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    Harddisk making small 'ping' noise when writing files

    My 250 GB IDE harddisk Seagate, around 2 years old is making a small 'plink' noise whenever I write a file to it, like saving a small image from the net. It is not my primary harddisk, which is a 500 GB SATA. I have sata and ide on the same motherboard. I dont remember this noise...
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    K8V-MX Motherboard - can use IDE and SATA Harddisks together?

    So if in the future I buy a motherboard not supporting IDE, I can always use my old harddisks using an IDE card?
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    K8V-MX Motherboard - can use IDE and SATA Harddisks together?

    Thanks! I just realized, cant I just put in that 500 GB SATA drive without removing any of the older drives? I mean keep the 3 harddisks and DVDR and put in one more SATA and give it brand new drive letters?
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    K8V-MX Motherboard - can use IDE and SATA Harddisks together?

    I have this motherboard Asus K8V-MX - http://www.asus.com/products4....l1=3&l2=14&l3=225&l4=0 I have 3 IDE Harddisks and 1 DVD Writer connected. - Hardisk 1 120 GB Partitions C, D, E and F - Harddisk 2 120 GB Partition G - Harddisk 3 250 GB Partition H and I - DVD Drive K I...
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    k8v-mx motherboard supports which maximum cpu?

    Thanks MDE and ch33zw1z! I guess I will get a 3700 then.
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    k8v-mx motherboard supports which maximum cpu?

    I have a k8v-mx motherboard with a Athlon 2800+ chip. What is the highest CPU I can upgrade this to? Does this motherboard support duo core?
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    Can you tell what was the performance boost?
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    Thanks. What is the difference between Radeon X800XL and non-XL X800? There's a $50 price difference between the two.
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    That looks like a good price for me, thanks!
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    AA turned off, Bloom on, no HDR, Rendering distant everything, 800x600. Athlon 2800+, 1.5 Gig RAM. Played and looked pretty good, especially when riding through the landscapes on horseback. But major slowdown everytime goblins threw fire on me in cave dungeons! It played Halflife2, FarCry and...
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    I do have to stick with the AGP mobo for some reasons. Which would be faster - 6800GS AGP or x850 Pro AGP ? I found this http://www.isquaredinc.com/ATIRX850Pinfo.html its $253
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    But an AGP x850 is costing over $400.. I can afford a $200-$250 card. Wheres a good place to look for used cards?
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    Radeon 9500 Pro Conked out, which replacement AGP card?

    I need a relacement for my Radeon 9500 Pro. I was able to play Oblivion with this card so was happy enough. But its conked out yesterday. Which AGP card should I buy now to handle Oblivion a bit better and handle future games for a year or so? Price within $200 if possible.
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    Two users working simultaneously on one computer?

    Oh, then windows XP has no option for it built in?
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    Two users working simultaneously on one computer?

    I found this - http://sewelldirect.com/multiuserworkstation.asp This looks like it will do what I want. But it doesnt have any details, anyone know if this will work?
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    Two users working simultaneously on one computer?

    Can 2 users use one computer with 2 monitors and 2 mouse and 2 keyboards to work together? So one is doing something in photoshop and the other is chatting on msn? If yes, how?
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    Onboard GeForce 6100 or ATI Radeon 9500 Pro?

    I have to get a new motherboard. Which would be faster, onboard Geforce 6100 or using my ATI Radeon 9500 Pro board? If I use my ATI Radeon then I will get a motherboard with AGP, and my computer guy tells me a MB with PCI Express slot would be better for the future. Im confused (and on a low...
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    Radeon 9500 Pro - should I take this card or the latest?

    System is Athlon 2600+, 1 gig RAM, ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. So Radeon 9500 Pro should be good enough for Doom3? Does it have all the features that 9800 plus have? Thanks.
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    Radeon 9500 Pro - should I take this card or the latest?

    Im getting a Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB for cheap. Should I take this card or put in more cash for a 9800 etc? Will the 9800 make much of a speed/graphical difference over a 9500 Pro? I want to be able to play newer games like Prince of Persia Sands of Time and Beyond Good and Evil and upcoming games...
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    Problem Athlon 2600 XP with A7N8x Motherboard - showing 1.25 GHz speed

    I cant find the settings anywhere in the BIOS. The manual says I have to change jumpers, and I'll have to wait for an engineer to do that. I havent upgraded the BIOS or anything. Can you tell me where the settings are? They are currently at 100/200 and I have to change ti to 166/333.
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    Problem Athlon 2600 XP with A7N8x Motherboard - showing 1.25 GHz speed

    Thanks. Its a jumper setting I think.
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    Problem Athlon 2600 XP with A7N8x Motherboard - showing 1.25 GHz speed

    Im using an Athlon 2600 CPU with A7N8X deluxe motherboard. On booting it shows CPU as 1.25 GHz and also in Windows XP. Whats wrong? How do I get it to work at full speed? (I hope this is the right forum)