Hardware - October 2007

Is it AMD or Intel and where can I get the hottest system fast and cheap?

2007-10-20 18:52:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I recently installed windows xp on my dell 1501 notebook instead of the vista that it came with but now it's not displaying my processor speed as 1.8ghz, its saying 789. I'm not sure if its actually running at 789 or what the problem is but I'd like to change it.

2007-10-20 18:49:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Whats a good LapTop,that i can run WoW on,and some other FPS'S???Also try and keep in under a Grand.

2007-10-20 18:43:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Since approx 1 year ago my 3 year old desktop computer has been very slow and seems to be overworking (tremendously). I have ran virus software, disk cleanup, defragmenter and everything I know to do but it doesn't help. It also has a lot of disk space available so it can't be the memory. What can be the problem?

2007-10-20 17:58:29 · 13 answers · asked by jasmine4chance 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-20 17:58:12 · 3 answers · asked by lancehippie 1 in Add-ons

I'm new to the whole laptop thing and I am very excited about getting one. The requirements are:

cheap (moderately priced)
entertainment capabilties
works good

also preferably thin but doesnt matter. I just want reliable. :D

2007-10-20 17:37:25 · 9 answers · asked by Heather L 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-20 17:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by ice_cajun2000 1 in Desktops

am i going to notice a difference from a pentium d 2.8 GHz

2007-10-20 17:11:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My friend dropped his laptop and know it wont go to windows screen. We did a test in the diagnostics screen. and it failed. So could it crash from being droped?

2007-10-20 16:43:59 · 7 answers · asked by Summer-off 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have been hearing that the 8900 or 9 series will be released in november. Want to buy my stuff to upgrade my pc in novmber but wanted to know a date it will be releaded. would it be nov 1st? If so for example a geforce 8800 gtx cost $550 and geforce 8800 gts $400, how much in money do you think the cards would go down and how fast, would it take months, days, or the RELEASE day of the 9 series to see a big or little price drop. Want to get the geforce 8800 gtx but right now is a bit to much, thx for the help.

2007-10-20 16:28:48 · 3 answers · asked by Slapjack 3 in Add-ons

my new phone has a micro sd card, and it has an adapter. i just dont know what to look for when they tell me i insert the adapter in my computer somewhere..I have a dell pc. can anyone help me???

2007-10-20 16:20:11 · 2 answers · asked by lexie 1 in Add-ons

I have a site that is blocking my pc (have 3 other systems in my home not effected by the block). How are they able to block just one particular system, and what can I do to stop this. Will changing my volume serial number work, and if so, how do I do it? Or is this just a hopless situation?

2007-10-20 16:03:13 · 6 answers · asked by dannah1129 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-20 16:02:53 · 13 answers · asked by jhon c 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a toshiba satellite s215-s4757, and i dont want the WRONG MACHINE error to pop on my laptop. can anyone tell me what i have to do to prevent this error???PLEASE???

2007-10-20 16:01:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-20 15:59:50 · 3 answers · asked by jazzi_21 1 in Add-ons

I have an optical mouse and the light keeps on going out, and eventually freezes in place requiring a reboot.
Any suggestions please.
I am new to computers, but not an idiot.

2007-10-20 15:42:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

(I would like to upgrade my computer, but I don't even know how much the AMD Turion 64x2 is faster

2007-10-20 15:35:37 · 8 answers · asked by ddaniel_dr 1 in Desktops

2007-10-20 15:19:57 · 9 answers · asked by lilmomma 1 in Add-ons

If so, what would it look like?

2007-10-20 15:09:46 · 9 answers · asked by Violin2 4 in Desktops

Someone had suggested to me years ago not to buy HP products because they would only run HP printers, HP scanneres, etc. Was that true? Can I run any printer, or router on an HP laptop?

2007-10-20 15:07:49 · 4 answers · asked by kissmystarfishpucker 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have tried different games none will work. It doesn't do anything or tell you anything

2007-10-20 14:58:19 · 2 answers · asked by bruce 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-20 14:53:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-10-20 14:22:45 · 2 answers · asked by freeskier324 1 in Other - Hardware

I have1.5 gh, 256 RAM, 32 mb Nvidia Geforce Mx100\200, and a 20 gb hardrive, however my computer still acts slow, especially in games. It can't even run Morrowind that good. I also scanned for viruses and spyware, and none were found. Why does my computer act so slow?

2007-10-20 14:13:28 · 10 answers · asked by Adam Cowell 1 in Desktops

hey I made a video which goes for 5 minutes and has 2 songs included. No special effects just basic cutting and editing and titles. when i render it takes FOREVER, it took 45+ minutes to render that as .wmv (modified for good quality) and ended up 41.2mb. is this normal or slow?

Heres my specs
pentium 4 processor
1.5gb DDR ram
128mb ATI radion grapics card
heaps of hdd space over 150+ gb
windows xp sp2 btw

What needs upgrading to speed up the saving time and how would it help? Thanks heaps

2007-10-20 14:03:45 · 1 answers · asked by Dillonp23 2 in Add-ons

I just got a new Dell Inspiron 1521 about a month ago and now its messed up and i dont know what happened. I turned it on a couple days ago and a window popped up (before it started up) and it said there was an error and something was wrong and that i had to check some disk. Now that message doesnt pop up anymore but it did for the first 5 times i tried starting it up. And after that would pop up i would push ok and then the screen would be black but the little mouse icon was there and it would move but there was nothing there. Now when i start it up, all there is is the blank, black screen and the mouse arrow. None on the keyboard does anything and the only thing i can do it turn it off and on from the power button. Please help, i want to find out what caused this, whats wrong with it and how to fix it. Please!! Any info helps!! Thank you!!!

2007-10-20 13:45:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

It's so frustrating! Everytime I play an fps game (first person shooter) my mouse freezes and gets stuck on the screen for a few seconds. I have to vigorously move the mouse around to get it moving again. I know it's not performance issues, my computer is only 1 year old. Is it the surface of my mouse pad? I have a Logitech MX Revolution laser mouse. I bought it because my old mouse was doing the same thing.

How do I stop my mouse from constantly freezing and getting stuck on my screen? It's getting me killed!

2007-10-20 13:40:34 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan14 3 in Add-ons

I have a newer laptop with Win XP and I'm wondering if I can connect an older printer that uses a parallel port cable to it. The laptop does not have a parallel port and the printer doesn't have a USB port. Is there any way to connect the two using some sort of adapter, etc? Thanks in advance!!

2007-10-20 13:25:44 · 3 answers · asked by OddDuck 3 in Printers

have you ever spilit anything on your computer? did it work after? what did you do? what happened? please tell me...i spilled hot tea on mine and it's i brought it in to get it fixed. i am devasted because i'm pretty positive it won't work again, so do you think i still have hope?

2007-10-20 13:22:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am looking at least for a standard 101 key keyboard driver for windows.. but i cant find one.

2007-10-20 13:20:15 · 1 answers · asked by Jonathan M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks