Open Question: I need help finding my audio device's process?

Open Question: I need help finding my audio device's process?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Other - Hardware >Open QuestionGage Lacarte Gage Lacarte Member since:June 30, 2011Total points:95 (Level 1)Okay so for the past hour I have been looking through my audio driver's properties and looking on the internet and i cant find out how to see what process my audio device is using. My audio device is Vinyl AC'97 Audio. Please help, I need to find out what the process is :OAnswer Question

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Open Question: DirectX 9 Graphic Adapter help?

Open Question: DirectX 9 Graphic Adapter help?

So a few months back I got a new hard drive for my laptop because the other one crashed. Now when I try downloading my Sims games it says it needs directX 9.0c compatible adaptors? I played Sims frequently on my old hard drive and had no problem. I also used to have Windows XP on my old hard drive but on my new hard drive I have Windows Vista.

I did the DXDIAG thing and here are my results:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/27/2011, 23:31:40
Machine name: *******-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: IBM
System Model: 2376C31
BIOS: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for IBM ThinkPad
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz, ~1.7GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 618MB used, 887MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Manufacturer: (Standard display types)
Chip type: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
DAC type: 8 bit
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C57&SUBSYS_053010…
Display Memory: n/a
Dedicated Memory: n/a
Shared Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor:
Driver Name: vga
Driver Version: 6.00.6000.16386 (English)
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/2/2006 04:53:58, 10752 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0F17-11CF-A633-4032AFC2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4C57
SubSys ID: 0x05301014
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available


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Open Question: Has anyone used the Intel i7 2920 for AutoCad 2012?

Open Question: Has anyone used the Intel i7 2920 for AutoCad 2012?

The 2630QM, 2720QM,2820QM, 2920XM will all run higher than 2,5 ghz. They all turbo boost on all 4 cores. The 2630QM is lowest at 2.9 ghz

The 2920 will beat a lot of desktop i7 chips head to head. That's how good it is, but it puts out a LOT of heat I'm sure. Looks like it goes up to 3.5 as long as its thermal conditions allow
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52237


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Open Question: Printer spooler service is not working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Open Question: Printer spooler service is not working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Hi everybody!

My printer spooler service is not working. How can I fix it?

I've tried going to start ---> run ---> services.msc---> Clicking "ok"

Then, I tried going to the print spooler icon and restarting the service. I then also restarted my computer however my computer's printer still won't print because my "printer spooler service" is not running.

What can I do to fix this problem?
Anybody got any ideas?

I am using windows XP by the way.


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Open Question: How do I add a printer to a Dell Latitude laptop?

Open Question: How do I add a printer to a Dell Latitude laptop?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Printers >Open Question_Apples_ _Apples_ Member since:August 21, 2010Total points:57 (Level 1)How do I add a printer to a Dell Latitude D420 Laptop. The printer is a HP Photosmart C4680 C4600 Series. When I click on Add a Printer on the Control Panel it tells me to insert the floppy disc. This computer doesn't have a disc outlet like my old Gateway laptop does. Is there something I can buy like a tower for desktop computers and have it for this laptop?Answer Question

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Open Question: my mouse pad wont work while typing?
Open Question: can i upgrade my hp notebook?

Open Question: can i upgrade my hp notebook?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Laptops & Notebooks >Open QuestionSaad Solangi Saad Solangi Member since:June 23, 2011Total points:129 (Level 1)i have dis hp mini 210... i got this for free... it has intel atom processor 1.6ghz and its rather slow... i was wondering if its processor could be upgraded... is it posible?? and wht can be upgraded in it??Answer Question

lorna by lorna Member since:June 29, 2011Total points:119 (Level 1)unfortunately there is not much you can do, the RAM is already at max and the best you could upgrade is the CPU to a Intel Atom Processor N470 1.83GHz and a hard drive upgrade to any 2.5" you like

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Open Question: custom pc wont boot or anything ?

Open Question: custom pc wont boot or anything ?

I have just built a rig, excluding memory & graphics card and just wanted to test it, I connected it up as per my old rig that worked perfect and...NOTHING my monitor doesnt even recognise the pc's plugged into it ?

Ive built
Core i7 2600k CPU
Asrock H61M-S Mobo
powered by a corsair 700w Psu

I havnt put in memory or graphics card as Ive just ordered them, dont even know if it will boot without memory ?

forgot to mention that i do have a 1TB HDD and dual layer DVD connected., the pc is connected to my monitor via VGA ?

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Open Question: Help with my HP printer!?

Open Question: Help with my HP printer!?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Printers >Open Questionpennyroxter pennyrox... Member since:April 29, 2011Total points:100 (Level 1)I have a macbook pro something or other laptop
I have an HP officejet 4500
It will print horribly but it still prints
It can fax
It can't scan!!!! I have an assignment to upload my my freaking scanner wont work! There are no error messages on my computer or anything it just prints out a blank page. I can't make copies of my papers or scan them onto the computer and yet there is no error message. What do I do?Ok nvm - I just tried it and on my printer there is a message that says no scan options... now what?56 seconds ago

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Open Question: Headset Stopped Working...?

Open Question: Headset Stopped Working...?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Other - Hardware >Open Questionßaïl?? ßaïl?? Member since:May 15, 2011Total points:159 (Level 1)Today my headset started acting funny. Basically whenever I watch videos, listen to music, talk to people through skype, etc... I can only hear the background sounds, but not the voices. Does anyone know the cause of this? I've checked to see if my audio card was just going bad... but I don't have this problem with the computer speakers or any earphones, etc. It's not a BIG deal cause it was just a cheapo Logitech Premium Stereo Headset from Wal-Mart lol... I'm just curious as to what causes this so I can avoid it in the future. Thank you! (:Answer Question

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Open Question: I need help with my resolution?

Open Question: I need help with my resolution?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Monitors >Open QuestionLuis Lopez Luis Lopez Member since:March 19, 2011Total points:135 (Level 1)I had my resolution on 1920*1200Widescreen, but i tried to install a recommended graphic card on steam and now i cant go higher than 1920*1080, and I really want it to be like it was before, thanksAnswer Question

nobody by nobody Member since:February 06, 2009Total points:961 (Level 2)you replaced your graphics card itself? or just installed newer drivers? if you actually replaced the hardware then it's likely the new hardware does not support that video mode.

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Open Question: How can I make more space on my Hard Disk Drives?
Open Question: My Toshiba Satellite lags a little?

Open Question: My Toshiba Satellite lags a little?

I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite C655 with nice specs.
Thing is, every once in awhile, while I'm using the mouse, I notice there's a slight lag for a few seconds where it freezes up, then it goes back to normal.
I already ran CC Cleaner and it still does that slight lag every once in awhile.

Help on what the issue may be? I browse the internet, use msn, and play videogames.


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Open Question: why doesnt my usb slot in my laptop work?
Open Question: Laptop battery question?

Open Question: Laptop battery question?

I went to best buy and they said that since my warranty was good I could get a free battery. (I need one because my laptop battery is in fact dying.)

My original battery is a 12 cell. The one they are sending me seems to be a 6 cell. Is it ok for my laptop to have a 6 cell battery even though the original was a 12 cell?


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Open Question: is this a good set up for a gaming desktop?

Open Question: is this a good set up for a gaming desktop?

"Also your processor can not be below a quad (4 cores) as most games today use even more than 4 cores."

False

Looks decent for the price though. Even has a 450w PSU so you won't have to replace that with those cards either


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Open Question: will this graphics card work in my pc?

Open Question: will this graphics card work in my pc?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Add-ons >Open QuestionAMD athlon AMD athlon Member since:February 07, 2009Total points:214 (Level 1)i want to upgrade my graphics card from my gt 440 to a gtx 460 and i measured my gt 440 its about 6 inches long and i dont know if the gtx 460 will fit in there and also i only have a 350W power supply and i don't if that's enough to power the 460. Any details or information anyone could me would be appreciated thank you.Answer Question


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Open Question: What is a good processor speed?

Open Question: What is a good processor speed?

Depends non the cores.

4 core, 2.0 ghz = 8.0 ghz
dual core, 2.8 ghz = 5.6 Ghz

So on.

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Open Question: Which is the bottleneck?

Open Question: Which is the bottleneck?

I don't usually build computers for playing games, but this time I did.

I'm playing GTA 4, and sometimes the FPS takes a dive. Sometimes the GPU is at only 60%, and two of the 4 cores are at 85-95% (the othertwo are at 60ish%). Other times the GPU is at 95% while the CPU cores are around 65%. Once in a while (not very often) the game drops FPS and neither the GPU or CPU are past 70%.

Is that sometimes the GPU is the limiting component, and other times the CPU is limiting?


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Open Question: i have an hp pavillion g-6 series laptop i cant download the adobe flash player on it?
Open Question: Is it worth buying extended warranty from Toshiba?

Open Question: Is it worth buying extended warranty from Toshiba?

My laptops limited one year warranty is going to expire soon and I am considering in case I need to buy extended warranty either from toshiba or best buy or none? I need to mention that my laptop died once and toshiba took care of it very good under the limited warranty. I am worried if this happens again...

I appreciate in case you also have any other advice on this issue.


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Open Question: SATA hard drive not recognized in BIOS or Set-Up?

Open Question: SATA hard drive not recognized in BIOS or Set-Up?

Upon turning my PC on today, I noticed that it is not booting up at all. The T-Series logo comes up (I have a T-Series tp43d2-a7 motherboard) and then the "Hardware Monitor ..." screen comes up and prompts me to "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert Boot Media in selected boot device and press a key.".

If I go into BIOS set-up, it says that no hard-drive is detected as being hooked into any of my SATA slots.

Is there anything I can do to fix this?


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Open Question: Are these piece of shit specs?

Open Question: Are these piece of shit specs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709023

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128469

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220571

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

are they compatible w/ eachother? (im sure they are but i'm not taking any chances) and how well will they run WoW?


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Open Question: Is this a good desktop CPU?

Open Question: Is this a good desktop CPU?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116385

I am looking for a cheap computer that's fast I know that's hard to come by but I found a computer that seems pretty good but I was not sure if this processor is trash or not here is a link to the computer as well if anyone can tell Me if this is a good computer for that price or not http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Slimline+Desktop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+4GB+Memory+/+750GB+Hard+Drive/2633112.p?id=1218341070919&skuId=2633112&st=pavilion&cp=1&lp=1

I mostly play older games on My PC and other various tasks I'm not looking to play Crysis 2 on max settings just maybe be able to play the Sims 2 and be able to browse Facebook


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Open Question: dose an SDHC card work on a hp photo smart printer?
Open Question: How do I fix my headset?

Open Question: How do I fix my headset?

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Open Question: Laptop keyboard backlighting not working?

Open Question: Laptop keyboard backlighting not working?

My mom has a Dell laptop that has the backlighting in the keyboard, its only about a year old. The lighting in the keyboard just stopped working the other day, i don't know if she accidently hit something on the screen or something, or what. I just know that the lighting doesn't come on. Is there a certain setting or something that you have to go into to make it turn back on?

On mine I just type in 'Keyboard Backlighting' and it comes up but I can't find it on my mom's. She also has the new Windows 7, if that makes a difference. Plz help!!


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Open Question: what does VRAM means?

Open Question: what does VRAM means?

Hi

I am looking for an good laptop and find this laptop that seems good but i have some worries to settle:

NVidia GTX 460M 1.5G GDDR5 VRAM does it mean the Video card uses the 1.5GB of ram memory from the computer or does it have its own memory ...

I am thinking about this laptop:
http://www.bestlaptopsdaily.com/asus-g73sw-xa1/

Mat


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Open Question: simple laptop advice?

Open Question: simple laptop advice?

Hi

The Dc rating on the laptop really means little, the "black" block that you connect between the wall outlet and the laptop converters the power to an more appropriate energy that the laptop needs ...

The "Black block" between the wall outlet and the laptop converts your 110/230 V AC(Alternating current) to 19v DC(Direct current) and should come with Amps reading as well ...

Clearly the Higher the DC value is the more power the laptop needs ...

Hope this helps ...


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Open Question: Laptop has no picture?

Open Question: Laptop has no picture?

when you plug in the LCD make sure you tell it to use the external monitor. this is usually done by holding down the FN key and pressing something like F5. look for the key that has a symbol that should look something like the laptop screen and another screen near it... that tells the laptop to use the external monitor port instead of the LCD screen... they usually act as a toggle between 3 modes; LCD, External monitor, and both.

also, if it is powering on at all then the lack of a battery is not the issue. LCD screens can be replaced if that one is bad, but it would likely be at least $150 for the parts and a couple hours for labor unless you know how to do it yourself.


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Open Question: How can i change the buttons on my laptop?

Open Question: How can i change the buttons on my laptop?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Laptops & Notebooks >Open QuestionJasmine Jasmine Member since:November 06, 2009Total points:226 (Level 1)So my laptop has, on the F1 F2 etc. keys, other functions. Like F2 and F3 change the brightness of the screen; F5 is rewind; F9 and F10 are volume. However, something like F5 is pause/play. In order to refresh the page i have to press control+F5. is there a way to change it so that pressing control+F5 pauses/plays and just F5 refreshes the page? Sorry if it's confusing, thanks for any help
by the way, it's an HP laptop, windows 7.Answer Question

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Open Question: My monitor turns on and off and it says power button lock?
Open Question: custom built computer not running, PSU failing?

Open Question: custom built computer not running, PSU failing?

im sure i connected everything in the computer correctly. but the thing is...when i turn on my power supply, none of the fans are running, not even the power supply fan. the only thing i see on is the green led light on the motherboard. is there a way i can test whether my power supply is at fault for my computer not running?i have a Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W PSU37 minutes ago

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
ASUS M5A87 motherboard
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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i have plugged my power supply in both places on the mobo31 minutes ago

i have plugged in my front panel connects correctly according to the manuel2 minutes ago

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Open Question: No USB or headphone cords work on my laptop!! Help?

Open Question: No USB or headphone cords work on my laptop!! Help?

I really don't know what's going on. One day my headphones are working great- and there's nothing wrong with my laptop. The next, no cords are compatible with it at all. And I don't know why. And it makes me frustrated not knowing why.

It's an HP Pavillion dx6500. I think it's happened before, and I foret how I fixed it.

Does anybody know what could be wrong with it? Feedback is appreciated...

Also: I tried a GPS USB cord. It doesn't work either.

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