Hardware - September 2007

what does rewriteable mean??

2007-09-01 10:28:30 · 2 answers · asked by x_masangel69 2 in Add-ons

its says compact disc rewritable ultraspee and RW dvd+r DL dvd r/rw. should it be able to burn cd mp3 cds to burn in my car or only dvds?

2007-09-01 10:22:30 · 6 answers · asked by x_masangel69 2 in Add-ons

Every time i play Sid Meire's railroads it keeps crashing. we Have an emachine w3050 with amd sempron 3000, 1.5 gb ram,geforce 7600gs card, and 80gb hard drive, You can play for a little while then the system crashes, also running windows xp. Downloaded the available patches, but to no avail it keeps crashing. Any help would be welcome other than stupid answers..

2007-09-01 10:12:56 · 2 answers · asked by dmpete2004 1 in Add-ons

this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014
this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135040
or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186098

2007-09-01 10:07:28 · 6 answers · asked by v3tman 1 in Add-ons

Ok so i went to buy this computer from Bestbuy. On the information box it said 3.2ghz, and everything else was really cool on the computer Dual core 2. ATI X1250 2G RAM.. anyways i go home.. and check out the website to see my computer again before I go pick it up tomorrow, and now i see on the internet it shows me : 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4500 (800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
But the model is the same thing!! how is this 2.2ghz??? IM SURE i saw 3.2 ghz on the paper at the store... i was wondering.. is it possible that 2.2.ghz core 2 duo makes it into 3.2ghz?? in other words.. is the comp still good?
Here is the computer on this website that shows me diff specs.
* if you need postal code its M3A-2Z9 or M3A2Z9

Thanks!!

Shawn

2007-09-01 09:58:03 · 9 answers · asked by Shawn Miller 1 in Desktops

I got the following advice for a computer problem I'm having: "Check for driver updates. This is most likely caused by your videocard. ATI is notorious for its driver problems."

I went to the ATI website and couldn't figure out where to go to update my driver. Can someone please give me directions or a specific link or something?

2007-09-01 09:45:34 · 4 answers · asked by Briseis 2 in Other - Hardware

My power supply currently says:

Wattage 460W
Heat dissipation 931.2 BTU/hr
Voltage fixed-voltage power supply -1 10 V at 50/60hz
manual selection

Is that enough to run the Nvidia 7900GS? I heard that it requires 12+ Volt or so. Thanks in advance!

2007-09-01 09:41:04 · 1 answers · asked by Nick Notas 1 in Other - Hardware

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8404247&st=dv9535nr&type=product&id=1180743304855

It seems pretty good and the price is just about what I have (1.5k) and I am getting it for multi-purpose (And some games.). I was wondering if this was a pretty good deal or not.

2007-09-01 09:37:53 · 5 answers · asked by randomguy992002 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have everything i need...but i can't seem to find motherboard...i mean i can't deside!!!
socket AM2
athlon 64x2

2007-09-01 09:16:37 · 4 answers · asked by spider 2 in Add-ons

to play the game just cause on the pc, and would the game work if i used the intel R 82845 graphics controller?

2007-09-01 09:11:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Brisbane 2.3GHz processor and sometimes when my mobo boots up i get CPU voltage error. I want to know the correct voltage setting for this processor. Im NOT doing any overclocking.

2007-09-01 09:04:12 · 3 answers · asked by Ed 2 in Add-ons

Currently I have a radeon 9800 pro 128mb video card, although it is very old, I now have line on my screen that appeared there today around the cursur, and if i even try to open up a game my screen goes ballistic, its not the lcd its the video card. What i am wondering is What would be a good card to replace it with, I am also not looking for something very expensive, jist looking for another AGp, not PCI-express

I dont care if its ATI or Nvidia, I would jjust like to know what i should buy, please help

2007-09-01 08:59:48 · 4 answers · asked by stw5991 1 in Add-ons

I have a Hanns-G 19in LCD. I find the native brightness & Contrast ratio to be very tough on my eyes. Anyone knows a good contrast and brightness ratio setting that is easy on the eyes?
Do not give me an answer like "it depends on your eyes". I want numerical answers such as "set the contrast to 50". Thanks

2007-09-01 08:39:34 · 1 answers · asked by Ed 2 in Monitors

I'm thinking of buying this hard drive for my motherboard, I need a computer builder to let me know if it would work.

Motherboard:
http://www.techstore.co.uk/detail_111462.html

Hard Drive:
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4MQ3&SearchType=1&CategorySelectedId=11154&SearchTerms=7200rpm&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=50413,11154

Thanks.

2007-09-01 08:38:59 · 6 answers · asked by macleod45 1 in Desktops

2007-09-01 08:36:21 · 2 answers · asked by jollyjester 1 in Other - Hardware

I did a clean sweep last week and a box popped up saying my hard drive was 84% fragmented. I know this is bad. I tried to run the defragmenting program, but it said I didn't have enough free memory to run the program. I run windows 98 my computer is an antique! Any help is much appreciated.

2007-09-01 08:33:01 · 6 answers · asked by The Unshushable 5 in Other - Hardware

would a Everex 15.4" StepNote NC1502 Widescreen Laptop PC w/ Via Processor laptop that they sell at walmart be a good chose for a 13 year old???
what ill do on it

1.yahoo IM and AIM
2.myspace
3.homework
4.surfing the web

2007-09-01 08:24:09 · 4 answers · asked by Teenager 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Canon printer and am looking to save a bit of money by buying original printer ink cartridges online. However, I'm a bit skeptical about it - the price offered is about £3 lower than normal, could these cartridges be fakes? I've heard of people selling fake memory cards for digital cameras which look very much like the real thing, but do you think people would sell fake cartridges??

2007-09-01 08:20:07 · 11 answers · asked by rachiepachie 3 in Printers

i jus dumped my comp and reinstalled windows xp and no it says default monitor and it wont go past 640 by 480 pixels and i dont like everythin all big lookin on my comp and sum windows dont fit PLZ HELP!!!!!

2007-09-01 08:11:37 · 2 answers · asked by anonumous 1 in Monitors

it says action cancelled due to reproduction of money.

are all scanners like this?

i was going play a joke on my mate with it......

2007-09-01 07:20:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

I remember catching some bit on a computer show about how the host said that he never turned his computer off, because it was hard on it to startup and shutdown all the time, and that it was better to just leave it on all the time.

But I'm beginning to wonder if this person was wrong, and it is better to turn it off at night? It seems like it accumulates alot of dust and hair around the fans too. I wonder if that was the cause, and is there a way to fix that?

Can someone help me out with my (multi-part) question?

2007-09-01 06:43:07 · 5 answers · asked by Lacinda 1 in Desktops

economical and reliable. parallel /serial/usb connector. O/S windows 98SE

2007-09-01 06:42:22 · 4 answers · asked by charlatan 7 in Printers

My sister has a Toshiba Satellite Notebook PC (A135-S4677). When she tries to connect to the internet a message pops up saying "Your wireless capability is turned off. You must turn on with a swich in the side of the laptop or with any code control" Does anybody know how to fix this??

2007-09-01 06:29:28 · 3 answers · asked by Mami 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

My daughter has just upgraded her Desktop Windows XP with 1gb ram, had a router connected but uses a new laptop with Vista o/s in a different part of the house thats fine, but she cant connect to MSN on the desktop. The Computer Technician that installed it for her seems to think its her AVG free & Comodo Firewall is the problem. He`s taken the Tower away saying he will put on a Security prog , but she will have to pay for it. Is this the possible answer do you think. Thankyou

2007-09-01 06:16:11 · 6 answers · asked by Gary Crant 7 in Add-ons

The on button lights up but then it would not turn off.What can i do.

2007-09-01 06:13:37 · 4 answers · asked by Brian 2 in Monitors

AMD Athlon 64 x2 Mobile Tech (1.7 GHz, 2 x 256KB L2 cache)
Up to 256MB ATI Radeon Xpressc1100 Hyper Memory
160GB HDD
1GB DDR2

2007-09-01 06:04:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have usbway Model No: VW903 web camera....
i dont have installtion cd......
in Xp cannt install without installtion cd....
give the solution.....

product website:
http://usbway.com/product/show.asp?Shop_ID=223

2007-09-01 05:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by mohamed d 1 in Add-ons

2007-09-01 05:43:55 · 3 answers · asked by operatings 1 in Other - Hardware

I need computers for my 3 kids. They will be used for school work as well as online gaming and IMing. Where would you recommend to get a good deal and what kind of systems should I look for?

2007-09-01 05:30:56 · 5 answers · asked by chattykatty 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-01 05:11:56 · 7 answers · asked by jeff_rulz_3 2 in Other - Hardware