Other - Hardware - March 2007

My PC goes through set up and then goes black before it goes to the desktop. This is a good computer so... HELP!

2007-03-24 12:29:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have just installed a new harddrive. then i loaded windows xp & xpservice pack2. then i ran the disks that installed all the drivers that is on the motherboad, but i cannot get the sound device to load, i just get a message saying the device is not installed or working properly. please help

2007-03-24 11:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by fatboy 1

and how can i tell which type my PC uses without taking it apart ?

2007-03-24 11:15:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my video card 7800 running slower than before I play battlefield 2142 with very low setting and I still lag, altough ping in game is like 30
PC spec:
Pentium D 3.0ghz
2 gb ram

2007-03-24 11:11:23 · 3 answers · asked by NYC-BIGCAT 5

need general outline for any processor, and the procedure if it's an AMD sempron mobile 3300+ ?

2007-03-24 11:11:15 · 3 answers · asked by doggydawg 1

2007-03-24 11:05:25 · 8 answers · asked by zadow_zin 2

2007-03-24 10:32:28 · 11 answers · asked by B N 1

My computer.. i dont know if its the motherboard or video card.. no signal to monitor.. but fans and everything run.... i tried turnin it on and leaving my speaker up to hear if it even starts to windows.. didnt hear it.. but then it might not start because theres no video card maybe?/ this computer was put together running only 2 days.. what can i do.. whats the problem?? video carD?? motherboarD?... everything turns on..... but no signal.. grr

2007-03-24 10:19:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so my motherboard is bad and the Geek Squad said it would cost like $400-500 bucks to replace it. I would rather try to fix it myself by getting a new motherboard but I have no idea where to start..also since all of my data was on my PC, would I have to back it up before I start replacing the motherboard?

2007-03-24 10:07:18 · 5 answers · asked by guardchic05 2

There is this computer thats been working for 2 days that was built..... today i turned it on and it was fine and i ran prime95 just to make sure the temps are good and the cooling sufficient.. i left the room for 2 minutes and when i came back there was no signal to the monitor?.. what could the problem be.. the system WAS on and the fans running so the power supply is fine. Is it the graphics card or motherboard?/. what do i need to do.. help please/// thanks

2007-03-24 09:55:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello! I have two questions...

1. For better gaming performance, I now have a 2.40 GHz Processor and 1GB of RAM.

I have just bought a 3.33 GHz processor but should I return it and buy another stick of 1GB RAM?

So whats better for gaming, more FPS, for BattleField 2 and other games?
3.33 GHz + 1GB RAM
or
2.40 GHz + 2GB RAM

2. What is a processors Job? What does it do?

Thanks!

2007-03-24 09:34:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anthony 2

#1 to a mac os do i have to have a mac made computer, #2 is there any way i can turn my xp computer into a mac i like macs alot better... but we have this crappy compaq xp computer and i hate it i would much rather have a mac os.... the reason i ask that is b/c a friend said that he was able to download sumthing off of the computer some where that turned his computer's os into a mac's os (i dont know if it just made it look like it or if it was fully a mac)

2007-03-24 09:18:40 · 7 answers · asked by sc2linkfan2k5 1

well... i just bought an internal HDD... I can see the metal disk is exposed to the air , is it suppose to be like that?

if yes, should the disk face upward or downward when putting it in the case?? thx!!!

2007-03-24 08:53:00 · 4 answers · asked by Brian S 1

I have been formatting a system for some time now, and I do patition the system, yet I don't really know the need for patitioning. Pls can somebody help me out.

2007-03-24 08:28:04 · 9 answers · asked by toluolotu 1

this guy owns his own computer business he got it for me and installed it, i payed £40 for it

but when I right click on my pc it only shows 1.8 ghz why? is he lying?

2007-03-24 07:59:37 · 4 answers · asked by Leanne1988 1

i HAVE nO SOUND AND IT SAYS THAT THE DRIVER HAS BEEN ENABLED BUT HAS NOT BEEN STARTED AND I HAVE NO DISK

2007-03-24 07:43:33 · 1 answers · asked by BUD 1

Can you please tell me how to defrag my computer, I forgot.

Thanks!

2007-03-24 07:10:37 · 20 answers · asked by Paris Flea 3

My husband is a Jerk!!! He took the hard drive out of my PC which I found very rude and unrespectful. He's suspiciuos that I'm cheating on him with some guys online because I've spent a lot of time on my PC. I have to admit that I spend a lot of time on my PC but only to do my work and entertaining. I don't do no chating or seeking for some other guys. So, my question is can my husband tracks down any infos that I've been through on the internet of off my PC? I don't keep track of the web sites I was on because my PC cleared up the history every time I'm online. I don't worry about what he'll find because it'll be nothing. Just curious.

2007-03-24 07:06:52 · 6 answers · asked by poohbearprince 2

I'm totally clueless about VGA Card. Please help.

I'm running a game with minimum requirement of ATI X800, mine is ATI X1300, is it more advanced?

Should the game be ok played with x1300?

2007-03-24 07:01:48 · 6 answers · asked by Kin 1

i've used both cd-r and cd-rw on nero before. now it says 'no disc inserted in drive'

2007-03-24 06:54:56 · 4 answers · asked by womanoferin 2

My sound does not work and when I go to Control Panel and to Sound and Audio Devices, it says there's nothing there. It might because I don't have a Multimedia Audio Controller (whatever that is). Any advice on how to restore sound?

2007-03-24 06:41:32 · 2 answers · asked by Samich 3

Last night, it was working perfectly. Until today.
My computer seems to recognise it, the icon appears on my computer. I can open the folders in it sometimes, but it's very slow when it's successful, the other time it crashes the explorer. I try to open some avi files (as big as 170mb), but it crashes. I can only seem to open very small files (like 30mb). It makes this strange sound, as if it's flicking very loudly than usual and it sounds like it got d/c all the time.
I tried to go through windows media player and open it, it works sometimes, but other time it crashes. Then I tried to transfer the large file(170mb) to my desktop and it crashed.

I use Buffalo external harddrive.. and my operating system was XP, but now I use Vista.

I've also tried to use it on my laptop which is XP, but it still like that. Please help?

2007-03-24 06:32:01 · 5 answers · asked by evenstiller 1

I know that MA stands for master and SL stands for slave but what does CA mean and if you choose it what will it do?

2007-03-24 06:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by lilwill4102005 2

BE ERASED? (SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS BTW BUT THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS STUCK, LOL)
B/C I DOWNLOAD MOVIES VIA THE INTERNET AND THERE SAVED ON MY HARD DRIVE AND I DON'T WANT TO ERASE ALL THE ONES I DOWNLOADED AFTER MY CHOSEN RESTORE POINT. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED,THANKS AHEAD OF TIME

2007-03-24 06:03:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am unable to establish an internet connection to the second tower. I am using a Belkin 2 port KVM switch and D-link router.
Please advise. Provide link for help if you can.
Thanks

2007-03-24 05:39:43 · 3 answers · asked by ? 3

I need to buy a DVD Ripper and I want to but it off eBay. I need to take the copyrights of the DVD's so I can put it on my PSP. I need to know what one to buy. i want it under $20.

2007-03-24 05:26:10 · 5 answers · asked by tom s 2

I don't have an F15 button on my computer. How do I press it if my computer tells me to? Can I just press Shift+F3? Please answer quickly!

2007-03-24 05:13:40 · 4 answers · asked by Lilovacookedrice 3

Okay, so I just bought myself a new hard drive because my old one was getting a lot of bad sectors. But for some reason my mother board does not detect the drive after I started to load windows data from the CD. I've partisioned into 2 drives, formated both of them and started the windows install, but when it rebooted, it will not read the drive, nor even read the CD drive (it will read the CD drive if I have the hard drive d/c and reconnect it after it starts to read the CD drive.

Basically, what is going on, and what the heck do I do to correct it?

2007-03-24 05:05:19 · 6 answers · asked by cj k 4

Would you build or buy a new computer?

The way I see it both options have their pro's and cons.....

Building:
Pro's: You know exactly what is in your computer and the specification is your choice.
Con's: Price (usually)

Buying:
Pro's:Ready made computers are usually cheaper (think DELL...........on second thoughts don't, I wouldn't touch a DELL with a bargepole, but hey each to their own.)
Cons: Do you know exactly whats inside? Usually NO....unless you invalidate your warrant.



So.....which would you chose?

2007-03-24 05:03:03 · 8 answers · asked by Colin H 1

2007-03-24 04:39:17 · 10 answers · asked by rockrib2000 2