Recent content by Deckard

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    AC97 sound is choppy, GA-IE533 MB, Win2k

    Hi all. I know I'm not unique with this problem, because when I do an Internet search I find that many others are reporting the same problem. Many of them use Linux, and I'm using Win2k, but still... No one seems to have a solution for Win2k. I've tried all sorts of drivers for this...
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    NT not able to read Fat32?

    Unless FAT32 compatability was added in a SP, it's true that it NT 4 does not recognize FAT32. However, there is a utility available that allows NT to see FAT32. Also, there is a utility to allow Win98 to see NTFS partitions. I have not used either, but I know they exist. They might be made...
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    A bit of a problem with Norton Ghost 2000

    What did SystemWorks do for you? Does it have a clone function?
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    A bit of a problem with Norton Ghost 2000

    Jeff, the first thing I would try is to update the version of Ghost. I think it has changed a lot since version 5.1d. It is up to v7 now, which likes to install a bunch of stuff under Windows. It then creates a startup disk for you depending on what type of startup you'd like (network...
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    A bit of a problem with Norton Ghost 2000

    Jeff, Ghost shouldn't reboot when it is done unless you tell it to. Also, it shouldn't take 3 hours unless you have some slow-a$$ drives/controllers. I'd sit with it through the whole process and make sure it is not hanging and failing (hence rebooting) along the way. Also, do you have the...
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    Win2k BSOD w/ classpnp.sys & Promise Ultra 100 controller

    I started getting a BSOD after installing SP2 on Win2k Pro. It didn't happen when I booted into WinXP beta 2 (dual boot). I read somewhere else that it is related to the controller card, so I put the HDD on the MB (KK266) controller which seems to work fine. However, I want to use the faster...
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    What do the numbers on my T-bird mean?

    Thanks Stingygrrl. Did you see my reply about the voltages? I erased all pencil marks on my chip and set the voltage to 1.625 in the BIOS and now MBM is reporting a voltage of 1.7v. I also clocked it to 9 x 105 and it is stable as far as I can tell.
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    What do the numbers on my T-bird mean?

    Hi. I just bought a 900 T-bird and I was wondering if someone could tell me what the numbers mean? A0900ATM3B AGGA 0050BPGW 94203350128 1999 AMD Thanks.
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    Arctic Silver help...

    What is the best way to apply Arctic Silver II? I remember seeing something about a baggie trick to apply it... what is that? How smooth should it be applied, and how thin a layer? Should the HS be put on as quickly as possible, before the silver starts to dry? Or is it better if the Silver...
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    Please help an OC'ing newbie...

    Yes, tsaico, but why can't I lower the voltage via the BIOS? Do I need to connect bridges on the chip to lower the voltage? Supposedly it should already be set by default at 1.7V according to the bridges. All I did to the chip was connect the L6 bridges and connect one bridge on L6 to set the...
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    Please help an OC'ing newbie...

    Hello all. Let me start by saying that I love this forum because I feel like people give honest answers. At other places, I think people boast about outrageous OC'ing that just doesn't seem possible. Anyway... Here is the deal. I have the setup seen in my profile below (also, I'm using...
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    Changing IRQ in Windows 2000

    Andy, I have a question for you. You seem to have messed with this ACPI business before. What if I install Win2k, hit F5, select the standard HAL, get it all up and decide I want ACPI after all. Can I go into device manager and change the non-ACPI driver to the ACPI driver and get ACPI...
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    MCSE classes? Or Self-Study?

    Just as a tip, consider getting the "Core 4" Sybex self-study books. I think they are better than the Coriolis books I bought. The Troytec study guides were particularly on cue for the real exam. I've only taken the 70-210 so far, but it seemed fairly easy (I scored 740 and needed...
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    Problem with my new video card

    Did you install DirectX 8.0 or 7.0? If you installed 7.0, try 8.0. Also, make sure the vid card is seated well. It might be just a bit off, allowing it to work, but not properly.
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    problem with 4 devices on 4 different IDE channels

    Why don't you try starting with just the HDD you need to boot, see if that works and if so add something else, etc. You said you are installing 4 drives (2 HD, 3 CD <-- that adds up to 5). If you really are installing 4, you can set them all to Master, but if you are installing 5 you would...