Hardware - September 2007

My computer is playing up, only 3 months old. I backed up my files and transferred them to my old computer. There are three of us on a homegroup, and the guys are alway changing things.

I want to get it blank, and reload everything again.
I don't want to do it in Safe Mode, because that still leaves some software on it. I want to upload all my disks again.

What buttons do I press. F8 takes me to Safe Mode. So that is no good.

It is not a laptop. The tower has ASUS / AMD 64 Athlon X 2 on it..

I need an answer from a computer tech. Please.

How do I do this? Urgent. Very urgent. Thanks in advance.

2007-09-23 23:55:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I bought a laptop and i know laptops aren't made for games but i needed it, because i travel a lot. Anyways my laptop graphic card is shitty and i was wondering if they invented external graphic cards to plug through USB ???

2007-09-23 23:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by Ifleyfel 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

they look the same, it will plug in the motherboard, but is it going to work?

2007-09-23 23:14:57 · 3 answers · asked by Luby 5 in Add-ons

My computer has had some upgrades recently; its a Dell GX260. I put in a gig of ram, a new graphics card and a new hard drive. Everything was fine for about 2 months, then all of a sudden last week the fan started running nonstop. From the moment I turn it on to shutting it off the fan is running full speed, and its very noisy. I dont think I've actually heard it run before. The interior of the pc doesnt look dirty, although there was an accumulation of debris on the outside which I wiped down. Any ideas what could have caused it and how to stop it or fix it?

2007-09-23 22:56:46 · 7 answers · asked by mastermindme 2 in Desktops

witch processor is the best for work with autocad

2007-09-23 22:53:00 · 5 answers · asked by Danilson L 1 in Other - Hardware

it always happen when i shut down my pc and when i turn on again it always performing ide configuration and i have to click F1 to continue and the time also and date is not set,again i have to set that again and when i shut down i have to do that all again and again why is that happen?

2007-09-23 22:25:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Hi I have a Optima Windows Xp with 245mb of ram with a 40gb hard drive and a 2.66ghz and its a bit slow what do I have to get to make it a good fast computer??

2007-09-23 22:13:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

HI

My computer is a Optima Windows Xp with 245mb of ram with a 40gb hard drive and a 2.66ghz.

My computer just crashed and I sent a error report to microsoft and they said

"that my (BIOS) system version on my computer does not match the specifications for the central processing unit (CPU) that was installed on my computer.

What does this mean???

2007-09-23 22:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

hi there guys can anyone tell me if how much the prize of asus A9550GE/TD/256Mb agp video card today in philippine money which is peso and from what place or location of the store can i buy it? thanks in advanced

2007-09-23 22:09:23 · 2 answers · asked by silverbugs_9 2 in Add-ons

If I want to buy a Beginner's graphics card which is Direct x 10
capable and maybe 50 to 75 dollars, is the Nvidia 8400 a Video card to look at?

Cause we're going to buy a motherboard that is PCI and a video card also....and we're on a tight budget right now

2007-09-23 21:39:33 · 5 answers · asked by DARKSTAR 3 in Add-ons

i have an evga nVidia 7950 gx2 video card
do i need to get another evga nVidia 7950 gx2 videocard for quad gpus or can i use another nVidia 7950 gx2 videocard like XFX 7950 gx2 or inno3D 7950 gx2 ?

Additional Details

6 hours ago
someone said yes to this question~ can some confirm this with a website of some sort?

2007-09-23 21:26:12 · 4 answers · asked by blahman 2 in Desktops

I just scanned about 20 pictures and when I was finished it the "get pictures from scanner" but they aren't anywhere on my computer. I have checked My Pictures, the scanner itself - can someone please help. Thanks

By the way I have an HP Photosmart C3180 (printer/scanner/copier)

2007-09-23 21:23:55 · 3 answers · asked by totalstressor 4 in Scanners

I just bought a new PC and the monitor it came with has both a vga and hdi inputs.

I've connected my PC using the hdi one. I just wanted to know, if i connect another machine to the same monitor using the vga input, am i likely to damage my monitor?

Cheers

2007-09-23 20:51:42 · 3 answers · asked by mr_sporty_spice 2 in Monitors

how i can get efficient speed,best performence

2007-09-23 20:25:08 · 2 answers · asked by romel m 1 in Desktops

2007-09-23 20:19:27 · 4 answers · asked by vel m 1 in Desktops

I'm building a customer PC. I know that I will need to get more then the standard 400 watts that come with the PC Tower. But how exactly do I find that out and figure exactly what I need???

I know I could just post my specs on here and someone will answer is for me... but I want to know for future computers, how do I know?

I have tried looking on video card and CPU specs to see if it lists some kind of energy requirements and I saw none.

Any help on this topic, I would really appreciate it.

2007-09-23 19:46:51 · 7 answers · asked by bri0987 2 in Desktops

do u think dell , inspiron is reliable laptop?(i used the most of architectural software, includeing 3d softwares) thanks for your help!

2007-09-23 19:40:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-23 19:36:09 · 2 answers · asked by heartless_444@sbcglobal.net 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am a heavy user and live in india. my range is 25-30 thousand(500-700 dollars). my minimum requirements are 80gb hdd, 512 ddr2 ram, dvd rw, core dua processor,14.1'' or wider screen and if possible nice graphics. plz help with model no and price.

2007-09-23 18:58:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I will be buying a new computer soon and i wanted to know which will be better and also cost efficient. Does the core 2 quad come with a fan and a heatsink? What does a heat sink actually do? Which is faster of the two in case of GHZ? What about their cooling and power consumption? Plz help guyzzzzzz at the earliest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

2007-09-23 18:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Will any video card be comapatable with emanchines T6420?I was looking at the nvidea 7300. Im a casual gamer and also use comp for home office use

2007-09-23 18:41:26 · 3 answers · asked by foxtrot 2 in Add-ons

2007-09-23 18:27:49 · 3 answers · asked by shashank.bharadwaj 1 in Add-ons

the blackcone and the key can u fix it. How much would it cost any help is good thx

2007-09-23 18:18:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My Compaq (Presario SR1810NX with XP Home Ed, 1.5GB DDR 3200 RAM, 100GB HD) computer came with an all-in-one mobo (i.e., 256MB graphics, 32-bit audio chips; on-board modem and ethernet connection) when I bought the whole system April of last year. And while I was enjoying HP's year-long manufacturer's warranty then, I already tried to inquire which nVidia video card(s) works fine with my PC, but I never did learn anything new without buying from their online store? I understand also that today's newer graphics cards may just prove incompatible to last year's specs but I still wish to know from others who happened to own the same PC I use. Your feedback is most appreciated. Thanks!

2007-09-23 18:16:00 · 3 answers · asked by Webspanner 2 in Add-ons

My computer os window vista home basic and ram 1GHZ although the RAM is 1GHZ my computer still very slow and sometimes when I perform more than one task at the time ,it will hung and have wait for a while
and what the problem pease help !

2007-09-23 18:14:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am looking into buying a gaming PC, and I am wondering whether I should buy one with one nVidia 8800GTS (320 MB) or the other that has two nVidia 8500 GT (512 MB).

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3272646&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3004972&body=MAIN

Those are the links to both the computers. Thanks for your help.

2007-09-23 18:09:25 · 2 answers · asked by kyller2315 1 in Desktops

2007-09-23 18:05:27 · 6 answers · asked by perepen 1 in Monitors

New Dell Vostro 1500
-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
-Genuine Windows® XP Home
-15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife
-1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
-120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
-8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
-Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application
-Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
-Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate), WinXP
-85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Getting it for $789 after tax (free shipping & handling), is this a decent price for the laptop I'm getting?

Also do the specs sound conducive to a laptop that will be asked to do relatively minor gaming with mostly surfing and mp3/video downloads? Keep in mind that the ram is expandable to 4gb.

2007-09-23 17:57:48 · 2 answers · asked by nick m 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hey all, I haven't purchased a new PC in 4 years and I'm finally going to suck it up and do it. My friend is giving me his geforce 7900GT because I can't afford a new one for at about 6 months but this is the rest of the thing (I have a large case and fans already). Let me know if this all looks good.
Hard Drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136074
Memory-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231098
Processor-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115029
Motherboard-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131142
Soundcard-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102002

I know it's not the top of the line but I'm a college student on a budget and these parts all seem to be pretty good for the purposes of WoW, CS 1.6, Bioshock, Team Fortress 2, and hopefully Crysis (eventually I'll get a DX10 vid card).

2007-09-23 17:52:24 · 7 answers · asked by notlifebutmagnificent 2 in Desktops

i have a canon mp160 printer. i turned it on one day and it won't do anything except for flashing E 2 . on the computer it says to check the manual, but we've it. so does anyone know what to do?

2007-09-23 17:49:15 · 2 answers · asked by anonymous 2 in Printers