Add-ons - May 2007

I read the info on cloning, imaging, and backup.

What I really want too know is can I add a HDD too a my computer and transfer everything over too the new HDD and use it as the primary or Do I have too format and install the OS on it first.

Then transfer files too use that way.

Because if I am installing on the same system shouldn't I be able too just transfer The old HDD too the new and use it like the old.

2007-05-18 16:38:53 · 3 answers · asked by wolf1 3

I am running an AMD Athalon 64 2800+, 1.80 Ghz.
I currently have a GeForce 5700VE and am looking at a Saffire 100195L Radeon X1650 512 MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 (I saw it a newegg - item number N82E16814102084 at a pretty good price).
Will it work on my system? Will I see a noticable difference in video performance? Any other productive input would be helpful.
By the way...the $81 price tag is a huge factor in this choice.

2007-05-18 16:21:50 · 4 answers · asked by Don R 1

First of all, I'm not sure what my power supply wattage is (any program I can use to see this?).

But well, here are my specs

P4 processor 2.8Ghz
512 DDR SDRAM
80GB HDD
128MB ATI RADEON 9800 PRO
PCI Firewire card
a Modem
flat screen monitor, of course. 17"
Two CD-RW bays
and that's basically it.

I'm planning on adding another HDD (200gb) and upgrading to 2GB RAM. Would I need to replace my Dell power supply, or will it be fine?

2007-05-18 16:18:39 · 9 answers · asked by John D 1

Well today I just bought a ScanDisk Cruzer USB Flash Drive.
I put this video thing I made on it...and it took up a lot of space.
Then I relized I added the wrong file.
So I just deleted it and added the correct one.

Then I noticed that I only had like 790 MB left [I got a 2GB Drive].

So how can that be if I deleted it?
Is there a way to permenently delete things?
Or will the space just keep on gathering up?

2007-05-18 13:01:08 · 8 answers · asked by greekidolfan 1

2007-05-18 12:22:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a billlion wifi games for my ds and i cant get online. which wifi usb port would yourecommend to be the best and th cheapest. also do they work for a laptop.

2007-05-18 11:14:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

As I understand the mainboard must support the FSB of the CPU and the memory must run at the same speed as the the FSB.

So how do you work this out when an Athlon64 doesn't have a front side bus?

2007-05-18 09:25:09 · 4 answers · asked by richy 2

2007-05-18 08:43:02 · 4 answers · asked by Jo-Jo 2

2007-05-18 07:49:50 · 4 answers · asked by Ian B 1

in installed ubuntu on my computer but then i just wanted to go back to windows but i dont have the cd how can i make a system recovery without the cd?

2007-05-18 06:26:59 · 4 answers · asked by totortamuge 2

I just bought a GeCube Radeon X1050 PCI-E low profile video card, but it did not come with a low profile bracket (which I think is very odd). Where can I buy a low profile bracket that will fit this card?

2007-05-18 06:10:29 · 1 answers · asked by Yoi_55 7

I have an HP a1730n and I want to replace the nvidia integrated 6150LE with a Geforce 8600 GTS. Do I have to do something to take out the 6150? Because I think it is attached to the mother board.

2007-05-18 01:12:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-18 00:33:30 · 1 answers · asked by alexandra g 1

My OS is Windows Xp SE. I've tried the drivers from Nvidia but nothing works. Can anyone give other links for drivers....

2007-05-18 00:27:49 · 5 answers · asked by nathanjo 2

2007-05-17 21:46:57 · 7 answers · asked by suryansh b 1

We have an Xplio computer that takes DDR2 533Mhz RAM. It originally had 512MB of RAM.
We wanted to add more, and at Futureshop they told us we could use DDR2 667Mhz, so we bought 1GB of it.

Is there any possibility there will be anything negative from using these two different types of RAM?

Thanks!!

2007-05-17 20:48:02 · 13 answers · asked by Japandra 3

How do I get a video on PowerPoint?

Every single one I download, the PowerPoint says "Cannot display this type of sound or movie"

I don't get this anymore, I've been trying for over 2 hours.

Post your AIM/MSN/Yahoo here if you have time to walk me through it, if not an explanation is more than enough.

2007-05-17 18:53:09 · 2 answers · asked by Kellen 1

Yeah I bought a Compaq Presario C307NR from a pawnshop and it didn't a tv tuner, but I do have a built in wireless internet. I was wondering if there anyway how I could get a tv tuner for my laptop? One pertically for my laptop. I don't have a slot for some cards, but I do have two slots for usb ports. Whats a good tuner for get for my laptop? Any help would be great.

2007-05-17 18:00:04 · 6 answers · asked by ffasheepdog 3

card has any dedicated memory.What would be the best BIOS settings for this card.My computer has 1GB memory and i m running Vista home premium. The systes BIOS has the option to set to auto frame to 64MB, But manually i can set either from 64MB to 256MB,what would be the best settings.

2007-05-17 15:35:43 · 5 answers · asked by roopali b 3

VisionTek RADEON X1550 256MB DDR2 PCI Express Graphics Card

Model: VTK X1550256PCIE



This PCI Express graphics card features the ability to connect 2 monitors for expanded gaming and graphics options. The 256MB of memory and the RADEON X1550 GPU provide lush, realistic graphics.

Powered by the 500MHz ATI RADEON X1550 graphics processing unit (GPU)
256MB DDR2 memory
PCI Express x16 interface




Avivo video and display technology allows you to connect to high-resolution displays and home entertainment devices and produces vibrant colors, sharp images and smooth video playback




Advanced multidisplay capability lets you connect and run 2 monitors at the same time




Supports Shader Model 3.0 for improved image quality




DirectX 9.0 support for cinema-quality images and enhanced gameplay




HDTV, VGA, DVI, S-video and composite video outputs




Windows Vista compatible









Product Details









Warranty Terms - Parts Lifetime limited








Warranty Terms - Labor Lifetime limited








Type of Video Card Graphics








Video Memory 256MB








Number of Processors 1








Clock Speed of Video Memory (RAMDAC) Dual RAMDACs (2 at 400MHz each)








Maximum 2D Resolution (at 32-bit color) Up to 2560 x 1600








Maximum 3D Resolution (at 32-bit color) Up to 2560 x 1600








DVD Decoding Yes








TV-Out Yes








S-Video Output Yes








Video Format H.264, AVIVO, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4








System Requirements Intel® Pentium® III, 4 or Celeron®, AMD K6, Duron™, Athlon™, Athlon™, XP or K8 processor; Windows 2000, XP, XP Media Center Edition or Vista; 256MB system memory; 3.3V PCI bus; 300-watt power supply; CD-ROM drive


Price: $132.99

2007-05-17 15:10:50 · 6 answers · asked by Gito 1

PowerColor ATI RADEON X550 Video Card, 256MB DDR Memory, 64-bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express

Specification:
RADEON X550 Technology Specifications
Four extreme parallel 3D rendering pixel pipelines
Two programmable vertex shader pipelines
PCI Express x16 lane native support
128-bit memory interface supporting 128/256MB DDR memory configurations
Full DirectX 9.0 support

SMARTSHADER 2.0
SMARTSHADER defines the level of realism in latest 2D/3D games and applications
Complete hardware-accelerated Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shader support
Full hardware support for OpenGL 2.0

SMOOTHVISION 2.1
SMOOTHVISION improves image quality by smoothing jagged edges, improving blurriness and refining background details during on-screen motion and at lower resolutions.
SMOOTHVISION settings are user configurable in ATI CATALYST Control Panel:

2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes
Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling
Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1)at all resolutions
Temporal Anti-Aliasing
2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes

Up to 128-tap texture filtering
Adaptive algorithm with bilinear (performance) and trilinear (quality) options

HYPER Z III
HYPER Z ensures optimal hardware performance by discarding irrelevant object data that is not visible to end-user on their display.
Leverages key features from ATI''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s third generation HYPER Z III technology that conserves video memory bandwidth for improved performance in demanding 2D/3D games and applications.
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1)
Fast Z-Buffer Clear
Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering

VIDEOSHADER
Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time
FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX, and WMV9 formats
VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video
MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration

DXVA Support
Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering)

2007-05-17 14:41:53 · 3 answers · asked by Gito 1

hi guys plz guide me to buy the graphics card i have a pci express slot on my motherboard plz tell which card is better from both ati 1650 nd nvidia 7900,,,,,, if u guys have any other information about graphics cards plz tell me thanx

2007-05-17 14:38:31 · 5 answers · asked by Jelly 1

I have a Nivida GeForce N6600 video card, but on game's system requirments they just say you need like, Nivida geforce FX600(or other model number) or newer.so i need to know like a timeline of series of these, cuz there is like "N" like i have"FX" and others with different numbers, so is there a list someplace of oldest to newest video cards? so i know where mine stands and what it can support? thanks

2007-05-17 14:31:33 · 4 answers · asked by Edward D 2

I am looking to upgrade the power supply, but don't want to fry my motherboard or have an ill fitting component. Is this an upgrade I can safely make to the eMachines T5082?

2007-05-17 14:09:56 · 3 answers · asked by bortone12 2

I have a Sandisk Sansa Express mp3 player, like most now it charges through the USB port (it directly connects, no cable needed). Whenever I leave it in the USB drive to charge and don't take it out when I turn it off and then later turn on the computer the screen freezes on the HP startup screen. Answers?

2007-05-17 12:17:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

how to install a 4 pin computer case fan? I am talking about the ones that do connect to the motherboard..I looked for a fan controller but they are all made for small 3 pin. please help

2007-05-17 11:53:13 · 3 answers · asked by pancl007 2

2007-05-17 11:31:41 · 3 answers · asked by B S 2

2007-05-17 11:29:55 · 2 answers · asked by gfunk213 1

2007-05-17 11:12:35 · 2 answers · asked by 2345 1

it says to install directx9.0c and to make sure my drivers are up to date. I've installed directx9.0c but i do not know how to update my drivers
the graphic card is a ATI RADEON DDR (AGP)

ive tried opening the game with 256 colors mode and 640x480 resolution, but still no good

2007-05-17 10:51:58 · 3 answers · asked by dvtrinh2006 1