Other - Hardware - December 2006

problem: at first it started with my computer being really loud. the fan caused the noise. Then I installed windows vista (beta) and after that it all went down hill. My computer wouldn't boot up so i had to recover all of my files to disc and reinstall xp. my computer would continually lock up, and/or shut down on me. i formatted my hard drive several times and reinstalled xp, but this didn't fix it. Eventually when i'd reboot my comp would make a long beeeeeep sound and my monitor wouldn't come on. i would have to jigger with the video card for it to work. Also, when my comp was booting up, it would just stop booting. during all of this my fan was really loud. finally i decided to remove all components and reinstall them (thinking maybe that something was being shorted out, but mostly as a last ditch effort to fix this thing...shooting in the dark really) didn't work. In fact, my monitor won't come on at all any more. i'm thinking it may be my moboard or processor.Thoughts?

2006-12-08 23:49:47 · 4 answers · asked by m w 1

Hi, am in uk. Have winxp op system on my pc.
For some reason my keyboards @ key allways gives out a " and the " key gives out a @.

I.E for some reasons they are reversed! How do i change this round?

ta!

2006-12-08 22:48:16 · 8 answers · asked by Mark L 1

2006-12-08 22:34:15 · 5 answers · asked by Hexer_ 1

2006-12-08 22:18:16 · 5 answers · asked by xuanbach l 1

2006-12-08 21:06:41 · 1 answers · asked by suresh s 1

I have an ECS Motherboard P4M800PRO-M. Can anyone tell me the following: (1) Can I run this motherboard with an Intel Core Duo E6300 CPU run Windows 98SE? (2) Can this motherboard run with an ATA/100 drive? (3) Can you build a system with both ATA/100 and SATA Drives? Thanks!

2006-12-08 15:43:50 · 2 answers · asked by Andrew O 1

Is there a good website for buying your own hardware for a real cheap price?

2006-12-08 13:19:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

They have 2 long pins.
The part number is PL16-WC-G
I need as much information as possible.
Thanks.

2006-12-08 13:06:09 · 4 answers · asked by Mark n 3

I am worried that if i buy it with a hot new pc gaming rig that when DX10 comes out i will have to buy a whole new one. The card i am talking about is the nvidia 7900GS

2006-12-08 12:35:05 · 3 answers · asked by Erik 3

2006-12-08 12:00:38 · 5 answers · asked by pbnw 2

Hi I have a Radeon X1300PRO right now and bought it a year from today and it has ALWAYS sucked. Now I see on ATI.com they have a trade in program going on. Now I am wondering how much better is a Radeon X1650PRO 512MB card then this X1300PRO? Is it worth $179.99 to upgrade to it? Or whats the best PCI-E card you could buy for under $170 and would be very good and much much better then this crap Radeon X1300PRO. I would like to buy a upgrade off of ATI.com or Newegg.com (newegg is better) Please leave links. Thanks a lot everyone!

2006-12-08 11:55:20 · 4 answers · asked by silvergoldo2 1

I thought only athlon computers have AMD technology

2006-12-08 11:46:14 · 3 answers · asked by mac_pc 2

i have seen that if i defrag c: partition from the windows xp (fat32 file system) which is installed on c:, then its quite slow process. i have windows 98 SE (also on fat32) on d:. i want to ask is it safe to defrag c: from windows 98 (which boots from d:) and to defrag d: from windows xp (which boots from c:) in terms of boot sectors or any boot records etc

basically i am asking can i defrag two OSes from each other. and will it be safe? will it be faster than defraging partitions from their own OSes?

2006-12-08 10:59:44 · 2 answers · asked by Rishabh Singla 2

When I go to My Computer, my second hard drive is not there. I can get to it by using Run, but I need it in My Computer.

2006-12-08 10:26:24 · 4 answers · asked by xFrozen 4

A Detail about different storage devices like computer storage devices, primary, secondary and optical storage devices.

2006-12-08 08:26:39 · 4 answers · asked by Flower 3

The case's blue LED is on so the power supply is working and there is a white-blue LED on the motherboard that is on. those are the only signs of life i can get out of it. What should i doooo?

2006-12-08 08:09:49 · 9 answers · asked by Turkey 2

I've only had this Dell PC for the last two years, sometimes it boots if I keep on turning on and off? Any ideas out there?
-Thanks!-

2006-12-08 07:14:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-08 06:56:17 · 2 answers · asked by g_merket 1

What makes 1 power supply better than others? How much money is a reasonable price. Also how can i figure out what brands are good. Also is a U.P.S. a good idea?

2006-12-08 06:32:14 · 3 answers · asked by Fate 1

I want 512MB-4GB capacity.... brans is not an issue.

2006-12-08 06:06:52 · 12 answers · asked by ◄☯♫ vanitee of vanitees ♫☯► 6

I am upset that there are only two major competitors in the cpu market and was wondering if there were any more in sight.

2006-12-08 06:00:44 · 8 answers · asked by Fate 1

In terms of Front Side Bus only why does it seem that Intel is on the lower end and AMD is on the high end

2006-12-08 05:53:01 · 6 answers · asked by Fate 1

its a hp amd sepron which means its like pentium M.
a friend got it 4 me, and since i was at work i gave it to a hardware technician2 look at it. i pickd it up on monday, and till date (1yr later) i have not bin satisfied with the laptop... its like a Pentium 1 or at best pentium 2 pc.. it hangs 4 no reason, i got no heavy programs on it..infact the heaviest programs on it are microsoft access, and yahoo msgr.
4rm task manager, the processor usage is pretty low, at 30/40% at best, and the paging file (virtual ram) is ALWAYS way beyond the half way mark...at 350MB.. my RAM is 512 sd.
i mean, there should b no reason why it hangs at startup, hangs when u run 3 programs, hangs in d middle of notin.
i have used symantec, norton, sophos, avast, and i'm now windows defender 4rm microsoft, so there could not possibly b a virus or worm
i have also run hp diagnositc programs on it, still too too slow, clumsy, and hangs. my pentium 3 desktop is faster better, etc.
is that technic at fault

2006-12-08 05:48:32 · 6 answers · asked by D *)sukky 3

I'm building my first pc and I've bought some anti static devices mainly for peace of mind. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with the cords with the crocodile clips. Here are the items I bought http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=-173&criteria=static&doy=8m12 I'm not sure where to attch the 2 croc clips.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :) Cheers

2006-12-08 04:14:07 · 10 answers · asked by KFO 1

one is online and the other will only work 4 storage will not boot up. just would like 2 send from bad hard drive 2 good hard drive. thanx

2006-12-08 03:59:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had to install a new hard drive and copy all data from old to new. No problem. But now I've lost my USB. Computer just won't recognize my USB flash drive, and USB controllers are no longer listed on Device Manager. I've checked all connections and everything seems fine. I thought I might have lost the USB drivers (if any), but the computer can't even find the controllers. Any help will be appreciated.

2006-12-08 03:59:12 · 5 answers · asked by BC 6

When I connect the flashdisk to a computer nothing is wrong; I can see the files on the computer. But when I try to listen to music or reach the files without the computer, It says "no files found". Should I have never converted the filetype ¿ What can I do?

2006-12-08 03:52:40 · 2 answers · asked by satiyagraha 4

I have a Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHZ Processor. Is there a faster one available for a home desktop, and would I notice a speed difference? I also have 1G of RAM.

2006-12-08 03:40:16 · 3 answers · asked by Robert 1

2006-12-08 03:13:59 · 9 answers · asked by baa baa 1

can i copy films that has been copied on another dvd burner

2006-12-08 03:10:19 · 17 answers · asked by j123g111 1