Hardware - August 2007

hi everyone. i want to run vista on my laptop but it says that my graphics card isn't good enough to run some of vista's features. I have a dell latitude d505 and i want to buy another graphics card but i dont really know which one to buy. i went to dell support but they didn't really help me much. could anyone give me some suggestions. anything is appreciated. thank you very much :)

2007-08-27 12:11:09 · 1 answers · asked by Simply Me 1 in Add-ons

What I Need- 2gb of ram
What I have- 2 x 512mb ram
What I think I know- it has to be pc4200u according to the label
-CPU-Z- says pc4300
What I do know - ebay only has pc4200
I need to know- what other reqiurements there are for buying ram.
- do they both need to be like 2x 1024 or can i have a 2gb and a 512mb at the same time.

Oh and both cpu-z- and the crucial scanner say i have 4 ram bays but i only see 2 is this normal?

2007-08-27 12:06:59 · 4 answers · asked by kekni92 2 in Add-ons

I currently have a geforce 6800 thats getting out dated with newer games like Flight Sim X and Rainbow six Vegas. Should i get more RAM or a 8600? Which would help? Is the 8600 enough? I have a gig of ram now...

Pentium D 2.8 ghz

2007-08-27 12:05:01 · 5 answers · asked by Andy D 3 in Add-ons

i have a dell dimension e310
hate the integrated graphics card so i want to upgrade
i was wondering if my system could support the APPHIRE 100114 LB Radeon 9250 256MB if not can someone reccomend something below a $100

2007-08-27 12:01:12 · 3 answers · asked by gman 1 in Add-ons

I have a Dell computer it has a 40g hard drive i what a 120g if i can change it will it perform better and do i have to change anything else if so what do i change. And will it be cheaper than buying a new computer?

2007-08-27 12:01:11 · 4 answers · asked by kjkvjerry 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i need to know if my laptop will work with this rating

2007-08-27 11:54:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am considering purchasing a new motherboard/processor and I see there are lots of them now that say 64 (with the old ones and the one I have now being 32).

I play a couple of mmorpg's like WOW and mostly just surf the internet and check email, should I really put out the extra money for a 64 or will I not see that much of a difference?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

2007-08-27 11:47:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have just got window XP with service pack 2 on it and very load up well.

when I started my PC up and place a disc into the CDRW it light up then stop and when I click on the icon in my computer for the CD ROM nothing happens, it dose not respond to any CD in the CDRW at all, however it will eject the CD but will not read it at all. please could someone help me out there thanks foxylove9

2007-08-27 11:34:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My CMOS battery labelled CR2025 is running out, can I replace it with a CR2302? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes

2007-08-27 11:18:50 · 7 answers · asked by Darrell 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-27 11:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by sam 1 in Desktops

2007-08-27 10:49:32 · 6 answers · asked by lubilu1000 2 in Monitors

There's a person ranting about the Pentium 4 processor, saying it's not the fastest processor

2007-08-27 10:42:42 · 2 answers · asked by Abdulla S 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hello All, I Just recently bought 4gb of ddr2 ram, and when i installed it my computer only shows that i have 2gb of ram, my computer is not reading the second 2gb stick, i dont know why, i got a new motherboard which supports up to 8gb of ram soo that shouldent be the problem, can someone please help me out, i would greatly appreciate it.!!!

thank you!!!

2007-08-27 10:25:59 · 8 answers · asked by Romashkin 3 in Add-ons

My Bro bought a new graphics card, the thing that surprised me was that it didnt have a fan nor any water cooling etc, It just had that silver block ontop, so I told him that there was supposed to be a fan, I didnt come with one. The computer works fine now, but cant play vids and sumtimes freezes and windows are 'sketched/drawn' when opened, it 'draws' the window or image if u understand, from top to bottom etc. What could be the prob?, i think its coz theres no fan so it cant be cooled. any suggestions?

2007-08-27 10:22:47 · 4 answers · asked by mo m 2 in Add-ons

2007-08-27 10:20:26 · 5 answers · asked by bwhite233 1 in Monitors

I think it's new, it's able to stay until 2007, which can be very long lasting.

2007-08-27 10:12:38 · 3 answers · asked by Abdulla S 1 in Desktops

I want to start out fresh ,with a new I.D etc,and only ,if possible,keep a few sites

2007-08-27 10:05:30 · 9 answers · asked by Wally H 1 in Desktops

2007-08-27 10:04:27 · 8 answers · asked by TABBY 2 in Add-ons

There is the

Dell REFURBISHED E228WFP 22-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor which would cost me 250 dollars total.

My other choice is the

NEW LG 21.6" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Monitor for the cost of 220 dollars total.

Im not sure with which one to go buy. What do you think would be a better buy with the best quality at the desired cost?

2007-08-27 10:03:07 · 3 answers · asked by Sean C 2 in Monitors

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspndt_531?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

Please look at the dell website above and go to tech specs and on that page if you move down you will see stuff on power supply if needed. My pc is Dell inspiron 531.

thanks.

2007-08-27 09:20:35 · 8 answers · asked by (A.a.K) 4 in Other - Hardware

i am wanting to buy a cd/dvd rewriter for my pc, i am looking at one for sale which is LG internal 18x super multi cd/dvd rewriter.....But my query is ive never bought or used one before so could someone please tell me, do they plug into the tower and do i have to do anything to set it up, sorry but never used one before, i have windows xp home edition, and is this cd/dvd rewriter the one i want for copying and making my own movies & music onto cds & dvds. thank you.

2007-08-27 09:17:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-08-27 09:11:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-27 09:10:27 · 5 answers · asked by smiler 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm selling it and looking for a realistic selling price...
Specifications are:

Athlon 64 Processor 4000+
500GB Harddrive (2* 250gb)
1 GB Ram
2.41GHz
DVD/CD RW
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE Graphics Card
Windows Vista Home
19" Flat Screen TFT Monitor
Mouse/Keyboard (Wired)

2007-08-27 09:08:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-27 09:05:56 · 13 answers · asked by only the truth 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

everything is going to be deleted
calm me down
give me nice words to make me not worry anymore
thanks
i am doing it as i speak
im a nervous nelly

2007-08-27 08:39:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought a 2GB USB drive so I could use it to transfer things from one computer to the other, but when I opened up the USB it showed that it only had 1.9GB capacity. I know it's not a huge difference, but I want to know why it's like this.

I tried deleting everything in the drive, even the hidden things, but it's stil 1.9GB.

I also bought this from a very reputable source, so it can't be a scam. It's a Cruzer Micro 2GB USB drive.

HELP!

2007-08-27 08:25:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

when i insert my pictures to my pc using the scanner....the computer saves it as a picture inside a document...i need to make it a jpg picture...any idea or software ?

2007-08-27 08:24:21 · 8 answers · asked by the town man 3 in Scanners

2007-08-27 08:23:34 · 4 answers · asked by dawgsolinedawgs 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-27 08:19:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops