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  1. raindancer

    a7v333 -system failed CPU test?

    I got that before (on the same board) when I mistakenly put the floppy cable in backwards.I'm sure you've already checked all your conections but if not thats a place to start.
  2. raindancer

    wierd floppy drive

    thanx edfair, thats a little over my head though. Just to make sure I explained it correctly whatever is on the first floppy that I put into the drive after boot-up is what is read on all subsiquent floppys,unless I formate a floppy then all floppys read blank.Thanx again
  3. raindancer

    wierd floppy drive

    the floppy drive on my 5 moth old computer is acting wierd.I've only used it a couple of times and it seemed if it worked O.K.. Now when I put a floppy in it reads it as empty(blank), if I put somthing on the floppy it reads what I pit on it, but if I insert a new empty floppy it still reads...
  4. raindancer

    Looking for advice from 3dGamers on Controllers/Joystick

    I like logitec wingman(extreme).I dont like to use force feedback.It comes with converter so you can use usb or joystick port. If you have plenty of usb ports use them,If you have a dedicated Gaming port use that.I think I paid $40 for my logitec, i'm very happy.I am currently playing...
  5. raindancer

    What's the best type of 512mb SDRAM to upgrade with?

    I have to agree² with citrixE. and paparazi. if 200$ is your limit spend 54$ at crucial.com and get your system to 384mb then upgrade that video card with whatever you have left, if you go with the geforce2 from newegg.com(i recomend newegg ive had good dealings)you will have 65$ left over to...
  6. raindancer

    1st time raider

    ok,Thanx i'll try that and let you(all) know!
  7. raindancer

    1st time raider

    I have the asus disk with driver, I thought since it recognized the array that it was installed. should i remove the windows XP disk after I (F6)<define third party raid/scsi> and install drver for promise? I was afraid to remove the disk(XP) during instillation.
  8. raindancer

    1st time raider

    well I got it all set up,set the promise utility to raid &quot;0&quot; all seemed well, raid config was recognized, windows started to set up then said it could not find any hard drive. i think i have bios set correctly but nothing says RAID. promis utilty says 120 gig array active. i'm not sure...
  9. raindancer

    floppy drive cable killing video card?

    yes i tried no cable, power cord off and even took floppy out of the boot sequince in the bios and got same result(no signal to moniter). currently computer is working fine with old cable, and floppy works ok but im afraid to continue until i figure out whats happening so that i dont&quot;pile...
  10. raindancer

    floppy drive cable killing video card?

    I got new rounded cables for my pc(cables by vantec). i thought the wise thing to do would be to replace them one at a time to make sure they were all good. i started with the floppy cable, computer off,anti static wrist strap( i'm a boy scout)once the new cable was in place turned pc on. the pc...
  11. raindancer

    1st time raider

    thanx goldfinger(again) I think i got it ,now its just the doing part, but i fell much more confident.ill let ya know how it goes
  12. raindancer

    1st time raider

    O.K. I ordered a raid combo kit(on the recomendation of the site service dept)here is the product i ordered. do I need to order another cable?http://www.xpcgear.com/rouncabsilra.html thanx again goldfinger
  13. raindancer

    1st time raider

    thanx goldfinger, one thing i cant find in the manual,if i put the 2 hard drives in promise IDE1 and promise IDE2, then should my cable with dvd and cdrw(one 2 device round cable) go into primary IDE or secondary ide as near as i can tell i have one in each now,but i am changing cables with...
  14. raindancer

    1st time raider

    I have an asus A7V333 motherboard(raid), xp1900 proc., maxtor 60 gig ata133 hard drive and am running winXP.I have just bought an identical maxter 60 gig(and a raid cable kit) .I want to hook up a raid 0 configuration. I have not only never hooked up a raid config.,I've never even touched a...
  15. raindancer

    Mouse still has power after shutdown?

    I have the same mouse(intellimouse), and had the same problem when i upgaded my system from asus a7v to asus a7v333, when i took off the the green mouse adapter(as 1bullet said), and used a usb port, cleared up the problem.I think you would have noticed if it would have stayed on, with your old...
  16. raindancer

    selling XP computer

    thanx all! thats all i need to know. i have sold my old box and am waiting patiently(somewhat) for the super-computer(at least to me,1900XP, asus a7v333) to show up with windows xp installed. wow i paid200 bucks for 8 months of windows xp. what a deal?
  17. raindancer

    selling XP computer

    I am selling my box in order to upgrade.I have told the buyer he can have my windows xp included. can I reformat it for him and then register it in his name? Does he need to use my name to register it? If I have 2 computers registered(I'm going to get XP on my next comp.)under my name will...
  18. raindancer

    sound on asus a7v333

    I am purchasing a new system and decided on an asus a7v333 as the motherboard.Will the on board sound be sufficiant to play games and mp3's. I currently have a soundblaster 512 sound card and altec lansing acs54w speakers(4 speakers and a sub woofer) and i am satisfied with the quality i...

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