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    Biostar NF325-A7, Skt 754

    Am trying to salvage my old chassis (some box) and power supply (250W). Got Biostar NF325-A7 socket 754 based board with a Sempron 3400+ for free (both brand new). I installed the board and CPU in my old box and connected the 250W PSU (it only has a 20-pin connector which connects to...
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    how to create a windows xp 64 installation DVD

    All I have all the files that usually come on an installation disk for xp 64 copied onto the hard disk. From these files, I want to create an installation DVD. How can I go about this process? Can I just burn all the files onto a DVD? I think this will not be an installable DVD. Can...
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    System reboots after I plug in USB wireless adapter

    Hi I had an old PIII Dell system from which I am moving to another old Athlon XP system. My USB wireless adapter (some Netgear) was working fine with my old Pentium. But now I am trying to install it onto the Athlon based system, I get a system reboot everytime I plug it in. Infact, I...
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    Want to add a new OS hard disk

    Folks, I have a workstation which is currently running a dual processor (each processor is dual core) Opterons and I want to make use of its 64-bit capability for my computing applications. Currently to explain what hardware I have: Three HDD: 1) XP Pro OS HDD (C:) 2) Data HDD 1 (E:)...
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    Barebone systems

    I want to buy a new system purely for internet/email/photoshop/blogging/ and my old 733 MHz pentium now feels really slow. Am looking for a cheap solution where I can just upgrade the MoBo, CPU, PSU and recycle all the remaining components from my old Pentium. The following deal on Tigerdirect...
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    L733r chassis recycle

    Hi All I have an age old Dell system (733 MHz) bought from Dell (model L733r) which I do not use any more. But I would like to recycle the chassis and upgrade it to AM2 based Athlon64. Am not sure whether I can re-use the chassis if I want to. Can somebody help me out? Ideally I would not...
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    USB to IDE adapter for my laptop HDD

    Hi, I just got a USB2.0 to IDE driver for my laptop hard disk which I am planning to use as a USB storage device with my desktop. The adapter that I bought from Fry's came with a drive disk - the model is GL811E. I installed the driver, with some error - "Copy file error !", although after...
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    Ideal hard disk and optical drive configuration

    Hi, I have put together my system and it has been running fine. But I never paid attention to how I am connecting my storage devices when I built it. I have 2 hard disks (one system, one data) and 2 optical drives (CD/RW DVD ROM and DVD RW). Current configuration is as follows: IDE Channel...
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    2 hard drive on a 2P machine

    HAve been away from the forum a long time, and coming back with an issue that I am having with a new system that I built. Relevant system summary: 1) 2P each processor 2.2 GHz dual core Opterons 2) 2 hard drives (maxtor and seagate) 3) HD1 -> partition C: and E: has windows server 2000...
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    Flash based games run VERY slow

    Just built a new system based on Athlon64 X2 4200+ . Video card is ATI X800GTO. I was looking at some macromedia flash based graphics / games, and they are running very very slow on my X2 4200+ compared to the Athlon XP-M laptop (with some ATI graphics card). Any possible reasons?
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    Coolermaster Centurion 5

    Have put together Athlon based system in this case -- MB is Chaintech VNF4 Ultra. Everthing is running smooth with the on board AC97 audio driver if I use the speaker sockets on the back panel. The front ones dont work. Any suggestions on how to go about debugging this? Thanks.
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    AthlonX2 drivers

    Has anybody installed these drivers for Athlon64 X2 XP SP2 that are available on AMD website? http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Tec...lResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html I thought I should ask before installing myself. Thanks.
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    CrystalMark 2004 performance

    Earlier I had posted the MEM/ALU/FPU performance for my Athlon 64 X2 4200+ system on the thread which is ranking different systems. Then I had Windows XP Pro SP1 and the CrystalMark Score for above three tests combined was @46500 Now that I have upgraded to Windows XP Pro SP2 (everthing else...
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    Slipstreaming SP2 into XP SP1 CD

    For some reason when I try to use the following command: F:\sp2\i386\update> update -s:F:\xp nothing happens. What could be the issue? 1) I am on Windows 2000 Server Enterprise Ed. 2) F: is my second HDD and is not a system/bootable disk. -- if this info is of any use. On some...
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    Passmark benchmarking

    Hi I just tried running Passmark performance test suite on my system, and when I try to run 3D graphics test suite I get the following message: "Invalid video mode. The resolution and color depth you have selected do not appear to be valid for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that...
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    Windows XP Pro

    All, I have Windows XP Pro - SP1 (and I have downloaded all the updates through Windows Update). Am wondering whether I should be upgrading to SP2. I did it earlier this week, and while SP2 was installing, the system became unresponsive, and it has to be forced reset. When it came back, it...
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    System performance

    Thanks to all the replies that I got from you all, I have finally finished putting together my system. To check whether it is stable I have used memtest, everest, pcmark04 (free ver), super pi and tonight will run prime. Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2x512MB Corsair, nForce4 chipset, ATI X800GTO...
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    Can chipset driver make my boot time worse

    All The CD that came with my mobo was a version 3.6 nForce driver set. So I built my system with that, and the OS was loading very fast and everything was smooth. Then I upgraded my drivers from Nvidia website to ver 6.66 and now my boot time went up. Also my HD makes a lot of clatter...
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    RAM help

    All If I put the 2 Corsair sticks, my computer shows DDR400 and CL2.5 which is fine. The moment I put in the 3rd stick (Ultra), when the computer boots, it says DDR333, CL3. The Ultra stick is rated PC3200, CL3. Is the Ultra stick crap? THe Corsair sticks are dual channel, and...
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    Lavalys Everest makes system unstable

    I am trying to benchmark my system (built a new one) and am having some trouble. I have loaded Everest just now, and the moment I run Everest, my keyboard and mouse stop communicating with the system. Both USB and PS2 have been tried out. What could be the issue? I flashed the bios...
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    Monitor buying guide

    Want to buy / order one over the weekend, and thought should ask somebody whether there is any online guide to picking a decent monitor. There are so many options available in the market, and I dont want to buy something sub-par quality and shell out 400+ bucks.. Any pointers to good...
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    Not able to flash bios

    All, I got my Chaintech VNF4 Ultra MB yesterday, and I am trying to put together my first system. I have Athlon64 X2 4200+ plugged into it, and when the system boots, in the Task Manager it shows only one CPU. It should show 2...
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    building a system

    all this is my first time building a systemn, and i connect the powersupply to all the fans of the case, and tried to turn on the psu. but none of the fans start up. also, i tried powering up the motherboard (with ram and pci cards) and not boots. it is dead. when i turn off the psu...
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    Master/Slave HDD config

    All, I have a dual core (Athlon 64 X2) 2 processor system for which I recently bought a new hard drive (a second HD). I connected the original HD as the master (black conn) and the new one as a slave HD (gray conn) and configured it as an additional storage device. What I realize that...
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    First time building a system

    All, The components are here and I am ready to build my system. It is the first time I am assembling one on my own. I would appreciate if one can give me an order in which I should put together the system - just a step by step process. It would help me some. Thanks, Mahesh
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    Upgrading Pentium III

    All, I have a very old (1999-2000) Dell Dimension L733r system, which needs a processor upgrade. Right now it has Pentium III, 730 MHz, PGA370 socket. The PSU in the system is 145W (I think). I need only 2 upgrades: 1) CPU -> get a new 1.4 GHz PIII 2) Will get new memory - right now it...
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    Performance comparison

    I would like to get some inputs on the performance comparison between 6800 vs 6800GT vs 6800 Ultra. I dont have money to invest in 7800s right now - infact 6800 Ultra is also out of my range. But in any case I would like to get some help deciding. Also, should I consider ATI video cards...
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    Need an inexpensive case with decent cooling

    All, I need to buy a decent case (with a 500W power supply) - am building a system based wiht Chaintech VNF4 Ultra mobo and Athlon 64 X2. Am not planning to over clock the system, so dont need super efficient cooling, and I dont want to spend too much money on the case either. The only...
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    Do I have to buy the RAM listed on the mobo website?

    All, Most of the responses for my previous question about DDR400 ram told me to buy memory from good companies. Am thinking of buying the following: Kingston HYPER X 1GB PC3200 400MHz 2x512MB HyperX DDR Memory Kit - 184Pin - Lifetime Warranty Model #KHX3200AK2/1GR CAS 2-3-2-6-1...
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    Good DDR 400 memory?

    All I just came across a deal on US Modular 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory, and was wondering if this memory is any good. Am not into overclocking and stuff like that - building an Athlon 64 X2 system with a Chaintech VNF4 Ultra mobo. Any inputs will be helpful. Thank.
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    Does Chaintech VNF4 support Athlon64X2 ?

    Want to buy a new mobo for Athlon 64 X2 processor. Does Chaintech VNF4/VNF4 Ultra support this processor? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...tails.asp?EdpNo=1219243&Tab=2&NoMapp=0 It was recommended by one of the mobo buying threads here at ANandtech. Also the deal on Tigerdirect is...