Hardware - September 2007

any other suggestions for broadband wireless?

2007-09-10 17:26:22 · 2 answers · asked by whata waste 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

it keeps shutting off and on

2007-09-10 17:14:01 · 1 answers · asked by Mark A Watson 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

HOw can i get rid of the sound? It's really annoying. As I said, it comes and goes when the computer starts thinking (like, when i open a program or something). thanks.

2007-09-10 17:08:35 · 3 answers · asked by Sky Star 1 in Other - Hardware

I got a brand new Lenovo laptop 2 weeks ago. I've been using the wireless internet through the family computers router and its been working perfectly. I've been all over the house with it and always have great service. Then I turned it on this morning and the internet wont work. I've tried everything. I even spent an hour being transferred through all the different extensions on their "help" line until the guy told me to go online and get help from their website- hello, no internet. So now I'm back at square one. Why did it suddenly stop? And how can I get it back working? I called comcast and he told me to restart my computer... Like I didnt think of that yet. I can't find help anywhere! Please help!!

2007-09-10 16:57:59 · 7 answers · asked by CashLosAngeles 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to use it as a HDD and there is an eSATA port next to my USB port on the HDD casing but have no idea what this will do. Any advice will be good.
both my HDD are 400g if that also helps

2007-09-10 16:57:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I ran a diagnostic program (SIW) and it picks up both cores just fine, but when I goto Task Manager it only shows 1 cpu core no matter what view settings I use. Also, there is not any difference in multitasking from my old single core. I'm just wondering if I need to re-install XP to utilize the full potential since I simply used ASR to get from my old setup to my new one. I also tried updating AMD software from their site to no avail.

2007-09-10 16:36:16 · 4 answers · asked by SF 2 in Desktops

If I remove it will it affect anything? I may have just accidently added it today. Am not sure. THanks in advance.....HOw do I remove it if I should?

2007-09-10 16:23:21 · 10 answers · asked by Darling 1 in Desktops

A friend of mine just bought a new HP laptop with Vista and in setting up the wireless it works itermittently or sometimes shuts off for a while. Ive already configured the the router twice and tried changing the channel. There are also no other networks in area and even if its within five feet of router it dies the same thing. I was thinking compatability issues and I need to to insert the card into the laptop or there is some setting I am overlooking. Any suggestions will be helpful since this getting annoying since her old laptop never had problem with this at all.

2007-09-10 16:19:03 · 2 answers · asked by Christopher M 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-10 16:06:32 · 4 answers · asked by Roy N 1 in Other - Hardware

i have a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE...ppl said its bad for 3d gaming (flyff) soo i want to get a new graphics card. I want one that is pretty cheap and doesnt cost a lot. Like in the range of $50 AND would be good for 3d gaming. Any suggestions? how do i know which graphics card will fit and work? i have a desktop and the motherboard is small so a big graphic card wont really work....

2007-09-10 15:35:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

A friend has some extra memory and I need some badly but I dont know anything about it except for where it goes in the CPU. I told him to hang on to it till I find out about compatability.

2007-09-10 15:29:02 · 8 answers · asked by Dan H 1 in Other - Hardware

I tripped on my laptop cable and now I have a problem recharging my battery. The laptop will still work from the battery, but if I only plus the AC adapter in, it won't charge. BUT, if I connect a USB device like a printer, or an s-video cable connected to my TV, then the battery charges and the laptop will run off the AC.

I also notice that I don't necessarily have to put the USB cable firmly in the port; as long as it's just touching some metal on the inside the laptop, it will charge. It could have something to do with being a ground....

Any ideas on what I can do or should do?

2007-09-10 15:24:49 · 3 answers · asked by Mr. Flue 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Can someone give me a good link from a trusted site of a video card by ati or nvidia or ati based or nvidia based?

PCI x10 NOT PCI 2.1 OR PCI EXPRESS
Atleast 256MB
Microsoft Vista Certified

Price Range Up to $60 and $10 shipping. Anything but ground shipping. Make sure its not on ebay or ubid.



trusted site. no answers saying, whats wrong with ebay or anthing

NO USLESS ANSWERS

2007-09-10 15:19:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-10 15:02:18 · 6 answers · asked by amy says♥ 5 in Monitors

I think I need to upgrade my graphics card to use Pixel Shader 3.0 which is required on a new game I have recently purchased. I currently use a radeon x850 series [x1900DS ] on a ATI PCI Express Motherboard. Do indeed need to upgrade on the hardware side on things? If so, then to what recommend graphics card?

2007-09-10 14:48:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Can you tell me where to find it or a suitable replacement for it that will run Medal of Honor Airborne?
Or ATI Radeon X 1300 Pro. Either will run MOH Airborne.

2007-09-10 14:15:03 · 4 answers · asked by chattabob1952 1 in Add-ons

its called Vostro 200 minitower. its a dell, is it good for daily use? its a business pc.
i mean will it run some games too?
is Intel Celeron Processor 420 any good?

2007-09-10 13:51:35 · 2 answers · asked by scofield24z 3 in Desktops

I have a decent computer, and I want to know weather I should buy a new video card and memory for the existing mother board, or should I get a new motherboard along with a cpu, memory and gaphics card. Here is my rig.

Asus motherboard with a p4 3.0 cpu 800mhz fsb
radeon 9600xt agp graphics card
512mb of ddr 3200 ram

So, should I get a better agp graphics card, and 2 gigs of ram, or would it be better to upgrade to the newer processors, ram and pci-e with a new mobo?

Also, any suggestions on a list of parts?
I play games like far cry, halo, hl2, cod 2

2007-09-10 13:49:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I just bought Netgear RangeMax Next Wireless-N Router(WNR834B) with adapter about $130.00 Becuase Store told me that is best to buy now. But when I back home and surch information, it's said Wireless-N is still new and stay with Wireless-G.

I only use my computer for surfing and e-mailing. I don't do game. Should I get Wireless-G? If so, what time should I get?

Following is my spec.

OS is XP home edition
Wireless LAN 802.11a/g
Pentium 4 pro 2.80 GHz
60GB HDD
512 MB DDR SDRAM

Thank you so much.

2007-09-10 13:06:12 · 5 answers · asked by PV 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-10 12:41:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I can not eject my cd and it is driving me nuts!!!!

2007-09-10 12:34:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-10 12:11:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I don't know if these slots are in every motherboard,I doubt they are, but on my motherboard there are some kinda long black slots near my pci slots. What are hey for? Are they pci express slots? (god I wish).

2007-09-10 12:09:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

my specs are.
intel pentium d 805 dual core processor 5.0 ghz combined but i overclock to 6.0 ghz.
1gb of ddr2 memory
evga nvidia geforce 7600 gt 256 mb pci express gddr3.
windows xp sp pack 2.

2007-09-10 12:01:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Last year at an electronics convention ATI announced that they would be releasing a USB-capable, high end graphics card catering specifically to gamers with laptops. Was this just a pipe dream or are they actually following through with it? Does anyone know about this?

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/28/ati-to-release-power-hungry-external-video-card/

2007-09-10 11:55:40 · 2 answers · asked by Andy O 2 in Add-ons

i don't know if that is what they are called... usb sticks, but whatev. so can you tell me what brand is the best or are they all the same? where can i get a good one for a reasonable price. i'm thinking i need a 2 gb, but i am unsure still. thanks!

2007-09-10 11:54:27 · 3 answers · asked by LoVeLY LaURa 4 in Add-ons

A Macbook or the newer and thinner iMacs.
I want ALOT of processing power and fast multi-tasking, also i do use alot of multimedia stuff, or intend to.
AND i have alot of USB items!
Im just about done with using windows.....

2007-09-10 11:51:34 · 7 answers · asked by compy_500 3 in Desktops

My motherboard is a Asrok 4 core dual vsta,and my gfx card is a 8800 gts

2007-09-10 11:47:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Pls suggest me,

Intel's latest "Core 2 Duo" supportive, faster motherboard(without onboard audio, video and graphics support) with Rewritable BIOS (or Flash ROM or Rewritable ROMs) which (in future) supports the CPU upgradation of Quadcore (or 2 Quadcore in future if so), for my new system.

2007-09-10 11:47:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I'm planning on buying a new desktop that will handle games extremely well. I'm looking at this one desktop that has 4gb ram, amd 6000+ dc2 processor, and a geforce 8800 gtx 768mb video card. I think this system will be able to handle games out now and in the near future very well. It's costing me about $2,300 w/o a monitor. But, it's giving me the option of getting an additional video card (the same as the one I have in it now) for about $500. Is it worth it to get the 2nd card to increase my fps by what seems to sometimes double from video card reviews or should I save the money and buy one later if need be? $500 seems like a lot, but then again I want to be impressed by my new system and not disappointed. What should I do? What would the additional video card do? How much improvement?

2007-09-10 11:38:18 · 6 answers · asked by Rwar 2 in Desktops