Hardware - December 2007

2007-12-05 21:21:22 · 9 answers · asked by chick 1 in Printers

Ok, before you freak out about a noob building his own pc, my friend graduated with a computer engineering degree and does this for a living. He will be accompanying me :)

1. I heard you need to de-static your fingers so you don't fry your pc parts? Is it possible to use leather gloves or latex gloves?
2. Is 550 watts enough to power a 2.6ghz dual core/7600gt 256mb gfx card/ asus sli mobo/4 gigs of ram/dvd/cd drive/and a 250gig hd?
3. I heard unless you multi task with media it's not really a necessity to get a dual core... but the only single cores I can find are the athlon 64 around 2ghz. I have an amd athlon barton 2500 @ 1.8ghz, is there a big diff?

2007-12-05 20:49:59 · 5 answers · asked by goobergump 3 in Desktops

many thanks

2007-12-05 20:43:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have 64 bit processor core 2 duo intel, & intel 946gzis motherboard which supports the motherboard

2007-12-05 20:38:48 · 4 answers · asked by Kumar Anshu 1 in Desktops

2007-12-05 20:26:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-05 20:23:59 · 3 answers · asked by Trigger 1 in Add-ons

I have a Canon s200SPx printer and but cannot recognized by XP. I tried every USB printer cables but still failed. Also I just want to know if the button on the middle is the "ON" button?Help!!

2007-12-05 20:04:29 · 2 answers · asked by EM-J 3 in Printers

I was wondering if laptops ever came stock with any kind of tracking device like a gps or something

2007-12-05 19:14:32 · 3 answers · asked by Robbie 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-05 18:59:45 · 3 answers · asked by sallyxuanru 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i m goi yo get one with 2gb ram 160 gb sata hd
and 2ghz n intel core 2 duo proccessor

2007-12-05 18:49:13 · 5 answers · asked by boyrushil 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

two of the ink cartridge are empty i only have black and yellow.. can i still print text using the black ink? the computer says i need to replace the other cartridge in order for me to print.. error message always appear..

2007-12-05 18:38:24 · 1 answers · asked by clive 1 in Printers

Just built a computer with all parts cept for RAM. Turned it on but there was a long beep. Is it cuz of no RAM? Thanks

2007-12-05 18:17:10 · 5 answers · asked by bebedoi 1 in Desktops

no operating system disk..what if my pc crashes and i need to reinstall

2007-12-05 16:54:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a computer and i don't know which to get.
can anyone tell me what to do?
Thanks

2007-12-05 16:49:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My laptop gets really hot when I play a DVD or even when my screensaver comes on. I figured that my video card is wimpy.
Any suggestions could be helpful.

Thanks
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2007-12-05 16:42:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a aircard thats gonna download fast,surf the web fast and also check email on the go,i live in chicago ill and i have a dell inspiron e1505...what is the perfect card to get for my laptop.give me the website where i can find

2007-12-05 16:38:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-12-05 16:36:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i tride ctrl-alt-delete and it didnt let me how can i go in?

2007-12-05 16:16:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi,
I am planning to buy a laptop for basic uses of Internet surfing, & few other things like music, DVDs, games, Microsoft office. I have a choice between the following two laptops. Could anyone suggest which is a better buy? They are almost of the same price so that is not a concern. I have never used an AMD & my concern is about its performance.

Choice 1 : HP dv6500t, Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T5250, 1.5 GHz, 15.4" WXGA, 2GB RAM, 250GB, SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support, 802.11b/g, HP Imprint (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, Windows Vista Home Premium

Choice 2 : HP Pavilion dv6646us, 1.9 Ghz AMD Turion™ 64 X2, 15.4" WXGA, 2GB RAM, 160GB, LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support , 802.11b/g, HP Imprint (Radiance) + Webcam + Microphone, Windows Vista Home Premium.

Thanks

2007-12-05 16:12:27 · 8 answers · asked by Doodlie-doo 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Unlocking the taskbar just made the vertical wider.

2007-12-05 15:52:22 · 6 answers · asked by cdc 2 in Monitors

I have 3 questions,
1.In what way.... AMD athlon 4000+ (64 bit) is better than Pentium D 1.6 GHz Processor. which should I have to buy ? Is there is any heat sink prbl in AMD?

2.can I load ubuntu 32-bit (or win XP- sp2) OS on athlon 64bit prcssr ?

3.Can I load 32-bit games,softwares on 64-bit processor without any problem?

2007-12-05 15:39:03 · 7 answers · asked by One man Army 1 in Desktops

which 1's better

2007-12-05 15:14:39 · 8 answers · asked by Gevo 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to buy an DVD-R. But i don't know which i hav to buy. as i see there are two types of DVD-R. The DVD -R and DVD+R. Which 1 is good. Thanks 4 Your help

2007-12-05 14:42:14 · 3 answers · asked by dewa_maut92 1 in Add-ons

I'm having battery problems.

2007-12-05 14:41:28 · 2 answers · asked by John N 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

is it another malware thing or a virus? it does it randomly....the screen doesn't blur really it just looks like it's rolling or wiggling, actually....kind of does the same thing when my cell phone is next to it and it rings.....

2007-12-05 14:37:55 · 6 answers · asked by Aha! I Caught You! 2 in Monitors

i'm trying to do a system factory restore but clicking CTRL+F11 allows me just to reboot not to restore ,i have the Dell Dimension E310,any suggestions?

2007-12-05 14:14:27 · 2 answers · asked by therorz 1 in Desktops

I have 3 laptops and I'm wondering want I should do with them.

2007-12-05 14:11:42 · 19 answers · asked by Willy Mac 78 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Nvidia GeForce Fx 5500 AGP 8x and a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT PCI-E 16x. My motherboard is a AsRock 4 core dual sata 2 motherboard. I have 3 IDE hard disks. 3.4ghz chip. 2gb ram. Now how much wattage do i need to run my pc system.

2007-12-05 14:03:16 · 3 answers · asked by Philly 2 in Other - Hardware

it read my entire essay. Anyone have an idea what I pressed? It was very useful to hear.

2007-12-05 14:02:11 · 3 answers · asked by Aztec girl 3 in Desktops

By normal use I mean playing games on normal settings, work with office and dreamweaver, do some programming and some photo/maybe video editing. Not multi tasking that much.

Core 2 duo 2.0Ghz
2GB 667mhz ram
Geforce 8600m gt 256mb dedicated memory
250GB HDD(5400rpm)
15,4'' Display

I'm mostly concerned about the graphic. These are the specs and I can't upgrade them while purchasing it anymore.
The games I'm planning on running would be mostly 'The Sims 2', 'Counter Strike-Source' and 'Age of empires 3'

2007-12-05 13:40:23 · 4 answers · asked by Unbreakable 4 in Laptops & Notebooks