Recent content by BobsBigBoy

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    Shutdown problems (Win2k & Abit KT7)

    You might try this link. Or this one. -- BBB
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    Memory testing software?

    Get DocMemory from SIMMTESTER.COM --BBB
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    Good Article on Memory Module Specs

    Good article on Simmtester.com on how to identify PC100 and PC133 memory modules plus some notes on CAS latency. Questions about this sort of thing come up a lot on this forum, so I thought I'd post the link for anyone interested. Article is here --BBB
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    Windows OEM version(for distribution with XXX brand computer only), is it resalable?

    Hmmm, well you can buy OEM software (Win2K Pro and Office 2k) from third party vendors, but under Microsoft's rules they can only sell it to you if you buy a hard drive or motherboard at the same time (though you can probably find some shady vendor who'll sell it to you bare). Just look for...
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    New pc133 cas2 chip is failing memory test on my ABIT KT7 but still boots...weird sandra results also...

    Try testing it with Doc Memory, which you can get at simmtester.com for free. Excellent memory tester. --- BBB
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    Adventures in Stupidity

    Well, I decided to give the old PC a little tune-up, so I dis-assembled everything, cleaned out an amazing quantity of accumulated dust with a can of compressed air (or whatever it is that's in those cans), cleaned the contacts, etc. Putting it back together was a piece of cake; I made quite...
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    Need help - can't detect CD when booting to install Windows

    If you can get into DOS, use fdisk to repartition the hd so the D: slot is free. If you can't get into DOS with a boot disk, make sure you created your boot disk with a freshly formatted floppy (full high and low level format.) You also might try putting the CD-ROM on the secondary IDE channel...