Desktops - June 2007

nvidia GForce (FX5500 256 MB) or (6600GT 128MB)

2007-06-23 06:26:04 · 4 answers · asked by arlen_bs 1

I remember that there was an episode of Mythbusters where they were trying to see if thunderstorms could severely damage home appliances (like microwaves and computers), and they found that most of them (including the test computer) were not damaged in the testing. So why should I unplug my computer anyway? Thanks, your answers are very much appreciated!

2007-06-23 06:08:42 · 14 answers · asked by Lucifer Sam 5

2007-06-23 04:51:22 · 6 answers · asked by SAVERIO D 1

I was wondering if there are some settings that should definitely be enabled, to get better performance out of my system. Or, if no one is familiar with this chipset, then if someone could suggest a guide, I'd be appreciative. Thanks!

2007-06-23 03:47:18 · 2 answers · asked by aanidaani 2

I have Windows XP Pro (genuine) with all updates and 1250mhz processor and 1gb memory.

Every time I turn my computer on, once it gets to the desktop with all programme's showing it freezes and i have to turn the power off and back on, and it always works the second time and loads up ok after windows preforms a "check disk", my file type is FAT2 If that means anything to you.

And the the other problem is that when it loads up, it always loads up to an account that is just called administrator instead of my account (paul) but when i go to log that one off, only my account (and guest account) is showing on the list, so i have to click on my name to load right, there isn't even an account just called administrator there??

Any help is much appreciated, thanks in advance

2007-06-23 02:36:14 · 13 answers · asked by Paul C 6

2007-06-23 01:05:44 · 9 answers · asked by Lynne 3

I have a Dell Optiplex 320 with an Intel Pentium D and in the Bios it's got SpeedStep disabled (what does this speedstep do?) and it's got an option for 64 bit. Can I enable it since I'd like to use a 64Bit application with my current version of windows? XP PRO

2007-06-22 22:59:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Sony PCV-RX860 which is very slightly modified.

Intel Pentium 4 2.4ghz

160GB Hard Drive Space (Original 80gb)

1.5GB DDR SDRAM (Original 512mb)

Video Memory: 32mb (i know it sucks)

DVD -RW and CD-RW Drive (Bay 1)
CD-DRIVE (Bay 2)

Floppy Drive, MemoryStick Drive.

I bought it in 2002. How would you compare it to todays standards. Is it slow? Okay for everyday use? Im thinking of replacing it but should I give it more time? Im not sure what to do I want someone else's opinion. My opinion of couse its slow to todays computers but its not that slow that it will kill me. What to do?

2007-06-22 22:21:25 · 9 answers · asked by Viperdude5064410 3

ok its like this i have a friend that works as a cam girl web site
its a pleace where you talk to girl if i talk to her there she looks so clear but if she not loged on her job and talks to me useing yahoo messenger she look so bleary and yes she is using the same cam and computer that she useing at her job its most the time bleary on yahoo but never at her job and eny friend i talk to on yahoo there bleary most the time dos it have to do with my speed

2007-06-22 16:59:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which motherboard should I buy for Acer SA20. I want its RAM to be DDR, and an AGP slot for graphics card. Thanks.

2007-06-22 16:58:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

trying to replace windows95 - windows/me

2007-06-22 16:52:53 · 3 answers · asked by juniorbklyn 1

When you screw the screws into the heatsink, are they supposed to hit holes under the motherboard in the computer case? because my case doesn't have holes there...if it is supposed to hit holes, what should I do?

2007-06-22 16:48:14 · 5 answers · asked by Erebus 3

I need a new desktop computer.What would be realy good and not cost too much?

2007-06-22 16:23:22 · 5 answers · asked by chocochipdonut 1

I picked up a new computer a few weeks ago and I was looking forward to playing a few games on it. It's a Dell Dimension E521 with Vista, 2 GB of RAM, an Athlon X2 4000+ processor, an nVidia 8500 GT 256 MB graphics card, and a 22in LCD monitor. Sounded OK to me especially for $750ish...but I picked up GTA San Andreas and it runs really choppy on it. My computer specs seem to be much higher than the game suggests to. Is the 8500 just a crappy card? It should be able to play 2 year old games you'd think.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-06-22 15:57:49 · 3 answers · asked by Mike D! 1

not only for today but also for years to come..
thnx

2007-06-22 15:37:57 · 6 answers · asked by XtremeLuver 1

This Few Things I already know:
Mac
Good Things:
- Faster
- You get less Virus-attacks

Bad Things:
- No games
- Most program's are made for windows

PC
Good things:
- More Games
- More Programs
- Most of the people use it

Bad things:
- Gets slow after a time
- Sensitive - More Virus-attacks

I need to know more good- and bad things about PC and MAC bcoz im not sure what to buy!

I am a Windows user but I would be interested to try MAC, the problem is, that my father thinks that MAC isn't that good as PC... I DONT KNOW :S

2007-06-22 15:23:15 · 4 answers · asked by Nikki 2

i have a celeron 2ghz chip and a abit ic7-max3 motherboard and do not have the atx12v power connector on the power supply so would that work?

2007-06-22 14:57:13 · 3 answers · asked by SANDY 6

Is there anyway of making the hardrive 40 gig again instead of having two seperate parts because windows needs more room than i antisipated?

2007-06-22 14:44:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

it just shows as a 6 gig hardrive is there anyway i can still use the rest of the hardrive?

2007-06-22 14:28:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have windows vista home premium with intel core 2 duo prosscessor, graphics media accelerator 950, 320 gb hard drive 1024 mb of memory ona gateway computer i try to play silkroad but when it gets to the dock it freezes or crashes and i want to know what is the problem what do i have to do?

2007-06-22 14:10:34 · 1 answers · asked by iceman00831 1

my dell will not turn on. this means no booting no power no nothing. it has a split second of acting like it is going to turn on then it just stops and the power button blinks red. i have tried all the easy things unpluging it from the back for reset and soforth. please dont be a smartass when you answer this. i have about 20 hours of editing footage on this computer i need to get it going. if it was you i would try to help. thanks for anything you can think of.

2007-06-22 13:22:16 · 8 answers · asked by jackslackers 1

someone told me this and I am not sure so i thought I would see if anyone else had heard of this...I've never heard of it.

2007-06-22 11:38:52 · 8 answers · asked by joe 2

I went to turn on my computer after it shut off because of a t-storm(it was plugged into a surge protector) and it went past the bios screen and now all it is a blue screen the reads: intel inside pentium 4
intel desktop boards.

2007-06-22 10:53:03 · 5 answers · asked by Laura G 1

2007-06-22 10:28:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering if I could use the memory sticks out of a computer that the motherboard is junk in. Would I be able to use the memory in a different computer without messing anything up?
I am being cheap, I know, but if I dont ask I am always going to wonder.

2007-06-22 10:23:27 · 7 answers · asked by bloomoonjada 2

KEY BOARD NOT WORKING
STARTS UP WITH ONLY WITHOUT KEYBOARD CONNECTED
GATEWAY SYSTEM RESTORE EXECUTION FILE MISSING

2007-06-22 10:10:58 · 7 answers · asked by Ivan A 1

OK so i have this computer (e machines T2460). like 3 days ago it was working fine, and now today when i tried to turn it on it wouldn't turn on(nothing would turn on, No fan, Light, or Sound or anything, like if it was off) So I thought it might be the power supply so i changed it. When i had finish installing it and tried to turn it on it still wouldn't turn on. So i know its not the power supply. So then i check if all the cables were connected properly and they were i even dusted out the little dust it had and used contact cleaner spray on the inputs of the mother board. Then again i tried to turn it on but it still wouldn't turn on. So then again i tried to turn it on with the side cover opened to see if at least a light turned on in the mother board but nothing.
I know its not a virus or that something is not install correctly.
Could it be my motherboard that it got fried?How can i fix it?
Or could it be something else?
But how could that be? I had it connected to a power surge.

2007-06-22 10:03:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 09:49:18 · 9 answers · asked by John 1

2007-06-22 09:47:26 · 3 answers · asked by scrubie 2

2007-06-22 08:03:25 · 7 answers · asked by Darrell 4