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  1. paparazi

    understanding memory modules

    ooooher! That is confusing! I kind of understand what it's saying... And by the looks of it you need to use slots 1 & 2 with 1gig strips I'm guessing DDR1 so PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 The problems arise when it comes to density (how many memory chips each stick has) and whether they are single...
  2. paparazi

    Best USB choice for large external drive?

    As long as you board has a PCIe slot...something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815153013 martin On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat Touched soul and hurt lay wounded deep Brown eyes are lost afar and sleep
  3. paparazi

    Express Card Bus Question

    I'm afraid people have not fully understood what you were asking....you description sounded clear enough for me and I perfectly understood your point. Of course....if the connection type inside the slot were slower than the actual USB outlet it would be a bottleneck. Fortunately...in your case...
  4. paparazi

    latest laptop for xp

    Find a model that suits then go onto the driver support page for that manufacturer and product to see if XP is supported. I'm guessing the bigger names will have the best driver support ie: HP, Lenovo, Acer, Samsung, Sony. Even if it comes with W7 some will have XP support...it will just take...
  5. paparazi

    Suggestions for replacement for Gigabyte P35C-DS3R mo-bo

    Or a quad AMD bundle for a budget buy...still going to be appreciably quicker than what you have. Martin On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat Touched soul and hurt lay wounded deep Brown eyes are lost afar and sleep
  6. paparazi

    Why do the fans start when one core is maxed out

    My appologies, with 8 cores i presumed it would be a work station. Thats one powerful laptop you have there..... Martin On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat Touched soul and hurt lay wounded deep Brown eyes are lost afar and sleep
  7. paparazi

    Clocking Pentium 4 CPU

    It sounds like your motherboards chipset is right on the cusp of change between 400 and 533fsb processors. Therefore it could be that applying the latest bios flash to the motherboard might make it compatible (if the chipset indeed supports 533fsb) There should be no need to manually adjust core...
  8. paparazi

    Why do the fans start when one core is maxed out

    Unrelate I guess but: Thats why I don't like stock coolers, where then fan sounds excessive and load at 100%. I use a large heatpipe cooler with 120mm fan so in the unlikely even (given it's improved cooling over stock) that the fan spins at full speed, it is still barely audible. I use a Fenrir...
  9. paparazi

    Suggestions for replacement for Gigabyte P35C-DS3R mo-bo

    Time for Sandy Bridge me thinks......lol Martin On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat Touched soul and hurt lay wounded deep Brown eyes are lost afar and sleep
  10. paparazi

    Suggestions for replacement for Gigabyte P35C-DS3R mo-bo

    Fair enough rclarke250 but thats ones out of stock and in the USA (BionicJohn is across the pond in the UK) It's a shame there isn't a 4 sale section on here but I can appreciate it would attract unwanted attention. Martin On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat...
  11. paparazi

    Suggestions for replacement for Gigabyte P35C-DS3R mo-bo

    All the motherboards suggested thus far are small integrated mainboards, strickly budget and a step backwards from what you have presently installed. Even though these boards are NEW they are based on older IC7 southbridge technology (yours is P35 board based on the IC9R southbridge)seems a...
  12. paparazi

    Calling AMD GURU's for AMD Athlon 64x2 Compatible memory?

    Now if speed is 'the goal' you need to be looking for 1066 memory, with the lowest latency possible. The heat sinked type from Kingston/OCZ/Geil/Patriot/Crucial/G.Skill/Corsair Corsair Dominator series would be a good bet. Remember to run these default low latencey speeds the memory voltage...
  13. paparazi

    Power button function

    Power and reset buttons are what the call 'momentary' switches. When pressed and released they only make contact briefly then disconnect (unless held) You can simulate this by just brushing the two contacts together briefly and then leaving them parted. The sort of action you would get with a...
  14. paparazi

    I want to increase the RAM up to 8 GB

    It might also be worth noting that a motherboard firmware upgrade (flash) may well improve memory compatibility and in some instances the ability to run larger capacity modules although this is usually determined by the chipset limitations (motherboards north/south bridge processors) Martin On...
  15. paparazi

    Western Digital buys Hitachi

    I have an abacus and that still works.....actually I still have my fingers " " " lol. On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat Touched soul and hurt lay wounded deep Brown eyes are lost afar and sleep
  16. paparazi

    Dell Inspiron1501 Laptop Cuts off for no reason

    If you have access to a compressed air source then often it is easiest to 'back blow' up the exhaust vent. When you do this it is advisable to stop the fan from spinning to prevent back emf. Usually you can see the fan through the vent holes so jam with a wooden tooth pick or similar when...
  17. paparazi

    Front Panel Memory Card Reader Interface on Mobo

    Usually these things are just plug n play USB devices, they often don't need 3rd party drivers to function correctly but it maybe avisable to have a look at the support page on the Acer website depending on the OS being used. USB2 versions allow for higher capacity/faster transfer and...
  18. paparazi

    Realtek or nVidia sound drivers?

    Personally I wouldn't be installing anything off the discs as they will be all out of date and superseeded by several newer drivers. You could go on to the Asus website or better still (if you know exactly what chipsets they are driving) go to the chipset manufactures website and download...
  19. paparazi

    New Motherboard, Frozen Tiled Screen

    The AMD X2 6000+ is an extremely power hungry and HOT CPU, I'm wondering if this is heat related. Did you clean off and re-apply the heatsink paste (good quality silver based) Arctic silver etc. Is the heatsink/fan up to the job of cooling this CPU and is it properly cleaned out? Is there good...
  20. paparazi

    WD 1200ve / 1200beve

    You need to buy yourself a full cleanroom outfit lol: Martin On wings like angels whispers sweet my heart it feels a broken beat Touched soul and hurt lay wounded deep Brown eyes are lost afar and sleep

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