Other - Hardware - April 2007

i know you cant take out and upgrade the video card itself because it's intigrated but could i put a video card in a PCI slot and it uses that or something, i despretliy need a video card upgrade and need to know if i can upgrade it with an intigrated video card

Thanks...

2007-04-18 15:02:21 · 5 answers · asked by chaos_elite_001 1

Sometimes when I have 3 or 4 windows open on my computer my screen will freeze for a couple seconds and then black out for a second and turn back on. Could my Memory be malfunctioning or is there another cause?

2007-04-18 14:21:18 · 2 answers · asked by fulltimeballer 1

I set my timings as follows:
[CODE]DRAM CAS Latency: 3
DRAM Bank Interleave: 4-way
Precharge to Active: 3
Active to Precharge: 9
Active to CMD: 3
REF to ACT/REF to REF: 21
ACT (0) to ACT (1): 2
Read to Precharge: 3
Write to Read CMD: 4
Write Recovery Time[/CODE]

I wanted to set my DRAM Frequency to 200MHZ how it should be, but what's weird is that when I run tests with Everest using the DRAM Frequency: 200MHZ setting it shows me that I'm running at
[CODE]Memory Bus 120.0 MHz
DRAM:FSB Ratio 3:5[/CODE]

When I go back into the BIOS and set DRAM Frequency to 333MHZ I get what it should be...
[CODE]Memory Bus 200.0 MHz
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1[/CODE]

Here is the whole Everest test
[CODE]Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type DualCore Intel Pentium D 930
CPU Alias Presler
CPU Stepping C1
Engineering Sample No
CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
CPUID Revision 00000F64h

CPU Speed
CPU Clock 2999.8 MHz (original: 3000 MHz)
CPU Multiplier 15.0x
CPU FSB 200.0 MHz (original: 200 MHz)
Memory Bus 200.0 MHz
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1

CPU Cache
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions per core
L1 Data Cache 16 KB per core
L2 Cache 2 MB per core (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 63-0100-001131-00101111-011507-P4M800+$P23G_RELEASE 01/15/2007
Motherboard Name PCChips P23G (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DDR DIMM, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)

Chipset Properties
Motherboard Chipset VIA P4M800 Pro
Memory Timings 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Command Rate (CR) 2T

SPD Memory Modules
DIMM2: Kingston 1 GB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)

BIOS Properties
System BIOS Date 01/15/07
Video BIOS Date 11/25/06
DMI BIOS Version 080012

Graphics Processor Properties
Video Adapter ATI Radeon X1650 Pro (RV530)
GPU Code Name RV530 (AGP 8x 1002 / 71C6, Rev 00)
GPU Clock 594 MHz (original: 600 MHz)
Memory Clock 396 MHz (original: 400 MHz)
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My main concern here is over-clocking. I REALLY don't want to over-clock because I hardly ever turn off my computer and I would like to keep all my hardware running well for a while to come. Is there ANY way for me to REALLY test to see what I'm running at? I mean, do you guys think I'm safe anyway?

2007-04-18 13:29:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dads computer was working fine until he installed a dvd burner and some extra memory but now he can't read the data on the hardrive at all, infact it seems to be blank, yet there was a ton of stuff on there before hand. The only way we could evn get the computer to boot up was by having another harddisc with windows preinstalled on it.

Could this be a compatibility issue between the 2 diffrent sets of memory chips or could it be because the drive is not connected correctlly. We really need to solve this as we have many family photos on the disc and also many of my mums manuscripts.

We thought about taking it to pc world but don't know if that would help at all. As i say we can access the disc its just it appears to be blank.

Please help.

2007-04-18 13:27:46 · 11 answers · asked by Jason C 1

Not including the Intel Quad core.

2007-04-18 13:04:39 · 4 answers · asked by joshua s 2

No software is working, and i can't find anything to do with the processor on the bios. where can i change my processor settings to speed up my computer?

I have a 366 celeron processor, running on windows 98 se.

2007-04-18 12:48:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-18 12:21:29 · 7 answers · asked by j_ocampo05 1

An example would be the E4300. In its specification, it's FSB is 800 Mhz but when I hear people talking about it, they say that the FSB is 200 Mhz. What's the difference because this doesn't make any sense.

2007-04-18 11:21:50 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2

how do i activate my floppy driver as it is not showing on my computer and the green light keeps staying on please help i have tried and tried someone please help me

2007-04-18 11:10:34 · 4 answers · asked by shaun s 1

i have a MSI k9n Platium M/o and i don't know where to install a cd-rom. Do i connect it 2 the cd-in.

2007-04-18 11:08:31 · 3 answers · asked by sugarbaby25342 1

Can a motherboard that supports DDR2 also use DDR1? In particular the Intel P965 Express chip(set).

2007-04-18 10:59:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Granted, computers are made to add or remove software and hardware to and from. But, I noticed on these questions a lot of seeming younger pc users start messing around with sound cards, external drives, burning software, links to click on, all sorts of problems. Wouldn't it be better to search around on something like PCWorld Magazine, CNET, or read reviews of what's availible, and just buy a good pc with everything allready in the pc? I don't understand the need to experiment. I guess I am self-taught about pc performance. I simply don't tinker like these younsters do. Maybe my advice is to do research what's in stores. Many stores are good ones for advice. A lot of stores sell a lot of lousy pc stuff. Is anyone with me on this? Isn't it true there are pcs made with just about everything in it, that we don't have to install anything else these days?

2007-04-18 09:54:50 · 3 answers · asked by wallaroo w 2

hi i scan my computer through www.crucial.com and


Maximum Memory Capacity: 3072MB
Currently Installed Memory: 512MB
Available Memory Slots: 2
Number of Banks: 3
Dual Channel Support: No
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Model 3, Stepping 4
CPU Speed: 3000 MHz


i guess this is my desktop performance and i wanted to get ram so that it will enchance the speed of my desktop. Which one will it be best suit for my desktop? how much will it cost? and i heard G.SKILL 2GB 2x 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 PC2-6400 MEMORY RAM is pretty good too. Don't know much about computer plz help thx. o yea one more thing having 2gb ram more will it be too much?

2007-04-18 06:37:26 · 5 answers · asked by brian k 1

If I have a data cd that I burned on a Dual layer burner and used the full 8.2 gig's will I beable to see and use all of that data on the DVD when using just a normal dvd reader?

2007-04-18 06:07:42 · 2 answers · asked by Marshall Law 1

when i type something fast,there will be a beep sound from the cpu and the word can't be typed out.Every time i need to backspace it and type it again.If i hear the beep sound,the word i type will not come out.

can anyone help me?

2007-04-18 05:08:08 · 4 answers · asked by choonminlee2007 2

it jsut stopped functioning.....and my icons have all of a sudden lost their images and functioning.....i cant click on anything.....

what is this? how do i fix it?

2007-04-18 04:57:56 · 6 answers · asked by justin 2

just bought a pc and i need to know how i turn on the on board graphics please help this is important many thanks.

2007-04-18 04:13:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 22:33:29 · 2 answers · asked by Dinu 1

I have a mother board with 4 memory slots. At present holding 2X 512Mb PC3200 DDR RAM. I am wondering whether to:
a) get another 2X 1Gb PC3200 DDR RAM (filling all the slots),
b) buy 2X 1Gb PC4000 DDR RAM and removing the old PC3200 chip. This way I would have faster memory, but less of it.

Any thoughts on what is best to do?

2007-04-17 20:45:25 · 5 answers · asked by just my opinion 2

i've upgraded my ram from 256 to 1 gig and still its running slow!pls help !

2007-04-17 17:16:24 · 9 answers · asked by mayok j 1

i need help disableing my onboard card so i can install a radeon 7000

2007-04-17 15:27:22 · 5 answers · asked by jake p 1

2007-04-17 12:06:58 · 15 answers · asked by its_all_silk 1

Also what is the difference between AMD and Intel processors?

2007-04-17 10:18:26 · 5 answers · asked by eagleswing 1

The hardrive in my computer fried. I don't mind losing most things, it was mostly written music that I had written so I can redo it, but a had about $500.00 in iTunes purchases on it. Does anyone know if iTunes keeps a record of what you purchase, or is their any way I can get that information? I know I can't off of my old hardrive, but... Anything would be helpful.

2007-04-17 09:51:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My raid 0 hard disk volume suddenly says it has 90 gigs used when last week it was around 40. I havent added anything much since. my media/docs folder is around 29gb, windows folder is around 9gigs, and i can't see anything else of significant size..where the -!** is 90gigs coming from?? I also feel it added another 5 today. i am running vista ultimate edition.

2007-04-17 08:29:03 · 4 answers · asked by jack white 1

I am confused:

I have a new mobo with dual channel (4 memory slots) - on it are 2 sticks - both have the below sticker:

Samsung 512 MB 1Rx8 PC2 5300U 55 12 D3
M378T6553CZ3 - CE6 0702

they are sticking in slots 0 and 3 (one is black, one blue)

I want to upgrade the memory by using 2 x 1 GB so my question:

will these sticks in slots 1 and 3 work fine???

KINGSTON ValueRAM 1 Gb DDR2 SDRAM PC2-5300 CL5 (KVR667D2N5/1G)

(I am not getting the Samsung chips easily at my trusted shop)

Thanks in advance!

2007-04-17 08:18:05 · 6 answers · asked by Elex 3

What i mean is a usb cable with two ends that would fit into a computer. If so where could i buy one?

2007-04-17 07:49:57 · 8 answers · asked by Mikkyk 2

I want to connect my palm to any public pc so I can swap files on and off it like a usb key.
I thought that a particularly unnecessarily complicated and therefore cool way to do this might be to get a bluetooth usb key. I bought one off ebay for the paltry sum of £5 inc p+p, but
a/ the software is shite and
b/ it isn't plug and play and requires installation- I can't do this on public computers (e.g. at uni)


Does anyone know of any that might work natively like a usb key, and allow me to use my palm like a USB key?

Alternatively, what about a USB wi-fi adapter? they are only about £15- are they able to be used on computers to which you don't have admin access to install hardware?

2007-04-17 06:49:59 · 1 answers · asked by pingtiao 1

i was hoping just to save the clips for know my laptop is only 100gb and with the size of the file after 20minutes tells me i want have much disk space saving them am i saving them wrong place or files or is that the norm

2007-04-17 05:06:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The directions on Arctic Silver's site say to apply a thin line of paste over the processor (Over the heatspreader). There is nothing about spreading that paste out, other than when you apply the heatsink of the cooler. Do I need to use my finger to spread the paste around the heatsink or do I just plop the cooler on and have the pressure spread out the paste?

2007-04-17 05:00:14 · 5 answers · asked by MLBfreek35 5