Desktops - November 2007

I am having trouble with my computer. When i load it, the taskbar will not appear. It is showing no signs of hard disk activity. what should i do?

2007-11-13 08:50:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm needing a new computer and my actual computer's parts are too old to be recylced, so i was wondering what's cheaper to buy parts and build them myself o buy a branded computer from hp, dell or some dealer?

i would want something like this:
250 GB HD
2 GB RAM ( 4GB would be best)
17'' monitor
DVD burner
nice graphic card (don't know much about these so i don't put numbers or models)
and a core 2 duo processor (not as fast as to rip a big hole in my wallet, but fast enough to work with video editing in Standard Definition)

anyway, thnx for the help

2007-11-13 08:37:46 · 18 answers · asked by Theguy17 2

boot up to a hard drive i swapped out from a previous computer

2007-11-13 08:16:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Planning out a new computer, leaning towards a 3.0ghz 1333fsb system (Dell XPS 420). Since Windows typically can't handle more than 3.2gb of ram (unless your running an OS 64), which is better.

I do alot of gaming so this is my priority when it comes to quicking hardware components.

I'm assuming the 3gb at 800 would be better for the fact that the speed is closer to the bus speed on the system and since windows can't handle 4gb to begin with, am I correct in this?

I appreciate all the help tremendously. 10 points to the best answer within a day or two.

2007-11-13 08:09:29 · 6 answers · asked by Svenbjom G 1

but when i installed it did work but the images come broken and it keeps on pausing.

hope this info helps:

i have 187 gb free space on windows xp.
pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz
1.00 GB of ram
Geforce 6500
directX 9.0

2007-11-13 08:06:10 · 4 answers · asked by sulz152 4

650W Coolermaster eXtreme Quality PSU (RP-650-PCAP)
650W - EzCool 12cm Fan ATX PSU
650W Xclio SLi U-Quiet 14cm Fan High End PSU


my rig is : q6600 G0, 2gb xms2 pc800 ram , 8800gts, 1 case fan, dvd drive , floppy, 2 ide hard drives (1 60gb , 1 250 gb (hoping to increase 1))

also i would like to add that the ezcool one is much cheaper and the other two are 2x more than the previous one. i currently have a 550w psu. r they worth the extra cash??

all of them can be found here
http://www.scanmalta.com/pricelist.php?WebCategory=psu#PSU

2007-11-13 08:03:32 · 5 answers · asked by Zoppy Mt 4

I have done it before but don't remember how. It shows how much RAM you have and alot more stuff. Iremember you have to go to run... but don't remember what you have to type in.

2007-11-13 07:59:07 · 8 answers · asked by ** chaotic ** 360 semi pro ** 1

ok i want to upgrd my comp's ram to a 1000 but recently i discovered that some ddr 1gb ram stick are like $30 at tiger direct while some are $90, my question is why? and can i take just ANY ram sticks and put in my computer? thnx for you're help oh and is tiger direct safe? could i trust them and do i have to use my credit card?

2007-11-13 07:56:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

our speakers were working last week but quit i can here them working but when i try to listen to music it says that there is no audio device or hardware detected how could i get the computer to acknowledge the hardware i have an hp with xp windows

2007-11-13 07:12:49 · 5 answers · asked by kandiesmaid 3

I have a HP Pavilion a6112n PC with these specs:
* Motherboard manufacturer's name: Asus M2N68-LA
* HP/Compaq name: Narra2-GL8E

and I was curious as to whether or not my motherboard can handle a Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply 115/230 V, because I have heard that certain HP motherboards can only handle up to a 250W power supply.

Please, any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

2007-11-13 06:59:33 · 4 answers · asked by Alex P 1

Someone gave me a bare bones desktop with xp pre-loaded. The only problem is I had to buy a mouse and keyboard for it. It loads to a setup screen that I can't click on or use the keyboard for.

2007-11-13 06:58:53 · 3 answers · asked by phildarthebuildar 3

when it is not in power it does go to standby mode

2007-11-13 04:09:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a barebones system that i believe got a virus that damaged my bios. It will not let me go into windows and will reboot when it trys. Also it will not let me save any changes in the cmos. How do i change the bios? Is there a step by step method to this?

2007-11-13 03:57:18 · 4 answers · asked by john G 1

2007-11-13 03:34:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

To keep it cool. I heard fast tempature fluctuation, dramatic hot to cold can be very damaging to your computer.

2007-11-13 02:57:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi I have an emachines desktop (5years old) with 1.8ghz intel celeron processor and 1gb ram, however my computer is running slow, eg if I have one program up and try to open another it takes a while to appear, also when cancelling one will also take a while, I thought the the processor and ram I have would be powerful enough. I have cleaned up everything, defragged and have latest anti virus and spyware programs, so I have carried out all the usual steps to speed up to no avail, any ideas please?

2007-11-13 02:42:33 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 02:36:03 · 2 answers · asked by bmiraclejr 1

my computer is working extremely slow and it keeps on freezing on me like every once in a while,

any suggestions?

2007-11-13 02:19:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-13 01:20:21 · 3 answers · asked by fketron1 1

Just bought a Win Vista HP PC desktop.
Crashed after a week due to the mouse of all reasons.
This gave me a big head ache as I found I was stupid when I bought it and never had the Win Vista CD even though it was hidden on my hard drive.
Any thoughts on this, and should I have been given the instalation disk as I paid for the whole system.
HP say you can do a recovery, but this is a nightmare unles you know your way around a PC.

2007-11-13 01:17:39 · 13 answers · asked by shaun s 4

Hey .will an AMD athlon X2 processor work on a Intel 965 motherboard ?Any errors or incompatiblities reported ?

2007-11-12 21:46:22 · 2 answers · asked by Shomudro Bilash 1

my Computer always restart after the window boot then again and again what should i do i dont want to reformat my computer cause there's a important files please help thx

2007-11-12 21:37:58 · 5 answers · asked by Motopos 1

i am also looking into getting a hd drive for the xbox 360 so basically i'm weighing the pro's and cons being that if i buy the xbox drive i wont be able to watch movies from the internet not warez but other stuff you cant always get through xbox as i have my pc hooked through to my lcd but the picture comes up jerky when it moves fast hence why i'm looking to upgrade it or figure out what was best either pc or xbox, would there not be a way of downloading the films then transferring them to the xbox or would i suffer from compatability issues as in the xbox not understanding some file types any advice would be good either a way of optimising my pc buy buying a few components ( not more than 170 quid ) or hd player and hdd for xbox 360 )
or any other ideas cheers oh i will mostly be watching 720p movies i dont know if the lower resolutions helps at all

2007-11-12 20:24:36 · 2 answers · asked by zx6_rich 2

2007-11-12 20:06:03 · 7 answers · asked by bitz09 2

coz our computer doesnt make or have a sound of a beep,, is that safe or is it just normal? please if you know thanks..

2007-11-12 19:18:42 · 4 answers · asked by ize 1

I have about $1000 to spend

2007-11-12 19:07:58 · 12 answers · asked by mommy2kaleb04 3

2007-11-12 18:33:58 · 8 answers · asked by oo0ehxtahcee0oo 1

I've had the computer for 6 months and have had no trouble with games or anything else. Recently I got the demo for crysis (a pc game). At first I could play it as long as I wanted with no problems.

But today I tried to play it and the computer turned itself off after about 20 minutes two times in a row.

I have exceeded the minimum requirements to play the game and I am running it on the game's suggested settings. I just don't understand why It turns itself off. Is it overheating or something?

Is there any way I can figure out what is wrong with my computer? If the specs of my computer are need they are as follows:

P5N32-E motherboard
C2D 2.4 ghz processor
2GB's of ram
Nvidia 8800 GTS 320mb

2007-11-12 18:28:14 · 5 answers · asked by gina-silva@sbcglobal.net 1

Few days ago my computer started making a loud noise and I thought maybe it was a dust build up in the fan.
Tried blowing air through cabinet. It's o.k. at the moment but was noisy when I turned it on this morning.
What could make a computer noisy like this. Can someone invade the system with a bug of some kind and make it run too fast or something with a programm control or something?
(maybe this is a really dumb question) seems like if the fan was broken it would keep making the noise and not go on an off. Can anyone help please?

2007-11-12 16:38:18 · 3 answers · asked by flip 6

I have an iMac 2003 10.3.9( http://www.monkeyfood.com/thestuff/food/Screenshots/20InchImac.jpg ) and I was going to update it to 10.4 but why bother 10.5 is coming out but I need these system requirements
-Processor must be any Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 (at least 867 MHz or faster)
-DVD drive (for installation of the operating system)
-At least 512 MB of RAM (additional RAM (1GB) is recommended for development purposes)
-At least 9 GB of disk space available
I have all of those exept the MHz and RAM
I have -256 MB of RAM
-167 MHz
My question is how do I meet these requirments such as how do I get more RAM and MHz.

2007-11-12 11:52:11 · 3 answers · asked by arod3921 2