Hardware - August 2007

I have an old 80GB external USB Western Digital hard drive. I can peek in through the vent to read "Enhanced IDE Hard Drive."

I just acquired a used 250GB Maxtor ATA/133 hard drive.

I don't know a whole lot about the compatibility. Will the new drive effortlessly replace the old in the same enclosure? In other words, will the existing cabling system in the enclosure match the "new" 250GB drive connector?

2007-08-10 07:58:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-08-10 07:47:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-10 06:59:08 · 8 answers · asked by Pawan K 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ive found some really good deals on Apple computers that are used. DO you think its a safe idea to buy one? And if so which are the most reliable websites or stores

2007-08-10 06:51:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-10 06:49:30 · 8 answers · asked by speedracer989 2 in Desktops

I like both of them but i don't know which one would be a better laptop for me since im starting school. any help?




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2007-08-10 06:45:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a laptop, but it's slower than it should be (after the specifications..) What is the best benchmark program to test it, and compare it with others, and possibly gives details about each part (CPU, memory, graphics, etc...)

2007-08-10 06:41:11 · 2 answers · asked by vetko 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-08-10 06:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by BriBri 3 in Add-ons

plz tell me how to fix it and what haapened

2007-08-10 06:35:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-08-10 06:30:12 · 6 answers · asked by patti g 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I installed a trial version of norton on my computer and ran a cleanup scan. when the cleanup finished i thought it had deleted all my files so i downloaded my backup files now i have duplicate files of everything. help!!!!

2007-08-10 06:29:54 · 3 answers · asked by purifiedp 1 in Desktops

select windows xp on selected item ?

2007-08-10 06:29:26 · 8 answers · asked by Roc my boat 1 in Desktops

i have an e-machine....and i like it. but i hate it when it makes really loud noises when it's using too much CPU. how do i fix this? my friend told me that i need to buy more RAM? is this true?

2007-08-10 06:24:51 · 5 answers · asked by ok buddy 2 in Other - Hardware

All the doctors I work with hate Apple computers with a passion. What is the difference between Apple and Windows? What makes the smart people like PC?

2007-08-10 06:20:32 · 7 answers · asked by Chad 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

a. AUI

b. BNC

c. RJ-11

d. RJ-45

2007-08-10 06:02:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

a. parallel port

b. VGA port

c. PS\2

d. IEEE 1394

2007-08-10 06:01:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I'm planning on buying a new CPU in order to upgrade from my Intel Core2Duo e4300 (1.8 Ghz) which runs at 800mhz FSB.
But the new CPU (intel 6600) says that it runs at 1066 FSB and my motherboard only runs up to 800Mhz.


Will it be able to run on my motherboard? (I don't mind if the 800mhz fsb takes a bit of a toll on the performance)

P.S. The motherboard does not allow me to overclock the FSB.

2007-08-10 05:57:18 · 5 answers · asked by jason 2 in Desktops

Is it possible to load the new garage band onto a Mac Desktop that does not have garageband. It is an older model from 2000. I don't know much about it. Thank you.

2007-08-10 05:54:51 · 3 answers · asked by Andrew H 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-08-10 05:53:21 · 2 answers · asked by Kalidas 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Was checking Best buy for pricing on the Mac computer 24 inch...they cost $1,799! How long has the price been going for? I ask cause about a month ago they were$1,999.99

2007-08-10 05:48:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I can remove the one side panel but I can't remove the other side. I need the other side removed to take 1 screw out, can anyone help with this? It is a Dell computer tower. I am pretty decent with computers but I need help with this. Someone, anyone?

2007-08-10 05:45:59 · 7 answers · asked by vlfranklin1999 5 in Desktops

2007-08-10 05:45:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

okay i want to buy a laptop but i was just wodering once you buy the laptop do you have to pay for anything else liek internet or once you buy the laptop it alredy has the internet?

2007-08-10 05:45:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-10 05:40:42 · 4 answers · asked by patti g 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-10 05:03:11 · 6 answers · asked by kenny r 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-10 04:58:43 · 6 answers · asked by patti g 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to know how much Gb my computer has?does anyone know how to check or how much is the average.

2007-08-10 04:35:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-08-10 04:25:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

also plugged in optical mouse

2007-08-10 03:52:49 · 1 answers · asked by mgould422 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am building a new a new PC and i need a Dual core processor, as dual core is fairly cheap, and works well.

I can't afford an Intel Core 2 Duo!, so i looked to towards the AMD dual cores which are alot better prices, and have been dominant on getting one for a while.

However i've noticed there are what looks to me quite good, Pentium D dual core processors on the market.

Here is what i have been looking at.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (2x 2.3GHz ,2x 512KB L2 Cache)

INTEL Pentium D 2.8 Ghz LGA 775 Dual core 2x1024mb L2.

From where i live (UK), they are simular prices.
I'd like to know which processor is better, they are both dual core, so therefore both run two independent cores.
The pentium has a higher Ghz.

Please dont answer this is you dont really know much about this.

The only question i want answered is :
Which one is better? And a description why.

I dont really want recomendations as this is my max limit and I cant afford a Core 2 duo, dont recomend it!

2007-08-10 03:35:08 · 2 answers · asked by ChrisW 3 in Other - Hardware