Hardware - December 2007

my laptop is working really slow for the past few weeks and it is really loud(meaning that u can hear it from the inside, like its overheating or something, dont know if im making sense btw). why is it doing that? do i need to format it? if i do, will that fix the problem?

2007-12-03 10:58:20 · 6 answers · asked by Joey G 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

How can i watch tv on my laptop, i just moved to a college residence where i dont have a Tv, and I heard theres a way to watch some tv on the computer, how does that work

2007-12-03 10:55:38 · 7 answers · asked by Tiph 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am trying to connect the printer to use on the home network, but it shows nothing in the location of the printer. how to find it?

2007-12-03 10:53:14 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I am looking to build a laptop PC from scratch but i cant seem to find a website that sells the "case" (the exterior that wraps around the motherboard and all that good stuff and has the working LCD monitor attached to it). Does any1 know of a website that sells those?

2007-12-03 10:43:08 · 4 answers · asked by ZZ 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

3.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 4MB Cache FSB 1333
Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler Extremely Quiet
ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe/Wifi (Intel P975X, 2xPCIEx, 8-Channel Audio, LAN, 5XSATA2, 4xDDR2, 1394, 1333FSB, Wifi)
4GB (1GBx4) PC5300 DDR2 667Mhz Memory
500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA300
18X Samsung SH-S182M Dual Layer DVD+/-RW/CDRW w/Nero
512MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT GDDR3 PCI Express DVI/Tvout
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit
Apevia Black X-Dreamer II (4 5.25, 5 3.5 bays) 2 Fans, Window, Front Audio/USB/Temp
650watt Cooler Master eXtreme Power RS-650-PCAR
Onboard LAN included
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1
Standard 1 year parts and labor


I was goin to go with quad...but a top contributer told me to go with duo.

Im willing to spend the money for it

What do you think?

Any suggestions?

2007-12-03 09:56:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I would like to put the word "NETSHOP" on one key such as the "-" key on the numpad for example so that when I press it.. it types out "NETSHOP" instead of just "-" ..I was wondering if that was possible in Windows or by a separate program. Thanks for the answer in advance!

2007-12-03 09:36:35 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have 4gb of RAM installed in my desktop and when I did an InSPECS scan it shows that I have 4gb of RAM however the computer itself only recognizes 3.2gb of the 4gb. Any reason as to why and how to fix it?

System Info
Model : Asus M2N-E SLI
Chassis Type : Desktop
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Processor
Number Of Processors : 1 Hyper-Threading Enabled
Type : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 4000+
Processors Bus Speed : 200 MHz
Motherboard
Manufacturer : ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model : M2N-E SLI Rev. 1.XX
CPU Slot/Socket Type : Socket AM2 (940)
Chipset Vendor : NVIDIA nForce4 Rev. A3
Bios Manufacturer : Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Bios Version : ASUS M2N-E SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1002
Graphics
Model : nVidia PCIE NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
PCIE Speed : 16x
Monitor : Plug and Play Monitor
Storage
Hard Drive 1 : WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA0
Size : 305.25 GB
Memory
Total RAM Installed : 4096 MB
Type : DDR2 Regular UDIMM PC5300
Used RAM Slots: 4 of 4

2007-12-03 09:28:04 · 8 answers · asked by aikichi15 1 in Desktops

I just got final fantasy 11 online and cant play it with my video card i was lookin some up and this one cam up to look good 3D Fuzion GeForce FX 5500 PCI Graphics Card 256MB and one of the recommended requirments is geforce FX series so i just want some oppinions thanks.

2007-12-03 09:27:05 · 2 answers · asked by FF fanatic 1 in Add-ons

Hi, I am currently using an HP 716n PC with Windows XP SP2 on it. I had a total amount of 512mb of ram installed. I purchased and added 1gb of memory (2x512mb sticks) to the 2x256mb and have a total of 1512mb installed.

It recognizes the added memory but doesn't really add much only 256 mb added (to the 512mb) for recommended use. I want to be able to maximize the settings where it won't hurt the pc and I won't have any slowdowns if using a lot of programs.

These are the current settings in system properties/memory/virtual memory:

Visual Effects - Let windows choose what's best for my computer.

Memory Usage - Programs (System Cache is also selectable)

Virtual Memory size: 756mb (I have 1512mb available)

If anyone can help recommend settings that would be for best performance utilizing the 1512mb that I have I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

2007-12-03 09:16:53 · 2 answers · asked by Hellion666 2 in Add-ons

2007-12-03 09:11:19 · 9 answers · asked by runner1 6 in Desktops

Hi im looking for a agp x8 gfx to go into my little brothers old amd 2800. Im looking to spend upto £100 on it for christmas but i need to know which one is best

2007-12-03 09:09:58 · 3 answers · asked by ? 3 in Add-ons

I want to purchase a new desktop computer and I'm choosing between these brands:

Compaq
HP
Dell

Which one is the best brand as far as desktop computers?

2007-12-03 08:55:22 · 17 answers · asked by Camille W. 2 in Desktops

2007-12-03 08:54:17 · 5 answers · asked by Wist 2 in Other - Hardware

I'm using a new 4 gig flash drive to backup jpeg files between two computers. The amount of data I'm loading onto the drive is always about 250mb. When using my home comp it only takes 4-5 minutes to copy/paste the files onto the flash drive, but the much more powerful work comp takes at least 2 hours to do the same thing. Both are using usb. Any ideas why?

2007-12-03 08:53:00 · 2 answers · asked by Scott 2 in Desktops

Hi friends,

I am a phd student and need a laptop. I need it only for academic purpose. So MS office and adobe reader are the requirements. I dont want it for movies or gaming or music download. From which site can I get a good deal? I want something less than 350. I already saw ebay and dealstobuy.com. They all are expensive.
Please help

Thanks

2007-12-03 08:49:28 · 8 answers · asked by Karoln . 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

A friend has been running Win 98 for years, but his machine has died and he needs a new one. He's concerned about the learning curve for a new operating system. Would he be better off getting XP or making the leap to Vista? Will 98-to-XP be easier than 98-to-Vista, in the short run? In the long run? He uses his computer for word-processing, taxes, and Internet access, mostly. He's unlikely to do much gaming or multimedia work, if any.

2007-12-03 08:45:07 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-12-03 08:44:22 · 12 answers · asked by spoony 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I installed new hard drives on my e machine computer and it says that TLDR is missing to restart and when I do it says the same thing, what did I do wrong?Any help Please and thank you very much!

2007-12-03 08:40:44 · 7 answers · asked by ashley g 1 in Desktops

Alright i have a dell 4550 series comp. I have a 40gb and a 80 gb harddrive. i have 1 gb ddr sdram right now. I have a radeon 256 mb video card right now. I was running fable and warcraft 3 and counter strike. Now i have uninstalled them and installed world of warcraft. Now it like lags. My whole computer lags. Anything i am doing on my computer it lags. It is not a normal lag though it is kind of a skip on a cd. It will run fine and then it will stop and a few seconds later it will start going fine again. I have ran world of warcraft on my computer before with counterstrike and warcraft 3 and this problem did not occur. I do not konw what is wrong i do not want to go out and spend 100 dollars if i do not have too. COuld this be the harddrive?? I have used disk cleanup on a daily basis. I defragment at least 3 times a month. I use spysweeper. And i cant find anything else wrong. i have great connection to internet. Im not sure but i think ram is the problem. How do i cool the computer?

2007-12-03 08:34:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I've a sony vaio laptop. Is it easy to upgrade the ram myself? Coz the current 1gb RAM is too slow for window vista.

2007-12-03 08:19:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

http://www.theshoppingchannel.com/endeca/search.do?keyword=601490&Search.x=36&Search.y=18

It was $1900 one day when I last saw it on the shopping channel (TV) but that was the day's show stopper. Day's later, I thought of buying it, but they raised the price. I called up dell, and they gave the same price (i think, not sure if they included the tax or not) I want it for myself since I want to be a gamer, and I download a LOT of music DAILY.

thanks responding.

2007-12-03 07:50:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I just bought a Dell inspirion computer this afternoon as a Christmas gift to the family.

It comes with a 19'' WideScreen LCD HD Monitor, 2.1 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4000+, 16 DVD-RW, 320 GB hard drive/ 7200 rpm, 2 GB of DDR2 system memory- 667 MHz, 13-in-1 digital media card reader and the mouse/keyboard.

It was $698 (w/o tax) but, with the my employee discount and Christmas bonus I got it for $590 (w/ tax). Is this a good deal? Do you think that is a good speed processor and enough memory space for Windows Vista? Let me know your input. Thanks.


P.S. Here is the link for the computer...http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7810487

2007-12-03 07:40:53 · 10 answers · asked by Bessie D 2 in Desktops

It does NOT shut down randomly when it's just on battery power (just goes to black and shuts down abruptly.. definitely off).
I've had this computer for about 2 years. It was previously shutting down randomly in general, which I thought might be overheating, but I tried vacuuming out the fans and it helped only a tiny bit. It also didn't shut off this often (now it shuts down after about half an hour on a good day- this is when plugged in). What should I do?

2007-12-03 07:38:38 · 2 answers · asked by lockstockn2 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

So I just got home from school and I turned on my new iMac and all of a sudden i see a globe blinking. it was a gray trace of a globe and it was blinking

2007-12-03 07:18:25 · 1 answers · asked by KingMC93 3 in Monitors

When you press those buttons, this image comes up right?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5616/14057646xn5.jpg

But there is supposed to be more buttons where I have scribbled at the top, some reason they have gone. I have turned off my computer and restarted it several times but I can't get it back. What do I do?

2007-12-03 07:16:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm going to make the switch from a PC to a mac, my question is - will my 19" Phillips 190B screen be compatible?

2007-12-03 07:08:23 · 2 answers · asked by DesignerChick 1 in Monitors

I went through the process of faxing a document, but it keeps saying no dial tone, waiting for retry or one time it said connecting, but nothing said that it went through or that it was complete.

2007-12-03 07:07:52 · 1 answers · asked by marie 1 in Printers

2007-12-03 07:07:47 · 9 answers · asked by levi636 3 in Add-ons

I was just wondering. Some crazy guy said it was possible, but I don't believe him. Help?

2007-12-03 07:06:25 · 2 answers · asked by Chip 1 in Add-ons

Id like a site where i can put what kind of PC i want (memory, HD, screen size, ...) and then it would show me a list of PCs like that.

2007-12-03 07:04:33 · 3 answers · asked by Mr.X 1 in Laptops & Notebooks