Desktops - August 2006

Computer: Compaq 5360

A buddy gave me a hard drive with a bunch of MP3's on it and I want to set it up on my computer. I've attached the cable (serial cable...is that the lingo?) that connects to my main hard drive and have attached power as well....this all according to the instructions in my Compaq manual. As well...I have the little bridge on the pins on back set to "slave". Now...I can't see the drive...doesn't show up when I'm in windows Explorer(?). Is there a step/steps that I'm missing here?

Thanks,

G

2006-08-13 04:17:21 · 8 answers · asked by G 1

Help! I have a Compaq 5360 I baught in 1999. Don't use it for much except recording guitar tracks and internet. I've done a full system recover on it...reloaded everything. Still doesn't seam to be working very well, and the hard drive is NOISY...making that belabored "creaking" sound. Is my hard drive going bad?

2006-08-13 03:52:20 · 9 answers · asked by G 1

i wanna have a C:/, D:/ and E:/ partitions but how?

2006-08-13 03:10:45 · 7 answers · asked by MiGO ^_~ 4 EveR 1

2006-08-13 00:23:23 · 8 answers · asked by mechanicalvamps 1

I was able to use DVD's in my DVD Drive (Region 2 - UK PAL), but now, every time I insert a DVD, my PC will freeze on me. If I restart with the DVD inserted, the PC wont continue loading windows xp.

Is there a solution to this. Is my DVD drive dead. (Not really, it is fine with data DVDs). Do I need codecs. (I have InterVideo WinDVD 2000 + WinDVD 7). Please help.

2006-08-12 23:14:48 · 10 answers · asked by mattribbins 4

I am going to use the following Items to build my computer and would like to know what Watt of a power supply should I use. Currently I am deciding to get a 500 Watt power supply.
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Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra Athlon 64 Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail
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Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Processor Socket 939 Retail
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Video Card: ATI All-In-Wonder X1900 PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card Retail
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Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Sound Card Retail
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Spearker System: Logitech Z-5450 Digital 5.1 Speaker System Retail
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Microphone: Plantronics .Audio 300 Noise-Canceling Microphone Retail
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Amount of Ram : 4GB
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Hard Disks: 2 500 GB that will be configured RAID 0 for 1 Terabyte (I like to have complete collections of TV shows and those files are HUGE!)
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2006-08-12 21:40:49 · 5 answers · asked by 13yearoldComputerNerd 2

2006-08-12 21:35:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

New harddrive won'boot up using the harddrive!

2006-08-12 19:17:37 · 8 answers · asked by micoisme@sbcglobal.net 1

Does anyone know anythign about these?

I have a dual core comp and 2 gigs of memory and a PCI express video slot it goes into.

I see their expensive as hell.. saw one for 539.00

I would rather pay less but first of all i want to know if their better then a regular video card?

what advantages do you have with one over a regular?

2006-08-12 19:14:15 · 5 answers · asked by clomtancy 5

send photos from phone to computer

2006-08-12 19:06:48 · 4 answers · asked by Augustine M 1

2006-08-12 18:27:40 · 15 answers · asked by Courtney P 1

(i use autocad,ug &other cad softwares)

2006-08-12 18:12:20 · 9 answers · asked by futurepilot 1

im planning on buying a new Hard Disk with SATA, my problem is i dont know how to connect it to my mother board, and i dont know if my mother board support SATA, how will i know if my motherboard suppors sata? my current connection, i think its PATA,

Thank You

2006-08-12 17:26:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the difference between these two processors. I'm confused with the clock speed. They are both Dual-Core but 4800+ is 2.4GHz and D 940 is 3.6GHz os something? It is either for gaming and working with programs...

2006-08-12 17:07:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, for a desktop, is AMD mobile processors best buy or Intel(R) Pentium M?

also, can Corel WordPerfect(R) Office 12 upgrate to Microsoft(R) Office Small Business Edition ? is there a big difference between the two? coz i was thinking that the latter one is much more expensive and do they have the same function?

2006-08-12 16:41:15 · 14 answers · asked by liaomingavin 2

2006-08-12 15:37:38 · 4 answers · asked by shirley732157@sbcglobal.net 1

Hi,

Ive been reading the net alot. and some sites mention (while some sites say it is not true) that DDR 400 is backwards compatible with DDR333 (my brother wants to upgrade his ram, and he has a DDR333 chip in his computer already).

Anyways, id like to know if it is backward compatible, because where I live, DDR400 is cheaper than DDR333.. so id rather get the cheaper option.

Also, will there be better or worse performance compared to running two DDR333 chips?

Lastly, Is it ok to run CL 2.5 Ram with CL 3 Ram?


Thank you so much!

2006-08-12 15:14:02 · 9 answers · asked by comfreak91 2

i have DSL and i would like my pc to go into sleep mode but keep my DSL connected is there anyway i could do this?

2006-08-12 14:43:18 · 7 answers · asked by acf52788 1

Just wondering what it is.

2006-08-12 14:03:36 · 2 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5

I am considering buying a new computer. What/where do you think i could find a good quality desktop with lots of space for games and music for a reasonable price?

2006-08-12 13:23:52 · 13 answers · asked by Big S 2

2006-08-12 11:51:52 · 8 answers · asked by fwabam5000 1

2006-08-12 11:50:29 · 9 answers · asked by peninsula 1

I have a friend who's buying a computer and he's keen on getting a Pentium 4 3.6ghz.

He's asked for my advice and I've been doing some reading up and found out that the Conroe (Core 2 Duo) seems to be the latest and best thing out there at the moment. But I'm slightly concerned about the comparatively low clock speeds.

Would, say, a Conroe 6600 (2.4ghz) be hands down a better option than a Pentium 4 3.6ghz? Are there any departments in which the P4 is better, or does the Conroe win right across the board?

2006-08-12 11:35:32 · 4 answers · asked by ndavos 2

i reformatted my hard drive reinstall windows and reset the hard drive and memory and it still stop it just freezes up and i have to hold the power button to trun it off and takes a while befor it come back on and when it do it stays on for 2min most and stop can someone please tell me how to fix this if so please help you can email me at joyoflove2003@yahoo.com or here just help help help

2006-08-12 11:18:37 · 5 answers · asked by joyoflove2003 1

Hi
I am in need of the drivers for the Hitachi visiondesk 2640. I have everything working but the camera, there is a pci device onboard that I need the drivers to, and also the camea drivers.
Anyone who has them, or knows where to get them, it would be appreciated

2006-08-12 11:04:46 · 4 answers · asked by butchell 6

I want to install my old CD drive from my sony vaio into my dell dimension. i pretty much know how to put it in and attatch the wires, but will i need to find drivers to use it? or will windows search for drivers for me after i boot up?

2006-08-12 11:00:05 · 5 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5

Looking to buy a new desktop, just basic use, internet, email,etc., what should I be looking for? What kind of RAM, hard drive, anything else I'm forgetting?

2006-08-12 10:44:41 · 5 answers · asked by Missy M 1

AMD 64 bit 3400+
2 ghz RAM
MSI Geforce 6600 GT
100 gig hardrive

2006-08-12 10:26:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

it follows all the steps of writing and at the end say that there is a error

2006-08-12 10:10:00 · 4 answers · asked by g2duran 1

I have used a computer that's not a Mac, but has Mac sofware on it. Just someone agree with me.

2006-08-12 09:03:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous