Hardware - September 2007

I have a vast collection of movies and I'm wanting to store them all on my computer for easy access any time, not just when I'm at home. What would be a good external hard drive to get to store these with ease so I don't use up all of my computer's memory.

2007-09-18 18:35:49 · 5 answers · asked by With His Guidence 1 in Add-ons

Am having trouble obtaining the best color configuration for my monitor.
Programs like picassa, photoshop and windows picture and fax viewer appear more saturated between one another.
Can anyone recommend a method i could use to solve this problem ?

2007-09-18 18:19:26 · 1 answers · asked by g.hanus 1 in Monitors

I want to know what device i need to make regular microphones work in my computer? Is it a usb mixer that I need?

My friends and I are trying to do a online radio talk show.

All I have is a webcam with a mic in it, and that works nice, but I want to be able to run around thee to four mics and a mixer with some cd players.

Please give me any info you can on what i need to get regular mics and dj mixers to work with my regular no thrills PC. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-09-18 18:18:47 · 3 answers · asked by karaokings 1 in Add-ons

For example, if I buy a Dell with integrated graphics, then add a budget graphics card latter, would this give me a better system than just buying it with the equivalent budget graphics card that they offer on their website? Let's say that the prices for both are the same.

Am I trying to get too cute (they're pretty much the same thing), or will this give me a better system?

2007-09-18 17:37:08 · 8 answers · asked by Murda Mook 2 in Add-ons

My pc has been infected with viruses and with other problems and after cleaning the viruses i lost other applications so I am then wondering if there is any other possibility which i can use to give it a new and fresh life.

Thanx!

2007-09-18 17:20:23 · 3 answers · asked by Invasion 3 in Desktops

can't both be fast and do the same things

2007-09-18 17:14:32 · 14 answers · asked by whata waste 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

My demension 2400 needs a driver for the floppy drive which one do i use and where can i get it? thanks

2007-09-18 16:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Alright, this is bugging me. My printer will not print word documents, I hint print and all the thing does is spit out the blank piece of paper one more time. And the weird thing is, I go to print text on websites and my printer will print all the ads around the text and it will print like the banner on the website (If there's one) but where all the text should be, it's just blank white again. It's so weird, why won't my printer print words?

2007-09-18 16:32:16 · 2 answers · asked by lostonthisisland 2 in Printers

I have an N~Vidia Ge-Force 4 MX 440 which I constantly have to re-install the drivers for. Sometimes it will fail to run on some games and other times it will revert back to 16bit colour + 640 x 480 screen resolution. I want to solve the problem for good (or for at least until I get a new graphics card). What do I do?

2007-09-18 16:28:34 · 3 answers · asked by ketekcomp 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-18 16:18:51 · 10 answers · asked by Stephen J 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

ent doctor

2007-09-18 16:11:30 · 2 answers · asked by joe f 2 in Scanners

Not loud. What does that mean? Drive motor? This never happened before.

2007-09-18 16:10:27 · 3 answers · asked by anonymous 4 in Desktops

2007-09-18 16:05:55 · 6 answers · asked by paleblue_stars 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hello I just bought a Hanns-g JW199D 19" / AMD 64 Athlon x2. I have a cable that says DVI (white cable) and one that says VGA (blue cable). I didn't get a manual with my computer and I'm not use to these new type of computers so I'm not sure whats going on..

But my question is, when I plug in the VGA cable to the monitor and computer , the computer does not start and the monitor says " No signal input check video cable." And I don't know where to put the DVI cable because there is no connection on the back of the computer (not the monitor.) Can some one please help me with this?

( I would appreciate a answer maybe in a couple hours, because I really need this computer to start working. I have an online business and I need a quick response.)

2007-09-18 16:00:19 · 1 answers · asked by femi727 2 in Desktops

I work with some old workstations and they use ISA slots
a couple of them do have PCI slots too, but unused
only ISA cards are used and quite a few at that, hence all have riser cards > as the number of cards is greater than the slots available on mo-board

Saw a question sometime back,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070912121914AAOwZqf&r=w&pa=AptqD2bwHTHf5.GGYqA.vrAfb.MdYjL9iWgQDs_F28Dv1A--&paid=voted

i was pretty much tempted to answer that
but suggesting riser cards, but then saw the heavy-weights answer otherwise ... saved me the blushes, lol

now if ISA riser cards possible, why not PCI

2007-09-18 15:35:27 · 2 answers · asked by sεαη 7 in Desktops

What causes my computer to shut of on its own. its not overheating. it is in a well vented area and I clean it yet it has shut on me twice.

My computer is 3yrs old


Its is clean i have three virus programs and all say its great

I have a 512 MB of ram and a 152 gb hd

2007-09-18 15:32:17 · 15 answers · asked by angusonair 1 in Desktops

2007-09-18 15:24:32 · 1 answers · asked by thomasl 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am planning to upgrade my psu just because im upgrading my video card. So I found this psu:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as...
Im upgrading my video card to an EVGA7800GS AGP:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as...
So here are my computer specs after the video card upgrade:
AMD Sempron 3000+ 2.0Ghz
1 gig of ram (2 512mb sticks) PC2700 DDR400
EVGA7800GS AGP
1 VGA cooler in 2 expansion slots
1 92mm case fan
1 80mm cpu fan(heatsink)
1 DVD-R/CD-R(RW)combo
1 80GB 7200rpm hard drive
USB mouse and PS/2 keyboard
1 front bus memory card reader

I am not overclocking anything so will the PSU support my video card and my other hardwares? If not what psu do u suggest from newegg? I am a budget gamer so I want a cheap psu that will support my system. I am currently using a 250W psu with 14amps on +12 rail. Am I overpowering I mean am I paying to much electricity to make my system work? Cause i dont plan to OC. If Im overpowering what psu do u recommend

2007-09-18 15:13:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

how do i undo what i did if i can't get to control panel

2007-09-18 15:00:29 · 4 answers · asked by JCROSS_3 2 in Desktops

i want to knwo what are the best parts for money. i know not spending much on it because it is not worth it cause technology is updated fast. can you help me. i really want it in the price range.$0-1250

2007-09-18 14:40:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

has any one used this and has it worked fine does it give High Performance how much does it cost
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Liguid/DIY/cl-w0075/cl-w0075.asp

2007-09-18 14:37:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

ok
i want a laptop. i dont really need a brand new one just something i can use. so is 50 bucks for it a ok deal or is it a scam?

2007-09-18 14:29:46 · 5 answers · asked by John 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I play a lot of virtual games like Sims, and Toontown Online, etc.

Our computer crashed about two months ago, and Dell told us that we had a virus. It was so bad, that we had wipe out the whole computer, and start all over as if we just bought it.

Ever since then, we haven't been able to play any games like the Sims... It says we need a display driver, and DirectX 9.0.
Dell.com has a feature where you can download everything you need that was already installed on your computer when you first bought it. So I tried downloading the display driver, (and basically every other file that dell provided) and NONE of the files will download. It keeps giving me errors saying that we don't have the right drivers to download them... but we should since those were installed before..

Any one computer savvy out there that can help?

2007-09-18 14:14:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

has any one used this and has it worked fine does it give High Performance how much does it cost
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Liguid/DIY/cl-w0005-01/cl-w0005-01.asp

2007-09-18 14:07:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-09-18 13:51:40 · 5 answers · asked by train 1 in Add-ons

i plan to buy a computer once there but don't know if the hd is compatible with 220v.. does hardware work on the same voltage inside the computers everywhere? or is there a jumper on the hd i need to change before i can use it with 220v? thanks

2007-09-18 13:50:23 · 4 answers · asked by snippi f 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-18 13:43:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

how can u access it and take pics?

2007-09-18 13:40:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

how is dell as a laptop?

2007-09-18 13:36:38 · 5 answers · asked by incubusss123 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

What would be the best laptop to buy under $700 for good quality, and suggestions on good brand names?

2007-09-18 13:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by incubusss123 3 in Laptops & Notebooks