Add-ons - August 2006

i seem to be having problems with my agp port,i currently use a 128mb pci-bus radeon 9250 card which is great for what i do and can cope with most games,even doom3 and need for spped
however i have tried 2 agp cards in my agp slot,which is according to si-soft sandra(benchmarking tool) a x4 agp port,it is a sis730s mobo and has a old style agp slot without a white clip
on trying the 1st card a ge-force 4 mmx(128mb) ,i manage to install the drivers ,but all images are cloudy and have a bitty texture to the images,and the second card a old 3dfx voodoo 3 will install ok and windows xp finds the drivers but then the screen will go grey and after 10 seconds it re-boots
however my pci-bus radeon 9250 is working brilliant and has great dvd playback and good frame rates
in bios i set these settings for a agp card
primary video=pci(agp) irq for pci= yes
is ther any other settings i am missing and what is the agp problem?
thanks

2006-08-13 03:28:01 · 4 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7

andhra region websites preferred or atleast indian websites other than www.indiagsm.com

thanks.

2006-08-13 00:28:34 · 3 answers · asked by Maestro 2

i have just seen a article on "the guru of 3d" that a 3dfx voodoo 3 agp card can still play games like half life 2 and doom 3,i find this hard to belive,but if it is true ,i have a 3dfx voodoo 3 agp card and i am tempted to give it a go
do you think that this card could play these games and which of these would you use
my card 128mb radeon 9250(pci-bus) using this at the moment or
16mb 3dfx voodoo3 (agp) a lot less memory but a better interface
any views would be helpful

2006-08-12 22:04:11 · 3 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7

is this possible, and if so, how?

2006-08-12 20:06:54 · 9 answers · asked by n4rumi 2

I bought this card because I am a casual gamer. The benchmark read high enough for my game. I would like to optimize its setting for performance and visual (not maximize). It also has a slight irritating sound that occurs periodically. I am running a pentium D 2.6 ghz.

2006-08-12 17:05:46 · 3 answers · asked by NetEntropy 2

Hi, i am hopin someone here cud englighten me why my external DVD writer can't read VCD or CD anymore. It will only read DVD disk format. The model of my writer is DRW-3S163X (4KUS brand). Even if i have updated the frimware software to latest one from the net, still didnt solve the problem. Any advise is highly appreciated.

2006-08-12 14:15:30 · 2 answers · asked by silts 2

Hello there, I need help deciding on how I can upgrade RAM? I currently have 512 mb, and I am wishing to add 1 gb more. I heard somewhere that when you buy additional RAM, you should have the same RAM speed as your old card, otherwise the computer runs only the original and not the new, Is this true?

My specs are:
Type :DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]
Size :512 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)

Memory Controller Information :
Memory Controller :SIMM, DIMM, SDRAM
Number of connectors :4
Max. Module Size :512 MB
Max. Memory Size :2048 MB
Supported Speed :70ns, 60ns
Supported Voltages :3.3v
Error Detection Method :64-bit ECC
Error Correction Capability :Unspecified
Current/Supported Interleave :1-way/1-way

Any tips and/or suggestions? Thank you!

2006-08-12 12:39:47 · 6 answers · asked by Innovator 2

2006-08-12 06:19:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Going to University of Missouri-St. Louis

2006-08-12 06:01:56 · 3 answers · asked by figsjlp 1

Why is this? The USB port is a motherboard one.
On the previous pc the pc would crash if the printer was not on the motherboard USB port.
Any ideas for a new solution. I might use my other one with cheaper clone cartridges and print over the network also.

2006-08-12 03:49:15 · 6 answers · asked by The Mole 4

I want to get an HD Sound Card for my computer. Any one know of any afforable ones? I'm looking for a decent one in the $50 area.

2006-08-11 16:12:34 · 6 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5

So my question is... why would they stop working with my computer. The sound on the computer is not muted. They worked but now they don't. Is there something I should download for sound? Help please.

2006-08-11 16:01:59 · 6 answers · asked by rufdawg2004 1

whats a good brand, 128 mb or better and relatively cheap<$80

2006-08-11 15:29:55 · 5 answers · asked by Hi My Name is 2

I have a 256 Flash Drive and used it many times before. Now it is asking me if I want to format it. I checked the properties and it shows that the flash drive is full. I have information on it that I need to get from it and I am not able to. How would I go about doing this without formatting the flash drive. I am using Windows XP, so this should not have been a problem. I have another flash drive and it works great still. Please let me know. Thank you

2006-08-11 10:54:50 · 6 answers · asked by dwlj_dj 1

i need 2 install my web cam but i lost the installation disk i think its a plug and play but when plug it up it say new hardware found then it says i can install it but after da second step it say it cant find a web cam in my system so i cant do it

2006-08-11 10:11:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Dell Inspiron 1200; I upgraded the RAM to 1 GB, but the total memory is only 25 GB. I have an 80GB external Hard drive attached, and when I download programs, I tell them to load to the external drive, which on my computer is drive E;, but half the time they go to drve C: anyway. I then try and move them to the external hard drive but sometimes they will not allow themselves to be moved, or if they do move, sometimes they are messed up and either do not work at all or work improperly. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

2006-08-11 08:02:51 · 6 answers · asked by Rebecca C 2

If it can be OCed what is the safe limit and what has to be done to OC it. Give detales i am new at OCing i oced my cpu from 950 to 1000 using xcpu

2006-08-11 07:44:17 · 2 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5

i have windowes me os on my pc and an intel cpu 950 cerron2 i have a hp pavilion 7840 i contaced hp and was told only PCI cards can be used.I don't have a lot to spend on a grafics card but want a good card for playing some older games and watching movies.

2006-08-11 06:59:10 · 3 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5

2006-08-11 05:58:18 · 4 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5

i need step by step or show me in pictures how to install it

2006-08-11 05:26:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do i install a dvd burner ? ive already got a dvd drive and cdrw drive in my computer. where do i put the ide cable and audio cable ?can i have a link or sum steps on how to install it.

2006-08-11 03:12:29 · 7 answers · asked by jahangirjt 1

2006-08-10 22:09:02 · 6 answers · asked by hellyeah_69 1

i m doing a format for my friend.... he currently has usb1.1 on his system. Unfortunately he lost the cd conating the drives, including the usb drive. i managed to find most of the drives on the internet but for the usb drive i only found the usb2.0 drive. is that a prob or i can just instal this new drive... will it be a problem?

2006-08-10 21:42:27 · 5 answers · asked by Fisherman 2

2006-08-10 15:03:53 · 1 answers · asked by Jackie L 1

I just bought the sims 2. I was looking forward to playing it, and i started to install it and accidently i pushed the enter button on my keyboard and the installation stopped. i have tryed to reinstall it and it seems as though my computer doesnt even recognize the disks. Can somebody please help me, i havent even gotten to try it out yet .

2006-08-10 14:09:43 · 2 answers · asked by ladieeshinez 1

I also need these files, vfwwdm.drv, stream.sys. My windows disk is cracked and its not working now. I need these files so I can get my webcam working again.

2006-08-10 13:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by homeatlast2110 2

I run xp. I plug in my hd, and it says new hardware installed.

However, I can't access it through my computer. Did some checking and it said to format it in disk management first, but it's not listed there either.

I've tried unhooking it, rebooting, all the basic crap, but I can't find any help anywhere on what to do. Please help!

2006-08-10 12:27:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to get a better framerate than a webcam will offer but I don't want to spend a lot on a camcorder... which kind should I get?

2006-08-10 11:04:25 · 1 answers · asked by John Luke 5

2006-08-10 10:47:00 · 26 answers · asked by What's cooking? 1

i got a nvidia ge-force mx440 128mb agp card the other day for £7 froma computer shop,its a x4/x2 card and i put it on a x2 agp slot to try it
drivers installed no problem,but when testing it in dxdiag the direct x cube was cloudy and the image flickered,it alsohad spots on the cibe where the image wasnt rendering properly
on the whole the card didnt feel right,i did everything right,uninstalled old drivers,rebooted before i installed new drivers,i personally think the card is fualty but at £7 i cant take it back,is there any more diagnostics you can reccomend to try to find out whats wrong with it
finally,i am using a radeon 9250(128mb) at the moment,its a very reliable card,and this card is a g/force 4 mx(128mb),which is the better,of the two
also i have noticed on the ge-force box it says mx 440 se tv sdr 128mb agp,what drivers does this card use,as i am wondering if its a different driver as it says "tv"in the name
any ideas

2006-08-10 08:05:08 · 2 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7