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    new build restart issue

    The problem with my computer is it every time I cold boot it starts up starts loading windows then goes to the blue screen of windows xp right before the desktop shows up then my whole computer restarts. Then after it restarts windows really starts up and it seems to be fine. I did have it...
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    xp install keyboard issues

    First off I'm building my second computer with: e6550 dfi p35-t2rl 2 gig patriot ddr 800 8800gt sata WD 320gb hdd sata dvd/cd drive usb keyboard usb mouse Well the issue is when I try and install xp I get through the installation of raid drivers and bios setup and my keyboard...
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    Anandtech System Guides

    It's been a couple of years since I built my last PC and I really haven't stayed current on hardware. I've been looking at hardware reviews for the last couple of weeks and have decided I want something like the most recent mid or budget rig . I'm interested primarily in the intel systems and...
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    windows xp repair problems

    To start out I've got a home built system with windows xp professional. I have 3 hardrives the one with windows xp pro on it is a partitioned sata drive. My windows has been frequently freezing were the taskbar locks up but appications run for a few min before complete lock up. I did...
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    Hardrive recognition

    Well I was having problems with this one 40 gig hardrive and machine_check_expectations. The only way I could find to fix was to reinstall windows on my 160 gig sata drive, but it was partitioned for windows so not that big a deal. So I unplugged to 40 gig and then setup and reinstalled xp...
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    hardrive problems- Machine_check_exception

    I've got an asus a8n-sli with a amd 64 3500 and 2 hardrives. My primary hardrive is a seagate 160 gig sata hardrive with 2 partitions and a copy of windows on one of the partitions and my second is a 40 gig maxtor ide hardrive which is set as a ide slave in the bios. I use the 40 gig primarily...
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    machine_check_exception

    I have 2 hdd and yesterday I was transfering files from my 40 gig pata hdd to my 160gig sata when the system froze. I restarted and ever since if I try to run any programs or files, or backup any information off my 40 gig it freezes and gives me a machine_check_exception and restarts. Though...
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    Need help setting up multiple hdd on new pc build

    I just finished my first pc build and it seems to pretty much gone off with out a hitch except I can't set up my second hardrive. Here is the deal I got a 160 gig sata hardrive with windows installed on my new comp and I pilfered my 40 gig IDE hardrive from my old computer and want to instal...