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  1. Fishguy

    Heat Problem...

    Hey Everyone, I have an Athlon XP 2500+(barton) and it seems to me to be running awfully hot. It idles at about 55-60C and at full load it hits about 70C. I have heard that the Athlon XP runs fairly hot, but should I be concerned? My system has the following: 3 - 2000rpm case fans(2 front, 1...
  2. Fishguy

    Problems with CD-ROM Seup

    Hey Everyone, I just purchased a new case and a DVD Writer, the Pioneer DVR-108 more specifically. I also have an older LG 16x DVD-ROM. After transferring everything over, I went to start up the system, and everything appeared to be going fine...until the Windows login screen pops up and then...
  3. Fishguy

    WinXP Pro Networking Problems

    Hey everyone, I recently attended a LAN Party at my friend's place and I was a little disturbed that I could not connect to anyone over the network and vice versa through windows, whereas the games that we played worked fine. Anyway, when I got there everything worked and ran just fine, I could...
  4. Fishguy

    How to Log someone off automatically

    Hey everybody! I have my own computer and live at home with my parents(I am only 17). I am forced to share the computer with my siblings. As of late, my 12 year old brother has been wreaking some havoc with my machine and I am wondering how I could set it up to log him off after a certain...
  5. Fishguy

    Windows XP Networking Problems

    Hey Everybody! I am having a serious problem netowrking my copy of WinXP Pro. Here's what happens: I plug my system into the network, boom, i have internet access, but I do not have access to other computers, and they do not have access to my system, I can't even see them in "My Network...
  6. Fishguy

    Ghosting Program

    Hey Everybody! I have several computers set up at a store that some friends of mine own and we want to ghost the computers so that they all have the same OS and software. There are 5 computers, 4 of which need to be ghosted, the 5th is a server. I would like to know what program(s) are...
  7. Fishguy

    NForce2 Ethernet Troubles

    Hey Everybody! My friend recently purchased a Gigabyte GA7N400-L1 Motherboard to put in a new system that he constructed. He installed Win XP Pro and has tried several times to get his NForce Ethernet to access the internet but to no avail. It will connect with add-in ethernet cards and when he...
  8. Fishguy

    NForce2 Ethernet Problems

    Hey Everybody! My friend recently purchased a Gigabyte GA7N400-L1 Motherboard to put in a new system that he constructed. He installed Win XP Pro and has tried several times to get his NForce Ethernet to access the internet but to no avail. It will connect with add-in ethernet cards and when he...
  9. Fishguy

    Disabling IDLE System Process...

    Hey everybody! Does anyone have a clue as to how I could possibly disable the System Idle Process? I tried to disable it from the services manager, but i couldn't find it...can anyone help? ----------------------- Fishguy
  10. Fishguy

    Gigabyte GA7N400-L1 Audio

    Hey Everybody, Recently, I went out and purchased a Gigabyte GA7N400-L1 motherboard(the poor man's nforce2 board). Anyway, it claims to have 6 channel audio, and I just so happen to have a 5.1 setup. I have followed the instructions to the dot and have had no luck. I will get sound out of the...
  11. Fishguy

    Windows XP Startup Errors

    Hey Everybody! I just recently re-installed Windows XP Pro for about the 4th time in the last month. And it is annoying me to no end... Whenever I install Windows and it is running fine for a short while...I install some apps...Media Player, a game or two, Quicktime, ZoneAlarm, a few video...
  12. Fishguy

    XP Pro Networking problems

    I have WinXP Pro installed on my PC and have had for some time. During that period of time(about a year) I have always had problems networking my computer. It is usually with some friends of mine for LAN parties, where most of them run Win98 and XP Home. The problem is this: I cannot see and do...
  13. Fishguy

    Computer Keeps Crashing

    Hey Everybody, My friend is having a problem; his computer keeps crashing. His specs are as follows: Athlon Thunderbird 1GHz Tyan Motherboard/VIA KT133 Chipset 384MB SDR Asus GeForce4 MX440 Sound Blaster Live WD 20GB HD HP CDRW Win XP Pro ..you get the picture Anyways, he has had this problem...
  14. Fishguy

    Athlon or P4?

    Hey everybody! I just recently fried my mobo and CPU; an Athlon XP 1600+ and an ECS K7S5A. Regardless, I wanted some input, should I purchase an Athlon XP 2500+ Barton with an Asus A7N8X Deluxe or a P4 2.4C(800Mhz FSB) with an Asus P4C800 Deluxe-UAY? and why? ----------------------- Fishguy
  15. Fishguy

    Power Supply/Motherboard Problems!!!

    Recently I purchased a new Enermax Power Supply Model Number EG365P-VE. After installing the new power supply, i turned on my computer and everything went as it should...until the power supply started billowing smoke!!! I immediately turned off the power supply and unplugged it, I then returned...

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