Recent content by sparka

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    Blurry text on video upgrade

    Yes. The only thing that has changed since upgrading is that I now have to use the adapter. Previously, I had a VGA port on the back of my old video card.
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    Blurry text on video upgrade

    Hello, I just recently upgraded my video card from an X800 to a 9600GSO. Everything seemed to work fine, except that I am noticing that images and text are "blurred" considerably at the same resolution. I am using a VGA to DVI adapter, though I am not sure that would have any effect...
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    WRT300N setup

    Hello, I am currently configuring a wrt300n router for use with wired and wireless connections -I would like the router to provide DHCP to all wired workstations on the network. The network will have shared resources and will serve as an intranet -Wireless connections should only be...
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    ntoskrnl.exe problems on bootup

    Well i'm trying to install a new hard drive into my computer simply as a storage device rather than bootable (it is sata). Anyway, when I try to boot the computer with the drive installed, I get the error about ntoskrnl.exe being corrupt or missing. However, when I disconnect the drive...
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    Motherboard for E2180?

    Hey guys, i'm looking at buying an E2180 for a new build im planning. I'm looking to hit around 3.0-3.2 Ghz from one of these chips but i'm stuck on what motherboard to get. Which motherboard could accomplish this easily? So far i've heard that an Abit IP35-E is a good choice. Is this...
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    New CPU advice...E2180?

    I'm considering upgrading from my current processor (Opteron 144) to an intel dual core. Currently, I'm pretty confused on what model processor to get. Keep in mind i'm going to overclock the heck out of it (looking for around 3.0-3.2) From what I've read, an E2180 seems like a good choice...
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    Where can I get a decent 939 PCI-e mobo?

    You may want to take a look at the EPOX 9NPA+ Ultra Pretty decent overclocker, and should hit 250 FSB pretty easily
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    Ventrilo server hosting?

    Well, there's always Teamspeak... http://www.goteamspeak.com/ Really easy to set up
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    RAID 0 troubles

    Yes, my raid controller does allow an array to be bootable or not, i've already tried that. I have it selected as not bootable, but rebooting the computer changes it to bootable for some unknown reason. As for the link to my motherboard manual: Epox 9NPA+ Ultra Thanks for all your help...
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    RAID 0 troubles

    INT13? I couldn't find anything even related to that in my BIOS. Any ideas on where to find it? And my boot drive is IDE Thanks EDIT: My BIOS is phoenix awardbios if that makes a difference To the poster below: Thanks for pointing that out, I understand now and am trying to use a...
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    RAID 0 troubles

    Yes, i've checked the RAID boot settings There isn't really known issues concerning my motherboard and RAID Yes, My BIOS is the latest revision
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    RAID 0 troubles

    Thanks for the reply, JBOD fails as well with the same error. What's weird is that the boot priority shows the array as last. Basically it is the same boot order with the addition of the array at the bottom My thoughts are that as the array is added, the hard drive names (/dev/hda...
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    RAID 0 troubles

    First off, let me state that I am dual booting Windows XP and Linux (with GRUB) Well, currently I'm trying to create a RAID 0 (striping) array on two 160gb SATA drives merely for storage (not booting) on ports 3 and 4. The problem I'm having is that the computer tries to boot from the RAID...
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    Setting up Raid...which is best?

    Hi, I just recently purchaced two 160GB SATA drives that I would like to use as storage on my computer by using a raid array on both. Which raid "mode" do you think is best for this situation? Thanks
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    Come out of hibernation within xx minutes??

    As the title suggests, I would like my computer to come out of hibernation (or standby) within a set amount of time Is there a way to do this?? Thanks