Hardware - September 2007

Specs:

e6750
2 gigs pc6400 800mhz (crucial ballistix)
evga 8800gts 320 mb
mobo: Biostar TP35D2-A7 (http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-series/content.php?S_ID=286)

I can put the cpu to to 400x8 and run the ram at full speed, right? Will I have to do anything to the graphics card? Anyone have voltage recommendations? I want to OC it the second time the pc boots


Last question, should I OC my graphics card to the "superclocked" settings? They look like the same card and cooler to me with just different bios settings for 10 more bucks.

Current card: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=E145-8016

"superclocked" version: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2900230&CatId=2669


thanks!

2007-09-20 16:00:38 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

anyone came across my problem?

when i boot up, hold the power button for a second, power comes in then system seem not to continue booting up, it shut down.

this is a no virus issue since i haven't loaded the operating system yet.

this mean hardware, but there is no one to pinpoint right now, i need proofs for your answer or any situational experience of yours. give me some enlightment. thanks

my specs

350watts P/S
ECS M3 Mobo
2.69 CPU Horsepower
Windows XP Installed

thanks and god bless to all.

2007-09-20 16:00:10 · 4 answers · asked by PeeVeeOhh 3 in Other - Hardware

My computer says I need to update my drivers to install this printer but it wont let me do it. I have uninstalled the old printer and have the disk for the new printer. I'm so frustrated!!! HELP!

My computer also says " Windows 98 does not support this hardware"

2007-09-20 15:54:48 · 5 answers · asked by skeeter 3 in Printers

I have an IBM T41 which is about 5 years old.. still works great.

But the screen tends to cut off after awhile. It would just go black. And the funny thing is, I can still adjust the brightness.

Another thing that happens is if I apply pressure near the keyboard and push the screen to the left, it would appear again. And sometimes if I apply too much pressure, the screen would reappear frozen with lines all over and I'd have to reboot, holding down the power button.

Took it in for a diagnostics at a pc store, but they couldn't figure it out.

Think it has something to do with the hinges?

Help please.

Thanks.

2007-09-20 15:12:25 · 4 answers · asked by stacichu7 3 in Monitors

I have to list the hardware components associated with each of the following computer operations INPUT, PROCESS, STORAGE and OUTPUT.

Here are my answers:-

INPUT – keyboard, mouse, camera, microphone, scanner, trackball, joystick

PROCESS – motherboard, CPU, RAM, ROM, I/O Cards, floppy disk drive, power supply

STORAGE – hard disk, floppy disk, zip disks, CD-ROMs, DVD’s, USB

OUTPUT – computer monitor, speakers, printer

AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK ???????

Thank you !

2007-09-20 14:38:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Okay, so here's the deal. My laptop screen broke. It burnt out or something. So, I was told I can hook up a monitor to my laptop. I tried to that today, only when I turn the monitor on, all I can see is my pink background. There's no icons, no Start bar, nothing! How do I get everything to show up on my monitor? Detailed directions would be GREATLY appreciated. I'm a college student and can't go much longer without a screen to see the papers I have to write!

2007-09-20 14:35:31 · 4 answers · asked by Coco 2 in Monitors

where have oyu been?

2007-09-20 14:31:39 · 6 answers · asked by Micheala 4 in Printers

I was wondering if there was a good gaming laptop (not too dated either) out there that would also perform well as a normal college-work-type computer. I can fork over up to $3,000.

2007-09-20 14:17:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I am wanting to purchess a power mac g3 and i want to know just how fast it is

2007-09-20 14:15:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have a 3 or 4 year old hewlett packard (HP) computer and i recently lost the ability to turn the computer on. it then somehow magically fixed itself and worked for a week or so, then one night my step-father unplugged it from the back of the computer and now the problem is back and cannot get it to turn on. ive tried multiple outlets and changed the voltage and nothing seems to work. different plugs etc. do not work either. please help me get it working, cant live without my computer.

2007-09-20 13:59:46 · 1 answers · asked by csfanatic77 2 in Desktops

what or where is the network key located for a lap top computer??

2007-09-20 13:52:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Just above my taskbar on bottom right side I have the icon of the world and next to it says Internet protection mode on.
I am running Vistsa, what does this mean.

Thanks guys.

2007-09-20 13:43:59 · 2 answers · asked by DIAMOND_GEEZER_56 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I would like to have internet on my laptop but I would like a wireless connection. Please tell me how much this will cost and how I may do this.

Thanks!

2007-09-20 13:43:57 · 4 answers · asked by Alleycat 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a toshiba saellite a105-s2001 and i just bought 2 gigs of ocz dual channel ram. first i tried to just put both pieces of memory in but when i went to boot up it just kept trying to start and the shutting down and trying to start and so on and so on. i can boot it up with the stock ram in one channel and one gig in another but i need to get the other gig in. help please.

2007-09-20 13:40:26 · 3 answers · asked by PEYTON D 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My dell laptop speakers won`t work! I`ve tried adjusting everything,checked to see if the sound drive card thingie was working and apparently it was! I try watching vids on YouTube no sound and try to listen to my music on iTunes NOTHING! THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY! HELP!

2007-09-20 13:37:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

here;s my rig:

AMD Athlon64 x2 4000+ (overclocked to 2.41ghz)
Asrock ALive NF6 - Vista
2x1Gb DDR2 533 Corsairs
256 NVidia 8500GT
250Gb Seagate Barracuda
Asus DVD-RW (lightscribe)

im looking to buy a new video card, i keep having problems w/ my Inno3d 8500GT, i keep having BSOD(stop error) so im replacing it with im not sure:
ATI Radeon 1650 or Palit NVidia 8500GT-Super
they both have 512mb VRAM and their specs are close, i wanna make sure i wont get anymore BSOD cuz i gotta focus on work (and games). anyways, if i buy the 1650, the guy at the store keeps telling me that 1650s are phasing out and old and i kind of dont trust him but im doubting 8500GT-Super cuz it's NVidia and it im afraid it might only give me endless BSODs, i've never had a problem w/ ATI video cards and drivers before so now im really confuse on w/c one to get. help anyone?

2007-09-20 12:58:27 · 6 answers · asked by » pōпб§±ë® ¬ 4 in Other - Hardware

how do I keep it on my lap without burning & still keep the vents unblocked. I use a book now but its awkward.
got any ideas?

2007-09-20 12:45:47 · 13 answers · asked by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

is dell a good brand of laptop to get

2007-09-20 12:45:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a dell laptop i can burn a cd fine but when i burn a dvd i can only see it on my laptop but not on any dvd player. i use sony dvd-r

2007-09-20 12:38:55 · 5 answers · asked by BADDAZZBETTYBOOP 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 4 ram slots and I was wondering if I should keep the two 512s or just have the 2gb sticks on dual channel? (mind you, I don't know much about this)

2007-09-20 12:37:42 · 4 answers · asked by undisturbed_nights 2 in Add-ons

I have an HP dv2000 and for some stupid reason, I felt that I had to do a system recovery. Now everytime I turn on my laptop it shows these EXACT words....

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.


Everyone is telling me I need to get a Windows XP install cd but I don't know where I can find one or how much they are!

PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-09-20 12:15:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

So i got a laptop for college and its a really cheap 450 dollar compaq presarion laptop.. i've a dual core AMD athlon 64 x2 on it and it runs like 1.73ghz i think.. i wanna overclock it so it runs faster.. i've windows vista and a gig or ram on it although i dunno if either of them have anything to do with overclocking but just mentioning them.. btw i don't wanna kill my laptop so i don't wanna open it up.. if there's like any easy way like messin with the bios r somethin that'd work.. well thanx for any answers guys..

2007-09-20 11:59:52 · 5 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

it doesn't complete the scan propperly and I get no signal in my moniter. I've tried system restore and using the start up disc. Any ideas as to what the problem is and how to fix it??

2007-09-20 11:59:23 · 3 answers · asked by Bev F 1 in Desktops

2007-09-20 11:19:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

is that normal , were is the other 8GB?

2007-09-20 11:15:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

by what i can see from nvidia's website, the 8m series notebook video cards are supposed to have 512 of memory and 128 bit processing power.

the apple store only has 128 and 256 megabytes of memory.

is apple trying to cheat us out again? or did they have some deal with nvidia to sell cheaper cards on the mobos.

can anyone explain why they aren't the upgraded cards? it would be a lot better since it is supposed to be a macbook PRO. i rally want to get one but i dont understand why they dont have the real cards to let it do what it is supposed to do. Nvidia makes great cards and the 8600 itself is amazing but apple is going cheap or something.

maybe its an old version and they havent caught up, but they really need to wuit thinking about the money and give the users what they pay for in a high end laptop!

What do you guys think?

2007-09-20 10:40:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I just replaced my 450w PSU with a 600w. Everything is installed right to my knowledge, I have put a few in before. When I go to turn the PC on for 1 sec the LED lights up the Fans spin then it all stops and it seems it doesnt work. The green light on the motherboard is on. If i unplug the back of the PSU and plug it back in it will do the same. but if i dont and try to turn it on again nothing will happen. Any help??

2007-09-20 10:32:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an Athlon K7T266 Pro-RU motherboard. It can take 4 DDR memory cards with total capacity of 2GB of RAM. I already have two DDR 256MB cards in it. Some people say if I add another card with different memory size, i.e. 512MB or 1GB it could slow my computer. Is this a hard fact or an urban legend that cards with different RAM size don't work well together?

2007-09-20 10:26:53 · 5 answers · asked by oyster_ s 2 in Add-ons

What do you think would be better? the amd fx-62 or the amd athlon 64 x2 5600+? They seemed very close in benchmarks and are now close to the same price.

2007-09-20 10:15:10 · 3 answers · asked by Ian 3 in Desktops

i have an Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.8c GHz with Hyper-Threading Techonology.
for some reason, my computer can't boot up past the welcome screen so i reformatted. my computer is dramatically slower. it takes like 10 minutes to turn on the computer and opening up folders/files takes forever also. i checked task manager and my CPU usage is 70-90 all the time and i have no programs or whatsoever running. i have 1gig of ram and a 7600GS Nvidia video card. i have no idea what is wrong. i am thinking something is wrong with my harddrive or my motherboard. can anyone help?

2007-09-20 10:14:45 · 2 answers · asked by Johnathan N 2 in Desktops