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smellincoffee
2002-04-26 19:51:43
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Re: The Beast is back!
I'd hate to be without an online connection...
What kind of trouble are you having?
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Behemoth the Barbarian
2002-04-27 05:40:56
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Dunno for sure yet...
...probably something wrong with the new HDD. Got me a 40GB Seagate Barracuda and it worked alright until I split it to two (10 & 30 GB) partitions. The funniest thing is, it looked as if the processor was overheating. Then the firm I bought the computer at said first that RAM could be faulty, then that it's something wrong with the mainboard. And when they returned the 'faulty' mainboard and assembled my substitutional computer, they experienced the exact same troubles as with the original machine. Even funnier thing is that the Barracuda (still split to 2 partitions) is working well as slave on the machine I currently have.
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Beltion
2002-04-28 04:47:54
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Well, my uneducated guess...
the BIOS of the new motherboard could use some shock treatment.
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DaveO65
2002-04-29 08:58:48
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Some possible computer solutions
BIOS flashes I consider a last resort(mostly because it's a dangerous procedure that can cause a motherboard failure if done wrong). Get all updated drivers, and especially the operating system updates at Microsoft's site:
www.windowsupdate.com
BTW, I did encounter a recent problem with an AMD board that required some BIOS settings to be changed a bit. That could be another culprit. Hope the drive isn't doing a "swan song"...
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Behemoth the Barbarian
2002-05-07 11:32:05
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An uneducated answer...
Why flash a new BIOS?
It could be BIOS settings that cause the problem. As I said, the drive functions well as slave. Maybe I'll have my comp back next week, so I'll know then what happened.
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Beltion
2002-05-07 22:50:30
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why?
Since when do you need a reason to shock things? Can't you just do it for kicks?
Joke aside, it does sound like it is something in the motherboard that is messed up, flashing it probably won't help since it's causing problems out of the box. But if I was replacing one part it'd be the motherboard.
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Behemoth the Barbarian
2002-05-09 10:44:30
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Re: why?
Motherboard or they could've connected the drives to wrong IDE ports. Either way, I'll probably know later this week if this was the motherboard.
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LazySod42
2002-05-14 04:40:18
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what kind of processor
are you running in that system? and what kind of videocard?
the problem might be a brownout if you have one of those high-powered processors (the Athlon for instance)combined with a high-powered videocard (the Geforce family)..
i had to upgrade my powersupply from a 350 watt to a 450 watt to be able to cope with all the hardware in the machine (2 cd drives, 2 harddrives, a geforce, an sblive, a network card, a scsi adapter, an Athlon)
it might very well be the RAM too .. what is the type of problems you encounter? hangups? black screens? rattling noise? smoke?
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Behemoth the Barbarian
2002-05-14 12:04:21
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Re: what kind of processor
Athlon 1,7
32MB Creative Savage 4
256 DDR RAM
SB Live
2 harddrives
CDR
CDR/RW
and last but not least... 56k Zoltrix Aquilla
And as for the trubbles, hangups would describe it best. Some time after starting, the system was slowing down dramatically (just as if the processor was overheating and the computer tried to cool it down).
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LazySod42
2002-05-14 22:46:24
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mmm.. one important tool to
download is Motherboard Monitor.. can't give you the URL offhand, but i've got it at home somewhere..
it's a nifty little program that uses next to no memory and processor time, but shows you processor temperature, motherboard temperature, processor fan speed, power supply fan speed (if the board allows that) and the v-core voltages...
keep a solid eye on those results during such a period ... it might give a good clue..
if the v-core wobbles -- you need a bigger powersupply (an Enermax 450 for instance -- not too cheap, but one of the best, if not -the- best, powersupplies around)
if the processor temperature hits 65 degrees celcius or more during rest-stand (although this is highly mother board related - as not all temperature meters are very accurate) ... it's probably a temperature problem..
what do you have such little memory for btw? in that kind of system 512 Mb is the minimum..
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Behemoth the Barbarian
2002-05-16 12:38:31
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Re: mmm.. one important tool to
Would be grateful for the URL.
Will check out the new machine once I have it reassembled but I don't think I'll need more RAM for what I use the computer for. However, RAM is cheap, so it won't be a problem even if I need more. I think a better video card would be a better purchase than more RAM.
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LazySod42
2002-05-16 22:25:04
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right...
RAM -is- cheap.. i remember buying two 512 Mb DIMMs.. no DDR ones though.. paid next to nothing for them.. So my Athlon 1 Ghz has 1 Gb of memory.. ok.. that -is- overkill.. Not even D2 uses that amount of memory. But it's fun.
the URL for the motherboard monitor... .. find MBM 5 right here.. to use it install it and open the dashboard -- select the meters you want to see - and fill out the details..
you might have to try a bit to see which gauge is what -- i usually start with adding a gauge to every option in the selection box - and rename the ones that look the most like the CPU and the other things i want..
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