Hardware - December 2007

I presently have a 2.4 GHz Celeron/2GB/160 GB 3 years old I'm looking at PowerMac G5 1.6 GHz/ 256 MB/ 160 GB/ Super Drive they want $900 or is it soon to be obsolete so buy the latest Pro that just came out?

2007-12-02 02:32:40 · 4 answers · asked by Will 5 in Desktops

Toshiba or HP?

2007-12-02 02:31:37 · 3 answers · asked by kobe 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

pls!!! i need help! i got like 20 dead pixel

2007-12-02 02:13:48 · 5 answers · asked by shady 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi, I have just put together a computer from some old components I had and when it starts up all the fans come on and i can hear the hard disks beginning to spin but there is no display on the monitor. If I remove the video card or ram it doesn't beep at all which I would expect.
Thanks.

2007-12-02 02:04:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

its only started to happen scince we had to wipe the computer and reload windows and put in a new sound card. please help as it will save me much grieff from my teenage daughter.

2007-12-02 01:28:46 · 5 answers · asked by BRIAN S 1 in Desktops

2007-12-02 01:25:25 · 4 answers · asked by sheep 3 in Add-ons

some times i want to acces to some files that i have in my desktop computer from my laptop when i am in school. I just want to know if that is posoble. using a software or DOS...

2007-12-02 01:17:28 · 6 answers · asked by edwlion 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I had complete sound and video before reinstalling XP. I know I need to download my drivers but I can not find what kind of sound device I have. Please help.

2007-12-02 01:16:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-02 01:13:23 · 2 answers · asked by robert g 1 in Printers

2007-12-02 01:05:20 · 3 answers · asked by sonumathew5 1 in Other - Hardware

Hey,
As i was getting home I saw a DHL truck deliver a Dell Box. I went to the porch but my dad had already taken it in and "hidden it" under the table. Assume it is for me. What information should I look for on the box to discover what model it is. I need to find out cuz my friends owe my and if I known what computer games my computer will run I can ask for those computer games for Christmas. I have already typed in each number I could find into Dell. What do I do now?

2007-12-02 00:59:52 · 4 answers · asked by lord_cadw 1 in Desktops

im selling my laptop ,so i want to do a reinstall of my windows xp,but i dont have the disc ,i do have a win 98 install disc ,will that do ,i have xp sticker with licence number on back of pc,ive got a dell inspiron 7500,and how do i do it if the disc is ok to use ,thank you for any help.dont think this pc has a return to factory settings ,i wouldnt know where to look anyway,not to good on pcs.thanks

2007-12-02 00:48:30 · 5 answers · asked by thomas_vcky 2 in Desktops

I want to open my pen drive double clicking on it.

2007-12-02 00:42:24 · 1 answers · asked by wilson k 1 in Other - Hardware

the color of monitor/pictures appear bluish and i do not know how to restore its normal/natural colors

2007-12-02 00:29:44 · 4 answers · asked by rufo jr. b 1 in Monitors

Is there a big difference in the speed between 2.6 and 2.8 GHZ. In a Pentium 4.

How much of a difference? I
'm asking because I'm planning to buy a computer and there's a 2.6 and 2.8 Ghz computers and the 2.8ghz is a expensier than the 2.6ghz.

2007-12-02 00:09:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

my pc says there is something wrong with my bios.
I recently got 2 Duo pc & now it's failing to start coz of the bios problem.What can i do?

2007-12-02 00:07:59 · 4 answers · asked by kabs 1 in Desktops

i try not to open up my desktop too much physically but if i pop the cover off will it fit in the slot and it won't matter what brand ram i buy? i have a hp puter btw

2007-12-02 00:03:03 · 6 answers · asked by mary 2 in Desktops

My mom is not a computer genius but she likes internet, skype, doing some stuff with powerpoint.
For Christmas i want to buy her a laptop.
Something nice, not too pricey and useful.
Do you have some advice?

2007-12-02 00:01:49 · 12 answers · asked by istanbul bogazi in the Queendom 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-01 23:50:46 · 7 answers · asked by One P 1 in Desktops

how come the touchpad on my laptop cant drag pages up and down anymore? before i can use the touchpad to drag pages up and down. but all of a sudden it doesnt work anymore. can someone tell me how to make it like that again?

2007-12-01 23:34:26 · 5 answers · asked by seductive cindy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-01 23:33:28 · 5 answers · asked by irish dubliner 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Im only a beginner with using graphic tablets and Im getting my first one for christmas. So far Im having thoughts on getting Bamboo Fun at PC World however they do not have an A4 size tablet avaliable. The avaliable sizes are A6 (small) and A5 (medium) I just want to know which one is the best size to work with since im a beginner.

I'll be using my graphics tablet for my drawings and paint them.

2007-12-01 23:31:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i am willing to spend about £200 max ...as i got 8800GT ...also i need a wide scrren planing play lot of games and movies ....so whts monitor is best for me ?

2007-12-01 22:59:12 · 3 answers · asked by randike2007 1 in Monitors

in xp i can't install 98
help me
in command prompt it says the same problem
that it can't be installed in xp

2007-12-01 22:31:29 · 5 answers · asked by jake19911985 1 in Add-ons

my pc has suddenly taking ages to start up. once started the screen is blur. cant make any folders out & colour also has changed on screen, dont think its my moniter as when pc is shut the colours seem ok, does anyone now wat i can do ?

2007-12-01 22:06:41 · 9 answers · asked by ammitbhay 1 in Desktops

Only a few configurations advertised still offer Windows XP - of the available, any recommendations/suggestions?

2007-12-01 22:06:24 · 5 answers · asked by Piggiepants 7 in Desktops

Since last christmas I changed my printer from a Canon to HP deskjet, all was OK last year. The label sheets print OK but don't line up with the template. The label maker DECAdry provide a template for the labels the file for which is held in an Avery wizard inserted in Word 2000 which also contains the label details. I have checked template in the tools menu and it seems OK. It isn't just the top spacing, label spacing is wrong too.Can anyone help as I have a few hundred cards to get out next week?

2007-12-01 20:23:32 · 1 answers · asked by jerry_davis71 1 in Printers

I bought a new Samsung 22'' LCD monitor as an external monitor of my laptop which has ATI mobile X300 graphics card, using D-sub cord. The problem is I can observe a subtle shadow extending from the right of each pixel. I have tried to adjust the cord and ports and the resolution but no help. 1680x1050 is the maximum resolution that can be supported by ATI X300. The LCD supports 75MHz refresh rate but my card can only afford 60 at this resolution. I wonder if this happens because of my old graphics card. And is it solvable? Thank you!

2007-12-01 20:07:20 · 1 answers · asked by tomeverybored 1 in Monitors

I have a Sony Vaio Desktop PCV-RS510 and it requires PC-2700 333MHz DDR Ram and it says it is upgradable to 2gigs but that was back when there was only 512mb max so it can use four of those, but I am wondering if I can use 1gig PC-2700 333MHz DDR with the motherboard. Any suggestions? And it is a Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with HT and I know it is a bit out of date, but is it really super out of date? I don't plan on upgrading to Vista anytime soon, I just want better memory. Ideas? Thanks for your ideas!

2007-12-01 20:01:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anthony G 2 in Desktops

I'm having some trouble deciding what graphics card to get for my new system (Gigabyte P35-DS3L, E6550 Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM). I'm aiming to get a graphics card that will play the orange box games at highest settings and crysis (DX9) at medium, while i wait for Nvidia to roll out their Geforce 9 series. I cannot afford a 8800GT/GTS/GTX at present and i'm not sure whether to get a HIS IceQ HD2600XT Turbo 512MB GDDR3, a Geforce 8600GT or a Geforce 7 series card. I'm leaning towards the HD2600XT but not sure if it will meet the aforementioned expectations.

Any recommendations of cards/ confirmation of competence of the mentioned?

Thanks!

2007-12-01 19:41:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons