Hardware - September 2007

2007-09-28 09:56:36 · 4 answers · asked by Theta40 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was wondering if this is a good computer for decent games such as counterstike 1.6 or source and diablo etc., also for downloading movies and just basic internet surfing. It's not a dual core processor but it says hyperthreading and i've heard that, it is ok. What are your opinions on it? thanks for your feedback

Pentium-4 3.2Ghz Processor with 800FSB/Hyper Threading
--> INTEL D865PERL Original Intel DesktopBoard
--> 1 GB Dual Channel DDR Memory
--> 200 GB Storage Space Loaded with Games
--> Nvidia 6600 GS DDR Graphics Card with DVI & TV Out
--> 18x DvD-Writer LG SuperMultiDrive
--> Tisonic BLAZE Full Tower Black Casing with Extra LED Fans
--> Tisonic Genuine Heavy Duty 420True Watts Power Supply
--> Extremely Fast. Loaded with 19Gb of Games
--> Genuine Windows XP Professional with SP2
--> Microsoft Office 2K
--> Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader
--> Windows Defender (Anti Spyware)

It also comes with a 19" SyncMaster SONY Flat CRT Monitor and alot of good games

it goes for 439$

2007-09-28 09:11:36 · 3 answers · asked by p_livera 1 in Desktops

Alright, so I got this computer at 2006, last year. And I was at Wal-Mart and I saw this Nvida Geforce (5000 something), and my computer has a really bad video card to play games... So I checked the requirements, everything seems to be in order except the PCI 2.0 Slot.

So I have a 2006 Computer.... What kind of Slot would that be? I know it would be PCI, but not sure if its 2.0...

And, is their any other cheap video cards out there for a 2006 computer?

2007-09-28 09:09:11 · 3 answers · asked by Phil C 2 in Add-ons

2007-09-28 09:03:39 · 7 answers · asked by schickfly278 1 in Other - Hardware

Hi, i am wondering if this computer is good enough for decent games like counterstrike source or 1.6 and diablo, also for downloading movies and browsing. Here are the specs, thanks for your feedback :)


Dual Core 2.5GHz Intel Celeron D on Asus P5P800-VM (LGA775) Motherboard,
upgradeable up to 3.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
* 1GB DDR RAM, expandable to 4GB
* 160GB SATA2 Hard Drive (Western Digital)
* CD+/-RW Writer Drive (SONY)
* DVD Drive (Pionner)
* Floppy Dirve
* Integrated Graphics with 256MB shared RAM
* Integrated 10/100M Ethernet LAN
* Integrated Audio 6 Channel
* ATX Tower Case (Black/Silver)
* External Ports: 8x USB 2.0; VGA; Serial; 2x PS/2; Parallel;
RJ-45 (LAN); line-in, line-out, microphone
* Microsoft Windows XP Pro
* Software Included:
Office XP (Word,Excel etc), Norton AntiVirus, Nero 6.0 Express.

it goes for about 350.

2007-09-28 08:55:32 · 8 answers · asked by p_livera 1 in Desktops

I need to order an HP Laserjet P2015dn printer (for work) and found almost an identical model with the same specifications but it has a "d" instead of "dn" after the number: P2015d. What is the difference?

2007-09-28 08:54:24 · 3 answers · asked by Alla 2 in Printers

where buy

2007-09-28 08:53:16 · 3 answers · asked by shoppinggirls3 1 in Desktops

everytime i use my laptop for the last 3 months(i've had it for a year) it gets extremely hot, it actually got so hot the heat from under it burned a blister on my leg when the laptop wasn't even resting down on my leg, it was on top of a cooling rack so nothing was blocking the vents...it's only on the right side where the fan is.....i heard there was cooling can of air that u can spray in it? can anyone give me a link to where i can get that

also, it gets this hot even when the battery is not in it

2007-09-28 08:33:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Brothers printer and it will say empty ink when it is full and then When you press print is says recieving data but never prints. Any ideas?

2007-09-28 07:52:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I know its a weird question.I have 2 towers with only the MB in them. I want to put it outside but my annoying neighbor is going to take them from me and then ask me to come help him build pc's (with my parts). So i want to kill the MB before, so he'll see its garbage. Thanks in advance!!

2007-09-28 07:18:56 · 10 answers · asked by Shiloh 5 in Desktops

I have heard that there are 1000 megabytes in a gigabyte (or 1024 depending) my computer says that i have 2046 MB of RAM. Is that the same as 2Gigabytes of RAM then?

2007-09-28 07:10:42 · 8 answers · asked by oranges311 2 in Other - Hardware

This started suddenly one day. My PC just turned off (Poof !!) just like that. I restarted it, it went on for some 15 minutes, then "Poof!" again. Next time I started, it stayed 5 minutes, then 2 minutes. Then it began shutting down as soon as Windows logged on.
Then I left it shut down for 7-8 hours; then when I started again, it went on for 2-3 hours. And from then on again behaved as I said.
I changed the power supply, I changed the RAM, I changed the power cord, I changed my UPS. I tried it in my sister's electricity socket, but same result.
But as I took the PC to a PC mechanic, it worked fine without shutting down for hours and hours.
I know my house has no electrical wiring or load bearing problem, because I checked those by professionals; and anyway, my sister's PC is working fine. So, why this problem with my PC?

2007-09-28 06:45:32 · 5 answers · asked by Deshi**** 1 in Desktops

It is about $100.00 cheaper to purchase this one that only has 1 ide channel. I was wanting to know if the extra money would be needed to buy one with 2 ide channels.

2007-09-28 06:42:43 · 7 answers · asked by Saeticks 1 in Desktops

Hello everyone, basically my computer is not turning on at all because of my power supply (i think) because on my psu (power supply unit) there is a switch to switch between 230V and 115V and when it was turned on it was on 230V and I just messed with it and put it on 115V which turned my computer off, and there was smoke coming out of my Psu and also light flashed from my PSU, Do you think my whole computer is wrecked or just the PSU in it? Is it worth me buying a new PSU or no? Sorry for the long mesage. Your help would be deeply appreciated and will definetely also get a rating. Thanks

2007-09-28 06:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by Aman 1 in Desktops

i've tried liteon,pioneer,samsung and sony all get the yellow triangle in device manager system profile,vista says this is the best driver for this drive.help!!

2007-09-28 06:30:44 · 2 answers · asked by momonee11 2 in Desktops

I just got a Compaq Presario Lap top (the black ones) its a 15.4 inch screen.

Well basically a friend gave it to me and he doesnt know the password to log in.

How do i reset the log in password???

2007-09-28 06:29:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

After my primary hard drive failed on me, I decided to put the slave as the primary. However, when winxp goes to setup for installation for some reason it does not recognize my hard disk. My IDE controller picks up the hard drive just fine. It is a seagate 200gb hard drive and I noticed I had no jumper pin on the back. I tried a western digital one with no results.

ABIT AG8 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 630 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin (x2)
WD 160 gb ata/100 --------------DEAD
Segate 200 gb ata/100
SAPPHIRE Radeon X800 100107-BL
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum
500 w enermax

2007-09-28 06:22:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Please let me know if you know of one, preferably USB powered without port replicators.

2007-09-28 06:20:52 · 2 answers · asked by novangelis 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-28 06:14:35 · 3 answers · asked by A v 1 in Add-ons

Im upgrading my processor and what is the diffrence between

Intel Dual-Core E2140 and the
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300


with the expection of the 50 dollar price diffrence. Will it be worth it to pay the other 50 dollars and get the core 2?
Misc. info
Im building a semi decent gaming comp, not just a web browsing comp.
Please dont just paste specs, cause I can grab the specs off the internet as well.

2007-09-28 05:56:24 · 5 answers · asked by Kakeow 2 in Desktops

2007-09-28 05:42:55 · 2 answers · asked by franco80sh 1 in Desktops

How do i find out if my pc has a AGP or PCI slot for a graphics card i'm gonna buy

2007-09-28 05:41:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-09-28 05:37:36 · 11 answers · asked by thereshegoes26 1 in Printers

I'm running Windows XP SP2 and have a Dell Latitude D610 on a docking station with a dual monitor. The laptop is the primary monitor (on the right) and the 19" flat panel monitor is on the left. Everything works fine with one minor exception. When I undock the laptop and use it, then re-dock it, the settings revert to the second monitor being on the right (instead of the left). So I have to go in to Display Properties --> Settings and change it back every single time. Is there a way I can make the laptop save the location of the second monitor? Thanks.

2007-09-28 05:35:38 · 1 answers · asked by Wheels 4 in Monitors

My computer is old and I fear that it could crash at anytime. Therefore, I would like to find a way to store a copy of my hard drive. I'm not savvy enough with computers to figure out a way to save a copy myself. I'm sure there must be companies out there that offer "back-up" service. If you know of such a company, please send me the details. Thanks

2007-09-28 05:32:17 · 6 answers · asked by Nancy M 1 in Desktops

Alright, all of a sudden my printer wont work! It says the spooler service isnt running,and when i uninstalled it and tryed to install it again, it said that same thing. Then it says.
There is a problem installing this hardware.
the Lexmark Z600 series
An error occured during the instalation of this device.
The RPC server is unavailable.
Help would be fantastic!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-28 05:26:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

lately, my laptop battery has been seeming to have a short life when it's not plugged in. this was very sudden, because before i was able to use it unplugged for at least an hour. now when i unplug, it says the batter life is low, but sometimes it really isn't cuz it won't go out for another long while. and right now, being plugged in, it says "1% charging." is it time for a new battery? is there something i can do to boost the power back up? thanks in advance!

2007-09-28 05:01:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

The question says it all... im on a windows 2000 comp. usinng a 520 mb mem.stck.. help?

2007-09-28 04:58:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I bought a new computer, it's running Vista Home Premium. When I click to shut down sometimes it closes all programmes, the monitor goes on standby, but the tower is still on. It happens about half the times I shut down, the other half it goes off fine. I've looked at the 'Change what the power buttons do' part in Contol panel and it's set to shut down when I press it so that's not the problem.
Can anyone help please?

2007-09-28 04:48:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-09-28 04:39:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks