Other - Hardware - November 2006

2006-11-24 01:55:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it because they just have extra fans attached so they don't overheat and kill the whole system?

2006-11-24 00:45:27 · 5 answers · asked by Yasmin H 3

Please I am in need of the answer because i have destroyed my cd and
i didn't got the cd in the market also....

2006-11-24 00:34:48 · 4 answers · asked by Sandip Pokhrel 1

I have a Manchester dual-core 4200 and 1 Gig of ram, but when I use my web cam on Yahoo IM, the pictures refresh about one every 2 to 3 seconds. I can't seem to get it to go faster (God knows the computer should be able to handle MUCH more than that!), so I think the web cam itself is to blame. If it is, how do I get a good one so my web cam is smooth and fast or how do I get this one to work right?
PLEASE, no stupid answers. I get tired of telling idiots to do their point farming elsewhere.

2006-11-24 00:26:44 · 6 answers · asked by Woody 2

I have a toshiba laptop with a 16-bit windows compatible audio card, and am thinking of installing some music software which recommends DirectX or ASIO drivers for the sound card. How can I check what my soundcard currently uses?

2006-11-23 23:54:36 · 2 answers · asked by Mark B 2

RTL8139(A/B/C/D/8130)/810X series driver for windows ME

Please Help Me.

2006-11-23 22:22:06 · 5 answers · asked by zackpunkerz 1

for video cards

2006-11-23 22:18:19 · 4 answers · asked by []D A N D A 1

2006-11-23 22:14:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

MY DVD BURNER KEEPS HAVING WRITE ERRORS. IT JUST WON'T BURN ANY DVDS. I UPDATED THE FIRMWARE, BUT IT ONLY BURNER 2 DVDS BEFORE ACTING UP AGAIN. EITHER IT WILL MESS UP A DVD DISK OR IT WON'T EVEN START THE BURN. WHAT'S WRONG? (SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS, NOT YELLING, LOL)

2006-11-23 21:03:09 · 8 answers · asked by specialone18 5

My PC is a celeron 300MHz desktop with 72mb of ram.
Have you finished laughing yet? Good.
I installed XP on it and now it is very slow. Can i use virtual ram to speed it up? and how do i do that without blowing my processor?
also, is it true that macintosh does not get attacked my malware and viruses (or are they the same?) thanks for answering.

2006-11-23 20:54:52 · 19 answers · asked by Chustar Of Naija 2

2006-11-23 18:36:06 · 14 answers · asked by tobyfield2003 1

I dont know what just happened.I decided to turn off my computer after a couple of days on.I try to turn it on like a minute later.Nothing boots.No lights turn on.

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Antec NeoPower 480w
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Athlon San Diego 3700+@2420MHz/Stock Fan
Corsair Value 1GB Dual Channel DDR400 PC3200 RAM
Maxtor DiamondPlus 9 80GB SATA 150 HD
Leadtek 6600GT PCI-E 128MB 526/1005
Sound Blaster Live! 24bit 7.1
Lite-On DVD-RW
Samsung Floppy Disk Drive

2006-11-23 17:43:02 · 8 answers · asked by Jeff 2

2006-11-23 16:49:30 · 4 answers · asked by pmdet_24 1

Just wondering how to disable bios memory options such as caching or shadowing. AND HOW do I contact my system administrator or technical support group?

2006-11-23 13:39:37 · 4 answers · asked by lorenzo 1

the pc (motherboard pc chips) even though is set to see the hard drvie config automatically...doesn't. when booted it says the boot record cannot be found but when i hit the reset key it will find the hard drive with no problem. Why would it need to be reset after cold power on for it to work? The drive is configed as master and everything in bios seems right. Thanks!!!!

2006-11-23 13:07:14 · 3 answers · asked by tooc0ol4sch00l 1

2006-11-23 12:56:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother has a pc that is relatively old, and the hard drive is about 85% full. I want to buy her a new hard drive and move her existing info to the new drive.

The end result is I want the pc to boot up with the same OS and programs but with much more space. I don't want to have to replace all of the software because it would cost a small forture.

There has to be a way to accomplish this, I hope someone can help. I've tried the obvious, coping all of one drive to another, but the new drive won't boot.

any help would be great.
thanks ron

2006-11-23 12:51:18 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

I've tried switching every possible cable and combination for my hard drive and my DVD burner. The farthest I've gotten was one second on the Windows XP boot screen and then it restarted. Now, when the DVD rom (Toshiba SD R2572) boots, it says press any key to boot. If it leave it alone with the XP CD in there, it will say Disk Start Error. When I try to boot with the hard drive nothing happens, even though it works ont he other computer. The normal progress I get is just to pass the motherboard check and enter BIOS.

2006-11-23 10:55:56 · 4 answers · asked by xdarkelf714x 1

2006-11-23 10:55:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have no idea how, one day it was there the next the whole drive was gone, Im going crazy can someone please show me step by step how I can get it back

2006-11-23 10:27:29 · 4 answers · asked by PuRe 1

Im curious how much imformation 1 gigabyte can hold. In terms of like assignments. I saw a little flash drive with 1 gigabyte and im wondering how much homework i can save on that. Any help?

2006-11-23 08:46:37 · 10 answers · asked by Maria 1

I have a xps 600 with a 260gb samsung sata hadrive, while reformating the hadrive, something i've done manytimes on older systems running xp and 2000, setup loads drivers then i get to the screen that says press enter to install windows or type R for repair i hit enter then i get the message that setup didn't find any harddrive on my system. I have checked the bios all drives showup I ran CHKDSK no errors on the haddrive, i tried a bootable floppy got the same error during windows xp setup
I thought it might be a RAID controler problem but i only have 1 HD on my system, any tips or suggestions would be apreciated.

2006-11-23 08:21:11 · 3 answers · asked by dustylsl 1

the screen goes blue with the message "windows has detected a serious problem and needs to close" then i have to restart in safe mode. i have completely wiped the hard drive and re-installed everything from scratch yet it still does it. i thought i had pinned it down to my new scanner as once i had disconnected it everything was fine. a few days later it did it again(with the scanner disconnected) and i now beleive it to be the actual USB port (of which i have 8). since then i have not used this port and everything is working fine. has anybody ever come across this and more importantly is this the start of something more detremental.

2006-11-23 08:06:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was advised to clear this section.

I think its in the control panel but i dont know where to go from there

Thanks for the help

2006-11-23 06:54:33 · 2 answers · asked by Troy S 1

Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS 910GML express chipset family

Does my notebook have a graphics card, or is it on the motherboard?

Is it feasably upgradeable.

2006-11-23 06:09:18 · 2 answers · asked by Mr. KnowItAll 7

Hi Guys Does Anybody Know where I can get all these tools in a kit
Thank You

1. Metal Standoffs
2. Mounting screws (for motherboard)
3. Jumpers

I need about 6 Metal Standoffs, 6 Mounting Screws, and 2 jumpers.

2006-11-23 05:50:42 · 3 answers · asked by maytag 1

We're being told to stop wasting energy by unplugging appliances when they're not in use etc. But I thought that it was safest to keep my pc on stand-by rather than powering down each time. What's the answer?

2006-11-23 04:18:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer, not the screen, but that tower thing that makes it all happen, makes a groaning sound along with a high pitched beep every couple of weeks, there’s no pattern or association with any program I’m working in. Recently the groaning has become alarmingly loud, and then it fades away by it self as it always has.

This annoyance does not affect the screen image, or Internet connection, the performance of whatever I’m doing remains unaffected. No warning messages pop-up, System Info shows nothing wrong even while it’s happening! I have 45% memory available, I’ve defragmentized; in fact, I’ve checked everything I can think of. If I turn it off, and turn it on hours later, it only groans worse starting up.

Anyone have a clue as to what might be wrong?

2006-11-23 04:16:53 · 6 answers · asked by gugenheim84 4

Ok,
I have an HP pavilion 754n, with a P4 2.5ghz and only supports 1GB of ram.
I allready have a new case which will allow me to switch into a better motherboard.
I dont necesarrily want a duo core or X2 processor at the moment but I would want to upgrade it soon, my questions are.
Can I change my motherboard and CPU into an AMD eventhough I have a P4. Do all motherboards support both kinds of CPUs?? I know the socket is what matters but does it have to be a specific type of motherboard if its AMD or Intel? Also my hard drive has Windows XP Home Edition allready installed in it and it didnt come with the CD, I really do not want to have to buy Windows XP again, will changing the motherboard ruin my stuff?? I dont mind backing up my files I just want to keep windows XP.
Thanks!

2006-11-23 03:45:22 · 8 answers · asked by elmocrc9 2

i turn up the volume and nothing still dont come out.

2006-11-23 02:25:42 · 8 answers · asked by Dawn S 1