Desktops - October 2006

I have a lot of videocassettes that i want to convert to dvd to preserve them, some are from when we were kids; also i have a lot of cassette tapes and i wonder if they too can be converted to a dvd or cd format. my late father and grandmother are featured in these tapes and they contain a lot of family history. I heard that getting an s-video cable might do this, but perhaps if someone knew of a website that could show me step by step how to connect up and use the set-up would be great. I am by no means a computer technician but with simple terminology and instructions I might be able to make this work.

2006-10-06 12:26:42 · 6 answers · asked by Terosia W 1

help i was on my a few days ago and it was fine i went to turn it on the next day and it wouldnt come on i mean the screen was just blank then the pc said, "system failed cpu test" plz say this sint as bad as i think it is plz help im 14 and well my dad is going on my pc tommorow to set up a home hub from bt and if i dont get it fixed tonight well im gonna get a whoopin ill sya that plz what do i do theres gotta be something yes a simple soullution let me assure you that your help in this matter will not go unoticed... thank you

2006-10-06 11:57:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get conflicting opinions on whether you should turn off your computer every day, especially if you are gone for awhile. Some say just leave it on all the time.

I'm not concerned about the electricity use. So is it better to turn it off or just leave it running?

Does it matter if it's desk top or a lap top? I imagine it's not good to keep lap top on all the time on a power adapter

2006-10-06 11:47:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems like I have searched every forum on the net for the answer to this one and DELL tech service has not helped either.

Pc was running XP PRO. I plugged in an external USB Hard Drive and it hung up the screen. I did a reboot and now all I get is:

A Disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

The external USB drive is disconnected. There is nothing in any of the CD/DVD/Disk drives. I have tried changing the BIOS to boot from CD with Windows disk in it (so I can do repair) it does not get that far.

I have tried reseting to the BIOS defaults. No difference.
I have tried running DELL's recommend BIOS HD tests - don't work
I have tried reseting the config. No difference.
I have checked the cables to the HD drive. Nothing obvious.

So my questions are:

1. Anything else I try with the BIOS/software?
2. Is this the HD or the motherboard. Which do I replace? I know the obvious thing to do is take the HD and put it in another PC. But I do not have another PC.

2006-10-06 09:17:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anthony C 1

I really need to know if I can use this type of RAM in my computer, My computer was purchased in 2001 and came with 64RAM PC-100 DIMM 100MHZ. I also believe it takes Non-ECC RAM. I want to upgrade to maybe 512. I need to know if I can use PC-133 RAM? And if so, does the MHZ number has to be 100 or will it be something else? I find a lot more PC-133 RAM than I can find PC-100. I just wanna know before I buy something that I cannot use. Should I stick with exactly what came in my computer or is this PC-133 compatible? Please help, I'm a computer dummy. If this helps, I think I have AMD Duron and running Windows ME. Please don't laugh, I know I need a new computer.

2006-10-06 08:55:50 · 7 answers · asked by karens9803 1

I know it needs to be a gaming computer but EXACTLY what specifications should I be looking for? I mean what brand, and what little technical things will give me the best gaming quality...cause my normal pc is just not cutting it...and the nuns wont put out when they dont get their Sims playing time in!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!

is there a really good laptop gaming system? i need something that can support all of the sims 2 and all of its expansion packs that are out...

2006-10-06 08:34:07 · 4 answers · asked by Father Martin Louis 1

I currently own a 2000 Compaq Presario 5000 series
1.2GHz Celeron Precessor
128MB SyncDRAM Total System Memory
20GB UltraDMA Hard Drive

I've added a video graphics card and more memory. My Compaq has been great and barely ever gave me trouble but has recently acted up and I am in need for a new PC. Im looking into more Compaqs and Gateway also.

2006-10-06 08:27:18 · 5 answers · asked by WeaselMan 1

thx~

2006-10-06 08:15:04 · 7 answers · asked by renardilos 1

2006-10-06 08:10:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I will choose the best answer based on the amoung of manufacturers listed as well as board product numbers listed.

2006-10-06 07:02:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The screen showed:-
Auto-Detecting Pri Master...IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected
Auto-Detecting Sec Master...IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting Sec Slave...ATAPI CDROM
Pri Master : 14.10R11 WDC AC23200L
Ultra DMA Mode-2, S.M.A.R.T. Capable but disabled
Sec Master : 3.19 ST340016A
Ultra DMA Mode-2, S.M.A.R.T. Capable but disabled
Sec Slave : YS0B MATSHITA CR-594

Then it hangs!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-06 06:44:03 · 5 answers · asked by bore_tired 2

2006-10-06 04:05:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-06 03:28:37 · 5 answers · asked by srinu b 1

2006-10-06 03:21:16 · 5 answers · asked by walenchi poporozi 1

while playing my Sims 2 game or demos of other games computer shuts down by its self, why is this or what could be possiable problems, or what are some of the possiable problems that could be happing so I can check on them further thanks.

2006-10-06 03:14:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive had my pc for few years now, which was mainly for gaming and entertainment. but ive recently started a business and needed to install MS office - which kills my computer memory. can someone recomend which specs/processor may be better. mine is an AMD 2700 w/ 512 memory. i can upgrade my memory, but ive been recently getting errors that CPU temp excessive. so i dont want to spend unnecessarily.

please help! thanx!

2006-10-06 03:10:50 · 5 answers · asked by wicked fun 1

i have looked on the website bit nothing, so does any one know where to get it from,

2006-10-06 02:50:08 · 1 answers · asked by baconbuttyman 2

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&N=200088+402934&Ne=400000&product_code=339899&Pn=ATX_Computer_Case

Echo Star 500 watt power supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103733
^Processor^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135028
^motherboard^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131014
^video card^

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089090&CatId=801
^fans^

2006-10-06 01:30:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am new user of linux newly installed linux fedora 3.system chipset is intel 915 GAV hear the problem is sound card was not dected.when i acces the sound card dection tool from redhat start menu iam getting error like "No sound cards were detected" and also "sorry no mixer eliments add/or devices found" please kindly help me why sound card was not detected. and what to do to detect and install sound card drivers. kindly guide me any drivers updates and drivers website links

2006-10-05 23:41:07 · 1 answers · asked by teja_jakkepalli 1

I wud luv your advice on this it wud really help me out. I would like to know what specs i need as i dont know much about computers. also when i speak to dell later i dont want them to be ripping me off. I think its going to cost me around 1200 pounds. I wondered what you think i need to be able to play the latest games so good graphics, be fine to play online with etc. I wud liek you to tell me what you lot reccommend in terms of. Memmory, Graphics, Hardrive, Processor. I am sure there is some of you hardcore PC gamers out there or any computer technicians that can adivse me. Cheers peeps.

2006-10-05 23:05:39 · 11 answers · asked by bowls_2003 1

2006-10-05 21:04:50 · 14 answers · asked by Sunai A 1

2006-10-05 20:49:11 · 8 answers · asked by Sunai A 1

2006-10-05 20:14:21 · 3 answers · asked by jammu 2

Which is most likely to deliver good playability at the highest image quality and high def resolution?

2006-10-05 19:53:30 · 3 answers · asked by martin h 6

I've asked this before, but forgot to add details, so I'm doing it again...
Here are some more details:
It's a Dell Dimension 8300, 2.66 gig pentium 4 processor, 1 gig ram. I have no idea what mother board I have, nor do I know exactly how to check. I DO have both regular pci slots and agp slot, but I'm not sure what kind of agp slot it is.
(I'm told that there are 2 - 4x & 8x.)
Right now, I have a BFG GeForce 5500fx card with 256megs of ram.

2006-10-05 19:33:39 · 4 answers · asked by brimmy 1

I'm looking at the $400 range, not the ultra high-end rig.

2006-10-05 18:06:27 · 7 answers · asked by martin h 6

Please don't say it's the newer one, or "its faster." This is already assumed.

2006-10-05 18:04:24 · 3 answers · asked by martin h 6

2006-10-05 17:51:03 · 8 answers · asked by Aaron B 5

I am looking for a new motherboard and graphics card for my desktop. Right now my computer is running really slow when I play a game and it is really making mad and I want to start playing World of Warcraft but it will run too slow. What should I get to run the game to it full capacity? Do you have any ideas? Give me sites or names of different brands.

2006-10-05 17:45:26 · 10 answers · asked by lazyman 1

I will be building this computer on newegg. So tell me what you think.

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3664388

2006-10-05 16:59:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous