Hardware Forum

Hello, This is a bit of an unusual question, and I wasn't really sure where I should put it (Geeks Lounge or Hardware) but I decided to stick it here anyway. I've recovered an old PC, an Acer Aspire Desktop (not sure on the model, but it's certainly a form …

Hey, I recently tried to jailbreak my iPod touch 4th generation. In the middle of it, my computer crashed and my iPod went into recovery mode. I plugged it into the computer and restored it but all my iPod data was erased. I tried backing it up but it won't …

Hi, I recently bought a palit nvidia geforce 620 graphics card and im having trouble getting it to work. I plugged it intothe motherboard and the computer works but the graphics card fan spins realfast and is very loud. When i plug my power cable in however (pcle) the fan …

Hello everyone! Another serial mouse question! (I did not want to revive my 1 year old dead thread for this) I'd **love** to use my 1988 Logitech ClearCase serial mouse with... well with any Windows OS other than Windows 3.1 (It seems to work fine). This mouse is actually a …

Hi, I have recently been building my own computer for the first time, but I have been having some problems with my monitor. When I turn my computer on everything appears to be working, I can control my fans and I can open/close my disk drive. Unfortunately, when I look …

To be honest Tablet Pen Drives are the best. Even they get wasked with your clothes, they work. My tablet pen drive recently got washed with my clothes and still its working.

Is it okay to install 2GB ram in one slot and 1GB to other slot (channel a of channel b) of my motherboard? my motherboard is from MSI. model is K8NGM2 Series MS-7207(v1.X) Micro-ATX Mainboard.

hello everyone, just wondering: would buying a second identical hard drive and setting up raid 0 on my computer be worth it? Will raid 0 give me a preformance boost? Or should i upgrade my drive from my stock WD10EARS (Western Digital Green) to a Western Digital Black? Specs: Gateway …

Hello everyone! I have a Dell Latitude Cpi. I know it is old but it run some cool old games i have. unfortunatly, the battery only lasts 1 hour if im lucky. I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can extend the battery life? Windows Me reports that it …

Hello This problem is occuring on my Dell Latitude Cp[I]i[/I] A400XT. I just reinstalled Windows ME to try to resolve the problem however the system monitor reports that the cpu is 36-79% in use all the time (even after 10min of being idle). I asked for help in another thread …

Hi I have an Antec Easy Sata hotswop hardrive caddy. I have been using it with two hard drives. It seems that I need to restart Windows (version 7 running on a Dell 490 workstation) to get a replaced drive to be recognized. What seems to happen is th name …

Mobo: Asusrock Z77E-ITX VGA: EVGA Geforce GTX670 FTW (fearing its broken) CPU: Intel i5 2550K PSU: Seasonic SS-560MK Gold Cooling: Antec Kuehler H20/Stock Mem : 2x 4GB Crucial 1.2Volts low profile Hi, This is a lot of text but I am trying to be as detailed as I can. I …

I have user's 4510s laptop that wont boot. According to him the there was a powercut and they shutdown the machine but when they tried to restart it wouldn't boot. Presssing ESC does nothing and even putting Hiren's CD does not boot from the CD. the scenario is similar to …

Hello everyone. Hopefully somebody can help me. I have an old 250 GB external HDD which I used to use for data storage. It's a fairly old model (bought it in 2005) and the USB port on the caddy seems to be broken. At first, I could have the HDD …

I want to upgrade my pc's processor from AMD Athlon IIx2 to AMD Phenom IIx4 as far as I know when you install an operating system, the hardware specs of the PC is being save in the registry can I change my processor without formating my PC again (will it …

Hi all, my parents have just opened their xmas present, brand new dell 5520 laptop. I have plugged the ac adapter in to get it charged and noticed that the battery led light on the actuall laptop is off. I am fairly sure the charger works because the light on …

I've just been given an ex-office IBM thinkcentre A50p 8422 tower,Pentium 4 3.2 gig, no drive or memory. The problem... When I transposed my current sata drive and memory into it (windoze 7 ultimate) and powered up, I got the beeps! It seems to be, after several attempts, 3,1,4,3. I've …

Feel free to move this if there's a better thread for this. I'm planning on selling my Toshiba Satellite Laptop that I bought in 2005. It has an old, decrepit Celeron processor, 1.30 GHz, 480 MB of RAM, and Disk C: 55.8 GB. I haven't wiped it clean yet, so …

Hi there, I have bought a new laptop an acer 756 and I was wondering if anybody can give me any advice as to what to do with the battery the first time and how to make sure that it lasts long. What I usually do is this: -laptop off, …

Hello all, So I just had all of my household good shipped from CT to TX, including my self-built PC's. The main PC had a downed HD upon unboxing. Re-installed WIN7 everything is good. Had some issues with internet, so I shut it down. Came home later that day and …

Hi all, I am vinodh, my system configurations are as follows. Intel D845GVSR chipset Pentium 4 prcessor with 2.4G.Hz speed 2 rams i.e 1gb ddr and 256mb ddr. total is 1.25 gb one samsung cd writer and Lg DVD writer. 160gb seegate and 40gb samsung harddisks In the above given …

My friends hp pavillion dv9930 just died, consequence of the whole hp naughty doings with their pavillion series. He wants me to get a new mobo instead of buying a new computer. I'm confused regarding the part because I find stuff like this on ebay and other websites: "Replacement motherboard …

when i turn my computer on the power button flashes red and turns itself off please help my daughter needs computer for school work i asked pc world on phone they said sounds like motherboard and expensive job i cant afford to pay alot

Hi friends, I am using My Nokia e5 for last two from date it was launched Now, I think of buying an android phone Can anyone suggest me a mobile ranging from 10,000 - 15,000 I can increase my budget to buy Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Which ones are good …

hi all, I have an old dell 1200 that doesn't seem to be wworking properly. I had a look inside but my knowledge of hardware is basic, so at glance everything seems ok down there. I am not sure whether the problem is with the motherboard or whatever. Basically at …

OK, I've just finished setting up my dual boot system - WinXP Home Edition and Ubuntu Linux 5.10. I've installed all the upgraded drivers and BIOS needed for my system. (A Dell Dimension 8400) So I've just logged on to Windows and hear that familiar start-up sound, and think "Well, …

I recently installed a 2nd HDD in my optical drive space using an optibay imitator. Basically, there is a PATA to SATA converter so that I have an HDD instead of a disk drive. It is a late 2006 MacBook white. Everything worked great except for one minor glitch. When …

Intel LGA1155 DDR3 1600 ATX BOXDH77KC Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B Intel i7-3370 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 BX80637I73770 GeForce GTX 550 Ti Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA …

hello, my computer is notebook dell inspiron N4110 PXE-MOF:existing ROM problem, this problem start when every time i tried reinstall the laptop with windows, i've read in internet, every one tell me that your hard drive is broke but my ubuntu work like charm, can you help me with this …

Hello, I've recently created an application though web which i can access From mobiles and pc's , which both didn't show any problem but when i tried to access it through handheld C5000W the images in the website didn't show , i've turned the show image property in the handheld …

My monitor is fuzzy i can see letters but the pictures are fuzzy i cant view the pictures....its not in safe mode i cant figure out whats wrong

Hey. I my having troubles booting up my pc. The front light is red. None of the fans are working. I'm not receiving any images or beeps. My case is a Cooler master HAF 912. Please help figure this out. I purchase the computer parts at my local Microcenter. Before …

In some software like tune up, they serve a utility that helps us to recover permanently deleted files from memory, how is this possible ? What really happens in hard disk/ memory when we [SHIFT]+[DELETE] a file ?

when i open usb device it shows that you need to format it before you can use it. And when i click on format it takes hours and do nothing. Further it is showing 0 byte free and 0 byte used in its properties. Its a 4 gb memory card. …

For starters, I do not support Apple products, but my ex-wife purchased an iPod for our 12 yr old daughter recently and my daughter proceeded to take it to school, where it was then stolen from her backback during gym class. The thief being unable to gain access to the …

Hello there, I am desperate for your help. I have an HP Pavilion DV5 - 1010ev [URL="http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01550185&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=3744188&prodTypeId=321957"]Full specs here[/URL] 2 years ago, the laptop took a really bad fall and I bought and replaced the screen and HD. Everything had worked fine since and I didn't have to open it …

Why do we need cache memories, and why L1 cache has greater memory than L2 cache ?

On holiday, I foolishly forgot that my Iphone 4 was in my pocket and went swimming with it in the hotel pool. I was in the water for about 30 minutes before I realised. When I realised, I left it to dry (it was between 30 and 35 degrees in …

When building a gaming desktop computer, what is the absolute BEST thermal paste to use to help keep the proccessor cool. And are there facts to back it up ?

I am using PC for last **SIX** years but still don't know what the coomponents do which create the computer? Can anyone tell me: - 1) What RAM does in computer? 2) What Motherboard does in computer? 3) What Processor does in computer? 4) What is Video Card & why …

Okay, key things I'm trying to accomplish: - Add a firewall to my network - Add media file storage (doesn't necessarily have to be on the network, but i would prefer it to be) - Add a regular file server to the network for pictures, documents, etc. (i have 4 …

Hi, A few years ago my Power Supply for my Emachines 270 went bang and smoke came out. After searching many forums I had decided that we needed a new Power Supply. Yesterday, I got one with the correct specs for the computer and attempted to install it. I have …

Hello, I have a motherboard which supports 4 RAM slots (dual channel slots). I already have 3GB of RAM installed, a 2GB DDR2 800 and a 1GB DDR2 800 in different channels. I would like to add another 2GB to the channel next to the current 2GB one, however am …

Hello, Looks like I am having a hardisk problem. I have a PC that I am trying to install Windows XP. After I restart, the PC wasn't able to read from CD-ROM which I already set it in the BIOS. I use a DVD-ROM actually not a CD-ROM, which is …

Hi guys! I'm not computer savvy and need your help and suggestions. And what do you think about my PC? Is it like really old? CPU-Z TXT Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Binaries ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU-Z version 1.61.2 Processors ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 APICs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 0 -- Core …

I'm trying to fix my granparents Gateway NV53 laptop. The only thing that is wrong with it is that the screen has horizontal lines on it. The lines change (they are usually white, grey, or black) positions and color on the screen while in use. When I connect it to …

My pc was working fine. Today I purchased two items. 1. more memory went from 512 to 1gig. The motherboard supports it. I installed the memory and we're still good. The other item purchased was an audio card. My son installed that for me. Now here's the problem. My pc …

hello everyone, I own one laptop repair shop in Brugnera and recently I got many dead hard drives from Italy, especially Seagate and Western Digital, none of them are detected in the PC. I have over 200 hard disks each month asking for repair and data recovery. I am therefore …

I recently purchased a headset to talk with my boyfriend online. We use the program Skype rather frequently and find it works alright. However, if I want to play a game or listen to music, or whatever while I am talking on my headset the noise from my game/music blares …

Bios update it is important?