Hardware - September 2007

2007-09-16 00:49:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-09-16 00:42:59 · 2 answers · asked by kryptosgenio 2 in Other - Hardware

My PC gets louder the more I ask it to do. I'm running Windows XP Pro on a 2.93 Celeron chip on a ECS motherboard with 2 GB of DDR ram. When I run multiple taks it gets louder and louder. I was thinking of replacing the PSU. Are there quiet PSU's on the market? What I have now is the bottom of the barrel cheapie PSU. My CPU fan and heatsink is reletively clean, so I don't think that is the problem. I upgraded the CPU fan to a Coolermaster "silent" fan when I built this thing. My impression is less than satisfied with that. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

2007-09-15 23:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by Chuck U Farley 2 in Desktops

If you had $600, what multifunction printer would you buy if photo printing and economy were ur biggest areas.

2007-09-15 23:34:44 · 5 answers · asked by Jase R 1 in Printers

so, i have notebook with this processor, and as i know, the same has 2 cores, but one is locked. Is there some way to unlock it????

2007-09-15 23:23:13 · 2 answers · asked by myst 2 in Other - Hardware

What is the use of partioning your hard drive & how do you do it? Please give a detailed explanation

My operating system is Vista Home Premium

Secondly How do you increase your ram without actually going out and buying new ram i.e. disk cleanup????

2007-09-15 22:57:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have trawled the internet high and low and I cannot find any specific internal AGP Graphics Card that is compatible with my Mac. I own an Apple Mac Mini and I am fairly sure that there isn't one as the Mac Mini is already compact enough. But if there isn't one available I need to know if you can plug an external one into a Firewire port or a USB 2.0 port because I spent about 250 pounds on Final Cut Pro to find out I need this piece of hardware.

All answers appreciated
Thank you

2007-09-15 22:53:06 · 4 answers · asked by Alex S 1 in Add-ons

Isnt all the physics programed into the software in a game and how does a physics card make a game like half life better?

2007-09-15 22:46:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

This PureVideo Decoder is for smooth functioning of Windows Media Center replay for Windows XP.
Thanks.

2007-09-15 22:17:30 · 1 answers · asked by Toxic Tango 2 in Add-ons

i have been defraging it since yesterday so thats nearly 24 hours now

2007-09-15 22:05:57 · 13 answers · asked by misskitten 3 in Other - Hardware

Is it safe for me to overclock my pc lots of ppl suggest it but can't find any site that will explain how to do it. I would also like to change my computer from P ll to P lll can it be done with out burning it out?

Operating System
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

Processor
300a megahertz Intel Celeron
Pentium (R) ll
External clock 66 MHZ
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: Shuttle Inc. (HOT-661)Intel i440BX 2A69KH2B
Bus Clock: 66 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 4.51 PG 02/22/00

Memory Modules
512 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 64 MB
Slot '1' has 256 MB
Slot '2' has 128 MB
Slot '3' has 64 MB

2007-09-15 21:16:48 · 4 answers · asked by yrunhi 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm currently in the market for a new computer, i want a relatively good computer. The problem is that my dad wants to buy one for around 700 dollars, and i havent heard from anyone that 700 dollars can get you a decent Pc. The one that i want the AeonCraft Aeon-7035, which, with the add-ons i want, is about 1677, two gigs of ddr2 ram, with surround sound speakers, quad core processor, liquid cooling. It got a great review from Gaming pc (the price is higher because of their selected options) located at this url http://gaming-pc-review.toptenreviews.com/aeoncraft-review.html, and the buying screen is here: http://www.aeoncraft.com/ac/store/configurator.aspx?mid=182#header

My dad thinks that this is overpriced, but i dont agree, can someone help me out here?

btw, my dad works as a programmer for a living, but he only programs c++ for text based programs that doctors use, and from what i've seen, doesn't like computers being used for gaming, along with his friends.

2007-09-15 19:16:04 · 4 answers · asked by dKM 2 in Desktops

I just looked real close and noticed that theres a real slight amount of dust there. --wouldnt that fog up scans a little bit?

2007-09-15 18:51:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

I know if your hard disk is logically damage you can easily use a software to retrieve the data inside it and just format it and the hard disk is back to normal (correct me if i am wrong) but how do they (big company) retrieve data from a damage hard disk which physically damage can someone tell me and is it possible to do it on our own if we have the right equiqment

2007-09-15 18:20:26 · 8 answers · asked by YAN^S ™ 1 in Other - Hardware

I just put together a computer and it sounds like it runs fine (no long beeps or anything) and I double checked to see if I plugged everything in. I tried 2 different monitors and tried both vga and dvi. The computer runs.. but the screen just stays blank. I NEED HELP!

2007-09-15 17:54:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Well, I recently upgraded my RAM to 2.5GB (over kill) just to realize I'd totally forgotten about my almost out of date CPU. I currently have a...AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ And I'd like to upgrade to something Dual, I have an nforce3 motherboard..."NVIDIA nForce3 and NVIDIA nForce3 Professional were designed specifically for 64-bit AMD Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, and Opteron CPUs." If that helps. If you need more information on anything, email me. Thanks!

2007-09-15 17:36:42 · 2 answers · asked by Nathan H 2 in Desktops

2007-09-15 17:20:43 · 6 answers · asked by Rock ah About 3 in Desktops

I has a celeron now and I'd like something faster/newer but don't have much $$$ so would like to do it myself

2007-09-15 16:43:40 · 6 answers · asked by whata waste 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Acer Aspire 3680 with 533 MHz FSB. Can I use the DDR2 667 MHz SODIMM memory upgrade for my laptop?

2007-09-15 16:39:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

"DELLDIAG didn't exist in the hdd. Push any key to reboot."

2007-09-15 16:26:22 · 2 answers · asked by whata waste 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 2 computers...both have ethernet. I was given a Linkysys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router (w/4 port switch). With what I have is it possible to hook up both computers to play on the internet at the same time and if I am putting them in the same room and if so how would I do this ?

2007-09-15 16:06:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

what is the difference between dual core and single core? i know that dual core is more efficient for multitasking but thats the only difference i have found.

for example, will a amd athlon 64 X2 2.2 ghz operate the same as a amd athlon 64 2.2 ghz processor when NOT multitasking?

also with intel, will a intel core 2 duo 2.2 ghz operate the same as a intel celeron 2.2ghz?

i want to know if dual core processors will operate twice as fast or the same.

also, i was reading some system requirements and i saw something that says "intel core 2 duo 2.2ghz or amd equivalent"

what is the amd equivalent of a intel core 2 duo 2.2ghz? is it the same?

2007-09-15 15:54:30 · 3 answers · asked by T 4 in Desktops

Ok it has built in wireless internet and i was woundering if i go place and that place has wi fi can i get internet ? and if i was to get a new battery what kind would i get? could you give me a web site or something i would like to get the battery of dell but what kind

2007-09-15 15:23:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

How much would it cost to get a DVD burner installed in my computer?

It's a black Dell Dimension E310.

2007-09-15 15:12:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i have an m8120n wich has a quad core processor 3 gb ram 640 gb hard drive 64 bit motherboard and i am going to upgrade the power supply wich is 350 watts to an antec one wich is 500 watts and my video card wich is an nvidea gforce 7350 le to an evga nvidia Geforce 8800 gts 320 mb i will be using it mostly for gaming. I had a question wich was will the 8800 fit into my pc because i heard it was huge and i know probably i will have to remove something please explain if not then ill just get the 8600 gt.
Please help! dont be lazy to read this i will help you too in the future!

2007-09-15 15:02:23 · 3 answers · asked by 3lil wayne 3 in Add-ons

Like is there any homebrew that can recieve internet on my psp and use it on my computer? Because i have one that isnt on my netowrk cuz i dont want to by another router.

2007-09-15 14:41:09 · 2 answers · asked by Pure Genius 1 in Add-ons

On my Macbook keyboard it feels like the letter on the keys are raised up a little. Is it supposed to be like this or is it dirt?

2007-09-15 14:40:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i need to free space

2007-09-15 14:14:31 · 9 answers · asked by Dipset 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-15 14:11:45 · 4 answers · asked by Victor H 1 in Other - Hardware

I thought that high resolution would provide finer text detail and make it more clear. But I just read a buying guide that said that high resolution made for better pictures, but would make text reading more difficult. I mostly do email and surf the net, but I thought a larger screen and high resolution would be easier on my eyes, now I'm having second thoughts.

2007-09-15 14:10:57 · 1 answers · asked by jimanddottaylor 7 in Monitors