Hardware - October 2007

All right, I've currently got 2gb ram (A-DATA 2x 1GB DIMMS 240-pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel timing: 5-5-5-18).

I upgraded to Windows Vista and I saw my computer's performance drop considerably. According to taskmanager, Vista is using 30% of my physical memory ALL the time. So... I assume that adding another 1gb of ram will boost my performance to at LEAST back to where it was BEFORE Vista.

However, I only want one 1gb and I want to go with the same brand, but the stick I want says its optimal voltage is 2.0-2.1v. My current ram 's optimal voltage is 1.8v +/- 0.1v (my mobo's lowest voltage for ram is 1.925v).

So... will I have stability issues if my new stick runs at 1.925v when the box says to run it at 2.0v?

(FYI: A-DATA ram does NOT like working outside its factory defaults, so increasing the voltage beyond 1.925v creates MAJOR system instabilities and therefore not a viable option.)

2007-10-23 13:12:25 · 1 answers · asked by Curious J, Esq. 6 in Add-ons

i have a little problem. on my desktop the taskbar(i think that's what it is called) on the bottom of the screen where the start button is at. somebody somehow moved the bar to where now it's on the side of the screen. it's on the right side of the desktop and it is standing up vertically. how do i get it back to where it is normally. on the bottom of the screen?

2007-10-23 13:09:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

i have a dell laptop (inspiron B130) and i was wondering if it comes with a network card or if i have 2 buy one.

i have a linksys wireless router and it is set up and everything, and i saved the information to a flash drive and put the flash drive into my laptop and downloaded the linksys info, but it said i didnt have an internet connection.

plz help me

2007-10-23 13:02:55 · 7 answers · asked by running dude 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was told GDDR3 have higher latency and should stick to GDDR2.

2007-10-23 12:54:46 · 3 answers · asked by MuRcIElaGo 5 in Add-ons

I have an HP DV6000 notebook computer that I want to have up and running with a monitor, printer, and speaker system. The problem is that i don't see many of those connectors on my notebook. What do I need to get set besides the actual monitor, etc.??

2007-10-23 12:53:59 · 2 answers · asked by endznow 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

it was spilled on recently

2007-10-23 12:51:15 · 8 answers · asked by Jason K 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

It seems to be "acting up"....what should I do next? Many thanks, Rich...

2007-10-23 12:49:30 · 5 answers · asked by richtalia 1 in Desktops

ok so i got home today, and started up my computer normally, but now after 5 minutes have passed it will just turn off and go to a blue screen that says "Fatal error 000x000 bla bla" or it will freeze, assistant is apprecatied!!!

2007-10-23 12:48:54 · 9 answers · asked by Dvin B 2 in Desktops

I have a hp pavilion a6109n and i currently have 2 gigs. i want to put 2 to 4 more gigs.

2007-10-23 12:15:03 · 5 answers · asked by timmy n 1 in Desktops

My second keyboard stopped functioning for the same reason as the first one (don't know the specific reason), but after un-installing a game on my cpu (Maplestory) and restarting my cpu, both my keyboards stopped working (downloaded/un-installed the game twice). When going to my keyboafd sortcut in the control panel my eyboard cannot be detected,even on my brother's computer. Any suggestions on how it stopped working? (I use Diskeeper too, if that's the probem/typing wth an onscreen keyboard so there might be typos).

2007-10-23 12:00:33 · 2 answers · asked by Steve 3 in Other - Hardware

PLZZ help!! i have a lexmark 2500 printer i bought it 2-3 months ago well like a month ago the cartridge was finished so i had to buy a new one well i waited like till a whole month and finally got a new BLACK 28 ink cartridge because i was busy. then when i try installing the cartridge the screen says that there is no black ink cartridge installed and in the solution center shows there is a full ink black cartriged!!! when i try to print something like an alignment page it wont print it keeps jamming !! whats wrong wid my printer??!! HELPPP ASAP!!!!♥ plz

2007-10-23 11:42:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Servers must be for business and pc's for home, not these days every one wants a sever why? working from home? higher spec gaming , dual and quad processors. how many megs does an average person need?

2007-10-23 11:33:44 · 5 answers · asked by capa-de-monty 6 in Other - Hardware

I have an older laser printer, it's an hp, I want to hook it up to a linksys wireless G router. Would I just plug it in to the router, and the computers on the network would notice it?
step by steps would help alot.

2007-10-23 11:28:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I have a 500gb external drive I want to split into 2 parts (a 120gb chunk for time machine, and the remaining for media). The problem is I don't want to format the drive and lose the data already on it. Is this possible?

2007-10-23 11:19:10 · 2 answers · asked by appleboy 1 in Add-ons

I am having problems printing from an HP Designjet plotter. I am able to print using this, but it seems to take forever to print a page (such as a blueprint) from this plotter. I thought it had to do with the parallel port, since it is typically slower, but I'm not entirely sure if that will work. Is there anything I can try that will speed up printing from this plotter?

2007-10-23 11:07:34 · 1 answers · asked by Confused about life 2 in Printers

I need to restore my hard drive, but lost my install disk that came with the computer. I heard that some computers have an image of the factory hardrive hidden away, does a Dell Dimension 8110 have this?

2007-10-23 10:51:44 · 8 answers · asked by Dylan 2 in Desktops

2007-10-23 10:45:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am tight on money, but I'm trying to get a low cost laptop. I only need this computer for basic usuage (word, internet, etc.) (on the internet the most complicated site I go to is pandora)

I know how processors rate, and I know which ones are good- but I want to know. How low could I go and not be irritated by the speed. I have a VERY good desktop- but it lacks that laptop transport quality.

2007-10-23 10:32:59 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought the bundle pack 22' flat screen hp with the tower and all, it came with both a VGA cable and a DVI, but the problem is that i can connect my VGA from monitor to tower, buy i want to use my DVI instead and my tower doesnt have anywhere to connect it to, my monitor has it but my tower only has for VGA. do i have to buy and adapter or something?

2007-10-23 09:47:17 · 6 answers · asked by jaime 1 in Monitors

Help! My monitor/ screen resolution (the colours in the display, im not sure of the correct term) of my computer (pentium 4, windows XP) are all screwed up. It looks like the computer is running in safe mode, but it isn't. It was all screwed up after my brother ran a game, rebooted the computer and uninstalled the same game. Already tried a system restore and fiddled with the monitor options and the colours are still screwy. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Or what i could try to fix it?

2007-10-23 09:41:48 · 5 answers · asked by clee 1 in Monitors

i tried to send my friend a fax using her home phone number, but it just called her on the telephone. i could hear her talking through the fax machine! do i have to add a certain number to it or something?

2007-10-23 09:34:00 · 5 answers · asked by R C 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a Brother MFC 440 CN which I don't recommend buying. It looks flash, but the color ink runs out quickly even when you're only printing black and white. When only one cartridge is empty, it won't print period.

My question is, is it possible to take the printer apart and manipulate the ink sensors so that I can just print with black ink. Customer support of course could only suggest buying the expensive color cartridges (at 28 bucks a pop!) I'd be buying a cartridge every three weeks (and I don't even print in color),

Thanks!!

2007-10-23 07:46:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I have a HP laserjet printer 4250N and I have the usb cord plugged into the printer and computer. I have even downloaded the driver from the HP website, however, I do not know what to do now that the driver is saved onto my desktop. Please help!

2007-10-23 07:30:17 · 9 answers · asked by kyle w 1 in Printers

I want to replace my WIn 98 SE with XP but after installation the system does not boot. it says Windows is starting up or Applying computer settings. i have PIII 500 MHZ processoer with 384 MB Ram and 28 gB hard drive. What actually is the problem. Has the motherboard got to do something with it. Kindly advice.

2007-10-23 07:25:56 · 7 answers · asked by khannavijay90 1 in Desktops

It's an Acer Aspire 3680. I took off the small machine screws on the back, and the top case sort of could be cracked open. I didn't force it open further. Replacement keyboards are about 35 bucks and they have a ribbon connector. I figure it can't be that difficult to remove in order to clean it out with some electronic parts cleaner, but I can't figure out how to remove the keyboard.

2007-10-23 07:22:07 · 3 answers · asked by paul67337 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-23 07:19:01 · 9 answers · asked by Arty 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-23 07:13:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-10-23 07:13:12 · 6 answers · asked by think.future 1 in Printers

I heard that having quicktime and windows media installed on the same computer will cause problems to your computer, that they both fight for control of your computer. I had to remove quicktime from my computer so windows media will work properly. Why does this occur? and how can I fix this so I can reinstall quicktime on my computer
which is a hp 64 processor with 1.0GB and windows xp and have it run with windows media.

2007-10-23 07:12:56 · 4 answers · asked by tommartella1 1 in Desktops

2007-10-23 07:12:28 · 2 answers · asked by katie h 1 in Monitors