Recent content by Kalisperas

I'm having a funny issue. I have a G3 iMac 450, and the mouse that came with it (an Apple Pro Optical, one of the first ones, just after they came out) was beginning to act really strange. It would erratically jump the pointer all over the screen at times, and not just upon waking up. I could...

It always displays during posting, but when it goes to boot, the screen just goes black and stays black. The hard drive spins as if it's trying to boot, but eventually stops. I can't boot from my Windows CD either. I just took out my modem (only PCI card), disconnected my neon and all but one...

Correction: I just watched the LED's on my D-bracket for their whole sequence, and it appears that one of them is dead, so I don't know whether this light is supposed to be red or green when is gets stuck. If it's red, it means "initializing video adapter", and if it's green, it means...

I'm doing my first build, and I'm having more problems. At first my BIOS wouldn't recognize my hard drive, I got that fixed, and upon rebooting the screen just stayed black after posting, and my D-Bracket LED's were stuck in the position that the manual says is "initializing video...

I've received most of the equipment for my first build, and now the time has almost come to order my CPU. I put the CPU off 'till last in the hopes that prices might drop during my time saving up for the other parts, but I'm going to order it next week regardless. I've decided on the Athlon XP...

Have you tried zapping the PRAM yet? Restart and hold down Command-Option-P-R. The computer will restart, continue to hold buttons until the computer has restarted several times. Then let them up, and try your Disk First Aid or Norton again. This usually works for me, but I've had a couple...

Sounds like you're in the same boat I am! I, too, have been using an iMac for some time now, and although it can still do everything else under the sun, including 3D modelling and video editing, it just can't handle the more recent games, so I'm now building my first PC too. I've been asking...

Thanks for the replies! That guide was exactly what I was looking for. One question about the CPU cooler, regarding the thermal compund: a couple of places have said to apply a liberal amount of it, others have said not to use too much. So which is it? Also, is a shim a good idea, or...

I posted a question here a bit back, and everyone was very helpful, and so I'm back with more need of help. I'm in the process of building my first ever system. I've done my research into parts, pretty much nailed down my selections, and started the ordering process. Well, some of the initial...

Thanks for the responses! The Radeon 9700 is, indeed, out of my price range, which is why I was looking at the 8500. In fact, I'm having to go with a cheaper CDRW to fit the ti4200 or 8500 into my budget (I just felt an MX board wouldn't be worth it). I was leaning more toward the GeForce...

I'm in the process of building a system, and right now I'm trying to choose my video card. I'm torn between a 128 MB Apollo ATI Radeon 8500, and an AOpen 128 MB GeForce Ti4200. Which of these would be better to go with, assuming I'm using them mostly for gaming and possibly some light 3D...

Thanks for the replies! I'm still not sure which motherboard I'm going to go with, but I'm leaning toward the MSI, if only for the features. The A7V333 which everyone suggested looks pretty good, but it's almost $120 vs. $89 for the MSI for pretty much the same features. But I haven't heard...

I'm a lifelong mac user, and I've recently decided to get a Windows machine as well. I'd like to build my own (I've always heard it's the better route to go), however, I know very little about the world of PC's, so I need some hardware advice. I've been doing some homework, and I've got most...