Desktops - December 2007

am i able to take the hard drive out of the computer and back up files? or is the hard drive fried? i have no idea whats wrong with the computer, it wont even start in safe mode. i can't even get the (dell) ctrl f11 thing to restore my system to work... seems like the whole thing just died

basicly i just want to know if i can still get my files.. and if so.. how?

thanks :) happy new year

2007-12-31 18:43:55 · 5 answers · asked by i'm hungry 2

Where do I go to correct this? It's a new comp. so I'm sure it's just a matter of fixing the settings.

Like, if I click on the sound button at the bottom of the screen, and move it up or down, then it works but if I go to a YouTube/etc. vid and try to lower or increase the volume, it just stays at the same volume level as the button at the bottom of the screen.

2007-12-31 17:12:32 · 3 answers · asked by Me 7

Which do you use? I use Windows XP, and I want to get Vista. If you use a Xandros or Linux or something say that...

2007-12-31 15:44:41 · 14 answers · asked by Lyssa 2

My system temperature is 40C, but my cpu temperature is running at 80C! Is 80C too high for a P4?

2007-12-31 11:16:00 · 6 answers · asked by Albert C 4

AMD Athalon 64 X2 Dual core 4000+
960 MB Ram
Win Vista Home Premium

I just bought this computer and on the first day it locked up 3 times and went to this blue screen that said something like crash dump.
It runs really slow and is always freezing.

I have another computer with an AMD Athalon 64 3500, 1 gb of RAM with Win XP and it runs great compared to this thing and I bought it 2 years ago.

2007-12-31 09:59:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know anyone about radeon is it better? If it isnt can you list some that are better then X1800

2007-12-31 09:01:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been building a computer and i'm pretty broke but ive spent about 500$ already. I have my mother board, processor, processor fan, and power supply. I'm missing a case, a hard drive and RAM. When i was putting my processor and fan together i accidently got thermal grease on the processor pins (about 3) on the corner. I wiped the grease off with a rag and you cant notice it but i'm worried i might've screwed up the processor and i can't get a refund. It's a Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Extreme. I put the peices i have together and started it and it started which means the processor must be working. I put the hard drive from this computer in it and started it and the hard drive started so i figured it must be working, plus i used the start button from my dell, and when the processor is fried it usually gives me an orange light but i got the green one instead. I'm pretty sure it's fine but what do you think?

2007-12-31 08:56:53 · 2 answers · asked by n0data 1

2007-12-31 08:35:00 · 14 answers · asked by kes 2

2007-12-31 07:47:05 · 5 answers · asked by jessiebabie824 2

2007-12-31 07:29:41 · 3 answers · asked by Drake E 1

My gramma is having problems with her computer. When started a black screen is displayed with the message "a problem with hard drive has been detected. consult the troublshooting section of your users manual. Press enter to continue." When I press enter, it goes to the Windows XP starting page and just sits there. I'm not computer savvy at all... I need detailed help!!

2007-12-31 07:23:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I cant find it in all programmes, where will i get it. We dont have a restore CD and cant find the 'factory settings restore' any where on the PC.

any codes to type into 'run' that anybody knows of, or how to find it????

or even any other way to get the PC basicly back to how it was when we got it, without the restore CD?

2007-12-31 06:48:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi All,

just wondering if my old PC can be upgraded cheaply to XP ? it cost a fortune years ago and I havent got the heart to junk it .......just yet

Maybe I should give it to my parents whom are running Lotus 95 I think ?

Is it possible to mate both computers together to download data ? from 95 to 98 ?

Then can I do it from 98 to XP ?

Or is there any links for more info

Cheers in advance

2007-12-31 05:11:09 · 13 answers · asked by WICKERMAN 5

I got a PC-3200 RAM card for my computer but when I checked on my computer BIOS, it says that it has PC2-3200 slots. Is the difference big? Can I still install it on my computer without worries of maybe an overload of my machine and just burn my motherboard?

2007-12-31 04:00:32 · 1 answers · asked by xtorbo 3

Will this computer run WoW good,medium settings(no lag)?

it is a dell inspiron 530s Xp


PROCESSOR- Intel®Pentium® dual-core processor E2160 (1MB L2,1.80GHz,800 FSB)


MEMORY- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs


HARD DRIVE- 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™


VIDEO CARD- 256MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO




DO i need to upgrade my RAM?people have been telling me it would be nice to.

if there is anything i need to upgrade tell me.

2007-12-31 03:45:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know nothing about computers. i just bought a dell inspiron 530 with vista. can i just buy the game at a store and use it, or do i need a bunch of other stuff?

2007-12-31 02:14:50 · 3 answers · asked by smartypants 1

its a sony
i jus recently formated it and loaded a bootleg windows xp
but i jus realizedt it i dont have any of the reboot disks
so is there any way i can get it to run normally again

2007-12-31 01:49:52 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin C 1

I just logged on. With in a minute it just turned off. And i tried to power on. Nothing happened, but the green light remains on the MB. My pc is 10 months old.

2007-12-30 22:28:26 · 6 answers · asked by praveen 1

Between cats sleeping on them, dogs knocking them off the desk, and nephews getting crumbs and soda in them, my keyboards usually last less than 6 months.These silicone jobs seem like the perfect solution. So if you've used one, how did you like it? Would you recommend it or not?

2007-12-30 21:42:49 · 2 answers · asked by Alice K 7

I have a Geforce3 Ti200 card and I want to upgrade it to higher version. I wonder what will really change if I upgrade it.
Also I have games installed on my PC and they only require 64MB and my card is 128MB but it still crashes sometimes. can upgrading it be benefitial to that problem.

2007-12-30 18:29:09 · 6 answers · asked by Hrant K 1

Yes, it's obviously not the best, but tell me:
Is it a decent pre-built Gaming computer for my $1,200 budget?

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Digital Cable Support
MEMORY 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
VIDEO CARD 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT

2007-12-30 18:23:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am gonna transfer/migrate my old 40GB hard drive into a new 320GB hard drive.
But I'm stuck between those two, either using Files & Settings Transfer Wizard or Norton Ghost?

2007-12-30 18:12:41 · 3 answers · asked by Malcolm uses Xbox 360 Avatar 7

Right now i'm playing Bioshock.First i played in high settings.it was looking stunning but it was hardly 2-3 FPS.But graphics was good.My PC is:duel core 2160 at1.8 (3.10) 1 gb RAM 8400 gs (oc) XP.My graphics card produced the graphics pretty well.if i add another gb of ram will the FPS improve like 10-13.

2007-12-30 17:57:41 · 3 answers · asked by DJ R 1

Well I built a new computer (well, out of old parts, just new power supply and added 1gb of RAM) .
I put a Pentium 4 2.8ghz processor in, and it seems to be set at 2.1ghz. It shows like this...

Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.8ghz
2.09ghz, 1.00 GB of RAM

I went into bios, but it won't let me edit the CPU speed at all, it's locked or something.

Or, is that showing the ghz of the RAM??

2007-12-30 17:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by Sean 3

its not the newest thing but its a 1.5ghz pentium 4, 128mb, windows xp pro sp2. i turn on the computer and it loads everything, it then restarts once it gets to the desktop screen

2007-12-30 15:17:41 · 5 answers · asked by underoathprophet 1

I have a imac G5 that i bought about two years ago and i am currently running Mac OS X 10.4, however when I insert the disk and restart the computer nothing happens. It just goes to a blank screen?! Does this happen a lot and/or is there something that I am doing wrong?? Please help!

2007-12-30 13:27:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

amd x2 dual core 2.0ghz
1gb ddr2 4200 dual channel ram
1 wd raptor 10k
7300gt 128mb gddr3... core at 620mhz memory at 1620mhz

2007-12-30 13:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 11:12:47 · 28 answers · asked by cartman 4

My motherboard has 4 ram slots. it is able to support 4gb ram for 32 bit.... and 8gb for 64 bit os. Right now, I have two 1-gig sticks running in dual channel. they are both the same brand and the same amount of memory.
Now I have 2 ram slots left.
Im planning to get a pair of 512mb sticks..... will all my ram run in dual channel if my ram arrangement is like this:

Slot1: 1GB
Slot2: 1GB
Slot3: 512MB
Slot 4: 512MB

Slot 1 and 2 are yellow, slot 3 and 4 are black.

i just built my computer couple days ago... and i installed vista in it.... 2gb is still kinda low for my applications.....

2007-12-30 11:11:02 · 2 answers · asked by Crysis 7

I dont see why it would, but I want to be 100% sure before I place an order for one.

2007-12-30 10:56:23 · 2 answers · asked by Arif R 1