Hardware - December 2007

Graphics card or something why is it so special? Is it only for vista or can xp users use it?

2007-12-13 16:37:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i was going with windows me but a lot of your said no to that so can i do this? my cousin had installed his copy of windows xp professional and it is not legal. i can afford to buy the windows xp home version from walmart and will it wipe everything off my pc (programs) i have already installed?
thanks,
angel from N.C.

2007-12-13 16:28:43 · 7 answers · asked by angel_4daddy 2 in Desktops

i want my laptop to go back to its original setting and completely delete everything i ever downloaded onto the laptop or saved and make it start fresh. i tried system restore but it says i have nothing saved to restore it idk what to do...can somebody help me? i have a HP dv6000 laptop with windows vista in it....

2007-12-13 16:23:00 · 4 answers · asked by Mrs.M13 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I just got a new notebook computer and have the feeling it may be used, had many google searches in the system. Is there a way to check the systems to see if this is a used computer

2007-12-13 16:15:50 · 8 answers · asked by qa1 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have a nc6000 laptop and i want to completely recover it. I have a bad virus and the only way to get rid of it is to recover my computer

2007-12-13 16:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

When i stepped on my powerr serg my computer when off.When I turned it back on I got a blue screen.Well I went into system setup and change something to RAID ON.Well it works now,but when I go to reformat it it say No hard disk installed.What do I do.Please Help

2007-12-13 15:49:39 · 4 answers · asked by johnny_vaughn13 1 in Other - Hardware

for the past week my computer has been running really slow. i have done so many virus scans, but it always says "no unwanted or harmful software detected. your computer is running normally"....any ideas as to why my computer is running slow? i havent downloaded anything new, and my computer is less than a year old...

2007-12-13 15:45:13 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I recently bought a 42" HDTV. 1080p with a max resolution of 1900x1200. However I am having a hard time setting it up at that resolution. The highest I can get for one reason or another is 1280x1024. I have a fairly old card (Radeon x800xl) and I'm using a DMI - HDTV connector. I'm not sure whether it could be the card or the cord or maybe I'm just missing something. I have all the lates Radeon drivers and I've tried fiddling around with all the settings in CCC, but if I try to set it higher than 1280x1024, the screen just goes black.

2007-12-13 15:16:53 · 4 answers · asked by infinite_number 2 in Monitors

Should I choose NVIDIA low-end or middle-end graphic cards for notebooks to play games (i don't care older or latest games)?

2007-12-13 14:57:11 · 2 answers · asked by deen_tk87 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hello Im very desperate I've been trying to get a register to work with a hand scanner and I cant get it to work . I have a Casio TE-2400 register and a psc q-2500 hand scanner and I'm trying to install the cd but my computer isint letting me install the software and I tryed other computers and theyre all giving me the same error wich says I need a iKernel install I tryed to update it but nothing is letting me is there another way I can go about installing the software without using the iKernel by the way I HAVE XP and the register says to plug the computer to the register I did that but the scanner is not working I know its so confusing but maybe somebody might know I 've been trying to do this for 2 days and Im really desperate I m running out of options were opening this grocery store this tuesday and I no longer have any money to get an expert so Ive been trying to do it myself any responses will be greatly appreciated thanks!!!!

2007-12-13 14:45:02 · 2 answers · asked by carinna h 2 in Scanners

I am looking for a laptop that has the following specifications, and is also name brand:

1. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (at least 1.8 Ghz.)

2. 120GB Hard Drive (minimium of 120)

3. 2GB of RAM

4. 5+ Hours of pure battery life

5. Intergrated Microphone/Webcam (microphone is mandatory)

6. 14" Screen or more

7. CD+RW & DVD+RW Combo Drive

8. Price range of $400-$600

9. Built-in Wireless Internet 802.11 a/b/g

I really need this laptop because im a fulltime student and im in love with editing music. Although im really short on money, I am in the $400-$600. It's so low because I still need to buy stuff for it like a cooling pad, case, and wireless mouse as well as a router. Thanks alot for your help.

2007-12-13 14:40:52 · 5 answers · asked by TK 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i want to change my graphics card to a better one but is there anything else i need to do before that or even after that?

2007-12-13 14:35:07 · 4 answers · asked by danielj2220 1 in Add-ons

i want to buy a pc just for school and music and internet use. i want my computer to run fast.

2007-12-13 14:34:14 · 8 answers · asked by m m 2 in Desktops

what is a router use for and can i take laptop with me anywhere just using a card

2007-12-13 14:25:27 · 5 answers · asked by viviannahowerton 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

HI there, our user has a acer laptop, we removed the hard drive from the laptop and then attached a USB converter to it.
Our plan was to use norton ghost 2003 to save all the data from that hard drive into an image. and transfer it to a much bigger hard drive.

I selected the "Backup" on norton ghost and tried backup the drive. The thing is it failed because ghost cannot find a USB driver.

Now once the pc was back to windows, i removed the hard drive from the USB connector and placed it back to the laptop.

To my surprise, my laptop won't boot up, so when i removed the hard drive again. put it back to the USB and cheked the contents, my drive was wipped out! C: and D: are clean. and when I try to open also the drive, it prompt me with this Drive not formatted.

Can anybody explain to me what happend? My boss was really upset with me, and I don't know what to say actually, They believe I messed up, but I don't even know how.

2007-12-13 14:24:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a laptop with a 15 pin DB VGA female port, but no s-video. I'd like to have the fexibility of having s-video output. Is there any way of converting from db to s-video?

2007-12-13 14:23:57 · 3 answers · asked by carlo r 3 in Other - Hardware

i've got the audacity computer recording program, but what microphone wud be good to go with it?

2007-12-13 14:21:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I also would like to add that the processor is a AMD Athelon 64X2 +3800 running at currently 2.1GHZ I also have 1 gig ram and i want to know how much another gig will help the speed. Also how much will a Nvidia GeForce 8500GT if at all incresse my processor speed

2007-12-13 14:18:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have a movie I made from windows movie maker. It says I dont have a dvd burner even though it says dvd rom on it (theres only one drive). But the thing is on my upstairs computer I cant run DVD maker on it because it says that I is not compatible with the video card! I dont want to buy a new video card. Any solutions?

2007-12-13 14:16:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have a Acer Aspire AS5520-5112 Laptop.. Processor Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor
Processor Speed 1.9GHz
Memory 3GB DDR-2 SDRAM
Hard Drive 250GB
CD-DVD Drive DVD-Super Multi drive
Graphics Chipset Nvidia® GeForce® Go 7700M Graphics
Video Memory Up to 896 MB shared
Display 15.4" CrystalBrite® widescreen LCD
Network Capable n/a
Ports 5-in-1 integrated card reader, B/G, Firewire, built in mic and webcam
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Dimensions n/a
Weight 6.1lbs
Warranty 1-Year Limited

well its on its way. and as you can see Network Capable n/a..where can i get one.. and how can i find out if it will work in the laptop?

2007-12-13 14:12:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

hi, i just bought a new cpu and motherboard at frys 4 days ago. its not working and i was wondering if i can return it. if so, will i be charged a restocking fee of some sort?

2007-12-13 14:11:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-12-13 14:11:00 · 3 answers · asked by gazemail 1 in Printers

120GB harddrive.
i only have 500 bucks to spend on a laptop.
and i really just need it for a lot of my music. and my photoshop and instant messging programs.
is 120GB too much space? or should i get something smaller? i have no idea but 80GB sounds really small. and i have like 1000 songs.

thanks for any help

2007-12-13 14:07:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I recently made a question asking you what you think is better, but now that question is not really true. Here is the real QUESTION!:

IS LEOPARD BETTER THAN VISTA? (Mac V.S PC?)

2007-12-13 14:07:07 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I looked at the USB specification, but it only cares about the plug. I need to know how to talk about a wireless USB adapter that looks like a flash drive as opposed to a wireless adapter that has a USB cord attached to it.

2007-12-13 14:06:08 · 1 answers · asked by Dicentra spectabilis 1 in Add-ons

8500GT:

Performance
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
450 MHz GPU
16 Pixel Pipelines
400 MHz RAMDAC

Memory
512 MB, 256 bit DDR2
800 MHz (effective)
13.0 GB/s Memory Bandwidth

8600GT:

Performance
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
540 MHz GPU
32 Pixel Pipelines
400 MHz RAMDAC

Memory
256 MB, 256 bit DDR3
1400 MHz (effective)
22.4 GB/s Memory Bandwidth

2007-12-13 14:02:40 · 4 answers · asked by mystykoekaki 3 in Add-ons

I'm getting a new system and would like to know what graphics card set to get. Help me out, thanks!

2007-12-13 14:00:25 · 4 answers · asked by mystykoekaki 3 in Add-ons

i have a 400 watt power supply i want to know if i could put another 80mm fan in my tower

ive got running a

pcchips p23g v3.0
intel celeron d 351 3.20ghz soon to be core 2 duo
1gb ddr2 533mhz ram
250gb seagtate hard drive
nec cd/dvd rom
lite-on cd/dvd burner
1 80mm led fan
1 led light

2007-12-13 12:29:32 · 8 answers · asked by F K 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-12-13 12:27:47 · 2 answers · asked by nallishaw 1 in Other - Hardware

what could you use as a temporary thermal paste i know it needs real thermal past but i dont have any and i really need my computer.

2007-12-13 12:20:34 · 6 answers · asked by Rolls-Royce Man 2 in Desktops