Hardware - July 2007

2007-07-30 11:17:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-07-30 11:05:28 · 6 answers · asked by ENCHANTRESS . 1 in Desktops

Hi, For some unknown reason, my father reinstalled Vista on his laptop and now he gets messages that his Coprocessor,Network Controller and Unknown Devices drivers were not installed. I went to device manager and tried to reinstall the drivers but a message says Microsoft cannot find the drivers. How do I get them back for him? Please help, he is driving me csazy. Jim

2007-07-30 10:56:40 · 2 answers · asked by James D 2 in Add-ons

I am thinking of buying a computer from Sams ( I know I should make it myself but I'm pressed for time). Anyway I was wondering if the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE graphics card supports a dual monitor arrangement? Thanks.

2007-07-30 10:50:30 · 3 answers · asked by Lemon 2 in Add-ons

2007-07-30 10:49:56 · 14 answers · asked by Raul F 1 in Desktops

I'm going to college in a month and this saturday I'm getting a Dell laptop. I have gradually been getting nearsightedness and my vision is getting blurry. Does anyone know (and money isn't a factor) what video card I can get that will optimize refresh rate (greater than or equal to 85 hz rate)? Obviously there are many but I just need one that people have found effective... Nvidia, Geforce, etc?
thanks

2007-07-30 10:48:04 · 3 answers · asked by Pkizzle 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking at the the specs and comparing it to the the AMD Dual core and I can't really see any realistic improvements.

Looking at the the two systems in general the Mobo's are pretty crap that support the Quad Cores... Unless you start shelling out double what you need for an equivalent AMD setup.

You can get pure SLI crossfire setups using an AMD for a fraction of the price...

Has any one done any real testing to compare the systems.. Am I right in thinking the quad core is just overated overpriced marketing gimicks using the old (you get what you pay for) to mislead people?

MY understanding is that Intel actually license a chunk of the 64 bit technology from AMD anyway... I wonder just how much the have given them.

2007-07-30 10:46:07 · 6 answers · asked by Wayne Kerr 3 in Other - Hardware

I play a lot of PC games such as Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Counter-Strike: Source, rFactor, etc.

I have heard that Vista has trouble playing certain games.

My computer has a NVIDIA GeForce 7900 PCI-Express video card, ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 motherboard, and 1GB of RAM but am thinking about adding another 512 MB - 1 GB.

Would I be okay upgrading to Vista? If so, should I?

2007-07-30 10:43:56 · 9 answers · asked by chiefs_fan_20042005 1 in Other - Hardware

I want to make a connection between my phone and my computer so i can mix an IPvoice call with a traditional call over my fixed phone. Can i Connect the wires from the phone to the soundcard's mic and headspeaker without any risk of destroying the soundcard ???

2007-07-30 10:26:29 · 1 answers · asked by id.theo 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-30 10:24:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

so if u want the something here it is
There are no active mixer devices availiable/To install mixer
devices, go to the control panel, click printer and other hardwares, and then click add hardware
BUT my laptop dont even have printers and other hardwares

ps pleas help me people

2007-07-30 10:24:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My asus computer is 2 years old. When i right click on Partition C, under properties it says 9.75Gb capacity, while when i click on Partition D it says 27.4 Gb capacity.
Combined it makes 9.75+27.4=37.15 Gb of memory, space available.
This is huge!!!!
Why when i do buy a computer i read often under memory: 1Gb or 2Gb?
What is that?
I need to understand it better.

2007-07-30 10:16:26 · 11 answers · asked by Claudio F 1 in Other - Hardware

I am interested in buying a new dell laptop. They are both 1501 series but they are a little different. The one is a Dell AMD1501TUR2 and the second is a Dell AMD1501SEMP2. They all have the same specs except the processors. the TUR2 has a AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile processor and the SEMP2 has a AMD Sempron 3500+ Mobile
processor...which is better???

2007-07-30 09:49:25 · 3 answers · asked by joe_b91105 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Already decided on a macbook...
Now I just need to decide what specs to buy.
I am entering college as a freshman and want/need this laptop to last 4+ years. I'll be using it for school-related tasks (word, firefox) and music (not excessively; I barely have 1200 songs after 4 years of high school). What specs do I need in a laptop? Thanks for the help!

2007-07-30 09:24:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Case:
Directron.com
Black Logisys Case-51 UFO Computer Case, w/ 80mm RGBY LED Fan, Dynapower 500W ATX Power Supply, 2x USB2.0

Graphics:
Buy.com
XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty
620Mhz 256MB PCI Express x16 SLI Ready Video Card

Memory:
Newegg.com
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2x1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Desktop Memory

CPU:
Directron.com
Intel Core 2 Duo LGA 775 Conroe Dual-Core CPU BX80557E6320, 1.86 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache,

* is it a good price when I get the processor for $160?*

Security:
CA AntiVirus 2007, Vista Compatible, free shipping

Harddrive:
Newegg.com
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Motherboard: Newegg.com
EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard

Fans/ Cooling:
Extra Free Green LED 80mm Case Fan, 80GRE4

rate please thanks

P.S. do you think its a good deal since I bought all this for under $580 total including shipping?

2007-07-30 09:15:55 · 4 answers · asked by Tachi 1 in Desktops

well look i had an Norton antivirus 2007 then someone told me to get an antivirus called ca antivirus cause my Norton hogs most of my computer so i wanted to ask is ca antivirus good???

2007-07-30 09:09:06 · 6 answers · asked by Suziki Honda Civic 3 in Desktops

im planning to buy a laptop because im in school but i don't even know were to start. i know that i want to have my music and pictures on it but i don't really know how tto look for it. i also need advice on which internet i should get when i buy it. i really don't know many brands and im willing to spend up to $1500. can someone please help choose a good nice laptop

2007-07-30 08:59:10 · 4 answers · asked by mysilentcries 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Every time I turn on my laptop, it shows the XP sign with the loading bar and after it load it has a plain black screen. I try to turn it off but it won't work.

2007-07-30 08:57:04 · 4 answers · asked by Shadow 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Trying to narrow my search down to one computer, and Dell seems to have a great product, but there have been some negative things about their products. Alienware, seems nice, but is it worth the hype?

2007-07-30 08:54:28 · 14 answers · asked by Dwayne B 1 in Desktops

2007-07-30 08:51:59 · 4 answers · asked by HOT 3 in Printers

Could anyone tell me what I could do to speed it up? I have 1G ram. It's getting to where I don't want to wait for it to restart.

I had a weird problem where every file was fragmented. I do defragment often, so it usually doesn't ever get that bad. This was bad. Defragmented, and now looks good. But it is still slow on startup.

I run Norton Antivirus scans once a week, and no viruses are popping up, either.

Do any of these programs hurt me speed-wise?

Here's what runs on startup ("x" means checked to run):
x PROmon
x NvCpl
x nwiz
x realsched
x type32
x jusched
x ccApp
x osCheck
x NvMcTray
x systemnt23
x qttask
x iTunesHelper
x ctfmon
x Microsoft Office
Core
point32
iTunesHelper
msmsgs
PokerOffice

2007-07-30 08:49:02 · 6 answers · asked by nunnayo b 2 in Desktops

I can only find one with a magnetic tip in my house. What damage could come from using it?

2007-07-30 08:46:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous 2 in Desktops

and im about to get a wireless router and there is one ethernet plug wat am i suppose to do

2007-07-30 08:44:54 · 3 answers · asked by gibbz 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-30 07:50:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

(one of my test questions) How are the Dual-Core Athlon chipsets different than other pentium class chipsets?
A. They do not contain a front side bus.
B. They do not contain a Back side bus.
C. They do not contain a North bridge
D. They do not contain a south bridge.

2007-07-30 07:49:45 · 3 answers · asked by Hindu Guy 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a laptop and i want to use it anywhere. If i was to go on a plane i would want to use it or if i go to the park. I need to know exactly everything and where to get it. Prices and all
thanks!

2007-07-30 07:45:47 · 6 answers · asked by livesinabox2255 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Right now I have a GeForce 7600 GS (256mb, 560mhz, 1400mhz, pci-e), but I'm thinking about getting the 8600 GTS, which is 256mb, 540mhz, 1400mhz, and pci-e, but it has 32 pixel pipelines opposed to the 7600 GS which has only 12. Even though the 8600 GTS that i want to get has slightly slower clock speeds, but more pixel pipelines, will I see a large performance increase? I'd be using it to play Halo 2, Flight Simulator, and Age of Empires.

2007-07-30 07:45:27 · 2 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5 in Desktops

i have a fx 5500 128 mb pci video card. is it possible to combine the power if this with my onboard video. kinda like nvidias SLI.
thanks

2007-07-30 07:33:10 · 4 answers · asked by niels p 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-07-30 07:30:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I plan to switch out my Intel Celeron D processor in my computer currently for a Pentium D, will I need a new more powerful fan ?.

Also should i use thermal paste ?.

2007-07-30 07:29:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops