Hardware - September 2007

The flat screen doesn't just go black, the power is off. Pressing the power button does not turn it on. This is inconsistent. Sometimes it doesn't do this. My pc is a 2 yr old Acer.

2007-09-16 18:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by sparklything 1 in Monitors

When I boot up and I boot from a cd, like I'm trying to install A linux distro, SO, It starts installing and it just shuts off instantly, it also did this when I was installing WIndows VIsta, so when I start it up normally it will stay on, Is it the power supply

SPecs you might need
- Allied 500 watt power supply
- 3 80mm blue led fans
- 1 graphics card cooler fan with blue led's
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- HP dvd 1040i cd drive
- 320GB HArd Drive
- Asus P5B motherboard
- 1 GB ram
- Niko 20'' Widescreen LCD
- Logitech 5.1 speakers
- Logitech S510 wireless keyboard and mouse
- 1 OCZ Heatsink 92mm Blue led fan (Coming in Thursday, I currently have the stock intel cooling fan)


I'm leaning toward the power supply not having enough power or the Intel Core 2 Duo getting really hot, but it cant be because I have it on top of an air conditioner vent.

The case is at 81.3 degrees fahrenhiet on the inside.

2007-09-16 18:04:10 · 8 answers · asked by Purtee56 3 in Desktops

My Computer
-Gateway 838GM
so please be specific and i cant listen to anything
it also says i got no mixer devices so sound is not even there or recognized on my computer

2007-09-16 17:55:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

22" Viewsonic 5ms Widescreen monitor
AMD X2 +4800
2gb 5300
SATA HDD 320gb
IDE HDD 250GB
DVD-+DL 18x
8800gts 320mb
500watt PSU
it runs bioshock amazingly
and ive invested a total $930 for EVERYTHING $700(excluding monitor) and everything is brand new was a good deal

2007-09-16 17:46:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have a DELL INSPIRON 9300 and the 3 key popped off. I have looked this up online and what they are telling me is that there are little white plastic things that I am supposed to snap in place. However, for some reason this key only has the black key piece, and under it a little green squishy thing that I can press to type 3. There are no loose plastic pieces. If someone could help me out with a step by step guide or something, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2007-09-16 17:39:43 · 4 answers · asked by xemmradio 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

This button...
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3052/keyboard1opendb5.jpg

Can you tell me what it is and what it does?
I pressed it and nothing happened.

2007-09-16 17:33:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i need help i broke my cd an now i cant play!!! help me plz. PC
intel P4 8600 gts.

2007-09-16 17:32:39 · 4 answers · asked by Martin 1 in Add-ons

2007-09-16 17:05:46 · 8 answers · asked by knight 1 in Add-ons

* Processor: Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.1 GHz
* Memory: 1GB PC2-4200 (Up to 4GB)
* Hard drive: 320 GB SATA 7200 rpm
* Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive
* Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem
* Video Graphics: Integrated graphics
* Sound/Audio: Integrated High Definition audio (Supports up to 8 audio channels)
* Network (LAN): Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
* Memory card reader
* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium

External I/O ports

* 6 x USB
* 2 x 1394
* 2 x PS/2 (keyboard, mouse)
* 1 x VGA
* 1 X LAN
* 1 x SPDIF out (coaxial)
* 1 each x Audio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center speaker out, line-in, line-out, microphone)

Expansion slots

* 3 x PCI (Two available)
* 1 x PCI Express x16 (One available)

Drive bays

* 2 x 5.25" (None available)
* 2 x 3.5" (None available)
* 1 x Pocket Media Drive (One available)

2007-09-16 16:49:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-16 16:39:43 · 10 answers · asked by MAMA BEAR 1 in Desktops

Is their a review all about OS X video or non video??? And also are the Macbooks good?? Should I wait for leopard?? Will the make a new macbook when leopard comes out?

2007-09-16 16:24:54 · 2 answers · asked by bigofs92 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

winrar = for xp, but what are there jobs?...winzip more on windows 98 ,me..again, what are there uses?

2007-09-16 16:19:07 · 7 answers · asked by jhay 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-16 15:25:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

whenit is accepted it says "plugged in, not charging". It says this now and the battery is only 55%. ANy suggestons. I have treid to different power cords and had the same problem. The computer is approx 5 months old

2007-09-16 15:12:23 · 3 answers · asked by Russel 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

In other words, can a site slip their address into my history or does someone actually have to visit it for it to show up?

2007-09-16 15:01:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Cause my computer has 2 open slots for those things, and im not sure at all what they are for? One of the is a x16 one.... Can you help me out?

2007-09-16 14:48:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

ima buy a laptop next weekend i wanna know whats better a apple mac or sony vio i wanted a mac b/c i hear it does not get viruses and in the commercial it seems like it can do alot of pretty cool things but i grew up wit pc's and i know how to use them alot mor then i would do a mac. plus they look pretty badass in the sony store. so whats better?

2007-09-16 14:22:02 · 6 answers · asked by zvl 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

We just got a new mac and its simple. All you have to do is press a button on the back. but i just noticed that if i press a key on the keyboard it comes on. Or if I turn it back on its right where it was. I dont mind it... but I just wanna make sure thats how it is suppose to be... hopefully Im not blowing this out of proportion.

2007-09-16 14:14:19 · 2 answers · asked by CoolChickNot! 1 in Desktops

I have an IBM ThinkPad A21m, Type 2628. It's not new; it's been in my house for four years, I just got it two years ago. Anyway, it's been very sporadic in turning on for the past seven months. I press the power button, and get nothing except the battery indicator lighting up for a second. I've tried to see if it will run on just the battery, and nothing will happen. It's a giant paperweight. Does anyone know what's wrong, and if this can be fixed? I really can't afford to get a new laptop at the moment.

2007-09-16 14:08:28 · 4 answers · asked by E. L 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have this system

1.5GHZ VIA Integrated Processor
512MB DDR2 533MHZ RAM
GeForce 4 MX4000 PCI (all i have) 128MB

i dont want to have to buy a whole new computer so i was thinkin of just upgradin to a Geforce FX5500 256MB PCI
so i could play games on whatever settings i can like:

Doom 3
NFS Most Wanted
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield Vietnam

PLZ dont just tell me to get a new comp, i wanna know if i should just do this small upgrade to at least play those games.

2007-09-16 13:57:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have digital camcorder and it is a Samsung SC-D371. It uses MiniDV tapes to record videos. Tomorrow, I was going to get a IEEE 1394 PCI card for my computer. I got the fire wire cable already but I just need that IEEE 1394 PCI card. Also I has wanting some answers on how to install one on a computer. I got my computer from MDG Computers and I got it in 2004. I just want to know how to install a IEEE 1394 PCI card. Thanks!

2007-09-16 13:56:52 · 2 answers · asked by Scott M 1 in Add-ons

I'm looking at a refurbished Dell Inspiron 1721 laptop with a 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), 2000MB, ATI Radeon Xpress 1270 hyper memory video card and a 1490 wireless card. Would this be a good laptop for heavy gaming ?(ex: World of Warcraft)

2007-09-16 13:55:48 · 4 answers · asked by chickx16 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im going to buy a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ for my computer, I have read reviews and It says it runs really really hot, so I need to know what kind of heatsink fan and power supply I should get, but I dont know what kind I should get if someone can please tell me I would appreciate it. By the way my I dont really have alot of money to spend on the heatsink fan and the power supply since im going to be shelling out over $256 for the cpu, so if yall can find me a well priced heatsink and power supply it would be wonderful. thanks

2007-09-16 13:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

and if not, on a dell, how do you program it?

2007-09-16 13:29:20 · 7 answers · asked by lala 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-16 12:55:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a Nvidia Ge Force Mx 440 graphics card PCI, need to upgrade to a Ge Force2 675 or greater or a Raedon 8500 or greater been on e-bay, but they have a lot of express pci cards. How do I find out if mine is an express one? or does it make a difference when installing it, wether you've just got a normal one or an express one. Please help stupid here.

2007-09-16 12:54:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Hi, my laptop have just crashed and I wish to repair it at a minimum cost or at least recover the data inside. Any reliable and affordable place to recommend?

Anyone have any recommendations on where to buy a new laptop?

2007-09-16 12:47:23 · 2 answers · asked by newcomer 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im doing a McAfee virus scan and it's up to 600,000 files. Where/what are these files? I do have a lot of pictures and music on my comp but ..... geesh!

I'm doing the scan because my computer is running out of memory! It holds 80 GB in my hard drive. and there's not even 1 GB of free space left!

I dont even know what my main question here is. I just want some more space on my comp to hold more pictures and stuff.

ohhh, heres a question. what is a defragment? should i do that?

2007-09-16 12:37:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

As In What F? Button....Or The Whole Process...lol

2007-09-16 12:18:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-16 12:09:04 · 2 answers · asked by bob r 1 in Other - Hardware