Other - Hardware - December 2006

i am running win XP pro on a computer with only 6GB hard disk space, 350mhz processor, and 192mb total RAM. the available space is less than a gig. i have broadband internet. i don't want to buy a whole new system cuz my wife's brother gave it to us. what would you upgrade first? i am looking for the cheapest barebone upgrade just to make it run faster and smoother. thanks in advance!

2006-12-22 13:33:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like the question I asked above, What is the best Processor from Intel?

2006-12-22 13:27:17 · 3 answers · asked by iTurn 1

I have a card reader, but nothing happends when I put my card in.
What's wrong. Dell is really pissin me off, I have had SO many problems with this computer and I am really regreting buying it. So to everyone out there: NEVER EVER BUY FROM DELL!!

2006-12-22 13:21:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I plan on buying a new graphics card, and am wondering how I would remove the one that came with the computer, and put the new one in. The computer I have is a Windows XP, and it came with an Integrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200, and am going to put a GeForce FX 5500AGP 256 MB into it instead. Anyone know how?

2006-12-22 13:07:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking into buying a new graphics card but I don't know how many watts my computer currently uses.

I looked on the back of the tower and the sticker said this:
"Raiting 100-127/200-240V ~, 6A/3A, 50/60Hz". Could someone explain to me what all this means? And can this be used to determine the watts my computer uses or would I have to take off the case and peek inside for that information?

2006-12-22 12:42:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wanted to upgrade my motherboard... Can I just plug everything (that is compatible) into it and it run? Or do I have to format windows and install?

2006-12-22 12:40:55 · 10 answers · asked by ThatDude 2

i didnt unplug anything

2006-12-22 10:59:12 · 13 answers · asked by Strife 2

If my USB device (iPOD) is plugged in when I power up my PC, the system hangs. I don't believe it is a boot device issue because the system does not even get to the power on self test. If I then unplug the device, the system remains hung. If I turn power on without the device plugged in, the PC boots fine. I can then plug the device in once the OS boot sequence begins. This workaround is not practical for me.

It is an old Dell PC with a Phoenix BIOS (dated around 1994).

Any ideas would be appreciated.

2006-12-22 10:15:41 · 6 answers · asked by Chris D 1

i formatted the drives by mistake while trying to format drive (c) and after reinstalling windows xp ..i carnt get any sound on pc ...is this because i have formatted drives (d) and (e) ...

2006-12-22 08:39:07 · 2 answers · asked by douglas t 2

somebody ask
" is the product unbuffered, non-ECC?
what does it mean.?

2006-12-22 08:33:53 · 2 answers · asked by rockandroll1968 2

for games tell me all

2006-12-22 08:28:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am soon going to be building my own PC, but am stuck trying to get a Hard Drive. it needs to be 160GB and SATA2 but what is the best brand for HDD's?? i have been told that Western Digital are good, and Maxtor.

2006-12-22 08:06:36 · 15 answers · asked by Michael G 2

I believe that you need a special type of power supply for a mobo but i want to make sure. If so how do you know which power supply is good 4 u?

2006-12-22 07:42:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everytime when I start my computer the screen display the message i.e.( Intel boot agent version 2.2, Press CTRL + S to enter the setup. Cover was previously removed).
Please help me what should I do because before a month I didn't see this message but now everytime this message diplay.
I have a branded computer from DELL company Please help me how can I clear this message. Thanx

2006-12-22 06:55:12 · 3 answers · asked by Jazz 1

to run dvd's

2006-12-22 06:23:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My ribbon cables go like this:

Motherboard>>Hard Drive>>Cd Drive
Motherboard>>Floppy Drive

How do i get more cables for new cd drives? (I only have the 2 filled sockets in my motherboard)

Is there any cable that will allow me to do this?:

Motherboard>>Hard Drive>>Cd Drive>> Cd Drive
Motherboard>>Floppy Drive>> Cd Drive

2006-12-22 04:58:48 · 3 answers · asked by Samuel P 1

2006-12-22 04:47:03 · 6 answers · asked by no escape 1

2006-12-22 04:34:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it just a matter of time and I get use to it?

2006-12-22 04:21:04 · 5 answers · asked by sandras77 4

2006-12-22 04:13:40 · 6 answers · asked by ELISE K 1

2006-12-22 03:42:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-22 03:18:35 · 12 answers · asked by tokydo 1

i know it sounds silly, but my comp dosent seem to be up to par. when i run limewire and windows media player my comp is getting stuck, takes time to change songs and stuff. i have the 2.2 4200 dual core. it seem to be fine before but latly its seems like dual core is lacking....????help

2006-12-22 02:52:10 · 4 answers · asked by kosovoknight 1

2006-12-22 02:38:11 · 5 answers · asked by Aparna M 1

I have been a faithful Intel user for a while and mostly because I'm not sure how AMD works. they don't seem to ever have the GHz measurment on them. what is the order of them? (ex: Celeron, Pentium 1, pentium 2 pentium 3.... and so on, except in AMD) what is AMD's version of the Core 2 Duo, and is it better than Intel's?

2006-12-22 01:32:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did I just buy a stolen computer?! :-)

2006-12-22 00:47:01 · 4 answers · asked by donniederfrank 2

my scandisk is not working,it has an x across it. Can I get it back?

2006-12-22 00:17:22 · 1 answers · asked by bjsuno 4

Hi All,

Just installed a Maxtor 10 200gb SATA hard drive but its only showing 137gb in windows?? I have downloaded Maxtor big driver enabler but it didnt work??

XP service pack 2
200gb Hv200*** hard drive

If i partitioned the drive would with partition magic would this work??

Thanks :)

Ben

2006-12-21 23:25:39 · 9 answers · asked by Pulsar_GTI 3

2006-12-21 22:50:20 · 14 answers · asked by challenged 1

when i bought my new computer an electronical mouse came with my system. it expired so i took the roll ball one from my old lap top. it has failed do to age and usage. it is expremely hard to use at this point.

2006-12-21 21:42:54 · 7 answers · asked by sandras77 4