Hardware - December 2007

I need an additional PC I want to know what I need in order to install it.

2007-12-30 17:28:43 · 4 answers · asked by Floyd B 1 in Add-ons

It's got Vista(home premium) installed on it. I will play games sometimes but nothing high-end. The cpu is a T7250!

How much will 4GB of ram show off itself in comparison to 2GB?

2007-12-30 17:28:03 · 5 answers · asked by Unbreakable 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

Well I built a new computer (well, out of old parts, just new power supply and added 1gb of RAM) .
I put a Pentium 4 2.8ghz processor in, and it seems to be set at 2.1ghz. It shows like this...

Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.8ghz
2.09ghz, 1.00 GB of RAM

I went into bios, but it won't let me edit the CPU speed at all, it's locked or something.

Or, is that showing the ghz of the RAM??

2007-12-30 17:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by Sean 3 in Desktops

Bios laptop protected. Deceased family member left it to us. Anyway I can break it short of going thru Sony ?

2007-12-30 17:11:59 · 5 answers · asked by mjk138s 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Has anyone heard this deal?

http://www.helium.com/tm/768190/developing-household-laptop-pleaseintel

Do you agree with the writer about it being unfair, or do you think it's fair?

2007-12-30 16:49:53 · 3 answers · asked by Ahhtchoo 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just bought Fujitsu Lifebook N6460 with windows Vista home, I try to install Windows XP beside it , where I have Programs worked only on Windows XP or older Versions (W.98). but I failed to install. Please how I can overcome this problem.

2007-12-30 16:16:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to spend a max of $250 for this upgrade.

Here is my current setup if it helps:
- ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 680i SLI ATX
- Thermaltake 750w Power Supply
- Corsair XMS2 Dominator 2GB
- Pentium D 3.4GHz
- XFX GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3

2007-12-30 16:16:42 · 5 answers · asked by Christopher M 1 in Add-ons

i am trying to build a computer with 2 cd drives and 1 audio cord. and also, all of these parts are really old, and my audio card has 1 port for internal audio in. is a thing to combine the 2 audio outs in 1 cord?

2007-12-30 16:12:39 · 2 answers · asked by guy 2 in Other - Hardware

Ok... I was running windows 2000... and just upgraded to XP... i have a Dlink router between one computer and mine. The downstairs computer has a the main router and mine has the card. When i downloaded XP everything was erased and my internet went away because i have to reinstall the dlink drivers and stuff. But i have no CD i cannot find it anywhere in my house.. Please help anyway you possibly can.

2007-12-30 16:06:47 · 2 answers · asked by Band Man 2 in Add-ons

i have a compaq presario laptop that is about 4 years old. althought it runs great, i am looking to hopefully get rid of some of the stuff i don't need to help it run faster and hopefully solve some little problems. some problems i have are when it does a CPU intensive thing (say opening photoshop or using many programs at once) the fans get loud and fast and it spits out a ton of heat. i also have a problem where if there are no wireless internets for the wireless to connect to, it takes forever for windows to start. it can also do some wierd things on sites like espn.com. for instance, if i scroll over different sports at the top, it keeps the drop down menu open after i am no longer over that spot with my mouse. i am pretty good at keeping hte computer clean and keeping open programs at a minimum. thanks for any ideas on how to clean up some little things on the computer that might help with the bigger problems.

2007-12-30 16:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by nadsoil05 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just got a Dell Inspiron 1501 and downloaded PC Wizard to check the temperatures. It gives me this list:
Processor: ~37C
Processor Core 1: ~50's
Processor Core 2: ~50's
ACPI Thermal Zone: ~37

Why is it giving me three processor readings? It has an AMD Turion 64 x2 in it, but I don't understand what that first processor temp reading is supposed to be. The average of the two cores? If so why is it so much lower?

Also are these temperatures ok? It gets pretty warm sitting on my lap sometimes.

2007-12-30 16:04:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-30 16:02:38 · 11 answers · asked by Maridel 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The sony memory stick is a pain in my butt....are there any adapters so I can put it in my computers card slot SD slot or a USB adapter? Please help.

2007-12-30 15:54:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Hey all I was researching around Yahoo Answers and found that some laptops(or desktops can't quite remember) with integrated graphics cards can also hold a discrete graphics card . Once i learned that i was instantly excited and researched the hell out of my laptop(in title) and couldn't find anything about PCI or any thing like that. So my question is does my laptop have an extra graphics card slot?

Toshiba Satellite P205-S7402
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250 1.5 ghz
2 g ram
Intel Graphics media accelerator X3100

p.s Is my laptop good enought to play games like Rome total war or medieval total war? just wondering since those games look pretty good.

thank you

2007-12-30 15:32:41 · 2 answers · asked by Timmy Ta 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I was on my laptop earlier and all of a sudden it turned off i took out the battery and then put it back and it said the computer was charging i pressed the power button and nothing happened and the light that said it was charging turned off what could it be.

2007-12-30 15:21:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

If I was to reformat my laptop's hard drive, would the CD drive still work (or the drives on my desktop computer if I reformatted it)? and if not, how would you reinstall it? Also, how do you reformat it without starting Windows?

2007-12-30 15:17:46 · 8 answers · asked by person 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

its not the newest thing but its a 1.5ghz pentium 4, 128mb, windows xp pro sp2. i turn on the computer and it loads everything, it then restarts once it gets to the desktop screen

2007-12-30 15:17:41 · 5 answers · asked by underoathprophet 1 in Desktops

i have a hp laptop with
2GB ram
Vista
AMD Turion64x2
NVIDIA GEforce 7150
it plays call of duty4 with good quality but when the game starts it lags and lags more when alot of action is going on what can i do to fix it

2007-12-30 15:13:33 · 6 answers · asked by william c 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Suddenly it became screen black outs, unresponsive to recovery solutions including system restore or recovery partition back up. The recovery disk from hp support couldn't make it work too. Hardware checks ok on diagnostics. Is it vista, the laptop or a virus?

2007-12-30 15:11:16 · 1 answers · asked by nen62 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Would this card run on a 305W power supply?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150185

I don't have much installed in the computer, only a hard drive and a DVD drive.

2007-12-30 14:42:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

What's different between print resolution 600X600X4dpi then 2400X600dpi, and why don't they just say is 1440000dpi??

2007-12-30 14:35:02 · 2 answers · asked by Ken C 1 in Printers

is this comparable to the HP business ink jet 2230. Is their any known problems. Or is their a cheaper one that is good for pictures as well?

2007-12-30 14:10:05 · 1 answers · asked by waterinpool 3 in Printers

i accidently took off the wifi strength bar off my desktop..i really need it since i rely on pc across the country. i have no idea how to get it back..also i'm not a pc savy person- i need step by step directions. thanks

2007-12-30 13:51:29 · 1 answers · asked by slazar30 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-30 13:40:17 · 12 answers · asked by markandwendy2002 2 in Monitors

my cd rom is down, so i need to download the software from epson. can someone tell me what exactly i need? ive got a epson rx 595, and im using with windows xp

2007-12-30 13:36:23 · 2 answers · asked by michael b 1 in Printers

I was arguing wit my friend over this.
PC - aren't dat expensive but the spyware & viruses
MAC- are expensive & no spyware

2007-12-30 13:33:22 · 16 answers · asked by AZN Dude 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

it has a lot of smuges and specks but i dont want to clean it because i dont want to get any water in the laptop. should i use a damp rag or something? also i dont want to put to much pressure on the screen.

2007-12-30 13:31:06 · 27 answers · asked by dagokid3500 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

For the $1,099 MacBook? I'm going to go to the store tomorrow but I'm anxious to find out. I heard there is a $200 discount AND a free Ipod Nano. This true??

2007-12-30 13:28:03 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a imac G5 that i bought about two years ago and i am currently running Mac OS X 10.4, however when I insert the disk and restart the computer nothing happens. It just goes to a blank screen?! Does this happen a lot and/or is there something that I am doing wrong?? Please help!

2007-12-30 13:27:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-30 13:25:56 · 4 answers · asked by derek 1 in Laptops & Notebooks