Hardware - October 2007

that supposed to mean??. I have no type of sound device on my computer anymore i tried everything i can possibly try such as re-installing..troubleshooter.. and sytem restoring. What is the matter with my computer?

WindowsXP

2007-10-20 13:12:33 · 5 answers · asked by Kieth D 1 in Other - Hardware

Everytime i try to scan my pictures and then format it under jpeg it says it won't copy it and ask me to quite or try agian. i try agian and it just repeats it self.

2007-10-20 13:05:14 · 3 answers · asked by Rita B 2 in Scanners

I am going to construct a new pc...the one i have is crap with 1.69 single core and 128mb pci video card, i decided it was just about time to upgrade. I am buying everything from NewEgg.com

What i have picked out now is...

Tower with 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811156062

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128064

Geforce 8800GTS 320MB video card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150173

Processor - Core 2 Duo - 2.66GHz
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115029

RAM - 4GB(2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231122

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144701

DVD Drive and Burner
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827135143
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827135148

Total Price - $1,092. 32
PS. I already have the speakers, monitor, and i Know what fans i need.

Thanks

2007-10-20 13:05:11 · 6 answers · asked by wasuptym 1 in Desktops

2007-10-20 13:00:29 · 2 answers · asked by koko 1 in Desktops

external HD to the computer. Is the problem from the PC?

2007-10-20 12:58:14 · 2 answers · asked by Neda 2 in Add-ons

does anyone know where i can by a cheap desktop computer tower with an operating system included, somewhere close to San
Diego?

2007-10-20 12:55:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I spil ea o m lapop.

As ou ca ell, some of e leers are worki.

ow ca I fix i?

2007-10-20 12:30:11 · 5 answers · asked by Neely O'Hara 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

there are alot of video cards in the 7 series but what confuses me is, which is better the higher the better or the lower the better?

2007-10-20 12:24:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-10-20 12:21:04 · 6 answers · asked by no name 1 in Other - Hardware

Want to add a new video card. But they all need a minimum of 300 watt power supply, my pc is only 200 watts. I purchased a 400 watt psu. Iam not sure if I still can get a new Video card to work.

2007-10-20 12:14:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

By the way, if I tap my touchpad, it doen't respornd to it as a click. Do you know how to fix this too?

2007-10-20 12:13:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to buy an external hard drive to back up my sony vaio laptop, but am clueless on what to buy. I'm looking for something with more than 100 gb, but would like to spend less than $100. Any recommendations?

2007-10-20 12:09:09 · 4 answers · asked by Koobear 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a laptop that came with Vista, but I didn't like it so I downgraded (upgraded IMO) to XP. The laptop has a Core 2 Duo T7300, which is 2.0ghz. However, when I go into the system console in the control panel, under "Computer", it says:

Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU
T7300@ 2.00ghz
1.18ghz, 2.00gb of RAM

Shouldn't that second clock speed be 2.0ghz as well? It's dual core, so shouldn't both speeds be the same?

If someone has the same processor on Vista, could you see what it says in your system console? Or does anyone know?

I don't feel comfortable losing 800mhz of power.

2007-10-20 12:06:05 · 2 answers · asked by Benton 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

im trying to install MAGIX Music maker but it says failed cause AVIFIL32dll was not found wat does dat mean? or how can i get that?

2007-10-20 11:53:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

there will be new intel processor coming in jan 2008 i mean 4 core,i want to know how much it will cost to buy one ?

2007-10-20 11:28:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i.e hp

2007-10-20 11:23:37 · 4 answers · asked by Live it Up 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a ATI, x600 radeon, its ddr 256 mb !
wanna upgrade, can i get a DDR3 512 mb graphics card?

But i am worried about this DDR thing, would my motherboard support ddr3 ??

This is my motherboard:

Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: PTGD-LA
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Puffer2-UL8E

trying to get
Asus GeForce 8800 GTX HTDP 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Note: These cards require PCI-E x16 slots, they will not function in a x8 slot so for SLi you need dual x16 mainboard. Finally 500W minimum for PSU and 600W+ is recommended

what does that mean ?

thanks

2007-10-20 11:22:23 · 5 answers · asked by Tino 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a microsoft wireless notebook optical mouse, and what happens after Ive finished the batteries? do i have to THROW it out now?

2007-10-20 11:16:33 · 4 answers · asked by Jason L 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to know everything about this graphic card,is it realy exist and is it good to buy hardware like this or there is better choise do you recommand it ?GF 8800 ultra Black Pearl, GF8800 ultra 655 MHz,768-Gddr3 2250MHz ,Overclocked serise,and has HDCP,Brand (EVGA).and if you recommand it whats the best side hardware for this system,I mean Ram,Motherbord,CPU and ...

2007-10-20 11:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-10-20 10:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by lee99_20002000 1 in Desktops

is the core 2 duo supposed to only be able to work 50% when 1 task is running? arent they supposed to both work together when it is only 1 task running? if its possible, how can i make my cpus work harder?

2007-10-20 10:39:09 · 5 answers · asked by Serba Luviante 1 in Other - Hardware

(For anyone who knows a lot about video card troubleshooting.)

When I turn the computer and the monitor on, the operating system starts, but nothing shows on the monitor screen. I have downloaded driver after driver from various resources, and none of them helped to resolve the problem. Please help!!!

2007-10-20 10:24:15 · 4 answers · asked by Adrian R 1 in Other - Hardware

My laptop mouse button no longer works when clicked, or it needs to be clicked and held down to click. How can I clean it really well?

Thanks!

2007-10-20 09:44:13 · 3 answers · asked by WriterMom 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 3 large hdds, but I just want to see one huge partition, is it possible?

2007-10-20 09:34:22 · 3 answers · asked by Jonathan M 1 in Desktops

It is an Acer Aspire M5100. I bought it at Best Buy. The only way that I can get the sounds to work is if I plug in tot he head phone jack. That is in the front and I wasnt to use the speaker jacks in the back of the computer. I have a subwoofer with 2 speakers. The speakers plug in the the subwoofer and the subwofer has a jack that plugs in to the computer. There are like 6 speaker outputs in the back of the compuiter, but none of them work. Please help.

2007-10-20 09:31:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Everything is upside down on my screen....what the (insert expletive) have i done???? xxx

2007-10-20 09:25:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2007-10-20 09:24:41 · 11 answers · asked by Linux Mint 11 7 in Other - Hardware

The Item came with a driver Mini-CD but there are at least 100 files with no proper information and the customer service was useless.
EBAY Item link:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEC-chip-4-Ports-USB-2-0-PCMCIA-Card-Adaptor-Laptop-UK_W0QQitemZ280160786528QQihZ018QQcategoryZ42323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or could you suggest a better way to make my Windows 98 Laptop , USB2.0 compliant? No I ain't upgrading. I'd rather Ubuntu!

2007-10-20 09:18:48 · 6 answers · asked by nasacouk 1 in Add-ons

Everytime I start my computer, it reboot ( like 15 seconds after I open my session ). I first thought it was the power ( the computer might not have enough power, so it would reboot..) but I moved it in another room, to plug it where I have a computer ( that work fine ), and it still doesn't work..
It just started doing that today, and I did nothing special with it prior to that.. Any clue about what it has, and how to fix it?

2007-10-20 09:18:08 · 9 answers · asked by arealsexyguy 3 in Desktops

i have tried all the usuall stuff like altering resolution, updating drivers ect.

it has been fixing its self if i changed the resolution down to 1280 x 960 then back again too 1280 x 1024.

2007-10-20 09:12:12 · 2 answers · asked by bennymole316 4 in Monitors