Recent content by MaximK

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    I hate DELL... pls help me get around this

    Did you try to reinstall win with video card only in your system. Try if you did not. What you experiensing is registry problems. you have corupt data in it. By the way in Win95/98 you systems registry is limited to 32 megs (if I remember corectly).
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    I hate DELL... pls help me get around this

    I have a hunch it is your network card. I would remove all devices living only video-card. Then I would run Win setup. An after all good I would Install one device at a time. It looks like you have problem with one of you drivers. Try this link.Error INFO Refresh you WB if nothing shows up...
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    Any good case fans out there.

    I am looking for a case fan for my P4 sys. I have got twoThermaltake 80mm Case Fans, but they are so loud! Are there any good case fans that are not loud but provide a good cooling power? Thanks :)
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    DELL Cooling solution for P4

    I have a DELL sys. The cooling solution looks very nice, and it is quiet too. I was wondering if it is possible to by something like it for my other PC? I guess not :) Thank Max
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    I hate DELL... pls help me get around this

    What if you upgrade you OS to WinME retail version (If you have it if you don't get it of the WEB on one of the warez sight). You can olso try this. Istall new OS on you new drive. Istall HD as slave in your dell sys. Copy you dell Win directory over on you new drive (yes it must overight you...
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    I hate DELL... pls help me get around this

    This is exactly what you need to do. Get a software that is able to copy HD info from one to another (like pertition magic). It will duplicate ur pertitions from one to another. After u done that, use ur newly created HD in ur dell system (replace old with new) and boot into it. If all ok...
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    I hate DELL... pls help me get around this

    No it won't because of the drivers? incompatibilities between different systems. The chipset is different, bios is different (mostly), each MB would handle certain things differently? What OS are you running.
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    I hate DELL... pls help me get around this

    There are two things that you can do. 1. Backup all the data you need; Install new OS; Transfer the data you have on to this new system. 2. Get you dell back up and running with your ghosted drive in it; Upgrade your OS to retail OS; now take you new OS and plug in you new PC. Run repair on your...
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    It seems that my CD-RW kills my CD-ROM?

    Yes it work's fine if the CD-RW not in the system. I have a hunch that it might be the quality on drives that is pure and some how it?s affecting the system. It killed two CD-ROM on my old system. Now my new system beginning to do the same to my DVD drive (I think). IDE controller 1 MAXTOR HD...
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    What is the best upgrading solution?

    Thank you :-) I actually saw that SONY pc?s use Lite-On DVD rom too.
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    It seems that my CD-RW kills my CD-ROM?

    IDE controller 1 HD Master CD-ROM Slave IDE controller 2 CD-RW Master This is how it's setup.
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    It seems that my CD-RW kills my CD-ROM?

    Any windows OS. CD-RW seems to take over my PC. After about a 2 ? 4 month of use my CD-ROM would stop functioning at all. I had to replace it. I would get errors in the error log like ?The devise did not respond within specific time period. Time out error.? What can cause it? CD-RW is on a...
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    What is good upgrade solution?

    I?m thinking of upgrading my pc to have PlexWriter 24/10/40A E-IDE (ATAPI) And a good DVD-ROM??? What are good DVD-ROM out there? Quality is number one to me? I had some problems with 2 drives in one PC befor. EX. CD-RW & CD-ROM Any windows OS. CD-RW seamed to take over my PC. After about a 2 ...
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    What is the best upgrading solution?

    Upgrade solution? I?m thinking of upgrading my PC?s CD-RW to PlexWriter 24/10/40A E-IDE (ATAPI) ; PX-W2410TA/SW But I have no Idea what is DVD-ROM good out there. What do you think? Any suggestions? Thanks :-)
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    P4 Cooling?

    I have build P4 system about a month ago. And I?m wondering if this temperature is normal. Personally I don?t think so but what do you think. I have P4 1.5G Intel MB D845WN DVD-ROM CD-RW ATI Radion 64 VIVO 3Com Network Card Sound blaster Live ?.. The temp reading I in WinXP without any programs...