Recent content by bates550

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    Restart problem

    I've been having this issue on and off for the past year. The computer will restart/crash on it's own . Sometimes it'll happen several times during boot up, after a minute of use, after 5mins, after 10mins, etc. It seems like it only happens if I leave the computer off for an usually long...
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    Computer Crashing?!

    How do I see which one is the RAM voltage? I look under POWER and there are about 4 listings.
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    Computer Crashing?!

    thanks! i've been running the test for a few hours now. how long does it take for the entire thing to finish. There's are 41101 errors =( hopefully that is what's causing the crashes, and not somethng else thanks
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    Computer Crashing?!

    what's a good software I can download to test what's causing my comp to abruptly crash? My computer's been crashing suddenly and randomly for the last few weeks. Sometimes, it'll restart while booting up, other times, I can leave it on for a few days before it crashes. Occassionally, it'll...
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    Creative Playback

    I keep getting a small error window that pops up when i boot up the computer. The error window doesnt have any message, just a red X and its title says Creative Playback. I click 'ok' and the Windows Media logo stays on my desktop along with a tab in the taskbar with just the logo. There is no...
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    RAID questions

    im posting the following for a friend of mine: "I have a p4p800deluxe set up with raid0 with two IBM hard drives on the same IDE cable. They make moaning sounds at random times, is that normal with raid setup?" thanks
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    Computer will not boot...CMOS?

    PSU is an Antec 380W. the entire set up is only about 6months old. i'll try to reseat the vid card and ram right now. my friend said that the battery is rechargeable and that every restart will recharge it. i havent shut down the comp for almost two weeks, but i dont think that should affect...
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    Computer will not boot...CMOS?

    are there different batteries for each mobo? mine is a p4p800. and is this battery issue a common thing? ive only had my mobo for a few months.
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    Computer will not boot...CMOS?

    My computer wouldnt boot for quite a few tries. I was checking my mail when all of a sudden, it turns off and powers back up, but would not boot. the beep kept going for a long time and the monitor remained black. i restart the computer again and the same thing happens. so i shut it down and try...
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    BFG Asylum 5900

    i run it at 3d and the noise doesnt bother me. went by frys and did see CoD included.
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    BFG 5900 users, does your video card look like this?

    you're right...i thought i had the 128bit one because my benchmarks were unusually low. issue has resolved thanks to some helpful tips
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    Poor performance from my Geforce FX 5900?

    followed your instructions and just benched 13619. sounds close enough to the average ~14000. thank you very much for your help. =)
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    Poor performance from my Geforce FX 5900?

    p4 2.4ghzHT asus p4p800 1gb ram (512x2 ddr) WD 80gb 7200rpm winXP pro
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    Poor performance from my Geforce FX 5900?

    thanks for the info. downloaded coolbit and my card defaults at 850mhz. found out that the card was in 2d mode, so the core clock was at 300mhz. i set it to 3D performance mode, which bumped the core clock at 400mhz. benched it again at 400/850 and got 11497 =(. i guess the card isnt...
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    Poor performance from my Geforce FX 5900?

    i also purchased a BFG fx5900 from frys. how do you tell whether the memory clock is 850mhz? its not listed under the specs. with the updated driver, im benching at 11200, so obviously something isnt right. even before i updated, i only benched at around 13000. im running a gig of ram (dual 512...