Hardware - September 2007

the movie is like 700 mbs and i am running out of room on my computer pop up says im running low on space. but i dont think flash drives can holdbig movies i need to be able to put a couple on there. any suggestions?

2007-09-03 07:00:46 · 4 answers · asked by boarderofdayear 1 in Other - Hardware

does the sound like this is the problem ??

2007-09-03 06:59:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

but still i says only 5% available so i dont know whats taking this space up and it wont let me defragment until i have at least 15%. help please

2007-09-03 06:53:50 · 19 answers · asked by jonesy 2 in Desktops

My computer which was built for my by a friend who has since moved out of the area so he can't help me. My computer has been randomly shutting down. I have done everything I can think of. I reinstalled Windows at least 5 different times, ran scans on my computer... reinstalled all the drivers, but i still can't get it to work smoothly. I need to know if there is anything else i can do, or some kinda of diagnostic scan to run that I haven't found, or if i should look into gutting and installing a new hard drive. PLEASE HELP!!!! thanks :)

2007-09-03 06:53:45 · 10 answers · asked by h2opolochix 2 in Desktops

hey i wanna buy a gaming computer to play star wars galaxies. what are really good specifications for a computer to play galaxies without lag and great performance? this is for a desktop too

2007-09-03 06:51:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Dell Inspiron 2200 is overheating?
I have a Dell Inspiron 2200 and it keeps shutting off randomly. The first time it shuts off after about 20 or 30 minutes after start up. The consecutive times are after about 5 minutes.Here are the steps I have taken to figure out the problems
1. Downloaded speedfan and say that fan1 was running at about 4300-4700 rpm and HD0 is 34C and temp1 is about 84C. Also fan2 and 3 are at 922 rpm.Although I assume it is overheating, I wanted to add that it isn't actually hot to the touch
2. called dell tech support. My warrenty is out but she said she would run diagnostic and see what the prob was. We ran diagnostic til the computer shut off halfway through. She said it appeared the fan was overheating.
3. Bought a targus chill mat butit didn't help
then I ran diagnostic and the only thing it said was the the AC adapter was bad. COuld that be shutting it down? THe AC adapter is for a laptop but not for The inspiron itself. should I buy a dell charger?

2007-09-03 06:47:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-09-03 06:46:54 · 1 answers · asked by spider 2 in Add-ons

Ok so in like a month my brother is going to get me a laptop (up to like 1,000 dollars maybe idk) well im looking at dell stuff cuz thats where im getting it but what does inspiration notebook mean? i need something quick for gaming whether its downloading or putting a cd in. any ideas? help me please!

2007-09-03 06:46:18 · 3 answers · asked by Evie 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to start a clean slate. I guess thats called reformat? I want to make sure everything is deleted before use my windows CD. Can anyone help me with that please?

2007-09-03 06:45:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Files on my computer seem to mysteriously disappear from my PC, and I can't rule out the possibility that something is deleting them.

2007-09-03 06:05:08 · 8 answers · asked by deroflame 3 in Desktops

i WAS TRY TO PRINT AN ENEVELOPE WHEN IT BECAME JAMED IN THE PRINTER, PSLOWLY PULLED IT OUT ,NOW i CAN'T PRINT ANYTHING, iT KEEPS SAYING pRINTER jAMED zI have a bottom load h/p?????

2007-09-03 05:53:44 · 4 answers · asked by jemmerjean 1 in Printers

Can I Crossfire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro and ATI Radeon HD 2600 ? (X1950 supporting only Direct X 9.0 while HD2600 supports Direct X 10.0)

2007-09-03 05:41:21 · 2 answers · asked by Yej 2 in Other - Hardware

I am a student about to start sixth form, im taking Art for one of my A levels. My current computer is running extremely slowly, especially when I run photoshop, as it only has 480MB of RAM. The computer is a Sony vaio, which is fully unupgradeable.

The question is Which mac is best for me, because i know that macs are the best for artists and creative individuals like me, so could you please help?

Would you reccommend an iMac (please say what spec version), Mac mini, Mac Pro, Macbook or Macbook pro? Or should I Just get a new pc?

Thanks for your help :)

2007-09-03 05:32:45 · 4 answers · asked by Smithy 1 in Other - Hardware

whenever I turn it on it keeps restarting, it won't even go to safe mode, it just keeps restarting, please help.

2007-09-03 05:24:57 · 3 answers · asked by Shiro 2 in Desktops

I love lamborghini's and i want them on my computer.....I put my screensaver to show lamboghini's, i put my desktop wallpaper to have a lamborghini on it...i even put my windows user picture to have the lamborghini logo...What else can i do to make my computer have more lamborghini things?

2007-09-03 04:42:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180154989300

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
2.1 GHz
2 GB DDR2
Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II
ATX 450W Power Supply
LG 18X GSA-H54N DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Rewriter (Black)
ASUS M2N-MX SE (Onboard Video,PCI-E,DDR2,RAID)

Check link for more details.

I'm thinking about buying it. Is that a good idea?

2007-09-03 04:28:55 · 4 answers · asked by austinm08 2 in Desktops

I am asking about the old Pentium 4.

I understand that for every processor, they have a processor number. How are they related to the processor themselves?

For example, what is the processor number for the Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (Socket 478)?

Likewise, what is the processor number for the Pentium 4 3.06GHz (Socket 775)?

2007-09-03 04:21:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I don't use my desktop much, but I have a samsung laser printer connected to it, and I'd like to be able to print from my laptop even if the desktop computer is in standby mode. I've already got it networked and shared, so it's working, I just need information about waking the desktop from standby mode.

2007-09-03 04:09:47 · 1 answers · asked by doug_coomer 2 in Printers

I analyzed my c drive a came back with a ton of files with numbers to the left that ranged from 175-775 fragments. Should I defragment? will it destroy something i might need?

2007-09-03 04:05:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Motherboard holds 8gb of ddr2 ram. Which means I need 4 x 2gb Sticks. Its been difficult finding these stick Becase usually wen you type in 2gb ddr2 memory , its usually just a kit with 2 x 1gb sticks. Please help me find a place where I can get good deals and have options. Thanks

2007-09-03 04:03:39 · 5 answers · asked by RIcky A 1 in Desktops

2007-09-03 04:02:17 · 9 answers · asked by bogstandard 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-03 03:51:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

1)Toshiba Satellite® A135-S4527

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=520185&N=265454&An=browse

or

2) Toshiba Satellite A135-S4727

http://officedepot.shoplocal.com/officedepot/default.aspx?action=detail&flashbrowse=y&storeid=2279506&rapid=448141&pagenumber=1&listingid=-2092786472&ref=%2fofficedepot%2fdefault.aspx%3faction%3dbrowsepageflash%26storeid%3d2279506%26pagenumber%3d1%26rapid%3d448141%26prvid%3dOfficeDepot-070912

2007-09-03 03:50:38 · 5 answers · asked by nakra_92 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was wondering if you could install a graphics card in a laptop. My laptop is a TOSHIBA Satellite A135.

2007-09-03 03:47:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I don't really know that much about computers but I'm buying a new laptop and the one I want has a 1.5GHz Core2Duo processor. It has enough RAM (2GB) and video memory(256MB) to run the games I want to play but will the processor be able to handle a game like Battlefield 2(requires 1.7 GHz) and run it smoothly?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c01062310&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

2007-09-03 02:24:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I download the web set up for direct X 9.0 and it said their was a network connections error.... But there wasn't one. what could be the problem? I have a windows xp.

2007-09-03 01:55:18 · 3 answers · asked by oakamellons 2 in Add-ons

I have a friend who leaves his Laserjet print on all night in his home office, primarily because he believes that turning on and off the printer causes wear and tear on the printer's electronic parts. I have to hand it to him -- the thing is ancient (10+ years) and it runs like a charm, but even on standby mode, the printer is using up a lot of energy.

I'm looking for hard facts that support either his point (he's an engineer) or mine that today's modern electronics are designed to be turned on/off regularly. I've done a pretty thorough search on why PC's should/shouldn't be turned on/off but have come across little on printers.

(BTW, there's also little *research* done on the actual impact of turning on and off PCs).

2007-09-03 01:48:50 · 4 answers · asked by takitaki 2 in Printers

2007-09-03 01:41:24 · 4 answers · asked by steve c 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-03 01:08:01 · 8 answers · asked by ekam172003 1 in Other - Hardware

i have installed a dvd cd rom burner audio fine but need a decoder for video what do i need to do?

2007-09-03 00:51:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons