Hardware - November 2007

I can't get it to work. I've bought a new card but it gets no power so I thought I'd replace the slot but can't get the computer open. I took all the outside screws out. I thought maybe the port was disabled but what is it called? And, how would I take it out. It seems that there are two screws I can't get to in the middle.

2007-11-07 11:28:06 · 1 answers · asked by jaz 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i just got a new nVidia GeForce 7600 GS in my computer so i could play Call of Duty 4. When i play though, everyone that i look at is just a black body shaped blob. Do i need to get some video drivers? If so where can I get them from?

2007-11-07 11:08:36 · 2 answers · asked by qbrown9 1 in Add-ons

i have Time computer which i bought in 2004 and then later it went bust and now i have virus on the computer and try using the reload or recovery cd but i get the error message unable to determine bios lock please contact manufacturer which have gone bust and need to my computer back as quick as possible running please help much appreciate with owners of time computer or wehoc have experienced this problem please help! what shall i do

2007-11-07 11:06:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm looking for an easy to use Christmas Countdown Clock to use on my desktop for this year 2007. I have Windows XP.
I have googled and can only locate one for Vista.
Please help!

2007-11-07 11:04:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

what is the best angle to set a disc for asian programms in tx, dallas.

2007-11-07 10:53:07 · 2 answers · asked by tushar 1 in Add-ons

When formatting the hard drive in xp, i am only prompted for ntfs. How does this effect installing a mac os later on?

2007-11-07 10:45:24 · 2 answers · asked by Austin D 1 in Desktops

Hello,
I have a laptop with 2 slots.
I want to get 2 GB of memory.
So I will throw away my current memory.
And I need to buy 2 x 1GB chips.
Is this 1 chip or 2?
KTD-INSP6000B/1G 1GB DDR2-667 Module
or
KTD-INSP6000A/1G 1GB DDR2-533 Module

2007-11-07 10:34:25 · 1 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

what can i do to make it go faster?

2007-11-07 10:19:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

After installling the second harsddrive, th ecomputer will not fully reboot. I get the first screen, then the screen goes blank with a cursor blinking in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Can you please direct me to a website that will walk me through the process or proceedures that are required to successfully get the second hard drive initialized and upp and running. I think that I can complete the minor tweaking once everything else is established. I've tried c/net and pcworld, but for some reason I get the impression that I am beginning in the middle as opposed to the start .So can you pleeeeeze assist me in getting this done.

2007-11-07 10:16:43 · 11 answers · asked by Zane B 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

why do i have to press f1 before i can get into windows xp?

2007-11-07 09:59:52 · 6 answers · asked by roy070267 4 in Desktops

Hi all. Sorry for the bother, but I appear to have a problem that despite trying to fix it for days it's still bothering me. I've recently rebooted my system and now can't get any sound. All the audio and other devices are freshly installed with the latest drivers I could find. It even says in Device Manager that everything is working correctly, but I'm still getting "No Audio Device" showing in "Sounds and Audio Devices" in the control panel. Any help would be appreciated

P.S. many people have said something about disks that came with the pc originally but i cant seem to find em so that option is out of the window!!!

2007-11-07 09:49:35 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Stumbled across this on my PC and don't know if I should install/unistall it. It looks printer related (I'm not pc savvy).

I already have a Pixma MP150 I'm using. Is this for docs, pics, printing?

2007-11-07 09:41:41 · 3 answers · asked by I have a ? 2 in Printers

2007-11-07 09:34:13 · 22 answers · asked by danchip 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to know the motherboard info,and especially the name.I heard about sandra professional.If yes can anyone give me a rapidshare or torrent link?
If not an other way to know?

2007-11-07 09:09:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i got a intel a open board and want ed to put my hard drive into it from the computer i had that was amd, but it wont let me??? can someone tell what i can do to achive what i want todo or is it not possible?.

2007-11-07 09:07:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Ok so i am upgrading my video card...long story short, it blows, i need a new one. I have my eyes set on the Nvidia 8800GT, its only 300 dollars and it sounds like the best out there....my question though is, considering the 8800GTS is only 20 more...which is the literal best Nvidia card? is the 8800GT really the best or what? i would love if you would list the top 3 or 5 you know of within the 0-350$ price range.

The options i see on their website are----
GeForce 8800 Ultra
GeForce 8800 GTX
GeForce 8800 GTS (640 MB & 320 MB)
GeForce 8800 GT

And tiger direct has something called 8800GT XXX

All thoughts and opinions are welcomed thanks

2007-11-07 09:06:48 · 2 answers · asked by Nathan 1 in Desktops

Sure, its a lower quality, but whats the harm in this. If the stick I buy fails, then will it do any further harm to my system? Is there some mechanism in windows (vista) that tells you if a piece of equipment has died?

2007-11-07 08:59:07 · 6 answers · asked by mentalvalor 3 in Desktops

2007-11-07 08:53:47 · 3 answers · asked by juanmoreno92 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-11-07 08:43:10 · 3 answers · asked by mark c 1 in Printers

2007-11-07 08:34:16 · 10 answers · asked by Ron M 1 in Add-ons

OMG!!! My parents won,t buy me a new computer, as you see, I have a P4 1.8GHz CPU and 256mb of RAM and hopefully 256mb of VRAM. So I desperatly need a trojan/virus to destroy my computer's BIOS! thanks everyone.

2007-11-07 07:59:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Finaly is it worth it to buy the lexar 4gb lightning for 60 bucks to use just for the extra boost? and can you use flash drives to increase the amout of video Ram? i have a compaq pesario f500 (spelling??) with 1g of ram, 1.7 amd x2 prosesor and a 120gb hdd with a navida graphics card up to 300mb video ram or so, its a strange number around 300. but yea let me know what you guys can :)

2007-11-07 06:34:42 · 1 answers · asked by Cody R 1 in Add-ons

My monitor keeps on turning off... i think it has something to do with the on off button, do u think i need a new one or is it possible to fix?

2007-11-07 05:04:39 · 1 answers · asked by nightowl 3 in Monitors

2007-11-07 04:26:08 · 3 answers · asked by stereotyyppi 1 in Monitors

I have 1 pc with a video card and so it has 2 monitor sockets the integrated one and the one of the video card, i was wondering if i can conect 2 monitors and somehow usethem to work in the same windows instance, i've seen you can move the mouse pointer from one monitor trhough the other one and so you can have a wider view of windows.

How i do this???

2007-11-07 04:21:12 · 2 answers · asked by Punk_Rckr83 2 in Monitors

i have this laptop that i need to get the memory off of and on to a portable hardrive.problem is,the laptop wont kick up.itll turn on but nothing will show up on the screen and the activity light only blinks once.i tried hooking it up to an external source via s-video and nothing.im pretty sure its the motherboard but i just want a second opinion

2007-11-07 03:19:07 · 5 answers · asked by htistiac 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

My friend said IDE is typically 150-300mb per second where as SATA 2 is 3gb/s. Is this true? I keep reading that Sata and IDE are pretty much the same only that SATA has better cables.

2007-11-07 03:06:52 · 8 answers · asked by gamer86 1 in Desktops

I have Nvidia's 8500 GT graphics card.There is a HD plug on the back that allows you to view a separate moniter.So,my TV has a HD input as well.To view it,just connect the two and it should work right?

2007-11-07 02:57:59 · 2 answers · asked by TomatoMug 3 in Monitors

Sometimes (not every time) I turn my computer on for the last week I get a message that says "A network cable is unplugged." I have unplugged and replugged all cables and made sure that none of them are bad and they are all plugged in tight and there is nothing wrong with them. I discovered (by accident) that when this happens if I only log out of my XP account and then cut the power to the computer without going through the shutdown process, the next time I turn the computer on the problem is gone, but I know this is hard on my system and don't want to keep doing it that way - I would like to find and resolve the problem. I've been told by various people this could be about 4 different things so I'm looking for help/suggestions from someone with computer knowledge.

2007-11-07 02:01:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

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I don't know anything about these things -- do I need more RAM? Certain programs are running pretty slowly, and are crashing pretty tremendously.

2007-11-07 01:50:03 · 10 answers · asked by chuckopolis_empire 1 in Desktops