Recent content by Dan7608

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    Please Help, My Computer Won't Even Power On!

    I tested the PSU, its fine. Mobo connectors from case are afine. CPU is fine. RAM is fine. I only have my GF3 AGP card in there. What do you mean by the Mobo being grounded?
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    Please Help, My Computer Won't Even Power On!

    I really need your help guys, I have an ePox 8kha+, Athlon XP 1800+, 256 MB DDR 2100, 40 GB 7200 RPM HD, and a standard GeForce3. I hooked it up to the TV to test it out and it worked fine. Before I wanted to hook it up to the monitor I wanted the take a look inside. I tightened some screws and...
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    Ready for Thermal Greese: There's a Pink Substance on the Bottom of my HS, What Do I Do With It?

    The front case fan isn't really helping that much, I'm gonna try using it as an exahust fan. The pink stuff wasn't covered by anything. Alright, I'm gonna try using it as an exaust fan and am gonna put the thermal greese I got yesterday on. This will be just a temporary solution. As soon as I...
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    Ready for Thermal Greese: There's a Pink Substance on the Bottom of my HS, What Do I Do With It?

    I just bought a case fan today, it's at the bottom againt the front of the case. TornadoBox, Sorry but I live in NJ, thanks anyway.
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    Ready for Thermal Greese: There's a Pink Substance on the Bottom of my HS, What Do I Do With It?

    It's no-name grease I picked up at CompUSA for $2.99. It was the retail version of the Athlon XP, meaning I got the heatsink and fan with it. It has been locking up and pausing somewhat frequently, so I suppose that's the problem. Would I be better off just forgetting about the greese I picked...
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    Ready for Thermal Greese: There's a Pink Substance on the Bottom of my HS, What Do I Do With It?

    Epox 8KHA+ MoBo AMD Athlon XP 1800+ No overclocking at all, just built the computer this past weekend.
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    Ready for Thermal Greese: There's a Pink Substance on the Bottom of my HS, What Do I Do With It?

    When I put my heatsink on the CPU,there was no tape on the bottom of the heatsink, just a pink substance in the shape of a square(thermal tape?). My CPU is getting too hot, so I bought some thermal greese. What do I do with the pink substance; it's not peelable like scotch tape is peelable. Do...
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    Can I reuse my heatsink/fan if I add thermal paste?

    My CPU's been getting too hot, around 60 degrees Celcius. There's no chasis fan, but theres a heatsink and fan with thermal tape on the CPU. What's the best method of keeping it cool. My computer's also been freezing for a second or two some what frequently; could this be a heating problem...
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    How Hot is Too Hot? (CPU and System)

    Also I have yet to install Windows, do u think the temp will go up once I start using Windows?
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    How Hot is Too Hot? (CPU and System)

    Whats Arctic Silver?
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    How Hot is Too Hot? (CPU and System)

    Epox 8KHA+ Motherboard AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Its about 51 Celcius
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    How Hot is Too Hot? (CPU and System)

    Just in the bios my CPU got up to 123 Degrees Fahrenheight. Should I use thermal paste or add another fan? Thanks
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    WIN98SE CD Won't Boot Up! Please Help!

    Didnt work Escalade, didnt recognize the disk.
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    WIN98SE CD Won't Boot Up! Please Help!

    Thanks Escalade, Im trying it now. My floppy from my old comp broke, one of the pins on the back broke off.
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    WIN98SE CD Won't Boot Up! Please Help!

    I just nuilt my computer, it's an Epox 8KHA+ Mobo, Athlon XP 1800+ 256 MB DDR RAM etc. I put the WIN98SE CD in, and it says "DISK BOOT FAILURE, ENTER SYSTEM DISK, AND HIT ENTER" I don't have a floppy drive, what should I do?!