Desktops - August 2006

I got a new case with a 400 watt powersupply, a new motherboard and a new processor with fan.. I put together the whole thing and connected all the wires and everything looks fine but for some reason when i turn on the comp it won't turn on.. Its just there it doesn't do anything.. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't use the SATA cable cuz i removed the harddrive from my old comp n put it in the new case n my old harddrive was an IDE harddrive.. So, I'm just wondering if I need to connect the SATA cable somewhere r should i just leave it alone?? n what could possibly be the problem?? any suggestions..

2006-08-22 02:49:20 · 7 answers · asked by sesh48 3

2006-08-22 02:09:10 · 3 answers · asked by petros 1

Is there any hardware that I should upgrade on my PC if i want to make it work faster and hit like 2-3GHz for CPU speed? but i dont want to buy a new PC yet.. dont have enough money. HELP PLEASE! I'm desperate to play the SIMS 2. Or do you guys know how I can have a video card that is T&L capable?

2006-08-22 00:43:38 · 15 answers · asked by grAce 1

2006-08-21 19:51:08 · 12 answers · asked by kefah 1

2006-08-21 19:43:34 · 7 answers · asked by Tarlochan S 1

8 year old Compaq Presario, win 98, 64 MB ram, 9 GB hard disk, integrated video card. later, I installed cd-rw and ethernet card.

should I give away? or
how much should I ask for?
do you think I should remove the CD-RW and ethernet card and sell them since those were mine?

do you think someone will even buy it?

2006-08-21 18:49:05 · 20 answers · asked by 0821l_4a8^#y$855 5

I know this seems like a mundane detail, but on a computer with an Athlon Dual Core processor and 1 gigabyte of ram, why would playing a game (like The Sims 2) cause the minimize and maximize animations of all windows to be choppy and slow after closing the game down? I tried adjusting the refresh rate and updating my graphics card drivers, but to no avail... It is interesting though, that the issue is temporarily resolved if I change the screen's color quality to 16 bit and back again to 32 bit, but the same thing just happens again when the game is launched the next time. How can I remedy this?

2006-08-21 18:06:58 · 3 answers · asked by Alfred B 1

I'm trying to make sure I have the latest drivers on my desktop, but sometimes it's hard to find what I need. Is there a utility that can help me find relevent updates for my pc?

2006-08-21 17:41:01 · 4 answers · asked by dragonfuror 2

I'm building a system and can't figure this one out. I've got an Abit IL8 Motherboard, 1 GB PC2 5300 DDR2, Pentium D 940 3.2 GHz, Powercolor PCIe X800 GTO, 500 W PSU (aftermarket...set to 115v), Seagate 250GB SATA2 HDD. Hooked up, the system powers up, but anywhere from 5 seconds to 1 minute it shuts down. I strip it down to barebones with only the video, CPU and fan, RAM, MB, and PSU, and it still does it. I pull the ATX12v1 connector, and it stays up but I never get any video. I've gone out and temporarily bought a new MB, RAM, and CPU, but the thing still does it. The only thing I haven't tried replacing the Video card. For the life of me, a bad video card doesn't make sense as to why it would keep shutting down since I do get video while it's up. Any ideas? I'm about to go out tomorrow and buy and new video and MB from another manufacturer...and if i get it running, i return what i don't want. Ideas?

2006-08-21 16:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by scotty_b_1976 3

2006-08-21 16:12:54 · 7 answers · asked by Jer 1

2006-08-21 16:06:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK, this is a Dell Optiplex GX280. I got blue screen while my boss was trying to copy files onto my computer over the network today. Could be HDD crash. System was kept up-to-date with patches and virusScan updates. Virus seems doubtful, but of course is always possible. Too impatient (I know, I know) during memory dump--cold booted at about 31%. Now, when it boots I get "Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Winnt_root\System32\Ntoskrnl.exe Please re-install a copy of the above file." I try boot floppy with ntldr, boot.ini, and ntdetect.exe on it. Same error. I try windows recovery process with install CD. It says there's no hard disks found. This system uses SATA...do Dell Optiplex GX280s need a driver for SATA for Windows 2000 Server install? Did that cold boot just trash the drive? If so, why doesn't the repair option work? Are the BSoD and the failed recovery indicative of "bad drive"? Is BartsPE worth trying? PLEASE HELP!!!

2006-08-21 16:01:52 · 2 answers · asked by sideshot72 3

Taking out a 150watt and installing a 400watt unit. The unit is ATX.

2006-08-21 15:09:55 · 8 answers · asked by Rich 1

anyone know how to reformat a dell 2400 ?

2006-08-21 15:07:09 · 8 answers · asked by nybx28 2

2006-08-21 14:25:18 · 6 answers · asked by leespiritwalker 2

Also It says MSGINA.DLL could not be found please contact your admin to reastor the original dll

2006-08-21 13:15:54 · 4 answers · asked by blake_hanson_2005 2

I am building a system with a computer case that has a Side Air duct for a fan on the side panel.

I usually do 1 fan blowing cool air from the front, and 2 fans blowing out the back (1 regular and 1 pci blower for the video card).
Since this case has a side fan air duct - should I use it? If so, blowing in or out.
I have heard many people blow air in onto the cpu- but wont this disrupt the air flow since the cpu is blowing out?
If I did use it, how many other fans would you use (don't want too many for noise reduction)?
The case I purchased is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811180031
Thanks.

2006-08-21 11:09:39 · 8 answers · asked by accorn34 5

which is a better total value system, a fully loaded mac with the best possible settings or a very basic mac pro?

2006-08-21 10:52:43 · 4 answers · asked by asdfjkl; 2

If anyone could point out any website to buy a pc thats fast that would great thanks. (money is no prob)

2006-08-21 09:30:18 · 11 answers · asked by Sonic 1

2006-08-21 09:05:29 · 8 answers · asked by Kevan 1

I have a wireless modem that is set up so wireless is available in our house, but would like to add wireless capability to two desktop computers one is an HP Pavilion a1240n with Intel Pentium 4 processor HT Technology, the other is a dell Dimension desktop 2400 with ntel Pentium 4 processor . If it can be added, how do I do it? Thanks

2006-08-21 08:44:46 · 2 answers · asked by kathygone2day 1

2006-08-21 08:06:27 · 3 answers · asked by darlene26261 1

2006-08-21 07:56:25 · 3 answers · asked by nrthrnmn00 1

The message says 1152 - Serial Port B Address Conflict detected. Can someone help me fix it?

2006-08-21 07:24:09 · 3 answers · asked by ksc2002grad@verizon.net 1

2006-08-21 07:07:16 · 3 answers · asked by darlene26261 1

my moms computer will not work right and i think she needs a new harddrive. i have deleted everything off and did a systems restore and now all we can get is very few basic features and the pics are very low how can i fix this i have tried system restore along with a back up disk and neither one will work do you think that it should be time for a new computer? and if so what would be the best computer to get for scrapbookind and picture storage that is still a reasonable price

2006-08-21 06:16:09 · 3 answers · asked by treys girl 3

ok currently i have a SoYO Dragon platinum II
and i just bought an RME 9652. if you go here you can see that this PCI card has 3 footprints and my motherboard only has PCI slots that allow 2 footprints. at least that's what i think. take a look at the pic and tell me what you think
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/hdsp/hdsp9652.htm
here is my motherboard slots
http://www.extrememhz.com/Soyo/Dragon2/dragon2-pic6.jpg

2006-08-21 05:43:10 · 3 answers · asked by versuviusx 1

My computer had a heavy object fall on it. I had to do a system restore to get it to boot - but now there is no audio. I know the speakers are OK. I reinstalled the audio driver software. The computer doesn't recognize any speakers connected to either speaker port. What's a likely explanation?

Thanks.

2006-08-21 05:33:26 · 4 answers · asked by Dastardly 6

The only thing I can find on the pinnacle site for for anything close to my card is the PCTV 100e and the drivers for it are only good for Windows Media Center. I run XP pro SP2.

2006-08-21 05:19:39 · 1 answers · asked by Foresaken One 1

i have a dell dektop demension 4550 how do i get it like it was when i first bought it? thanks

2006-08-21 05:13:52 · 4 answers · asked by cool1947584 1