pc Definition and 276 Threads

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:

Can I use Opteron to configure a desktop PC?

I found something called dos.bootinfector on my pc, does anyone know how to get it away? My virusprogram can`t find it(found it by online scanning) So I don`t know where it is.. The pc don`t want to start in a normal way, only in safety modus. I really hope that somebody could tell me what...

Help, I have to switch off my PC at the wall socket and reboot to get onto the internet , everything used to work OK. I have, SUSE 9.1, D link router and use Tiscali. Thanks.

i have finished building pc and spent two days attempting to sort out this problem, when i start pc fans work i get a post beep "more like a click", but nothing on monitor, i don't get error beeps, i have reseated the graphics card, checked all connections, the mobo led lights up ok, i have...

Hi friends, I'm a user of Meade's 12" LX200GPS and I was looking for the software to connect my telescope to my pc, I installed "Starry night pro" version 4.5 and ACP3 but they didn't work. Starry night only had LX200 & AutostarII in the list it supported but not LX200GPS. Does anybody know...

We should set have some PC game competitions among interested PF members. We can use this threat to pick servers, times, games, etc. Potential games can be the Quakes, Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Battlefield 1942, the Unreal Tournaments, Half-life, or whatever you want to play.

this is a list of parts i plan to use in my new pc what do you think? asus a7n-8x-x n- vidia motherboard amd anthlon xp2500 plus 333 fsb akasa silver mountain heavy duty fan 2 sticks pc2100 ddr dimm memory 60 gb hitachi deskstar 7k250 7200rpm ide hdd screwless midi tower 350 watt psu i...

hi i am going to build a pc from scratch, i have chosen a Asus a7n8x motherboard and an anthon xp2500 processor, but I am stuck choosing memory, can anyone tell me what memory will work best with this combo?

Hey guys, anyone have any software suggestions for a dell axim 5 PDA running pocket pc 2003? I'm starting an electrical engineering program this fall so something geared in that direction would be helpful.

I was looking to buy a new PC and was wondering which company has the most bang for the buck? Any input would be well apreciated.

Just wondering, what device do you prefer? Pocket PCs, which feature more but are thicker, heavier and drain more battery. Palm OS based devices offer a lot too, and are slimmer with more battery-life. It does less PC stuff though, since it isn't based on Windows (that can be good...

I recently installed some new ram, a cd burner and a new video card. the card is a GeForce FX 5200. My computer worked flawlessly before this upgrade. Now it is freezing every now and then and it almost always freezes whenever it hibernates. I figured this was a power issue since my old power...

I'm looking for some software that will allow me to use the TV tuner port on my GE force 2 to record a camcorder video to my hard drive. I have digital software installed with the latest direct X drivers, but it says it doesn't recognize my camcorder as a video input device. Any ideas for doing...

Well, my trusty PC finally bit it. I don't know if it was a virus or simply age that did it in. I simply turned it on, and it stalls on the bootup splash before it checks for alternate startup CDs/floppys, and before you can access the bios. I went out and dropped 1/3 of my summer income...

First, let me introduce the situation: I'm an undergraduate physics major taking a course in Experimental Physics. In the lab I am investigating the motion of natural underdampened oscillators. The oscillators under investigation are nothing more than various pieces of metal suspended...

How urgent do we need 64-bit PC ? AMD will launch its Athlon 64 2 months later. Apple just launched it this week. Do we really need it? If you are a homeuser who need a PC to play games, surf net, type documents, do some light programmings, need 64-bit ? [?]

what are BOTS, my computer was locking up a lot, I was doing some research and found a spybot program that found some parasites on my computer, I zapped them and I am fine now. I found this interesting that I couldn't find them otherwise and was curious what uses they had and are there good ones...

my motherboard has only 1 IDE connector, the cable can branch out to 2 Hdds, one slave and one primary. i got another hdd, whenever i want to run it, i got to unplug the cable from one hdd and connect it to this one, it's very inconvenient. how can i make my pc to connect to 3 hdds at the...

What hardware do i need to buy ?