Recent content by JackNimble

Well, I finally got it to work about 4am this morning... I think part of my problem was Norton Internet Security... I went in and put the IP for the Win98 machine in the 'trusted' folder, and then after that, I was able to run the Network Setup disk on the Win98 machine and it finally detected...

As some of you may know, I have asked in a few other threads for help getting Linux to install on my Dell system... After talking to a few more people, I was told that I should try compiling a custom kernel specific to my system. My question is, how do I do this? JackNimble

I'm not using any sort of loader (Lilo or Grub)... I tried passing these to the RedHat kernal, but it still locked up... I also removed all hardware from my system except for the video card (I believe the Mobo has an onboard graphics chip, but there is no way for me to plug my montior into the...

>>How exactly are you installing? Booting from CD, or using install floppies? You already created a thread on this topic >>(replyhere), but failed to respond to all of the questions that were posed. I did respond... The RedHat distro's (7.2 & 9.0) are being installed from CD.. Using fdisk, I...

Ok, I have not tried three different Linux distro's (Redhat 7.2, Redhat 9.0, Slackware 9.0) and each one locks up at random points in the install procedure... Each time it is a different area, so I have no idea where to go next... Can anyone tell me if there are any know issues with any of the...

I just installed my first ATI card (9800 Pro 128MB) and I have not had a single problem... it runs all my games at 1600x1200 w 4xAA and all effects to maximum without a dropped or choppy frame anywhere... JackNimble

Hello all, Over the weekend I built my very first system... After putting it all together and formatting / partitioning the HD, but before installing the O/S, I attempted to update the BIOS to the current version (Intel D875PBZ version P12). I ran the BIOS update via a bootable floppy, and...

Hi yruffostsif, Actually, I did that already... but it came back by itself after a few boots... I'm wondering if there is some issue with the MBR because I had to reboot during installation of WinXP and somehow the MBR is saying there are two O/S's??? Someone else told me I should fdisk /MBR...

I have a P4 2.8C CPU running on an Intel D875PBZ mobo with 2 sticks of Kingston Hyper-X PC3200 (DDR400) ram. I believe that I have Hyperthreading and full 800Mhz FSB enabled, but I'm not sure how to check for sure... Can anyone help? Thanks! JackNimble

Hello all, Over the weekend, I built my very first computer P4 2.8c CPU Intel D875PBZ mobo w/ 800mhz FSB & HT ATI Radeon 9800 Pro w/ 128MB RAM Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sound Card Kingston Hyper-X PC3200 DDR RAM (2x512MB) WD SATA 36GB HD @ 10,000 RPM Floppy Drive Sony CD-RW Drive Windows XP...

Hey Spartan... So did you boot from a floppy and then run the BIOS update from DOS?

Hey, thanks for the link... Just a few more questions... To get the thermal pad off, I use Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol? Also, am I supposed to put the thermal grease on both the Heatsink & CPU, or just the heatsink? Thanks again!!!

Dirext X is simply the API (Application Programming Interface) that sits between the software (in this case HL-2) and the hardware... However, Direct X itself has to go through whatever drivers a video card uses because these drivers have been developed to take the DirectX API calls and...

Well, I'm not planning on overclocking, but I don't know how to judge how bad the damage is... rough estimate, I'd say the scratched off part is approx as thick as a toothpick, about 1/4" long, and runs from one edge of thermal pad towards the center... JackNimble

Well, lucky me I happen to have some AS3... in the directions, it says apply a thin coating... how thin are we talking, and how can I ensure that it I don't apply to big an area?