Other - Hardware - February 2007

My current (crap) operating system is win xp pro, 999mhz, 128mb ram, and a maxtor hard drive 20 gig which makes loads of noise..

I recently broke my new pc but if i duplicate the hard drive on the maxtor 40 gig in my newish pc to resemble the xp i have in the operating system above what results can i expect to see the one in my new computer looks - runs really good..

Should i tear it out an copy what i have now? and replace the loud one? Will it be faster??

2007-02-12 11:04:59 · 5 answers · asked by Donkey_kong 1

I just ordered a new Dell system which comes with a 305 watt power supply. It has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 1.5 GB RAM (2 sticks DDR2), a DVD-ROM drive, and a 160 GB SATA hard drive. It doesn't have anything else, no modem, no floppy, no sound card--just the bare basics.

However, I also ordered a NVidia Geforce 7600GT graphics card, which I know is somewhat power-hungry, but not too much. Using this power supply calculator (http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp), I entered all my information and it said that all my gear would require 245 watts. I just don't know if that's a good estimation, and I also don't know how many amps Dell's 12v rails have and whether it will be enough. Any help you can offer? Thanks.

2007-02-12 10:55:25 · 4 answers · asked by rockthemainline 1

I am running Windows XP. Recently i defragmented my c:/ drive. I could finish defragmenting my files but it stated that some files couldnt be defragmented. However, when i try to view the files there were no files being shown.

I had researched and even run " chkdsk c: /f " but however the problem still exists.

What should i do?

2007-02-12 10:21:47 · 3 answers · asked by Me 1

2007-02-12 09:56:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi,
I had a computer desktop which ran great for years. Anyway I put the wrong rated fuse in the plug, the insides were also heavily covered with dust. I plugged it in and turned it on. It then made a strange whirring noise and smoke started coming out of the casing!!!! I ripped out the power cable from the back straight away
I'm guessing the power supply is shot. I'm thinking maybe the motherboard is too?
I would really like to get the computer up and running again-It had an old 1.8GHZ Intel Pentium 4 chip in, as I remember 1GB (1000Mb) Ram with a standard sound and graphics card.
Which items could be shot? Is there a method of testing them without owning a voltmeter?
How much would to cost to repair, of a rough guide anyway.?
Is it possible to save the information that was on the hard drive - It had a lot of college work which would be handy to keep hold of

I also live in the UK so only English prices would be helpful, not dollars

Thanks in advance

2007-02-12 09:49:35 · 10 answers · asked by Alex 5

Anybody used both and noticed a difference? I know people will say "it all depends on the model", but I mean more in general of a certain brand failing, or just plain looking bad when installed. Thanks!

2007-02-12 09:28:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-12 08:50:48 · 7 answers · asked by The Zunester 5

2007-02-12 07:33:15 · 5 answers · asked by Custo Dian 3

Hey i need an easy way (or any way) to make a USB flash drive, into a bootable drive. Like lets say for example I want to run HIRENTS BOOT CD on my flash drive instead of a cd-rom??? How can I do that?

2007-02-12 06:39:38 · 6 answers · asked by xcureanddisease 2

I received an emailexplaining how to change it, below is the emaili received.
I received this answer in regards in changing D drive to an external burner E?
This was a good answer (below) but It doesn't give me a choice for E drive in step 9 If any one knows the problem please help.

Best Answer - Chosen By You

1. start menu, run
2. type mmc, click ok
3. press Ctrl+M
4. click add...
5. select disk management, click add, then click finish
6. click close, then click ok
7. click disk management on the sidebar
8. find cd rom 0 (or similar), right click it
9. click change drive letters or paths
10. select D:, click change
11. select new drive letter, click ok

than i received an answer because E drive wasnt an option,The selection starts from F drive, Now i got a respond saying
that E may be used for something else, How can I make my external Hp Light scribe my primary burner?
Please help???????????

2007-02-12 06:24:39 · 2 answers · asked by mastertouchdesigns 1

i am trying to install 2 dvd drives. how do i set one as master and one as slave? in BIOS? where in BIOS?

2007-02-12 06:10:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 4gb pen drive but when i tried to transfer movies into it, none of the movies worked and 1 had a a lag in the sound and stopped after 5 minutes...how can i check if the movies have copied properly ??

2007-02-12 05:07:47 · 8 answers · asked by enigma 1

2007-02-12 04:56:43 · 5 answers · asked by jayan s 1

please provide links.

2007-02-12 04:28:02 · 2 answers · asked by mayabone42long 1

2007-02-12 04:13:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every now and then my pc gives one beep which sounds like it is coming from the internal speaker in the pc. It happens randomly, not on any particular program. This is the first time i have had this problem so am unsure, any info will help. I have WindowsXP Home edition, i haven't installed any new programs recently, and haven't done anything recently that i can think of that would cause this. Please help!

2007-02-12 04:04:13 · 4 answers · asked by DJ R 3

I have unchecked the "read only" boxes, but they recheck themselves. So I cannot write directly to my CD-RW's.

2007-02-12 03:24:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The other day I went to plug in my headphones on my computer and I accidently put the plug into this other slot and my system shut itself down. I got it back up and running, but now I have no sound coming out of my speakers! The slot that I put the headphone plug into has the numbers 1394 above it and some other sign underneath it that i dont recognize....I have no idea what this plug-in is for....any help would be great!

2007-02-12 03:19:18 · 4 answers · asked by Jen 3

2007-02-12 01:09:20 · 4 answers · asked by MICHAEL O 2

For less than a week now, for some reason every time I turn pc on there is something in my recycle bin. It always says TMP file 0KB. Which I presume to be a temporary file with nowt in it. I always empty bin but next day it is back, one day there were two files like this. I have no clue as to what the file might be as there are only initials with it that don't mean anything to me. Somedays diferent initials.

2007-02-12 00:55:21 · 5 answers · asked by timetraveller 2

2007-02-12 00:45:08 · 8 answers · asked by stammystur 1

Well i need either a 1gb chunk or a 2gb chunk of ram for my laptop....... any sights out there that have good STUDENT pricing????

2007-02-12 00:19:17 · 5 answers · asked by big bird . 2

2007-02-11 23:14:44 · 25 answers · asked by anirudh p 1

i want connect my pc to tv but my tv doesn't have pc connector . tell me in detail how can connect my pc to tv and is any hardware require except garphic card .i mean i dont have graphic card and is any hardware avalible to replac graphic card to connect my pc to tv.and is it necesery to have windows media center . ia have windows xp

2007-02-11 23:10:48 · 3 answers · asked by sohail 1

I love building custom PCs, and I almost know what I want until it comes to choosing the right motherboard.

Because the motherboards' architecture of electronic components is the most complex, it's very hard to determine which one is the most stable, especially when most reviews are performance (probably speed) oriented, and not long-term quality oriented.

So tell me about your personal experience or expertise in choosing a motherboard, which brand is your favorite (and why)?

Finally my main question is should we trust a brand name and stick to it as long as it's good, or read performance biased-reviews to make a buying decision?

Personal experience:
After a bad personal experience with an Asus motherboard, I started to be meticulous in choosing other manufacturers with *longer* history and experience. Yet when I search online for best custom gaming PCs I see that Asus is much favored.

2007-02-11 21:50:49 · 7 answers · asked by prabato 3

come on you can tell me honest?

2007-02-11 21:29:41 · 26 answers · asked by lion of judah 5

2007-02-11 20:04:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In so many ways I tried to get a correct answer for the harddisk noises,but so far not fulfill.I read an article issued by www.memorystock.com(frequently asked Q&A )stated:if you hear your harddrive working,there is a reason probably insufficient memory.Even I tried with 3 new harddisks the noises persists the same.My system haveDDR 256 MB(400MHZ)RAM.The system is functioning with usual performance and I no find any problem except the harddisk noises.Please assist me what I do?

2007-02-11 20:04:01 · 12 answers · asked by jayan s 1

2007-02-11 19:13:32 · 2 answers · asked by tan_vbl 1

Nothing comes up when I open F:. When I scan it or perform backup, several files names FileXXXX.chk are visible in a Found.000 folder that I can't access. Any tools out there to restore data? Maybe the directory info got deleted...

2007-02-11 17:06:09 · 2 answers · asked by frenzee2000 3