Hardware - August 2007

I have a Dell 2005FPW that I've had for about a year and a half. It is a 20.1" LCD Ultrasharp flatpanel. My main problem with it is that it shuts off at random moments, and completely shuts off (eg. pushing the power button doesnt work, unpluging and repluging, etc) and then after an hour, it turns back on, but has pretty degraded quality. I restart my computer, then it works fine. I know you may be thinking it may be my gfx card, but I have an NVidia 7900GT with the latest drivers and updates, the temp is 55 C and the fan works on it. This monitor is plugged in through DVI, I pluged it into a VGA and it works as well. Honestly, I'm stumped, and I build computers and repair them as a job.

2007-08-20 15:41:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i accidently put a sharpie mark on my guys macbook , how can i get it off without damage? Thanks!

2007-08-20 15:22:38 · 8 answers · asked by lady bird 2 in Monitors

I have a Pentium 4 3.00 GHz (2 CPU), 2 gigs of DDR2 ram, and a x1300 PCI-E. I am now looking a budget card that will max out BF2142. My choices are a EVGA 8600 GT PCI-E GDDR3 or a 7600 PCI-E or AGP 256mb card. I want to keep my framerates 25 and higher. So what will it be? Thanks if you can help!

2007-08-20 15:17:34 · 6 answers · asked by Patrick 3 in Add-ons

Hi i got a mic for games on pc ..... when i use it to record self it works. but when i use it in game no one here me. Do you have to set it to make it work or something .... and if it helps i use a vista computer

2007-08-20 15:02:34 · 1 answers · asked by SMITHY 2 in Add-ons

is it really just a one tenth of an inch difference? why do they even bother? which way do they measure the monitor? horizontal or vertical? is a 20.1 widescreen wider than a 20.1 non widescreen?
thanks!!

2007-08-20 14:49:25 · 4 answers · asked by Wes 2 in Monitors

I just bought a new HP laptop from Best Buy 3 days ago with the Best Buy warranty. My car was flooded with the computer inside. The computer was in a case but now will not turn on. Will my warranty cover it?

2007-08-20 14:24:54 · 11 answers · asked by alphie28 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

... more clear and less stretched out. i am pretty sure i have to download other options or something

2007-08-20 14:19:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

...How about VICE VERSA?

(90nm CPU on a 0.13 micron MOTHERBOARD)?

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IF IT SAYS...

System board/Form factor

Supports Intel Northwood processors with 533MHz or 800MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), 512KB L2 cache, and built on a 0.13 micron core

Supports Intel Prescott Pentium 4 processors with 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, and built on a 0.13 micron core

Supports Intel Northwood Celeron processors with 400MHz FSB and 128KB L2 cache

478 pin mPGA socket

uATX


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WILL THIS CPU WORK WITH THAT MOTHERBOARD?

Pentium 4 2.8GHz/800MHz/1MB


KNOWING THAT THE 1MB CACHE PROCESSOR IS BUILT ON 90NM AND NOT 0.13 MICRON

2007-08-20 13:51:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

thanks for the help everyone! im still having trouble! i have a vga going out to my pc and a dvi going out into a hdmi. i used a monstor dvi to hdmi converter to use the monster dvi cable. i can switch between vga and dvi with a button on the lcd monitor. the vga comes up fine. when i turn on the dvd player and switch to dvi mode it comes up fine as well with he samsung "on" screen. BUT when i put a dvd in the samsung hd850 the scepter 19 inch x9w the screen goes lite blue then black then lite blue then black. when i take the dvd out te samsung menu comes up perfect. i tried changing the dvd players specs fom 480 to 720 to 768. the lcds to res is only 1400x900. i changed from the dvd players rgb-normal to rgb-expand and from dvi A to dvi B. this is all in samsungs menu. I am pulling my hair out. the sceptre lcd displays the dvd player when it turns on but not the movie when i load it in the player!!!! What am i doing wrong? i feel like i ate a bowl of clown this morning guys! thanks!

2007-08-20 13:19:43 · 2 answers · asked by Brandon G 1 in Monitors

I have a Sempron 3000+ 2.0 Ghz
1024gig memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%204017%201069609639%201305520548%20106790717&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16814130274%2CN82E16814150210%2CN82E16814150174
This is a site which has my choosen cards

2007-08-20 13:09:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Ok so its a Visiontek x1300 512MB card. Installed onto a MSI RX480 Neo2 Motherboard, and vista home premium 32bit. All of my Catalyst drivers are up to date. But.... After a while the screen freezes completely and I have to hold to power button to shut it off. I uninstalled catalyst and it still did it. So I reinstalled catalyst and it still does it, and every once in a while I get the blue screen of death. Then on restart windows tells me it was an error with my ati driver. WTF!! I'm about ready to go buy a monster HD 2600XT card. That should fix it hu?

2007-08-20 13:08:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i really need a answer

2007-08-20 12:48:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-20 12:27:13 · 1 answers · asked by carlos l 1 in Printers

I have a pc with 2 RAM slots, 1 empty and 1 with 256 MB. Would it be better to upgrade with 1 512 MB stick to 768MB, or just add 1 more 256MB stick for a total of 512MB. I've heard that computers are faster if the two RAM sticks are the same size, but don't want to buy 2 new sticks.

2007-08-20 12:26:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Pentium 4 2.8GHz

fsb 800MHz
l2cache 1MB
mfg tech 0.13
pins 478

Could you please give me a link on the intel website if there is such a thing

2007-08-20 12:16:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i need video hardware do you know where can i get it from?

2007-08-20 12:03:35 · 4 answers · asked by dmciscool2007 2 in Add-ons

Which is better ?

2007-08-20 11:47:02 · 11 answers · asked by Cocoon 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need 1.0 GB to install adobe CS3 - currently I have 448mb. How do I extend my amount without buying a memory card?

2007-08-20 11:41:02 · 11 answers · asked by La Flaca 4 in Other - Hardware

I removed the fan that cools the proccesor to see what kind of proccesor i had then i put it all back together and when i turn it on it continued to make a loud noise the whole time i was on it. so I think the problem is that when i took it apart I removed this gray chalk like stuff that was on top on my proccesor. can somebody tell me what that was and if it is the problem how can i fix it or buy this gray stuff? thanks.

2007-08-20 11:38:44 · 6 answers · asked by Cesar G 2 in Desktops

i have a built in camera on my Sony Vaio PCG-TR1A notebook and when i click on the icon to start it up it doesnt work. heres the story . i went on vacation bringnig my notebook with me. and i left a part of my charger at my cousins house almost 1 year ago and this summer i went back and found the peice and i havent use my notbook in about a year and a half. so when i turned on my computer everything was working but the camera [ motion eye] didnt work anymore. is there a program that can be installed to support my built in camera . or should i o to a shop to fix it . i need opinons . o and when i go on the camera. sometimes i only see the color white . or the color black. and when i close out of it it turns blue and then closes.

2007-08-20 11:37:13 · 1 answers · asked by ily choeung 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

did you answer the others 1-5 or am I wasting you time? Old info still on hard drive? can it be recalled? if so , how? fivekooks80

2007-08-20 11:30:38 · 3 answers · asked by ruth m 1 in Desktops

Do they have a kit to use a USB flash drive into RAM?
And I don't mean Windows Vista ready boost feature, i'd like to open the computer and plug the drive into an adapter which is plugged into the RAM slot on the motherboard.

2007-08-20 11:23:34 · 5 answers · asked by deth 4 in Add-ons

Is it possible ?
I heard you can have an emulator like "VMware" (but thats only for windows).

I need either both OS X & Windows

Or

Windows

Running on the Mac book.


Any solutions will be great !

Cheers !

2007-08-20 11:21:32 · 3 answers · asked by Cocoon 1 in Desktops

I am trying t build a $650 gaming pc. I want the graphics card to be direct x10 compatible. What parts should i buy?

2007-08-20 11:16:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

A:Windows 95
B:Windows 98/98 SE
C:Windows 2000
D:Windows ME
E:XP Home
F:XP Pro
G: XP Media Center Edition 2002/2004/2005
H: Vista Basic
I: Vista Premium
J:Vista Ultimate
K:Vista Business

2007-08-20 11:16:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

computer and hardware.internet

2007-08-20 11:09:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

My toddler pressed some keys on my laptop and suddenly the font and windows are smaller. I haven't a clue what button he pushed. I tried changing the display settings in the control panel and the page setting in internet explorer. That didn't fix it.

2007-08-20 11:07:02 · 4 answers · asked by firefly 2 in Monitors

can any 1 plz tell me how 2 burn uif files?? but without using magic iso?? i tried with alcohol and all wot i got was the same image burned into a CD? help plz

2007-08-20 11:06:41 · 3 answers · asked by flo 2 in Other - Hardware

I plan on upgrading my laptop and one thing I wanted was to upgrade my CPU

It's an Acer Aspire 3949

2007-08-20 11:01:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My od computer is a net vista. Im just curious if I can use an emachine xp disc to reinstall xp. And when I reformat does it completely wipe everything clean so its like new again

2007-08-20 10:47:22 · 6 answers · asked by John S 1 in Desktops