Desktops - January 2007

The latest best powerfull desktop processor available nowadays and which brand..intel,ibm,dell,AMD, etc...

2007-01-30 10:41:08 · 5 answers · asked by BAD GUY 4

Whenever I start up my computer, it goes to the screen where it says Safe mode, Last known good configuration and Start windows normally. I have done all 3 with the following results:

Safe Mode: All the drivers load on the screen and once it gets to mup.sys it stops for roughly 10 seconds then the computer restarts.

Last Known Good configuration: Windows XP Loading screen comes up, about 2 bars go across then the computer restarts.

Start Windows Normally: Once again the windows xp loading screen comes up and does roughly 2 bars then restarts.

At first I suspected the power supply, so I replaced that with a brand new one and the same thing still happens. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

2007-01-30 10:34:27 · 10 answers · asked by Tyler 1

The computer had a few viruses and then they took over and kicked it into safe mode. Is it possible to reformat it and get it out of safe mode? Restore won't work apparently... what are the steps I have to take? Thanks!

2007-01-30 09:25:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

my computer an athlon xp 2000+ and asrock k7s8x mobo + 256mb ram need some attention!! i had 2x 256mb sticks 1 is faulty the mobo has cracks where the cpu is placed and grafix card holder is dodge (dont know how it all still works) i dont know whether to invest in to 64bit cpu and all the rest of the hardware or just upgrade this one too better ram and better mobo + athlon xp 3200 tft screen and better case please help! almost 5-6 people use it a day approx 3-4hrs each

2007-01-30 09:17:59 · 4 answers · asked by draculasab05 1

I just built a computer with a motherboard I bought from my friend who upgraded his. I know it worked fine for him. Not sure of the manufacturer but it is a socket a board with a athlon 1800+ and 512mb ram. It comes on, cpu fan spins and hard drive and cdrom work but then shuts down after about 10 seconds. I cahnged the power supply and disconected the cdrom and floppy and reset the cmos jumper but didn't work.

2007-01-30 08:46:19 · 2 answers · asked by trekkie28001 1

how do restore the "taskbar" that is usually on the bottom of the desktop? thanks.

2007-01-30 08:18:26 · 1 answers · asked by stitchfan85 6

Some files will not defrag and my available space stays the same. There is no error - just says unable to defragment certain files. Is there something I can do? I only have like 37% space available.

2007-01-30 08:15:09 · 4 answers · asked by dogriver 5

What does system harddrive fail mean? How do you make a boot-up disk for "A" floppy drive?

2007-01-30 08:06:34 · 1 answers · asked by Melinda 2

Almost every afternoon at work my PC turns off by itself. It does not happen at the exact same time each day. It does not seem to matter what program(s) I am running at the time. I cannot find anything that would cause this. I have checked for viruses and such. What the hay is going on?

2007-01-30 08:05:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've built a new PC. When I press Del to enter setup, it displays the memory, then says USB controller detected but goes no further. The system hangs after POST. The hard drive is from a working PC with windows. The reset & on/ff buttons work, the CPU is correctly detected. I have an Asus k8v-vm m/b. The graphics are on-board. All fans are ok. Is it because I'm using a ps/2 102key keyboard from an old 486 PC(pre-Windows 95)?

2007-01-30 08:02:17 · 1 answers · asked by prost 1

I have an older pc that only has 4x. Will GeForce Verto 6200 run (agp 8x) in my 4x slot?

2007-01-30 07:11:24 · 4 answers · asked by seventhyearfalling 2

power supply is good, but don't start

2007-01-30 06:50:31 · 1 answers · asked by fvsantana@sbcglobal.net 1

I have an Compaq EVO d510 convertible mini tower (cmt). I am currently running a 220 watt ATX power source. Hp's quickspec on it reads as follows:

"ATX Power Supply – PFC with in 230V mode (115v/230V line switch)"

I don't know what PFC means, but I am looking into getting the following power source:

"Antec EarthWatts 380 Watt ATX12V v2.0 Power Supply"

The link to this item at CompUsa is:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&N=200089+502481+9&Ne=500000&product_code=344088&Pn=EarthWatts_380_Watt_ATX12V_v2_0_Power_Supply

I'm looking for something that pumps at least 300 watts for my new AGP video card (nVidia geforce 6200). I thought this would do it, but since I'm not the most computer savvy with PSU's I thought I would double check with the community. Any other thoughts on this power source? Thanks everyone!!


7th

PS: Does the video card have to be connected to the power source directly? If so, will this source connect to my AGP card?

2007-01-30 06:27:36 · 2 answers · asked by seventhyearfalling 2

I changed the keyboard and the mouse and it did not fix the problem.

2007-01-30 05:18:06 · 2 answers · asked by who922 2

How do i turn off that clicking sound that my computer makes every time i push the button on the mouse.Its driving me nuts!!!

2007-01-30 05:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by spiritwolf 1

i hv asus p5p8MX07 m/b. when ever computer is booting above error appear and i hv to press F1 to resume. how to correct this?

2007-01-30 04:38:45 · 2 answers · asked by nirosl 1

2007-01-30 02:32:39 · 7 answers · asked by flare7571728 3

2007-01-30 01:25:56 · 1 answers · asked by Rick L 1

Like is it best to go for GHz, MHz or what? (Im not very computer savvy), most i wanna spend is around £550

2007-01-30 00:24:48 · 8 answers · asked by Matt B 2

I use SDRAM, i put 128 MB in 2 slot,so the total is 256MB,But I see only 224MB.Where go more 32MB

2007-01-30 00:05:29 · 6 answers · asked by dani_syahfitri 1

I m using Packard Bell Desktop Mod. No. IXTREME 6052 & S/N : 030993520271 and have motherboard

Columbia V (GA-8SIML-NF5) Ver 2.0
Type: µATX motherboard
Manufacturer: Gigabyte
and the following is written at PackardBell Web site

CPU Support
Socket mPGA 478B

-Supports Intel P4 FC-PGA2 (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array), 1400 MHz to 2800 MHz.

-Warning: not all the above processors have been qualified.

-100 MHz (x4 = 400 MHz) data bus support (Quad-Bumped technology).

-133 MHz (x4 = 533 MHz) data bus support (Quad-Bumped technology).
I want to upgrade the processor to P4 2.8 with at least 512kb cashe.(at present it is celeron 2.6 with128kb Cashe)
I visited all the related sites of Gigabite(no exact mod. found, Intel, packard bell but totally confused .
Please help me to find the right processor.
does this mother board supports both 400 & 533 bus speed?
can i use
SL7K9 Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz Socket 478 533 FSB Processor with 1MB L2 Cache?

2007-01-29 23:54:58 · 5 answers · asked by auzair19 2

Dell Precision 620 , 2 SCSI HDDs. Disconnected the SCSI drives installed an IDE drive, the computer works ok with the IDE drive.

2007-01-29 23:44:39 · 2 answers · asked by wizer45 1

yesterday my teacher ask me, when insert RAM card into it slot,why cannot touch the gold place

2007-01-29 23:44:02 · 5 answers · asked by dani_syahfitri 1

Rather that some dullard spotty teen who thinks just cos he can play games on his system he's a know it all.

I know my PC crap better than most and the amount of ill informed answers I see in PC questions is staggering...

The cover all for the ignorent pc 'handyman' - if it doesn't work it must be broken. 'Screens flickering?... broke monitor, broke sound card'

Sorry, morning rant, I am just peeved at all the bad advice that gets thrown around here just for the sake of some spotty oick getting 2 more points.

2007-01-29 19:39:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 18:53:18 · 5 answers · asked by Dale 1

I just want to know how to do this, this might be a strange question, but for personal reasons I want to know how to do this.

2007-01-29 18:09:32 · 7 answers · asked by japiecrox 3

2007-01-29 17:49:08 · 6 answers · asked by Miss Yahoo 1

i cant buy these anywhere!i will pay a fair price.
model-a705w system#pj562aa.

2007-01-29 17:10:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a WindowsXP/Fedora6 Dual partition harddrive. Now I tried to format the drives and reinsall Windows but when I try to boot into my Windows XP CD no installation screen appears. This happens every time I install dual OS and to resolve I will connect the harddisk to another computer and remove the partions using that computers disk management utility. Can any one tell me an option to resolve it in another method.

2007-01-29 16:29:27 · 3 answers · asked by Dark Prince 2

I got it around 8 years ago. I probably have a few folders I might want to keep. Is there a quick way of downloading the files I want into an external drive? What kind of connection can I use? My current external drive has an USB port. I don't think they had that back then. Also, do I need to get a software to wipe off the hard drive if I want to donate it? Or could I just reformat it with the recovery disk? Thanks.

2007-01-29 16:12:14 · 10 answers · asked by Jentleman 2