Recent content by TheRabbit

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    Upgrading to XP. Format or not?

    Format with NTFS worked perfectly for me ;)
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    How would you rate these PCs

    I'd go for a dell keep away from compaq! ;)
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    What Audio Cables do I need for Soundblaster 5.1 card?

    Using a 2pin digital audio cable for my Pioneer DVDA04SZ (10/40) and a 4pin analog cable for my Mitsumi 4804TE CDRW. Both are connected to a SBLive Value (DIGITAL_IN, CD_IN) works perfectly for me :)
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    What kind of stupidity caused damage have you done to your PC?

    I killed may Power Supply by switching from 220V to 115V :cool: There was a flash and a very loud BANG :Q and some pieces shot out of the Unit (some transistors i think). Surprisingly they didn't hit me! Another day i killed my USR 56k modem by smashing it towards the ground (I was VERY angry...
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    Time to post some system specs

    Here we go: :) P3 450 boxed Asus P2B-F 128M RAM Asus TNT2 Ultra Deluxe Maxtor 20G 7200U HDD Pioneer A04SZ DVD-ROM Mitsumi 4804TE CDRW Iomega ZIP100 ATAPI SBLive + 4 Point Surround Speakers Hauppauge WinTV Realmagic Hollywood+ DVD Decoder 100MBit NIC HP 930C Agfa Snapscan 1212U Intellimouse...
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    My CPU is at 78 deg C (172 F) is that right for a .25um Athlon? Seems a little hot to me..

    Well as said above, 78°C IS hot... I've got a P2B-F and also the P2T Sensor. The Board Manual says, that the sensor has to be put on the outer edge of the heatsink, NOT beneath the core. The BIOS then adds the correct temperature values to display aprox. the real core temperature, i guess. I...