Recent content by kelsen

With respect to upgrading, it would depend on what kind of processor you have on your current motherboard; if you plan to replace the motherboard as well, you should look seriously at replacing the entire machine rather than upgrading. As for a new machine, AMD currently provides more 'bang for...

"Gee, maybe the answer is decaf, huh? Look at all the typos above!" FWIW, there were only two typos in his entire message; the first being a word left out - "have allowed them download ONE copy", missing the word 'to', the second where he had the word 'out' where he meant...

Bear in mind that the restore disk will eliminate your partitions; it returns your disk to the smae condition as when it shipped, with 1 partition on the disk. You'll have to use PartitionMagic (version 7) or som similar tool. RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. -- "You guys pair off in groups of...

Your cheapest AND solution is as suggested above: back up to a second hard drive with Drive Image (or Ghost, or other similar software), with one addition: make it removeable. As an example, DirtCheapDrives has a kit (Dataport IV) for $45, although I've heard of others for less. There simply...

Oops. Just realized you asked specifically for a Slot-1 MB. In that case, I would recommend the P3V4X, or its successor, I beleive called the CUV4X. RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. -- The best part about procrastination is that you are never bored, because you have all kinds of things that you should be...

I agree with Tels, and specifically recommend the CUSL2; it's only drawbacks are that it won't support the P4, and it is limited to 512MB of RAM. RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. -- Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.

You can use fdisk to remove all partitions on the HD. This will allow you to use the entire 13GB in any fashion you choose. I don't understand what you mean when you say 'fdisk doesn't help'. If you need more information, just ask. RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. -- My grandma says she has eyes in the...

The BIOS has basic default information that is used for this kind of setting, because as Windows is being loaded, it is not yet in place; it hasn't identified the graphics capabilities of whatever card may be available, nor is it able to poll any user options. I am a supporter of the University...

>"I hope you're not going to take advice from a guy who >says "Recently Intel processors have been giving Intel a >run for its money." Anyone can make a typo; his intent was clear, I think. "A 1400MHZ AMD is equal in processing power to a 2GHZ Intel." According to...

As far as I can tell, no, there is really no way to do that. Unless you have an EPROM BIOS and can reprogram it... RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. -- Work: It isn't just for sleeping anymore.

When I boot, my bios displays a little table (not for long, though) that shows my ATA100 drive as UDMA 5, my ATA66 drive as UDMA 4, and my DVD and CDRW drives as UDMA 1 and 2 (not sure which is which). This is without going in to anything separately, mind you, just every boot. RFT!!! Dave...

You're in luck! You can order a complete P4 or Athlon system from a new company that's just opened up, 3mileisland.com! ALL their stuff glows, including the technicians! For the humor-impaired, this was only a joke... RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. -- It's only premarital sex if you're going to get...

U4me, my system is very similar - I have an additional 128MB RAM, my SB Live! is a 'Value', and my drives are on the native IDE controller. I don't have any freezing problems; I have IE6 installed for my wife. She uses it ocassionally. I can't be of any more help, except to say that it can be...

That probably would help; the objective is to get as much contact between the CPU and the heatsink as possible. If you run your system with the cover off, you can see to verify that both the fans on your heatsink are running. One thing the overclockers do is to use a sandpaper or a dremel tool...

The best utility for this job is Partition Magic, but I realize you said you didn't want to spend the money for a one-time thing. Don't have any better advice; sorry. RFT!!! Dave Kelsen. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don't care.