Open Question: Are AMD processors bad in laptops ?

Open Question: Are AMD processors bad in laptops ?

I been told that AMD processors run hotter than Intel and in a laptop this means more risk of overheating and failure.

Is this true ?


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Open Question: Would This RAM Be Compatible?

Open Question: Would This RAM Be Compatible?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Add-ons >Open QuestionComic Book Guy Comic Book Guy Member since:November 20, 2010Total points:923 (Level 2)I have currently got 2X512MB ProMos DDR2 533Mhz CL4 PC2 4200u and want to buy another 2GB would Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 533MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL4 240 Pin DIMM be compatible with the two I already have. So all in all I would have 3GB memory, as there's 4 slots on the motherboard for RAM and the maximum is 4GB.Answer Question


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Open Question: Will any of these laptops run mass effect 1 or 2?

Open Question: Will any of these laptops run mass effect 1 or 2?

First laptop is Compaq - Presario Laptop / AMD V-Series Processor / 15.6" Display / 2GB Memory / 250GB Hard Drive - Basic Black

Second laptop is HP - Laptop / AMD E-Series Processor / 15.6" Display / 3GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Charcoal Gray

Third laptop is Samsung - Laptop / AMD E-Series Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive

Fourth laptop is Dell - Inspiron Laptop / AMD Athlon™ II X2 Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Obsidian Black

Last laptop is Toshiba - Satellite Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Matrix Silver

Im not a computer whiz but which will run mass effect, which will run it the best if any, and which is the best laptop


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Open Question: Will this pc run games?

Open Question: Will this pc run games?

Actually its a decent card you should be able to get Medium to low high settings with this.
Its a Mid range card, supports Dx 11. You shouldn't have 2 much of a problem

A word of advice, try look at these companies and making your own, and see if its cheaper. You may get something better

www.cyberpowerpc.com
www.ibuypower.com

you can choose your parts and order, its a bit cheaper, anyway no harm in looking


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Open Question: how can i partition an external hard drive to use it for both windows and mac?

Open Question: how can i partition an external hard drive to use it for both windows and mac?

currently i have a 320gb external hard drive that i only used for my win xp computer. but, when i plug that into my leopard macbook pro it can only read the files and not copy them to my macbook pro internal hard drive or add files from my macbook pro on to the hard drive-why?

anyway, what i want to do it transfer all the 320gb files onto a 1.5tb hard drive
(but for the 1.5tb hard drive i want to partition it = 500gb for windows based files and 1tb for mac based---but how? i am not sure how to make a partition.)
then i want to use the remaining 1tb for my mac and specifically for time machine -is this possible? and lastly, i want to clear the 320gb completely and make it an exclusive external hard drive for the mac, using it for carbon copy clone -is this possible?

the reason for all these back ups is because i want to install snow leopard and make sure i have everything backed up -double backed up- preferably 1) on the 1tb partition of the 1.5tb hard drive (using time machine) AND on the 320gb hard drive (using carbon copy clone)- after i transfer all the files to the 500gb partition of the 1.5tb hard drive. make sense? sorry for the confusion.

Can I use two external hard drives to backup my Mac? With: Time Machine, Clone Carbon Copy, or Raid 1? HOW?
here's my deal: i am currently running Mac OS X Leopard on a mid-2009 macbook pro(my first Mac ever- freaking LOVE IT!). i want to upgrade to Snow Leopard (not Lion as of yet) but before i do that i have been told to backup my internal hard drive.
so, because i do not want to lose anything on my mac (thing like movies, music, and more importantly documents, applications/programs and settings configured to my liking) i plan on getting 2 hard drives. the first- a 1tb or 1.5tb desktop hard drive. and the second- a 500gb portable hard drive.

WHAT MY QUESTION IS- can i use the portable hard drive (that might be connected for the majority of the time) with Apples TIME MACHINE -updating constantly? Then use the desktop hard drive with Clone Carbon Copy -to make boot-able/mirrored clones once a week or so?

Will there be any conflict? is this the right way to go (2 hard drive, 2 different backup programs)? do you have a better way of doing this?- a message board person recommended Raid 1 but i have no idea what that is and how to use that. Also, for the either external hard drive runnin CCC or TM- after backing up, if i take the hard drive to a friends house and want to copy music/movies/docs/whatever on to my hard drive, can i still use it as a plug and play hard drive for storage?


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Open Question: can i update my laptop with a External graphical card?

Open Question: can i update my laptop with a External graphical card?

moUnfortunately though external graphics card were originally planned by Nvidia it never panned out. Most likely within 2 - 3 years it may become a reality. The problem was the port speed with USB 2.0 was 2 slow. Now that Thunderbolt ports have come this does give access to the PCI Port which would allow such things as external graphics cards to become reality. But that also means you would have to buy a new laptop.

As of now, there is no such things as external graphics cards. You will have to live with what you bought, untill you can buy a better laptop.


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Open Question: CPU compatible for eMachines S2482?

Open Question: CPU compatible for eMachines S2482?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Add-ons >Open QuestionSerkan Serkan Member since:June 13, 2011Total points:106 (Level 1)Hi, I have an eMachines S2482, and a few weeks ago I upgraded the RAM from 256 MB to 1 GB and installed an XFX GeForce 6200 AGP Card in it. I was wondering, what would be a good processor for it? I currently have AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0 GHz.Answer Question

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Voting Question: Do you need Crossfire motherboard?

Voting Question: Do you need Crossfire motherboard?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Desktops >Undecided QuestionRyan Ryan Member since:November 30, 2010Total points:23 (Level 1)I am getting AMD Radeon HD 6950 with never wanting to get crossfire x. Do i need the motherboard that supports it even though do not card about crossfire.Sign in to Vote for the Best Answer

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No really that card support 4 monitors in an Efinity , but if you are planning to buy a new board then getting one that does is even better even if you don't get another video card , it will provide at least 2 more PCIe X 16 slots and not necesarilly you need to use it in crossfire those ports can be use it for other types of cards, even do hd 6950 is 2.1 , it works fine in a 2.0 port , Croosfire is for hardcore gamers .Answerer 2

No, if you are not planning to crossfire, then any motherboard that supports the pci 2.1 x16 slots (and even x8 slots probably) will work.

Sometimes none of the answers get it just right. If so, pick "No Best Answer". Voters DO NOT get any points for voting on the No Best Answer.


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Open Question: Laptop won't boot, have to go into recovery, quit the recovery in order to boot..... help!?

Open Question: Laptop won't boot, have to go into recovery, quit the recovery in order to boot..... help!?

Laptop won't boot, have to go into recovery, quit the recovery in order to boot..... help!?
Whenever I turn on my laptop, it fails to boot... Right after the option screen, it gives me a black screen with the following

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Broadcom UNDI PXE.......(and the details)

CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 03 25 22 D7 32 GUID:23144656 6734 6725 5610 20233557
PXE-E53: No boot filename received

PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.

Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key

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when I press a key, it repeats the whole process and fails to boot.....

I always have to keep pressing during the initial screen to bring up the recovery screen, exit from the recovery (without actually recovering the comp) in order to boot..

And sometimes doesn't work, even when I keep pressing it, it brings back that black screen... then I would have to turn off the laptop and turn it on and

If I'm lucky, it boots.....

My laptop is a Gateway, 6 years old......

I tried recovering it using my recovery disks, but shortly after it goes back to starting with the black screen that doesn't boot anything......

What to do?? Is it worth fixing or do I need to get a new laptop?


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Open Question: I'm building a computer?

Open Question: I'm building a computer?

the directions, some case sides slide lock and some don't yours does

your can use a screw driver just have your body grounded no static.


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Open Question: The fan on my hp pavilion dv6700 laptop, is running very high! What can I do to get it back to normal speed?
Open Question: What laptop should I buy?

Open Question: What laptop should I buy?

Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

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Open Question: Does the EVGA GTX 460 EE make that much noise in a fanqua ?

Open Question: Does the EVGA GTX 460 EE make that much noise in a fanqua ?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Add-ons >Open Questionsevag Kurdian sevag Kurdian Member since:August 04, 2010Total points:42 (Level 1)I saw some videos on the graphics card noise, but does it become negligable compared to the voice or sounds from the game ? and does it make that much noise during a game, when it really heats up, cause i have a inwin fanqua, and it may cool it a lot ?Answer Question

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Open Question: my pc wont read my radeon 6770 graphics card?

Open Question: my pc wont read my radeon 6770 graphics card?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Other - Hardware >Open QuestionMatthew Matthew Member since:June 22, 2009Total points:161 (Level 1)i just bought a new graphics card for my pc, and when install all the drivers and the card my pc just wouldn't read it, i went into the device manager and looked at display adapters and all it showed was the on board graphics card (Intel(R) HD Graphics Family). I tried putting in and out the graphics card but it just isnt working its like i never put in a new graphics card or anything. Can any one help my pc model is a gateway DX4850-45u and im operating on windows 7.Answer Question

Ron M by Ron M Member since:April 26, 2007Total points:39,943 (Level 7)Enter the system BIOS and set the primary video adapter to PCIe or PCI or AGP, depending on which graphics accelerator slot your motherboard has. Save the changes to the BIOS and then move the cable from the onboard plug to the card plug and restart the system. The new card should now show up.

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Open Question: Can u get wifi everywhere on ipodtouch without using the following electronics: Laptop or phone? or home wifi?

Open Question: Can u get wifi everywhere on ipodtouch without using the following electronics: Laptop or phone? or home wifi?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Laptops & Notebooks >Open QuestionRoxy Roxy Member since:September 13, 2009Total points:151 (Level 1)the laptop defeats the purpose of an ipod touch 4th generation and i wanna use my ipod as a replacement for a phone and the home wifi only works at home and i wanna use it everywhere not just at home or nessarily near home
If u do know how plz explain
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Open Question: How to get vista 64 bit on mx8711?

Open Question: How to get vista 64 bit on mx8711?

Your motherboard is not the issue.. per se. It is your cpu/processor

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=28021

You would need a 64 bit processor which most likely would need a different motherboard and new ram.. You would be better off getting a new laptop.


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Open Question: Windows 7 won't read a photo cd from walgreens...it works in other computers with different operating systems.?

Open Question: Windows 7 won't read a photo cd from walgreens...it works in other computers with different operating systems.?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Add-ons >Open QuestionSadie Sadie Member since:June 28, 2011Total points:95 (Level 1)I put the cd in and nothing comes up. The cd works in other computers with different operating systems (Vista)...no, I do not want to open it on my friends computer and copy it to transfer to mine, I would like to be able put the cd in my computer and it will work...sthg with a driver??? I have no idea.Answer Question


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Open Question: can i install 2 windows on same computer?

Open Question: can i install 2 windows on same computer?

Yes, first u need to use some software to partition your hard disk. Then, after you have done that.

If you have windows 7 installed. Insert XP CD. If you have XP installed, insert windows 7 CD. Then in installation options of the CD, click INSTALL ON 2nd Partition.


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Open Question: HP CP1515n no paper pickup?

Open Question: HP CP1515n no paper pickup?

No paper pickup please press [OK]

I keep getting this error and i don't know what's wrong.. is there something stuck inside? and what? i tried opening the back tray there's no paper stuck?..

This is my printer type :
http://cdn.cbsi.com.au/story_media/339288574/photos-hp-releases-largest-ever-printer-range_3.jpg


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Open Question: Forgot Password on my laptop?

Open Question: Forgot Password on my laptop?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Laptops & Notebooks >Open QuestionYankeesFan28 YankeesF... Member since:August 28, 2010Total points:320 (Level 2)My grandma gave me her laptop because she forgot her password and cant remember it. She said if I can fix it I can have it. As soon as I turn on the laptop it comes up and asks for a password. I click "forgot password" and it says I cant without a floppy disk, or usb cord. What do I have to do to get a new password to get on the laptop? Thank you.Answer Question


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