Hardware - July 2007

My computer's RAM is 254MB (Pentium4, winXP[desktop]), and I'm not sure if having more RAM would speed up the game.I think my desktop itself is much slower than my friend's laptop (RAM, 1GB), so I would like to know if RAM would speed my computer as whole. My graphic card isn't too bad, and I'm not using my RAM too much on other stuffs while playing the game. And if I do buy RAM memory, what should I look for ? Any answers apprieciated (T^T)!

2007-07-22 17:38:51 · 10 answers · asked by Jenny P 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-22 17:38:38 · 3 answers · asked by Duck77 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

-CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6750 CPU @ 2.66GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit
-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 (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
-VIDEO CARD: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
-LCD Monitor:22" Acer (5ms response time)
-HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (400GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

2007-07-22 17:32:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My fiance's laptop's processor is dying, and I have a new processor from my old laptop..but can I actually use it in her laptop? She has a Compaq M2105US and it has a 1.5Ghz mobile AMD Sempron 2800+...The Processor I have is a Intel SL7SA 1.73Ghz....Any Ideas?

2007-07-22 17:24:28 · 5 answers · asked by Jeremy T 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i can detect my hard disk but i cant format nor create a new partition in it. I also tried to clone it into a working hard disk. what do you think is the problem?????

2007-07-22 17:16:27 · 4 answers · asked by Ner 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-07-22 17:05:03 · 5 answers · asked by Spencer W 1 in Desktops

When i change my screen resolution how come they are all supppppper blurry except for the 1280x960pixels one!???
is there anyway that i can change something to make them not so blurry&how come on my friends' computer she has her screen resolution set to 800x600 pixels&it aint really that big.
but,if i set that on my computer it is MASSIVE.
oh,&she has the same exact computer as me.
what can i do?

2007-07-22 17:03:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I understand that tv's these days have HD however, What makes a TV have HD is it a chip? the broadcast? ....Can you buy this chip or device and install it to a computer, tv, etc

I recently bought a computer video card Nvidia 8500 gt and it mentioned that it had HD I dont see a difference. My computer looks the same with a Nvidia 7600gs Well can someone explain how it works and answer my above questions?

2007-07-22 16:49:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

It is me here about the video card....the computer is a 2100 model is that what you are looking for? Other than that I have the service tag and service code. If that is not the right model number where can I find it on the computer?

2007-07-22 16:26:11 · 6 answers · asked by November 3 in Add-ons

I mean i have Windows XP HOME EDITION ON MY COMPUTER BUT IS PIRATE so I'm going to buy a legal Windows xp home edition CD?? so can i install Windows XP Home Edition over Windows XP Home Edition??

2007-07-22 16:14:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I don't have a activation key so if i go to buy a windows xp upgrade CD can i just get the serial number from that CD and activate my windows xp with that key??

2007-07-22 16:05:01 · 6 answers · asked by ╚╬╬╬╬╬╗ 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an hp desktop with a pentium D with 2.66GHz, 1 GB of RAM running Windows XP. The laptop I just got is a toshiba with an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52, 1GB of RAM running Windows Vista. I'm thinking about returning it because it is soooo much slower than the PC. At rest it uses half of the system's RAM and takes almost three times as long to start up as the PC. What would be the best way to get the performance up? I've thought of some options: buy another gig of RAM, install Windows XP on the laptop, buying a faster processor for the laptop (seems too expensive for the effect it would have). What do you guys think of these options? any others?

2007-07-22 16:00:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-22 15:57:50 · 8 answers · asked by jimmy J 1 in Add-ons

after transferring data from a 40g internal hard drive to a 320g external drive which had almost 300g free space i was surprised that the reflected remaining space was about 27g and the total space of the once 320g was reduced to 46g. what is puzzling me is why is it reflecting 46g as total space instead of 320g? what ever happened

2007-07-22 15:57:19 · 2 answers · asked by character 1 in Add-ons

I have a small laptop without S-video jack
But it have USB 2.0 port, VGA external video display port and Express 34/54 card slot in my lattop.
Is it possible to see DVD with TV by hooking my laptop to TV ??
Thank you

2007-07-22 15:50:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

It has a 333 mhz processor and 124 mb ram and a 4.4 gb hard drive with xp on it. I need to get rid of it but would like to get some money for it. There is also a mouse keyboard and 15 inch monitor.

2007-07-22 15:39:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-07-22 15:37:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i deleted it of desktop,task menu bar and all but i was doing a virus scan and i saw it come back

2007-07-22 15:35:05 · 4 answers · asked by rpgthespartin 3 in Other - Hardware

I have a newer model dell laptop with windows xp on it. I am wanting to bring it to my classes at college and don't know what I need for internet access in class. If they have a WiFi connection do I need a card or a router or anything. Also, I have cable internet at home. What do I need to do to have my desktop and laptop computer online at the same time. How do I do this and what do I need??? Thanks...

2007-07-22 15:25:15 · 6 answers · asked by shadyron5 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-22 15:19:25 · 9 answers · asked by Chopper 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok, I really can't really decide what kind of laptop to buy. I will be starting college soon as an electrical engineering major. I've been doing a lot of research on macs, and there are some definite pluses. The macbooks look really cool, and also can run Windows using bootcamp. So I can have the best of both worlds. I already have a copy of Windows Vista. But according to this website http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook , I don't know if I want to risk it. I just don't know what to think about the discoloration or the random shutdowns. And my budget limits me to $1300. I've also heard that Macs hardly have or any viruses or trojans to deal with and very user friendly. I've been using a PC for 7 years. But if I choose a mac, I am willing to learn.

2007-07-22 15:13:16 · 11 answers · asked by kooliospt 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

mobo is an asus m2n32-sli deluxe

2007-07-22 15:01:31 · 1 answers · asked by the kid 1 in Desktops

type computer is an e-machine

2007-07-22 14:53:09 · 7 answers · asked by james p 1 in Desktops

I know my way around the computer, but I'm not a pro. I have a Gateway laptop Iwith an anti-virus program and I frequently scan and update my computer, but it's really SLOW sometimes. I right click on "My Computer" and it shows that it's a Gateway 4026GZ Intel[R] Celeron[R] M processor 1.30GHz 1.29 GHz, 224 MB of RAM. Should I but a new laptop or but more MEMORY?

2007-07-22 14:44:50 · 14 answers · asked by Tanya 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Built a tower .Reviewed and set Bios according to motherboard manual. Unformatted HDD installed OS uninstalled. B/W text screen will not let me past " Boot failure insert system disk and press enter". Cannot Boot . Cannot format HD. Cannot install OS.

2007-07-22 14:38:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

hi! i have a 300 watts power supply. i would like to upgrade my memory to 1G and HDD to 160G. i also have a 256 mb of video card and my motherboard is ASUS P478 slot. can my power supply carry this?

2007-07-22 14:21:12 · 3 answers · asked by mike g 1 in Desktops

my hard disc (D:) has five percent left, i have 363 mb out of 7.02 gb. i know there has to be something wrong with the memory but have no idea what to do or where to go. any help would be appreciated.

2007-07-22 14:17:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Pc also I have 248MB of RAM and my pc keeps freezing up every 10 mins and people tell me i need more RAM. Also I have a DDRAM (i think) 64 mb stick from another PC how do I install it on my new pc with the same 248 mb stick already installed? and another thing is that it has 2 sticks with it ( the 64 mb ram) and my new pc only has 2 slots to hold to sticks how do i install it?

2007-07-22 14:05:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i got my first computer about a month ago. I didn't know of the many virus around. and i have some valuable info on it. What is a cheap and easy way to remove all viruses and get it working good.

BTW its a windows XP

2007-07-22 13:55:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

hello everybody,

i have a problem with my sreen the resolution is wayy to big i try to change it but when i do there is all these lines running across the sreen as well as flickering and other eye daming stuff...i would like to know how i can change it back to normal...i pretty much tried everything i can try...expept where windows is starting up- meaning safe mode well i pretty much have no i idea of what to do...can anyone give me some tips

thanks


later !!!

2007-07-22 13:50:39 · 2 answers · asked by ... 2 in Monitors