Recent content by ArvinC

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I am considering building a TIVO/PVR using a SFF chasis as my starting point. In doing research, it doesn't seem like a really difficult project, but it's not as easy as building a "standard" PC. My worries come from the fact that there are many places...

Hello everyone. I'm mulling around with the idea of replacing my beloved 19" ViewSonic Professional-Series CRT with a 19" or bigger LCD monitor, ideally in wide-screen (16:9) aspect ratio. However, I really know nothing in terms of LCD montior stats and technology. Can anyone suggest what...

...detailed reply! I am gonna go and attempt the upgrades myself. Hopefully, the thing won't burst open once I remove the bottom cover! :o Arvin

Hello everyone. I have a Gateway 400 series notebook. Currently, it has a 845-Mobile series motherboard with a P4 1.8 processor (NOT the Mobile P4), a 30 Gig HD, 512 of RAM and running Windows XP. I want to upgrade the processor, go to 1 gig of RAM and get a new hard drive. I've built 5...

...for the info. You're right, it's the A-Open AX4B-533...tried looking around for it, but no one seems to have any left for sale. It is an older board, but was planning on building a music server/jukebox with this board as its guts. Oh well...thanks again for the help! Arvin

Hello everyone. Anyone remember about 3-4 years back, there was a motherboard that featured a Vaccum Tube audio section? If I can recall correctly, there were P4 and Athlon XP versions, but I cannot remember who produced it or what chipsets it featured. Any help or info would be greatly...

Hello all. I am a Windows user, PC lover and proud iPod owner. Simply love the thing (I have the new 20Gig model) and have to agree with those who believe as I do, that it is simply the best player out there. I will concede it is terribly expensive for an MP3 player, but nothing else quite...

Hello all. Say a person just wanted to swap out the above mentioned components and keep there drives, p/s, etc. What kind of configuration nightmares is he looking at? Also, how likely will Windows XP be non-functional once the system tries to boot? For specific system info, he has two hard...

Hello everyone. :D I wanted to get some thoughts on configuring my next rig's hard drives. I am going to go with a MB that will have both SATA and IDE RAID interfaces. The configuration I had in mind was making a striped RAID array consisting of (2) WD Raptor 36 Gig SATAs as my primary...

Hello. Thanks for the info. I had been studying the roadmap on AMD's site since Anand posted it, but do you think that the FX will continue to be "ramped" up clockspeed-wise as the Athlon64? Or do you think that AMD will introduce faster A64's more often? I am leaning toward the upcoming FX...

Thanks for the info, guys. Looks like I will TRY to hold out for the 939 FXs...but the possibility of the Athlon64 at higher clock speeds matching/outperforming the FX series is very tempting. Oh well, D3 and HL2 are still not with us...so I can hold out that much longer! Cheers! :beer:

Hello all. I am deciding on replacing my existing AMD XP2000 rig. I was planning on going Athlon 64FX route, but have been reading that the current FX 940 socket is being replaced with a newer version. I have been trying to find out more about the upcoming CPU, but have not been able to find...

Cool...You guys just made my rig cost a lot cheaper than I though it would! Thanks for the info!

Hello everyone. Fianlly decided to replace my tired, but faithful, AMD XP2000 rig. So, gonna' go with an AMD64 3200 CPU and Asus K8V Deluxe motherboard combo. In doing my research, I understand that I need Registered memory sticks in order to insure proper operation. However, is 3200 the...

Hello everyone. I was wondering if XP/XP Pro has a Logon Screen screensaver and if it does, how I can configure it? I currently have 3 computers in my home network, but right now, after logging off, the screen stays on at the Logon Screen. I tried searching Microsoft's XP site, but couldn't...