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Building your PC from motherboards and cards.
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Hardware problem - RAM or MOBO?
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I just built a new machine and have been plagued with crashes. When I first ran MEMTEST on it, everything came out okay. Both sticks in bank 1 & 2 work fine (except for one set of errors when running it for 12 hours), and if they're in 3 & 4 they work fine, but in banks 2 & 4 I get errors. If I try one stick at a time in bank 1 or 2 they look... more »
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microsoft.public.windowsxp.gen eral
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My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some applications. It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot screen I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my system hangs at this point.) I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I don't want to lose data or applications.... more »
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System Utilities
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Anyone try the free version of Glary Utilities? Looks good to me. Bad experiences or experiences with other tools are invited. Using Windows XP here.
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Wont' read CD drives
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I am using XP with a CD drive and a DVD drive. Neither drive will read the data. The doors open and they are listed in my computer, but the directory is blank. Suggestions please?
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Computer case problem/question
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I purchased a NZXT Zero case and when I detached the front face to mount my optical drive the reset switch wire pulled free from the solder. How can I determine the wire order to resolder it back on? There are no visible markings on the switch and I can't find any info on their site. On a side note... what happens if I just leave the entire reset switch... more »
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Mobo vs PS problem
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I'm trying to conceive of the mechanism behind this hardware problem even if I decide to not repair it, I would like to have a better understanding of what is going on. I've brought this problem up here before in a different form. Here is the hardware: mobo ECS 741GX-M2 which is a AMD socket A using a... more »
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P6T BIOS update - AHCI Q
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I plan to update my P6T bios from v0202 to v0801 prior to a Windows 7 Install (weeks before). I've flashed a bios before, but never when dealing with the AHCI issue. When I built this rig I installed XP-SP3 in AHCI Mode with the correct BIOS setting and the AHCI drivers. My concern is that when I reset the BIOS to the defaults before flashing the... more »
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Power supplies with solid polymer caps
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I have read that electrolytic capacitors are the least reliable component in power supplies. I have also read that there are motherboards with solid polymer capacitors. Are there any power supplies with solid polymer capacitors? Thank you in advance for all replies.
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A long shot...
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[link] Anyone know where i can get a backplate like this or know of any mb`s that uses similar?
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