Hardware - September 2007

a while ago i asked if my new computers integrated graphics card was any good. The general consensus was that it was crap but i find i can play good games with it no probs. eg warhammer 40k dawn of war dark crusade with the settings up full no problems. How come, is my dual core 1.6Gh proccessor picking up the slack or is it just not as bad as people think

2007-09-28 04:27:57 · 5 answers · asked by Derek A 2 in Desktops

my pc was reformated & my os now is xp pro.. the icons are large & everything (browsers,etc.) i dont know if it is really a feature of xp pro, because my os before was not pro.. so its not normal for me.... they're large & I DONT LIKE IT... how can i change it to smaller one (all the browsers, icons, etc.)-(the resolution) , or is this really how xp pro looks like.. if it is, is there anyway i could make it smaller..
(note: i have done all those right click thing, properties, settings, appearance, etc., but i think its all in the whole operating system feature... i just dont know...)

pls. any help..?

2007-09-28 04:13:45 · 8 answers · asked by mobbstarr 1 in Desktops

I usually tend to stay up these things, but apparantly I have missed this development, another person asked a question in reference to them earlier, just wondering if anyone had any links to some information about them.

2007-09-28 04:05:56 · 2 answers · asked by mysticman44 7 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-28 03:54:35 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-28 03:52:42 · 6 answers · asked by vernessia 3 in Desktops

i kinda get what that is.. but i was just wondering if this would work with that concept, and if it would work how would one set it up.. I am planning on buying a Western Digital Raptor X HD with 10,000RPM but on 150 gb space(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136011).. can i use that as the master with this...
500 gb HD(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148136) as its slave?

2007-09-28 03:45:07 · 5 answers · asked by jjhlazarus 2 in Desktops

2007-09-28 03:32:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

what is causing this?

2007-09-28 03:30:10 · 3 answers · asked by Missa 2 in Desktops

I have went through the troubleshoot and still the cd rom will not run. Also the software I am trying to run was previously on this system but was removed.

2007-09-28 03:23:16 · 2 answers · asked by TinyTot_16 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-28 03:20:43 · 5 answers · asked by GARY M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The laptop i have now which is a dell inspiron 1150 has 2.60GHz with an intel celeron processor is VERY SLOW and i intend on getting a compaq V6560ea with Intel core 2 duo processor with 1.5GHz

2007-09-28 03:17:28 · 4 answers · asked by dee 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ctl-alt-up arrow doesn't work with Vista

2007-09-28 03:12:20 · 6 answers · asked by aewing2 1 in Monitors

What could be a possible problem with the computer? Yes i do have a power surge.

2007-09-28 03:10:35 · 4 answers · asked by whymartin1 2 in Desktops

I have purchased a laptop & I got it secured with c-mos password. I dont know what is the password & it is imported. So plzz tell me how to break the c-mos password....

2007-09-28 03:09:32 · 4 answers · asked by Tarzan 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I tried using net to phone service but had voice distructions. it was like the communication was not two way. I think the problem is with the sound card. How can i check if my pc has got a full duplex card.

2007-09-28 02:47:44 · 2 answers · asked by Lucky K 1 in Add-ons

Hard drives are getting so fast they are as fast or faster than RAM, there can even use RAM as a hard drive, so wouldn't it be smart to take RAM away totally and just use virtual memory, or take away virtual memory and partition off a but of the Hard Drive to be RAM. It will soon be a cheaper option than loads of separate expensive RAM chips, and will be easier to change, virtual memory will be the same speed as the RAM so why have data going from hard drive to virtual memory to RAM and then back again, when you can take out the middle man and make operating systems and programs soooo much simpler to run, taking up less energy, smaller size and way faster systems... also currently couldn't be have only a small amount of RAM and speed the PC up majorly by having a solid state or atom based hard drive as virtual memory...

Am I right or wrong.. we could also use current programs we have now, just with a different operating system handling the RAM..or virtual memory, or new partition...

2007-09-28 02:30:05 · 3 answers · asked by Aaron 5 in Other - Hardware

Trying to figure out the average size monitor people have. My guess is a average of 17 inches. Lets see...

Thanks!

2007-09-28 02:29:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-09-28 02:26:00 · 1 answers · asked by rajani 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

my video card(geforce fx 5700 ultra 128mb AGP doesnt show up under device manager and dxdiag.


so i am thinking that my motherboard isnt reading it.

what is the problem, and what can i do to fix it?

2007-09-28 01:49:24 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I'm novice in computer, could somebody answer?

2007-09-28 01:49:20 · 3 answers · asked by 5110 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok heres a silly question, please answer it simply as Im not really into all this..
Ok my laptop isnt wireless but I was told you can buy something to put into the usb port BUT I bought it and thought Id basically just stick it in and it would work.... like my mp3 player (Oh god, I know I sound so silly) anyway It didnt work, I never thought anything about about it.
I want my laptop to be wireless, what the best and the most simple way to do this..
Sorry for sounding so blonde!

2007-09-28 01:41:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an offer to buy an asus en7100gs256
Can you tell me how much memory this thing has?
Is it better than Nvidia 7600GTS AGP?
I need a graphics card that works on AGP since I don't have PCIExpress and someone told me this is good
What do you think?(please no "upgrade your motherboard answers")

2007-09-28 01:35:30 · 3 answers · asked by ScorpionX-The Mad Man 2 in Add-ons

How the terminals gets connected to the incoming supply - line
to monitor voltage , current & frequency fluctuations constantly ?

2007-09-28 01:27:42 · 5 answers · asked by argha bandopadhyay 1 in Monitors

I have a toshiba laptop which has a wifi feature ...havent used it yet...can anyone come up with a brilliant answer....Best answerer will be rewarded!!!

2007-09-28 01:18:54 · 18 answers · asked by Florence C 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a 22" monitor and my photos look like they're elongated. how can i compress them so they're back to "normal"?

2007-09-28 00:59:29 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6 in Monitors

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00491122&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=1119310&lang=en#

Its got 2gb of ram not 1gb.

2007-09-27 23:52:51 · 2 answers · asked by Concho 1 in Add-ons

This wish list on Newegg has been ever changing. But I think I have finally compiled the list of components I want. Take a look and tell me what you think. Am I splurging too much on one part and not enough on another? Any known issues on any of them? Any recommendations or opinions are appreciated.
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=4310474

2007-09-27 23:35:27 · 6 answers · asked by silverpunk2427 1 in Desktops

Is that card better than the Fx series and the 5 or 6 series?
What card of readon is equivalent of this card?

2007-09-27 23:18:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

IMPORTANT FOR HW !

2007-09-27 23:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by ddddd 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a Gigabyte Motherboard "GA-8I865G775-G" and i bought an Intel E2160 CPU (1.8 Ghz dual core 1MB cache).
Now I Don't know if it supports or not. the sucket Looks the same but I'm not sure.

2007-09-27 22:35:03 · 3 answers · asked by sunshinemistery 2 in Other - Hardware