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    "Enable write caching on the device" causing SSD thrashing?

    Sorry for the super-necro, but did you ever find out anything further? I also have a 512gb m4, and it was essentially unusable until I found your solution (thank you!). At its worst, the system is completely unusable, with the cursor not even responsive. During better times, loading a simple...
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    Seagate 500GB AAK vs AAE Results

    Just upgraded to aam firmware. Here's hdtach aak vs aam: http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7518/aamvsaakek5.jpg
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    Abit IP35-E Review (500MHz FSB board)...$90 @ NewEgg + $6.61 ship

    ip35-e is same as ip35 except with ich9 instead of 9r and no 1394 controller.
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    Abit IP35-E Review (500MHz FSB board)...$90 @ NewEgg + $6.61 ship

    Does 1t not work for anyone else with the new 13 beta? I haven't been doing spi on this board. Anyone test if 13 is slower than 11, or if it's resolved? what are you guys able to drop pf to? I seem to be stuck at 7 with cas4 1:1. any lower it locks. also, anyone happen to remember...
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    E6400 OC'd Temps

    that's normal, especially since you're looking at coretemps now instead of some diode on the motherboard or whatnot. as for overvolting, expect ridiculous increases in temps when you hit 1.4v, 1.5v, etc. It's obscene. Nothing like I've ever seen in the old days. Hopefully, when my water...
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    O/C e6400, stock hsf, ddr2-800

    8x400. what revision are the corsair chips? if micron, try 4:5 and see if 44412 is doable with 2.3v I've got same chip same board. 3.2 was piece of cake with stock hsf at 1.375v (actual was 1.296v the ds3 is a little crazy)
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    lol you guys arent reading what OP wrote. Yes, you should be fine.
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    The Simple & Concise 7900GT Voltmod Tutorial

    What are you guys with 7900gs's getting for overclocks? Mine clocks to 580 @ 1.2v, 650 @ 1.4v, and 680 @ 1.5v. I'm probably going to give 1.55v a shot once I get my vf900 mounted since I really want to break 700. Hopefully with the vf900 ramsinks, I'll be able to do better than 800 for the...
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    Cooling a 7900GS

    accellero is said to fit, as seen in other threads i've came across. also, it's listed as fitting the 7900gtx which is same design as gs, so it's fine. vf900 is a good deal right now at newegg, especially with the free ship with paypal
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    DEAD - Hot Sprint Cellphone plan - Employee Friends and Family deal (SERO)

    can we tether using the unlimited data? if so, what speeds can we expect?
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    Session 3 Initialization Error (BSOD) during fresh winxp home install

    RSTY%^G&%$WREF tried everything. checked every piece of hardware. and software even.. the winxp disc which worked perfectly on another computer decided to be the issue here. i tried first a win2k disc of mine and it was perfect. then i tried my own winxp cd and it was perfect. what the...
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    Session 3 Initialization Error (BSOD) during fresh winxp home install

    hmm, ram tested good. Also, friend who bought the same motherboard claimed to not need to load any specific ide controller drivers during setup (doesn't make any mention in manual either) so I'll assume that's fine too. What else could it be? Tried different optical drive. And cd proves to be ok...
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    Session 3 Initialization Error (BSOD) during fresh winxp home install

    OH WOW. I came across that page many times but I only scrolled to where it said "click here for solution" and then I had to pay for it. I never realized there were comments below. It seems like a mixed bag though. It is some via chipset (southbridge too) so it could be that xp doesn't have...
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    Session 3 Initialization Error (BSOD) during fresh winxp home install

    Thanks for the quick reply. I didn't choose the parts, and the purchaser was on a very limited budget (about $250 and wanted to be able to game, had to be Intel, so primary focus was on the video card). I hadn't heard of Machspeed either (must be a tigerdirect exclusive. for the record, I'm not...
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    Partition resizer program?

    ranish is awesome but can't do anything with ntfs partitions and with say a fat32, it can only shrink down to the last fragment or grow to as big as it was when you first made it (no bigger) it still is the shiz though
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    Session 3 Initialization Error (BSOD) during fresh winxp home install

    So I was helping to setup a new machine for someone today and ran into a little trouble. Here's some relevent hardware: mach speed something motherboard (via p4m266 chipset i believe) celery d 2.8 (supported by motherboard) 512mb pc3200 ultra ram (running at 266) (can you see the parts came...
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    CompUSA 802.11b wireless rounter $19.99 plus shipping

    its official. mine died. 90day warranty sucks the big one
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    CompUSA 802.11b wireless rounter $19.99 plus shipping

    aye i was initially not paranoid but just wanted to be uber if you know what i mean in securitizing my house. i had my linux server do pptp encrypted sessions. but it wasnt really worth it and i dont really worry about getting haxored ;) i have nothing that critical but yeah, i managed to crack...
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    CompUSA 802.11b wireless rounter $19.99 plus shipping

    http://www.egalax.com.tw/new6.htm
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    CompUSA 802.11b wireless rounter $19.99 plus shipping

    its interesting how the latest posted firm is 1.941 but the pdf shows 1.95
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    CompUSA 802.11b wireless rounter $19.99 plus shipping

    i got one of these back in august for 20bucks. as of right now, im looking for a replacement. it has died just a few weeks after the damned 90days warranty. i have 4 different wireless cards (admtek8211b, prism2, agere orinoco thing, and realtek 8180) and none of them will really work anymore. i...
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    pcchips 767v (693?) with p3 450

    also id like to say that i would imagine it has to do with memory. to accelerate the crash, i run memory test in sandra and it halts. i try setting cas3 in bios with slowest timings. i try different ram that i know works in my main machine (cas3 @ pc133, cas2 @ pc100). no go either even at cas3...
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    Yet Another Noname PSU

    also worth noting is that i saw the viareg to enable 4x but i looked at the file and it inserts into nv4. nowadays, its just nv. anycase i manually added the line and rebooted without luck. i know that if i do 4x w/ fw, i can disable the fw with powerstrip, but thats another prog i gotta run at...
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    Yet Another Noname PSU

    hrm if i set 4x agp in bios and disable fw, windows will only recognize it as 2x. if i do 4x w/ fw, itll do 4x w/ fw. why wont the 4x not yield a 4x?
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    Yet Another Noname PSU

    thanks. iv seen what you have said before but at overclockers.com, some guy said that he had 4.8v on his 5v rail after o/cing his athxp so i became a bit interested. thanks again
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    pcchips 767v (693?) with p3 450

    one last trouble i have is with my old p3 450 box. it is running on a pcchips 767v (via apollo pro) 693?? with a 596a?. i doubt the southbridge is relavent but it gives me so much trouble. it was the reason i upgraded to the 733eb. but i used to be able to use win2k (at least during betas). but...
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    2 different situations seeking help!

    there are 2 scenarios. see if anyone can solve any. thanks Right now I have a 733eb @ 770 (5.5x140). the max i got stable was 792. what tips can you give about upping the vcore. i dont want to shorten life too much. Also, i recently unlocked my friend's amd 900tb and brought it to 1000...
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    Yet Another Noname PSU

    I was just reading on the net and saw someone complaining about his 5v rail being only 4.6v to 4.8v. I then checked my 5v and noticed it was about 4.83v. My 3.3v is about 3.5v most of the time. I haven't really had stability problems except when I run my video card at 4x with fastwrites. But...