Hardware - December 2007

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2007-12-15 11:28:47 · 1 answers · asked by steven25t 7 in Other - Hardware

I own a Dell xps M1730, supposedly the ultimate gaming machine, i have over 350 gigs of memory and 4 gigs of ram, not to metion a duel processor. I am running windows vista ultimate. Usually the machine starts out fine, but if i open any programs, (word, itunes, games,etc...) after a period, say 20min to and hour and a half, my CPU usage will slowly rise to 100%. I have tried turing off the wireless router and internet connection all together, but this only slows the problem. I have heard that windows vista may be the cause and note that out of the box it runs over 90 processes. I have purchised the full version of McAfee. If anyone has had a similar problem or can help I would greatl appriciate it. I have reduced all the extra visual crap on vista to as basic as it can go but I still get the 100% CPU slow down, I am on the verge of downgrading to windows XP. Please help me!

2007-12-15 09:29:34 · 8 answers · asked by Kev 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am looking to get a new processor for my computer can any motherboard handle any processor, i have a pentium 4 2.8 and i am looking to get a core 2 duo 3.0 ghz so can any motherbord handle that?

2007-12-15 09:18:56 · 3 answers · asked by westcoastrider7 1 in Other - Hardware

my dvd drive reads CD'R but cannot read DVD-R's what is wrong

2007-12-15 09:08:21 · 2 answers · asked by thegame1083 1 in Add-ons

My motherboard has 3 slots for memory. Board takes DDR400. Acceptable memory is PC3200, PC2700 or PC2100.

I just pulled the memory and it turns out I have two PC3200 chips and 1 PC2700 chip.... does the PC2700 slow the system down or have any other adverse effect?

2007-12-15 08:53:33 · 3 answers · asked by jskmarden 4 in Desktops

what that mean? its that effect my computer performance ? since i cant get max speed at 3999 mhz ... but in only got 2999 instead..

2007-12-15 08:37:07 · 1 answers · asked by jz asking 2 in Desktops

my laptop a compaq presairo
windows vista home preimium
amd athlon 64x2 dual core
960 mb of ram
nvidia geforce go 6100

2007-12-15 08:34:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

hi
is the pc graphic card ati radeon mobility 9thousands
capable for handling latest games 2007
thanks alot

2007-12-15 08:32:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Also, the fast processor out right now is 4.7 GHz, how many times faster is the fastest processor available now as compared to the first micro processor?

2007-12-15 08:26:51 · 1 answers · asked by Jorge 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-12-15 08:25:15 · 13 answers · asked by . 1 in Monitors

when I go to install service pack 2 it gets up to running processes before install...I know that my hard drive has enough memory to install because it says i have 60% still to use......Also i am running a fully leagal copy of windows.....pleasee help!!!

2007-12-15 08:19:35 · 3 answers · asked by Andy 1 in Desktops

Okai.. i have a my myspace Im active.. (meaning that is on use)
i see the lil bar on the bottom that says that is open... i open it..
and it goes all the way to the right... meaning that it does not appear on the screen.. that it has been send more far right to the screen.. i have tried alot of ways to recover it.. but don't know how..
i tried to make it big.. but can't make it big.. i tried moving it..
and i deleted and re downloaded it again.. and it still goes
far right to the screen.. PLX HLP

2007-12-15 08:15:33 · 1 answers · asked by Jay-Cee 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have windows vista and the HP Pavillion dv6000... how do I take pictures with this built in webcam? When I click the HP Pavillion Webcam folder, it only gives me the "uninstall" option. Additionally, when I try using the webcam on MSN, sometimes it says it isn't plugged in. What's going on here and how do i fix it? 10 points for the most helpful answer..

2007-12-15 08:02:45 · 6 answers · asked by internet nickname 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i bought a Norton Antivirus 2008 with Antispyware for my Sony Vaio laptop.. too bad for me my aunt trash the manual.. now i don't know how to install it.. i don't know the step by steb procedure on how to install..please help me.. THANKS

2007-12-15 07:56:08 · 5 answers · asked by Fatima Manila 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i just bought a new graphics card and i want to install it.

i took the side of the "tower" off and i know which card inside the tower is the graphics card, i just need to know how to get it out.

i see a screw next to it.
should i unscrew that?

or will it just "pull out"??

2007-12-15 07:52:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i'm trying to flash my bios because i've ruined it. i have the .rom file and awdflash.exe, how do i make a bootable cd from these? i'm running vista 32 bit and i have no floppy drive, just a cd/dvd burner. any help is highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

2007-12-15 07:20:13 · 4 answers · asked by Leo B 4 in Desktops

I just got my laptop with vista premium on it and i have the slots in the side for my sd card from my camera aqnd i want to download my pics onto my comp but i cant figure out how to do it. im very confused by this vista its very different

2007-12-15 07:16:06 · 11 answers · asked by Daveslilangel 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

well i just cleaned my laptops screen with windex and now it has a part white and a curve brown is there anyway i can have put it the same way it was earlier normal

2007-12-15 07:15:25 · 5 answers · asked by Lisandra 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Computer is brand new...parts are brand new...I built it myself. Just finished building it today and when I turned it on it shut itself down. Sometimes it will last for 5 minutes, sometimes for 30 seconds. Although I have seen a pattern...whenever I try to boot from CD it will usually shut down. I have not even had a chance to install the OS yet.

CoolerMaster 1000W PSU
EVGA nForce 680i SLI Mobo
EVGA 8800GTX Video card
E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz CPU

2007-12-15 07:09:25 · 4 answers · asked by TravisXW 1 in Other - Hardware

Hello i am trying to connect my desktop computer to my HDTV. i have all the connection in the right place, i just need to know what buttons i need to hit on the keyboard to display the desktop screen on my HDTV. I know how to do it with a laptop but not with a Desktop computer keyboard so please help

thank you!

2007-12-15 07:07:59 · 2 answers · asked by NOne N 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-15 07:07:55 · 4 answers · asked by willow 6 in Laptops & Notebooks

my friends computer is over run with viruses so i decided to back up his computer.. he has no control panel in his version of xp!! so my only option is to flash the harddrive and reinstal the os.. how do i go about doing this i know i might have to use comand prompt so i was wondering what i might have to type into comand promt to flash the computer..

2007-12-15 07:05:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have a Samsung 19" LCD flatscreen.

I just can't get this one particular aspect to my liking.

When I am doing emails or filling in boxes on different sites, the boxes at the top where addresses/subjects etc are typed in are too faint to make out.

I have to guess where to click and see if the cursor starts blinking to know if I'm on the actual line or not.

What do I adjust for that? I can't seem to adjust the proper thing.

Thanks.

2007-12-15 07:03:47 · 2 answers · asked by apocalypso blues 5 in Monitors

It boggles my mind!

2007-12-15 06:46:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

which processor?

2007-12-15 06:40:57 · 1 answers · asked by Logical Rationalist 4 in Desktops

2007-12-15 06:34:50 · 1 answers · asked by The humble one 2 in Other - Hardware

Here's the link

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6553331&WishListTitle=Steak+Comp

2007-12-15 06:33:50 · 2 answers · asked by geminiancestry 1 in Other - Hardware

tower mini webcam (pc2035) model

2007-12-15 06:32:15 · 1 answers · asked by Ali Ahsan Syed 1 in Add-ons

a picture guide woulsd help

2007-12-15 06:03:55 · 1 answers · asked by Purple Princess 3 in Add-ons

i'll be on the internet and just surfing or talking on aim and my wireless card will screw up and i'll lose internet
i click repair and it takes a minute to repair and then i have internet again
has anyone else experienced this problem and do you know how to fix it?
it's not a HUGE problem it's just an annoyance mostly

and also it happens randomly, sometimes it'll happen like 5 times in 20 minutes which is when i usually get frustrated and get off the computer. and some times i'll be on for a few hours and it'll be fine.

thanks in advance for your help

2007-12-15 05:59:49 · 4 answers · asked by alex 3 in Other - Hardware