Recent content by geo87

http://www.support.microtek.com/product_dtl_2.phtml?prod_id=12&ctgy=1 Look at the (usb troubleshooting tips)You will need Adobe Reader to read this file .http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html It's free to download.

Read here http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBF/TIP2700/rh2745.htm

I assume you can enter bios.Check in bios to see that your hard drive shows up correctly.

Go into your bios and disable the power options there.

Is 1600x1200 your native resolution?LCD screens realy only look good at native resolution.You could try to change the size of your fonts and icons to make them larger.Right click a blank spot on your desktop click on properties click on appearence if you are on xp home you can change your font...

http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx ,pick your board or cpu ,

I use Nuke Disk to wipe the disk.Just do a google search for Nuke Disk to download.Run the program to make a floppy ,put it in the floppy drive and reboot.It takes a long time to wipe the entire disk.30gb 4hrs.

Read this http://www.soyousa.com/kb/kbdesc.php?id=59 ,It must be a problem with soyo boards.

How old is your monitor? Check your monitor settings and make sure it's not set too high .Try lower settings.If it's running 70hertz try 60 .Run msconfig turn off all background programs not needed anything that could cause a problem.Disconnect external devices like scanners printers and any usb...

Does this happen when you play games, and you are not connected to the internet?

Most harddrive manufacturers have diagnostic tools on there website for there drives, download these tools and run the test.Most of these tools run from a floppy.

Read this and print it out for later.http://www.newlogic.co.uk/kbase/fdisk/page2.htm

Could it be the power supply? The cd rom would draw more power at spin up.Try unpluging the power from from some of your hardware to reduce the power load and try the cdrom again.Do both drives cause the problem or just one? I don't know if xp pro has system restore but if does you might think...

You need to give more information about your system.What os?Do you have onboard video?What shuttle motherboard do you have?AGP or PCI video,the more the better.

You can still find boards with ISA slots http://www.softwareandstuff.com/h_mb_jetway861cs600.html. I have never bought here don't know if they are any good!Just look around they are still out there.