Recent content by Ludicrous

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    Help! Where have my XP icons gone?

    try going into Control Panel, SYSTEM, click on ADVANCED, click the PERFORMANCE SETTINGS, and choose AdJUST FOR BEST APPEARANCE. that should do it
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    How would I even begin to spray my monitor case black?

    I painted my beige 21" Dark Grey with Automotive Bumper & Trim aerosol. I just took the case off, cleaned it with metho and painted...Looks groovy, and seems easier in the eyes too with the dark border. After I did it, Numerous people told me that CRT's store high voltage...Oops. Just...
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    Computer won't boot - overheating?

    I've seen it before, but it still makes me laugh... Did he go to the store and buy a kilo of it, or a spraycan!
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    Ultra DMA 5 vs DMA 2 ??? whats the diff???

    Yeah, my CD ROM. should I set it to slave on the other channel with my burner??? This may explain a few things (I hope, like poor playback of music)
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    Has anyone attempted a homebrew fan controller?

    Make sure it's not like the "Drill speed Controller" I bought in kit form, assured by the shop dude it was what I was after... Works well, but it operates by sending pulses, hence, a nice whirring noise, changing pitch depending on speed... that was IC controlled too....
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    4 ram modules and dual channel

    Ha! I can help you with this....(my 1st post!) I too own a GA7N400L. Dual channel will still operate IF Dimm 3 & 4 are Identical. I don't believe they have to be a "matched set", just the same manufacturer, Mb & speed. Just for interest sake, I changed the CPU from "Optimal" to...
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    Ultra DMA 5 vs DMA 2 ??? whats the diff???

    I was messing around with AIDA32 and it said that my 80 gig Western Digital HD supported ULTRA DMA 5. I checked and it was set to DMA 2, so being me, I changed it to DMA 5. It does better in SANDRA test, should I stick with it, or will it cause dramas later on? I run XP Home on a Gigabyte...