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    Autoplay problem

    it happens on pretty much all the CDs i try, i've reinstalled windows a couple times but it didn't help at all... maybe it's a bad cable or something
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    Autoplay problem

    nobody can help me out? i'll add some extra information. when my drive spins up and it just hangs there and doesn't read, it keeps adding errors to the event viewer "The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort0, did not respond within the timeout period."
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    Autoplay problem

    bump #2.....
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    Autoplay problem

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    Autoplay problem

    i'm having a weird problem with my dvd-rom drive (ASUS DVD-E616P2) if i put in a cd or dvd without an autoplay popup like a data cd or whatever, it reads pretty much instantly and i can access stuff on the cd and whatever with no problems or lag. but for some reason, when i put in cd/dvd's...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    crap, well apparently i overlooked that the IDE controller for the HDD was in PIO mode... but it's giving me an annoying problem. i can't switch it to DMA mode unless i uninstall the IDE controller, reboot, and let windows redetect the drivers automatically in which case it goes into UDMA...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    firewall is enabled 'with' exceptions. i installed norton anti-virus and updated it but theres nothing wrong found in the scan. and again, yes all my software is legit.
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    bump. anymore ideas/suggestions?
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    crap... i just installed my video card drivers and rebooted and ran another quick bench. Quick Benchmark 3 i'm stumped :frown:
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    well, i don't really have access to test the hdd on another computer... but i got some weird results with it today. so last night i ran the seagate diagonstic tools, here's the log: afterwords i tried running the windows error checking utility on the drive... but it didn't really do...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    dang this is kinda crazy i haven't installed any antivirus software yet and my firewall is just the windows xp sp2 firewall and my software is legit. i have the latest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and VIA IDE controllers installed, and none of my controllers are in PIO mode. also yes for the 80...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    ok i just finished running HDtach Quick Benchmark Long Benchmark i don't know what speeds i should be getting but these seem really slow.
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    i'm benchmarking with HDtach right now, i'll post when it's done. no crashes or reboots other than when i exit from a game back to the desktop. haha, yes i have =)
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    well i swapped around the pci cards so the audigy is in slot 4 and the wireless lan is in slot 2, but theres not really any difference. i'm still getting the crazy cpu usage spikes that make my comp seem like its lagging. i took a screenshot to give you an idea: Picture the spikes are...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    my pci slots are filled like this agp 6600gt ------------ empty ------------ Audigy 2 ------------ empty ------------ wireless lan card ------------ empty ------------ i could have sworn i heard somewhere that i was supposed to put the soundcard in 1...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    well im not overclocking and the temps arent bad at all. cpu and vid card idle around low the 40's high 30's and dont get a whole lot hotter when gaming. i'm also getting this other problem i forgot to mention before. when i'm sitting on the desktop and i click random things to open up like...
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    PSU is a 500W one that came with my case (aspire x-navigator) i'll try updating all the drivers
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    just built a system for the first time and need a little help

    what's up guys. so i just 'built' my first computer a couple days ago, and i'm getting a couple odd problems. i'll post my specs first before i continue: Windows XP Pro w/ SP2 AMD Socket 939 3500+ ASUS A8V Deluxe Mobo Leadtek 6600gt Corsair XMS 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 Seagate...