Desktops - July 2007

2007-07-12 14:25:32 · 8 answers · asked by j D 1

Hello -

I am using a Dell 6 years old 512 ram pentium 4

I do web development and such I am a "power user"

So what do you guys think of this crazy cool HP

Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV Desktop w/ Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 3GB RAM

It is okay for gaming?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8398593&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat103700050069&id=1179877253081

Later I will upgrade the GFX card for duel 2 "19 monitors :)


So what do you think? Good buy will it last?

2007-07-12 14:23:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

delete all memory

2007-07-12 14:19:34 · 7 answers · asked by 619 5 1

My computer crashed ,I did recovery disk. But now I have no sound.(soundcard or driver) Can I repair this myself?

2007-07-12 13:58:37 · 2 answers · asked by Gail P 1

Here is it's details.

http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-E-Machines-eMachines-W3052-AMD-Sempron-3000-512MB-DDR-120GB-HDD-DVD-0177-RW-Dual-Layer-Flash-Media-R

I'm mostly worried about the video card. I think it's time to buy a new computer if it can't run it.

2007-07-12 13:04:44 · 2 answers · asked by Jarred J 1

i need to upgrade it all my pc is stock ! i need to upgrade it to play the new call of duty 4 moder warfare ! i need somethin cheap and good to play it
thanks

2007-07-12 12:54:01 · 2 answers · asked by Carlos 1

The fist time I used this drive I used it on my girlfriends mac and it worked no broblems, but then I used it on my PC at home and it worked fine. But the next time I tried to use it on the Mac it would only load the U3 CD icon and will not launch or show the actual drive icon I have reformated the drive to FAT32 and it has not changed how it functions on the Mac ( unresponsive). Please help me its quite a nuisances. Thanks

2007-07-12 11:54:36 · 2 answers · asked by Michael R 2

Initially I had a 1GB DDR400 stick of ram on my system. After installing another 1GB DDR400 stick, CPU-z reports my ram running at 157.8MHz. Anyone have a clue what's going on?

EDIT: Removing the new stick brings back my RAM speed back to 200MHz.

EDIT2: In addition, setting up both sticks to run in dual channel also mode brings the RAM speed back to 200Mhz. They are different 1GB DDR400 sticks: 1 @ 3-3-3-8 (Crucial); the other at 3-4-4-8 (brand unknown)-- is it okay to run them on dual channel?

Sepcs:
BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700CFBOX
ULTRA V Series 500w PSU Power Supply

2007-07-12 11:25:13 · 3 answers · asked by excexe 1

2007-07-12 11:07:41 · 2 answers · asked by aaron l 1

If the mobo is made for 4200 ddr2 533mhz ram would a 5400 ddr2 667Mhz work? Only reason i'm asking cuz i've found ram that is cheaper for the 5400 ddr2. Would it just slow the 5400 ddr2 to a 4200ddr2 cuz im ok with that.

2007-07-12 10:49:16 · 4 answers · asked by sarwar e 1

i wanna get the Dimension 9200, but then im reading that the inspiron desktop 530 is good. I went to dell and added up my system, they both were about the same price $1500. Im not a gamer, but i have alot of music,movies,documents and stuff. So what is more quieter,faster and has the least amount of problems. Thanks So Much

2007-07-12 10:39:39 · 4 answers · asked by MelXXX 2

I ve thought about getting a power surge protector outlet strip but i dont know what to look for in the amount of protection i need

2007-07-12 10:31:09 · 4 answers · asked by michaeljustussvcc 1

2007-07-12 09:56:02 · 3 answers · asked by PT 2

I have a HP desktop with windows xp. I had to use a system restore and lost all my data. No big deal. I don't really keep anything important on the computer other than kids pictures. I got those back. I did have to get a pcanywhere program I use for work reinstalled-a pain as I had to get someone who has better things to do to do it. A friend of mine put some program Getdataback or something rather (I don't know much about computer lingo) on and got the pictures that he could find. Now my computer has a d drive that is completely full. I keep getting a low memory message. In the middle of working sometimes programs go black I get memory error messages. I want to delete some of the files on that drive but it has some partition on it and I can't get access to it. I can't even see what is on there? Is there anyway to get on that drive and erase stuff so my computer will get memory back? I follow instructions well but am pretty computer illiterate.

2007-07-12 09:43:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-12 09:30:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I leave it on all the time. I always turn off the screen when i'm not using it. Is leaving it on all the time really bad for it? It takes a while once it starts up to get to normal speed, so I hate to turn it off. Any opinions?

2007-07-12 09:26:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there anyway I can do a complete cleaning of all the information on my hard drive because I'm giving the computer away and I want all my documents and information off of it?

2007-07-12 08:35:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-12 07:10:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey is the mac mini any good?

2007-07-12 05:53:58 · 4 answers · asked by rock fist! 3

I have a problem in my PC. I usually played games in my PC but now I can't. When I play a game, after some time it freezes and PC locks-up, then I need to reboot. When the PC freezes, I hear a loud screech, an annoying loud sound. The PC works well for everything else than games. All games freeze randomly. My PC:

Mainboard : Gigabyte GA-8S648
Chipset : SiS 648
Processor : Intel Pentium 4 @ 3066 MHz
Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce FX 5200 [NV34.3]
Hard Disk : ST3120022A (120 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4081B
CD-Rom Drive : ATAPI MS-8148C1
Monitor Type : SONY SDM-X73 - 17 inches
DirectX : Version 9.0c (Março 2006)
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2

2007-07-12 02:22:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my last question I told you guys how my computer couldn't find Windows XP after a power outage. I was able to use an XP CD to reinstall windows. I am not sure if I've lost all of my documents yet. So after installing, it takes me to another black screen with white lettering saying something like: we are sorry, windows cannot install. If this is due to a power outage or if you are not sure why, please pick the option closest to when your computer was last logged in. So it gives be 3 safe mode options, and the regular windows XP option. I've tried all of them, and it takes me right back to that same screen no matter what I do, help!

2007-07-12 01:52:22 · 2 answers · asked by angel 1

When i start my P.C. i get this error"SMART failure in hard disk drive 0. Back-up ur data and replace ur hard drive disk.
A failure may be imminent" and furthur the booting process does not take place. I want to retrive the data from the HDD ne how. How do i fix it?

2007-07-12 01:27:17 · 2 answers · asked by technomix 3

Mobo light is green, but PSU doesn't want to turn on.

I bought a new PSU and that also doesn't want to turn on. I'm not sure if my motherboard isn't working or what. I need answers before I rebuild another computer. Thanks!

2007-07-12 01:05:37 · 2 answers · asked by Mooey 1

I am buying a new computer from a shop that builds from scratch for you, I'm TRYING to educate myself but there is an awful lot to know and I think I could screw it up. I want the biggest and best I can get but I really don't know what that means! I want to run music, movies etc. Photos all the fun crap at the best power I can.... HELP??????? I need to decide on the processor, the memory and the RAM and also do I need to consider things like external drives, graphics cards etc.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

2007-07-12 00:49:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am thinking about upgrading from a Pentium D 3.0Ghz, to an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600. I just want to know if upgrading my MOBO is necessary. The MOBO came with a customized PC from Dell (XPS 400). I'm assuming since the Pentium D is dual-core, I should be able to upgrade without any problems, but I am a real noob when it comes to this kind of stuff. Please give me your input, thanks!

2007-07-12 00:31:48 · 3 answers · asked by merkajoe 1

Hey all. I've got a new Dell Dimension E521 that came w/ integrated graphics. It's got a 305W power supply and I don't think (but don't quote me on this if you know better) it's got a power plug for a graphics card. I slapped a 256 MB nVidia 8500 GT in there (I've got a PCI express slot) and I'm not overly pleased with its performance in games, though I do think that Vista runs more smoothly now. As I understand it, my graphics card upgrade options are limited by my power supply. What do you think is the best graphics card that I could use in this situation? Maybe a higher end 7000 series or something else by ATI? Would an nVidia based 8600 card be significantly better? I know that this system is not a top of the line gaming machine or anything, but I want to see what my options are.

Thanks for the help folks!

2007-07-11 23:05:50 · 7 answers · asked by Mike D! 1

i just bought this new web cam and its driver is a mini disk, can i use it on my acer aspire L310? im scared coz it may not let it out after i insert it! coz its so small! help!!!

2007-07-11 20:12:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK, i have a Dell Dimension E520, it has 1 GB RAM, i want more RAM but i dont want to buy more from Dell because their RAM sucks and it is way overpriced. I want to know if i can keep the old RAM in the system and buy another GB of Crucial Ballistix, will it cause any problems? That way i will have 2 GB of RAM.....

Thanks

2007-07-11 19:58:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do have windows password protected on my computer. But, i was wondering if there was anyway that i can lock my computer so someone would not be able to even turn the computer on. Is this possible??

2007-07-11 18:02:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have windows vista, and it conflict with a lot of my oldies game and i want to install xp to play them but i want to keep the vista to do other cool vista stuff :P. Now i want to use xp when i play games and do other stuff on vista, can someone help me put 2 os on my comp?

2007-07-11 17:41:39 · 10 answers · asked by megazeroxuxm 2