Recent content by RahulM

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    Do these BSODs mean my hard drive is dying?

    I got one last night, the error was attributed to ntfs.sys. I just got one now, and this time it said "MEMORY MANAGEMENT" or something similar. I'm using Vista home premium 32 bit edition, I didn't experience any hardware issues when I installed it a couple of weeks back.
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    Flashed my BIOS using WinFlash, now it won't boot

    I thought resetting CMOS rolled back the version. Lemme check. EDIT: The date corresponds with the latest version.
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    Flashed my BIOS using WinFlash, now it won't boot

    Hey guys. Thanks for the advice. I never took apart components in my PC before and it was an educational experience. I was always afraid of breaking stuff, but to my surprise the parts are solidly built and everything went fine. I reset the CMOS, the pins were a pain in the ass to switch...
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    Flashed my BIOS using WinFlash, now it won't boot

    Yeah, I mean I never expected to be able to do the update within Windows. I had a diskette ready and everything, and then I noticed the Winflash instructions on DFI's website. It seemed so simple, so I took a shot at it... and now here I am... I'll try doing what you guys suggested and then...
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    Flashed my BIOS using WinFlash, now it won't boot

    Hi I recently tried to update my BIOS using the latest version on dfi.com for my Lanparty UT Sli-DR. I used winflash and followed the instructions properly, it said that the update was successful and that I should reboot, so I did. Now my PC won't even boot. When I press the power button...
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    One of my RAID0 drives is going kaboom...

    I tried my utilities with a SMART scan. But none of them seemed to work on RAID0 configured drives. I'll try out some more.
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    One of my RAID0 drives is going kaboom...

    Hey guys. I have two drives on a Raid-0 config. Earlier, my system locked up, and I hit the reset button. During bootup, it got stuck on "Detecting Array", and gave me a red-colored failure message. I had to shutdown and wait a while for it to work. I quickly backed up all important data as soon...
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    I had to reinstall BF2 due to a bad patch released by DICE. Anyway, the game is magically running better now I have no idea why. Now it hits 40FPS as a low, not an average. Well not exactly caveat emptor, just buyer's remorse I guess. Just two weeks after I got this setup, the 7800GTX were...
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    If that's how BF2 is supposed to run, it's a big letdown. I really regret getting these two ultras, one 7800GTX would have been much better. And yup, Enermax 600w PSU, big and juicy. :)
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    I should have just waited 2 weeks for the 7800 GTX to come out...
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    I ran the CS stress test at your resolution and 142.5 FPS, that's good, right?
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    "Reinstall XP on a different partition, install newest drivers and all that good stuff. I get the same HL2 + BF2 benches that you do." What will this do exactly?
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    Yeah, it's ridiculous. I would immediately blame it on faulty hardware or improper installation/configuration, but then there's the question of my 3dmark05 score... this is why I'm totally confused... Hell, I wish it WAS faulty hardware, so at least I can have the store replace it for free...
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    What settings? EDIT: I don't understand, you give me no information whatsoever. Are you just trying to gloat?
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    SLI excels in benchmarks, but fails to deliver during gameplay? I'm so confused...

    specs: Processor: Athlon 64 4000+ Operating System: WinXP Pro Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Sli-DR RAM: 2 gigs kingston KVR (bleh) Video: 2x MSI 6800 Ultra Forceware 77.72 (but have tried 77.30, 77.50 AND 77.62) Storage: 2x Raptors (Raid 0) Ok, here's the problem. With SLI turned on, I...