Recent content by chutamango

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    Cant get WD HD detected under IDE3 or 4 with the kt7a-raid...

    ok...well i have this WD 13 gig 5400 RPM HD that works well..only it doesnt like to slaved and it wont show up in win2k as a drive when in ide3 or 4......now when the highpoint bios loads up...the HD is detected...but there is no drive in the OS....also....I cant use my Primary HD (maxtor 27 gig...
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    awe 32 skipping while playing mp3's or wavs.....on a kt7a raid...

    So now my sound skips while i play songs (mp3 or wav)....not sure why...there are no current drivers for awe32 under win2k....but i had no prob before the MB upgrade....not sure what it could be,...any help here? AMD 1 gig oced to 1.13... 256 pc150 Kingmax RAM MAxtor 27 gig 7200 WD 13 gig 5400...
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    how about paint thinner for removing the thermal pad on myu taisol HS..?

    All i have is a razorblade and some paint thinner (also some rubbing alcohol but it doesnt help much). Will the paint thinner hurt the HS? chuta
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    how about paint thinner for removing the thermal pad on myu taisol HS..?

    All i have is a razorblade and some paint thinner (also some rubbing alcohol but it doesnt help much). Will the paint thinner hurt the HS? chuta
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    AIW Radeon vs ATi TV Wonder VE vs WinTV vs the pinnacle one......

    Ok.....im looking to get myself a TV tuner but quality is rather important for me. Id like the full screen video to be rather crisp....but I also dont want to pay alot of money (ya ya...best of both worlds...). I was wondering if any of you have tried these cards (AIW Radeon, ATi TV Wonder VE...
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    Is there good alternative to Artic $ilver?

    Well if you go to directron.com...they actuall sell heatsinks and cooling systems with an option to put artic Silver on there for 2.99...so im assuming that it comes in a small pacakge and its good enoughj foir 2-3 applications... chuta
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    Raid and ata66 questions

    ok..im wondering...do you have to have the EXACT same HD if you want to use raid? Meaning speed and size? Also I was wondering how I can use the ata66 abiblity of my HD's with the new kt7a-raid board. DO i have to use those promise 66 drivers? How do i do this? Thanks for any help.. chuta
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    266 FSB AMD's.....anyone know when?

    Wondering if anyone had any idea when the 266 fsb AMD's will come out....are there any reviews on em yet? chuta
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    Anybody have any Problems with Step Thermodynamics cooling systems?

    here is what i figured out....a 1 gig tbird, kt7a abit, 256 pc150 ram + shipping is 552$ (from step) anywhere else..the chip will be 176....but then the mobo will be 180 from the same company...or even 170.....and then the ram will be a min of 160$ (for good ram)....plus a taisol with arctic...
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    Anybody have any Problems with Step Thermodynamics cooling systems?

    oh..and niard...can you give me the 1 800 from step? Kinda trying to reach them...thanks.. chuta
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    Anybody have any Problems with Step Thermodynamics cooling systems?

    well..im trying to call them now...in reference to price....thier MB's ram and cpu's are great prices.....so even if I get it without a fan in other places...id never find all the things I need at that cheap of a price. So that means ill have to pay extra shipping fora ll these things...so in...
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    Antec SX830 - warning ATX power supply problem!!!

    you know...i kinda had the same problem with my card...it ended up being that my card wasnt in all the way. The metal where you screw the card in place seemed to be to low for the MB....so maybe thats it.....push it in as hard as you can...i even bent the metal so now it fits perfect.... chuta
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    Anybody have any Problems with Step Thermodynamics cooling systems?

    Id like to buy some stuff from Step thermodynamics..BUT....i just read a BUNCH of crap from ppl saying its not very good...and then others saying its great. Id like to know if anyone here had any dealings with them...thanks chuta