Recent content by FlymanX

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    AGP aperture

    i have an asus A7a266 mobo, 256 ddr ram, and a leadtek geforce3 video card. how high should i set the agp aperture to in the bios?
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    d3d runs funny

    I have an athlon 1.33 ghz computer with a leadtek geforce 3 video card. most of my opengl games run great. also, my 3dmark 2001 scores are around the 6000 range. my problem is that many of my games that run on direct 3d are really choppy. games like max payne, undying, and deus ex run like...
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    NEC FE950+ monitor makes scary noises

    cool, thanks. i was getting a little bit worried...
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    NEC FE950+ monitor makes scary noises

    Hey all, when i turn on my NEC FE950+, it's makes a really loud BUZZ sound. Yeah, most monitors do make a slight buzz sound when you turn it on, but this is really loud. Do i have a retarded monitor? does anyone else have this problem? is it even a problem at all?? help!!
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    My mobo doesn't recognize my DVD-ROM!!

    yep, everything checks out fine. remember that i said the dvd works fine in mmy other computer
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    My mobo doesn't recognize my DVD-ROM!!

    well, they both don't seem to work right. when i do auto detect, it doesn't fine anything. when i set it manually, it says that the drive isn't working correctly. so there you have it
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    My mobo doesn't recognize my DVD-ROM!!

    it's cool, but you still haven't suggested anything!!!
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    My mobo doesn't recognize my DVD-ROM!!

    i'm pretty sure that the primary channel is reserved mostly for hard drives, right? anyway, it'd be a lot more helpful if you tried to answer my question instead of giving me more.
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    My mobo doesn't recognize my DVD-ROM!!

    I have an Asus A7A266 mobo. When I hook up my Mitsumi DVD-ROM drive to it, it doesn't recognize it!! I've tried to set it as a secondary slave and master, but neither of them work! Hell, I even tried setting it as a primary slave! Of course that didn't work, but i'm really running out of...
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    GeForce 3 can't handle D3D!!!

    Hey all. I just got me a new system and eveything. It's a T-Bird 1.33 Ghz with 256 MB. Anyway, I got a GeForce 3 with it. Everything works like a dream, except when it comes to running D3D-based games. Sure, Quake 3 runs great and smooth, but when I'm trying my hand at Unreal Tournament...
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    52x CD-ROM is more like 24x

    Thanx deek
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    52x CD-ROM is more like 24x

    I just put together a new computer and I ordered a Sony 52x CD-ROM drive. After I got the computer up and running, the 52x drive felt a lot more like a 24x or even slower. Wehn I install a game, it takes forever!! I even tested the drive using the SiSoft Sandra utility and it reported that...
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    Able to ping client computers, but I can't view the contents!!

    Okay, here goes. I have two computers. One a desktop, I'll call it "A", and a laptop, I'll call it "B". I have them networked through the use of a Netgear FA311 NIC in comp A, and a Linksys Network Everywhere PCMCIA PC card in comp B. I can almost do everything between...