Recent content by Atropos13

Sweet. Thanks, I just needed that confirmation. Much appreciated!

I was just wondering if, when mounting my mobo in my case, if I am supposed to use any non metal washer or something like that in addition to standoffs. For instance, should I put a plastic washer between the standoff and the mobo, or put the washer between the screw and the mobo, etc? I am...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I had forgotten to mention that soon after this all happened I went to Best Buy and got another PSU and nothing changed. I am tempted to try that again though, in case I got a bad one from the store (unlikely I know, but that kind of thing has happened to me...

So my original post is here: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=32&threadid=2315882 But I just put in a new PSU and nothing changed. When I turn on the PSU there is still the flash of light from a case light and with this PSU there is a little buzz sound but then no other activity...

Thanks mpilch, I just needed some conformation about my suspicion. The PSU is still under warranty so lets hope they don't give me any hassle about replacing it. Keeping my fingers crossed nothing got fried when it went out!

Ok, so I was playing a game (Neverwinter Nights 2 if anyone is interested) and without warning my computer instantly turned off. There was no crash or any warning signs. All my peripherals were still on (monitors, speakers, etc.) so it seemed with wasn't a breaker issue in my apartment. I...

Hmmm, I have always had "Show Hidden Files and Folders" checked in the folder options. Is there another way to make sure they are being included?

I was just wondering if anyone could help explain why there is a difference between what Windows Vista reports as what is free on my HDD and what I calculate to be free. More specifically, I have a 250 GB drive (reported as 232 in Vista of course; format NTFS). On the "Computer" screen...

Hey all. Thanks for your help and suggestions :) Looks like it was my video card. I just got a cheap one from best buy and installed it an everything came up fine. That was quite the scare since I hardly have anything backed up. Now to get a real video card replacement and an external...

Thanks, that was what I was starting to wonder too. I will try that out. Edit: would a bad video card cause my system not to post? I would think I would still at least get some HDD activity if that were the case. Hopefully I can find an old video card of mine around here to try out!

Hi all, So I was just working on my desktop a little while ago (writing this from my laptop), and my screen started to flash back and forth (dual monitor setup) and then my computer froze. I did a reset by holding the power button down and turning the system back on, I tried starting...

There have been some good reviews of the new Acceleration expansion for the MS Flight Sim which has the F-18. Has anyone played that yet? I, too, have been lamenting the lack of flight sims these days and was hoping that it is as good as the reviews I have read say.

So I want to setup something that will simply be a music server that can be accssed by other computers and my Xbox 360 (which means I have to be running WinXP with Windows Media Connect). My question, is what is the cheapest, quietest, lowest power consuption way to do this? Should I just...

Thanks Reg07, that was great info. You were right about the power supply fan not needing to be plugged in. Now I have all my fans running. Much appreciate the help!