Recent content by jnojr1

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    Primary display moves

    BTT
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    Primary display moves

    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, E2180 CPU, EVGA 7600GT graphics, Windows 7 Professional, Samsung 22" LCD connected via DVI, Dynex 46" TV connected via HDMI If the TV is on and I boot the PC, all is well. If the TV is off, and I boot the PC, then turn the TV on, the TV becomes my only display. I have to...
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    SOLVED - Updated BIOS, CPU fan running 100%

    In PC Health & Status, I changed CPU Smart Fan Mode from "Auto" to "Voltage".
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    SOLVED - Updated BIOS, CPU fan running 100%

    No, it's a Zalman. But all was well until I did the BIOS upgrade. The chances that the fan or a temp sensor suddenly fell off a cliff at the exact moment I did the BIOS are... not good.
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    SOLVED - Updated BIOS, CPU fan running 100%

    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Updated BIOS from F5 to F9 with @BIOS (system wasn't seeing my USB keyboard) After the update, the CPU fan seems to be running at 100% even though the "smart fan" BIOS option is enabled.
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    I need some more RAM

    How would I know? My CPU is a 2180 if that makes a difference.
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    I need some more RAM

    I have a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L motherboard with 2GB Crucial BL2KIT12864AA804 memory. Looking for 2 more GB, it appears that my RAM is 2.2V and the closest replacement I can find is Crucial BL2KIT12864AA80A 2V Can I use the other RAM? Yes, I know it's all old. I do not want to upgrade unless...
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    SATA throughput

    I just bought a Seagate 750GB disk to add to my system. I opened up the case... and realized, ahh shit, I need a SATA cable! Well, I have odds and ends of old PC stuff here and there, and I found a cable. But... is it 1.5Gb/s? 3.0Gb/s? I don't know! I thought I'd play it safe, and went...
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    Windows XP name lookups slow / failing

    It didn't find anything :(
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    Windows XP name lookups slow / failing

    What would that gain me? I very, very, very seriously doubt that my ISPs (Earthlink) DNS servers have been getting worse, progressively, for weeks now, aren't responding a significant percentage of the time, and nobody has complained so they'd fix it. Occam's Razor tells me to blame my PC...
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    Windows XP name lookups slow / failing

    My home machine is XP Pro SP3. It appears that DNS lookups are a lot slower, and fail frequently. I'm guessing this is likely to be some bit of a virus or spyware or something. I've run AdAware and Spybot: Search & Destroy as well as Trend Micro's online scanner. I'm probably up for a...
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    Having trouble OCing

    Gigabyte P35-DS3L, E2180, Crucial Ballistix BL2KIT12864AA804, Zalman CNPS9700 I've got the CPU running at 266X10 with a 3.00 multiplier. I can run 3DMark06 and HL2 demo, so this seems rock solid. Now, I keep hearing that 3 GHz or 3.2 is a piece of cake, no problem, etc. But I can't do...
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    Thanks. The 561 I see is the "baseline" in the RivaTuner hardware monitor. And I see that for all three core clock charts (geometric, shader, & ROP).
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    Well, that's exactly what I'm doing, and it doesn't work so great for me ;) The changes just do not appear to take effect. The reason I say this is, I move the slider, hit Test, then Apply. The slider stays where it is, but the hardware monitor never reflects a chance in Core speed. I've...
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    Errr, I am... :D