Search results

  1. M

    clic, click, click . . . beeeeep

    I built this PC about 6 months ago. Starting within the last few weeks, it will occasionally refuse to boot up. I hear a "click ... click ... click ..." clock-like tic-tocking sound, followed by a long "beeeeeeeeep" ... and then nothing; just a black screen. Just now, turning the surge...
  2. M

    wierd floppy (A:) drive problem

    I've just finished building a PC and (surprising me) I've only encountered 2 small problems. The first problem I already made a post about here: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=37&threadid=1562458&enterthread=y (I don't know if it could be related to the 2nd issue below?)...
  3. M

    low -5v issue

    I've just built a new PC with an Enermax Noisetaker 485W and Soltek SL-K890Pro. Soltek's monitoring software is showing good strong (green) voltages in everything except "-5v" (note: not +5v, that is high) which is red at "-3.894". I'm not sure if I should worry about this?
  4. M

    Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 or Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 ?

    Searching for passive 939/PCI-E mobos narrowed my choices to these: Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 or Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 I read that the Gigabyte might have some keyboard troubles, and that the passive heatsink may not be enough to keep the nforce4 chip from overheating . . . . . . but...
  5. M

    Zalman 7000B and Prescott

    478 CPUs @ Newegg Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E ( Prescott ) 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache - OEM $179 Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0C ( Northwood ) 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache - OEM $209 The $30 price difference, larger cache, and stories I've read about the newer Prescotts being much improved over the originally...
  6. M

    eMachine celeron 500mhz

    The cpu fan on my gf's wimpy emachine celeron 500mhz has become too noisy to ignore, and I'm wondering if I can't just disconnect the thing? Was a fan absolutely necessary for these processors?
  7. M

    I want data off a SCSI harddrive

    What are my options if I want to get the data off a SCSI hard drive, but I no longer have a SCSI system?
  8. M

    Should I wait for the AIW x800xt?

    OK, I'm building my first PC in years, and I need a card for video editing. I'd like to do some gaming too so I'm leaning towards the x800xt. (after reading about broken features with the 6800 series) I don't intend to capture from the TV or radio etc, just direct from my Canon GL1 to my PC via...