Recent content by edfreeman

thanks for the reply. I read up on cool and quiet, and while it has its merits, I didn't get the impression that it was necessary for operation or performance reasons. Given that the first time that I tried to install failed, is it worth pushing for?

There is a drive for my new AMD 64 processor on the disk that came with the motherboard. Anybody know if it is necessary (or performance enhancing) to install? I tried on one of the two computers I built, and it wouldn't boot past the initial Windows screen (but it wasn't a clean install...

Thanks to all for the excellent information. I do have an ATX system, so I confidently ordered my power supply. Using SonofZeus's numbers, I added up that I could be OK with the 300W standard, but, hey, I'll upgrade before the end of the year, and who knows what gadgets I'll want to run . . . :D

Just re-designate IE as the default . . . (menu item tools, programs, "IE Should Check to see . . ."

This is not meant to be as cynical as it sounds . . . go to www.netscape.com, download their latest version, install it, and then open it up . . .

I've been experiencing some random re-boots and lockups (plus, as a key symptom, the fans seem to change speed a lot), and after reading some posts in various forums, decided to dust off that little program called motherboard problem. My suspicions were proven true when the program told me that...