Hardware - July 2007

Technician A believes a faulty system board might be the cause. Technician B thinks the memory module might not be seated correctly.Which of he following staements is correct?

A. only technician A is correct
B. only technician B is correct
C. both technicians are correct
D. neither technician is correct

2007-07-31 15:42:33 · 4 answers · asked by bribucca06 1 in Other - Hardware

i currently have 3 other empty pci slots on my tower, i have one 256mb nvidia geforce fx 5200 installed in, if i buy another 256mb nvidia geforce fx 5200 graphics card and install it into one of the other available slots would my graphics card then be 512MBs and make my games run even smoother or would that 256mb not really make a difference?

thanks in advance for any help.

2007-07-31 15:04:40 · 4 answers · asked by lostt. 5 in Add-ons

Is this a good deal? Also, what upgrades do you recomend?

Gateway C-140X for $850 (after coupon code, with free all-in-one and $50 shipping)

http://www.gateway.com/systems/produ...pid=cphm_btn1a

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HP Convertible for $999 (after $200 rebate link below pic with free shipping)

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?...l&Ne=1&An=text

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HP touchscreen for $1050 (after coupon code with free shipping, all-in-one, and router)

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pa...oductDetail.do

2007-07-31 15:02:42 · 3 answers · asked by metalambience 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

is there an hd dvd and blueray burner rom combo drive for computer yet?

2007-07-31 14:55:22 · 2 answers · asked by JB 2 in Add-ons

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 641 w/ HT Technology, 3.2GHz
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core processor E2160 (1.8GHz)

2007-07-31 14:47:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express

2007-07-31 14:47:54 · 3 answers · asked by robert a 1 in Add-ons

I have a Dell Laptop, and I have Windows XP on there..and i accidentally got the start button (taskbar) on the top of the screen and i dont know how to get it off....im pretty smart with a computer for a 13 year old ( ive had computers since i was 3) please help!!

2007-07-31 14:21:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi where do you find a vidio card in a computer. and does anybody know where to get a good deal on a computer? thanks

2007-07-31 14:17:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

(intel mac, but probably this doesn't matter)

2007-07-31 14:08:44 · 2 answers · asked by jbl 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-31 14:08:37 · 4 answers · asked by Sami N 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

PCI-e

2007-07-31 14:06:42 · 2 answers · asked by cartman9489 2 in Add-ons

There's the normal area in the bottom (Dimm B), but it says Dimm A is topside. Not sure where to find it.

2007-07-31 14:01:09 · 1 answers · asked by CrazyJ 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok now that i got your atention ill tell you my problem. Ok i was on my computer and then my mom called me and told me to come eat i told my brother to shut down my comp but he instead put it on stand by and then when i went back on it was loading up like normal then one thing does not load up and it said NTLDR is missing press ctrl , alt , delete and it will restart your comp so i did and te same thing happened over and over. How can i fix this withot having to use a CD????? and my comp type is dell please tell me my parents will be so pissed and hit me so much if i dodnt fix it oh and if your wondering how i wrote this stuff im on my friends comp

2007-07-31 13:56:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My laptop is Celeron with 1.3 GHz, the desktop is Pentium 4 with 2.93 GHz. Obviously, the Pentium is better and faster, but is the difference really supposed to be that much? My laptop is so very slow to boot up. It's only one year old, and just recently really being used. I did load Office on it, but the desktop also has it and it moves at a normal/fast speed at 2 years old and used all the time. The Celeron is just so frustrating (if that is the problem), before I spend money to upgrade I need to know if it is worth it. Oh, have good firewalls on both, so the laptop is not infected. I'm sure about that. It has always been slow. Thanks.

2007-07-31 13:42:09 · 6 answers · asked by msims52 3 in Other - Hardware

my computer will freeze up some times then i have to shut it down and reboot i run the scanner and keep it all cleaned out maybe some one can help ok

2007-07-31 13:38:57 · 3 answers · asked by zanstar33 1 in Other - Hardware

My hard drive size keeps going up and down.. It's suppose to be about 50 gigs left but it was down to 785 MB earlier, I thought it was me being careless so I deleted some stuff and it went to 13 gig free, then it dropped back to 6 gig when I checked. Anybody know what I should do? If you're not an expert, I would suggest you kept your opinions to yourself.

2007-07-31 13:32:02 · 4 answers · asked by y0ungsavage 2 in Other - Hardware

My computer currently have 512MB of RAM. I just bought a 1GB. Why when I install it, I get a black screen when I turn my pc on? It seems like Windows wouldn't boot. But when I take it, Windows boots fine. Is there something wrong? I'm sure that the RAM I just bought is compatible to my PC. Thanks.

2007-07-31 13:26:24 · 7 answers · asked by Enigma Soul 1 in Desktops

I am 10 and I am am looking at a Acer Aspire 5050-4570 it has the following:
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type AMD Turion 64 MK-38(2.2GHz)
Screen 14.1" WXGA
Memory Size 1GB DDR2
Hard Disk 120GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 Integrated
Video Memory shared memory
Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot
Battery Life Up to 2.6 hours
Dimensions 13.4" x 9.9" x 1.1-1.4"
Weight 5.3 lbs.
Is it good for the price or is there a better computer out there?

2007-07-31 13:09:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My old DirectX 10 card had 512MB of DDR2 memory. It was far too slow for me. I am returning it for a better one.

I can get one with 256MB of GDDR4 memory.

Or I can get one with 512MB of GDDR3 memory.

Which would be better for playing Civilization IV?

2007-07-31 12:56:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

how dose a turion x2 TL-56 compare to a Atholon x2


For example a intel dule core 4 ghz = amd atholon x2 4000+ but how dose a turion compare to atholon


Please help me is not too brigzht.

2007-07-31 12:46:16 · 3 answers · asked by JZ Price 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

does anybody know difference between Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) and Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) both of them have the same cache and 800 MHz FSB.

2007-07-31 12:45:47 · 5 answers · asked by Jim 2 in Desktops

I have an SD card for my camera which gets detected nicely but with this micro sd card (with adaptor) can not be detected.

Any explainations...any fixes?

2007-07-31 12:43:21 · 3 answers · asked by jay 1 in Add-ons

which would be better for my PC:

INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400 2.16GHZ PROCESSOR
256MB eVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GS VIDEO CARD
INTEL 965X MOTHERBOARD
1024MB CORSAIR DDR2 PC5300 MEMORY
320GB WESTERN DIGITAL 7200RPM SATA HARD DRIVE
16X LITEON DVD+/-RW DUAL LAYER DVD BURNER DRIVE
16X LITEON DVD PLAYER
HIGH DEFINITION INTEGRATED SOUND 7.1 CHANNEL
MS WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION
500W POWER SUPPLY

2007-07-31 12:42:57 · 3 answers · asked by ferrari2919 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-31 12:32:45 · 3 answers · asked by jason 1 in Desktops

Does windows 95a (not caps-lower case "a") support ethernet??

I have windows 95 running in virtual PC, and i dont have a windows 95 install disk, since i took the old hard drive my intel 486 computer and just made a virtual HD copy.
I need to know how to set-up Ethernet in windows 95,with the Intel 21140 (i think its PCI) that virtual PC uses.

We used to use Dial-Up with that computer (who didnt at that time , lol) but i dont have dial-up currently , i use broadband.

2007-07-31 12:31:58 · 6 answers · asked by compy_500 3 in Desktops

*effectively run secondlife
* be portable (preferably anywhere not just at home)
*be able to download pics
*check emails etc
* preferably for under 2500 including absolutley everything i need to set it all up

2007-07-31 12:31:09 · 3 answers · asked by Yasmin P 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

-CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 CPU @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+110] ,
- FAN: CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan(Extreme Silent Operation at only 22dba) [+39] ,
-HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
-MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
-MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
-VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA
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2007-07-31 12:20:00 · 4 answers · asked by robert a 1 in Desktops

...if I have already removed the UPC/SN barcodes from the box for rebate purposes? I was in the Apple store this weekend and fell in love with an iMac and now I want to switch lol

2007-07-31 11:53:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

No details it just does.

2007-07-31 11:35:06 · 6 answers · asked by joshWA F 1 in Desktops

2007-07-31 11:33:32 · 6 answers · asked by Axe 4 in Laptops & Notebooks