Hardware - October 2007

I have reinstalled windows xp and I am not sure if I am missing a driver,but my computer keeps shutting down on me and rebooting, I dont ever get any errors, and it wont let me use my mcafee internet security suite,How do I find out what if any drivers I may be missing?

2007-10-01 18:27:05 · 4 answers · asked by Marsha 2 in Desktops

2007-10-01 18:23:50 · 3 answers · asked by Ajay B 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My current configuration is 1280x1024. If I set it to 1024x768, will it increase the games performance?

2007-10-01 18:15:05 · 9 answers · asked by MuRcIElaGo 5 in Monitors

ibm computer 40 gb, but 20gb C: drive only,how i can make D: drive 20 gb

2007-10-01 18:14:25 · 5 answers · asked by 4545 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

For playing newer games such as Bioshock, Lost Planet, etc.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130290

This is am upgrade from the NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS.

2007-10-01 18:10:26 · 4 answers · asked by MuRcIElaGo 5 in Add-ons

im thinking about getting my aunt and grandma a computer soon all they would sue it for is occasional web browsing so they dont need anything special

Anyone know any simple easy to use computers for this? Like i said it would just be for basic web browsing

2007-10-01 18:08:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i just bought a pc from ebay, just the pc, no cds or anything else.

i finished installed windows xp, how can i find out what else i need to install(ex. drivers)

the pc is a micron

2007-10-01 17:56:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

There isn't much more to say, thats what it does every time.

2007-10-01 17:55:46 · 2 answers · asked by krs451960lovesnlc 2 in Desktops

I reinstalled windows on my other computer. everything worked perfectly. then, when i was in windows the resolution was 800 by 600. i was trying to make it higher. when i made it 1200 to 1000 it didnt work and now whenever i boot into windows it goes cannot display this video mode. it was able to do it before i reinstalled windows. help? how can i change it back to 800 by 600 and fix the resolution so i can change it?

2007-10-01 17:47:07 · 2 answers · asked by seeya1423 1 in Monitors

Ok I am looking at two laptops. The Dell Inspiron 1520 and the 1420. I am really putting a lot into them so it could handle my media, multi-tasking, and 3D modelling software and stuff like Photoshop. Also I know Vista is demanding so I want to be able to handle that as well.
I am getting 3GB of RAM, and a 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo processor.
The 1420 allows you to upgrade to 128MB Graphics card. But the 1520 allows for 256MB. I went to best buy to sort of get a feel for laptops because I've never had one, and saw that I like the smaller ones a lot better. Obviously the performance counts more then looks, so does the Graphics card make a big enough difference that I would want to get the bigger one?

2007-10-01 17:46:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i tried to look around in the mall and some of the laptop brands that they ussually offer are NEO, ACER, ASUS, and MSI.

NEO, ACER and MSI are the much cheaper price but i don't know how they perform compared to ASUS.

Sony VAIO and HP are also popular but they are very expensive.

and becasue of this i am confused which laptop brand is really good in terms of performance and quality.

by the way, this is my first time to get laptop and any good advice from you will really be great. and thanks in advance.

2007-10-01 17:41:53 · 8 answers · asked by happy damsel 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought a wireless Micro innovations wireless keyboard and mouse (combo) and I am wondering why when I hook it up to my macbook the space key will not work. All other keys work just fine. But the space key will not. I know that this COULD have something to do with the different layouts of keyboards (windows vs. mac)...

But is their any way to get the keyboard to fully function with my mac?


THanks a lot.

2007-10-01 17:27:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I just bought a wireless Micro innovations wireless keyboard and mouse (combo) and I am wondering why when I hook it up to my macbook the space key will not work. All other keys work just fine. But the space key will not. I know that this COULD have something to do with the different layouts of keyboards (windows vs. mac)...

But is their any way to get the keyboard to fully function with my mac?


THanks a lot.

2007-10-01 17:26:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Why is that?

2007-10-01 17:19:21 · 8 answers · asked by suavemonkey14 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

will any type of graphics card fit with any type of cpu?

2007-10-01 17:19:16 · 6 answers · asked by The Knowledge 6 in Add-ons

Should i use an Earthenet cable or a USB cable for my ADSL Modem? Which is faster?

2007-10-01 17:10:29 · 9 answers · asked by pip pop94 2 in Other - Hardware

what i mean by cpu tester is wether there is a thing in which you take out your proccessor and test it in some thing and i will tell you if your cpu works o not????

2007-10-01 17:10:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

can too many things hooked to the PSU slow down component performance?

2007-10-01 17:01:51 · 6 answers · asked by gufffaa88 2 in Desktops

For some reason, my 2 GB flash drive has 38.5 MB of free space available, and there is nothing in it. On my Mac, I showed all hidden files, and the ".Trashes" folder is taking up 944 MB of space. When I try to delete .Trashes, I get his error message:

Sorry, the operation cannot be completed because an
unexpected error occured
(Error code - 122).


Please help! How can I delete the .Trashes folder and completely erase all the information on my Verbatim USB Flash Drive!!!

2007-10-01 16:44:47 · 9 answers · asked by Italian Stallion 2 in Add-ons

well i have hayes accura 144+ fax 144 external modem which i used in windows 98 before. Can I use this Windows Xp as well? I tried to let XP detect it but could not. Is there a solution for this? Please help

2007-10-01 16:19:56 · 4 answers · asked by Kurapika 1 in Desktops

2007-10-01 16:11:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to set up my pc as a media center. I want to use my tv as the monitor. I'm trying to connect them with a s-video cable since both the pc and the tv has the connector.

However, the pc's connector is 7pins and the tv connector is 4pin. So I was wondering will this work? And are there cables that one end is 4pin and the other is 7pin?

2007-10-01 16:07:33 · 4 answers · asked by unknow107 1 in Monitors

From the day that I purchased my computer I have had trouble with my mouse. It wouldn't work and then one day for no reason it worked. I recently moved and had to take everything apart. When I reconnected the mouse, it wouldn't work again. I am able to use a cordless mouse though attaches to the usb port.

2007-10-01 15:57:01 · 7 answers · asked by 911RN 2 in Add-ons

so where can i get the software

2007-10-01 15:53:10 · 4 answers · asked by nigga b 1 in Desktops

it's random too.changed cpu fan.. to stock intel heatsink running at stock speed. freezes up on boots... first time it boot ok 2nd no ,, after a while 3rd it booted.. before i couldn't boot at all but now that i replaced the heatsink it's boots randomly which is still better than before . what could be causing this ... i know it's the cpu but is it defective??? it failed the burnin test (dos)before i changed the fan. If i gett it to boot into windows i do a stress test it doesn't even die. (well i did it for like 1/2 an hour..) peaked at62 with core temp.. still.... in bios before it said it was 47-50 C even so it should still boot.. is it the motherboard??? how do i test the motherboard if it is?? i know how to test everything else but this....
da whole system is like it's like 3 months old
and it's not memory , hd, or graphics card. I did a test on all those except for graphics but if it's graphics it should just blue screen not freezewhat i mean by freeze is it goes fast then slow

2007-10-01 15:53:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need somebody to give me any ways possible to find out what cards go with my pc. And when purchasing a new card what i should look for. I also saw some threads about how some cards wont work because of the power supply. My PC says 120-127V at the back.

2007-10-01 15:50:19 · 6 answers · asked by Opeyemi O 1 in Add-ons

2007-10-01 15:43:48 · 4 answers · asked by gurv2004 1 in Add-ons

2007-10-01 15:38:44 · 3 answers · asked by Bill R 1 in Desktops

2007-10-01 15:36:06 · 5 answers · asked by Cassius Clay 2 in Add-ons

I like playing the sims 2 but i also am considering getting a mac. Does the sims to work on mac book pro or mac computers or should just stick with pc notebooks and computers for games. Also which is better for games Pc's or Notebooks with alot of Ram Etc.

2007-10-01 15:35:21 · 4 answers · asked by sdezzy711 1 in Laptops & Notebooks