Hardware - November 2007

A friend has just donated to me (hehee) his "old" Hp 5000 desktop. Pentium 4 2ghz....Trouble is on boot up it wants me to connect to microsoft..... if i dont it just keeps looping back to the start....and I can't...because I dont have the same network provider he had (so I cant even install my network isp setup)..

Is there a way around this, by disabling something in BIOS perhaps?

2007-11-01 09:23:34 · 2 answers · asked by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 in Desktops

(Note I don't know that much about computers but do enjoy my computer games)

I'm considering buying a 8800GT graphics card but not sure whether my dell dimension e521 can run it. I bought the pc in January this year. These are the specs as far as I know:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor 5000+
2GB RAM
Motherboard Chipset Geforce6150 AMD hammer
305W standard Dell PSU
Running Windows Vista

It has a PCI-express x16 slot currently being occupied by a Radeon X1300 series card

So would my pc be able to run the 8800GT? Do I need some upgrading to run it or it the motherboard just not compatible at all.

I read somewhere that the stated power ratings for dell PSU's are actually average outputs not max so I think I would just about be fine on the power consumption side

Also my monitor is VGA so does that mean I will also need a DVI to VGA adapter if I can get the card

2007-11-01 09:19:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I used the kodak machine to print pictures at walmart I used a CD to rpint pictures and when I got home my CD i blank!!!! Iam so mad i lost pictures anybody explain or have any thoughts

2007-11-01 08:56:25 · 2 answers · asked by Lilly 2 in Printers

I have an Averatec laptop running Windows XP and just bought an Acer X221 22" widescreen monitor. When I plug the monitor into the laptop, it stretches everything to fit the wide screen. I found a Vista driver for the X221, but not an XP driver. Is there a way to get my laptop to support the monitor, or a way to get my monitor to not use the widescreen (I'd be happy even if I had black bars on each side of the content)? Thanks!

2007-11-01 08:28:55 · 3 answers · asked by RyanP 2 in Monitors

2007-11-01 08:19:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm old school, and scared to change, but love gadgets, and want the best PC available. Are they really that much better? What are some things I should keep in mind?

2007-11-01 07:57:06 · 11 answers · asked by bijou 4 in Desktops

How do i get things proportianal again? i went into the monitors menu and did a Full Screen options, but that just stretches and blurs everything. How do i make things look smaller? Possibly going into properties and chaning the screen resolution? This is a 60 hrtz screen, I don't know what the other was....
Just everything is so big i want it back to somewhat normal appearance

2007-11-01 07:54:33 · 5 answers · asked by M B 1 in Monitors

2007-11-01 07:50:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I cant remember my password, havent used this in almost 2 years. I booted up in safe mode, but its still asking for my user name and password and I dont know it... Is there any other way to get in here?

2007-11-01 07:41:35 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer L 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

All my printer power light does is blink 90% of the time... If it printed as much it blink,it would be a great printer

2007-11-01 07:34:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I'm getting the error message "Cannot playback the audio stream: no audio hardware is available, or the hardware is not responding."

I've tried some trouble shooting on the internet and pretty much everywhere is telling me to check sound in enabled by going control panel/sounds... and playing the windows sounds.

When i do, the small play button used to play the sounds is not highlighted so i don't have the option to... is this because myu sound card is faulty?

I cant do any re-installing because this is my brothers really really really really old computer & it's a Frankenstein so there are hardly any installation discs, well at least not for the speakers or sound card.

Can anyone help me on this?

2007-11-01 07:02:33 · 4 answers · asked by Muddogg 1 in Desktops

Just want to know!

2007-11-01 06:37:33 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

How do I get a fax number?

How much does it cost?

Thanks for taking the time to give me a hand.

2007-11-01 06:31:02 · 2 answers · asked by Akine 1 in Printers

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-6192.aspx

2007-11-01 06:20:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

is this the laptop or pcs memory?

2007-11-01 06:18:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Please give me an address where i can download a driver.

2007-11-01 06:05:33 · 14 answers · asked by erwbar 1 in Monitors

I have all the pieces but they won't clip back...

2007-11-01 06:04:53 · 4 answers · asked by Michael K 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-01 05:54:27 · 6 answers · asked by oh oh no! :( 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

my power supply is 450 watts. i need to know how much of that I am using. how do I do that?

also, there is a switch on the back of the case with two numbers, 230 and 180. the switch is right next to a fan and (i think) connected to the power supply. what is this?

2007-11-01 05:52:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-11-01 05:52:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My computer was wiped clean, and most documents were kept. My computer won't play sound, or pc games like Sims, though. It says it coudn't find a compatible audio or Graphics (DirectX) card. The Windows XP recovery disc was used, but the cards just won't work. ?

2007-11-01 05:49:46 · 4 answers · asked by OnionAttack 1 in Add-ons

i bought hp laser jet 1500 ,it came with black cartridge ? but the specs say that it is a color laser printer , how can i put it in color cartridge????

2007-11-01 05:49:44 · 5 answers · asked by ade a 1 in Printers

The keyboard, mouse, and Monitor that are hooked up to my computer dont turn on but they are 100% working. All connections are made correct and the lights and fans are spinning. The hard drive turns on, the RAM works, and the Cd Drive opens.

Simply put ... ANything i plug into the back wont work or turn on. My mother board is this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

Not sure If there could be a hidden jumper setting or if its a bad motherboard completely or whats wrong with it. But I cant see anything on screen and the periphs wont work. yes i connected everything ... And yes this starts up, the hard drive is running and the cd drive will open and run ... just no screen and no key/mouse ... dunno why

Heres some completely USELESS comments:
Check Connections
Flash Motherboard
Have you installed the OS? ( no moron, cant see the screen ...)
Do your mouse,keyboard,monitor work? ( READ!!!)

Please do not attempt to answer this question unless you've read my problem.

2007-11-01 05:43:18 · 14 answers · asked by Zack F 4 in Other - Hardware

Hi, I need to buy a new printer at an affordable price. I need one that will print on thick card and has auto duplex (2 sided printing). Any help is greatly appreciated.

2007-11-01 05:41:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-11-01 05:41:08 · 5 answers · asked by bigasmokie 1 in Monitors

hi i have a vista laptop and i am having trouble with my usb ports, i cannot use bluetooth dongles so i got a data cable that is compatible with my phone but the problem i have is i can only use each usb port once with it and seen as i only have three i cant use the cable anymore, the 1st three times i used it, it downloaded the drivers each time ok but after using all the usb ports once each it says windows doesnt recognise my cable, any help would be great, thanks ps, my usb ports work fine with my ipod, i have plugged it in many times with no problem

2007-11-01 05:37:54 · 1 answers · asked by it's me! 3 in Add-ons

2007-11-01 05:29:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have an Optiplex dell desktop. i know i need a caddie and drive rails but how many drive rails?? what else do i need???

2007-11-01 05:07:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-11-01 05:06:40 · 8 answers · asked by prepared 1 in Desktops

ok my work computer is stuck on Eastern Time...Im in CA. everytime I try and put it to western time zome it doesn't stay set. I have windows xp.

2007-11-01 05:03:12 · 4 answers · asked by Jaqueline C 2 in Desktops