Desktops - April 2007

I just built a new computer (478 pin board/ pentium processor configuration) and everything works fine. However, when I click "turn off" from the shutdown menu in XP, I get a message saying "it is now safe to turn off your computer." I have to manually hit the power button on the tower to turn it off. I went into the BIOS under Power Management to see if I could change anything there, but it didn't work. Is there anythign else I can do?

2007-04-04 12:28:37 · 5 answers · asked by foxresume 1

i need to replace a LAN card in a computer that is no longer running. i need to find a site that has a tutorial for replacing them!

2007-04-04 12:03:28 · 3 answers · asked by spinster314 1

I had to do a restore on my computer b/c a error Surfboard 4100/4200 (something else) came up. Now when I get on the internet.. the computer restarts after a couple of seconds. What should I do/

2007-04-04 12:01:22 · 2 answers · asked by nicoleari 1

I have this 320 Gb Hard drive from Seagate and when i go to install Win XP it says that I only have 131Gb how can I get my hard drive to 320 Gb

2007-04-04 11:39:10 · 3 answers · asked by Larry T 1

My computer will not boot, when I turn it on the CPU fan comes on, and the front lights come on, but it will not display anything. Can anyone help?

2007-04-04 07:30:32 · 8 answers · asked by Travis D 1

2007-04-04 05:50:28 · 16 answers · asked by hamster 2

Hi, My computer fan is spinning too fast and is creating too much noise. The average speed is around 34000-35000RPM with a computer temperature around 35-40 degrees celcius
How do I lower the fan speed?, because it is just too loud :(

2007-04-04 05:49:58 · 11 answers · asked by DeMoN 2

fix the problem. But it doesn't fix the problem. What should I do?????

2007-04-04 04:47:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can I correct it?

2007-04-04 02:52:35 · 3 answers · asked by Benji N 1

Is there any reason why this happen after a hard shut down or when i switch off my main power?

2007-04-03 21:23:27 · 7 answers · asked by shawnhome 1

I bought a barebones box w/ motherboard /power supply /fan and processor fan. I unscrewed the fan, installed the processor then remounted the cooling fan. I put the RAM in correctly then installed the Hard Drive (connected it to the motherboard and power supply and also did the same for the CD Burner.

The machine turns on and both fans are working. Trouble is nothing comes up on the screen and the DVD player wont even work , no light/ wont eject door. (I have it set to master)

Any one have any ideas or diagnosis?

This is the first computer I put together so I'm green and need help.

Thanks
Will

2007-04-03 17:56:31 · 8 answers · asked by HuntingtonLords 2

I'm 15 years old, dad says i'm gonna get a new comp soon. I get to choose (not something crazy expensive) which desktop.

I want to get a computer which is between okay and good for gaming i.e. will play games e.g. Warcraft 3, runescape,
PERHAPS WoW and ea rugby 06 etc. but nothing crazy like battlefield 2142. However my priorities are mainly blogging using e.g. facebook etc. and doing work.

these are the 2 comps i'm either gonna get:

-HP Pavilion Intel Pentuim D 3.00Ghz
-1 GB RAM
-Intel GMA 950 (graphics card - doesn't show how much memory it has on the leaflet)
-320 GB harddrive memory
- $7998 Hong kong dollars ($999 US dollars)

or

-HP Pavilion intel core 2 duo (processor) 2.13 Ghz
-1 GB RAM
-500GB Harddrive memory
-NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE PCI-Express 3D (graphics card - 256 MB)
-$9998 Hong Kong dollars ($1249 US dollars)

Guys which comp do you think BEST suits my needs???

sorry if i didn't provide enough data... i'm no PC expert =(

2007-04-03 17:34:09 · 12 answers · asked by Robbie H 1

I need to clean out some room on my hard drive, and I want to eliminate some programs and pictures, and I see some pictures are measured in kilobytes and others in megabytes. Which ones are larger? Gigabytes are the largest, then what comes after that, etc. on down the line.

2007-04-03 16:49:43 · 13 answers · asked by djbod2006 2

ok, NOT a computer person, so do not speak in computer lingo...talk like you are explaining it to your grandparent!!! I have a Dell Laptop with Windows 2000. if additional information is needed, let me know, I can tell you further info. Also, if it involves buying something and adding it to my computer, just say $$ because I'm not putting any money into this computer, I would rather buy new....hopefully this year :-)

2007-04-03 15:23:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I trying to change the processor of my computer because I put a new motherboard but the processor socket on the mother board have the socket lever that the intruction say I need to lift, also the fan that go in the processor have a metal thing (I don't know the name) not let me up the socket lever... please someone can help me.

2007-04-03 13:37:30 · 4 answers · asked by jorge c 4

-The desktop is that cool 3-d cube, I tried Yod'm 3d but it was pretty slow...

2007-04-03 13:06:50 · 4 answers · asked by Sherlock H 1

Ok I just installed a new video card and a new stick of RAM which is so great
but when i turn on my computer it said
my
CPU clock speed had change or something like that
and I need to change it in MMOS or something
so i ask on other forum it said to take out the CMOS battery
and replace it after 5min.

1 Ok so last night I found where the battery is but i was wondering how do I take it out? it so hard no matter how much i keep pulling it up it won't budge (I'm not good with computer)

and I search on here about it and i saw a question that said that after they replacing the battery the comp. ask for their password or something like that
i was wondering does this always happen after removing the battery
because i don't know my password accept when log in on my profile

2007-04-03 12:13:08 · 4 answers · asked by vcrack125 1

Hello,
I am trying to transfer my music files onto my new computer - but nothing seem to happen when I click and drag the music files...
I've successfully transfered my photo files, and my video files - so why wont my music files transfer?
I have windows vista, and I am still learning how to use it...
Cheers,
Aisha

2007-04-03 12:03:29 · 2 answers · asked by Radio Flyer 3

I Have a prob... i am upgrading ma pc to a intel core 2 duo e6600. I am realy tyte on ma buget so i found a ideal mobo of asus on the net costing 65 to 70 $ supports the core 2 and 4 gb ram .... i want 4 gb ram or atleast 3 ....... NOw the crazy part iz how do i get 4 to 3 gb in a 2 slot MOBO??. only thing i can do is find a single 2 gb ram stick and fit two of them or 2gb + 1gb for 3 gb ram........ NOW THE QUESTION IZ>>> WHERE TO I FIND A DECENTLY PRICED 2 GB on single STICK.... i want 240 pin ram.... AND WHY THE HEAK I CANT FIND 2 GB ram on the kingston site....?... they r one of the best memory makers and i cant find a 2gb single stick ram there?....

2007-04-03 08:30:06 · 8 answers · asked by Abdullah K 1

ok im building a pc and i wanna kno which one would be better
either i can do sli with 2 7950gt (512mb x 2 ) superclocked or do 1 8800gtx (768mb )
both would be around the same price but around with only around 250mb of difference

2007-04-03 07:29:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm in the market for a computer. I listen to itunes, edit photos (I like taking photos), and the internet. Oh yeah, I'm a student too (college) so appropiate software. I've been to dell.com but they so many questions. I know I don't want the usual anti-virus that comes with computers. Norton and McAfee suck. I plan on buying a real anti-virus program. Other than that I have no clue. I'm not very keen on hp's. I bought one when I was a freshmen and I just had problem after problems.

2007-04-03 06:58:16 · 6 answers · asked by Wendy G 4

What was your experience?

2007-04-03 06:57:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

would you build it with an AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz cpu, or a P4 520 2.8ghz cpu. These choices will also be included with 2-1gig strips of ddr400mhz mem., a 6800GT PCIe 256mb ddr3 graphics card,and 2-74gb Raptors . This is somewhat a follow up question from my original post... thx

2007-04-03 06:54:42 · 6 answers · asked by m4dstuzie 1

new 512 ram not working with two 256 mb rams what to do

2007-04-03 06:54:10 · 11 answers · asked by prithvi 1

I asked before if I could use a Dell Windows XP installation disc on a Compaq. One answer was no because it has a product key code. The thing is that this installation disc has never even been opened, let alone installed. Can I install it in my Compaq now. Thanks again.

2007-04-03 06:19:40 · 6 answers · asked by bizzie 2

Hi. I purchased a pc online for my parents, and they were supposed to get a pc with an AMD Athlon 1800+ CPU. However, I came back home and found out that they got an Intel Celeron 1.80ghz cpu instead. I know for a fact that Celerons are slower than Athlons, but I do not want to return the whole pc, but rather get a partial refund instead. How much do you think would be a reasonable amount of refund I should get for this? I don't know the price differences for the two different cpus, so it's hard for me to compare the prices. Have a nice day.

2007-04-03 05:43:10 · 5 answers · asked by recalcitrant99 1

I have a Compaq 7360, and someone recommended that I can upgrade to xp. During setup, i reached 56% and then it said it couldn't copy p3.sys. Thing is, i dont have a pIII processor, but an AMD k6 processor. Should i skip the file and if i do skip, what will be the effects?
(I can't boot up my computer anymore because i deleted the C; partitrion while reformatting)

2007-04-03 03:13:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to configure my PC to automatically be detecting flash disks like win xp without installing drivers.

2007-04-03 02:34:45 · 5 answers · asked by rasz 1

do i need a software to view it?if i do need the software can anyone recommend its a free software

2007-04-03 02:23:30 · 3 answers · asked by Azlan Hamzi A 1

2007-04-03 00:54:04 · 15 answers · asked by karen d 1