pc Definition and 269 Threads

RS-232 seems to have gone out the window on new PCs. However, in the industrial world many things still use RS-232. Plus, there is a lot of older equipment around, and there will continue to be, that uses RS-232. Are any new PCs sold with an actual RS-232 port? I know there are adapters for...

OK, I have been playing on a pretty bad comp for a while now and i think its time for a new one. I have been looking around for a good priced comp that is good for gaming. I have looked at a few and i would like help on figuring which would be the best. The folowing are links to some of the...

My friend's p/c is unoperatable, she gets a notice stating mouse not connected. How can we correct this, thank you.

Hi you guys! I have miktex installed on my pc(winxp) but how do I get Latex?:S And how do I get pdftex to work? I just have a zip file now witch contains a bunch of files and directories. This is what is written in a file called "Install"...

If I have a licensed copy of Windows XP on CD and I still have the produce license key on the bottom of my Dell laptop (which is slowly falling apart), can I install this version of Windows on a another PC, and would that be legal? The reason I ask is because I'm pretty sure the disc packaging...

Well I though I would give it a shot posting here since no other computer or help forum seems to come up with any results. So here goes. About six months ago my motherboard on my desktop computer went dead suddenly. It was on one minute, I left it to eat dinner (no more than 15 min) I came...

My teacher conducted an experiment in which he dispersed pop cans into a tub full of water. When he dispersed Pepsi cans and Coke cans (including diet) they both sank to the bottom. Contrastingly, when he dispersed the PC Cola can, it floated. I tried finding answers to why this happened but I...

Like I said, some people simply should not be saved from themselves. http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/05/23/computer.virus.reut/index.html Zz.

Hi all, I just opened my desk PC case for cleaning. There are fans, one in the power supply and one over the CPU. Do I need to oil the fans and what kinds of oils are suitable for this purpose? Thanks

I just bought a 320w TEC to cool my processor. But the problem is, I can't afford a power supply that can provide enough amps through a single 12v rail. If I buy a power supply that has dual 12v rails, can I wire them together in order to provide enough amps to the TEC? I won't have anything...

Hi. I recently got a Toshiba M7, and been playing with it for some months now. What I've found is that the hardware is neraly there (calibration is my biggest complaint), but the software is really lacking. Currently I'm using Windows journal because OneNote 2007 is fu**ing slow. Anyone...

OK. I am looking for advice/opinions. My desktop PC has been upgraded 4 times since I bought it. It really isn't the original any more. The only thing I have left is my main hard drive. The main hard drive is where Windows is kept with some of the other important programs like my wireless...

Homework Statement I Want to Build an oscilloscope using microcontroller.I do not how to get started. Homework Equations Is there any internet resource that provide full schematic and circuit discription. The Attempt at a Solution

I have a one-year-old PC and it is going as slow as Christmas, and giving me millions of problems. It’s just loaded with stuff and full of crap (Spy-ware, maybe viruses too). I backed all my files on CDs so I can keep them safe and have hardly any memory used on my PC, I tried system restore...

Anyone know of parallel operating systems designed to work with multiple PC processors?

Recently I have upgraded my pc with as new video card, I'm left with the old one which is Geforce5200FX, it has 256MB SDRam, I have an older pc , with 815 Intel motherboard.. what I read about the specs that the video card should be no more then 64MB... my question is it safe to install the...

I am looking for a way to kill some time lately. I enjoy PC games with fairly difficult puzzles. I recently enjoyed "The secrets of Atlantis"... Fairly basic game but a lot of puzzles and quite fun. Does anyone know of any good puzzle type games? I even enjoy games such as Sudoku, so feel free...

My PC suddenly stopped working after a power blackout. I.e. The PC didn't turn on even after the power went back on. It is as if it is dead. It is about 6 years old. What could be the problem? The monitor still turns on but obviously no pictures just a blank screen. Would could be the...

im building a computer and i wanted to improve the processing power, besides using a dual core processor, how could i put several processors in a computer. could i have for example 4 outlets for processors on the motherboard and only use 2 or 3 and i have a laptop that can only take 256mb...

I accidently bought a memory card and realized I didn't have any device to plug it into. I have a normal PC running Windows. What device would I need to make use of this memory card?

What adapters or cables do I need? Thank you for any responses.

Can anyone shed some light on the topic "PC Based Measurement systems- Design and Development" . What minimum prerequisites should I need to start learning it? Explain in detail please I need the info. Please help

Can anyone recommend an application for PC that can take an audio recording, perform a Fourier transform, and return the audio recordings' frequency spectrum AND phase information? I can find plenty of programs that return the frequency spectrum, but I've had no luck finding one that...

Is there any program that will allow me to make free PC to phone (land line) calls? I know that programs like skype allow for free PC to PC calls, but I think they charge for PC to Phone calls. --thank you.

I can help if anyone has problems with computer viruses. I once worked at a Microsoft Call center for this sort of thing.

what is the best pocket PC (graphing) calculator for a physicist?

I got into computer games about 4 years ago. I was 15 back then and I wasn't relatively short. As years went on, it seemed like most people around me were getting taller and my height was unchanged. This bothered me a lot but I looked closer and I noticed that the ones who spent their free time...

Alright I am having an argumetn about teh xb0x 360 vs my computer who is better for gamming and more powerful my comp ADAPTER: Universal AC-DC Adapter BATTERY: Li-Ion Battery Pack 14.8V x 4400mAH 4 hours Runtime CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 760 @ 2.0GHz 533FSB 2MB Cache ~...

Okay, with Christmas coming up, my sister wants a new computer. Depending on what the price comes up to be, I'm considering giving one to her as a gift (so I can set it up at home on the hi-speed internet to download stuff like spyware protection, etc...I'm pretty sure her current computer is...

Hi, I was wondering if there were other people out there that used Tablet PCs, specifically students. I only know of one other person who uses one, but he doesn't use it for class because of battery life. I am considering buying one, but I'd like to hear from other students that have...

Today I decided to open up my PC's case and de-dust it. I usually do it once every 4-5 months but I've been putting it off and before today I hadn't done it for over a year... :rolleyes: It took me about 20 minutes to clean all the dust out, starting with the main fan, the dust case around...

What is the best package for multimedia on a pc, the market is so confusing, i want to be able to have sky digital, for my mom and dad, be able to watch dvds, and record from terestrial as well as sky, may be with a monitor as the display.

Hello, We have an old spectrophotometer which contains an outlet saying "printer/computer", and until now a dot-matrix printer has been attached to it. However, the printer is no longer functional, and I am thinking of interfacing an old PC to the spectrometer. The printer was attached via...

It is possible to run any of these hurricane models on a home desktop? If so, does anyone know where I can get information on the models? Can I download the model/source code/program itself? Will I need a data feed from the national weather service?

Is there a program that would allow me to write out and solve math problems on my computer, the reason is my professor only wants problems typed and printed from the computer, not hand written.

I've got a couple of thousand pictures in a zillion subfolders (by year/month/day) that were produced by some Mac iPhoto camera software or something. (I am on PC.) It is really a pain to try to work with these files when I can only see a few at a time. I'd like to put them all into one folder...

Hi, I've been using MS stuff since I bought my PC, Win 3.1->95->98->2000->XP. Recently I'm in a situation that requires me to use a Unix based OS. So I have to find the most simple one to get along with. These are the features that the OS must have: 1. APACHE SERVER 2. PHP 4.x ( 0<x<4) 3...

This guy installed a pc with gentoo linux in this mazda: http://www.timekiller.org/carpc/ Things he could do:

Do you like Palm or Pocket PC? Which do you think is the best? The Pocket PC has better performance and interface, but its softwares are larger than palm's many times. The palm is cheap and don't cost much memory in softwares, also it don't require much efficacy in CPU, and it has the...

I am considering getting a tv tuner for my acer laptop. I have heard of some lag issues with the usb tuners. I have 64mb of shared video memory (and usb2 ofcourse) but i don't want to buy a usb tuner then there are lag issues. I noticed that the usb ones are cheaper than pc cards and they...

Hello all, I have a water cooled PC and am about to install a thermoelectric cooling device which can easily cool the water to near freezing temperatures. The cooling blocks are manufactured from copper and acrylic, and the hose is just a generic plastic hose. here's my question: how cold can...

Could someone explain how these Mac specs work. For example, what is the equivalent to a G4, G5. For example a Mac mini: 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 Or an Imac: 2GHz PowerPC G5 What would these be in terms of an intel processor? Thanks.

i have a problem. how can i connect two pc's thruogh USB, the problem is, i want to know basics that is i want how its work, i don't want to just connect but i want to make that software which makes connection but i need the easiest way to do so. thank you Afzaal Ahmad

Hi. I have 1 computer, and obvoisly, a TV. What I want to do is play Grand Theft Auto vice City multiplayer, either using a split screen, or having one go to the TV, and the other one on the computer. Because GTA:VC does not come with this, the only way is if I open 2 Grand Theft Auto Vice...

Hello I was wondering.. before I can make a new folder in my PC by pressing the right mouse button and choosing new - then folder.. Now, that command just disappeared... I am sure that my PC does not have a virus or bug.. even if I go to the file menu of my computer... the word new is...

This is the fourth day try to find a solution without any succsess. I am running windows XP Service park2 In HP compaq P4 2.8 GHZ 256mb of RAM. The thing is when I Login in my hotmail account after put my Password and username all i get is a blank page with the Massage DONE in the taskbar. Its...

hi, a friend is heading over to malaysia in the next few days and asked me if i wanted a 10000rpm ( 8mb cache, SATA ) 74 GB WESTERN DIGITAL 10000RPM hard disk. i would say yes but i am not sure if it will work on my pc my motherboard is an ASUS P4P800SE with Intel 865PE Chipset can someone...

PC sound synthesizer and oscilloscope ? I'm studying a bit about acoustics and music by reading books on these topics. But without being able to hear the sounds, and see how they combine on an oscilloscope, it's hard to really learn the material. I would like to find a computer program that...

My old PC which is for my son to play educational CD, hit by lightning and gone! For a child of 5 year-old, what budget pc is suitable for him? AMD semtron ok?

Do I need RAID? What hardware do I need to buy ? :confused: