Other - Hardware - November 2006

Some people tell me that sometimes what is written on the power supply box is not real ... like a power supply stating that it's 450W but in fact it's 350W or 300W ... and what's the meaning by "a motherboard needs at least a power supply with 350W and 12V/18A" ??? how can i know if it's really 12 Volts and 18 Amperes at least ??? and where is that data located on the power supply ? cause there is so many data like the +12V , -12V , +5V , -5V , 3.3V and what does those represent ? i know it's so many questions in one .. but i badly need the right information cuz i'm up to buy a new PC ... Thanks !!!

2006-11-05 12:32:01 · 3 answers · asked by chatsquad2004 1

here's the specs: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 531 with Hyper-Threading Technology Operates at 3.00GHz 1 MB L2 Cache 800MHz FSB
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
19" Widescreen LCD Display (E19T5)
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Chipset
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Integrated Graphics (PCI-Express slot available)
512MB DDR2 Memory (Expandable to 2GB)
160GB Hard Drive
DVD+/-RW 16x Multi-Format Dual Layer Optical Drive
9-in-1 Digital Media Manager
6-Channel (5.1) High Definition Audio
(5) USB 2.0 Ports

I read some reviews but its all mombo-jombo to me. I'll be using the computer mostly for online gaming (CoH, CoV, WoW, EVEonline). So, I'm thinking I want the best frame rates possible.

Thanx for you replies.

2006-11-05 11:49:57 · 2 answers · asked by Geronimo 2

2006-11-05 11:19:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

It made it run so slow that I couldn't even get on line or check my mail. I took it off and am no longer having problems.

2006-11-05 11:13:39 · 3 answers · asked by Chillin-it 7

2006-11-05 10:31:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get half through recording a cd and error message comes up. What should I do. Please help. Have messed up 6 CD's already.

2006-11-05 10:31:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think i accidentally deleted my sound card.and now i dont have any sound at all.i have done lots of different troubleshoots but nothing seems to help.my computer doesnt even detect my sound card at all.i have tried everything.i dont know the name of my sound card as a friend of a friend built it for me about 2 years ago and we have lost touch.all i know is that its built into the motherboard which i dont know the name of either!!what other options is there for me to try??i have tried absolutely everything.please help!! x

2006-11-05 10:30:02 · 14 answers · asked by xloux 3

I don't know whether this is a bad sector on the hard drive or a software issue. I'm assuming formatting and starting fresh will fix the problem if it is software related, however if I could avoid this, that would be fantastic!! so 2 questions, is this hardware or software, and can I fix it without formatting? Thanks in advance, Dave

2006-11-05 10:03:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok I got this dvd burner, its a comstar, and it is not working correctly. When it burns it says the burn was completed successfully, but then it wont play in other computers/my dvd player and sometimes it wont even play in the dvd drive that wrote it! I have tried different media types and different software, I took the drive back and got a new one but now I am lead to believe that the problem is with my Windows? Could this be true and how would I go about fixing something like this?

2006-11-05 09:51:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-05 09:08:50 · 1 answers · asked by COTK69 2

2006-11-05 08:46:25 · 9 answers · asked by robbo_efc 1

I get a message upon attempting to shut down Windows XP that tells me it can't be shut down and in order to correct the problem the message aks me to disable BIOS such as caching and shadowing, using safe mode if necessary. How does one do this?

2006-11-05 08:39:53 · 5 answers · asked by SanMateo dad 1

My PC runs Windows XP Pro with SP2, i ahve a 28.6 GB Hard drive, my Processor is an AMD Athlon(tm) Processor 1.00GHz, 256 MB of RAM, is there a faster processor that i can fit in to the same carrier so no needing new motherboard?

2006-11-05 08:36:26 · 6 answers · asked by Matt 2

I was going through my files deleting things I figured I didn't need. Well, turns out I deleted the program that I guess was my audio driver. I have been trying to figure out how to download a new driver but everytime I get a hold of a soundMAX program, it gets to the installation process but craps out, saying the dirver was not found. Like I said, I can't find a way to download the driver back into my computer. I can't stand not being able to listen to my music. PLEASE HELLLLLLLP!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-05 08:34:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-05 08:21:35 · 9 answers · asked by shaz 1

Or is this an Urban legend?

2006-11-05 08:05:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-05 07:39:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some time when typing or moving the mouse they frezze for fe sec. Why and how do i fix it.

2006-11-05 06:53:15 · 5 answers · asked by Best Helper 4

The ram I have right now in my system is a Kingston PC2700 (333mhz) 2 512's so I have altogether is 1gb total system memory. My question i was asking is If i replace my previous ram with PC 3200 corsair (400mhz), will i get better performace or will it be alittle better? THANX alot.

My mobo is Asus A8N SLI Deluxe.

2006-11-05 06:39:15 · 10 answers · asked by Omer S 2

How do i get into my computer's bios to change usb settings from 1.1 to 2.0?
I have usb 2.0 ports but my laptop gives me the error message "a hi-speed usb device is plugged into a non-hi-speed usb hub", whenever i plug in one of my hi speed external devices.
This problem occurred after i had to reinstall windows and reformat my hard drive on my laptop

2006-11-05 05:57:18 · 6 answers · asked by Garry M 1

the message i get is "a hi-speed usb device is plugged into a non-hi-speed usb hub"

and im plugging directly into my usb 2.0 ports on my laptop.
it has usb2.0. it always had... until i had to reinstall windows xp, then i get that message, even after installing service packs 1 and 2.
I didnt get usb drivers with my laptop drivers cd rom.
any ideas??
i rely on hi speed usb for my audio recording.

i dont wanna get rid of the error message popping up constantly... i wanna fix the problem that's causing the error message to appear in the 1st place.

2006-11-05 05:41:04 · 7 answers · asked by Garry M 1

I've done defragmenting, disc cleaning, virus cleaning - still - my computer runs slower than usual.

2006-11-05 05:35:36 · 10 answers · asked by yellow 2

2006-11-05 05:02:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-05 02:22:11 · 7 answers · asked by bruvvamoff 5

a usb device has exceeded the power limits of its hub port.

2006-11-05 01:58:25 · 2 answers · asked by steven s 1

2006-11-05 01:19:14 · 5 answers · asked by pinku 1

how can i fix it ?
a problem has been detected and window has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. the problem seems to be caused by the following file:kmixre.sys
page_fault_in_nopaged_area.
in this is the first time you have seem this stop error screen restart your computer. if the screen appears again, fllow these steps.
checks male sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.ask you hardware or software manafucture for any window updates you might need.if problem continues ,disable or remove any newly installed hard ware or software .disable bios memory option such as caching or shadowing. if you need to use safe mode to remove or disabled component restart your computer pree f8 to slect advanced startly options,and then slect safe mode.
technical information.
*** stop :0*00000050(0x833b7580,0x00000001,0xb1b2f85,0x00000000) xxx kmixer.sys-address b1b82f85 base at b1b1 70000 ,date stamp 448fcd31 begining dump of physical memory.

2006-11-05 01:05:50 · 6 answers · asked by Hassham 3

Google's results are all rubbish.
I really just want the drivers plain and simple - no fussing around with downloading other crap along the way.
If anyone has the drivers and wants to send them to me, I'd appreciate them - I don't mind what format they're in.
The AC97 is running on an eMachines 370.

2006-11-05 00:54:39 · 7 answers · asked by Andrew L 2

Okey this is exactly what happens when i turn on my pc...load, choose windows xp home or windows xp professional (chinese), choose to start windows normally,safe mode blah blah! and whatever i choose whichever windows i choose it eithers restart again or goes to a blue screen of death. im unable to enter windows. i have two windows coz i was planning to delete the chinese windows and replace with the english and this is what i get...im stuck! so i hope i can get some tips on how to clear my pc and i can reinstall ONE windows again and get things working...please help!!! thank u!!!

2006-11-05 00:31:04 · 7 answers · asked by quincy m 2

2006-11-05 00:27:15 · 2 answers · asked by microbe 1