Recent content by ashum

Umm, really - isn't that over-rated? Seriously? I've set up at least 7-8 systems over the years (own, friends', family etc) and never bothered with that grounding stuff. I'm just cautious, don't touch anything while its powered on, and don't scrape my butt all over the flow, minimizing static...

Update ... picked up a nice Antec 350W SmartPower PS, and removed the DVD Burner (goes in another system) and left one of the fans disconnected. Definitely not a stretch for this PS. Last night, I started to install Madrake 9.0 (Linux) and it failed about halfway through and rebooted. Upon...

nork - I agree with you - I know how good Antec PS'es are! That's what I'm picking up this evening for the nightmare system I described. It was truly hilarious when I pulled the PS out yesterday - I expected it to fall into my hand. FLOAT is a more apt description for what it did :)

For this system, a good (such as Antec) 300W PS should suffice - but for insights into how a bad PS (even a 400-er) can cause issues on an Athlon XP, and during testing, even a Celeron 1.3GHz - read my thread ... about the nightmares I've been having!) Never underestimate the importance of a...

Hello all - here's an update ... Took the 400W PS (yes it was a 400-er but weighed, like 0.007 ounces - that cheap!) from the case and threw it into a friend's P4-ready case, which is running only a Celeron 1.3GHz (yes - PIII core) - and that system turned flaky - with multiple reboots (didn't...

[OT] Woah - fabulous 3D renderings ;)

Hmmm - the 1GB RAM I bought WAS 3200, but I tried NUMEROUS speed settings - all failed. The working 512MB I now replaced it with IS 333, and is runnin at 333. Keep the ideas flowing ... I'm going to be offline now as I switch the PS from THIS system into that, and hope for the best :) thanks ...

Cabling as well - how could I resist round ATA-133 cables for just $5? O course, in any case, I would otherwise have switched to the new included ata133 80-conductor the Seagate box. I'm about to try the power supply switch someone recommended in another thread I posted about this ...

Figures huh - can't go with the cheap power supply even in an attempt to make a "cheap" second system. The case with PS (all looking snazzy and well-built and whatnot) cost me under 50. Shoulda been an early-warning flag! I'll post results tomorrow - thanks for the super-prompt responses :)

This MAY solve my problem, of course I'll respond to the the thread tomorrow - but the ONLY time it ran flawless for over a couple of days was when I tried disconnecting stuff and had the case open. So my 2 rear case fans and one front fan, as well as DVD burner drive, were all disconnected! And...

Hmmm - Power Supply, eh? My only other 'good' system (since this is replacing my ancient P2/P3 era system) has a 450W power supply - and this new system (with the problems) has a 300W. But the 12V linse is delivering good Amperage, IIRC. Will check on this and try a PS swap temporarily from my...

I'd wait for more experienced folks to respond - but at first glance, you want to check your BIOS and on-MoBo jumpers for range of Voltages supplied to the CPU. The Mobile Athlon XP uses less Voltage than the stock XP. Older A7N8X-Deluxe (or non) was therefore incompatible with these lower...

(First - thanks for the quick reply) No No No - the Win 2000 copy is the one that came witht he original Pentium 3 system this PC will replace entirely. The only thing "somewhat-behind-the-curve" is the hardware - a 2500 Barton and a non DDR nForce2 based chipset with no whizbang features like...

In the interesting of minimizing cross-posting (but I'm desperate for responses - my 30-day return warranty expires soon!) I'd like to draw your attention to this thread ... http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=32&threadid=1271930

<advance apologies if this is considered a cross-post - I figured I'd get more help through posting in two sections of the forum, before my chance to use return-satisfaction warranty expires!> I picked up these somewhat-behind-the-curve components and installed Win 2000. Immediately updated to...