Desktops - July 2007

i need to know becuase i was thinking about getting a new Desktop that can play Command And Conquer3 ive been dieing to know

2007-07-25 10:41:17 · 2 answers · asked by cuteinvisibleguy 1

I recently reinstalled windows XP on my computer because it had a virus so i erased everything. the problem is that i accidentally used my sisters backup cd for XP instead of my own. now her computer says that there is piracy on her computer. is that because of me? what should i do? thanks

2007-07-25 10:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by cbatress321 2

The hard drive on my computer is messed up and I want to delete it and reinstall Windows. However, I have 5,000 songs on there and I don't want to lose those. Can I create a new partition on my hard drive and put all the songs into there?

2007-07-25 09:55:53 · 7 answers · asked by desertdave79 1

I am looking to get a new computer. I have a good amount of money to spend, but not to much. And i am wondering what kinda of computer i should get(dell, emachines, ect.). I have alot of music and videos so i want one that will be able to run smoothly. Any suggestions?

2007-07-25 08:41:34 · 7 answers · asked by Gage Atkinson 1

BIOS at startup of IBM shows BIOS and video are shadowed. How do I turn this off?

I thought I browsed all option on my BIOS but didn't see it. Is this because BIOS went to default setting where it was previously set to start off a network?

2007-07-25 08:40:53 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have tried removing files, and using disk clean up, but I still can't get it to remove enough files so I can use it. My D: drive is my recovery drive. Would like any ones help I can get on this one. Thanks.

2007-07-25 08:23:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

where to buy ???

2007-07-25 08:21:48 · 12 answers · asked by pontiniak 2

2007-07-25 07:12:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Dell E1505 and want to upgrade the Video card(not to mention the ram.lol)Anyway, heres what the computer says about my video card...

Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x7145)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 382 MB
Dedicated Memory: 127 MB
Shared Memory: 255 MB

Is there any way i can upgrade to 512 mb? I dont care if it will be Nvideo or ATI....Is there a website i can SEE how to put it in specifically for a Dell E1505?How much will this cost me?

2007-07-25 06:26:10 · 3 answers · asked by bkfraiders7 2

2007-07-25 05:55:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Actualy i want comparisons and advantage & disadvantage of both intel pc

2007-07-24 21:57:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

and like i do not know how it works the installations says that to just plug the power cord to the power outlet and to the hard drive also to plug the usb cord to the computer and hard drive and thats it can anyone tell me how this thing works

2007-07-24 21:51:12 · 1 answers · asked by Nilo G 1

I want to know if it is possible to burn a computer game like sims two to a writeable c.d? If it is possible can n e one tell me how to do it?

2007-07-24 18:43:26 · 5 answers · asked by Jacqueline C 1

I had a computer who's power supply went out on me. I have all my files and everything on this computer and need access to them. I was wondering if there is some sort of way to connect my hard drive to a usb port? (What are the odds that the hard drive got erased?) I looked on Newegg and came up with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186015

Would this do what I need it to do?

2007-07-24 18:32:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

or am i better off buying a casing for it and plugging it via a usb cable?

2007-07-24 18:03:30 · 3 answers · asked by Jose B 1

I just built my very first system from scratch. I'm pretty sure everything is connected properly. BUT when i plug in the power and turn on the power supply... there's a terrible screeching noise coming from the power supply. I don't have another power supply to test. And the motherboard LED light doesn't go on when i plug in the power.

Please help.... I don't want to return the parts... cause I will have to rebuild it again... It took me an hour to build it (pretty fast for a starter). If anything is actually wrong with the parts, I guess i just have to get the replaced.

Many thanks in advance.

2007-07-24 15:29:40 · 7 answers · asked by Michael Y 4

2007-07-24 15:17:24 · 4 answers · asked by tinkerbell_wi 1

i'm looking at two desktop computer packages.
1. Hewlett-Packard - Pavilion 4200+ Desktop a6000n
AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment; AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 4200+; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium
$500

2)Hewlett-Packard - Pavilion E4400 Desktop a6120n
Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processor E4400; Intel® Viiv™ technology; 2GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe technology; 320GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium
$760

Both come with 17 inch flat panel monitor and all in one hp printer.
Of course, i know one has more ram and hard drive than the other.
My main question is about the processors. I've been told that the athlon dual core is the best out there right now, but i don't know too much about that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-24 15:15:05 · 4 answers · asked by anonymous 1

I'm looking for a CPU replacement\upgrade and just curious on which core would be better to get for a P4 3.0GHz socket 478.

The Northwood 3.0Ghz\512KB L2 or Prescott 3.0GHz\1MB L2?

Both have HyperThreading and 800MHz FSB

2007-07-24 14:27:48 · 2 answers · asked by Ajv64-EnterSandman 2

Is the small unit where the power supply hookes to on a computer a 120 volt to 12 volt power supply. What wires do you hook up to make this happen (+) (-) ???

2007-07-24 14:12:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I dont know much about the computer at all actually. I just thought it would be cool to learn how to upgrade computers. I know i want to change the ram to 512 mb, also what else should i replace. Dont tell me to get a new computer cause i want to upgrade the one i have. I just want to learn the basics make an experiment out of this any help would be greatly apreciated. Come on help the youth grow.

2007-07-24 13:50:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had 2 reboot my whole computer and after it was done rebooting a pop up message said that there was no audio device installed so I was wondering how do I get that installed so that I can have sound back on my computer...

2007-07-24 13:47:25 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 1

i bought a quad core computer, and it hasnt arrived yet. its the Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz). i was just wondering how much Ghz that computer has. i dont know if its just like 2.4x4 or something, so if anyone knows how it works pleas help me =P
thanks

2007-07-24 13:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by snorkle 2

So i just built myself a custom comp, courtesy of newegg, except it wont power up! when i turn on the main power supply, the indicator LED on the mobo lights up, but when i push the power button, my fans (including the CPU fan) click real quick and then stop, as though they wanted to start but something shorted them out right away. anyone know of something that might cause the comp to do this? I just recieved the parts a few days ago, so an RMA through newegg for DOA parts is no problem.

2007-07-24 13:40:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 12:32:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 12:22:36 · 5 answers · asked by ZE 1

My PC would only play CDs & PC games. But not DVDs? Does my PC needs to have DVD logo? Or do I have to upgrade my PC?

2007-07-24 12:18:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am having probelms here. i want to install windows vista. the problem is can you give me a rundown of how a windows xp system should start up when you press the power button?

is it:
press power button
you hear beeps
motherboard/processor logo appears
windows xp loading bars go up/down
arrow on black screen appears
windows log in menu appear
once logged in, windows theme is played, right?

can you confirm if the boot up sequence is correct?is when i turn the computer on, the motherbaord logo "MSI Platinum" appears and does not move onto the BIOS bit..

the spec is?
intel dual core e6600 2.4ghz
msi 975x platinum motherbaord
2gb ram
80gb hard disk
sapphire 512mb graphics card

what can i do. i cant even get into the BIOS, because has not shown up yet? any ideas what i can do? i have pressed "ESC, DEL and all the function keys" but nothing nothings happens.

i have removed the CMOS battery and RAM and both re-inserted it and still the same problem. any ideas?

2007-07-24 10:29:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Computer won't do anything. I checked cables. everything. I saw a little "fuse" or something that was blown on the motherboard so obviously that's the problem. I took the hard drive out of the computer and now i'm wondering what to do to recover the data. It's a serial ata hard drive and it runs win xp pro. my brother has a new computer that runs vista.... could i use that computer?. will the hard drive show the data and work?. should i install the hard drive on another xp computer?... what are the steps to take to recover that data from the hard drive?... MY WHOLE LIFE IS IN THERE.. .. i know i should have had a backup... but some people don't learn... please help i don't want to loose all my important data...i promise i would buy a backup drive right now!!!!

2007-07-24 09:55:39 · 17 answers · asked by blue 1

I thought i fried my motherboard, but then when i plugged it in today, to check if i had everything plugged in right, it spun up the drives, and then i got a beep code.... 1-3-3-1.. autosize DRAM i looked it up... and i said that my memory was mis matched... i checked it, and it was so i pulled the non-OEM stick and plugged it back in. It started to boot as soon as i plugged it in and there was no beep codes, and nothing on the monitor.

Components:
Cognac 10993 Motherboard
Voodoo 2 Video accelerator [SLI]
OEM Seagate 8 GB HDD
OEM FD Drive
Generic 52X CD drive
Maxtor 32 GB Harddrive [as slave, same channel as CD drive]
Intel Celeron processor 466Mhz [socket 370]
umm...if you want to know anything else, let me know

Help please. I really like this PC and if it isn't dead, i don't want to have to buy a new motherboard

2007-07-24 08:02:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous