Other - Hardware - January 2007

I have the option to get a TV Tuner for my PC, but I would have to loose the TV to do it. Is it worth it?

I am planning to use the TV Tuner, besides watching regular TV, is to use it to play Xbox 360 on my monitor, and the quality would greatly improve. My monitor is 19 inches LCD. My videocard setup (if that matters) is dual nVidia 7600s, and I do have available PCI slots. What really could bother me would be to watch TV. I usually tend to watch TV when I wait for something to be done on the computer, like compiling or rendering, anyone had similar experiences? So, what would be better?

2007-01-12 10:06:27 · 3 answers · asked by Zamlock 1

I have 2 SATAII hard drives, but until now have had a motherboard only capable of SATA speeds (150mb). Having just got a new motherboard with SATAII capabilities I've connected the SATAII hard drives using the original SATA cables that came with the old motherboard.

I know there's a difference between the cables - the SATAII cables have clips on them, making them more secure, but is there actually a difference in speed? Or will I be getting full SATAII speeds from regular SATA cables?

2007-01-12 10:02:12 · 2 answers · asked by reddragon105 3

Thanks in advance.

2007-01-12 09:51:46 · 3 answers · asked by Heyjay 4

2007-01-12 09:20:26 · 4 answers · asked by Peter R 1

I have a couple of memory sticks that were found but they are originally from a Dell system, will they work in a Gateway system?
They are made by Samsung so I would assume they would.

2007-01-12 09:08:07 · 1 answers · asked by Tyrone Shoelaces 2

just put a windows cd on to my pc after fitting new hard drive but dont have word or anything on it now.How can i get word and powerpointy on it? i cant find any cd's

2007-01-12 08:06:35 · 5 answers · asked by accebs 2

2007-01-12 07:45:32 · 6 answers · asked by Dave N 1

I am a graphic designer and after a few years of accumulating images, now need a secure way to archive my catalogue of work. Til now I have burned multiple copies of my work on many DVDs but searching and using past images is a hassle. Would you recommend using a (or multiple) external hard drives or just keep on burning? Is either one less secure? I know that, depending on the chemicals used, DVDs will lose the information burned on them in 10 to 25 years. Thanks!

2007-01-12 07:31:47 · 4 answers · asked by mathiaslerouge 1

2007-01-12 07:29:41 · 2 answers · asked by Adrigo C 1

anyone knows or owns 1 of these? i have a question. im told these are wireless. wireless speakers (satellites). my question is if the speakers are wireless how does it get its power? is it rechargeable. or i still need to plug it

2007-01-12 06:55:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well my pc wont boot up..
i turn it on i go through the diagnosis thing the hard drive gets picked up now b4 it was not but now its alive.....
then..
a blank screen turns up then after liker hours n hours it goes to windows boot up i dont know which boot up as i have win 2000 or n 98 previouse on it with d thing supposed to move but nothin happens its jus stays there dont even move to 1%..
i try disk patiton usin Active Kill disk it jus says
Patition Table 00 n some nxt thing at 0
n then i try to RUN D ERASER.. but it jus stays at 0%
i dont know what 2 do ne ideas plzz
p.s i dont mind erasin all the hard drive

2007-01-12 06:52:37 · 12 answers · asked by acefasil 1

it was on autoplay, i cancelled, it cancelled for a few minutes then i tried to safely remove it but it would not let me, it just says try closing later.i just unplugged the device from the usb, what will happen to the harddisk..it was a harddisk from a laptop.thanks!

2007-01-12 06:27:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have recently reinstalled windows xp as my computer was going slow but when it was all done in 'my computer' the dvd drive is listed under 'removable drives' i have a card reader so have several drives and my cd drive is now like 'H' drive - is there anyway of making it the 'D' drive again and putting it in a group for 'cd dvd devices'

2007-01-12 06:26:29 · 7 answers · asked by Chris Lisi 1

2007-01-12 05:45:08 · 4 answers · asked by TechGuy123 2

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320069623863&fromMakeTrack=true

Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM SATA 2 Hard Drive 250

I'm a total Noob when it comes to installing hard drives, but I know my 30 GB drive is full and I need something bigger. I have an IBM ThinkCentre, it's newer. How do I tell if this hard drive will work??
Thanks.

2007-01-12 04:51:42 · 6 answers · asked by daddyferrari 2

Form excell documents

2007-01-12 04:50:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 04:45:33 · 6 answers · asked by MARTIN W 1

Here are my PC specs:

AMD Sempron 3500+ Processor,
Gigabyte Nvidia 7600GT Video Card,
768MB DDR333 (PC2700) RAM,
80GB IDE Hard drive.

I'm considering upgrading my memory to 1GB of DDR400 RAM and/or a SATA 3.0GB/s hard drive. Would these upgrades make a significant improvement in performance? Would the memory or the hard drive help more? I play a lot of first-person shooter, so I'm looking for faster load times and also quicker ALT-tab switching to other programs when in fullscreen.

2007-01-12 04:19:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

and it is all the time lately

2007-01-12 03:38:47 · 4 answers · asked by LOLO 3

2007-01-12 03:30:29 · 7 answers · asked by rearender999 1

2007-01-12 03:09:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 02:39:01 · 1 answers · asked by franckoboy 3

when im just gonna use it on my computer do i still need to plug to the outlet? because i have an external hardrive now, and it doesn't have an outlet, i just need plug the USB.

2007-01-12 02:35:26 · 3 answers · asked by X 2

i'm planing to buy a new Graphic card but i'm not sure wat kinda slot i got.
all i think its AGP pro, but i had checked there are 3 types of agp pro slot.

AGP pro 1.5V
AGP pro 3.3V
AGP pro Universal

how to identify it?
hm... mine looks like this
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something like this with 2 divider on it. 1 of it is shorter than d other divider.

the whole slot is about 11cm.

hm, my mother board is A7V333. on the board beside the slot i saw AGP pro written on it, but juz dunno wat type it is.

pls teach me how to identofy it

2007-01-12 02:16:39 · 3 answers · asked by lim key earn 1

Ok, let's say I were to buy an AMD 64 X2 3800+ 2Ghz dual core processor. Does this mean that there are 2 cores that run at 1Ghz each, or does it mean that there are 2 cores that run at 2Ghz each?

2007-01-12 02:02:14 · 6 answers · asked by Yoi_55 7

Which Processor is Better, the AMD Sempron or the Pentium M?

I have a 1.73 GHz Pentium M Processor and AMD claims that its Sempron is better. What is going on?

2007-01-12 01:57:40 · 3 answers · asked by Asher Madan 3

My little sister plays The Sims 2 and she wants more RAM for the game so I told her that I would take her to Best Buy to get some. I have 766MB RAM right now and I want to upgrade it to 1G. How much will I have to buy and what are some other suggestions on how much I should get in order for her game to be working smoothly.. thank you very much..

2007-01-12 01:54:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just had one. Much better now. Faster......

2007-01-12 01:18:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 00:07:55 · 3 answers · asked by inbu 1

2007-01-11 22:56:34 · 7 answers · asked by sexytigresa 1