Hardware - November 2007

My printer is making all the sounds it should for it to print and you can hear the rollers trying to pick up the paper, and the paper tray is full. After the rollers stop the display shows up saying that it is out of paper. But I have looked and there is no jam and like I said the paper tray is full but not to full. I have trouble shooted what the computer help section told me to do but it still does the same thing. Anyone have any suggestions cause i can't afford a new one and I am ready to throw this one out the window.......please I will try anything.

2007-11-25 06:47:45 · 2 answers · asked by rmdezanett32 2 in Printers

My 14 year old son wants to build a computer. He is very good with computers, and understands how they work. He has researched everything and says he will use his own money to buy the parts, totaled up at around $670. I dont want him to buy it and end up not being able to put it together. I myself have also read the manuals on how to build computers and they seemed to be understandable. Should I let him do it?

2007-11-25 06:40:33 · 7 answers · asked by Connor 3 in Desktops

I have a 3 year old Compac Laptop and for some reason lately I cant get the address bar to show up , the search bar is there but not the address bar. It was there before . I hate having to go to start and then run to get directly to a site.

Any suggestions?
PS- I cant load IE7 because the Laptop doesnt meet specs.

2007-11-25 06:14:05 · 7 answers · asked by BILL 7 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok, idk what exactly it does, but it wont start up. my friend was tellin me something about an xp boot disc. what i thought he was saying was, this or, this along with something else will delete everything off your computer, even viruses, and you would reboot windows xp. so, if she bought another disc would it possibly fix her computer? if so, please send me a link to show me exactly what shes buying, and where she could get it (including ebay)

also she was wondering if she bought a new hard drive, would that fix it?

thanks

2007-11-25 06:00:51 · 3 answers · asked by bob97584 2 in Desktops

this is a chance for everyone to say what type of computer they own and use.
and in return i will list all the computers i own as an added bonus.
cheers bluetooth wizard.

2007-11-25 05:48:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am upgrading my Motherboard, hard drive, memory, video card, and CPU. Do I have to get another key or do I just reactivate Windows?

2007-11-25 04:22:17 · 3 answers · asked by Mike 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-11-25 04:02:37 · 2 answers · asked by solent.rescue 1 in Other - Hardware

the pny and get the crucial FOR $230 3-3-3-12

2007-11-25 03:36:22 · 3 answers · asked by TD 5 in Desktops

2007-11-25 03:36:01 · 2 answers · asked by Serena 1 in Other - Hardware

this broad had PCI-e 1.1 ...i have 3 cards in my mind
Asus 2900XT
Nvidia 8800GTS
Nvidia 8800 GT ....i heard that GT is for PCIe 2 but it work s fine with PCI e 1.1 ....Which card shoud i get which card is going to give better outcomes in my motherbroad ?

2007-11-25 03:35:49 · 2 answers · asked by randike2007 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-11-25 03:34:18 · 6 answers · asked by aka 3 in Desktops

Basically a glorified type writer whos files I can save to disk and then use on my home computer later. Money is the key here.

2007-11-25 03:23:00 · 4 answers · asked by God Jr. 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-25 03:22:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

im moving house soon and will be off line what does it mean and can you list things i can do off line as im new to computers, till i can afford to go back on line thank you

2007-11-25 03:22:26 · 4 answers · asked by qasarasara 3 in Desktops

The two parts that im looking to upgrade first are the ram and the processor. My problem with the ram is that the ram card does not fit into the slot on my 98... and then for the processor, doing the hardware install should be easy enough, but once i turn on the computer will there be software problems or anything that i need to install? I want to be able to use this computer for world of warcraft, which at some point will require me to get a better graphics card i no.

2007-11-25 03:10:49 · 8 answers · asked by Eric D 1 in Add-ons

My son Lost the disk! So can someone tell me if there is a way to do it without? Or is it just now no good to me....Thanks

2007-11-25 02:48:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

According to CircuitCity.com you need a 400 MHz Pentium® II or equivalent, or a 400 MHz G3 processor or better My question is will I be able to play with my computer, I have a Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.20GHz Version: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 Speed: 2199 MHz

Please give yes or no answers and I would really like to hear from people with this procesor, please don't give your opinions or tell me that you think it will work, only respond if you are sure.

2007-11-25 02:47:19 · 8 answers · asked by Josh 4 in Desktops

2007-11-25 02:44:06 · 7 answers · asked by abbysdragon 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi Dears
I have a SATA H.D.D and when i want to install win xp setup cant detect it of course they gave me a flappy and when i insert it i can just install Win Xp 32bit but i need a Win Xp 64bit
plz give me some solutions!

2007-11-25 02:36:47 · 3 answers · asked by Some one 1 in Other - Hardware

On Friday there was a surge in which the power came on and went of several times, about 5 or six and now when I turn on the pc I can hear it running but there is nothing coming up on the monitor. I even used a different monitor to see if that was the problem but still nuthing. Could it be that the surge fried my video card?

2007-11-25 02:35:45 · 2 answers · asked by GARlock 1 in Monitors

I got 4 dimm slots .2 first slots have ddr2 6400,when i try to add 2 512mb system wont boot.the 2 512mb are 5300.But isnt the ddr2 back ward compatable?32bit vista

2007-11-25 02:34:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

do you like mac computers or dell computer?

2007-11-25 02:14:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I bought a laptop with 1GB of DDR2 memory. Is it better to just buy one with 2GB or can I upgrade? What are the pros and cons of upgrading it myself?

2007-11-25 02:09:34 · 4 answers · asked by m&fn princess 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi I have recently acquired Medal of Honor Airborne for the PC and when running the setup, an alert has appeared saying that my video card is not supported.

My video card is a NVIDIA 6200 Turbo cache (If that means anything?)

and a NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or greater is needed to run the game.

Does making the game work involve buying a new video card or just a simple update?

All replies welcome :)

2007-11-25 02:06:03 · 6 answers · asked by Chris K 2 in Other - Hardware

I have scratched to top ( not the burnt side!)of a cd with documents etc on but when trying to copy to a new disc an error occurs .
possibly because the laser can not read where there is lack of reflection.
What can I use to make the top shiney/ reflect again?

2007-11-25 00:51:00 · 3 answers · asked by vendy015 2 in Add-ons

I am intending to buy a laptop with an AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core processor with a speed of 1.7GHZ. Is this processor better or worse than the Intel range of processors as you get more RAM and a faster processor speed on a laptop with AMD Athlon than you can with Intel for the same price?

2007-11-24 21:33:13 · 6 answers · asked by Borosmit 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I had XP 32-bit, I added 2GB of RAM to my existing 2GB. (I now have 4 identical Corsair 800MHZ 1GB sticks at 5-5-5-12)
However when I viewed system info it only reads 3.25GB RAM.
Some people said 32-bit XP only supports 3.25 and I need 64-bit. Luckily I have a copy of 64-bit. (A legitimate OEM copy)
So i did a full format and installed XP 64-bit Pro. However system info still only reads 3.25GB RAM.
The video card is a Geforce 7950GX2 which has 1GB of its own memory on the GPU. The MOBO is a M2N32-Sli Deluxe and I am using a AMD 64FX-62 Windsor CPU. The PC itself is running fine.
Why is only 3.25GB of the RAM being recognised?

2007-11-24 21:23:13 · 5 answers · asked by bruvvamoff 5 in Desktops

should i buy a better one or will it do fine and should i just invest my money in video cards and that kinda stuff

2007-11-24 21:18:52 · 4 answers · asked by G!bby 1 in Desktops

2007-11-24 20:56:22 · 6 answers · asked by Johnny the real santa 2 in Other - Hardware

Hi All!

I was just wondering about my CPU voltage as well as other system voltages.

I Have a 500 watt power supply.

+3.3V-14A-----\
------------------|210W
+5V---25A-----/

+12V 13A ----- 210W
-12V 0.8A -----12W
-5V 0.5A ------5.0W
500 Watt Maximal combined output.
My CPU is a 1Ghz (1000Mhz) intel Celeron, Code name: Tualatin Technology 0.13um
I have it overclocked to 1.28Ghz (1280Mhz) Which it handles ok, no freezes etc.
The current FSB is 128Mhz, as you can see the multplier is 10x.
When i open up CPUZ and look at the CPU Core voltage it is 1.472Volts, but it is always changing, to 1.56V 1.24V even 1.88V, But only quickly. Is this OK?? even when it is not overclocked it still changes but not as much. When overclocked the Temp under load is 36 Degress C. Idle at 29

Also the ram is 512MB SDRAM 133MHz.

Also I have a NIVIDIA Geforce 6200 A-LE 256MB DDR2 GRAM. AGP 4x. 35 dgress C idle
45 under load.

The 3.3 voltage is running at 3.28V
And the 12V at12.16V

Thnx.

Jax999

2007-11-24 20:46:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops