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Computer Hardware

Computer hardware is a general term used to refer to all the physical parts of a computer. Internal hardware devices include hard drives and motherboards, while external hardware devices include monitors, mice, keyboards, and printers.

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Why is your loptop does not sound clear when using headset?

There are many possible reasons which you can investigate. Can be bad headset, bad or loose connector jack in the laptop, bad SW driver for the sound hardware, interference/undesired mixing from other sources. To find the real reason, you can try out different things like, is the sound OK when you connect external speakers instead of headset. Is it bad with only one headset or you have tried different headsets. Try reinstalling the sound drivers. Disable/mute all the other sound sources (like mic input). Try various audio files. These will help you find the root cause of the problem - Neeraj Sharma

How do you change 802.11n router protocol to read 802.11g card?

It really depends what kind of router you have. Each manufacturer puts it somewhere else, but usually the selection of the standard you want to use is under Wireless Settings. Your router should have Mode selection there.

As a manufacturer default, your router will be set to Mix mode of B, G and N, so any wireless card which uses one of the following standards will work without any setting changes.


Without knowing what router you have , I can only offer an example by providing you with info how to change router mode on Dlink DIR-655 router

Open Dlink Emulator
http://support.dlink.com/Emulators/dir655/132NA/login.html

Click Log In
Click on Setup (top row)
Click Wireless Settings
Click Manual Wireless Network Setup (button)
and now you will see "802.11 Mode" setting on the screen, where you can select mode B, G, N or mixed

Will an Intel Pentium III computer support 512 MB of SDRAM?

Yes. Though the amount the processor can access is far more limited by the chipset / motherboard than the actual processor. Theoretically, a Pentium II could support up to 4 GB of RAM (and even 64 GB of RAM if PAE enabled), but no chipset for desktop and standard server ever supported more than 2 GB for it, and most motherboards only supported 512 to 768 MB.

What is True PCI express and Is it different from PCIe?

True PCI Express is about the same design but uses the address more quickly it is alot faster. It is Diffrent that PCIe witch Stands for PCI express as well just not true.

Easier explaination is:

PCI is V1

PCI Express or PCIe is V2

True PCI Express or True PCIe is like V2.5

Its just PICe but working therodicly correctly

Is an Acer Aspire XC-605 compatible with an AMD Radeon R9 280X or 290X?

Not likely as the power supply is only barely enough to power a Nvidia GT600 series card.

What kind of a device is a thermopile?

Thermopiles respond to changes in temperature and create electricity from this. They are made of thermocouples connected together in a small series depending on the device the thermopile is in. They are usually attached to devices like thermometers or professional devices used to measure a person's temperature.

What is a graphics tablet?

A tablet is basically a board you plug into your computer and use a tablet pen to draw on, or to simply replace the mouse. Wherever you move the pen on the board, the cursor on your screen moves to the same location (ex; if you put the pen at the corner of the tablet board, the cursor moves to the corner of the screen). You can read more about tablets here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitizing_tablet

Can a AMD2 939 socket fan and heatsink work for a Intel 775 socket processor?

It depends... Look up the heatsink in question to determine compatibility. It may require a new set of mounting hardware, but most heatsink manufacturers try to maximize compatibility.

What is a wrist grounding strap?

A wrist grounding strap is used to prevent electrostatic discharge when handling computer components. Just like a shock when walking on carpet can carry several thousand volts, it destroys computer components. In more detail, it is a wire leading from a technician's body (a wrist band with metal contact to the skin) to earth ground, with a high (1 megohm) resistance in it. This slowly discharges any static electricity that is built up on the body, to avoid discharging it into an electronic component. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) mat with similar connection to ground is also used to keep the electronic components at earth ground potential.

Why 8080 processor called so?

Intel, who developed the 8080, developed families of chips. The ancestor family of the 8080 was the 4004; part of the 4-bit MCS-4 family of chips - the 4001 being the ROM, 4002 RAM and so on and the 4004 being the CPU. The 8 bit version of the chip was named, naturally enough, 8008. The 8008 had a number of limitations; principally it's memory management was complicated and limited, these limitations were addressed in a new version which was named the 8080.

Where in the motherboard can you find northbridge?

Just below where the CPU is located under a heat sink. Although most modern motherboard don't have north bridges and south bridges and instead are combined into a single chipset.

What is the function of IDE controller card?

The controller card, or simply "controller," is a piece of hardware that acts as the interface between the motherboard and the other components of the computer. For example, hard drives, optical drives, printers, keyboards, and mice all require controllers to work. Most computers have all the necessary controllers built in the motherboard as chips, not full-sized cards. However, if you add additional components such as a SCSI hard drive, you may need to add a controller card as well. Controller cards are typically installed in one of the computer's PCI slots.

What motherboards are compatible with DDR SDRAM?

Hundreds of motherboards are compatible with DDR SDRAM. It would be impossible to provide a comprehensive list.