Desktops - August 2007

I got a new computer, but i was so anxious to hook it up I just took down the old one and packed it up. Now I want to sell it, but I never cleaned it before packing it away. Can I just plug it in and try to clean the disk or whatever before I sell it, or do I have to hook it back to the internet? It will be soooo hard to reattach it, because I would have to completely move and take apart the new one...if there is a simpler way please someone let me know. I know i was stupid for not doing it right from the beginning, but I honestly didnt know. Also, what do i do to clean it, I have all of the disk it came with. It is a 2003 dell desktop, nothing fancy, with windows XP.

2007-08-06 02:51:07 · 11 answers · asked by sweet_thickness72 1

2007-08-06 01:04:23 · 16 answers · asked by joeinjeaddah 1

2007-08-05 23:41:28 · 2 answers · asked by elizabeth d 1

i heard that intel will bring out in processors in august? whar processots are they and will the current intel core 2 duo prices will drop?

2007-08-05 22:53:11 · 3 answers · asked by . 1

This is a little hard to explain.

I got a computer with 2 GB of RAM, but when I run a big application, like a video game, the computer ends the game when 1.5 GB of RAM is used, saying that to much physical memory was being used.

Now I've experimented and right before the error message appears to close the game, and the game is still running, I open the task manager and under the performance tab, only 1.48GB of RAM is being used.


So my question is, how can I make my computer use more RAM, maybe like 1.75GB, before it shuts down the program?

2007-08-05 18:32:28 · 7 answers · asked by nerris121 4

I'm a computer tech and I can build computers up with new parts or I can just buy one. Which one should I do? and in your opinion which way would be cheaper?

2007-08-05 17:48:41 · 14 answers · asked by EILISHA 3

at least need active antivirus, winjip

2007-08-05 17:31:04 · 17 answers · asked by Mr. R 1

I'm getting it custom assembled from NCIX. I'm hoping to keep my budget around $1000. I want this computer to be as fast as possible for mainly watching DVDs and light gaming.

Motherboard: ASUS M2N-E SLI ATX AM2 DDR2 Nforce 500 SLI (2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI) SATA2/Sound/GBLAN $96.60
Memory: Corsair 2GB(2X1GB) DDR2-800 Dual Channel $184.99
Video Card: GeForce 8600GT OC 565MHZ 256MB 1.4GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card $174.39
Case: Antec Sonata II Black 16IN, 450W Air Duct 120MM Fan $119.16
Power Supply: FSP Fortron AX500-A 500W W/ 120MM Fan Retail $96.63
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS $83.30
DVD Writer: Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DL-8X IDE Lightscribe$43.72
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 931BW 19IN Widescreen Glossy LCD Monitor 2000:1 1440X900 2MS HDCP VGA DVI-D $252.32
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Windsor 3.0GHZ 2000FSB 2X1MB 90NM $221.63
+$50 assembling
Total = $1,269.90
Suggestions?

2007-08-05 17:09:29 · 6 answers · asked by MI K 1

My CPU had a 1.2GHz processor, and 512RAM and I have a Cable Modem internet connection, and I have a very good anti-virus/anti-spyware program.

I do rutine clean-ups of my hard-drive, and overall my performance is pretty good whether I am opening folders or surfing the web.

Here is the problem - Up until a couple of weeks ago, I have been able to watch Youtube videos with no problem at all. I could click on the video and it would play uninterrupted.

Recently this changed dramatically.

Now when I click on a video, it takes a while to load, then it will play about 3 seconds then buffer for about 5 seconds, then play another 3 seconds, then buffer for 5 seconds, and it will do this all the way to the end.

Some things to note:
#1 This is not limited to Youtube - All videos from all sites behave this way.
#2 The performance of the rest of my computer, including web surfing is still pretty good.
#3 I just installed and additional 512RAM for a total of 1G and it didnt help.

2007-08-05 16:47:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Under device manager it says: computer>ACPI multiprocessor pc. Im trying to find out the make of my motherboard so i can go to their website and download a driver or two.

2007-08-05 16:35:10 · 3 answers · asked by felduir 2

i did a full system recovery on my compaq presario. I had backed up docs, etc. to an external hard drive. The hd must've gotten affected by the recovery--all the files are gone.
Could they still be on the drive, or did they get wiped?
Any help appreciated.

2007-08-05 16:26:16 · 3 answers · asked by jaliscokid 2

My Pc Specs
Processor: Intel Core Duo
Motherboard: ECS
Video Card: 256 bit GeForce FX 5500
Sound Card: 5.1 Sound Card
Memory: 1 GB

2007-08-05 16:14:50 · 7 answers · asked by bie 1

im going to buy a computer and im trying to decide which of these would be better since xeon server boards have the immense cpu support but lack sli support and the socket 775 boards have sli but only one extreme processor

i hope someone can help me with this

2007-08-05 15:37:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm wanting to reset my computer back to it's factory settings due to errors and constant crashing and things not working properly. But when i go to system restore it only goes back as far as may the 8th 2007 and i'm needing it to go back to when i first got it what am i doing wrong?

2007-08-05 14:47:59 · 7 answers · asked by cassie w 1

I am reformatting my hard disk on my Dell Windows 98 desktop computer. It's a pretty old computer. It's already formatting, and I just realized that my files are getting erased, and I would like to get those files back. Is there any way to backup those files now, or is it too late? I tried aborting it, since I know all of the MS DOS prompts. Is it possible to do it now?

2007-08-05 14:46:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i cant find it and i need to put pics on

2007-08-05 14:37:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am interested in this computer for $150.00 it is custom made. .It is a store bought Pro Series Case with a 250 Watt Power Supply in it. Windows XP Home edition. It has a Delta MP2-BX-X Version C Motherboard with an Intel Pentium III (500mhz) Processor, 13 gigabyte Western Digital Hard Drive, 320mb RAM, 56k Modem, 10/100 LAN Ethernet Card, Creative Sound Card, DVDROM and CDROM drives, and installed is a second chassis fan in the front. Also included is a Dell Quiet Key Keyboard and a Mouse with the PC.
And includes : Microsoft Office 2000 Professional (with Office 2007 file converters do you can open newer documents), AVG Free Edition Antivirus, AdAware, Media Player 11, Adobe Acrobat Standard 6.0, Adobe Photoshop Version 6, Adobe Publisher 2002, Adobe Pagemaker 7.0, Quick Time with I-tunes, Winzip, and every Windows and Office Update to date. It has a Pentium 3 600 MHZ Processor with 384mb RAM, . It also has a 10 GB Hard Drive with a 40x CDROM.

Is it a good deal?

2007-08-05 13:06:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a graphic designer / web developer and am looking for an affordable mac desktop. whats a good one that i can get? thanks

2007-08-05 11:06:14 · 3 answers · asked by sarmenhbb 1

2007-08-05 10:41:11 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6

it's a mini Mac with ox 10.4 , I need to verify and fix my disk in single user mode, any book recomendations on unix for mac ox are welcom

2007-08-05 10:23:35 · 2 answers · asked by pappalorenzo 1

I have a dell dimension E521 computer. I need to add some RAM to it. Currently it is 512 MB. Which RAM sticks should I buy? How much should I buy? How do I put them in the computer? I know nothing about computers so tell it to me simple.

2007-08-05 07:18:55 · 9 answers · asked by Chelsea 3

I'm getting a brand new 2.4 Ghz quad core soon, and I was wondering how to overclock in bios. I'd like it at a steady 3Ghz. I'm also looking to OC my 2 SLI Nvidia 8600GT 's. Any info would be great, thanks.

2007-08-05 06:48:16 · 2 answers · asked by Sheol 2

will it be able to run a 8800 GTS card then??

2007-08-05 06:40:42 · 3 answers · asked by jason 1

when I click on the "My Computer" link, all I get is a flashlight scanning over a folder. I recently had a virus, but that was solved with Norton 360. However, before we got Norton, I was investigating the folder. I might have deleted something thinking it was the virus. What is wrong with "My Computer"?

2007-08-05 05:42:40 · 8 answers · asked by yrocrepooc 2

Price is $400 different. Mainly use for video editing purposes.

2007-08-05 04:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by dave 1

The other day I bought a three year old Windows XP for $25, it is a good computer but it's slow. How do I speed it up? I uninstalled all of the useless programs already.

Oh and it's not the computer I am on...

2007-08-05 03:44:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which is a better processor for extreme gaming and multimedia applications

Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E6550 (2.33GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E6850 (3.0GHz)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz)

????

2007-08-05 00:39:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have about a five year old HP Pavillion. The only thing I've done to my computer is add RAM and a video card so I don't have much experience with this. I want to save money so I just want to upgrade over time. I figure it would be best to start off with a motherboard, processor, and RAM. I'm not sure if my Pavillion case is compatible with LGA 775 types so I would buy an ATX case as well. I would then move all my other drives from my Pavillion to the new case. Does this seem like it would work? Are there any apparent problems that I could come across?

2007-08-04 21:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by Qwik 1

i need to remove my cmos ram to make my cpu boot so helpppp!

2007-08-04 21:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

its not running bad just think it could be better just using as second or third comp but like to mess around and reformatting a computer is only thing i have nt done to one yet.

2007-08-04 20:42:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous