY 1 in Desktops

Because I put in the 7900GS AGP and my computer has yet to recongnize. How do you make your computer recongnize it. Will the 7900GS AGP work with the dell dimension 4600?

2007-07-27 10:30:36 · 2 answers · asked by Dan B 1 in Add-ons

i want a notebook for gaming but not those xps or voodoos and anything excpensive like those just a regular notebook but is good for gaming one that is able to run lotr battle for middle earth 2 supreme commander age of empires 3 DOOM umm..... some of the new nxt gen games. Also what graphics card would be good for all those example games??? i have been searching for a notebook but i dont understand some of the grpahicxs card i really needa good notebook for games but isnt to expensive any ideas?

2007-07-27 10:16:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

hey right now i have a Pentium D 915 @ 4GHZ, 1GB of DDR2-800 @ DDR2-933 and ATI X1600XT. If i got the E6600 or E6700 would i notice a big difference. I mostly just email, AIM, Audio editing, alot of CD burning and the occasional Video editing.

2007-07-27 09:39:26 · 6 answers · asked by thomas b 3 in Desktops

I was shopping around for quad-cores the other day. However, my friend told me that quad-cores wouldn't work with my motherboard, because it needed two 775 sockets and not just one. He said that current quad-cores were not native and were, in effect, two C2D's on one die.

So this is my question: will the Q6600 ($266 MSRP) work on my computer?

My HP m7657c is currently using an E6300 (gross, I know) and I want better multitasking so I'm looking at C2Q's. My next choice would be a E6750 ($183 MSRP). I'd really be willing to spend the extra $83 on two more cores, but I want to make sure that I can use them. I don't know what more I can tell you; leave any questions in your "sources" and I'll try to answer them.

2007-07-27 09:26:24 · 4 answers · asked by hung l 2 in Desktops

Is incredamail bad for your computer?

2007-07-27 09:03:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-07-27 08:38:27 · 2 answers · asked by Priscilla O 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Second question: Are they any [better] ways to ensure complete removal of all trojans for my computer?

2007-07-27 08:37:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I just want to say
When I first go mac I was like mac is #1 windows sucks this and that but mac really sucks, mac just looks good, nothing good in looking good, there are many things on mac can't be done, and they can be done on windows.
plus not much support for mac so many really sucks Boooooooo Mac Sucks.

2007-07-27 08:12:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Can anybody point me in the direction for getting specs for this motherboard, c51mcp51-6a61hm39c-00. Its in my vista Dimension e521 with a dual-core amd.

2007-07-27 07:08:46 · 4 answers · asked by Noah 2 in Other - Hardware

I just bought an acer 19 inch lcd montior model X191WSD and it came with a vga and dvi cable.

My computer a :HPa730n desktop doesn't have a dvi port how could I get this hooked up for maximum quality and how much is it going to cost me ? Would I see a big difference in the picture?

thanks to anyone that can help

2007-07-27 07:03:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

i'm thinking of buying a new flash drive.... how much memory should it have if you do a lot of graphics and game design?....

2007-07-27 06:51:36 · 10 answers · asked by jd081 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-27 06:44:36 · 1 answers · asked by sugaman_1 1 in Scanners

i live in india.

2007-07-27 06:41:31 · 3 answers · asked by samm 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Printer ink cartages Do they Need To Be Shook?
The person i use to help with in her office use too!?
I have a Lexmark Printer
Do i need to shake the ink?
Helpppp!

2007-07-27 06:03:52 · 4 answers · asked by LexiCullen 3 in Printers

i know i can get it printed at a shop but that defeats the object
any thoughts greatly recieved

2007-07-27 05:33:13 · 3 answers · asked by marina 2 in Printers

I was looking at it, and I was considering it but I am not sure if it has channels like, A&E, Nick, Cartoon, Disney, Discovery and the like?

2007-07-27 05:30:32 · 1 answers · asked by keithj12ster 1 in Add-ons