Desktops - December 2006

It never fails. It doesn't happen right away, but whenever i am using any of front panel USB ports my desktop crashes within 5 minutes or so. Sometimes its just causes my USB mouse to stop working. Sometimes the whole computer freezes up. I usually just use the USB ports for my flash drive.

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2.

Another thing that happens that might be related is that when i plug in headphones to the headphone jack, me speakers turn off (which they should). The problem is they never turn back on when I take out the headphones. I have to leave the headphones halfway in for the speakers to work.

2006-12-05 18:54:50 · 4 answers · asked by Charlie 2

How can i find out that if the sound card is missing, or it is a software problem. Also the little speaker icon is absent.

2006-12-05 16:27:22 · 3 answers · asked by russel 1

Will be my first desktop...what brand(s) are affordable but will not break down after a couple of years. (Will mostly use for research, email, burning cds, typing papers)

2006-12-05 16:08:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-05 15:32:27 · 5 answers · asked by charger_taz 1

it is a bit old and is a spare.. i used to be able to start it if i primed the power button and sometimes pulling the plug out ? now none of that works ..any thoughts on what it is ?

2006-12-05 15:02:27 · 9 answers · asked by cpljdog 4

it is a bit old and is a spare.. i used to be able to start it if i primed the power button and sometimes pulling the plug out ? now none of that works ..any thoughts on what it is ?

2006-12-05 15:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by cpljdog 4

If you check my last few questions, you will see that my mobo was fried. I'm taking this oportunity to upgrade my custom pc.

2006-12-05 14:47:06 · 6 answers · asked by Inquiring Mind 19 3

i have a media center pc, connected to a set-top box (receiver) using s-video cable. there's no sound when playing live tv or recorded tv. but the rest like music, etc., the sound plays. can you help me guys on these?

2006-12-05 14:26:39 · 3 answers · asked by gary laurence 1

either way if they are or arnt, what are som differences, and if they are the same thing, why 2 different names? info plz.

2006-12-05 14:07:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Trying to locate a good Motherboard for a desktop (Micro ATX) which can last with me at least 3-4 years from now. I know the technology is so fast. I'm looking for something with a reasonable price ($120-150 CDN) with good performance and features (Make & Model). Is anyone who can help out there? Thank you.

2006-12-05 14:00:42 · 3 answers · asked by AL R 1

I want to know the Manufacturer of main-board of my desktop . answer pls.

2006-12-05 13:40:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-05 13:15:30 · 8 answers · asked by Jeremy J 1

2006-12-05 13:06:24 · 9 answers · asked by coloneloz 1

how do i do a system restore please

2006-12-05 12:43:47 · 6 answers · asked by nufc mad 3

i have windows xp service pack 2 i think this has started happening since i installed zone alarm. wats the problem and how to resolve ir?

2006-12-05 12:33:00 · 3 answers · asked by Jagdeep g 1

all of the fans spin, lights go on, but it the hdd only spins up if the ide cable is NOT plugged to the Motherboard, RAM works in other computer, NO POST, NO BEEPS, No Picture

replaced mobo/cpu, old one had same prob, brand new power supply tests fine, tried new video card and onboard one, no success.
hdd tests fine in other computer.

2006-12-05 11:36:43 · 4 answers · asked by creamycenter2003 3

2006-12-05 11:25:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Running dual drives, DVD-ROM and a DVD-RW. Burned about 12 DVDs in a row, put one back in to verify the contents, and neither drive would show up in explorer. After reboot, drives are no longer recognized in device manager. Both drives function fine from dos and in the bios and throughout the entire boot sequence. Once windows is loaded, however, nothing will function. If I insert an audio CD, they will play these directly through the board. I have verified all connections. ...All of which leads me to believe this is clearly a software, and not a hardware issue. I have rolled back and replaced all drivers, verified all registry entries, and frankly, I'm baffled.

I am receiving the following messages in device manager:
Two of these for the drives:
Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware. (Code 37)
And this for the SM Bus Controller:
The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

any ideas short of cutting my losses and reinstalling XP?

2006-12-05 11:20:55 · 5 answers · asked by Ben Richmond 1

I got a webcam and I get an error message when I plug it in. It says I don't have enough drive memory (but I know I do) and that I should change the BIOS memory settings to turn off cacheing.

2006-12-05 10:59:15 · 3 answers · asked by nslsuperstar 1

First off, whats the biggest difference between the two?

Which will run faster for gaming, and video/audio editing?

Is there a difference between the front side buses?
If there is no difference between Intel and AMD, why does amd have 2000 and Intel has 1333? From what I've found...

Which is most reliable? I know AMD usually runs hotter, but, is it better?

Does the processor matter when getting games, as in, Intel vs Amd? Or do I just have to have higher then posted? (Cause on games it says Intel Pentium as the processor, I rarely see AMD on the games I get...)

Which is better?
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz (Dual Core) 1066FSB
or
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ Dual Core (2000FSB) 64bit CPU

Cause I can get either for about the same price.

2006-12-05 10:55:20 · 7 answers · asked by Mashu 4

dual core amd , 1.5 gbt memory 4600 processor running at 2600.
yahoo im loads all the files but won;t start im.

2006-12-05 10:44:50 · 2 answers · asked by James U 1

today i bought a P4 3.0Ghz and the guy from the store installed it properly. but when i turn on the pc it appears like a 1.5Ghz and it defintly seems very slow(although i've just 512MB RAM).
when i go to the properties on my computer it show me this: Pentium 4 3.00Ghz
1.51Ghz 512 MB RAM
i think i've got to go to the BIOS to upgrade.
tks

2006-12-05 10:21:04 · 1 answers · asked by magistretc 1

suppose to do help please

2006-12-05 09:50:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer will turn on and after i try to get into a program or something it freezes up and then has one long continuos beep until i shut it off. i have tried a complete system restore and re installed everything but it is still freezing up

2006-12-05 09:49:19 · 8 answers · asked by chloe3305 1

I press the button and the green light just flashes, but the drive doesn't seem to open.

2006-12-05 09:35:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know all the parts that I have to buy and how to install them, I'm studying telecomunications!. Anyways, I want to build a nice fast but not expensive computer, something that runs great, maybe not for gaming, but regular browsing and e-mail.

2006-12-05 09:32:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could someone explain the differences to me? Are either one suffiencent for a non-gamer? All I know is that the intel duo is more expensive, but not by that much. Thanks!

2006-12-05 09:19:24 · 2 answers · asked by D 7

i am just trying to find out ,what made that pc special,what it used that made a big impact when it came out in the market.What form of business computing was used before the pc???best answer 5 stars

2006-12-05 09:07:32 · 4 answers · asked by pirate666999 2

2006-12-05 09:05:58 · 5 answers · asked by forest lover 2

What is the FSB in the Duo Core? (1.86GHz, 1066 FSB) or (2.8GHz, 800FSB) better???
Other one is 1 GB memory sufficent for fast processing (not gaming though) or should I put 2 in right away?

2006-12-05 08:51:51 · 5 answers · asked by D 7