Desktops - March 2007

2007-03-16 08:27:48 · 5 answers · asked by wheatcup 1

So i just installed windows vista ultimate and it is a little bit of a cpu hog of course! and it is kinda laggy to often for me :) my current setup surpasses such things like counter strike source and half life and battle field 2. But some people said that my cpu will enhance vista greatly. currently i have a AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego 2.6GHz Socket 939 Processor and what thinking about upgrading to a AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor.

What are your thoughts will it really help a ton? i have 2 gig of memory and thinking about adding another 2 gig and i am running EVGA 256-P2-N528-AX GeForce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card. Any thoughts?

2007-03-16 08:24:11 · 3 answers · asked by lyd285 2

2007-03-16 08:23:01 · 5 answers · asked by chester s 1

Will there be a noticeable difference in speed from 256 to 1gig

2007-03-16 08:20:27 · 5 answers · asked by asere 1

i cant get on line what can i do it wont let me uninstall it .to let windows find it to install it.

2007-03-16 08:17:52 · 2 answers · asked by luv babygurl 3

My PC shutsdown itself every five minutes. Upon restarting, I get message that shutdown was due to processor overheating. The BIOS reads processor temperature of around 50C everytime before shutdown. The processor is intel 3.0 P4. Is it really an overheating?

2007-03-16 08:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Ahmadani 1

If not, then how do I do this? 2 ide slaves with a SATA master...how would that work? Do I make the IDE slaves? Or what? The SATA doesnt have a master jumper setup...does the bios just recognize the SATA as master?

2007-03-16 08:02:58 · 1 answers · asked by Mashu 4

These are the parts that I am ordering for my first build
But before I buy I want to throw it out to you guys. Any thoughts/ideas/concerns? I appreciate all input. Thanks!

Case:
LIAN LI PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail


DVD-RW:
Samsung


HardDrive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


PSU:
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail


RAM:
PNY 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model D22GX53OPT - Retail


MoBo:
ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300 - Retail


Anything else im missing? Compatibility? THANKS!

2007-03-16 07:51:59 · 6 answers · asked by **turbostance** 2

What is this stuff and do i need it?

i plan on unstalling things from my comp and i have no idea what half of them are and if i need them

itunes
KBD
lexibase standard
PS2
python 2.2 pywin32 extinsions (build 203)
python 2.2.3
spy subtract
ventrilo

why did my comp come with so may things for burning and watching CDs and DVDs?
i have sonic my DVD pluse, itunes, realplayer, interactual, quicktime, winmdows media player, view point media player, audacity...what the hell

only ones i use are interactual some times and usually audacity and microsoft media player are the main ones.

2007-03-16 07:50:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is anyone able to supply a list of these? Specifically, I'm looking for what the error 'OP' (that 'O' may actually be a '0' (zero) instead, I'm not sure) means.

I wasn't able to find it on the Soltek site, or searching.

Thanks.

2007-03-16 07:46:43 · 2 answers · asked by B. 1

I need to flash the bios with a bios from an "unlocked" bios
The mobo is a A8AE-LE I need to overclock just a wee bit and i cant find the bios flah on the net someone send a link to me or something

2007-03-16 07:40:20 · 1 answers · asked by Tinface 2

I'm trying to restore a 1995 Aver computer and every thing i boot it up and screen comes up likes it checking everything then is goes to a screen that says "Violated Password. System Halted!". How do I fix this or bypass it?

2007-03-16 07:27:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont need it for full proper gaming... just for the regular stuff

2007-03-16 07:24:49 · 2 answers · asked by enlghtened 2

has to be an amd turion 64
with dual layer dvd and cd drives
ati radeon graphics card
soundblaster sound card (atleast)
80g hard drive
526 mb

well, you know what i am looking for

thanks

2007-03-16 07:19:43 · 5 answers · asked by rjhamuk 2

I need the ANTEC 900 Case power switch...not the case...the power button. I bought the case, now its out of warranty, and i need switch...which I can't find anywhere. So...does anyone know of a place or link to one?

2007-03-16 06:59:44 · 6 answers · asked by Mashu 4

Is it possible to connect a audio tape player to a pc for the purpose of downloading music tapes to my hard drive. The tape player has a 5 pin DIN socket. If it is possible can anyone tell me where I can purchase a connection lead?

2007-03-16 06:35:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm getting ready to start college in April, through an online program. I was telling my financial aid advisor that I have frequent crashes on my computer, and sometimes it takes me 2-3 days to get it fully functioning again. He said that he was going to try to get an extra $800-1000 added to my financial aid for a new computer. I was really wanting a laptop, I just think it would be more convenient for my classes that way I could log in no matter where I was. My husband wants me to get a desktop PC though, so when I'm not needing it for my classes the rest of the family could use it too. The thing is I really want the laptop, but I'm afraid my son would be extremely jealous. He asked for a laptop for Christmas (he's 11) and we couldn't afford to get him one then, plus I said he was too young for one. If I get a laptop now, my son is going to be really bothered by it. Should I get the laptop or the desktop? If I get the desktop, my son will be getting the old computer.

2007-03-16 06:27:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

..that it can't do today?

2007-03-16 06:23:07 · 8 answers · asked by John 1

Ive been messing with my computer for a while, and I figured out its the power wire. I can turn it on with a screw driver, but, I cant get the power switch to work. So...how do I fix it? The wire isnt kinked and it looks like its till hooked to the button...so...how do I fix or replace it?

2007-03-16 06:07:27 · 1 answers · asked by Mashu 4

Just been having problems and everytime i go to my documents or my computer the window freeze's ? Any help on this thanks

2007-03-16 05:22:56 · 15 answers · asked by demonsiege101 1

My friends old imac, (the one that came in different colors), has a bunch of my flicks on it and I need them badly!! My friend said a couple days ago the computer started turning on and shutting off after a few seconds, it wont stay on. Anyone know what the deal is??

2007-03-16 05:14:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Drive is an internal Pioneer DVD-RW- DVR-105, OS is up to latest 10.4.8

2007-03-16 05:10:40 · 4 answers · asked by cemokotoff 1

OK, basically...I built a computer...and it doesnt turn on. I press the power switch and nothing happens. So, I started taking out things to see if there was a short or bad hardware, nothing. I took out the motherboard, hooked up power and the case to it...and nothing happens. The green light comes on, so I assume its not the psu. The only things installed are the RAM, CPU...and thats it. Regardless of the way I hook things up, it doesnt work. So...what do I do?

2007-03-16 05:06:59 · 5 answers · asked by Mashu 4

I want to defrag my pc unit but can't seem to do it because of this NTFS, what should i do? May i have a step by step procedure to do it since i am not a technical person? thanks

2007-03-16 04:45:25 · 9 answers · asked by BABES P 1

I am once again trying to put together a pc I will use for playing games like sacred, half life, medal of honor, etc...RPG 3D games. Right now I'm using my wifes computer, mine fried. So she has a gateway Intel Pentiun(R) 1.6cpu 512 DDR 2100 and a radeon 9200LE 128 Mg.Ram AGP 4x. However I am doing tons of shopping around for the cheapest motherboard & cpu combo available without killing the performance. I tried MSI, ECS, ASUS, AOPEN, Gigabyte, ABIT, etc, etc...Newegg.com didn't impress me with prices really, neither did TigerDirect. I found this combination and would like others opinions on this system configuration...

ECS P4M800PRO-MV2.0 & 2.66 Pentium D CPU
2 gig's total of DDR 400
Copper HS/FAN
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro AGP 4x8x 512DDR Video Out
420Watt PS with new cooling case ATX
I DVD Burner 56x
1 CDROM 52x
1 Floppy 1.44
1 80g HDD IDE 7200rpm

Motherboard&CPU, Case, DDR, Fans, Graphics
all priced totaling = $280.00

2007-03-16 04:42:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so my computer (not the one I'm on right now) had so many viruses that I couldn't get rid of so I decided to reformat my hardrive. So, without thinking, I just popped the XP Pro CD and let it install, and it gets to a part where it says "Please type the Volume License Key below". I have no idea where that serial number is, I lost it somewhere and didn't think I needed it again. Please help me, I don't know what to do, I'm stuck. And I don't have the money to buy a new product key.

Please help me and thank you so much.

2007-03-16 04:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by J a c k 1

i have a Hp pavillion 500 that was given to me by a friend i tried lots of things to fix it ( cant take to a professional becuz dont have the money ) i even put fedora on it and it seemed to work for a litle bit but quit on me i have since then gone back to my old computer which is pretty outdated its a dell optiplex my question is . Can i take anything from my broken hp (memory or processor or anything like that) and install it in my dell I hate to just throw it away

2007-03-16 03:47:25 · 9 answers · asked by dniel c 2

sound works fine when i freshly start the comp, after a while, there will be no sound anywhere, even when i try to use the windows media player, it is very annoying

2007-03-16 03:44:23 · 7 answers · asked by antiiowan 1

I bought an emachine about a month ago and mine seem to run like a refurbished on and I was wondering if there is anyone else out there who might have bought one from bestbuy with the boundle, monitor,keyboard,mouse,printer? I was just wondering if its just mine or anyone else does this

2007-03-16 03:41:04 · 1 answers · asked by angel_leea96 2

What should be the maximum used space in both (C:) drive and (D:)? Thank You so much!!!

2007-03-16 03:30:22 · 3 answers · asked by KaTrina J 1