Hardware - October 2007

I've asked before but I thought I heard something different than what I got. I need to run a classic application, and I have osx 10.4 installed only, is there anyway i can do this?

2007-10-10 12:42:33 · 4 answers · asked by Josh V 3 in Desktops

I have an EVGA nForce 680i motherboard, 2 GBs of 800MHz RAM, and a GeForce 8500 GT video card.
Would adding a BFG PhysX Ageia Accelerator improve my graphics or will it be more or less the same?

2007-10-10 12:38:54 · 2 answers · asked by klg1128 1 in Add-ons

I notice it usually after its been in sleep mode.
I have Windows Vista on a new hp media center computer.
All the settings are for the right time zone.
It doesn't matter how long the sleep mode lasts the clock is always two hours short.

2007-10-10 12:07:47 · 5 answers · asked by jezzy_54864 1 in Desktops

I just started writing a paper on my school's dell PC, i saved it to a flash drive thing but when i plug it into my mac, it comes up as a docx instead of jus a word doc. then when i try to open it, it jus gives me a bunch of crazy codes. I have Transfered info from my mac to the pc back to my mac, before. Does it only work because i initially saved it on my mac b4 i saved on the pc. If i create a doc on my mac first will it work on both the pc and the mac? And if i create a doc on the pc first will it not work on my mac but work on the pc? Is this whats happening? Im not a computer genius, im jus guessing here.

2007-10-10 12:07:38 · 9 answers · asked by Dee 1 in Desktops

2007-10-10 12:06:21 · 5 answers · asked by rosamom32 1 in Add-ons

i know this is a noob question but if im gonna run 2 graphic cards and crossfire them would i need a crossfire support power supply or can i just get a power supply with enough watts

2007-10-10 12:00:47 · 2 answers · asked by john m 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-10-10 11:56:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I want a cheap one, around 100-250. I want one for the game Crysis, and I need money for: the game, the card, 1GB RAM, AND installation the card. The cheaper, the better.

2007-10-10 11:44:33 · 10 answers · asked by Josh C. 2 in Add-ons

I have a laptop, and there was a system error, so I reinstalled windows xp, and now my screen size is small, and it won't let me change the settings, I can't connect to the internet, and all my files are gone, what should I do?

2007-10-10 11:43:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a Thrustmaster gamepad. When I plug it in I get "Windows doesn't recognize this device." I have the current driver installed, which says it is Vista compatable. When I go to my device manager, it says "Unknown Device". I click on driver details and it tells me no driver is installed. When I attempt to install the driver it says the current driver is the best driver, even though it will still say no driver is installed.
Mind boggling.

2007-10-10 10:59:25 · 1 answers · asked by bootedbylibsx2 4 in Other - Hardware

i have a windows xp computer. it is running really really slow. i really need help to make it like it was when i got it. Brand new, really fast, now its slow and takes foreverr to even turn it on! i put the operating cd in it. but it says i have a newwer version already and i can't reinstall it.. its dumbb but i need helppp!!

2007-10-10 10:41:28 · 10 answers · asked by goldencutie00 1 in Desktops

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600. Just a week ago, I noticed a random purple line going vertically down the screen, it appears over everything (browsers and so on). I didn't think much of it, until a yellow line showed up. Now there are six lines, from purple to yellow. They're thin lines, so I can still see what I'm doing, but I'm afraid that they will eventually fill the screen. How can I fix this? What causes this so that I can prevent it?

2007-10-10 10:39:06 · 4 answers · asked by kerr 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hey guys,
CPU-Z, Everest and any other computer-analyzing program read that my OCZ DDR2-6400 800MHZ CL4 Platinum rev 2.2
is actually running at cl5? (is that possible?) is the reading misinterpreted ? I checked the bios, it says CL5, but the ram I bought is CL4,
advertised as CL4 and also says so on the box of the ram itself.

In almost of all the program I see a chart that says something like this:
267MHZCL3
333MHZCL4
400MHZCL5

(WHY do they false advertise then if this is true?)

Is it safe to change the ram from 5-5-5-15 to 4-4-4-12?
(it was advertised as such, so it should be safe?) - and if I do that, should I increase the voltage (by 0.1v?, i think it runs on 1.8) or let the motherboard use it's Auto settings with the voltages (Mobo: GA965PDS3).

Question about the CPU FSB:
If I up my fsb to 333 and lower my multiplier to 7 (keeping the same exact 2400MHZ) - will that count as overclocking and break my warranty?
I just want to increase my fsb to 1333 (my motherboard supports it).

2007-10-10 10:21:13 · 2 answers · asked by Nirkon 2 in Desktops

AMD Sempron™ Processor 3600+, English
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition, English
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
16x DVD+/-RW Drive
19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD, English

2007-10-10 09:18:45 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Desktops

can MS Word Documents be converted to MS Works ???
thank you ...

2007-10-10 09:11:58 · 4 answers · asked by mcxx28645 1 in Scanners

2007-10-10 08:54:45 · 4 answers · asked by kevsully2000 1 in Desktops

XFX PVT84GUDF3 GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card Its $170 and its for my new dell inspiron 531s. Also, is this the right one for my computer?

2007-10-10 08:46:48 · 4 answers · asked by dellman12 1 in Desktops

I am a PC gamer. I currently have a problem with my graphics card and I am hopeful that someone can help me answer my question.

I have a Radeon X1950Pro AGP graphics card with 512MB RAM. Everytime I play a graphics-intensive game (like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.), my whole computer locks up. I have to manually turn off the PC. Is there some kind of glitch with the Radeon X1950Pro cards to where they can only handle up to a certain load and then freeze up or what's the deal? I have been trying to figure out this problem and have even posted in the ATI forums but nobody has even bothered to try to answer my question. I know it's not overheating because the stock fan and heat sink work really well. It has to be something software related. I am using an older driver version cuz the newer ones were crippling my card's performance and causing it to do the same thing: lock up mid-game. Can someone please help me solve this problem or at least tell me why the card is doing that? Could it be the drivers?

2007-10-10 08:05:58 · 4 answers · asked by viva8la7ram 3 in Desktops

I have all sorts of dust in between the keys on my keyboard and the keys themselves also feel dirty from continued use over two years. I guess my fingers are really oily. How do I clean the keyboard and what should I do about the dust that has collected on the back of my cpu tower?

2007-10-10 07:40:24 · 7 answers · asked by mitchell723 1 in Other - Hardware

After putting a 1 gig chip into my computer, games that should run super fast (old ones that require low 128 to run and ran fast on 512) now run super slow and crash on my computer? what the hells going on? ive defragged my computer, downloaded the latest drivers for my graphics card, cleaned my disk everything! yet the games are still running slo! whats the problem!? here are my system specs: OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~1793 Mhz
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Time Zone GMT Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,536.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.07 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 5.35 GB

2007-10-10 07:05:29 · 7 answers · asked by euden 1 in Desktops

My microphone has a pink end, but I don't have a pink port. Also the manual says I have an 'integrated microphone' as well as a port. How do I work this? All answers gratefully received!

2007-10-10 06:53:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-10 06:26:42 · 2 answers · asked by hotkimmm 1 in Other - Hardware

I found 1 GB RAM that is compatible for my Mac. They are priced $34 OWC, $40 Techworks and $55 Samsung.

2007-10-10 06:26:34 · 3 answers · asked by Elbert 7 in Add-ons

I just got my new laptop which has vista on it. I'm trying to instal and save some files unto my c drive but then it gives this error.

c:\program files\xampp-win32.1.6.4-installer exe
you don't have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission.

Please what does this mean and how do i go about solving the issue

2007-10-10 06:26:10 · 4 answers · asked by dee 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-10 06:22:09 · 5 answers · asked by Efren C 1 in Desktops

2007-10-10 06:18:04 · 8 answers · asked by learning yet learning 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to create a slideshow on my laptop and view it on my tv, and i'm not sure how to connect them together or what cord to use?

2007-10-10 06:14:38 · 8 answers · asked by cacs1819 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i removed the plug, but there is still a lot of electricity. nothing is plugged in. i fear this much electricity may damage computer parts.

this has not happened before. now i cannot even touch any part inside, like say to remove a cdrom drive, as i get a mild shock. how do i fix this? like get rid of all the electricity at least before i try to tinker with the parts inside.

please and thank you.

2007-10-10 06:12:35 · 7 answers · asked by Peter G 2 in Desktops

2007-10-10 06:09:36 · 5 answers · asked by bebopdobop 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

im looking into getting a laptop and wondering what is the difference and is it worth spending $50 on?

2007-10-10 05:58:52 · 4 answers · asked by fallenxx7 2 in Laptops & Notebooks