Hardware - August 2007

2007-08-21 00:28:24 · 11 answers · asked by Indrute 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-21 00:14:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am not sure of the chipset used and whether it is compatible with the processor (Intel 852G chipset)

2007-08-20 22:51:19 · 1 answers · asked by John F 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to know how many fps this would get in counter-strike:source?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130285

2007-08-20 22:26:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an old Compaq Presario 7462, it had 64MB SDRAM and I added an extra 256MB SDRAM. It running on Xubuntu, way better than the win98 it had. It runs smooth but when wacthing videos It gets choppy. Can this be the Graphics card if so I need someone to inform me on a specific graphics card to purchase. I just want the computer for web browsing and wacthing some vidz and listening to music, nothing special. Here are its specifications http://support.radioshack.com/support_computer/doc58/58288.htm can someone revise them and advise me on what to upgrade. I would so appreciate Im not good at this been doing alot of reading and getting by slowly with it.

2007-08-20 20:43:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My laptop monitor won't turn on, the processor is running, and everything seems like it works correctly, even though the monitor is on, I have tried to hook up an external monitor, but I think I need to be able to see the screen for it to work. Any suggestions to get my monitor to work? Any details needed?

2007-08-20 19:29:47 · 3 answers · asked by Oppai 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an Alienware Bot desktop whose CPU keeps overheating (apparent design flaw in the Bot line). It is an Intel P4, I believe a 775 chipset.

Can anyone recommend a specific CPU fan I can buy to replace what it came with, preferably one that does not sound like a jet engine, as the CPU fan it came with does.

thanks!

2007-08-20 19:28:43 · 9 answers · asked by itsfun2steal 2 in Desktops

Dell wants to charge me $40 to read this error code for me. Does anyone know what these mean? The error codes came up on Intel ICH5 Audio (analog sound playback test, error code 1B22:061B and also Record & Playback test error code 1B22:071B.

2007-08-20 19:24:01 · 5 answers · asked by Case C 1 in Desktops

After replacing power supply, no sound.

2007-08-20 18:55:50 · 7 answers · asked by Case C 1 in Desktops

So my friend has a computer that got so unbelievably bogged down with spyware and viruses we decided to reinstall windows XP. Its a relatively new (about 1 year old) HP Pavilion pc, everything went fine, installed windows XP, and SP2.

For some reason the usb ports no longer work, they all worked perfectly fine before reinstalling windows. And in the device manager it says that they are all working correctly, However they simply are not. I plug something in, and it does not recognize that anything is plugged in.

How can I fix this?

PS: For some reason, even before I'd have anything plugged in, it would show that I have "Usb mass storage drives F: G: H: I:", which is weird because we didn't have any usb drive plugged in, only a printer.

2007-08-20 18:54:24 · 7 answers · asked by Rockstar from another dimension 1 in Desktops

i lost the restore disk for my dell dimension 3000. is there someplace i can get one or can i download it somewhere.

2007-08-20 18:42:26 · 7 answers · asked by jay y 2 in Desktops

i want to purches the PC monitor, but i want to use my monitor as TV so plz tell me which type of monitor should i purches.

is it plasma monitor can i use, and which copany should i purches. up to 22" thanks

2007-08-20 18:34:30 · 4 answers · asked by sunil sun 1 in Monitors

2007-08-20 18:24:51 · 5 answers · asked by lynn s 1 in Printers

i cleaned the screen with windex.wiped down the top of the laptop.nothing dripped and the thing was turned off when i did this.

i started it up and im getting beeps/keyboard issues.i did the same with my other laptop loads of times but nothing has ever happened.the laptop that is having issues is older..

anyhow, the touchpad is acting extra sensitive, i get beeps at start up and the keyboard pressing buttons i didnt..did i destroy this thing for good? i searched on google and didnt read much about beeps due to liquids..

2007-08-20 18:02:36 · 2 answers · asked by yoohoo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

when booting up, inside the Sata RAID BIOS show this "The number of disks is not adequate to create a RAID!!!" now i using a IDE hard drive and i just wan to add on a SATA hardrive, but it fail to perform and got me the error as above mention. Inside the BIOS there is no SATA device found too. Even i took out my IDE hard drive, and only let the SATA harddisk run alone, it also happen to be the same. My BIOS don't have option to disabled the RAID function too.

2007-08-20 17:46:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

hey i want a new computer to play mostly mmorpgs but dont know what to get there is a lot of video card stuff gt lgt radeon stuff like that does it really matter or just hte mb of the video card , also new comptuers are equpied with vista (atleast the good ones ) and i heard its better playing games that has direct x 9 in xp but how could i fix that


what brands are good??

2007-08-20 17:44:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Does a Dell Dimension E310 have bluetooth already in it cause i bought one from craigslist but am unsure or do i have to buy a dongle for it?

2007-08-20 17:42:52 · 1 answers · asked by bladerofshrouds 1 in Other - Hardware

the ticker's broken. it's like twitching or something. i would like an estimate about of how much it would cost for it to be fix? -- any watch experts?

2007-08-20 17:42:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I am concerned about that actual installation. I have a dell demendtion2350. I have a free slot..whats the pro's and con's to replacing the drive I have or keeping that drive and add the new dvd drive in the open slot. I don't know alot concerning hardware.

2007-08-20 17:38:51 · 5 answers · asked by kentheo 2 in Add-ons

is their some way that i can put a program so i can play PC games on mac

2007-08-20 17:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have a x1950 card and im going to be getting the asus crosshair motherboard..will they be compatible? and will i be able to SLI them, or crossfire them?

2007-08-20 17:33:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am good at working with computers but idk about an apple

2007-08-20 17:29:30 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My computer says that windows is not genuin wat should i do??? and where would i find a update for windows

2007-08-20 17:05:43 · 9 answers · asked by soccermikey5 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Can you run a 32bit program like for example Warcraft III The Frozen Throne on a 64bit computer.
If yes can how about 16bit.

2007-08-20 17:03:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a new Sylvania lcd in my room. I hooked my dvd player up to it because my mom doesn't have cable yet (she moved recently). In the middle of a movie, the tv will dim and then go back to normal a few seconds later. This might happen about three times in a row until it decides to stop. This happens abour once every fifteen or twenty minutes. Usually I can't tell unless the colors are bright (like in an animated movie). I think it might be a problem with the dvd player but I can't be sure. Anyone know? Thank you :)

2007-08-20 17:01:14 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-08-20 16:58:02 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ram : at least 512mb processor: intel core 2 duo or amd turion. memory: min. 1gb. grapics: at least 128. widescreen min 15+ inches. track pad pointing. play watch & burn cd's and dvd's speakers intergrated does this sound like anything ou there?

2007-08-20 16:44:10 · 5 answers · asked by need to know 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Earlier today, I was playing Sims 2 when water spilled from behind my laptop. I was adjusting my mouse's wire during that time, so I evidently knocked it down. Once I saw the water, I picked up my cpu, but I was afraid of getting shocked so I dropped it. The drop wasn't severe enough to cause any damage, plus it fell on a plastic binder. But now, my laptop doesn't start. The monitor light turns on, but the screen's black and the rest of the machine doesn't run. Plus, the monitor light turns off a bit afterwards.

Any resolution on this?

2007-08-20 16:35:58 · 8 answers · asked by Klaus 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I would like to know if a AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core be inserted into a socket 939? Thanks

2007-08-20 16:32:01 · 3 answers · asked by skull24 1 in Other - Hardware

I am looking at purchasing a new monitor for my computer. I am looking at buying a CRT monitor which only has VGA and BNC connectors. It has a maximum resolution of 2048x1536.

My computer has an nVidia 7900GS. Its maximum resolution is reported as 2560x1600, which is larger. However, since I will be using a DVI->VGA converter, I want to be sure that that the video card will be able to put that resolution out over a single analog connection, and not require dual-link DVI.

Any help would be appreciated!

2007-08-20 16:17:39 · 4 answers · asked by Ickypoopy 4 in Monitors