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  1. Enigma666

    Power Supplies; How Many Watts Do I Need? (Article @ Tom's)

    Of course, there is a certain pleasure of having a PS that dims all of the lights on one's neighborhood block upon the start-up; my next one is going to be a 650 watt, simply for this purpose.
  2. Enigma666

    Power Supplies; How Many Watts Do I Need? (Article @ Tom's)

    In my experience, I have never seen a PERSONAL system that REQUIRES more than 300 watts.
  3. Enigma666

    Print jobs jamming up

    The Epson website shows an update for the Status monitor that is currently configured with your printer. I'd imagine that this would do the trick.
  4. Enigma666

    LCD monitor desktop area - can't chage it!

    Personally, I have found Windows ME to be the most unstable of the recent Windows releases. The problem that you are describing is not uncommon in ME environments. As a Tech./Administrator of around 7 years or so, I'd say recover/backup any information you can, and load an OS such as Windows...
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    Abnormally high failure rate of PC NIC's

    It could be the Brand Name, have you checked with other sources to see as to whther this has been a common problem in the past or not? It could be due to heat, or possibly driver issues... What kind of Laptops are you using?
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    Problem with DLINK DWL520+

    Check for updated drivers to the soundcard, and updates/service packs for the Operating System, as well. If you could list your specs, it would be a lot easier for me to trouble-shoot, if you'd like.
  7. Enigma666

    Looking For XP Drivers for Creative Webcam 3 Parallel

    I just did a small amount of research on Creative.com, and it unfortunately seems that your web-cam isn't supported any longer. You have one of three options: 1) Call Creative Labs Support Line and ask them to send you the drivers (they only charge shipping, maybe 40 cents), or 2) Buy a...
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    DVD Blanks?

    It's not so much the particular burner, it's more so the company and the quality of the product they manufacture. I've personally always gone with Imation or Memorex, simply because they seem to be versatile at both slow and fast speeds, and aside from this (and more importantly), they seem to...
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    What's normal temperature for P4 CPU?

    I find it's best to keep all processors running at around 130-140 degrees Fahrenheit at maximum. Anything cooler can prove to be difficult with the above mentioned Pentium 4 series, as the architecture is a little different. As for the RPM's, it depends on what size the fan is. If it is a...
  10. Enigma666

    Linksys Router makes network slow.

    I had a really bad experience with the Linksys routers, myself; it worked for about a week, then one of the internal parts burned out (almost literally). Buying it was stupid in the first place, as I should have purchased a D-Link, which is what I usually buy (and have been for the past 7...
  11. Enigma666

    Machine won't boot first time!

    It very well could be the CMOS battery, aka the Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semi-Conductor. This problem sounds VERY familiar. Hope this helped. - Jonathan Warner
  12. Enigma666

    New processor and motherboard = hardly any performance increase

    The Hard drive will only help in the startup, trust me, I've been an Admin\Tech for the past 4 years, five in September. DDR RAM will up the memory bandwidth from around a gigaflop (a gigabyte of information in transfer), to 2.1 gigaflops. The difference between ATA66 and ATA100 is only around...
  13. Enigma666

    Power Supply Problem?

    As I originally said, there is absolutely no way it can be the power supply, it is definitely the motherboard. If the motherboard was functioning it would beep in order to tell you that something is wrong. I personally suggest Abit and (or) Soyo. - Enigma666...
  14. Enigma666

    Disabling onboard video question?

    What you want to do is install the video card (with the machine unplugged and shut off; ONLY IF YOU KOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!) into the PCI or AGP slot, and start up the machine. Then, you will want to go immediately into the CMOS, and turn off the onboard video, you should then be all set...
  15. Enigma666

    Problems Installing a CD-RW Drive

    Bill, Have you checked the jumper-setting on the drive yet? Is the EIDE cable attatched to anything else other than the CDRW drive (this is known to cause problems)? If you can, tell me the exact configuration of the drive itself. - Enigma666...
  16. Enigma666

    New processor and motherboard = hardly any performance increase

    Ciaran, I have always been soarly disappointed when using SDRAM with an Athlon, especially an XP. The nice thing about Athlons, especially the socket processors made as 1 Ghz and higher, is that they support a virtual 266 Mhz front side bus ("virtual" meaning that it will...
  17. Enigma666

    Heatsink question

    90 F is an excellent idling temp., you need not make any further investment. - Enigma666 (Jonathan)
  18. Enigma666

    Power Supply Problem?

    If it was the power supply, nothing would turn on when the computer was switched into the "ON" status. If you know what you're doing, open up the box, and start trouble-shooting like the above person just suggested. - Enigma666 (Jonathan)
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    Heatsink question

    If you can, in order to achieve better thermal conduction, scrape off the thermal pad given to you, and try using some Arctic Silver, as it will conduct heat much better than a standard silicone grease. Just remember, Durons can get very hot (Just like Athlons), and usually when building a...
  20. Enigma666

    USB Computer to Computer Connection

    Umm, Cdogg, First of all, USB 1.1 maxes out at 12\Mb, which equals 1.5\MB. And actually, yes you can connect a USB cable from computer to computer to transfer information, however, it maxes out at 6\Mb, which is equal to a paltry .75\MB. Kimbertech has a good suggestion. I personally...

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