Other - Hardware - November 2007

My hard drive is defective (I'm sure of this, its making weird noises and all that) what can I do as far as fixing it? It's an Acer 5050 I purchased it in July.

Please, don't answer unless you're sure you know.

2007-11-08 20:40:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Windows shows that 100GB of C: (the only partition of my hard disk) is full. but when I get properties of all files and folders in C: the total size of files is just 46GB! Could you help me to figure out the problem!

2007-11-08 19:57:44 · 6 answers · asked by Mehdi Jamei 1

2007-11-08 19:41:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know what I did, I assune downloads. Is there a button I can press on my computer to delete all or partial downloads

2007-11-08 17:34:56 · 5 answers · asked by teecee 3

I have an 8800 GTS with 640mb memory (Im sure because it says on the box) and 4gb ram, my os is 32 bit.

When I run dxdiag it shows my memory as 3582mb, this worries me. 32 bit cant handle all 4gb right? so the video card memory takes its place?

I have never been good at math but doesn't 4096-3582=514? Did the static from when I put it in damage my video card memory?

2007-11-08 14:53:52 · 5 answers · asked by nick_fa 1

I have a eTower 733i (lucky me - it's old). I am looking for a new power supply because it literally blew on me tonight. I was in the middle of watching a video and my computer completely shuts down.

I know I need a power supply. (I had an old one and hooked it up and now it works.) Thing is I just got a NEW one in June.
I am set to buy one this weekend or next. Trouble with it is, is that the power supply I need is a bit smaller than a standard one. (Or they all come in different sizes?)

What's a brand name that I should look for, or a particular model I could get so that it's guaranteed to fit in my computer?

Suggestions and answers would be great. Thanks!

2007-11-08 14:53:37 · 7 answers · asked by Dubya 1

Can't see one but am I just missing ti?

2007-11-08 14:12:17 · 18 answers · asked by spice2504 3

Im going to install a psu and a video card tonight on my computer.My question is how long should i leave my computer unplugged so i can install everything without having power still running thorugh it.A friend was doign this on his computer and ended up frying his motherboard becouse there was power still running through the computer even though it was unplugged so i want to avoid what happened to him so it dosnt happen to me.

2007-11-08 11:41:51 · 5 answers · asked by paradoxxxboxxx 2

i had windows media player on my desktop computer, and it ripped cds really fast. i have a new laptop and it rips cd super slowly...i was wondering what settings i should have checked off/selected for the fastest speed of ripping?

2007-11-08 07:54:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-08 07:22:11 · 15 answers · asked by suzywong 4

2007-11-08 06:18:16 · 8 answers · asked by dablu 1

I've been trying to fix a dead pc belonging to a friend. It gets to the screen with all the data on it and a flashing cursor in the bottom corner. I've tried booting up to cd-rom but it wont do that neither, was gonna try reinstalling windows.... I've tried cd-rom in another oc, it worked, i've tried the ram in another pc, it worked, i've tried putting hard-drive in another pc it didnt work, windows is corrupt. So I'm reinstalling windows at the mo then will try transferring it into the dead pc, see what happens. Do you reckon this will work? If not, do you have any other ideas I could try? I'm getting desperate here...lol

Thanks in advance XX

2007-11-08 03:33:44 · 5 answers · asked by iamqueentracy 3

2007-11-08 01:27:14 · 1 answers · asked by Murray W 1

I just want to know if my motherboard supports ddr2 800/533/667 rams, and i have only 800 and 533, will it burn my motherboard if i put those 2 types of ram together??

2007-11-07 22:49:19 · 2 answers · asked by andrew c 1

2007-11-07 22:29:58 · 3 answers · asked by k r 1

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM

It's a macbook pro 17inch with 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution.
More and more games are starting to be released for the mac platform, but the intel macs are capable of natively booting windows xp or vista with supposedly full driver support.

What sort of games can this setup handle, and at what graphic quality?

2007-11-07 16:32:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

1.i wanna know how you format a hard drive
2.what happens when you format it
3.if my stuff is going 2 be deleted
4. and what do i need b4 the "operation"

2007-11-07 13:18:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm still using dial-up because the cable companies don't come out this far. (Cable & DSL are NOT available to me.) My PC is a Dell Dimension 8250 Pentium 4 running Microsoft XP, 4 or 5 years old. Can I hook up a wireless router to my dial-up phone line? My ISP techs say yes, the local store clerks say no. Which is it?

If I can hook up a wireless router, please tell me what hardware I'll need?

2007-11-07 12:48:03 · 1 answers · asked by Bobby Jim 7

I need to know the motherboard info,and especially the name.I heard about sandra professional.If yes can anyone give me a rapidshare or torrent link?
If not an other way to know?

2007-11-07 09:09:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-07 08:53:47 · 3 answers · asked by juanmoreno92 2

OMG!!! My parents won,t buy me a new computer, as you see, I have a P4 1.8GHz CPU and 256mb of RAM and hopefully 256mb of VRAM. So I desperatly need a trojan/virus to destroy my computer's BIOS! thanks everyone.

2007-11-07 07:59:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is a 2004 optima with 40 gb hard drive and 700 mb of ram ican't work out what one to buy

2007-11-07 00:31:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why can the floppy let us read and write the data in it and why can the CD only let us read the information?
I need help for my niece's homework! :)

2007-11-06 22:04:11 · 7 answers · asked by s_a_b_t 2

I have watched programmes where it shows what people will look like when they are older. I think it's a computer generated thing. Is there anything online that cando this or a disc I can buy that does this?

2007-11-06 20:51:45 · 2 answers · asked by Michele 3

I've been having problems on and off with my HD for about 6 months. My computer is a Gateway desktop from 1999, upgraded from Win98 to WinXPHome a year ago; a FAT32 drive.My SEAGATE drive is a 160GB, about 2 years old; also a FAT32. When I bought it I just made folders and dragged data onto the drive, it worked fine. Last year I switched from my Gateway to an HP desktop I borrowed, an XP Pro with a NTFS drive. My external worked fine w/it but after a while when I tried to open the drive (via My Computer) and it said that it wasn't formatted, and if I would like to format it. I called the company of the drive and they helped nothing. I continued to turn on my drive like normal and eventually the drive popped out of it, all files unharmed. This has happened over and over. I've since had to revert back to my Gateway and haven't had problems for a while, but it's now doing it again. I really need to know how to stop this or how to fix it.

2007-11-06 20:28:48 · 4 answers · asked by cornucopia 1

the computer TV tuner is Leadtek WinFast. How can two different companies both make the WinFast brand?

2007-11-06 18:54:15 · 3 answers · asked by ? 3

From my understanding, the commands to safely eject a usb flash drive is now written into the generic drivers on all windows programs, so its safe to pull the drive out cold.

Also, how is it that the files could get corrupted? When I pull the drive out, I always close the files first, so theyre no longer in use. So doesnt this mean the files are not being read/written, and there is no risk of corruption?

However, in class, some people have criticized me for not 'stopping' the drive before pulling it out.

Simply put: who is right?

2007-11-06 17:16:59 · 3 answers · asked by some_random_guy61 4

I accidently spilled coffee on my keyboard i cleaned it but my cap lock key is stuck really bad.Is there any thing special I can use.This is a new board and its a pricy one.

2007-11-06 16:08:06 · 17 answers · asked by deedee 4

i have a pre-owned puter that i got recently to replace an old one. i needed more ram, so i figured i'd crack open my old one and put the ram into the new one. well, the sticks won't fit. the little notch on it doesn't line up right or something, and i can't see in there well enough to know exactly. am i doing something wrong? or is it just that my puter is only set to use specific sticks? also, i think the power supply is shot, it shut down fine the last time it was used, but it won't turn on now. i've switched plugs and cords and everything, and nothing seems to work. is there a simple test i can do to see if it's that? (without taking out that power supply and putting in my old one)

2007-11-06 14:53:25 · 5 answers · asked by arwen 3

2007-11-06 14:50:06 · 3 answers · asked by knight 1