wasn't sure where to ask this, but this group has been helpful in the past. i want to split the fan RPM signal wire, so that i can run the cpu fan directly from the motherboard header, but send the signal to the fan controller i have. that should stop it beeping at me when i turnt eh machine on,...

i have a matsonic ms8308e motherboard and have upgraded the cpu to a duron 1800 and a new hard drive. installing the operating system on it. i find that the system will give me a error message of unable to copy file from cd drive. the only bios settings that i can change is the speed of the...

"Chronolith" wrote in message ... " Of course, I am looking for a HSF that is still being sold somewhere, so any pointers on where to buy one such as I described are very welcome. ...

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 01:03:33 +0100, Daeno wrote: Please help me ID this. What make or model is this computer case? http://www.gibtek.co.uk/images/psu/psuhome.jpg Looks like a modified version of this case.

Hey all, I bought a system a little over a month ago and just got back from vacation to play with it some more. I have: Athlon 64 3200+ Clawhammer (1MB Cache) MSI K8N Neo Platinum Crucial Ballistix PC3200 2x512 Here is the dealio, before I left I was having problems getting it to

Hi there. I have Giga-byte GA-7VAX Mainborad, Duron 1200, and PC2100 2*256 RAM. I wanted to overclock my Duron 1200, but before pencil work i was trying to overclock only with FSB. In standard bios features i can rise FSB from 100 to 132 Mhz, but 1320 Mhz is maximum, what i managed to do (110 Mhz...

"Jan Yeero" wrote in message ... When I run Motherboard Monitor I see two hoops on the right hand edge of XP's system tray. What piece of hardware is this related to? Why not try asking in a group that is acutally related to your...

Hi, I'm new to building systems, and am thinking about eventually overclocking this thing I'm putting together right now.. but I need a hint from those who know. I'm finding conflicting information about whether one is better off using thermal compound or thermal pad with an Athlon64 3000. I have...

what are the cache, frequency and fsb for sempron models ? sempron 2400+ (socket A) sempron 2600+ (socket A) sempron 2800+ (socket A) sempron 3000+ (socket A) sempron 3100+ (socket 754) thanks !

Hi Folks, just put in a new heat sink and fan. Question: should the heat sink fan suck air off or blow air into the sink? Thanks, Axel

Hi there, I really can't afford to upgrade and because my PC is a gaming rig I need to squeeze the last ounce power out of it because I just bought CS:Source and it's very demanding. First, my rig with as much detail as I can master. AMD XP 2700 (2.2ghz) Asus A7v333-X FSB 333

I'm about to buy one of these CPUs to put in my A7N8X Deluxe. I saw in another post that some of these CPUs are 45 watt (and better overvlockers) and some are 70 watt. How do I tell the difference? What batch code should I look for and are there any 2500+ M CPUs that I should avoid? Thanks in...

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:50:30 +0100, Franklin wrote: I have set my motherboard/BIOS to exceed the normal the bus frequency by just a little bit. Now I would like to test my memory to see if it is ok under the new settings. Memtest86+ from http://www.memtest.org/ looks like a good...

there is a version of the NF7 called nf7 v2.0 (i am not at all referring to nf7-s in anyway) i just would like to know if there is any way of identifying if my nf7 is infact a 2.0 or not, mainly because the 2.0 supports fsb of 400 mhz and the other only supports 333

I have a Soltek motherboard less the Bios chip.Can someone provide the chip info so I could replace it? The board is SL75FRN2-L and also a place to buy it.Thank you.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 01:03:33 +0100, Daeno wrote: Please help me ID this. What make or model is this computer case? http://www.gibtek.co.uk/images/psu/psuhome.jpg

I have a MSI Turbo 2 with a good 500w PS, 512 mb cas 2 133 ram, AMD Athlon 2500 Barton, 512 l2 cache, factory unlocked CPU. The latest BIOS flash, 36, with the "socket modification" to set the multiplier to 15, giving a 2k total speed. The system runs fine with the max temp in the low 50's. ...

I am using a utility called S2KControl which basically cools down my AMD Athlon 1600+ in an idle state. When I installed it as a service it only starts when I log on, but really I want it to start right after booting. Is there any way to do this? If not, does anyone know of any other applications...

In a nutshell, this is what I would like to upgrade from: Athlon XP 1800+ MSI MS-6390 (KM266) 512k DDR SDRAM PC2100 (266 MHz) Pretty much looking for recommendations for: * Recommended processor

"Franklin" wrote: I have set my motherboard/BIOS to exceed the normal the bus frequency by just a little bit. Now I would like to test my memory to see if it is ok under the new settings. Memtest86+ from http://www.memtest.org/ looks like a good memory tester. ...