Hardware - October 2007

I want to install an extra hard disk on my computer, secondary hard drive that is and wanted to know how many internal secondary hard disks can I install on my computer, someone told me you can just install an extra one,therefore you have a primary hard disk and a secondary hard disk or slave disk but then someone told me you can have several and they got me all confused, I have been getting such answers and have no idea whether it is proper to purchase an extra hard disk, right now I have a 40GB HDD with Windows XP and thought of purchasing an 80GB or perhaps 160GB SATA Drive as a secondary Hard Disk. I also wanted to know that if I have a primary hard disk of 40GB with Windows XP,can I have secondary hard disks of higher capacity and is the RAM and Processor in any way involved in this that I cannot get extra space because other hardwares in the system don't support it. Please let me know.

2007-10-05 21:02:23 · 5 answers · asked by Amitanshu G 1 in Other - Hardware

will a 400 watt psu be enough to power to hd2600 pros

2007-10-05 19:47:14 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a game that reccommends 128(+) MB Video Card, and I'm not sure what the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE is. I've looked through my computer and online everywhere, and can't seem to find out. Anyway...the game is a bit laggy, and I'm wondering if the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE is only a 64MB or less video card, and if I need to upgrade. I know that integrated video cards almost always suck *** so I probably do need a different one. But first I want to know if this video card is less than 128MB or not.

Thanks for the help,
Matt

2007-10-05 19:31:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Will a ATI radeon mobility HD 2600 VR 256mb run World of Warcraft flawlessly?

2007-10-05 18:57:13 · 2 answers · asked by willy d 2 in Add-ons

i had 2 256 sticks of dual channel im my laptop got a 1gb stick to up grade have one slot left am i running in dual channel mode with just the 1gb stick or do i need 2 sticks to run

2007-10-05 18:44:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

just wondering if i can run 8800gtx or a double 8800gts on my thermaltake 600w Purepower RX. Ritenow im runing one EVGA 8800gts 640mb.

thnx guys

2007-10-05 18:06:28 · 3 answers · asked by gibson_lp_3mg 2 in Add-ons

Has the CEO of AMD decided they are sick of progress and development or will Barcelona chips be out soon? Every time they've said (and this starts from how long back, March or something?) they were going to release the new chips, they haven't. Does anyone have any new information, or any idea on when these will come out?

2007-10-05 18:01:43 · 2 answers · asked by William E. Roberts 5 in Other - Hardware

I want to know how good of a gaming pc this is i really want to run the game crysis in high settings and want to find out if it will.
quad 2 core q6600
motherboard is asus P5BW-LA(its custom made for hp)
evga 8800 gts 320 mbs
3 gb ram
dual 320gb hard drives
500 watt psu
hd sound card 8 speaker configurable
lightscribe 16x dvd drive
operating system is windows vista home premium
hp 20.1 inch 1680 x 1050 monitor
logitech g15 gaming keyboard
logitech g5 gaming mouse
logitech r-10 speakers
logitech extreme gaming headset
if something isnt good please let me know and explain why so
thank you im ready to upgrade everything even though i dont have money but tell me anyways lol =)

2007-10-05 17:52:14 · 9 answers · asked by 3lil wayne 3 in Desktops

only prints out codes

2007-10-05 16:51:01 · 1 answers · asked by Renee F 1 in Printers

yo! i have some images from my sister that I need to distribute, via printing and email, yet when I click on the 'scan and save' nothing happens?

2007-10-05 16:28:58 · 2 answers · asked by Virginia J 1 in Scanners

so then i have to use arrow keys to get off. why do you think this is happening?? need new mouse? virus? then i turn off
Pc...go back on and it may be working again. i think its working now...but it may not be in like 6-25 mins or whatever.

2007-10-05 16:16:34 · 4 answers · asked by curtismayfield? 2 in Add-ons

my computer turned off after i took out the power cord off my officejet 5510 because it was messing up, then when i turned my computer on again later in the day my virus protections were corrupted and had to uninstall it. what happened? should i be worried? i have a sony vaio with a new hard drive too. i didnt really see the screen if it showed a blue screen neither i heard it turned off split second after i unplugged the printer then wen i looked at the screen it was already off

2007-10-05 15:48:25 · 4 answers · asked by jc 1 in Desktops

2007-10-05 15:06:02 · 1 answers · asked by majax79 4 in Printers

2007-10-05 15:04:05 · 15 answers · asked by spykes136 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I can't stand using the cursor control pad on my laptop, so I bought wireless usb mouse for it. The mouse works fine except in full-screen applications (like games). There it vanishes, flashes in and out, jerks around erratically, and basically does not work.

What could be the problem?

By the way, the pad still works -- I would have thought it would stop working since a mouse is attached.

2007-10-05 14:57:46 · 3 answers · asked by mizzfroggi 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

plz im only 14

2007-10-05 14:52:03 · 7 answers · asked by jinnyboy22 1 in Other - Hardware

How do I put a flopy disk into my Dell demension 3521? I have no idea where it goes!?!?!?!?

2007-10-05 14:45:12 · 6 answers · asked by Chicken Salad 2 in Desktops

2007-10-05 14:44:50 · 1 answers · asked by larry8399 1 in Monitors

I have never installed anything into my pc but how hard could it be?
Also, would this port work in my pc?
http://cgi.ebay.com/PCI-6-Port-USB-2-0-IEEE-1394-FireWire-Combo-Card-D6B_W0QQitemZ190157856072QQihZ009QQcategoryZ74940QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4

2007-10-05 14:37:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

which is best a geforce 7600gts 256 mb ddr3 or a geforce 7600gts 512mb ddr2.

i have an athlon 64 3000+
1 gb memory.

thanks

2007-10-05 14:29:00 · 1 answers · asked by jose16 2 in Other - Hardware

Before my desktop Compaq crashed it would burn dvds in 8-10 mins both the external and the internal burner. Is there a way to speed them up?

2007-10-05 14:25:10 · 6 answers · asked by purple32926 1 in Other - Hardware

I have an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC Laptop and suddenly my volume disappeared meaning I can't hear anything. AND NO it's not on mute. I tryed doing a system restore and installing things from the HP website but nothing helps. I just noticed though that on control panel it says there's not Sound card installed. I don't even know what a sound card is, when I bought the laptop I didn't have to install anything for the sound. Is there a way I can install the Sound card even though I don't know what it is.

Sorry I'm not good with computers.

2007-10-05 14:23:08 · 2 answers · asked by αℓωαчs и ƒσяєvєя 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

the sound card is located in the tower right? how would it look like? my friend cleared everything in my computer cuz of the virues. i wonder if he had taken it . I'm just learning how about using the computer. would I need to open the tower to see if the sound card is in there? If not what do I do. With out sound it drives me crazy. It's just like not having a phone.

2007-10-05 14:22:20 · 2 answers · asked by lopez4892@sbcglobal.net 2 in Other - Hardware

Does it need a direct psu power connection or will just a mobo power work?

2007-10-05 13:58:27 · 1 answers · asked by SpadeZ905 1 in Add-ons

I have the memory and am looking for the motherboard. I know this is unusual, but please ignore that. I'm not trying to build a cutting edge machine, just something that can use the memory and is better than my current 1Ghz utility machine. Any ATX or micro ATX motherboard I can currently buy is fair game. Dual IDE (four devices) preferred, but two is OK.

2007-10-05 13:57:21 · 3 answers · asked by Shadow 6 in Desktops

2007-10-05 13:44:27 · 6 answers · asked by TARASVOICE 1 in Add-ons

I'm confused on which will actually be faster or better. I'm trying to decide on computer and based on what I have read it seems the corsair will be faster. Is that correct? Can some one explain? Much Thanks.

2007-10-05 13:39:07 · 5 answers · asked by EverReady 2 in Desktops

Compaq Presario sr5123wm
Amd Athlon X2 4000 (2.1ghz dual core) 2000mhz fsb equivalent to a 4.2ghz p4?
19inch lcd monitor
2gb of ddr2
512mb x1650pro pci-e graphics card
1 320gb hd , 1 160gb hd
dvd-dl lightscribe drive

2007-10-05 13:35:02 · 7 answers · asked by Fullmetal 1 in Add-ons

I bought this computer in a flea market but it's password protected I dont have the password, is there a way I could reset it it's a compact presario running xp pro, please help

2007-10-05 13:25:35 · 5 answers · asked by JULIAN XM 1 in Desktops

I already tried restarting.

2007-10-05 13:19:35 · 4 answers · asked by Dani 5 in Monitors