Computer Hardware degree?
February 7th, 2010When is the best time to buy computer hardware?
February 6th, 2010I have a set up put together that I like in the $800 area, so when is the best time to buy the componets?
Can I expect to find an AMD Phenom II 955 for less than 175 during black friday? or maybe a cheap Radeon 4890? I’ve never really watched this stuff before, so I don’t know how much it’s effected by the holiday season.
Can computer viruses attatch to hardware and view email?
February 4th, 2010I have a virus in my computer, and if I buy a new computer and i use the same keyboard, mouse, wireless router, printer, is there any chance the virus attatched on to those?
And any chance it saaw my email passwords while i looged in?
Thanks in advance
thank for the quick reply. adding to this, what is the difference between spyware and a virus?
How do i figure out What ATI Graphic driver i need for my hardware on my computer?
February 4th, 2010I want to play this game called Ragnarok online but it keeps saying your ati graphic driver is not working properly.(I know this is stupid but i think i accidentally deleted the driver) So i went to download a new one but right when it was about to install it said that it was the wrong one for my hardware on my computer. Is there anyway i can find out what kind of specific driver i need?
computer hardware issues. something failed?
February 3rd, 2010here’s the cycle of what my computer does:
1. i turn it on (works)
2. i log in (works)
3. my computer completely freezes after about 5 minutes.
4. i turn off my computer
5. i turn it back on
6. only the light comes on and it blinks off then on after about 10 seconds… no more blinking after that. disc drive, fan, and keyboard starts. laser mouse lights up. USB devices light up BUT monitor wont start.
7. wait 20-30 minutes and return to step 1.
Ive tried unplugging it and system restore. no success…
i tried disconnecting the hard drive after it wouldn’t start… still wont start…
i really doubt its my monitor…
I’ve booted it without the cover…
i made a new user in safe mode and even with that new user, the same thing happens.
fan runs just fine the whole time.
i have windows vista, home edition, SP1, without internet.
Hardware info: http://www.review2.net/desktops/emachines-et1161-07
i booted into BIOS settings and went to computer health. all USB devices were disconnected. here are the details.
CPU Vcore: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20V
Voltage battery: . . . . . . . . . . . 3.05V
VDIMM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.77V
Computer Tcontrol: . . . . . . . . 40C
Current SYSTEM temperature: 35C
fan speed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1551 RPM
when i was done copying this i discovered that the computer was frozen (again).
i took out 2 of my 3 ram chips and it seems to have solved the problem (i have yet to find out which one). What went wrong with my ram chip? if it was my fault, how can i keep from breaking more ram in the future?









