Hardware - December 2007

I just want it to be a little bit higher! I dont really want it to affect my temperature because its pretty high when idle (43) and goes up to like 55 max.

2007-12-26 11:12:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

The little circle at the bottom of the screen also shows, and spins.

2007-12-26 11:08:25 · 5 answers · asked by :) 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok well i have a dell inspiron 6000. About days ago the screen would just go black when the computer is on. You can still see all the icons and stuff its just like the brightness went away. Now on startup my screen goes black i can see the dell image and the screen goes black i can still see it startup but very dark like there is no brightness. The laptop is not overheating either.

please do not post stuff like "dell sucks"

2007-12-26 10:54:59 · 2 answers · asked by sanjay k 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi,
I got the Orange Box for Christmas and my graphics card maxs out at DirectX 7. I currently have a Dimension 8300 from Dell with a NVIDIA Geforce4 MX 440 with AGP8X. I'm running XP. The meet the rest of the requirements for the games, except for being able to use DirectX 8.

The card I am currently thinking about getting is a BFG - GeForce 7300 GT Graphics Card and it costs around $130.00 from Bestbuy. Below is a link to the card.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8367279&st=graphic+card&lp=9&type=product&cp=1&id=1177718060586

What I am wonder is that is this a good card for the price and for that games I am running? Or is the better AGP card at around the same price or cheaper?

Thanks

2007-12-26 10:50:34 · 3 answers · asked by Brian C 4 in Add-ons

I have done nothing new recently than simply put on my PC the usual way. I noticed that around the perimeter of the screen has turned black. I tried restoring to an earlier time but noting happened. Could anyone advice what I could do?

2007-12-26 10:43:49 · 3 answers · asked by Reena S 2 in Monitors

I just got a new laptop and everything works except for COD4. It is too laggy to play, because movement is very choppy in both single and multiplayer modes. This is the laptop I got:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7779567

And here are the specs (copied them from the box):


HP Pavilion dv9627cl
Notebook PC
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology Tl-58 and 512 KB+512KB L2 Cache
17" Widescreen Display
200 GB Dual Hard Drive
2048 MB DDR2 SDRAM
802 11b/g WLAN
LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+RW with Double Layer Support
8 cell Lithium Battery
HP Quick Play
HP Mobile Remote Control
ExpressCard/54 PC Card Slot
nVidia GeForce 7150M with shared graphics memory
5-in-1 Digital Media Reader
Windows Vista Home Premium
HP Webcam
Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones
Expansion Port 3


Why is Call of Duty 4 lagging so much? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

2007-12-26 10:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by Caroline S 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Links would be GREATLY appreciated! Im not looking for any apple/mac type of computer either. Thanx!

2007-12-26 10:38:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

my monitor goes to sleep but my tower is still on

i just installed the xbox 360 extender and i turned on some kind of away mode by mistake during setup that lets my 360 still have access to windows media player without having computer on. but i think it also makes my computer stay on just making it a little more energy efficient

so if that is the problem how do i turn off the away mode?

2007-12-26 10:31:53 · 7 answers · asked by EuroSkater 2 in Desktops

2007-12-26 10:29:20 · 5 answers · asked by lsdick1 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i got my sisters old laptop and i need to clear all of her stuff out of it. is there an easy way to do this?

2007-12-26 10:29:16 · 6 answers · asked by coliegrl5 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have cable internet and I tried to hook iup from my pc to my laptop and I can't get service. It works fine on my regular pc but I cant seem to get any inernet service when it's hooked up to my laptop. (something about an IP address)

2007-12-26 10:19:31 · 3 answers · asked by rozzell j 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-26 10:16:14 · 4 answers · asked by dwngrierson 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

My old computer died (RIP) and I just got my new one. There is a possibility that my old hard drive failed, but I want to know if it would be worth it to try installing it on the new computer to see if I can recover any of the old files? If it is worth a shot, what should I be aware of?

Pertinent issues:

old hard drive was the primary drive on the old computer. I would not want it to be primary drive on the new one, obviously.

Both computers have windows xp operating systems. Does that help or hurt?

Any way to install the drive externally or it would have to be internal (the old drive was internal)

would I need any special tools or cables or anything to do the installation?

Would installing the old drive invalidate any warranties on my new computer (Dell)

Is there any easier way to do what I want without installing the old drive, keeping in mind my old computer doesn't boot anymore?

Thanks for your thoughts. Happy New Year!

2007-12-26 10:13:27 · 4 answers · asked by Piggiepants 7 in Desktops

today when i turned on my laptop the icons are bigger then usual and i cant play my favorite game maplestory becuase the thing is so big! please help me please

2007-12-26 10:12:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to buy this magic microphone as I have read so many good reviews about it and have seen it on ebay for about £73. Can anyone give me any advice before I buy one about any pitfalls and is it worth buying a second wireless mic?

2007-12-26 10:09:31 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Im getting this new video caed and it says 256 mb DDR3 but my computer has regular DDR ram is it still compatible?

2007-12-26 10:05:31 · 4 answers · asked by dabluvseggs@sbcglobal.net 2 in Desktops

i have a ibm with duel 256 ram in it. do i want to put 512 ram in it. do i need to 512 sticks ram or one.

2007-12-26 10:05:23 · 2 answers · asked by deadrising9090 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've only had my laptop a month and this afternoon the screen just started acting up. The color and picture is all weird, almost like 3D and weird colors, I've tried everything but can't seem to fix it.

2007-12-26 10:00:35 · 2 answers · asked by budgirl0878 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Whats your windows experience index rating? (in welcome centre) and will it run gears of war at a medium setting?

2007-12-26 09:53:49 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Hardware

I have a XFX 680I LT SLI with Intel E6750 processor. I am overclocked right now to 3.3 GHz by only changing my FSB. My system is stable tested with Prime95 or 24hrs. Is there any reason I need to overclock my 4gigs of memory?

2007-12-26 09:50:04 · 2 answers · asked by JBBass721 2 in Add-ons

can the pci e 2.0 fit in a reqular pci slot or pcie x1 slot

2007-12-26 09:49:14 · 2 answers · asked by gman 1 in Add-ons

the sims 2 i hav was bought in 2004 (it doesnt say vista on the requirements). im gnna get a laptop with vista that has the nvidia geforce, and im wondering if the sims would work on it well. [this is the 2nd time ive asked this...nothing helps! so plzzz help me!]

2007-12-26 09:45:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

One of the keys has just come off my laptop... the button still types characters and does not seem harmed... is there any way I can "clip" the key back on or something?

2007-12-26 09:44:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok i have a Intel Core 2 CPU 6300@1.86GHz
1.86 GHz, 3.25GB of RAM

I am wanting to overclock it to make it go a little faster i know it might break but i dont really care about that ha ha i just want to know a program that will work with my computer i tried to go to the bios but i could not figure out how to overclock it can someone tell me the easiest way that i can do that or get info on it thanks a lot i have a Intel DP965lt motherboard if you need to know that any help would be helpful thanks

2007-12-26 09:44:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need to get a new PSU, but i don't know what. What will support the graphics card above? I'm just curious about this. I want to get the Geforce 7600 for right now. Would I have to upgrade the psu for that? I have a Dell dimension E521.

2007-12-26 09:38:52 · 2 answers · asked by shortyhead1 2 in Add-ons

Do they come in 128bit and 256 bit memory interface or bus width verions? or all should be 256bit?

Also is memory interface the same as Bus width?

2007-12-26 09:33:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I like to game and have a bit of money saved up. I could probably go up to around $2300. The dell's look overpriced. I found an ASUS in the $1800 range that is extremely high-powered (better than a $3500 dell). But I hear ASUS has a reputation for lemons. Ive bought two lemons in a row from mainstream manufacturers, and am afraid of getting one from a second-tier manufacturer. I'm also looking at the Sony VGN-AR670 CTO Series Notebook, heavily upgraded, but sonys have a reputation for overheating especially when the processor and memory are upgraded.

I like to game, and would like something with a nice video card, and 2gb+ of ram. Any ideas?

2007-12-26 09:32:20 · 4 answers · asked by charliel 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have pictures and home videos shot with a kodak digital camera that are saved on a flash drive. I want to know if there are any other devices out there that would allow you to view pictures and/or videos from a flash drive, like a Zune or IPod.

2007-12-26 09:28:36 · 5 answers · asked by Mike B 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a slim PSP and I connect it to the computer using a usb port. The computer isn't recognizing it. What should I do. I have a memory stick.

2007-12-26 09:27:32 · 2 answers · asked by seahawks9843 2 in Add-ons

My wife gave me a USB Turntable for X-mas. I barely know how to use my computer and have a fear of technology and have yet to even copy one song from a cd to my computer because I don't know how. Is the process of recording my albums onto the computer as easy as the picture on the USB seems - it shows a wire from the turntable to the computer.

Please be gentle, I'm really new to all of this!!

2007-12-26 09:24:14 · 2 answers · asked by T EMMETT 4 in Add-ons