Recent content by Tresdrez

The onboard sound is ok, except I get an occasional pop. I have a SB Live, which I will install eventually. But for onboard sound I think it rates better than most.

Many thanks, I will get that card, and suggest he let me "borrow" the computer for a week, and do a clean install. I assume that I can use my WINXP disc, and just use his number to activate it. For the most part, the bundled software is things I already have, and if it isn't he can either buy...

OEM versions have shorter warranties, usually from the Vendors ranging from 15 - 60 days, and do not include the fan/heatsinks. While the Retail versions come in the box from Intel, include the heatsink and fan, and have a 3 year warranty.

Staples has a PNY Verto TNT2-M64 32MB PCI Video Card for $30 this week. I know that TNT2 is old technology, but given what they need it to do, would this be a good choice?

But then logically it would have just tried the CD-ROM at the 3rd device, since the first two didn't contain the OS. But instead it just told me there was no OS. It only worked when I chose the CD-ROM as the first device. Hence why I think having 4 listed is a waste, since it didn't try to...

On Abit MBs any drive you select as a boot drive will be tried, evidentally for Asus it only does the first one. So I had to hit the plus sign a couple times to move the CD to the head of the group. Once XP was installed I went back in and moved it back to its rightful spot. Not sure why they...

I figured it out in about 5 minutes after I got home from work. Guess I just needed some time to think about it. Really the only problem is that ASUS' BIOS are setup differently from what I am used to. Always used Abit Motherboards up until now. Just had to change one setting :) Thanks for...

I just set up a new system with an Asus P4PE motherboard, Crucial PC 2700 DDR (2x512), P4 2.4Ghz 533 (no OC), Maxtor 20GB HDD, Pioneer 16x DVD, Plextor 16/10/40A CD-RW. For whatever reason I can not get it to boot from the CD, which means I cannot install Windows XP on it, making it a very...

Thanks, that is what I decided I was going to do. I am not planning on OC'ing anyway.

I just bought an ASUS P4PE/R/L/F/SATA Motherboard, P4 2.4Ghz 533Mhz (No OC), 2x 512 MB Crucial PC 2700 DDR. I currently own a SB Live Value and Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater DTT2500. Should I install the SB Live, or just use the onboard sound?

Is this a good system for the money?

I looked at refurbished, remanufactured, and used machines. The biggest problem I have with those, is many times you pay almost as much as you do for a new machine. In many cases a computer I couldn't give away as a desktop (P1xx) still costs $300 as a laptop. I found several ads in today's...

I am looking for a good quality, cheaper priced laptop. Primary function: Internet (Ethernet) Office Apps Secondary: (Not required, but would be nice) DVD w/decoder Sound 3D Video As I have never bought a laptop before, I do not know what companies are good, and what companies to avoid like...

My brother bought an e-machines (I warned him why they are cheap). Among the problems he is having are many video faults, so he wants to install a new video card and disable the onboard video. There is no AGP slot. His idea of a game on the computer is Spider Solitaire, so it really only...

System Configurations (As much as I remember) AMD Duron 1.2Ghz 1280 MB PC 133 Mushkin RAM WinXP Home Edition 60GB HDD (NTFS) Internal Zip Drive Generic 10/100 Ethernet (Realtek drivers) - Cat 5 Crossover Cable Pioneer 16X DVD-ROM Plextor 16/10/40A CD-RW Soundblaster Live Value! Generic 56k...