Hey all.. Here are my system specs:
Gigabyte KT400 7VAX
AMD XP 2000
Dynatron processor fan (AMD approved)
WD 100 gig (hard drive)
WD 40 gig (hard drive)
512 mb. 3200 ddr
Samsung 16x 48x dvd drive
TDK 48x 24x 48x cdrw
Sony floppy drive
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 (128mb)
Audigy Sound Card
Enermax 430 watts (power supply)
Dell 19" LCD monitor
Windows XP (home edition)
Ok... Mostly everything went off without any major problems, but I do have some small nagging issues that hopefully someone can answer.
My problems are:
1) When I installed Windows XP I installed it on my 100 gig hd, and I used the NTFS full format. Now I was able to install Win XP with no problems, but when I went into (my computer) to check the computers configuration I didn't see the systems 40 gig hd. It's not listed. Everything else is listed and is working fine, but where is my 40 gig hd?
Oh.. and I do have it set up correctly in my bios. The 100 gig hd and 40 gig hd are on my primamry IDE channel. The 100 gig is my master and the 40 gig is my slave. All are working properly, so no problems there.
Do I have to go back and install win xp on my 40 gig? In the (my computer) setting, it's set up like this...
Hard Disk Drives: Local Disk (C) - that's my 100 gig hd
Devices w/ Removal Storage: 31/2 Floopy (B) CD-RW (D) DVD (E)
Isn't that set up incorrectly? I'm looking at my mother's Sony computer and her's is set up differently. Also, like I said... my second hard drive isn't showing.
Which leads me to my second problem...
2) In an attempt to install win xp on 40 gig hd, I accidently reinstalled win xp on my 100 gig. Am I going to see stability problems since I did this? I hope not, as win xp seems to be running fine.
3) How should have my bios set up, after win xp is installed? I know that you have to boot off the cd in the beginning since your hard drive is empty, but what about after installing windows? After I installed win xp I went back into my bios and set it up accordingly:
First Boot Device [HDD-0]
Second Boot Device [HDD-1]
Third Boot Device [HDD-2]
Boot up Floopy Seek [Disabled]
Is this correct? Should i still set my first boot device to cdrom or set it up like this?
4) My back usb ports seem a little flaky. When I first start win xp I'll (sometimes) need to reconnect my usb mouse and keyboard to get them to work properly. Now I didn't install any drivers yet, so is this normal? I didn't install my mobo drivers, VIA 4:1 drivers, nothing. So is this normal?
5) I have front usb ports and they seem flaky as well. Could the wires be improperly connected?
6) My system temp in my case is 47*C and 115*F. Is this a safe temperature, or should I worry about this? At what temperature should I worry that my system might become unstable, and I may fry my processor? Also my processor fan is spinning at 5273 RPM.
7) My front lights aren't working on my case. Should I rearrange the wires until I get the front lights to work?
We'll that are my questions. like I said i only have some small issues that I'm sure can easily be fixed. This was the first computer that I built by myself and it was a great learning experience. Thanks again guys....
Gigabyte KT400 7VAX
AMD XP 2000
Dynatron processor fan (AMD approved)
WD 100 gig (hard drive)
WD 40 gig (hard drive)
512 mb. 3200 ddr
Samsung 16x 48x dvd drive
TDK 48x 24x 48x cdrw
Sony floppy drive
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 (128mb)
Audigy Sound Card
Enermax 430 watts (power supply)
Dell 19" LCD monitor
Windows XP (home edition)
Ok... Mostly everything went off without any major problems, but I do have some small nagging issues that hopefully someone can answer.
My problems are:
1) When I installed Windows XP I installed it on my 100 gig hd, and I used the NTFS full format. Now I was able to install Win XP with no problems, but when I went into (my computer) to check the computers configuration I didn't see the systems 40 gig hd. It's not listed. Everything else is listed and is working fine, but where is my 40 gig hd?
Oh.. and I do have it set up correctly in my bios. The 100 gig hd and 40 gig hd are on my primamry IDE channel. The 100 gig is my master and the 40 gig is my slave. All are working properly, so no problems there.
Do I have to go back and install win xp on my 40 gig? In the (my computer) setting, it's set up like this...
Hard Disk Drives: Local Disk (C) - that's my 100 gig hd
Devices w/ Removal Storage: 31/2 Floopy (B) CD-RW (D) DVD (E)
Isn't that set up incorrectly? I'm looking at my mother's Sony computer and her's is set up differently. Also, like I said... my second hard drive isn't showing.
Which leads me to my second problem...
2) In an attempt to install win xp on 40 gig hd, I accidently reinstalled win xp on my 100 gig. Am I going to see stability problems since I did this? I hope not, as win xp seems to be running fine.
3) How should have my bios set up, after win xp is installed? I know that you have to boot off the cd in the beginning since your hard drive is empty, but what about after installing windows? After I installed win xp I went back into my bios and set it up accordingly:
First Boot Device [HDD-0]
Second Boot Device [HDD-1]
Third Boot Device [HDD-2]
Boot up Floopy Seek [Disabled]
Is this correct? Should i still set my first boot device to cdrom or set it up like this?
4) My back usb ports seem a little flaky. When I first start win xp I'll (sometimes) need to reconnect my usb mouse and keyboard to get them to work properly. Now I didn't install any drivers yet, so is this normal? I didn't install my mobo drivers, VIA 4:1 drivers, nothing. So is this normal?
5) I have front usb ports and they seem flaky as well. Could the wires be improperly connected?
6) My system temp in my case is 47*C and 115*F. Is this a safe temperature, or should I worry about this? At what temperature should I worry that my system might become unstable, and I may fry my processor? Also my processor fan is spinning at 5273 RPM.
7) My front lights aren't working on my case. Should I rearrange the wires until I get the front lights to work?
We'll that are my questions. like I said i only have some small issues that I'm sure can easily be fixed. This was the first computer that I built by myself and it was a great learning experience. Thanks again guys....