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    AMD XP Running Hot

    Thank you all for your help. MechBgon & Eloric the 2nd, even though I trust your advice I can't help being bothered by those high temps. I'm still trying to tweek for a few C's lower. Yesturday, I removed the Thermaltakes Smart Fans's thermister and am now running the 80mm fan at approximatly...
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    AMD XP Running Hot

    No, have not tried redirecting the CPU fan yet, that will be my next step...thanks. I just finished reapplying Artic Silver and reseating the Heat sink but no change...I even took the MB out this time to make sure I was doing it right. I'll reply back as soon as I change the CPU fan around...
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    AMD XP Running Hot

    I thought I was getting the hang of cooling when I cooled my 1.2 Athlon with a Thermalright SK6 and a Delta Black Label fan; loud but cool. I then upgraded to an Antec case, Asus A7V333 MB, AMD XP 1800, and a Thermalright AX7 heat sink with Thermaltake's 80mm smart fan (trying to go quiet)...
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    Any Experience With Thermalright AX7

    Thank you all...I feel much better about my purchase. Just can't wait for it to get here so I can continue playing Medal Of Honor... Thanks again TATOO
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    Any Experience With Thermalright AX7

    Hindsight, they say, is 20/20.....I am waiting on a newly ordered Thermalright AX7 heatsink with a Thermaltake Smart Fan w/Speed Control. Does anyone have experience with any of these 2 peices of equipment? I am runing an 1800 XP Athlon on an ASUS A7V333 (stock speed) and the stock heat sink...
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    Any Experience With Thermalright AX7

    Hindsight is 20/20...waiting for a Thermalright AX7 heatsink with a Thermaltake Smart Fan with Speed Control that I ordered. Does anyone have experience with any of these 2 peices of equipment? I am shooting for low noise and decent cooling on my 1800 XP installed in an Asus A7V333 MB. So far...
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    Abit KT7A IR Port

    Anyone there????? :(
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    Abit KT7A IR Port

    Does anyone use the IR port anymore???
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    Abit KT7A IR Port

    I have been scouring the internet and some electronic stores looking for an Infrared port to hook up to my Abit KT7A. Does anyone have any information where I can find one??? Thanks!!
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    Infrared port...Where to find them

    :P Am I the only one who is thinking of using the Infrared port???? Any takers??
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    Infrared port...Where to find them

    I currently have a two USB ports with an IR port on the same panel. Does anyone know where I can buy the IR reciever? I have searched for it but I am not having good luck!! I will be using it to link up to my cell phone...Thanks :cool:
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    Microsoft Optical Mouse Problem

    Just purchased a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB/PS2. I have it connected to my PS2 port. During normal use or even playing a game, the pointer on the screen travels in any direction except the way I want it to go and will sometimes freeze at that position for a few seconds...pretty annoying...
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    Where can I buy a FULL water cooling kit at?

    Try 1COOLPC.COM. Very professional and helpful. Will back his products and answers e-mails at light speed!! :cool:
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    Scanner Reviews

    Can someone tell me of any other sites that have reviews on scanners? I have looked in PCworld, ZDNET, and CNET but none carry any reviews on the Epson Perfection 1250 or 1650. Thanks. ;)
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    High Temps After Laping!?!?!

    Used 600 grit paper to lap on a piece of precision flat stone (used to calibrate instruments). Cleaned off Athlon and heatsink with alcohol. Rubbed a very small amount of ASII into the heat sink surface using a new plastic bag to protect from contamination (oil in hands). Wipped off any...
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    High Temps After Laping!?!?!

    I have a 1.2 Athlon running on an Abit KT7A. I am running MBM 5.07b for temps. Unfortunately, I am cooling using a laped/ASII Cooler Master DP5-6H11. I even put some ASII on the temp probe found under the CPU. Just running the Pinball game on Win ME I get temps of 30C case/55C CPU. Just...
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    Abit KT7A Mobo-Memory Question???? HELP!!!

    I just bought an Abit KT7A with a 1.2 Gig Athlon 266 FSB. I installed 256 Meg of PC133 Memory. Will this work with the 266 FSB or do I need faster RAM? I kept on having timing problems and I'm wondering if this is the cause...Thank you in advance for your help!! TATOO
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    EXPLORER Error on Abit KT7A/1.2 Gig Athlon

    I reseated my memory but had the same responce. I found some old Troubleshooter Diagnostic Software from Allmicro, inc in Florida. I ran some extensive memory tests but they all came back passed. When I ran the Motherboard tests, it failed on "System Timer Tests" and "CMOS...
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    EXPLORER Error on Abit KT7A/1.2 Gig Athlon

    I have tried Win98 upgrade and Win98 SE, both with the same results. Went ahead and used both Default Bios settings and Optimized settings with Win ME. Right after initaial boot up (following each new install) I would get: Windows Registry Checker...Windows encountered an error accessing the...
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    EXPLORER Error on Abit KT7A/1.2 Gig Athlon

    Thank you for your quick reponce. I have tried reformatting and loading Win98 at least 7 times, all with the same results. I have noticed that if I loaded Win98 with the 4x selected in BIOS for the AGP video card, I would get an error while installing 98. Something about not being able to copy...
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    EXPLORER Error on Abit KT7A/1.2 Gig Athlon

    I really need help on this one!! I am running an Abit KT7A/1.2 Gig Athlon with 256 Mem machine I just put together. The HD is a 40 Gig Caviar with a Nvidia Riva TNT2 video card. I have yet to install the sound and modem. My problem is this: After formating the HD and installing Win98...
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    Poll: Explorer ERROR With Abit KT7A/1.2 Gig Athlon

    I am at the end of the rope with this one!! I hope someone out there can help me...please. SYSTEM: Abit KT7A Mobo 1.2 Gig Athlon 256 Meg SDRAM NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Model 64 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live Sound 40 Gig HD Caviar After formating the...