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    Page File size

    So what are opinions on this subject. I have 2gb of DDR400 ram in dual mode. 4x512mb running at 200mhz So, i have a 150gb c: drive ATA <OS is here a 300gb media drive, SATA and a 150gb 'programs' drive ATA
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    Hard Drive - cant access data

    Ok, heres the deal. PC took a dump the other day. I screwed it up more trying to get it back up. I two hard drives i need data from. One is a WD IDE 120gb. When I plug it into any PC that has an os, it shows up under admin tools, but not My Computer with the name still (Media), no drive letter...
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    Screen corruption after Windows loading screen, xp pro

    I recently used GoBack to try to...go..back..lol and now I am having issues botting into windows. I get a really awful screen corruption, colors and lines, and then it locks up. SOmetimes it just locks at the windows loading screen. Any ideas? I can get into safe mode though. And i have used...
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    Mem speeds 939dual-vsta

    This was also posted in mobo. didnt know where to post. Good Morning, I have a ASrock 939dual-vsta mobo with an athlon 64 3700 san diego. I have the FSB set at 2x1000mhz and I set the Mem speed to 200mhz. I am using dual channel Corsair cms3200c2-512mb x2. When i run sandra and CPU-Z it...
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    Memory speeds 939dual-vsta

    Good Morning, I have a ASrock 939dual-vsta mobo with an athlon 64 3700 san diego. I have the FSB set at 2x1000mhz and I set the Mem speed to 200mhz. I am using dual channel Corsair cms3200c2-512mb x2. When i run sandra and CPU-Z it shows speeds for the mem at 2x 129mhz. Why is this? What can i...
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    Using Case Temp probe with Athlon64?

    My first install of one. Where the F do I put the sensor? Theres no Impression for it.
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    A7V8X

    I know, its an older board. lol Whats the biggest CPU I can run on this with the most recent BIOS? Currently I am running an unlocked Athlon XP 2500+. I am not OC'ing so just the biggest 'stock' chip size would help. Thanks guys.
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    3 Montitors?

    Can someone give me some details on how to run 3 monitors (in a row on my desk). I currently am running dual monitors on my Radeon 9700 and it works great. But i'm greedy and want one more. I'm dure i can be suported with ultramon, but do i have to go to the third being PCI? Is it just that simple?
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    Building P4

    I'm thinking about building a P4 machine using the 800FSB 3.2 My question is, RAM only comes up to a PC4400 which is 533mhz, does this create a bottleneck and can you get ram that also runs at 800mhz? I'm used to athlon machines where you get great performance from matching the ram and chip...
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    Radeon 9700 issue?

    I have been getting lockups with my radeon during high graphics games. Im not even sure its the graphics card really. I just recently installed the newest bios and graphics drivers and it still does it. VIA drivers are current also. The more i turn down the graphics, the longer i can play...
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    Error when running IE from Run bar

    When trying to run a web address from the run bar. I get an error stating that my associations are not correct. No matter if its .com, .net etc. Associations have not changed. ANy ideas?
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    Alt-Tab/Dual Monitor/XP

    Well i just got my dual monitor setup done. Love it!! I highly recommend a combination of Hydravision and Ultramon if your using ATI. It gives alot of options including separate screensavers/wallpapers and up to 9 quick changeable desktops. My question is, is there a way to get al-tab NOT to...
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    Alt-Tab/Dual Monitor/XP

    Well i just got my dual monitor setup done. Love it!! I highly recommend a combination of Hydravision and Ultramon if your using ATI. It gives alot of options including separate screensavers/wallpapers and up to 9 quick changeable desktops. My question is, is there a way to get al-tab NOT to...
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    XP wont let me burn in windows!!

    I have the memorex 52maxx dcrw drive. i brought it home from work where it was burning with xp's internal burn program, now at home it doesnt give me that 'write to disk' option. any ideas?
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    Buffer underun

    ive been getting this lately on my artec cdr52x. i got them when i first installed it until i realized it had to be on the secondary channel away from the hd's. then it went away. well now its back again for no reason. Why?
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    IDE - CDROM Problem

    I recently installed the 4.49 via drivers because I thought i didnt have them. Turns out i did. Now my artec 52x cd burner will no longer show up in device manager as ultra dma mode 2, its locked on pio. but in bios it is dma 2. any idears?
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    Radeon 9700 graphics issue

    Wonder if anyone has any idears or has heard of this. On a few games i get werid things. Empires for example. under any Catalyst driver when i click on the settings/options words, all the settings page dialog just superimposes itself over the main page. same thing for some other of the same...
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    Pentium 4/ bios questions

    Hey guys, long time no see. This is my first pentium based system i've built, so im not up the settings. I have a mobo that supports 400,533 and 800 fsb pentium 4's. I have a p4 2.4 533fsb. In bios it defaults at 133. i change it and it keeps resetting to 133. Is this normal?
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    ANyone know about this in XP?

    I was told that to open the l2 cache you have to change somthing in the xp or 2000 registry. Has anyone heard of this?
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    FPS recording software.

    I posted this on the video forum but wanted to try here to. Does anyone know of a program that will run in the background adn 'record' or log your fps on a per minute/5minute/whatever, basis? Thanks guys
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    Software for 'recording' fps?

    Does anyone know of a program tht will run in the background to record you FPS on a per minute/5minute/whatever basis? Thanks guys
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    gigabyte 7n400 pro OC probs

    hey guys, just purchased a 7n400 pro and xms 3200 c2 cosair 512mb ram w/ radeon 9800 pro. I'm having problems moving ANYTHING from stock settings in bios. If i bump the multiplier up eevn from normal to 11 (which is what normal amounts to), then no boot. If i move my ram settings to 2-2-6 from...
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    New VIA Drivers just released!!

    chek them out. i just downloaded them. new 4in1's
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    can my temp sensor be jacked on my mobo?

    Because i've had issues with what it says for awhile now. there is like a 10 degree difference between what probe/bios says and what sandra/monitor say. sandra and monitor say 56 right now. i have an 80mm coolermaster dream. and on my old mobo CPU's never ran that high. also my old t-bred 2100...
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    Just bought my Barton 2500+>

    Ok, without wanting to overclockwhat do you guys think? I payed $199.00 for my barton 2500, i could've gotten the t-bred 2500 for $169, what do you think would have given me better performance without Oc'ing? I do have the 333fsb with this and the 512 L2. But i'm only running at 1.8 and the...
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    Found more info on my temp discrepensies>>

    Ok, You may have been following my posts noting that when i run ASUS Probe or even in Bios i get a CPU temp of arounf 30-31c. But in Sandra or Hmonitor, I am getting a reading of 46-50c. Heres a little more info maybe you can give your advice on. I just installed AIDA32 and it actually gives me...
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    DDR latency..huh?

    Ok ya'll I dont know much about the DDR settings yet I have DDR set to use spd in bios. And in the blurred out section it says CAS Latency 2.5t RAS-CAS Delay-4t RAS precharge-4tDRAM Active-10t Few questions (as always, arent i a pain?) 1. Are these good settings? maybe why? 2. What kinda...
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    Stutters in 3d aps-caused by OC?

    Hey everyone. Always appreciate your help. you may have notived that recently i have been OC'd to 13x166=2166mhz. I also had to put my agp volt at 1.6 to keep myself from locking up during 3dmark. Now i'm getting higher marks on 3d mark and the computer seems faster. But i noticed while playing...
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    New 3dmark score>

    Let me know what you guys think of these odd ratios 3Dmark2001se 13x133fsb=1733mhz my score: 10500 13x166fsb=2166 my score: 13890 ok that sounds reasonable but check these out 3Dmark2003 13x133fsb=1733 my score = 4352 13x166fsb=2166 my score: 4579 isnt that a kinda lame difference?
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    AGP voltage question

    No one replied to this in the OC forum so i moved it to here Hey guys In trying to get my fsb vs. multipliers sorted out i got stuck at 14x155=2170 as being the most stable. That ran a 13399 but thats not good enought for me. %50 of the time i run at 13x166=2166 i get lockups during 3dmark, but...
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    AGP voltage question

    Hey guys In trying to get my fsb vs. multipliers sorted out i got stuck at 14x155=2170 as being the most stable. That ran a 13399 but thats not good enought for me. %50 of the time i run at 13x166=2166 i get lockups during 3dmark, but the other %50 i get 13880. not bad. Also a higher multiplier...
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    Video Lockups on OC-Help

    Thought i'd create a new post thats more specific now. I've got my OC stable But I want more power captain. Heres where i'm at. 13.5 multiplier - 165/32 FSB setting. The rest on auto. My vcore is sitting at auto in bios, and 1.6 is blurred out. But Under the power tab it say around 1.68 and...
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    Need help with FSB vs. Multiplier

    check you messages up at the top of the screen You seem to be the man to talk to about OCing my system. We have very similar setups.
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    Weird processor info

    Ok now this is weird. I OC'd my 2100 to 333 FSB. then I upgraded my bios. Now no matter what program i run, even the CPU checker from AMD, it says i have an Athlon 2700+. Isnt that the strangest thing. Does that mean i can OC some more!! My temp is only 29-30c still?
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    Cant get my ddr400 to 400>>

    Hey guys. i recently bumped my FSB to 333 and it runs like a champ. Idle temp is 30c. Sweet huh? But... Now I cant get my PC3200 to run at 400mhz. the option is no longer available in bios. Only 333 and auto. After i tried, i upgraded bios to ver 12 and still nothing. Although my temps are...
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    Question Regarding Thoroughbred>>

    Hey guys, I purchased an Ahtlon 2100+ Thoroughbred. I was reading an article at modthebox.com that mention that AMD FSB was 133mhz except for Thoroughbreds, they ran at 166mhz, or 333. Is this true for all thoroughbreds? I was under the impression that mine was still a 266FSB. Gee, i hope it...
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    Question Regarding Thoroughbred>>

    Hey guys, I purchased an Ahtlon 2100+ Thoroughbred. I was reading an article at modthebox.com that mention that AMD FSB was 133mhz except for Thoroughbreds, they ran at 166mhz, or 333. Is this true for all thoroughbreds? I was under the impression that mine was still a 266FSB. Gee, i hope it...
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    Upgraded from 1800+ to 2100+>>

    Hey guys, I just took out my Athlon 1800+ Palomino and swapped in a 2100+ Thoroughbred. I ran 3DMark2001 SE and my score is actually pretty much the same. A tiny bit higher and sometimes a tiny bit lower. Whats up with that? The old processor ran at 1666mhz and this one runs at 1733mhz...
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    Overclocking your Radeon 9700- Possible Probs?

    Hey Guys, I was thinking about overclocking my 9700Pro just a little. Maybe 390/360 What are the possible problems? What are the most serious problems and how likely are they to happen? Thanks in advance guys! Rob