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Boot loader won't recognize keyboard

I doubt that's the issue. My memory has worked fine for the past two years, and my motherboard says it supports it. It's Crucial Ballistix PC3200.
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- Mar 20, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Boot loader won't recognize keyboard

Ahh right, I forgot to mention that it passed with each stick by itself, but it failed with both sticks in.
- timmay586
- Post #3
- Mar 20, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Boot loader won't recognize keyboard

I have an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard with an Athlon 64 3500+ CPU. Recently my computer started becoming unstable and crashing, then I ran memtest86+ and it failed repeatedly at one specific memory location. I RMAed my motherboard, and just got it back. They didn't fix the problem at...
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- Mar 20, 2007
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need to reinstall Windows XP boot loader

Yep that fixed it, thanks a lot!
- timmay586
- Post #5
- Aug 23, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Need to reinstall Windows XP boot loader

I tried that and it gave me the following message: **CAUTION** This computer apprears to have a non-standard or invalid master boot record FIXMBR may damage your partition tables if you proceed This could cause all the partition on the current hard disk to become inaccessible. If...
- timmay586
- Post #3
- Aug 23, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Need to reinstall Windows XP boot loader

I had a dual boot with Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu Linux, but for reasons I won't go into here I decided to delete the Linux partition. I didn't think this through very well in advance, and I had my grub boot loader on the Linux partition. Now, obviously, I don't have a boot loader so I can't...
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- Aug 23, 2006
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Getting a laptop for a friend

A friend of mine who knows nothing about computers asked me to help him buy a laptop. I could easily build him a desktop, but I don't know anything about what OEMs are good to buy from, etc. Dell seems to be a popular choice, is there a reason for that? Anyway he says he'd like to keep it...
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- Aug 22, 2006
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Laptops
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Graduation present, need advice

Thanks for your advice everyone, I think I will go with a small Dell laptop. As for the headphones, I'll look into those brands (my birthday is coming up too, so I can probably get both the headphones and the laptop). I don't ever really take pictures, but that might be because I don't have a...
- timmay586
- Post #7
- Jun 11, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Graduation present, need advice

I built a PC a few months ago. Here are the specs: Athlon 64 3500+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR400 Geforce 6800 Ultra 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10k RPM DVD+/-RW DVD+RW CD-RW Antec 480W TrueBlue Dell 2001fp 20.1 inch LCD monitor Logitech MX700 cordless optical...
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- Jun 11, 2005
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building
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What wired router should I get?

I don't know what class (I don't know what possible differences there could be), I don't need lots of features, I just need one that works and supports at least 3 (4 or 5 would be preferable) computers and a 100 mbps connection. I'll look into the D-link. Any other ideas?
- timmay586
- Post #4
- May 28, 2005
- Forum: Networking
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What wired router should I get?

I've just replaced an old router which would lose internet connection every time I played World of Warcraft or Counter-Strike: Source. The new one, a Linksys, fixes the WoW issue but still loses connection every time I play CSS, as well as disconnecting me from AIM every 10-15 minutes. I took...
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- May 28, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Networking
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New Motherboard!

Don't get an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. I've had nothing but problems with them. Apparently there's a known bug with the sound, at least with Half-Life 2, and that has gone unfixed (though I suppose that could be Valve's fault from some optimizations or something). Actually my 5.1 surround sound...
- timmay586
- Post #6
- May 24, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI = worst company ever?

I RMAed my defective K8N Neo2 Platinum over a month ago. They recieved it from UPS almost 3 weeks ago. MSI hasn't even tested it yet, much less shipped me a replacement. Newegg does this in a day. This is inexcusable. Since my part time job is doing Flash design at home on my computer, I'm...
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- May 24, 2005
- Replies: 86
- Forum: Motherboards
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Bad power supply?

I did not overclock. I don't have a spare PSU, so what would you suggest I do? Do you think Newegg would just let me return it for a new one even though I don't know for sure that there's anything wrong with it?
- timmay586
- Post #4
- Apr 23, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad power supply?

I recently built my first computer. It worked fine at first but now both my motherboard and video card have gradually gone bad. First my motherboard (MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum) started to BSOD when I had 1GB of RAM and I used 512 and it worked fine if I upped voltages. Slowly the voltage required...
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- Apr 22, 2005
- Replies: 4
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Bad motherboard?

Well...yes and no.... See, my Far Cry install CD got scratched by an idiot friend of mine and won't install anymore, and Ubisoft was gonna make me pay too much to replace it, so I pirated a copy. I figure since I have a legit copy I'm not really doing anything wrong. Anyway one of the...
- timmay586
- Post #7
- Apr 4, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Bad motherboard?

Antec TrueBlue 480W, should be more than enough. Same exact power supply my friend has and his runs fine with more devices than me. Also I should mention that every other game runs fine, the only problem I have is with Far Cry.
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- Apr 4, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Bad motherboard?

Anyone?
- timmay586
- Post #2
- Apr 4, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Bad motherboard?

I have an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. Whenever I load a game of Far Cry I get a BSOD. I replaced my RAM, tried just 1 stick, lowered clock rate, increased latencies, increased voltages, and replaced the video card and it still happens. My temps are fine, it occurs when the only devices I have...
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- Apr 3, 2005
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Motherboards
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GeForce 6800 Ultra problem

Disabled fast writes and turned off the dynamic video card overclocking thing. No more hanging or blue screens. Thanks a lot people.
- timmay586
- Post #6
- Mar 17, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GeForce 6800 Ultra problem

Uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, no difference. My clock speeds are what it says they should be. I have an Antec 480W TrueBlue power supply and they recommend 450W on the box. One of the power connectors is also connected to the hard drive, and the other one is not connected to...
- timmay586
- Post #3
- Mar 17, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GeForce 6800 Ultra problem

I have a GeForce 6800 Ultra and an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and there seems to be some kind of problem. Whenever I play a game it hangs for several seconds at random intervals then continues like nothing happened, although the first frame after it stops hanging is rendered incorrectly. Several...
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- Mar 17, 2005
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Is my CPU too hot?

OK, thanks for the responses. I'll look into getting some Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste then. How well does this stuff keep (there are 2 different sized tubes on newegg and I want to know if I can just buy the big one now and keep using it for the next few years when I need to upgrade). Also...
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- Post #12
- Mar 16, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is my CPU too hot?

I don't think I used any...this is the first computer I've ever built. I don't even really know what thermal grease is.
- timmay586
- Post #8
- Mar 16, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is my CPU too hot?

I have an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard. Speedfan agrees with MBM, in the low 50s.
- timmay586
- Post #3
- Mar 16, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is my CPU too hot?

I have an Athlon 64 3500 that is not overclocked with a gig of DDR400 running at 2-2-2-6 at 2.7V. Just using Firefox and basic stuff like that, my CPU temp gets up to about 52 degrees or so according to Motherboard Monitor 5. I have an aluminum case with 3 case fans and my power supply has...
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- Mar 16, 2005
- Replies: 21
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How can I monitor CPU temperature?

Got the new drivers, it works, thanks.
- timmay586
- Post #6
- Mar 13, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How can I monitor CPU temperature?

I do have an nVidia video card but I don't know what Data Execution Protection is or how to disable it.
- timmay586
- Post #5
- Mar 13, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How can I monitor CPU temperature?
- timmay586
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- Mar 13, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How can I monitor CPU temperature?

I have an Athlon 64 3500 which I have not overclocked but whenever I run UT2K4 and alt+tab out of it I get a blue screen of death with an error about IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or something like that. I've read that this can be caused by CPU overheating and I want to be able to keep an eye on my...
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- Mar 13, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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I just built my first computer...need assistance

Here are the important parts: MSI K8N Neo2 Plantium Athlon 64 3500+ S939 2 x 512MB Crucial Balistix PC3200 (rated for 2-2-2-6) eVGA Geforce 6800 Ultra Western Digital 74GB 10,000RPM Raptor Antec 480W TrueBlue If I just use the default timings and everything, my computer works fine...
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- Feb 14, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building

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