Desktops - August 2006

When the PC starts, it's giving 2 very short beeps, followed by (I think) 8 standard beeps. My PC is using AMI BIOS and I've looked up the POST beeps. I am somewhat confused with the number of beeps I am supposed to compare with. Should I take into account the initial 2 very short beeps (totalling the beeps to 10) or exclude them (totalling the beeps to 8)? So far, from the AMI BIOS site, 8 beeps means there's something wrong with my display read/write. I am not sure if this refers to my motherboard or my video card... 10 beeps means there's something wrong my CMOS read/write...help..

2006-08-01 15:05:50 · 5 answers · asked by vslum78 1

2006-08-01 15:04:38 · 3 answers · asked by david g 1

I have a 3 year-old Dell 2350 Dimension with Home XP SP-2, all MS updates, new 160-ATA Seagate @ 7200, 1GB DDR SDRAM @ 266, Celeron 2.0, Intel 845GL, PCI: 33 MHz Bus, BIOS chip: 2 Mb (256 KB), Clock: 400-MHz, hooked-up to Comcast Broadband. The system is free of virus, malware, etc. It gets over-loaded too easily, slow surfing, CPU gets a workout maxxing out, etc. I thought that with the upgrades I made I'd have a decent workhorse but I'm beginning to think that I should have just spent the post-tax dollars on a new PC. Too late now. I be quite the embicil. I hope that whatever my slug needs will not require re-formatting, of course, as I have just gotten things configured the way I like, except for the so-so performance. Good advice will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. Dave

2006-08-01 14:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by rebwoaclu 1

I've seen that commercial on TV that MAC are great for all the things i like to do like graphics and dont get viruses....is that true... ive worked with PC's for 20+ years and dont know one thing about a MAC... are they better are just a personal preference

2006-08-01 14:23:07 · 23 answers · asked by Grin Reeper 5

2006-08-01 13:11:47 · 8 answers · asked by purplewindow 2

What is the most important component to have for fast computer speed?

I've heard many conflicting opinions. Some say it's the amount of memory in the RAM. Some say it's the processor speed(i.e. higher the gigahertz the faster). Anyone out there know?

2006-08-01 13:10:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 11:32:29 · 13 answers · asked by cole s 1

2006-08-01 09:51:26 · 14 answers · asked by niknak3 1

I need to get a new pc for school and i am most likely building it myself. Anyhow I was looking into getting one of the new intel core 2 duo processors, if not then my 2nd option is a intel pentium d 950 processor. What I want to know is is it worth waiting for the core 2 duo? is it really that much better than the 950? Also my friend told me a store she goes to told her that they are gonna be hard to get because they dont know how to manufacture it fast enough (the core 2 duo) is this true??

2006-08-01 08:02:47 · 6 answers · asked by Tabbitatt 3

I want to buy a new HDD, and want to connect it through s-ata. Does it matter in which connector I plug the s-ata cable? And I heard that I need a power calbe extension for the s-ata hard drive. I have a Asus mother board A8N-SLI DELUXE and an ide WD2500JB-00GVA0 hdd. Now, the HDD has a 4 pins power connector. Will it work for the s-ata hard disk? Or I will really need an extension to plug it in the disk?

2006-08-01 07:50:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 07:07:02 · 9 answers · asked by dennis g 1

it boot on the diskette, but i cannot access my hdisk and cd-rom. what i shall i do?

2006-08-01 06:44:31 · 4 answers · asked by scorpio 1

i know how to use computers but when it comes to buying one i ont know what to look for. i know i want a cd/dvd burner, i want to use it for games, internet, music, photos, homework, i want to be able to plug my sd memory card into in i was to have usb ports infront, and i want plenty of memory. i also want word pro, and all that stuff, windows xp...and im not sure about the rest.
i would like to find out what to look for and also how much it would cost. i tried to have dell build a pc for me online but i had no idea what most of it was and what i chose came out to be 2300 something which is too much for me. any tips, or help? or could you "build" a pc for me online wih what i will need for what i will use it for and send me the price and page? any help is greatly appreciated!

2006-08-01 06:15:05 · 13 answers · asked by um yea hi 4

I took my hard drive out of my old computer, and I want to get a cable that converts my hard drive to USB. here's the link- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156014

it doesnt look like my hard drive would work with this, if thats true, can some one tell me where i can get a usb connector that would work with my hard drive?

2006-08-01 05:18:06 · 6 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5

My PC is an Advent 8582 with a Gigabyte 686BX motherboard, Award Bios 4.51PG fully updated

2006-08-01 04:04:46 · 5 answers · asked by Tom O 1

Okay here are the prices. just tell me which of these prices sound good. all of these are working, btw.

1. fan from a sony vaio- $0.99
2. 56K Dial up PCI Modem- $0.99
3. 256 RAM Memory Sony VAIO PCV PCV-RX- $39.99
4. Sony Vaio PCV-RX640 CD and Floppy Panel (picture here- http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Vaio-PCV-RX640-CD-and-Floppy-Panel_W0QQitemZ300013217344QQihZ020QQcategoryZ3666QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting - $0.99
5. 2 USB 1.1 and Firewire Ports Sony Vaio- $1.99
6. Sony Vaio Lower Panel $0.99 (picture here- http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Vaio-Lower-Panel_W0QQitemZ300013231254QQihZ020QQcategoryZ51064QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
7. Power Supply Sony VAIO 159.9W- $3.99
8. Motherboard Sony Vaio PCV-RX640 with 1.33GHz processor, up to 512mb of ram (but no ram included)- $59.99
9. Floppy Drive Sony VAIO- $0.99
10. CD-ROM Drive Sony VAIO (re-writeable "high speed")- $5.99

what do you think?

2006-08-01 04:00:25 · 2 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5

The hard drive on my PC is nearly full. I've done a clean-up which has freed some space but there is nothing else I can delete. What would be the best way to expand the memory on the hard drive? Would an external hard drive do the trick? If so how do these work?

As you can probably tell I know very little about computers so please be kind!

2006-08-01 03:57:59 · 25 answers · asked by saxonrosecliff 1

My old harddrive is working but my motherboard is bad so I'm buying a new one. My old one was an intel celerol with 2.50 ghz. I wanna buy a new motherboard with a processor that has 3.20 ghz and is an intel celeron d. will it work or no??

2006-08-01 03:35:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 03:27:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-01 03:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by a_n_leon 1

well i wanna buy a pc with following configuration !!!
intel p4 procc.524 supporting hyper-threading technology(1mb l2 cache, 3.06 ghz, 533 mhz fsb) includer intel extented memory 64 technology and with 512 mb ram and 80 gb hardisk !!! is this enough for playing games, surfing net and do multiple task at same time !!! and please tell me what is mean by chipset ???

2006-08-01 03:13:54 · 8 answers · asked by irresistibly_lovable_guy 2

to make my PC boot from the CD?

2006-08-01 02:55:42 · 10 answers · asked by sarcasticwittydipstick 1

2006-08-01 02:54:34 · 3 answers · asked by arcus 1

2006-08-01 02:50:31 · 1 answers · asked by Robert S 1

i just need a computer that has XP so i can use certain programs like adobe reader 7 and such. right now i have a 10 year old gateway with 733 mhz pentium 3 proccessor and i play games like civ3 and sim city 4(barely plays sim city 4 so i quit playing it) i've also only got 192 ram. and i run windows ME(wich sucks). so i've been thinking of getting a cheaper walmart sold PC with a celeron or sempron processor both of wich have at least 512 of ram and windows XP. some even have flat screen monitors all for around 400 bucks( am on a budget preparing to bring my fiancee into the country). what should i get? will this new system with non pentium processors play my old games?(i'm not worried about playing the newer graphic intensive games.) some one with good computer Knowlege please help.

2006-08-01 02:36:50 · 6 answers · asked by sivracious 4

athlon 64

2006-08-01 00:08:09 · 11 answers · asked by himanshu s 1