Other - Hardware - November 2006

I have had Pentium 4 (plus all the other Pentium 1-3

I own a Dual Core

But i am looking to replace it with a computer thats more reliable (the computer itself has a lot of problems).

I need someone to answer this that has delt with both computers.

In your oppinon, which is better?
Dual Core or Duo Core?

I play a lot of games (mostly high tech ones) i do a lot of downloading, school work.

Please let me know your oppinons.

2006-11-09 14:47:30 · 2 answers · asked by clomtancy 5

AMD OR INTEL???

2006-11-09 14:22:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-09 13:42:00 · 10 answers · asked by David L 1

what is the dash thingy imprinted on the key??, is it for blind users???, i dunno , just curious, i got it on all my pc's??

2006-11-09 11:49:47 · 33 answers · asked by 株式会THE CITADEL 株式会 4

I am having a problem booting up. I can still boot up, but I have to press F1. It says

Award plug and play BIOS Extension v1.0A Copyright C 1998 award software inc
IDE primary Master ..... WDC WD134AA
IDE primary Slave..... ATAR CD ROM Drive 48X max
IDE secondary master....none
IDE secondary slave.....none

CMOS checksum error-defaults loaded

2006-11-09 10:30:20 · 3 answers · asked by Slider 3

I used to play DVD's in my PC, and also burn cds. I stoped being able to burn CDs some months ago, and Im still using the same brand as always, and tried to used alternate ones too. Also, the DVD's don't even show up anywhere. I started having the DVD problem about year and a half ago when I got it back from Best Buy cause they fixed something, and my 2 year guarantee is over now. I don't now what happen to it, and help or tips?

One more thing, I also tried to install a PC game, but it sayed to lower the resoltuion, is there any relation between this and my other two problems?

2006-11-09 10:25:29 · 4 answers · asked by Josh M 1

2006-11-09 10:23:11 · 5 answers · asked by kingsanuk 1

Hi, I just purchased a replacement power supply for my HP Pavilion 8655C, but the new power supply is missing a 3-prong inline female connector (black/green/black) that plugs into the motherboard, and I'm wondering if I need it or not. Can anyone tell me what it's for? Thanks.

2006-11-09 09:40:37 · 3 answers · asked by Paul S 1

If you think you know it pretty well… then good, you can help me out here. Can you please tell me what this wavy dash symbol is called (~)? On a standard American keyboard, it is directly to the left of the number 1 and under the “Esc” key.

I know that this => (&) is called the ampersand, this => (-) is called a hyphen or dash, and this => (*) is called an asterisk, but I realized I have no idea what that wavy symbol is called – and I cannot find it online. Ha Ha! So if you could tell me that would be great. Thanks.

2006-11-09 08:25:07 · 7 answers · asked by Answer-Me-This 5

I know what it is, but do you? I see this term used incorrectly all the time. The first right answer will be selected the best.

2006-11-09 08:06:51 · 7 answers · asked by John C. 4

I am running xp Home and my board supports sata drives

2006-11-09 08:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-09 07:58:20 · 5 answers · asked by sos s 1

2006-11-09 07:33:07 · 7 answers · asked by will271987 2

???

2006-11-09 07:31:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i try it says that i dont have that mixer, or something and that i need to add that hardware. how do i do that, and where do i find it? could it already be on my computer? if i have to get it, can i get it ol for free? i have an emachine w2646, 2.60ghz intel celeron processor, a cd-rw, 40 gb., 256 mb. and i dont know what any of this means.

2006-11-09 06:30:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have ibm pc its restarts from its own ,,,why? what can i do ?

2006-11-09 06:13:13 · 7 answers · asked by choice 1

2006-11-09 05:46:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband wants a dual layer dvd writer for christma. I have no idea what I am looking for in one. Do I just buy the cheapest one?? Are there specs. that I should be looking for? Is one brand better than the rest??? He wants one for recording movies. Pls Help

2006-11-09 05:39:30 · 3 answers · asked by sexyheater 3

2006-11-09 05:28:53 · 4 answers · asked by slim021 1

I am looking to upgrade my computer from the 128 ram 35gb 1244ghz unit i have at present

I use broadband a lot and download songs and surf the net of sustained periods. My current computer gets very slow after 30 mins and no amount of maintainance seems to sort it , so its got to go.

What is a good spec to have that will ensure i dont have to upgrade soon????.

Is 1 mb ram , 150gb hd and 3000mz good enough ??

Your advice please.

2006-11-09 05:27:39 · 4 answers · asked by James b 2

hopefully not because I dont have one

2006-11-09 05:02:27 · 3 answers · asked by pg082705 1

i don't know how to get sound for my computer.

2006-11-09 05:01:26 · 3 answers · asked by hot rodd 1

tv to pc adaptor

2006-11-09 04:41:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cd drive is not working properly i have the LG Combo drive installed in my PC but it does not read and write the CDs properly.
i have to reinsert cd 2 3 times to read.
and when i try to write a cd after completing some percentage nero shows the message CD burning fails at...
Please help me.

2006-11-09 04:33:57 · 5 answers · asked by Pankaj Minhas 2

Please Help me.
My computer restart automaticaly after some time.
or it shows a message on a totally blue screen in white characters like ur physical memory is being dumped to prevent damage.
i have formated my pc fully and re-install XP again but this problem not solved.
also i have consult one person he told me to change one of the RAM. Power supply or Mother Board.
If anyone knows but is the problem with my PC the Please tell me
Thanks.

2006-11-09 04:29:23 · 5 answers · asked by Pankaj Minhas 2

I have an NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 128MB AGP card installed. Its temperature increases rapidly when I run a game. I can't turn on the effects (Motion Blur and etc.). If I do so the game freezes and I have to restart the machine. When I'm working in the desktop the temperature is above normal.

I had the same problem with my earlier VGA card , so I replaced it with the present one. But the problem remains the same.

Where do you think the real problem is? is it with the M/B? or with the AGP port?

My M/B is a Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro-G and I'm running XP SP2.

2006-11-09 03:50:52 · 4 answers · asked by Everything_Is_Planned 2

apart from a keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone and camera

2006-11-09 03:38:20 · 9 answers · asked by Ed 1

2006-11-09 03:24:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a hard drive case with a usb cable, and I just installed a hard drive. How do I set it up so windows will see it? It's not advised that I use Fdisk in windows, and I don't think the bios will see it.

2006-11-09 02:42:50 · 4 answers · asked by John K 5

I'm a programmer, hardware guy..... what not... but I'm confused!

What does 'HDD' stand for?
1. Hard Disk Drive (I knew this)
2. High Density Disk (I read it in a 'Quiz Book')

2006-11-09 02:14:43 · 10 answers · asked by HellBoy 2