Recent content by beethree

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    Problem with new 180gb hard drive has me stumped!

    Formatting the Hard Drive did the trick, I'm installing XP pro with no problems now. Hope this works for you.
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    Problem with new 180gb hard drive has me stumped!

    Hi, It looks like we have the same problem, but mine is with a WD 120 G. What I'm trying right now is pre-formatting the hard drive before the OS install. I've been able to get to the formatting point with Win 2000 boot discs ( www.bootdisk.com ) Also, I was able to load Linux 8 with no...
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    Help Troubleshoot 2 new systems

    Thanks for the words about the motherboard situation #2... I had read some great reviews about it, but I was a little suspicious. Could you recommen a substitute Motherboard? Thanks, beethree
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    Help Troubleshoot 2 new systems

    Hi, Thanks for your responses. About System #1: I changed the FSB to 133. It boots up as AMD 2400 + now. - Thanks! I attempted to install XP with boot discs as well as a full version of XP from CD rom and received the same error or stall at the same place. I haven't tried pre-formatting...
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    Help Troubleshoot 2 new systems

    Hi, I'm building 2 identical computer systems - ECS K7S5A PRO Motherboard (SiS 735 chipset) AMD XP 2400+ Cruicial 512 MB RAM Mustang 400 W Power Supply Western Digital 120 GB Hard Drive ATI 7200 64MB AGP Video Card Mad Dog DVD Rom Drive (I used other CD ROM drives, but it didn't make a...