Recent content by Scubadude

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    NTVDM error in Win2k

    Hey, I'm not sure if anyone has encountered this, but I sometimes get an NTVDM.EXE error when i try to execute self-extracting executables. It comes and goes, and I have no idea what's causing it. I had the same problem a few months ago and managed to solve it by creating a new admin account...
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    getting haupauge wintv cards to work in win2k

    I had a similar problem with my WinTV Theater. To solve it, I simply downloaded Hauppage's uninstall program, took the previous installation off, and reinstalled the latest drivers. It still looks bad in 32 bit color, but at 16 bit in fullscreen it works perfectly. BTW, i'm running it on SP1...
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    Retail Pentium 700 FCPGA cC0

    thanks compuwiz! i hadn't considered the chance that i'd get the "reject" chips. i think i'm just going to pick up a pair of OEMs. Matt
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    Retail Pentium 700 FCPGA cC0

    Hey everyone, I'm having trouble even finding PIII 700 retail box cC0s on the net. All i've seen is OEM. I've heard that the retail ones are often the "cream of the crop" selected by intel, and would thus be better candidates for swapping heat sinks and overclocking than their...
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    AMD Thunderbird vs. PIII

    Hey everyone - I know there's a lot of debate flying around the web regarding the merits of AMD and Intel chips. I would like to upgrade the P-III 500 and abit BE-6 motherboard i've had for about a year and a half. Do any of you have a cpu/motherboard combination approx. 900mhz-1.2 ghz...