Recent content by mumbs

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    Need A Cheap Computer

    Just need something for my father, basically he just want to use the internet. Already have the monitor, just need the rest...should I find him a dell, a used one off ebay, or build him one? What can I buy or build for less than $200?
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    Hard drive too big for my mobo???

    Thanks for your help, I made the partition. :)
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    Is my hard drive to big for my mobo?

    Ok, there was unallocated space, and I made a new partition with it, thanks for your help!!!
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    Is my hard drive to big for my mobo?

    I'm showing 122GB of free space and 6 GB of used space. And it says the capacity is 137GB.
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    Is my hard drive to big for my mobo?

    I installed it from help and support. I also found something on microsoft's site that looks to be a fix for it, but when I download it, it says I can't install it because I already have a newer version. So I'm still looking for a fix. Thanks.
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    Hard drive too big for my mobo???

    I bought a 250GB seagate sata drive, I have a chaintech MK8T890 socket 754 mobo, and my computer says it only has about 130Gb of space. I have windows xp with sp2. Any suggestions or will I be returning this hd?
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    Is my hard drive to big for my mobo?

    I just bought a 250GB seagate sata drive, my computer is saying I only have about 130GB of space. My mobo is a chaintech MK8T890 socket 754. I have windows xp with sp2. Any suggestions?
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    Do I need a new hard drive?

    I recently built a computer, socket 754 mobo amd 3400+, 1gig ram, 6600gt, didn't have enough money for a new hard drive. The hard drive I have is about 5 years old 5400rpms i think and 40gb. Would a new hard drive help improve performance in games? Is a bigger hard drive better to buy than a...
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    How do i skip black screens when booting xp

    How do I skip the black bios screens and such when I turn on my computer? When I had my dell it wouldn't show these screens, just the windows xp screen with windows xp logo, then it would go to my desktop. Is there a way to skip those black screens?
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    new harware, xp won't boot

    I set it to boot from cd in the bios, then when i restarted and the screen came up where it says "press any key to boot from cd" i press a key...but the keyboard doesn't work and it goes to the screen where i again get the message "we're sorry for the inconvenience bla bla bla..." and even on...
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    new harware, xp won't boot

    I upgraded the motherboard, cpu, memory and video card in my computer, but still have the same hard drive, and windows xp will not boot. I get a message that says, "we're sorry for the inconvenience but windows has failed to boot properly. A significant hardware change may have caused this...
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    mobo fsb/ cpu fsb compatibility question

    I have a socket a asus A7A266-E Mobo that has 100-166 fsb speeds, and I want to upgrade my processor from an xp1800+ which i believe has a 266 bus speed. Is it ok to get something like an xp 3200+ that has a 400MHz fsb speed? How does that work? What bus speed should I get?
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    Recommend me a good 19" CRT monitor.

    My dell p1110 21" flat screen crt is perfect, and i purchased it for around $200. It's great for watching movies. You can buy one in excellent condition off ebay anywhere from $200-$250 with shipping. It is heavy and bulky, but cmon how often do you plan on moving it around? How much would a 21...
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    LCD or CRT?

    There are anti-glare/radiation filters you can buy for your crt. You can find a good deal on ebay.
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    LCD or CRT?

    I never had an LCD myself, but for the money, i'd definetely go with crt. I bought a new dell 21 inch crt for around $200 last year. It was refurbished, but still perfect shape. It is quite large and heavy, but the screen quality is perfect!!!