Desktops - January 2007

my computer is down...I bought the watt power supply then the motherboard do I need to also get the cpu and if so do I buy the same socket model number? the model number is 478 atx? Everyone tells me to get a new one but I don't have that kind of money right now. Also are all my files destroyed can they be recovered?????

2007-01-11 01:35:34 · 5 answers · asked by Baby 2

I have 2 physical drives in my computer, a 250GB and a 160 GB.
They were both visible and accessible. I reinstalled windows onto the 250 GB drive and now the other drive does not appear in "My Computer." Setup in BIOS shows there is a second drive there. The physical connections are fine, as it worked prior to the reinstall.

Question: How do I get this second disk to show up so I can access the data on it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-01-11 01:12:50 · 4 answers · asked by greenbean 1

Hi,
I am using Asus 9200SE AGP Card. Sometimes it gives garbelled/garbaged display. Whenever i send it to claim my warranty to the dealer of that card, he simply give it to me in 1 day. I don't know what is he using to correct that problem. I used anti-rust spray as well but results were similar. I also used Isopropyle a lens cleaning chemical it worked a bit but again started to show me garbelled display. I know that that technician wash my card's circuit with any chemical or any stuff but don't know which and how.

Someone plz tell me how can i correct this problem as my card warranty is finished now. So I have to do it at my home. I have some electronics information.

2007-01-11 00:59:54 · 2 answers · asked by pharhaan 1

Every computer I've had at one time or another sounds like a geiger counter when it is thinking. I just bought a Gateway with an Intel Duo processor, and it is normally a quiet and very nice system. However every once in awhile it starts making a sound similar to a geiger counter. The sound seems to happen when it is thinking really hard, like when I'm trying to access a website that is currently down.

thoughts?

2007-01-10 23:46:36 · 11 answers · asked by mlfj4901 3

I am about to splash out on a new computer and I have decided that if I am going to do it, I should do it properly & get a nice one.

So, first off - the NVIDIA GeForce 8800. From what I can tell, its nice, very nice. I am thinking of getting the Dual 640MB GTS - SLI Enabled version. However, I know this is the first of the new breed of graphics cards, if I buy this thinking it's the best, is something better going to appear around the corner that is worth waiting for?

Also, I was thinking of putting in a preorder for windows vista, so as to make the best of my graphics card with DirectX10 as soon as possible with the new games in 2007. Being an old git, I remember the nightmare on release of windows 95 and all the bugs, so am wondering if I should give it a bit before buying it. Are my fears unfounded or am I being prudent?

Lastly, if you were buying a new PC, how much RAM would you go for and how much is just overdoing it?

Let me know if I am making any errors in judgement

2007-01-10 23:42:07 · 11 answers · asked by Caffeine Fiend 4

I'm Looking For A Cheap Basic Computer And I Wanted To Know Which Computer Of The Two Is Better?
(They Are Both The Same Price)
Compaq Presario w/ 2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Processor or eMachines w/ 3.2 Ghz Intel Celeron D Processor 352

2007-01-10 22:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by gluppy40 1

2007-01-10 22:27:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im moving into IT and have only used PC's but so many places use Mac systemsand ask for mac experience. should my next investment be a mac? Which is better Mac or PC?

2007-01-10 22:15:55 · 15 answers · asked by shortarsetitch 2

I tried reformatting my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP. The harddrive will partition and format just fine, but when the XP installation files try to install in the c:\windows directory, some of them won't copy over to the hard drive, I don't want to skip any of the set up files, even if you are allowed to skip and continue. Plus, I tried a different CDROM drive, and a different XP installation disk with the same results. Should I just junk my hard drive, or could it be another problem that I'm overlooking?

2007-01-10 22:13:04 · 3 answers · asked by Jay S 5

i have the lga 775 socket & Intel® 915GV Express chipset

2007-01-10 22:04:07 · 3 answers · asked by matt w 1

that has P975 chipset?

2007-01-10 20:12:23 · 1 answers · asked by ericapipe 1

I HAVE A HDD THAT IS SERIOUSLY CORRUPTED DUE TO BAD SECTORS, CAN ANYBODY HELP ME IN RECOVERING IT'S DATA OR CAN U GIVE ME ANY SOFTWARE TO RECOVER ITS DATA.

2007-01-10 19:38:41 · 2 answers · asked by jameer mulla 1

Hello.

I'm currently looking for a new AM2 motherboard and I am also looking for DDR2 RAM to go with it. Now, my problem is, is that is the motherboard picky about the voltage of the RAM at all?

2007-01-10 19:21:32 · 4 answers · asked by Will 1

I have a old 10Gb PATA harddisk. I wish to assemble a new computer and want to go for SATA harddisk. So can both be installed on the same motherboard without any problems, I mean that do currenr mother boards support both IDE and SATA. Which one will give me faster performance?

2007-01-10 18:16:02 · 3 answers · asked by Sa Kar Car Mar Kar 1

2007-01-10 17:21:06 · 8 answers · asked by bigabadabill 3

2007-01-10 16:26:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

what temperature ranges is it safe to run a video card at, i have a Nvidia 7300 w 256mb, heat sink cooling, no fan for it.

2007-01-10 16:11:59 · 12 answers · asked by craer1 1

I need to learn MAYA. What I need to know is D102 processor provides any internal graphic support....

2007-01-10 15:41:10 · 2 answers · asked by abhi_vispute 1

2007-01-10 14:00:35 · 7 answers · asked by Apples and Mapples 2

I am having problems with dust in my computer. I have my computer on for several hours a day, and I think that it is overheating, and when I took the case of my PC, I discovered that there was a lot of dust inside, especially on the fans. Does anybody know what I can do about the dust, or if there are any solutions? If you do, please let me know. Thanks.

2007-01-10 13:34:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi I have a computer system, brand new, The motherboard is an MSI-7255, P4M890M, DDR2 667 512MB ram memory and the CPU is a intel celeron D 345(3.06GHz)LGA775. Is The Motherboard Better to run with this combination? IS a ASUS-P5VDC-MX Motherboard a better option to run this combination of Hardware. I heard the ASUS was better than MSI & Gigabite, is this true? What else could I do to boost up the system or is this a good set up. it is quick but I want it even quicker. thanks

2007-01-10 13:13:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

and i don'y mean by like running it over or throwing it out the window or nothing like dat !!!

2007-01-10 12:56:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, I just came back from compUSA. I bought an intel p4 motherboard I guess its called, the package says on the box it takes DDR ram, but my old computer takes pc133 ram. I wanna know if these two will work together. I cannot open the box until I wanna set my stuff up, otherwise I cant return the motherboard. Will the motherboard get fried if I were to try to put the ram in the slot? Will it even fit in the slot?

2007-01-10 12:44:52 · 7 answers · asked by Apples and Mapples 2

I'm sick of it.
What'd I buy all this RAM for if it's only going to slowly evaporate away in everyday usage?

2007-01-10 12:31:26 · 4 answers · asked by anonymous 4

2007-01-10 12:27:13 · 6 answers · asked by Ravinder C 2

I understand that it is a dual core 64-bit, but does it run the memory bus at dual channel 64-bit?

2007-01-10 11:11:47 · 1 answers · asked by vv987vv987vv 2

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) - System Model: EMACHINES E4026 desktop - Intel Pentium 4.

2007-01-10 10:56:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-10 10:45:57 · 50 answers · asked by bunky 2

I heard that there is a hidden audio file in Windows XP. Is it true? If so please tell me where i could find it on my computer.

2007-01-10 10:43:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I own a Sony Vaio VPCV-RS720G desktop and it is the loudest computer I have owned. I thought it was normal when I first bought it because it was my first XP Home Edition computer. But now I know it’s not normal and my warranty is far gone. What can I do?

2007-01-10 10:42:59 · 12 answers · asked by Just Dixal™ 3