Recent content by luderob

Hi, there are couple of apps on the net that I need Java Virtual machine to run, but the problem is I can't find where I'm suppose to download it. I remember with win98 and internet explorer 6.0, there would be an option on the update page to download it. But now it says that microsoft has...

Ok, I have win xp and I just tried loading up Max Payne. When I start a new game, and while the video is playing, right when it gets to one part of the video, my computer just restarts. It sounds like my harddrive shuts off or something because I here the clicking noise my HD makes when it...

hi guys, i'm planning to do a clean install of windows xp. It ask me to chose which file system. My question is does it matter? whats the difference? thanks

Hi, I was just wondering if any of you know anything about routers. I got a linksys BEFSR11 router. It works beautifully and everything. But the only problem is AIM and mIRC. For some reason, in AIM I can't send or recieve files from people. In mIRC I can't serve files to people. I know this is...

I'm running windows 98 se

Hi, I have an Epox 8K7A with an athlon 1.33. Occassionally when I start up windows I get a rundll32 error. Anyone know what this mean? What is a rundll32 error? All I have to do is click close and i can run everything as normal. Does it do anything? Thanks.

I was just wondering if rounding my own cables will have any affect on performance of the cable. I want to round my UDMA 100/66 cable. To let more air flow through my case. But will it affect HD transfer rates for anything like that?

Hi, I recently had to switch my SBLIVE for my dads SB128 because of problems the LIVE! was causing with my 87KA. Now, I can't play 2 wav files at the same time. e.g., while playing mp3's and hearing my aim. I thought the SB128 could do that? If so, is there an option i gotta turn on. If not, oh...

I'm gonna overclock my Athlon 1.33 and was just wondering how should I go about testing for stability? Right now I have it set at 10.5 X 133 = 1400. WHen I tried upping my bust to 140 X 10, I couldn't boot into windows. I'm thinking that it was probably because of the ram. I have crucial ram...

Hi, I just installed my hardware monitor that came with my EPOX 87ka and it says the cpu core voltage is 1.79v. Is that correct? i'm not running overclocked or anything. I thought it was suppose to be 1.75v default. So i thought that was strange.

Hi, I just finished building my computer but now im left with a wierd problem. It seems like my SCSI card, Network card, and soud card are all using IRQ 11. I don't know if this will cause any problems but im sure it will in the future. I want to know if there is a way to make them use their own...

I just got my SVC golden gate 40 and decided to plug it in just to see how it performs. All i gotta say is good lord! The fan spins so fast and is just loud as F**K. It pushes so much air. I hope it will be bearable. It sounds like one of those regular room fans on HI. One question, is the fan...

Dam, I love this forum already. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the help, I let you guys know if anything strange comes up.

Wassup everyone. I been browsing these boards and its been very helpful. A lot of knowledgable people here. I just have a couple of questions. I finally decided to upgrade my old P3 600e to something faster and more powerful. I've always been an intel guy, but I saw that the athlon was just too...