Hardware - August 2007

I'm thinking of buying a laptop

2007-08-29 14:36:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a compaq persario sr1123wm and PCI cards are the only ones compatabile with it, not AGP nor PCI-E, anyone know of some graphic cards that supports directx10 but is a PCI card?
I mostly want one for my sim games and FEAR. but buying a graphics card with directx9c would be useless since everything will eventually move up to directx10

2007-08-29 14:22:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-08-29 14:13:46 · 3 answers · asked by Inactive 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've got a Pentium D 930, 3.0Ghz which runs idle at around 50c (122F), and around 62c (143F) under load.

2007-08-29 13:45:38 · 5 answers · asked by MuRcIElaGo 5 in Desktops

I turned it on and log in. It went to the desktop screen and there was a black line that keep on appearing and disappearing, the monitor made a "tick" sound every time it happened. Please help...because i need my computer for most of my school work.

2007-08-29 13:45:25 · 3 answers · asked by *♥*Lucky Charm*♥* 2 in Monitors

---Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

---G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

--BIOSTAR V8603TS51 GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

---AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor

---Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

Power supply------Rosewill RD5002-DB 500W,ATX12V v2.2 Power Supply 115/230V FCC, UL

--Audio card----M-AUDIO Audiophile 2496 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface 4-In-4-Out Audio Card with MIDI and Digital I-O

i need this pc for gaming as well as sound recording
any thoughts?

---Thanks

2007-08-29 13:45:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want to put some games on my flash drive but dont know how.
Please tell me

2007-08-29 13:34:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I was just wondering if someone is alerted when you connect to their wireless network. If you can help, I'd really appreciate it.

2007-08-29 13:22:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I got a 7950 gt and I want to install it but I dont know if I have to do anything before putting it in. Will the only thing that I have to do is disable onboard video in the BIOS and then install the card and open the drivers?

2007-08-29 12:46:24 · 3 answers · asked by Michael 1 in Add-ons

I have a

2ghz amd 64 processor
1.5 gigs of ram
and a x1600 graphics card

i recently upgraded to vista ultimate and the computer crashes alot. It works smoother then on my Amd x2 1 gig laptop but if i open alot of windows at once it crashes and i have given up using steam on that copmuter at the moment. What could be the problem

2007-08-29 12:45:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-29 12:43:14 · 4 answers · asked by t4capricorn 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a macbook pro 2006 2ghz core dure 1. First time I install and use TOAST , is this normal is still on preparing after 4 hours!!!

2007-08-29 12:41:58 · 4 answers · asked by konarttis 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking at 3 HP comps. I use the laptop for legal work and a bit of gaming. I'm not concerned about high resolution graphics - just want to be able to run Madden at a decent framerate.

Here are the specs of the 3 comps:

Comp #1
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500, 1.66GHz
2GB RAM
GeForce Go 7600 256 MB dedicated Video
WinXP Media Center

Comp #2
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 Processor
2GB RAM
GeForce Go 7600 256 MB dedicated Video
Win Vista Ultimate

Comp #3
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200, 2GHz
2GB RAM
GeForce Go 7400 128 MB dedicated Video
Win Vista Home Premium

Any recommendations?

Thanks
Rob

2007-08-29 12:41:11 · 4 answers · asked by Robert B 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

im pretty sure you can buy dells in stores now right? if so which ones? thanx

2007-08-29 12:35:56 · 5 answers · asked by ( -_- ) 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I wrote a novel, but my laptop got a virus on it so I called HP (The makers of my laptop) and followed the guy's instructions and put in a disk that restored my computer to factory settings. I was in a hurry at the time and totally forgot about my novel, I remembered it like five minutes after I hung up the phone! My novel is R E A L L Y important to me, I worked really hard on it. Is there anyways I can get it back??? Please Help!

2007-08-29 12:33:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

my mother board currently has a athlon 64 bit 3000+ can my motherboard do it or do i need a new motherboard

2007-08-29 12:33:19 · 5 answers · asked by soriku1989 2 in Desktops

I have built this computer for < $600

Here are the specs:
AMD Athlon 64 - FX-62 2.8 Ghz Processor
Gigabyte M61MSE-S2 Motherboard
2 Gb DDR2 800 Mhz RAM
500 Gb SATA Hard Drive
GeForce 7800 GT w/ 512 Mb DDR3 Memory Video Card
DVD-RW with Lightscribe
DVD-ROM
450 Watt Power Supply

2007-08-29 12:32:54 · 4 answers · asked by matthewherch 2 in Other - Hardware

on the laptop the icon for power is always "On AC Power" even when not plugged into ac. it never changes to charging or anything and under device manager it shows unknown devices under batteris. and i just replace the battery wit same exact one that it came wit

2007-08-29 12:31:58 · 1 answers · asked by joe 3 in Other - Hardware

I have a custom computer, and I have two USB in the front of my computer... But they don't work, is there something wrong inside the computer, like is it not connected, and how do I fix it?

2007-08-29 12:24:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

In 2004, I purchased my first computer with these specs:

-Processor/Display: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor (2.80GHz, 533 FSB)
--Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
--Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
--Hard Drive : 40GB2 Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
--Monitor: 17 in (16 in viewable,.27dp) E773c CRT Monito
--CD or DVD Drive: Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + FREE UPGRADE! 48x CD-RW Drive
-- 3Yr Ltd Warr,At-Home Service,and Tech Support plus Nights and Weekends
--40GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
--3.5 in Floppy Drive
--Microsoft® Works Suite - Includes Word 2002, Streets & Trips 2004
-- Norton Internet Security™, 90 day trial
Norton Internet Security™ 2004 15-mth (3 extra mths included)
--Dell Quietkey Keyboard and Dell 2-button Scroll Mouse
--Integrated Audio
--Dell A215 Speakers
--Dell Media Experience™

Over 3 years have passed and now we're having issues. (cont)

2007-08-29 12:23:10 · 9 answers · asked by FaZizzle 7 in Desktops

I checked the products catalog from a local computer store to buy RAM cards, I want to get the 1GB then there are these 3 types. What do they mean, which is better? Also, do they have any negative effect on the video card if I mix up different types? (e.g. I installed a 512MB 128-bit AGP video card, what type of RAM would be the most recommended from those I mentioned?)

I'm sorry if I might not make sense, I'm very thankful there are people like you who understand techno-mumbo-jumbo and have the time to explain these things to confused consumers like me..
Please explain in the simplest way possible.

Thank you very very much!!

PS:
Here are some specs of my system, in case you might need them that would be helpful in solving my problem.
Intel Core2Duo 2.0GHz CPU 800FSB
AsusTek P5PE-VM motherboard

2007-08-29 12:19:42 · 4 answers · asked by Jay 3 in Add-ons

I just upgraded my old rig and am now having problems getting it to post...

Old Rig:
ASUS p5ld2 deluxe
Pentium D 820
2 GB DDR2 667 Corsair
WD 120GB Caviar

New Rig: Everything is the same except the new HDD's and the processor
Core 2 duo 2.13 Ghz
2 x 200 GB WD Caviars (Hoping for RAID 0)

I flashed the BIOS to the lastest version b4 the upgrades and I have reset the CMOS, and everything is connected correctly. I have noticed however, that a red light now appears on my video card (Radeon X1800XL) which was not there b4

Im dead in the water right now, school is around the corner, the Pentium D is fried.......HELP!!!!

2007-08-29 12:19:06 · 2 answers · asked by ĞĦΘsŦŖiĐęŖ 2 in Desktops

2007-08-29 11:50:51 · 1 answers · asked by deadlystupid 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

looking to upgrade but not sure wich cards are best!

2007-08-29 11:15:07 · 2 answers · asked by streetboy 2 in Add-ons

Title says it all! i have some reasons school, i use flash CS3 alot music

2007-08-29 10:57:31 · 5 answers · asked by rhcp3 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im awaiting the arrival of my macbookpro and I was going to use it for gaming(WoW, BF2, and so on) Until I start college. I was going to use the bootcamp software to play these games. I was wondering, Is it possible to get viruses or to screw the mac up through windows xp via bootcamp? Or is it still almost impossible because ill still be using my mac?

2007-08-29 10:48:24 · 2 answers · asked by jessestrausbaugh 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

In order install Bott Camp on my Mac, I need to have "the latest firmware updates" according to the Apple website. I can find them for the Macbook, Macbook Pro 17", Macbbok Pro 15" core duo, but I can't find the update for my 15" Macbook Pro Core 2 Duo.

I know they exist, but I can't find them! HELP!

2007-08-29 10:43:37 · 1 answers · asked by Matt 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

When it says I need a copy of Windows, Can a downloaded copy of Windows burned onto a disc be acceptable?

2007-08-29 10:42:34 · 1 answers · asked by WhatTheFreak 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am planning on buying the emachines T5082 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2983682&sku=E400-T5082)
And am also buying extra RAM (1GB). Will the current hardware plus the 1GB give me the basic needs, such as music, video, and using documents. I plan to install a video card later on, but I want to know if the system can give me what it needs right off the bat. Plus does it being refurbished affect performance?

2007-08-29 10:33:17 · 9 answers · asked by jcarlo 2 in Desktops

I have an old Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325L. I have seen places that sell the adapters, but they are rather expensive. Is there any way to make or modify an AC adapter to work with it? Machine is pictured here: http://www.zdsparts.com/images/znote32f.jpg
and here: http://www.zdsparts.com/images/znote32b.jpg

2007-08-29 10:21:02 · 4 answers · asked by funkytoad 3 in Laptops & Notebooks