Desktops - February 2007

help ! ive just recently bought a new hard drive and its a 300g however when i put it in my pc it is only being read
as containing 31g.this is obviously a partition. my question is how do i format it or set it up so i can access all of it ?
windows xp install cd is only recognising 31g .also wen i put it in my other pc as an F drive i also am getting the
same capacity reading.. this must! b a partition please help i want the whole drive !! how do i do this? is there a hard format?
if so how do i do it?. ive just recently found that the jumper lead was limiting it so when i change it I'm now gettin 130g . an improvement yes but not all i want i want the lot ! this is brand new samsung HDD with no data on it. its replacing an old 80g western digital. if i take off all the jumpers will i get the whole drive?

2007-02-10 10:12:34 · 9 answers · asked by mike b 1

Am running win xp on a hp 8665c THANK YOU!

2007-02-10 09:18:03 · 3 answers · asked by ♦♦pixiechix♦♦ 5

When starting the first boot, i receive an error related to ntrldll.dll There is a list of about 10 .dll/sys files that had to be skipped. Any ideas? Defective cd or incorrectly setup drive?

2007-02-10 08:48:25 · 1 answers · asked by openiumnemesis 1

2007-02-10 08:04:19 · 4 answers · asked by redbird_22379 1

2007-02-10 08:01:49 · 3 answers · asked by rockbob 1

What PC i can buy with $1650
please give me the price for each piece if you can

2007-02-10 07:50:27 · 3 answers · asked by mutaz s 1

ok so my computer decided to be gay and at first, my dvdrw drive went from ultra dma mode 4 to udma 2.. so i tried fixing it by switching my hdd cable with the dvd drives ide cable and well i made it worse. now my hdd went from udma 5 down to two.. ive tried a bunch of registry hacks but none seem to work or stay. help anyone? is there a way i can force windows to put both back to udma 5 and 4? as in the dvd drive to 4 and the hdd to 5?

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2007-02-10 06:50:34 · 2 answers · asked by kickenchicken360 4

I bought a case thats says it has 2 USB 2.0 ports in the front but when I got everything set up I connected a Hi speed device to it and on Windows it says that this device should be connected to a high speed port.
Since the case has the Usb 2.0 ports does that mean that my motherboard does not support Usb 2.0?

2007-02-10 06:49:21 · 3 answers · asked by GaZediLLuSioNz 1

I need to know if it would help to reinstall Windows to correct the problems: 1, Everything is very slow, but I can't scan the hard discs or defragment. Also, I can't copy and paste into a Word document. 2. Another problem is when I try to watch a web site video, it only runs for a few seconds, then stops until it downloads another few seconds. 3. The computer keeps freezing and I have to soft-boot.

If reinstalling Windows will help, will I lose my files and documents already saved into folders. Will I lose software downloads that I bought?

If not, and I do reinstall Windows 98, which I have now, should I do the download first and then delete the old one, or vice versa?

If I download Windows 2000 instead, will all my documents, etc., work all right?

I hope someone can help, as I'm sure that if I can use the computer maintenance programs, I could speed it up.
Also, my computer repairman doesn't like Norton and said to take it off. Does anyone have an alternative?

2007-02-10 06:49:18 · 6 answers · asked by Edie B 2

I'm a college student and looking to buy a new PC. I was having trouble deciding between AMD or Intel. I don't know much about either, all I've used is Intel. I am buying AVID editing software for film and need something that will perform well. Also, anyone have ideas of what company makes a good computer package? Thanks for the help

2007-02-10 06:26:10 · 12 answers · asked by james_b_carr 1

Eager to reward my daughter for her good school grades, we gave her a brand new laptop which works great and also a brand new There lies the problem. I saw INTEL 3.2 GHz and went for it to only to find that the stupid PC is USELESSLY slow. I do mean USELESS.... Absolutely useless. It takes ages to do anything !! It is an INTEL 'Cerelon' and came with only 256 of memory and so my question is: Will the installation of 1GB of memory bring the PC to normal speed ? Will it solve the problem ? Any advice will be very much appreciated. Thanks you. The model of the PC is "HP Pavillion a1507.uk" -- Thanks again

2007-02-10 05:52:10 · 1 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6

my daughter picked up a virus and I want to know if i can wipe the hard drive totally clean and load xp

2007-02-10 05:46:38 · 9 answers · asked by carycanuck 1

2007-02-10 05:36:41 · 5 answers · asked by runner1 6

My configuration is as follows:
512 mb ram (3 years warranty), 160 gb hard drive (sea gate) (3 years warranty) with intel dual core processor 2.8 Ghz, 945 GLL, sony FDD, 17 inch crt color monitor(samsung), ATX cabinet with free chair, table, webcam, and HP printer.
All with 1 year onsite warranty.

The shopkeeper is saying the cost to be 30,000 without any software installed.

Please tell me whether is it worthy to give 30,000 for this configuration.

I am a BCA student with less knowledge about the hardware.

I am looking to do some online parttime jobs hence i need internet connection.

So suggest me a better configuration and whether is it worthy to give 30,000 for this system.

2007-02-10 04:54:47 · 4 answers · asked by manjunath l 1

I have a Sony VAIO PCV-RS410 and I know that the limit is only 1GB. If there is a way can you delete the limit that it is set to?

2007-02-10 04:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by jef31000 2

I accidently erased the sound out of the PC. I thought I was loosening up the hard drive a little by erasing some of the programs that weren't needed but I ended up deleting something that was tied into the volume properties. Can anyone point me towards the light at the end of the tunnel?

2007-02-10 03:55:59 · 7 answers · asked by NuMaMa 2

I have an HP Deskjet 3930. I've already went online and downloaded a driver for the 3900 series and it still doesn't show. I tried to install it manually and the 3900s are not there, there are other deskjet series, but not mine. I have a booched copy of Windows, would that be part of my problem and if so, is there a way to get around it?
THANK YOU to anyone who's got a way to fox this.

2007-02-10 03:55:58 · 7 answers · asked by Cheyenne J 3

Component in computer

2007-02-10 03:46:50 · 3 answers · asked by kerrlakejack 1

2007-02-10 03:32:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alright All,
With all of your disgraceful answers to my question earlier, I tried to take your suggestions and update the computer system, this is the new system, what do you think it will sell for.

∙ Compaq Presario S4000NX
∙ 40GB HDD
∙ 640MB Ram
∙ 2 Ghz Processer
∙ Cd-Rom Drive
∙ 6 2.0 USB Ports
∙ Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
∙ Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition. (including Access 2007, Excel 2007, Groove 2007, InfoPath 2007, OneNote 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Publisher 2007, and Word 2007 )
∙ Nero 7.2 Ultimate Edition
∙ Computer Keyboard
∙ Computer Mouse
∙ High Quality Dell Speakers

Now what do you think this system will sell for?.....Please keep smart answers to yourself, these answers help no one. This question is asked in all seriousness and I am looking for genuine responses. Thank You! You all are Awesome!

2007-02-10 03:16:44 · 3 answers · asked by DJ 1

how do u build ur own server out of an old computer
also this is just any empty case with amotherboard and a battery pack so what would i need to by and put in the computer also im not sure if the motherboard is any gooood

can i put a server on the computer that im using now and still use it for windows xp

2007-02-10 03:08:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so heres the problem when i go to reinstall windows i hit f11 then i scroll down to my cd drive but i cant not hit enter unless i put in a ps2 keyboard it will not work with my usb keyboard now when i first had my computer a usb keyboard would work now what im wondering is there anyway that the settings got changed and how can i change them back it is a desktop with windows xp home edition

2007-02-10 02:45:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a dell 4600 with 4 memory slots in motherboard with 4-256MB Stick in there. But when I open Control panel and systems on generals tab it says I only have 256MB. And I have 1GIG installed. Whats up with that

2007-02-10 02:25:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

AMD Athlon64 X2 4200, or Intel Core 2 Dou E6300?

I want to be able to play some cool virtual world games like Second Life. Will this and other games be able to be played with Windows Vista?
I also want to be able to run multiple programs at the same time.

2007-02-10 02:10:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 01:45:48 · 1 answers · asked by bungie 1

Which is best, the Intel Pentium D 915 Dual Cor processor 2.8ghz 2x2mb L2 cache 800mMHz FSB or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz, 800MHz, 2MB)

2007-02-10 01:28:27 · 3 answers · asked by paint b 1

I have window 2003 as os but unable to install norton or panda antivirous as it says this can not be installed in your computer what should I do which antivirous I can download

2007-02-10 01:28:24 · 8 answers · asked by pooja c 1

2007-02-10 01:15:48 · 3 answers · asked by dexter246 1

I just bought an amd athlon64 x2 processor, but under system properties it says I have a 32-bit processor. I thought it was supposed to be 64-bit processor. Why is that? Thanks for the help.

2007-02-10 01:09:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do I go into Safe Mode? It's not F8.

2007-02-10 00:34:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous