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Is 380 watts enough for my computer?

Mar 31, 2010 by Pawl M Davis | Posted in Desktops

AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+
Biostar motherboard
GeForce 8600 GT
2 gb DDR2 RAM
Netgear Wireless card

Attached USB printer, Phone, Gamepad.

I noticed that sometimes the rear USB ports won't work. Also, the frontside audio jacks never work. Am I low on power?

Your graphics card requires 350w so you might be pushing it pretty close. I just upgraded my graphics card and power supply. Radeon 5770 with a 650w power supply. I went a little high just in case, better safe than sorry.

Changing out your power supply isn't THAT hard. If you do it and it's your first time, just make sure that you hook in the new power supply AS you unhook the old one, so that you don't miss any slots. I made the mistake of unhooking my old one all the way and then hooking in my new one. I did it but it took a while to make sure I got it right.

Wireless Network problems?

Mar 31, 2010 by Love_supernatural | Posted in Computer Networking

At home we have a wireless network that a PC, laptop and printer were connected to. The PC was the main computer. The PC recently got wiped clean and everything has to be reinstalled. We have a netgear wireless router but not sure which type it is. The internet is still working on the laptop but cannot print. I have tried downloading the drivers to a USB but they show up as fragmented files and a unusable. Also if anyone knows a good graphics and sound drivers website i am also unsure as to which one i have of them (nVidia i think) and i cannot play music or games and am not sure what to do. I really do not want to spend any money! thankyou
it was a retail computer, then why wont the network work? OR Sound or games
Where is the model number located? It is an acer

Can I set up my wired printer to be wireless?

Mar 30, 2010 by Jimmy | Posted in Printers

I have an old school HP printer that uses a USB cable to connect to the computer. Is there any way to convert this to wireless? I'd like to place it in a separate to save space.

If it is possible, what components will i need?

With wireless networks becoming the norm in network computing both at home and in offices, it is not surprising that these users of wireless networks are now turning as well to setting up a wireless printer to address whatever printing needs that they may have. After all, since wireless printers do not require Ethernet or local area network cables, it is more economical to install them instead of laying out meters upon meters of network cables either at home or in the office. Wireless printers also eliminate the need of purchasing more printer units than necessary, which is very impractical if the location in question is a home.

Setting up a wireless printer is not a complicated matter to accomplish. It can take as short as five steps to get the whole thing done.

Step #1: The Location of the Wireless Printer.

Since more than one computer would be making use of the wireless printer. It makes sense to figure out the best place to put it. The wireless printer should be set up at a place at home or in the office that is accessible to everyone and where there is ample space for paper, printer ink and other such paraphernalia.

The wireless printer should also be paired with a computer that will serve as its printer server. In a small office, this computer could be the network server. In a household, this could be the computer that is most often used.

Step #2: Bluetooth or Wi-Fi?

There are two connectivity choices when it comes to setting up a wireless printer, and these two choices are none other than Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Most new computers and printers nowadays are equipped with either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi capacities, but if not, it is easy to get a wireless card that can be plugged using a USB port. The only difference is that Bluetooth has a smaller range than Wi-Fi.

Step #3: Enable Printer Sharing

The server computer’s operating system must be informed that the printer that will be added to its network is a wireless printer. In Windows Vista, this is done by accessing the network settings in the Control Panel and then activating file and printer sharing in the local area network settings.

Step #4: Share the Printer.

The other computers on the network must also be set up for using the wireless printer. To do this in Windows Vista, open the Control Panel in the classic view and then open Printers. Right click on the printer that is going to be shared, and then open Properties. In Properties, check the box that allows the printer to be a shared device.

Step #5: Continuous Troubleshooting

Wireless networks are prone to interruptions, and so it is important for whoever it is that is maintaining the wireless network at home or at the office to keep the connections to the wireless printer active. Nothing is more irritating that setting up a wireless printer and then encountering numerous glitches afterwards.

Printer Troubles Plz Help?

Mar 29, 2010 by cody h | Posted in Printers

I have my mouse keyboard and my wireless internet in my usb ports and now im trying to install my printer and after installing the software i plug in the printer like it says but my computer is not detecting it

Plug it in another port. Change the USB cable.

Wireless printing adapter?

Mar 29, 2010 by Someone... | Posted in Printers

I currently have a Brother HL-5140 laser printer. It does not have wireless printing so it recently has become a burden as my household has expanded to a desktop and two laptops. Is there such thing as a wireless printing adapter such as I plug the usb cord into it and I can print pages over wifi through that printer?

How to bridge(wireless) printer, external hard drive etc..?

Mar 28, 2010 by apbt_blue | Posted in Computer Networking

What will I need?
I know you can do it, but what should I buy? I have a laptop but as I type all my usb drives are being used,

Please and Thanks

For USB devices you need a hub that connects directly to your router. One such device is this Belkin hub
www.belkin.com/networkusbhub/
In this case the hub is N wifi so you need an N router to work with that. The hub sits by itself, connected to your printer and external drive, etc, and connects to the N router. From there computers can use the devices either wired or wifi.

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Cisco Valet Router Makes Wireless Home Network Setup Easy

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Belkin Wireless USB Printer Adapter

by Mark Dunne

If you are searching for a opportune way to put your unconventional documents into impress, then determination a wireless or bluetooth appropriateness that lets you type from anywhere is one of the answers.  This provides you with alternatives to serve you with your needs, while giving you some of the first options for staying connected.  An readily obtainable offshoot that can serve you with printing from any section of your old folks' or labour rank is a wireless printer adapter.  This allows you to chain connected from any locale, while getting the heartily copies you miss by adding one gimmick to your network.

The concept of a wireless adapter is to have one link that allows you to wording from any fingers on.  If you have a desktop or laptop that is in your digs and in a diverse gap than your printer, then you can use the printer adapter to link through the wireless territory.  You then have the knack to keep in the getting one's hands while sending the sundry documents from numerous locations to the printer, in place of of using cables to keep you connected.  This makes it candid to keep connected through your printer, without having to carry files.

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