Desktops - August 2006

i have a amd athlon processor on a sis 730 motherboard,i am using a radeon 9250 pci-bus graphic card,so i have disabled the sis onboard graphics
what i need to know,do i have to download and install the chipset drivers for this board allthough i am using a different graphic device,because sis also have audio and ethernet devices on the board
the computer is working ok at he moment,but i have been having a few network problems,is that due to the sis ethernet device not having the chipset drivers installed
any ideas

2006-08-05 07:49:56 · 5 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7

when i right click on my desktop, and go to properties, i cannot change the desktop wall paper.....it won't let me scroll down or anything..........what do i do?????

2006-08-05 07:15:56 · 5 answers · asked by brandy1986d 1

how do i chose the things that startup when I turn on my computer? lately it takes forever for my comp to begin because of the things it starts like msn messanger and other things. So i would appreciate if someone tells me how to chose what to startup. Thanks in advance.

2006-08-05 06:42:22 · 7 answers · asked by bebe 2

the computer i need needs to be fast while surfing the web and fast on internet games also the computer should be very fast for sites like myspace and nick jr. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

2006-08-05 06:30:17 · 6 answers · asked by stevenny777 1

The "search for new hardware" comes up & then "select driver". I didn't add anything... worked fine yesterday.

2006-08-05 06:12:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Dell Dimension E310 and I am trying to burn a DVD but I am having some trouble. Can someone tell how to do this. I was told that I may need additional software.

2006-08-05 05:06:06 · 5 answers · asked by Jersey Girl 2

I have a 15GB hard drive and I run XP Compaq PC, is it okay to partition it often and format?

2006-08-05 04:49:40 · 6 answers · asked by CrualKing 1

2006-08-05 03:50:19 · 8 answers · asked by hallan_kanak 1

i have a mobo which borrows 32mb from ram to run its onboard graphics,however i have set the graphics to agp in bios and this has disabled the onboard graphics
the problem is the memory is still being stripped of 32mb even though i am not usig the onboard video,i have gone into bios and manged to decrease the amount of borrowed memory to 8mb,but this still gets taken off the system memory i.e 512 mb installed(504mb appears in system properties)
question.....have i missed a function in bios or windows that will let me sort this problem out,if i cant change it ,i will just carry on ,its only 8mb,but it bugs me.,like when a program informs me i dont have enough memory,as it needs 512mb,although in theory i have it,..................onboard graphics.....ahh,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h
thanks

2006-08-05 03:45:29 · 3 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7

Is it worth it to keep an old machine going or should I get a new one? How many years should a computer last?

2006-08-05 03:03:08 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Nothing

2006-08-05 00:55:15 · 5 answers · asked by tahalateef_007 1

I bought a USB Flash Drive to back up my computer. My computer is 1 GB so I bought a 1GB flash drive. I was transferring "MY Documents" folder to the flash drive and the folder is 1.84 GB. How can that be? If only one folder is that much and there's so much more on the computer besides that folder, how can it all fit on a 1GB computer? I'm confused.

2006-08-04 23:31:12 · 6 answers · asked by Sparky 2

I'm going to buy a computer for my 13 years old son who always asks me to buy him one. The computer is just for home use, I think. Is there any suggestions about which brand is the best for us? I want trustful quality but also not too expensive.

2006-08-04 18:59:36 · 12 answers · asked by Ann 1

i WAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING TASK TO DO:

Delete from registry this:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\M... Folders]
"Common Startup"="%windir%\Start menu\programs\startup"
PLEASE SPEAK SIMPLE LANGUAGE.. THANKS

2006-08-04 17:17:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-04 16:40:32 · 5 answers · asked by bench j 1

2006-08-04 16:17:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always have to click the "thumbnails" icon every time i want to look at my folders in thumbnails. I dont want lists, icons, details, etc. I JUST WANT "THUMBNAILS"!!!!!!
I have tried everything i can think of.

2006-08-04 16:12:16 · 3 answers · asked by angiebaby1991 1

is tht processor good compared to a 800fsb

2006-08-04 15:31:47 · 5 answers · asked by Bhaumik P 1

How to upgrade my specs
200 mhz intel pentium II
16mb ram
1.10 gb hard drive

2006-08-04 14:11:01 · 14 answers · asked by travis 3

This is my first build. Is every thing compatable? How is the graphics card? all i play is sims2 BF2 HL2 Flight simulater.
Is it Vista-ready? Will it go fast? What do you think about liquid systems? Thank you so much!! P.S. should i spend the extra money and go with a seconed video card (SLI)

2006-08-04 13:11:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking at a motherboard that goes on about its SLi bits. Can anyone tell me though, even though it is designed for SLi (I have no intention of using two cards atm) coudl I use an ATi card? SLi is the nVidia standard but does this impact what I could put in the PCI-e x16 slot?

This will spark a war but what does everyone think? SLi or Crossfire?

2006-08-04 12:41:00 · 6 answers · asked by Master_Of_The_Web 2

I ran all my anti-spywears, anti-viruses and such but it did no good. Everything is much slower than normal, not just websites.

2006-08-04 12:20:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so I've decided to buy a new computer, with....
3.2 ghz pentium D
2gb ddr2 ram
2 hard drives 300gb each
a simple video card
and a 7.1 sound card

heres the problem. I only know so much about computers and dont know anything about cooling, or which motherboard for dual core processors. heres the link of where i will buy from http://www.magicmicro.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=1087 , what do i need to configure to get good cooling (computer will be on 24/7), as well as which motherboard supports Dual cores. it would be bad if i bought a non working computer. soo.. help me out guys!
(dont know whether to post this onto add-ons or desktops)

Thanx

Narumi

2006-08-04 11:42:47 · 3 answers · asked by n4rumi 2

I need a new hard drive. I have an older model dell dimension that only has 20gb harddrive. Would you recommend a portable external hard drive or just install a new internal one?

2006-08-04 11:40:11 · 5 answers · asked by gruntlicker 3

2006-08-04 11:32:12 · 2 answers · asked by bosoxxrwd 2

whts factors does clock speed have an impact on and wht should i look for in a processor if i want one for gaming

2006-08-04 10:54:47 · 4 answers · asked by Bhaumik P 1

I know with most electricals its a year,
Has anyone had experiance with a problem and had it sorted out quickly ?

2006-08-04 09:59:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-04 09:34:29 · 3 answers · asked by Zaq 2

2006-08-04 09:13:46 · 1 answers · asked by pvaseur 2

When ever I try to watch a video, the video never loads, and my entire computer locks up. I have enough RAM- I have 1GB. My processor is 2.53GHz. I have a 128MB GeForce 6200. I have tried watching with no other users on, closing all the other open programs, turning off my anti virus, and all my drivers and software is up-to-date. None of my RAM is faulty. There is nothing wrong with the videos because I used to watch them on my 512mb of RAM, 1.3GHz processor, 32MB of Video RAM, Sony Vaio.

All the answers I got before were from drain bead idiots who knew nothing about computers. Please, only answers from people who know how to use a computer.

2006-08-04 08:34:15 · 5 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5