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No dice with safe mode, system recovery disk, or anything :( BUT... after all this work, I found out 10 minutes ago that my friend has a 3 year replacement plan from PC Richards, where she bought the computer!!!! So she's taking it back and having them replace it. Sort-of frustrating :(

Hi mainegeek, The problem with that Sony program you pointed me to for download, is that when I try to run it on my desktop so that I can make the bios floppy disk, it gives me an error that the model number or my computer does not match, and the installer quits. I thought maybe it needed a...

mainegeek, I tried that last night. That program will only run on Sony model PCV-RZ16G, no other computers. Sony has it locked down for some reason. I tried it on a friend's Sony computer and both my desktop and laptop at home. None would let the program install to make the bios disk. And...

garebo - you're right, I should have noted all that :) Sorry I'm still just very frustrated at the lack of knowledge and support I've gotten from Sony on this issue. I know the bios needs to be reflashed, however I have no way of getting this done. If only they would allow you to make the bios...

mainegeek - cpu fan is spinning is seems to be working fine. The model number is PCV-RZ16G. I think the bios is corrupt because the computer was hacked, had over 200 viruses, and more pieces of spyware than I want to count.

Hi Garebo, I tried talking to Sony, but they're only response is "take it to a service center and pay $100 to have them look at it" which is just not acceptable. I don't think it's a windows issue, as the Bios setup screen (hitting F2 at boot) looks that way also. I think something in the bios...

I'm fixing a computer for a friend, and there's something I've never seen. http://mjbanks.net/temp/screen.jpg The Bios screen looks like that too. Sony's system recovery disks won't work. It won't let me get to windows. I think there's an issue with the bios, but I'm not sure. I found a...

I am having the same problem. I haven't check the Upper and Lower registry settings yet (I'm at work now). I tried the AutoFix program with no luck. It's really annoying, as it works on my laptop and not on my desktop. Also, CDRW and DVDRW drives do work with AutoPlay, just not my SanDisk adapter.

I think what I'm going to end up doing is dual boot Fedora Core 3 (64-bit) and Windows XP Pro (32-bit). Not sure if I'll do this on the same drive or on separate drives (I know separate drives is much easier).

Where did you see it would be OEM only? If newegg sells the OEM version, I'll buy it from there. I've built all my machines, so I always buy OEM OS software when I buy all the parts.

I do a lot of beta testing for some other software companies (won't name them here), so beta software doesn't bother me at all. The main reason I asked was because of all I've heard about driver issues (not being able to find them, etc). What I'll probably do is just dual boot WinXP Pro (32bit)...

I purchased an AMD 64 3200+ (winchester core, socket 939), Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard (VIA K8T800 chipset), Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 heat sink/fan, 2x512mb Corsair XMS TwinX DDR400 ram (2-3-3-4 timings). Can't wait to get it all and fire it up :) Thanks for the help everyone! Should I...

Well I'd rather go with 939 than 754, because of the hypertransport. I read somewhere that the 64 3000+ will work with ddr333? I was going to stick with that temporarily until I found the $$$ to get the ddr400. I want to run dual channel ram, so I'm staying away from socket 754.

In the same price range for cpu, the new P4 lga755 chipset 2.8ghz, 800mhz fsb, 1mb L2 cache HT chip is the same price as the 64bit 3000+. Would this be a better option than the AMD64 (if it's even worth it to move up to either chip right now)?

I'm not considering the price of a new motherboard in the equation. I hate the MSI board I have now, and will be replacing it with an Asus board regardless of what CPU is purchased. My main question is... is it worth an extra $55 to go from XP2500+ with nforce2 chipset motherboard to an AMD64...

Well the reason I need to buy now is my cpu is on it's way out (I bought OEM 2 years ago so now warranty). An XP3000 is $150, same price as the 64bit 3000+ socket 939. To just replace my XP2500 is $95. For the extra $55, I'm just wonder if it's worth it to more up to the 64bit platform. I'm...

I was looking at that Asus A8N SLI Deluxe, but didn't want to spend $250 on it and also didn't want to buy a new video card, since mine is still very good. I was looking at the Asus AV8 Deluxe with the VIA K8T800 chipset (also because it has an AGP slot)

Well I don't plan on going that far right now :) I was going to upgrade cpu/motherboard and keep my 1gb (2x512mg) ddr333 (kingston) for a few months until I can afford to get some new ddr3500 or better. I'm also keeping my radeon 9800xt agp8x video card.

My cpu has seen better days (AMD XP2500+) and was looking around for a replacement. In my travels, I found that the AMD64 3000+ (socket 939) is the same price as the AMD XP3000+. Is it worth it to upgrade to this processor? The motherboard I was looking at to go along with it is an Asus K8T800...

I updated the bios (MSI K7N2 Delta ISLR motherboard) and it now goes right to the screen where i can select, then hangs after any selection there. I'm thinking there is both hardware and software issues here. Here's a breakdown of my hardware: MSI K7N2 Delta ISLR motherboard AMD Athlon XP 2500+...