Recent content by Level3000

For some reason..every 10 minutes my computer (XP Pro) tries to dial into the internet. Its like a battle....every time I tell it to "cancel" it pops back up about 3 more times and I am good for another 10 minutes, or until it wants to fight with me again. :) I have turned off everything I...

about once every 4 boots on my abit kt7a I get no post (acts like bios settings are wrong on initial setup of mobo). I will then go in and reconfigure the bios and it will be fine for a few more boots. Every time this happens I have to clear cmos and redo the settings. could it be the mobo...

Has anyone been having Abit KT7A Raid Lock Ups? I am on my second motherboard..the first one was replaced (becasue of the same problem) and I continue to have lockups...anyone with the same problem...any solutions?? Thanks, L3K

What is the optimum operating temp for a 1.3 Ghz Athlon T-Bird? When should I start to worry?

Has anyone had a problem where the osd screen won't go away?  I have changed monitors and it still stays there!!  Could the video card be causing this?  Thanks, L3K

I usually cover most of those tweaks...what I am looking for is a checklist to ensure that I have covered all areas when building a computer. I have seen a few posted a while back but was an idiot and didnt copy them down. Thanks again!

Try aimster...It seems to work better than the other alterantives...at least for me anyway. I have tried about 10 napster replacements in the past month and aimster seems to give me better results.

I am looking for a checklist that I can run through to quality check computers that I build. I need a very exstensive checklist from the bios to windows (win98 and ME) settings. I am also looking for a performance tweak guide for windows. Any help or links would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...

the problem is that I need to setup a new slave drive so I dont think that will work for me. Thanks anyway! Its a shame they make it so hard to work on YOUR computer!

How do you access the Gateway BIOS? All I get is the standard Gateway startup screen with no option to enter the bios. Thanks in advance! Brett

How do you access the bios on a Gatway machine? I never get a prompt, just the stock gatway startup screen. Thanks in advance! Brett

Does anyone know where you add memory to a Gateway 2100 Solo laptop? I know most laptops have a small plate you remove to get to the slots but this one does not seem to have any easy access to the slots. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know of a site that has a good general tweaking guide or checklisk for win98/ME? I saw a post a few months back with some good tips but failed to copy it or bookmark the site. Thanks....

Does anyone have a clue what would cause the video on my computer to scroll? I have changed the video cards but it does it with the new one. It is scrolling left to right and so quickly it looks like I have four screens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have an HP pavillian (dont laugh) and my video started scrolling almost like bad verticle hold on a television. I changed the video card and it continues to do it. It doesnt do it however when the video settings are set to the lowest resolution. Also, how do you get to the bios of an HP...