Desktops - September 2006

2006-09-30 23:08:41 · 8 answers · asked by fhwIII 1

From what I can gather, once the main motherboard + processor is fitted into the desired case, you need to slot in the relevant PC cards + Drives ,connect the cables , then load up the the Operating system and then the other s/ware. Surely, there must be alot more involved - What problems/pitfalls would there be? Can someone reccommend a good parts/kit supplier or maybe instead details of someone who bulids machines to order ? I have already tried MESH computers, but not truely a fully fledged custom machines provider and quite expensive too.

2006-09-30 23:05:38 · 13 answers · asked by Daredevil 2

2006-09-30 21:13:19 · 3 answers · asked by it's me 1

2006-09-30 20:41:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-30 19:33:06 · 6 answers · asked by grandview55 1

Will it matter against the performace if I add 2 256 chips or just 1 512? Which would be better? I have 2 256 chips already with 4 slots.

2006-09-30 18:53:23 · 8 answers · asked by titancloud 2

Bios version is A09.
Bus speed is 100 Mhz.
Clock speed is set to 2.10.
Cache size is 512 KB.
How do I respond to your answers without reentering a question?
thanks.

2006-09-30 18:38:50 · 3 answers · asked by Darren 1

I am building a PC, and i just dont understand this part. Do i need a CPU heatsink, and fan?

2006-09-30 18:34:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so my i have 2 harddrives on my computer a 20 gb and a 200gb now i had to partiton the 200gb hard drive and have one read 119gb and 69 gb i know that doesnt add up to 200gb and i have no idea where that extra gigs are but anywho thats not the problem... a few months ago the 119 gb harddrive dissapeared its not being read on my computer but the other half of it, the 69 gb one, is totally fine... its the same harddrive what the hell why wont my computer read it ive asked around and no one can help me... id like to retrive it back since i have soo many videos i was editing on that harddrive and id hate to see all my work go to waste... i dont wanna take it in some where cause i have no money... anyone have any advise? or can help me out with this problem?

2006-09-30 18:28:32 · 9 answers · asked by AJX² 1

my pc is 3 years old. i hav an onboard graphics accelerator which came along with the mainboard. the gameplay is really pathetic. so i wld like to install a graphics card. i can't get a PCI express, cause my PC doesn't support. can I get a PCI card????
i hav a mercury mainboard . KOB 845GL NDSMx. P4 1.5 GHz 256 mb ram
expansion slots-2 PCI slots, 1 DVO slot(w/o AGP support ), 1 CNR slot

2006-09-30 18:25:32 · 4 answers · asked by problem child 1

I am currently using, the completely bottom of the line ATi Radeon 9550. The sad bare minimum of minimums in graphic processing standards. Its about 4 years old now, doesn't even have a GPU lol

Anyway, I'm looking at the ATi Radeon 512MB X1900XT because I want the best graphics card (though the XTX is a tweak better, value for money is with XT) and I think I deserve it having have collected the money and living with this 9550 junk for an eternity by computing standards. =)

However, my burning question is, is now a good time? ATi Radeon is currently developing their new R600 line of cards scheduled for a Q4, Q1 or Q2 release. Though it is still DirectX 9, these cards are as revolutionary in design and capacity as the Core 2 Duo is compared to Pentium chips.

Ofcourse, there is the future DirectX 10 cards which I have yet to see/hear even rumours of development...then again, not sure if I would even want to use Windows Vista or not =( Help people...? lol

2006-09-30 18:14:10 · 8 answers · asked by Wooly 1

I am not omputer literate so it may be an easy thing for most but not for me I was told it was cuilt in to my computer but I have no idea where I would find the program for it to be done and with all the trouble I am having with it lately I was told to de frag but I have no idea how to do it thank you all Rae

2006-09-30 18:09:10 · 7 answers · asked by rrae1967 1

click on a yahoo question to answer, in a new window,the box is so small, and I'm tired of keep on expanding the window. How did this happen, how do I fix it, & how do I keep it from occuring in the future?

The link that I open in a new window is still very small. I have to keep clicking on the middle box so I can make the window large to see what the questions/answers are. I didn't have to do this the other day...it just started happening, and is driving me nuts.

2006-09-30 18:05:40 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6

My system was built in fall of 2001. BIOS is version A09. I see no settings in BIOS to change the clock speed at all.
Thanks.

2006-09-30 17:44:30 · 6 answers · asked by Darren 1

I bought a computer at auction for me mum.She uses dial up and the computer I got for her has ethernet port in back.What do I have to get to convert ethrnet port into phoneline jack?
And is there such thing as an internal modem for phoneline into computer?

2006-09-30 16:43:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

can i keep the info and os on my hardrive, what if my old motherboard is not compatible with my new proccesor, can i just use a new motherboard or is there more to it

2006-09-30 15:51:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to remove the sides and front to install a dvd burner

2006-09-30 15:46:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

So i am building my own computer, and i havent purchased a motherboard, or processor. Which kind should i get?

2006-09-30 14:25:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm considering buying PNY memory SDRAM DIMMs. Has anybody bought products by this manufacturer? Is there any reason to avoid PNY products?

2006-09-30 14:06:22 · 3 answers · asked by top_tag 2

Whenever I insert a blank disc into the drive it would not burn, instead I would get a message " Please insert a blank or rewitable disc into the Lite-on DVD/RW drive." I have done that, nothing burn..

2006-09-30 13:50:43 · 6 answers · asked by Reuben j 2

there was a blackout and when everything came back, i tried to turn on my computer and nothing. no lights, fan, nothing. i then tried to plug it in another room, but that didn't work either...
the laptop works and things plugged into the two places (first room and second room) work - just not the computer...
help =(

2006-09-30 13:33:21 · 7 answers · asked by wee 4

It said it had a virus how can i remove this?

2006-09-30 13:31:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I looked on the motherboard specs sheet (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=&product=396434&docname=c00063272#N893) and it said that the motherboard supports two UltraDMA/150 SATA connectors, but if you look at the layout of the motherboard (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/images/c00424049.gif), all I can see are two IDE connectors. Do I need to buy some kind of adapter, or am I just overlooking something?

2006-09-30 13:25:49 · 3 answers · asked by Haruhi 1

2006-09-30 13:17:19 · 5 answers · asked by M L 1

This causes it to freeze and cease booting. Booting up just now took 4 tries. I first tried many antivirus and antispyware programs, none of which found anything. I tried a system restore to before the problem began which also did not help. Reformatting the hard drive did not help either. So I have concluded that it must be a hardware problem. Is it the power supply, the motherboard, or something else?

2006-09-30 12:52:16 · 5 answers · asked by dfhggd 3

My Dell was made in the fall of 2001.
Could this be a motherboard issue?

2006-09-30 12:25:42 · 5 answers · asked by Darren 1

2006-09-30 12:22:49 · 3 answers · asked by Koy 2

It happens only once or twice a week sometimes twice in the same day , My monitor suddenly switches off n i m unable to use the keyboard also or the power button on my tower to switch it off, and my speakers too go off , but the tower light keeps on and hard disks r still working as i can see the red light blinking. My PC is an year old n running on XP .

2006-09-30 11:49:10 · 1 answers · asked by Aqua 4

its the thing on the windows task manager. it shows processes 37 and cpu usage 0 and sometimes up to 40. Ive deleted alot of junk and cleaned up a bunch of things and it is still zero cpu usage.

2006-09-30 11:28:52 · 5 answers · asked by piratepete 2

If my motherboard has 6 sata drive sockets do these have to be used solely for hard drives or can sata cd/dvd drives be used?

2006-09-30 10:33:57 · 7 answers · asked by ts950sdx01 1