Other - Hardware - October 2007

2007-10-18 14:24:07 · 11 answers · asked by Sunshine 4

I just bought a 1G Ram off line, When I put it in along with my 512mb is gets stuck at the Checking NVRAM Prompt, when i take the 512mb card out, and leave the new 1G in, My Moniter light just blinks on and off, and when i put my original Ram set-up back in, it works fine. did i get hosed?

2007-10-18 13:08:38 · 7 answers · asked by steph 1

I am buying a custom machine from ibuypower.com

Is it worth it to buy the 8800 GTX ultra x2??

Will this improve my gaming performance at all or will it run the same as 1 card? I am looking for gaming performance not multitasking.. So basically the question is, will 2 video cards help out my framerate over 1 video card? And is the 2x Videocard thing just for two monitors or is it for performance... Thank you all answers appreciated!!!

2007-10-18 12:39:40 · 3 answers · asked by ninertwo 1

Iv built this machine about a year ago and iv been adding parts ever since. I was bored 1 night and just thought id find out what people think on how good this machine is. Anyway here's the specs:

3.4Ghz P4 Processor
4Gb Ram
250Gb IDE hardrive and 80Gb SATA hardrive
ATI Sapphire Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512mb
Creative X-fi Xtreme Gamer
The case has about 5 fans on it for better air flow cooling.

Heres a picture of it: http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1na5.jpg

2007-10-18 11:34:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Plz answer i relly need to know

2007-10-18 10:20:04 · 35 answers · asked by DUSTIN 1

the new performance line of asus motherboards look incredibly hot and have a ton of features. However i am debating between buying a P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n, the energy-saving one, and Asus P5K3 Deluxe WiFi-AP, the performanve one. They seem to have the same features and names, but why is the P5E version 100 dollars more?

2007-10-18 10:16:34 · 4 answers · asked by xiangyustuy 2

My computer had 2 rams in it, one 64 at 100mhz and one 256 at 133mhz and everything was ok. Today I put in another two 256 at 133 mhz and took out the 64 one. When I turned on my computer I got this message "164 Memory size error" but after that my windows loaded normally and when I go to my computer it shows the total ram of 768. My question: Why did I get the error message? Should I leave the new rams in? Or is this going to 'cause any problems later on?

2007-10-18 10:14:09 · 3 answers · asked by Bev 1

2007-10-18 10:07:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello all! I am curious as to if I can hookup my 2.1 Logitech PC Speakers to my audio receiver so I can use them to watch tv, movies, or play PS3. My setup is as follows:

-PS3 to Receiver via HDMI for video, Optical for audio
Cable Box to Receiver via HDMI for video, Optical for audio
Receiver to TV via HDMI.

Now my PC speakers have a headphone jack connection that would normally connect to a soundcard, however I have an adaptop to convert from the headphone style connection to the red/white RCA cables. Where would this be connected on my receiver and how would I have to set it to use the speakers for all my devices? I have an Onkyo HDMI receiver.

Many thanks!

2007-10-18 08:52:35 · 4 answers · asked by James C 1

2007-10-18 03:37:05 · 1 answers · asked by David H 2

please explain in detail

2007-10-18 00:31:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my sound isnt working as result of a virus i have got rid of the virus and tried to download a sound device from microsoft, but it asked me to type in the product key for my computer. its now saying that my product key is invalid and to download another 1 which it wont let me do. what shall i do????????????

2007-10-17 21:53:08 · 3 answers · asked by sarah k 1

Concerning power supplies, what does an active and/or passive PFC mean? Another thing, what does it mean when they say ATX12V / EPS12V? I know ATX is the form factor and 12V is the voltage of the rail cord on the power supply, but what is EPS12V?

2007-10-17 21:11:27 · 3 answers · asked by viva8la7ram 3

VisionTek Radeon X1950 Pro Video Card

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&search=Video+cards&N=200105&search_redir=1&Ns=display%5Fprice%7C1&product_code=342812

ATI Technologies Radeon X1900GT Video Card

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&No=20&N=200105&Ns=display%5Fprice%7C1&product_code=52118533

2007-10-17 14:29:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been wanting to build my own pc and wondered if a barebone was the way to go?

2007-10-17 14:26:15 · 4 answers · asked by Omar 1

if all kinds of hardware can be infected, please specify the kind of hardware and it's performance after it is being infected.

2007-10-17 13:50:56 · 17 answers · asked by nitz 1

i had to reformat my computer and i don't have the Cd driver for my speakers. I can't go out and buy a new one, is there any way i can get the online? or any other way to get my speakers to work without paying? PLEASE HELP :[

2007-10-17 13:27:14 · 6 answers · asked by Melizaa(: 1

Hey all,
I recently purchased an EliteGroup 945GZT-M motherboard with a Celeron 420 processor from Microcenter. I'd put everything together (all the drives, fans, etc.) but when I went to power up, nothing happened. No fans, no lights, no beeps, nothing.

Assuming it was the power supply (a cheap-o Microcenter brand 300 Watt ATX), I returned it to the store, where they gave me another one. This didn't help either, so I returned it for a 550 Watt PSU. Initially, this was no help, but after following the tips on the Microcenter website telling me to build it outside the case with only the essentials plugged in, the fans spun, and a red light lit up in the case faceplate. I assume the red was because I hadn't plugged in the system fan, or something to that degree.

Elated, I re-installed the motherboard within the case where it again worked as promised. I moved the case over to my monitor and keyboard, but found that it wouldn't turn on for me again. I really have no idea what to do here.

2007-10-17 11:39:22 · 1 answers · asked by Krebo 2

2007-10-17 07:32:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the best wireless router to own that's out on the market today?

2007-10-17 05:08:08 · 3 answers · asked by sgtgregg 3

2007-10-17 04:37:00 · 3 answers · asked by April 3

I recently bought a brand new harddisk together with an external casing. The problem is that my PC can't detect the new harddisk, even though my PC is able to detect the USB casing. So what is the problem? I'm using SataII harddisk.

I tried checking the Administrative tool --> Device Manager and the new harddisk is not listed there.

Any advice?

2007-10-17 02:42:12 · 3 answers · asked by nujikabane 2

2007-10-16 19:22:07 · 4 answers · asked by reddevil07 2

Exactly a year ago, my old computer's hard drive crashed. I miss all my stuff I had on it so I decided to mess with it again. What happens when I turn it on is a black screen saying my video card info comes up, and then a screen with a giant E (for emachines) and then it stops at a black screen with a little flashing white dash in the corner.

So, what's wrong with it? Can I recover the data by myself?

I took it into Best Buy last year when it died, and they said everything showed up fine on their stuff, but it would cost me like 150$ or something to have it recovered. I finally have the money now, but I want to see if I can do it myself and save that money =|

And will they still be able to recover since its been an entire year? And if I get Best Buy to recover it, what do they put all the info on? Like, a CD, or something?

2007-10-16 17:14:57 · 7 answers · asked by Your Highness 7

I like to play games like Battlefield 2 and also games that just came out like bioshock and quake wars. Anyone recommend me any type of AGP graphics card?

2007-10-16 16:55:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-16 16:54:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every time I turn on my PC the CPU fan start moving so fast and is making more noise than usual.
Can anybody tell me why?

Thank You for your help..!!

2007-10-16 15:42:27 · 6 answers · asked by BabySensei 2

i went to freeware and i found one and it led me to a site called sourceforge or something im only 14 but im very intelligent with computers.

2007-10-16 14:50:48 · 3 answers · asked by Snaggletooth 1

Ok, so my problems continue. I ordered a motherboard off ebay, It didn't power up at all, not signs of life in it. But my original problem came from an old PSU melting to the mobo, there is no burns on the other side and it still for the most part works but I wanted to upgrade my video card.

If I left the melted psu in the mobo connected only to the 20 pin connecter. Could I use a new power supply and connect it to the video card and harddrive without having a melt down or something? If so is there any tips so I can make it decently safe?

~Mike, thanks

2007-10-16 11:29:02 · 1 answers · asked by User84 4

I am looking for a decent video card for my setup.
AMD 64x2 6000
2gb pc2-6400 ram
22" Dell LCD monitor Max res of 1680x1050

2007-10-16 10:35:18 · 4 answers · asked by nukewire 1