Hardware - December 2007

I have a 120g and a 160g harddrive. What I've noticed is say for example, I have used 100g (so approx 20g left) on the 120, and I delete say 10g, I should be left with 30g free space. But that is not the case. I still have 20g free, and 90g used. My hd space is being unaccounted for after I delete files! I have cleared recycling bin, temp files etc but those shouldn't matter anyways. Help would be greatly appreciated. If this sounds like a virus, norton isn't picking it up. Any suggestions?

2007-12-04 02:22:36 · 6 answers · asked by Hurly 2 in Other - Hardware

everytime i set my monitor's screen resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels my monitor turns black...
what should i do?
by the way i use NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000

2007-12-04 01:50:38 · 8 answers · asked by Domz 1 in Monitors

where can I buy something if there is?

2007-12-04 01:30:28 · 9 answers · asked by piglet1 1 in Desktops

is there any RAMS that are bigger?
or is it 480 the biggest it can go?

oh yea and can i run heavy programs with 480MB of RAM easily?

2007-12-04 01:12:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Would a - 1 male DVI to 2 female DVI - splitter cable (only one video card on the computer) be OK for 2 monitors, or would a Switch Box be better (i.e. would a splitter cable lose power)?

2007-12-04 01:00:15 · 3 answers · asked by d.fox60 1 in Monitors

I have my lead going from my tower into my TV what lead do I need to go from my tower to my monitor only other socket I can see that would be of much use is a VID out socket, can i get a VID out lead to go int my TV so I can plug the lead from my tv back into my monitor?

2007-12-04 00:51:22 · 4 answers · asked by chris c 1 in Monitors

i know when you buy one it cost about 1000 bucks but how much does the on-going cost.

2007-12-04 00:25:34 · 7 answers · asked by extragirl 3 in Other - Hardware

Would it be possible for me to take my current slave drive, make it the master drive, install XP onto it, and then use my current master drive as slave and run programs and games from it? or would I get a bunch of error messages?

what i mean is, if i just switched the master and slave position of my current harddrives (and installed XP on my slave as new master), could i use my CURRENT master as slave and would the program's on it still run?

2007-12-03 23:59:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

My electricity bill seems to have increased alot since i have had this..I have broadband so I tend to leave it on during the day...at night I shut it down but do not turn off at the mains...should I ?? does anyone know approxiamate running costs etc...many thanks

2007-12-03 23:39:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-03 22:38:56 · 5 answers · asked by grac49 1 in Add-ons

Would a - DVI male to 2 female - splitter cable be OK for 2 monitors, or would a Switch Box be better (i.e. would a splitter cable lose power)?

2007-12-03 22:32:50 · 1 answers · asked by d.fox60 1 in Monitors

2007-12-03 22:28:52 · 4 answers · asked by beverly p 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i cant seem to hear sound coming from live feed,the speakers works but am just not hearing any sound and i checked the volume on the pc and thats fine,please help!

2007-12-03 22:18:46 · 4 answers · asked by shilow100 2 in Add-ons

my sound card integrated with motherbaord
it's damaged cause of powercutoff
is their anyway to fix it or to replace it
my bios is genx
i live in nowhere there is no electonics shops or fixers here

2007-12-03 21:50:52 · 6 answers · asked by yave4 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-12-03 21:36:02 · 6 answers · asked by smr1lk 2 in Desktops

I'm an inexperienced pc builder, I actually did the build putting all the pc parts together, but my friend did all the bios work. I'm wondering what RAID is? and I was told I needed a floppy to do this with windows xp.

Also how would one over clock? I know this is a question that requires a long and detailed explanation but to anyone who would like to inform me would be greatly appreciated.

Also someone told me that I needed a power supply that supports enough rails for my mobo? here's what i'm looking at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182009

(there is a details tab that goes into further detail)

Thanks all for your time!

2007-12-03 20:11:56 · 2 answers · asked by goobergump 3 in Desktops

2007-12-03 20:06:33 · 4 answers · asked by maya v 2 in Monitors

2007-12-03 19:44:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?item=VGAAS0191
http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?item=VGAAS0206

And why does one of them state the CRT max resolution and the other one state the DVI max resolution?

2007-12-03 19:38:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an old JVC video camera, which shoots in the Analogue Format the contents of which I can watch on TV directly through the camera.

I wanted to shift the videos onto DVDs in a Digital Format.

Which product should I buy that will give me the best quality of videos? Can someone tell me what is the hardware needed for this?

2007-12-03 19:12:26 · 1 answers · asked by aaloksrivastav 1 in Add-ons

How can I found out what kind of Wireless Internet my new laptop supports? I know there's G, N, etc.. and different types of wireless cards. I want to buy a router but I don't know which kind my new laptop supports. It's an HP 6607 TK-53

I also am confused on which Wireless Router to get, because there's so many.

2007-12-03 19:08:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought the card and it cost me £26 and as soon as it was put in it was showing artifacts so I don't know if I can get it fixed under the warranty? And how much will Leadtek warranty cost?

2007-12-03 18:56:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Twice the density of Intel® 65nm technology.

Intel's 45nm packs about double the number of transistors into the same silicon space

More than 400 million transistors for dual-core processors.

More than 800 million transistors for quad-core.

50-percent larger L2 cache, and new levels of breakthrough energy efficiency.

Biggest advancements in fundamental transistor design in 40 years

Intel 45nm Hi-k silicon technology can deliver more than a 20 percent improvement in transistor switching speed, and reduce transistor gate leakage by over 10 fold.

O, I'm sorry did you want to say somthin AMD...?

Not to mention I got a Dell.

What do you know so far about this new chip...?
What do you think about the new revolutionary technology...?
Where are we going...?

http://www.intel.com/technology/architecture-silicon/45nm-core2/index.htm?cid=cim:ggl|corp_us_penryn|k88D5|s

2007-12-03 18:27:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

ok well, I've been using my brother's sony vaio laptop since yesterday and today I noticed the volume buttons on the edge of the laptop stopped working. So, I restarted the laptop and the volumbe buttons were kind of back to normal...but they didn't work as good as they did before. I have no idea what happened to them. anyways, so I restarted it again and now they don't work at all. Also, a pop saying spooler subsystem has enocountered a problem. Following that, the toolbar dissapeared for a couple of secs but then it came back. This toolbar thing has been happening since yesterday. Just now when I was on the internet explorer a pop saying internet explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close showed up. Omg, i am freaking out!!! I am going to be in soooooooooo much trouble from my brother as he isn't going to believe me when I tell him I had nothing to do with it. Please help me and walk me through step by step. atleast help me diagnose. TY!

2007-12-03 18:10:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

when i plug the avr in, the system unit power led glows without me even pressing the power button. and the monitor gets no signal. i tried pressing the power button but get no results. what have i gotta do? please help.

2007-12-03 18:07:15 · 3 answers · asked by braggaduocio 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a extreme striker Mobo
500 watt power supply (can still bring back for bigger one so tell me ow big to go)
I can have 2 cards but every one says 1 good 1 will be better.
I am a major Game head. Its all I do.I want best graphics on all games.
Money is NOT a problem.

2007-12-03 18:04:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-12-03 17:47:38 · 8 answers · asked by Deesa 2 in Other - Hardware

On my way to work the other day, I found a Dell Dimension 2400 computer that somebody was throwing away. Since it was in really good shape and hasn't rained in about three weeks, I figured "what the hell" and took it. After I got home, checked out the insides and plugged it up, the motherboard power LED came right on, but upon pressing the power button the machine refused to so much as power on. So far, I've tried two different and working PSU's, I've tried hooking up a new power button, and I've tried unplugging everything but the power connectors on the motherboard itself, then booting. My question to you is what component has failed here? I've never encountered a motherboard that actively receives power, but yet refuses to boot in all my 10+ years of computer experience.

Either way, I scored a good CD burner, 80GB HDD, 512MB DDR RAM, and a valid Windows XP COA so it doesn't honestly matter if I can fix it or not... but if it's something simple I can do, It'd sure be nice to fix up

2007-12-03 17:41:08 · 9 answers · asked by Lacclolith 3 in Desktops

can your computer fry or sometin if you use it like everyday? like i use it atleast 3hrs aday and my mom always bugs me that sometin will happen to it

2007-12-03 17:32:47 · 10 answers · asked by Dyablo 2 in Desktops

Happened suddenly. Working one morning, then a few hours later, I could not boot back up after a shutdown. No power spikes. Locks up every now and then (I typically run 4-5 apps at once (Office/Acrobat/Firefox/W... HP m495c desktop computer running XP Pro SP2 Media Center 2002. Tried restarting several times over a 2-3 day period, same symptoms. Installed new video card, no help. Installed new DIMM (replaced single DIMM), no help. Tested HDD in USB enclosure connected to laptop; HDD ok. When I hit the power switch on the desktop computer, only get the power supply/fan coming on - a constant speed - no beeps or other sounds. Don't hear the hard drive spin up and "crunching" like normal, though appears to get power. Two optical drives get power; I can open them. Don't see LEDs on the motherboard when I apply power. Battery chip bad? Motherboard/CPU bad? I paid $700 2 years ago for used; worth to replace MOBO or pay for new? I don't have the OS CD. Can I use the HDD in a new system?

2007-12-03 17:27:38 · 3 answers · asked by Paul Q 1 in Desktops