Posts Tagged ‘computer’

Indian Call Centre and Computer Scam OPERATING WORLD WIDE

Program shows how Indian call centres scam home computer users. This scam has reaped them millions of dollars AND HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR SOME YEARS NOW, send your friends this link, this was an Australian TV production but it also operates in all other countries. Warn your friends NOW!

i-desk multifunctional computer desking systems

The i desk irise row has an electrically operated monitor lifting system operated by a lockable switch system which when depressed raises or lowers the monitors to create clear desk space or a working computer station all within seconds. The computer is securely locked into the chassis of the desk and all cables are managed through the back of the desks and out of site. I deal for multifunctional classrooms,training rooms,libray’s,boardrooms,call centres the possabilities are endless.

Crazy Customer Service Call to India – Computer Problem

Rich calls a computer company’s customer service line. The overseas representative is, of course, no help at all. www.paunchstevenson.com

Having computer problem with new Dell XPS 15 L502X…?

I’m having some very annoying problems with my new laptop. I bought it about a month and a half ago, and about a month ago the hard drive crashed and dell support agreed to replace it, giving me the windows 7, Roxio software, and DVD power discs and of course the new hard drive. The technician installed the new hard drive, and installed windows 7 for me, telling me that i could install the drivers myself with the drivers and utilities disk I already had. I was also told to re-download McAfee Platinum, my graphics driver, and Microsoft Office Home and Student online. My main problems now are the following:
McAfee keeps crashing and the Action Center tells me to turn it back on, which I do but it happens every few start-ups anyways. I did a full scan with McAfee several times but to no avail.
Drivers keep crashing, especially my wireless card. At one point I also had another 3 unknown driver problems as well. i had to use system restore every time, and it gets very tedious and nerve-racking. The fact that system restore seems to fix these problems make me think its not a virus, but a computer flaw.
The turning on of the computer is flawless, but at login it goes very slowly, and seems to be getting slower every start-up. This does not occur at when I login, log off, then log back in again, and I find this strange.
Turbo Boost for my i5-2410 crashed but for some reason I was able to turn it back on again.
In short, I almost expect a new problem every time I open my laptop, and its starting to make me anxious. I have thought of two main solutions:
Call Dell.Support again and demand a full replacement
Re-install windows 7 (will this remove all problems?)
Hopefully one of those works, if not any suggestion? Please, I’m all ears!!!
MTH, i’m a bit unsure of how to do that. do I just insert the disk and follow onscreen instructions or something? Also, will re-installing windows completely remove any previous files, programs, etc. in case it is a virus problem? Also, I have no special files i need to keep, so wiping my hard drive would be no problem.
PS: I’m new to computers so please make instructions thorough.
Melinda, I’m not sure if that site’s reliable, because mcafee doesn’t have a check mark over it, it has a question mark, so i’ll pass thanks.
Carling, I’m actually seriously considering Linux, but I have a few questions: Do I need drivers, and can I run the following programs just as good as on windows: Itunes (with the store working of course), media go (“), DVD video soft, steam (a biggie, as i have bought several games already, and i love gaming on PC), any PC games (“), microsoft office home and student (I know about open office, but I already bought this. Yes I have hears of wine, but I also heard it was a bit buggy, and running two OSes at once could be a major slowdown, esp. when I’m playing Crysis! Thanks in advance
MTH, I don’t have a lot of time right now (exams), but i’ll try it out in about a week, thanks.
Oh, and Carling, I have a geforce 540m, and I’m not sure how to install the drivers. I also heard that geforce drivers could be a problem on linux. any suggestions?

New computer question about hardware (specs included)?

Alright, so all I will be using my computer for is to browse the internet, (Facebook, YouTube, pretty much small time browsing.) downloading music for iTunes, very minimal video editing, (Windows Movie Maker, thats all I know how to do LOL) etc. Nothing too intense EXCEPT for gaming. Now I do have an Xbox 360 for about 85% of my gaming. Keep in mind that I am a 14 year old boy, so besides school, Hanging out with friends, and girls, this is a big chunk of my life. The only computer games I will ever play is The Sims 3 and Civilization 5 based games. Any RTS. (real time strategy.) I will never buy anything like Call of Duty or Assassins Creed for my PC. So this is what I want or Christmas, a nice computer that will meet my needs. I will also tell you all that we are not rich, or anywhere near to it. I live in the United States of America, and the economy is pretty rough, I am not ashamed to say this because this is who I am. The Computer is 1200.
Processor and Memory:
Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor
3.20GHz 512KB L2 cache + 4MB Shared L3 cache
Intel® H57 PCH chipset
8GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM memory (4 x 2GB for ultimate performance) (expandable to 16GB)
Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives:
1TB (7200RPM) SATA hard drive
Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe Technology
Write: 16x max DVD±R, 4x max DVD±R DL, 8x max DVD+RW, 6x max DVD-RW, 5x max DVD-RAM, 40x max CD-R, 24x max CD-RW Read: 8x max BD-ROM, 16x max DVD-ROM, 40x max CD-ROM
Audio, Video and Graphics:
ATI Radeon™ HD 5450 Series Graphics with 512MB DDR3 dedicated graphics memory, DVI and HDMI capabilities and support for Blu-ray and Microsoft® DirectX®
High Definition Audio with up to 7.1 surround sound capabilities
Connectivity:
10/100/1000Base-T network interface
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n
Ports/Slots:
3 PCI Express x1 (3 available)
1 PCI Express x16 (occupied)
2 external 5.25″ expansion bays (1 available)
1 external 3.5″ expansion bay (1 available)
2 internal 3.5″ expansion bays (1 available)
Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader: supports SmartMedia, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, IBM Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+
6 USB 2.0 ports (back)
3 USB 2.0 ports (front)
1 FireWire® (IEEE 1394) port (back)
Headphone; microphone (front)
Optical audio out; LAN; microphone/line-in/line-out; rear speaker-out; side speaker out; center (subwoofer)
DVI and HDMI available on the graphics card
Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor:
HP USB keyboard and optical mouse
HP 2710m 27″ diagonal full HD LCD monitor
Operating System:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Additional Software and Information:
HP MediaSmart Software Suite
Cyberlink DVD Suite Premium
Microsoft® Office Home and Student Edition 2007 60-day trial version
Microsoft® Works 9.0 (includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar)
HP Total Care Advisor
Norton Internet Security 2010 (60 days of complimentary live updates)

anyways, my only concern is that the processor is not enough. Its a Dual core with 4 Threads. what does threads mean?

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there is the link to the computer right there, its an hp

I need help with my computer bad!!!?

Okay when I try to get on my computer this thing pops up saying dell support center update file cannot be found, so nothing is working. I have to run my computer in safemode with networking, it’s the only way I can get on. When I get on normal windows startup it completely freezes and you can’t do anything. Also my avg won’t work, nothing updates, it’s just a simple mess…….PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE!!!!! I did go to dell support page and tried to find the software manually but I don’t know what it would be, if you call dell you can’t understand any of the workers and they charge you $100 just to hlep you with probably a simple issue. Thanks everyone!!!!
I did try to run my system restore and that won’t run either, I think I’ve just about tried everything and I can usually fix whatever is wrong but this time I just don’t know.

is this a good computer build?

Core Components

Case: Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window & Temperature Display (Black Color with Black Ring & Blue LED Fan)

Internal USB Extension Module: None

Neon Light Upgrade: None

Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans

Noise Reduction Technology: None

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)

Freebies: FREE Game – Shogun 2 Coupon: Total War

Venom Boost Fast And Efficient Factory Overclocking: No Overclocking

Cooling Fan: Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU Cooler (Designed for Over-Clocker King)(CLP0575)

Motherboard: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)

Intel Smart Response Technology for Z68: None

Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair Dominator)

Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

Video Card 2: AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

Video Card 3: None

Dedicated PHYSX Card: None

Multiple Video Card Settings: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors

Power Supply Upgrade: 700 Watts – XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply

Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (2 TB Capacity) Raid 0 Extreme Performance)

Data Hard Drive: None

Hard Drive Cooling Fan: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System (2 x Systems)

External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None

USB Flash Drive: None

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST 12X Blu-Ray Combo DVDRW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

Optical Drive 2: None

Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Accessories:

3D Vision Glasses: None

LCD Monitor: None ( i have one at home)

2nd Monitor: None

3rd Monitor: None

Speakers: 120 Watt Stereo Speakers (Black Color)

Network:Killer Xeno Pro Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card

Network Switch: None

Keyboard: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard

Mouse: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

Mouse Pad: None

Gaming Gear: None

Extra Thermal Display: Aerocool Touch 1000 5.25″ Touch Screen Fan Control

Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11n 150Mbps Network Interface Card

External Wireless Network Card: None

Wireless 802.11 B/G/N Access Point: None

Bluetooth: None

Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)

Video Camera: None

Headset: Thermaltake eSports Shock Gaming Headset Bass Enhancement, Foldable Design, In-Line Control Box Noise Cancelling Mic & Gold Plated 3.5mm Plug (White Color)

Printer: None

Cable: None

Power Protection: None

Surge Protector: Ultra ULT31572 10 Outlet Surge w/ Modem & FAX Protection

IEEE1394 Card: None

Internal USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

USB Port: None

software and services:

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None

Office Suite: Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising)

Games: None

Ultra Care Option: Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution – Protect Your Dream System During Transit,Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis – Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System

Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

POWER SUPPLY:Current selection:700 W
Required (suggested):650 W

FPS:131
Show performance on:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (normal) 131
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (high) 131
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (extra) 130
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (medium) 106
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (high) 96
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (ultra) 93
FurMark Benchmark 66
does anyone have any tips