Hardware - October 2007

Is a ECS motherboard bad??
I heard it easily heats up real fast???
Thanks

2007-10-14 01:56:12 · 6 answers · asked by Michael G 2 in Desktops

2007-10-14 01:22:13 · 12 answers · asked by xizzi 1 in Monitors

I have a netgear wireless router. it was working fine until one day i reformatted my laptop. the laptop has an built in card. i also asked the company for another router but the problem doesn't seem 2 come frm the router. B4 i formatted my laptop their used 2 be a box that pops every time i log on. but it doesn't appear now.
I think the problem comes frm the setting of the computer. Any ideas ??

2007-10-14 00:30:10 · 4 answers · asked by Xtreme 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-13 23:55:32 · 4 answers · asked by Tok A 1 in Monitors

what is the normal working tempertures for a 3.2ghz pentium 4 skt478
my current idle temps are system(31 degrees) and c.p.u(45 degrees)
under load the system(motherboard) temp rises to 35/36 degrees and the c.p.u to 55/58 degrees
would a new skt478 heatsink/fan assembly reduce the working tempertures as i can buy one of these for £10
cheers guys !

2007-10-13 23:43:47 · 8 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Desktops

2007-10-13 23:14:57 · 3 answers · asked by Sundara R 1 in Add-ons

I have a problem...my USB wouldn't work in my laptop and this has been a problem 2 years since... My laptop wouldn't recognize any USB cable's that I attach to it. But one time, I attached my new MP3 to this laptop, and the MP3's light opened (signifying that it's charging). This means that my laptop is able to acknowledge the MP3, but wouldn't show that there's any cables attached in the Desktop. Do I need drivers or anything installed for my laptop to recognize all USBs attached?

2007-10-13 22:14:44 · 2 answers · asked by Jed Stephen 3 in Other - Hardware

For example, I use a Asus R1F laptop and it does not have the 1680 x 1050. However, when my Samsung 226BW comes, I would like to know if when I plug it in, it would allow me to view 1680 x 1050 resolutions.

Or if anything else, I could select a higher resolution and have the same clarity. Either one would be fine. It just has resolutions higher and lower than the 1680 x 1050 resolution.

2007-10-13 22:05:14 · 3 answers · asked by youngmin 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Every time I open up computer in windows vista, it appears that my memory has decreased by 1 or more GB. Any solutions?

2007-10-13 22:02:31 · 3 answers · asked by Shard 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Want to print up to A3 on variety of materials from vellum to textured card stock 300g/m2 +. Text and graphic quality is very important but does not have to be photo quality.As its a start up business budget tight around £500 or $1000, cost per page and consumables cost should be a consideration as a there is a limit to the amount I can recoup from customers.
Straight through feed important to avoid curling. Not sure whether to use laser or inkjet.
Laser text quality, speed and water resistance appeals but not sure about the quality of graphics or ability to print on textured paper. Toner, drum and servicing costs are also a concern.
Inkjet image quality appears good but appears to be for photo images which I feel may be excessive also unsure about smudging and text and graphics quality. Consumable cost a concern but I am willing to consider constant ink system.
Considered solid ink but unsure of ink wastage when i turn off/on or leaving on standby to keep ink warm as may not use daily

2007-10-13 21:46:25 · 3 answers · asked by Ernye 1 in Printers

I am currently in the process of buying a new laptop from Dell. I have decided on getting a Vostro 1500, now the question is which processor should I go for? Core 2 Duo T5470 1.6GHz or T7300 2.0GHz?

I will be using this laptop mainly for moderate gaming plus school work, one game I am looking forward playing on this laptop is Call of Duty 4. And I hope this laptop would perform well wth the game.

The currently specs of the vostro 1500 I planned on ordering is following:

-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
-15.4 in Wide Screen XGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife™
-2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
-120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
-Genuine Windows® XP Home (Lower resource used)

With the addition of Core 2 Duo T7300 will cost about 1160 with tax included and if I stick with the slower T5470 would cost about 1000.

2007-10-13 21:46:21 · 6 answers · asked by CDG1919 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is Intel Dual Core just the same with Intel Core 2 duo?

2007-10-13 21:07:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

hi guys i formatted my computer and i lost the cds to my printer so now i cant install it and it wont work! pls can you tell me where i can find the disks to install hp hewlett packard desklet 610c? thanks a lot guys

2007-10-13 20:21:41 · 3 answers · asked by chord 4 in Printers

Here are my computer's specs:

Windows XP Media Center Edition
3.0ghz (Running two processors)
160GB HDD
512 MB of RAM
Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200 graphics card
It has an eMachines Intel D102GGC2 Motherboard

Besides my crappy graphics card, I want to know if I add another 512 MB of RAM which of course will give me 1GB of RAM, will my computer load faster and open applications like Firefox faster? Also, I play the Sims 2 and I'm sick and tired of the loading time because it takes more than 20 mins to load or whatever. Adding more RAM, will The Sims 2 load faster?

2007-10-13 20:04:27 · 10 answers · asked by TatsuJin 4 in Desktops

2007-10-13 19:29:24 · 7 answers · asked by niwas j 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-13 19:27:27 · 6 answers · asked by niwas j 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My laptop is an hp. How long should the charged battery last? Why does it go to hibernate after a couple of hours of use?

2007-10-13 19:22:37 · 9 answers · asked by lulu 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Which of these processors is more faster? Intel Dual Core or AMD sempron?

2007-10-13 17:46:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i want to buy some RAM memory, i went to a website that scanned my PC and it says it is compatible with DDR2 PC2-5300, was wondering if its the same as DDR2 PC-5300

2007-10-13 17:41:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i just bought a computer with a turbocache card geforce 7350LE

So....How do i use the turbocache? is it auto?

2007-10-13 17:30:58 · 2 answers · asked by aznkid_tran 1 in Desktops

On my "Local disk" it says 76.3GB and 56.0 on "Free Space".

The OS is Pentium, 4 CPU, 1.50 GHz, with 512 MB of RAM.

Does this information tell you pros out there whymy computer has just started running very slowly. Could it be that I am out of space? I have all the firewall and anti-virus programs installed and perform regular clean-ups and checks.

Thanks.

2007-10-13 17:28:54 · 9 answers · asked by elyella 2 in Desktops

I need help deciding on two computers
One is this Dell computer built from the website for $850 Total (shipping and Tax included). The reasoning for the low end hardware is because it's cheaper to upgrade afterwards than it is while building it.

PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4MB L2 Cache, 2.33GHz, 1333 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (will upgrade to XP Pro)
MONITOR: No Monitor
MEMORY: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs (Will upgrade to 4GB)
HARD DRIVE: 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ (Will upgrade)
OPTICAL DRIVE: 16x DVD+/-RW Drive (Will buy addition drive later)
VIDEO CARD: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Will upgrade to Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB RAM)
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio (Will upgrade to Sound Blaster)
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER: Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader

The other is an HP Pavilion for $1230 Total (with tax)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

2007-10-13 17:23:05 · 5 answers · asked by MuRcIElaGo 5 in Desktops

If you can then where?? on-line

2007-10-13 17:21:35 · 8 answers · asked by BAMA G 1 in Desktops

2007-10-13 17:16:15 · 8 answers · asked by Robert O 1 in Other - Hardware

I have an Epson Stylus cx5000 and i need to get it serviced, which one of these stores can fix it for me?

officemax or best buy or circuit city? any others who can fix it?

2007-10-13 16:35:41 · 4 answers · asked by ¤AFTERN00N L0VAH¤ 2 in Printers

2007-10-13 16:31:58 · 3 answers · asked by Darren63 1 in Desktops

Will my best buy or circuit city warranty become void if I replace the video card on a desktop ?
Yeah, If I buy the warranty but I want to open it up to replace the video card on a new desktop will the warranty not work anymore?
I am talking about nvidia 8800 gts. It is huge

2007-10-13 15:56:29 · 4 answers · asked by y 2 in Desktops

I mean, yea, Mac's are easier to use and less complicated. They get LESS viruses ("less", not "no"). But why sacrifice functionality for simplicity? I think people who think Mac's are better because the software is easier to use, are just plain mistaken. If you actually know how to use a PC, you can make stuff that will not even compare with the stuff you can do on a Mac. Also, I hate the commercials that say Mac works with stuff better than PC's. Mac's only work with Mac stuff. PC's work with everything. And the commercial that says you can install Windows on a Mac is just plain retarded. On a PC, you can install Mac programs without installing Mac OSX. PC's are better. You just have to know what you are doing.

Oh and the virus thing. I know people who have gotten viruses on their Mac's. So if someone says it is because of the Bit system or whatever. They are wrong.

2007-10-13 15:13:31 · 8 answers · asked by dudeboy 4 in Desktops

I have a non-intel iBook G4 (motorola chip) and on the system requirements here is what I have:

Machine Name: iBook G4
Machine Model: PowerBook6,7
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.5)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.42 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 142 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.3f0
Serial Number: Can't tell ya.
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
Version: 1.0

The website system requirements make it seem like it could work except for that on the website it says 700 MHz and I have 142 :-(

Finally, if it does work, will .exe files run on the VirtualPC? And will I be able to save stuff?

ALL .EXE FILES MUST RUN.

Thanks.

2007-10-13 15:09:08 · 1 answers · asked by JJ W 1 in Add-ons

I just bought a brand new pc from Dell, its a dell inspiron. The yahoo pages work fine, but when i get to ebay, the pictures take forever to load. I did not have the problem with my last dell, which was windows xp. Is there something i need to do to make it work faster? The pages sometimes take a long time to load also using internet explore.

2007-10-13 13:58:35 · 2 answers · asked by loveloopycrazy 1 in Desktops