Hardware - July 2007

I have an 120mm intake on the bottom front.
two 80 mm blowing out in the middle of the case, on the left side (facing front). One is blowing out right below the video card, the other below my Zalman 9500 (which doesn't blow out to left--if facing front of case--but rather toward my other 80mm rear exhuast fan). I'm running kind of hot, (55 C idle in BIOS) why I ask

2007-07-09 20:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Henry B. 3 in Other - Hardware

I'm using a Zalman 9500, 3 80mm fans, 1 120mm fan. I think it may be the thermal compound. I removed my heatsink/fan without applying new compound (can't remove zinc oxide, any tips?)

2007-07-09 19:57:28 · 4 answers · asked by Henry B. 3 in Other - Hardware

I'm idling in BIOS at 56-57 degrees Celsius with my Zalman 9500, one 120 mm fan, 3 90 mm fans. I know this chip runs hot, but I guess it could result from two things:
1) My case is slightly cluttered...darn psu manufacturer didn't provide me with long enough cables to really tuck em away.
2) I may have put a little too much thermal grease (zinc oxide). Also, I had to remove the heatsink fan...possibly after it dried.

I have some Arctic Silver 5 (which I should've used--my friend convinced me not to becuase you have to wait 200 hours for it to "set"). I think I'm going to remove the current compound and apply it.

2007-07-09 19:24:32 · 2 answers · asked by Audrey L 2 in Desktops

I would like to buy new laptop for my personal use!. Which laptop is good and Long Durable?. which Operating System should i select?. windows Vista or Windows XP?. Please explain me?.

2007-07-09 18:14:13 · 6 answers · asked by afzal 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

people always tell me that a mac computer can never get a virus, and its the best type of computer to buy. is this true?

2007-07-09 17:48:37 · 11 answers · asked by Manouk M 1 in Desktops

its a toshiba, windows 98 with a tiny square screen. 64 mb RAM, less than 20 gb hard drive. cd/dvd drive, no burners. no WiFi. usb 1.1 ports. mouse is a stupid button in the middle of the keyboard..Whats it worth? do you think i could get at least $100? thanks

2007-07-09 17:30:27 · 12 answers · asked by kmm333 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Okay, I have an Athlon 3200 single core processor on my home theater pc. The motherboard is socket 939 and I know processors are going to get hard to find so I'm looking at getting either:

An Athlon X2 3800 (512MB cache, 2Ghz processor) --Toledo core

or

An Opteron 165 (1GB cache, 1.8Ghz processor) --Denmark core.

or

just keep the processor I have and not bother.

I will not be overclocking but may underclock to make machine quieter, just looking to make my computer a little more future friendly and add some horsepower. Its only tasks are playing video's and compressing DVD's to DIVX

2007-07-09 17:08:45 · 2 answers · asked by Jason T 4 in Desktops

I Turned on my computer and NTLDR pops out,i dont have no CDS of notting like that....What should I do?

2007-07-09 16:08:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I reinstalled windows xp on a used dell dimension I bought on ebay. After installing windows, I could not connect to the internet. This could be a dumb question but I don't claim to be computer savy by any means. Do I need to install a network card? If there is a place on the back of the tower to connect an ether net cable, does that mean it has an integrated network card? I tried to set up a connection with the install wizard but I get no where! "Computers 101 for dummies" anyone?

2007-07-09 16:04:49 · 2 answers · asked by bbking48507 5 in Other - Hardware

I have purchased a HP Printer along with HP laptop. There is a reference in the manual about the memory card. I could not separately figure it out.Hence i have a doubt , whether it is fixed by default in its slot or manually to be fixed. And anyway what is the use of memory card in a printer?

2007-07-09 16:04:28 · 3 answers · asked by sriskr 1 in Printers

2007-07-09 16:01:45 · 1 answers · asked by S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I got a new laptop a two days ago that has a wireless card already installed in it. Now, because my parents are cheap and my neighbors are nice, the neighbors are allowing me to use their network for an hour a day; the only condition is that I have to call them first to make sure they aren't doing anything important.
We worked out this agreement before I got the laptop. However, there are a lot of trees between our houses, and I can't recieve a signal. I have trouble-shooted and double-checked everything that can be checked, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's not a mechanial problem and there's just too much interference.
Is there anything I can buy that could possibly boost the range of my computer? Thank you for any help.

2007-07-09 15:52:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I'm thinking about doing an upgrade on my PC. I dont want to spend more then about 300 dollars. Again, I have an unmodified eMachines T3985, what components should I upgrade?

2007-07-09 15:44:21 · 3 answers · asked by david 2 in Add-ons

I have a Lexmark X83 but I do not have the necessary software and drivers in order to installed in my Windows XP Professional.. Can you help me?

2007-07-09 15:34:52 · 2 answers · asked by BEN HUR 1 in Scanners

2007-07-09 15:30:13 · 7 answers · asked by groovy_glittered 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

you may not hear from me for a few days i work out of town

2007-07-09 15:04:08 · 1 answers · asked by rkhd1999 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an eMachines T3985. Should I get a new computer or upgrade this one?

2007-07-09 14:40:16 · 10 answers · asked by david 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have 2 hard drives, a 40gb master (which crashed and had xp on it) and a 160gb slave (working fine, used for extra storage)... the 40gb is no longer working along with my os of course, and windows is no longer booting up. My question is, when installing a fresh copy of xp, can i just use the current working 160gb to install to? or should i replace the 40gb with a new hd and add the OS to that? would the 160gb need to be re-formatted if used?

2007-07-09 14:40:00 · 5 answers · asked by Lt. Pliskin 1 in Desktops

I am building a new pc and have to decide on one video card.

Evga e-Ge Force 7600 KO

OR

Evga e-Ge Force 7600 (2 dvi version)

2007-07-09 14:36:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i was wondering if i could run the 1950 pro. I have a 420 watt ps with one 18A 12v rail. I have 1 gb of ddr 400 ram, a intel 3.2 p4 ht, 160 gb sata 1.5 hdd and 8 box fans. The fans can be taken out if needed. If anymore info is needed just ask. Thanks for ur comments

2007-07-09 13:58:15 · 3 answers · asked by michael k 1 in Add-ons

Which one has more memory: 1GB or 512MB???

2007-07-09 13:58:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am an avid SimCity 4 player and I was wondering what type of laptop computer is best for gaming.

2007-07-09 13:43:16 · 6 answers · asked by austen e 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Would also be good if you can provide me the figures in voltage. thanks!

2007-07-09 13:42:36 · 2 answers · asked by wayne 2 in Desktops

I accidentally stepped on my laptop and my screen is busted. My warrenty is up to that's no good. I turn it on and the screen looks like a bunch of ink blotches. The rest of the computer seems fine.
I was just wondering if it's possible for the laptop screen to be fixed and about how much would it cost?

2007-07-09 13:27:18 · 7 answers · asked by christigmc 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am looking into buying a laptop and I saw an Acer computer at the place I went. I have never seen that brand of computers so if you know anything about them, please tell me.

2007-07-09 13:23:37 · 9 answers · asked by austen e 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Asustek Emery2 motherboard. Can it hold a core 2 duo 2.40 Ghz processor?

2007-07-09 13:21:03 · 5 answers · asked by hockeynut 2 in Desktops

I have no sound on my computer but it still beeps. I dont know how it happened it was just like that one day.

2007-07-09 13:12:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I got this backline after changing an ink cartridge.

2007-07-09 13:11:46 · 3 answers · asked by cowboy1942@sbcglobal.net 1 in Printers

i am trying to upgrade my processor but i dont know what processor is compatible to my motherboard. now i already know what model my motherboard is, but i tried searching for it in asustek and it didnt show up. i even tried searching for it in yahoo and google and nothing came up. my motherboard is asustek computers inc. model NAGAMI 1.02 can anyone look it up..? my processor now is AMD Athlon 3800+.
anyways can i fit an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+ to my processor??

2007-07-09 13:08:08 · 8 answers · asked by bhuds 1 in Desktops

my mouse quit working and was wondering if there was any other way to hook up the mouse besides the port in is to go in.

2007-07-09 12:53:36 · 8 answers · asked by julieofoz2001 1 in Add-ons