Recent content by Huzzah

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    XP has gone insane, and it's time to take her out.

    Ok, I've gone ahead and followed your advice as far as reinstalling to a diff. folder name. Thanks. The big issue now is the fact that windows repair console can't view the D: drive, with the error message given above. Also in the XP setup process, when it came time to choose the partition to...
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    XP has gone insane, and it's time to take her out.

    Here's my problem in a nutshell: Was forced to restart my (main) computer earlier today. Upon XP Pro boot, I got the message " Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM". Doing some research this afternoon on this secondary...
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    Game pings are off the charts, but speeds are fine. Why?

    This does make sense, but the issue persists even if, for example, I refresh a single game server through All Seeing Eye. :(
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    Game pings are off the charts, but speeds are fine. Why?

    If you'd bother to read my post, you'd see that the problem occurs in Gamespy, All-Seeing Eye, and every in-game browser. Thanks for your insightful help.
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    Game pings are off the charts, but speeds are fine. Why?

    I have a DSL connection being fed into a Netgear wireless router. My main PC is connected via ethernet cable, but two other computers in the house use the wireless access. The speeds of the DSL are fine, and always test in the 1.2MB range. I'm a big gamer, and the issue is when I browse for...
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    Ripping off a northbridge fan - bad idea?

    Well, it worked like a charm. Unhooked everything after taking careful notes where it should all be replaced to, unattached all cables, unseated mobo from case, popped out old NB fan, installed new NB heatsink, re-mounted mobo to case. Then I realize that the new main heatsink I had also...
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    Ripping off a northbridge fan - bad idea?

    Ok, ok. You've all scared me sufficiently. I'm now in the process of removing the mobo. <sigh> Thanks for all of the feedback, though!
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    Ripping off a northbridge fan - bad idea?

    I have a dead northbridge fan on my Asus AV7266-E mobo, and I also have a Zalman northbridge cooler I wish to replace it with. Problem is, I believe the current fan is fastened to the mobo, and I've been told the best way to get it off its to completely remove the motherboard and "unclasp" it...
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    Will a Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu work with a Athlon 1700?

    Please excuse the newbie question, but I need to cool down my slightly old system which is a Athlon 1700 on a Asus AV7266-E mobo. Will the CNPS7000A-AlCu work, and if so is it the best choice for the money?