Recent content by Zerotrek

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    Currently Running AMD Phenom, i5 750 worth upgrade

    I use my computer for MS Office, Photoshop, a few games, AOE III, TFC, lots of browser windows open at same time, listening to music, scanning docs, some website stuff with Netobjects Fusion and the occasional Blu-Ray movie. Everything I've read says 64 not worth the upgrade unless your doing...
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    Currently Running AMD Phenom, i5 750 worth upgrade

    I'm currently running an AMD Phenom X4 9750 Agena 2.4GHz with 4GB of DDR2 RAM. I'm running Windows XP with a few games. Will an upgrade to Intel i5 750 Lynnfield 4GB of DDR3 RAM have much noticeable improvement in performance to be worth the $500 upgrade for new cpu, MB and memory? If I change...
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    Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P will not post

    I just installed this motherboard about 5 weeks ago after my old motherboard died. It has worked fine until last night. I shut the computer down normally, then when I went to turn it on this morning I got a single short beep like it's posting, but the monitor is not receiving anything and the...
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    XP SP2 Good or Bad?

    Let me start by saying thank you for all the information. I did find that first post odd and not really sure how to take it considering I stated I have not been following things much. Probably one of the reasons I got out of computer scene in the first place. I got started in 1994 and was...
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    XP SP2 Good or Bad?

    I have not been around the computer community much the past couple years. I recall a lot of complaints from people installing XP Pro SP2 when it first came out. Is this still the case, should I install or pass?
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    ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe or XP Issue

    I did a brand new XP install and when the computer boots I get an NTLDR error. I tried erasing the :(MB BIOS following Asus' instructions, disconnecting the power cable, taking the battery out and changing the jumper for 30 seconds, then changing it back. When I reboot some information is reset...
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    XP Boot Drive Issues

    I have 3 new HD's. One SCSI, two SATA. I backed up some files from another computer on one of the SATA drives. I installed the SCSI card drivers, formatted the SCSi drive and installed the OS on the SCSI drive. I set the BIOS so the add in card (SCSI) is the primary boot device and the SCSI...
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    Newegg, going, going, ....

    I have bought almost all of my computer hardware from Newegg for years. Since Christmas day they seemed to be having a lot of technical problems with there website. Tonight I get a messgae that there is "No website at this address" when I try to connec to it. I was trying to reach there...
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    XP Deleting Mulitple Installs

    I have two SCSI drives in my computer one has an old XP install on it. I have tried formating this drive many times (Low Level in SCSI Boot, from command prompt, in XP by right clicking on the drive), yet when I reboot I am always asked which copy of XP doI want to boot in to. Does anyone out...