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Win 2000 dual hard drive boot question

Hello everyone I recently had a hard drive corruption so switched to a copy of win 2000 on an old 8GB maxtor for the last two weeks of my semester I then reformatted the corrupted 160GB seagate and installed winXP on there as D:, with the 8GB as the C: . all is good. I now want to...
- soulflyfan
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- Feb 13, 2006
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Belkin wireless desktop problem

Just to say Thanks for your advice. I solved it about 15 minutes after i posted. i move the pci card to another slot. dont know if it was a faulty slot or if it was just causing conflicts, but now the network works fine. thank you all
- soulflyfan
- Post #3
- Jun 9, 2005
- Forum: Networking
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Belkin wireless desktop problem

Hello. I've just installed a wireless network in my house. the house is reasonably sized, and there are no other networks nearby. I am using a Belkin wireless G router, a Centrino laptop, and a belkin wirel G Desktop network card in my PC. there is another PC connected by wire. My problem is...
- soulflyfan
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- Jun 8, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Networking
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How is the ATI 9600?

I just started playing HL2 on my 9600, and it handles it wonderfully at 1024/786, 2x aniso and anti ailising. i get 46fps on the stress test. Provided your utting it with a decent processor (im running an athlon xp 2400 @ 1800 due to bios issues)
- soulflyfan
- Post #8
- Nov 16, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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The Invisible Hard Drives

I may be wrong, but it shouldnt matter if the drives are set to master or slave, but cable select can bruing up some problems. try setting the jumpers to other combinations
- soulflyfan
- Post #5
- Oct 27, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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How often do you format and re-install windows?

If i install a new peice of hardware ie my new hard drive, If I get out of control spyware related issues (IE became unusable at one point) If I start to run out of space (40GB + 1.5Mbps = P2P headache)
- soulflyfan
- Post #35
- Oct 27, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Data has disappeared. Any Clues?

safe than sure? anyway, I agree with what your saying, back up everything of importance now, cos if it craps out again, you may never get it back
- soulflyfan
- Post #8
- Oct 15, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Budget notebook decision

Can anyone sugest a budget notebook for me. It only needs to do word processing, internet, and the occasional DVD, but i want it to be able to be functional for around 3 years (it's for my mum) Id rather nopt go woth a celeron from a value point of view. any suggestions?
- soulflyfan
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- Sep 9, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Best laptop for my mum

My mums back to school soon, and wants a new laptop for office apps, internet, light music and the oiccasional DVD. She wants to spend a max of £800 GBP. I'd rather she went with an athlon purely from a value perspective, but i dont know much about notebooks. any reccomendations for a good one...
- soulflyfan
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- Sep 8, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Laptops
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Maxtor follows Seagate.......

good news. still gonna go seagate. you can pick up 160GB 8MB cache for £63(IDE) and £70(SATA). long live value!!!
- soulflyfan
- Post #9
- Aug 31, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Ide drive arrangement - where to put the os

bump
- soulflyfan
- Post #4
- Aug 30, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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several bent pins on amd fx processor help!?

hats off to the pencil idea! yeah, this happened t o me once, just TAKE YOUR TIME, and dont be hamfisted, and you should be fine
- soulflyfan
- Post #22
- Aug 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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NV Silencer 5 for 6800 GT

what about arctic ceramique? i hear it offers near identical performance without the conductivity issues
- soulflyfan
- Post #8
- Aug 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Ide drive arrangement - where to put the os

I plan on upgrading this week and replacing my old 8 gig maxtor (7 years old) with a shiny barracuda 7200.7. Iwill also be getting a DVD RW as my only disk drive. how should i arrange my40 gig 5400rpm, 160gb 7200rpm and the DVD RWer on the IDE controller (two cables) Also, should i keep...
- soulflyfan
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- Aug 29, 2004
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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achilles heel

well your sig sort of answeres the question. get a hard drive! also, if you have time, sell your graphics card here (you'll get more money) then fly to Cali and upgrade to a 6800 or X800 series. also try to find a monitor or nice case, they seem silly-expensive in the uk. Im not sure, but...
- soulflyfan
- Post #2
- Aug 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hard drives as backup devices...

i cant remember who makes them, but you can buy 400GB IDE drives now. if thats not enough, with the ease of home raid arrays and mutiple HDD setups, theres not much need to make em slow and big, when you can have fast and big. also, as with most "old and goo" things that arent made anymore...
- soulflyfan
- Post #2
- Aug 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Your CPU history?

Celeron 466 (POS SiS Onboard graphics) athlon k7 1200Mhz (my first build) Athlon XP 2400+ (nearing its end of days)
- soulflyfan
- Post #108
- Aug 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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System Critique please

Id definitely go Athlon 64 over the xp or P4 - extra performance down the line in 64 bit apps, no stability issues due to overclocking an athlon XP, and cheaper than the P4 with better performance The tsunami is a sexy case indeed, if i hadent spanked £80 on a Xaser 3 last year, id get one...
- soulflyfan
- Post #13
- Aug 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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5.1 headphones with microphone

I was really into CS before i went to uni, and now CS source is coming, and i have Broadband again, i want to get some gaming headphones. trouble is, i want 5.1 sound AND a microphone. I cant seem to find one any where, and i dont want a seperate stalk style mic. any suggestions pls? Edit: for...
- soulflyfan
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- Aug 24, 2004
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Computer Building
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Speakers going haywire

are the speakers new? if there old, did they do this before? i know my cheapo speakers hum when connected to the mains, even whgen my pc is off. mine is bearable, but if its too much for you RMA them
- soulflyfan
- Post #3
- Aug 23, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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How long till dvd/cd drives switch to sata?

bearing in mind i plan a complete rebuild within the next 6 - 8 months
- soulflyfan
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- Aug 19, 2004
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Ferrari Laptop Anyone?

i'd get one purely cause im fed up of black lappys.
- soulflyfan
- Post #14
- Aug 19, 2004
- Forum: Laptops
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I want to play my Doom 3

why does everyone assume that people have warez copies of the game when they have a intallation problem? i think thats a bit unfair, especially considering the volume of people having trouble with the game
- soulflyfan
- Post #15
- Aug 18, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Maxtor or Seagate?

seagate. reliable, quieter, warranty, is named barracuda... it wins hands down imo
- soulflyfan
- Post #8
- Aug 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATX power supplies in btx cases

I want to upgrade my old PSU for something better for overclocking and better looking, but want it to last as long as possible. do the ATX fit BTX cases? if so are they any issues?
- soulflyfan
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- Aug 12, 2004
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Heatsink for an old thunderbird?

go with the CM aero 7+. very quiet an sexy too
- soulflyfan
- Post #6
- Aug 11, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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When the F**K is the X800 XT coming out!

im tempted to flame you hot and crispy, but i wont. theres no need to upgrade Power supply provided yours is of a decent quality. Nvidia are like any company, they want to cover there backs, so they state high power requirements. all you should really need are stable voltages and a couple...
- soulflyfan
- Post #23
- Aug 11, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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When the F**K is the X800 XT coming out!

holy cow, $999?! i think its better that you wait for both companies to get optimised drivers and then go, as you'll get a less skewed perspective on performance
- soulflyfan
- Post #12
- Aug 11, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Optimum Graphics Card for my current system

if your low on cash, go the 9800 pro route. try to get 256mb of ram for future proofing. if you can dig deep for the 6800GT then go for it. the difference between the two cards will be massive in upcoming games. The BFG GT overclock is popular, and has a lifetime warranty, and 24 hour support...
- soulflyfan
- Post #4
- Aug 11, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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2*512 v 1*1024

id go with 1 x 1024. no real benefit on s754 to 2 dimms, plus if you need to upgrade down the line, you can still put another dimm in there (A64's dont like all slots being filled)
- soulflyfan
- Post #3
- Aug 10, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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PSU question

according to the calculators, my pc shouldd ignite, and spew hot molten pixelized lava into my room. it (obviously) doesnt, so try your old psu first. jusyt dont be OCing 100th post Booya!!!
- soulflyfan
- Post #22
- Aug 9, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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arrghh! help! power cut woe!

it is very rare that i get power cuts here, and my pc is normalkly fine. ive still got the abios image, so il report back when ive done it
- soulflyfan
- Post #5
- Aug 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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arrghh! help! power cut woe!

the thing is i run fine at 1800 speeds, but i cant clock it any higher :( plus the garbled bios menu
- soulflyfan
- Post #3
- Aug 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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What FRYED this MSI motherboard?

the MSI K8n neo2 "yoga-fire!" edition?
- soulflyfan
- Post #31
- Aug 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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arrghh! help! power cut woe!

Ok, im using my rig now. about half an hour ago there was a momentary power failure, and my pc went off. it wouldnt reboot, so i used the reset cmos jumper. it then posts and asks if i want to restore defaults. i say yes, and then start her up. fine. now i go back to my bios, and try to restore...
- soulflyfan
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- Aug 6, 2004
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Just bought Logitech Z-680 5.1 speakers...should I upgrade soundcard

i wouldnt bother personally. i hear theres not much difference between them
- soulflyfan
- Post #2
- Aug 5, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Intel Quietly Starts to Offer 64-bit Pentium 4 Processors

why in gods name isnt it called a pentium V?
- soulflyfan
- Post #45
- Aug 5, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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I need to upgrade soon

ok, aplogies for the last post. your kicking yourself in the ass, but thats ok. if you've been surviving with that rig for so long, i think we can assume your not really a huge gamer, encoder, downloader, or enthusiast. in which case you can probably wait a bit longer till the new Intel chips...
- soulflyfan
- Post #20
- Aug 5, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Getting new vid card for Doom

lol
- soulflyfan
- Post #12
- Aug 5, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Dream machine advice

excellent rig, you will enjoy it alot. might i reccomend a seagate 7200.7 120GB drive. I say this because games are getting crazy large now. UT2k4 = 4.9GB (i think, cant remember) SW KOTOR = 4gb, and im not sure, but i hear FF12 is 7GB! plus you could image your cd collection and never bother...
- soulflyfan
- Post #25
- Aug 5, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building

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