Recent content by BrokenPen

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    writing to zeroes?

    Hi, I have a IBM 120GXP 120GB HDD, and I want to write all zeroes to it, but i'm not sure how. It didn't come with any software, and I tried the WIPE program that IBM had on their website, but it didn't do the entire drive, just one section of it. I was wondering if anyone knows of any other...
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    Turtle Beach Montego II + XP/2000 Problems

    Hi, I have a Turtle Beach Montego II that I received with a deal package a few years ago, but I built a new system last year, and threw the TBM2 sound card in, and everything worked fine for a year. However, I upgraded to Windows XP this month (from Windows 2000) and I am having sound card...
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    Random Reboots

    I was just skimming through the boards and came across a post that may have helped me out: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=32&threadid=844101&highlight_key=y&keyword1=reboot I did what it said, and I'll see if my system reboots while I'm asleep tongiht... ~Matthew
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    Random Reboots

    Hi, I'm having some problems with my system. I'm running a 40GB Western Digital hard drive as my master drive, with a 120GB IBM Deskstar 120GXP slave drive. I also have 384MB PC2100 DDR Ram, and an Athlon 1GHz chip, all on an Abit KR7A+ (not using the RAID) motherboard. Also, Windows XP Pro...
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    Old Dell P3700 w/ new mobo?

    Hey, I'm building a computer out of some spare parts, and I have an old Dell P3700 CPU hanging out here, and I'm wondering if I'd be able to use it with a new non-Dell motherboard. Is the CPU just a regular P3700 or will it not work with a non-Dell motherboard? Thanks, Matthew
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    Biostar M7VIB mobo

    Hey, I'm putting together a new system to replace my old P3 700. One of the mobos I'm considering is the Biostar M7VIB. I'm looking to stick a 1.2 GHz Athlon TBird (266 MHz) into it and I'm just wondering if anyone has any opinions on this specific motherboard. Thanks in advance.