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  1. wpatters

    PC caught in boot loop

    Take out all the memory and swap with another machine. I had a similar problem and found that 2 of the 4 chips were bad. Didn't show up in the bring ups either. If you have another pc to test with then do the swap thing and keep notes as to what goes where. Have you tried to reload windows...
  2. wpatters

    Reccomendations for a good DVD-R/RW drive?

    Sony 500A is the best and using NERO burning software is also the best. It has never let me down. Be sure and run the drive as a primary on a controller by itself if possible. The performance is better. I do that and went and bought a separate ide controller for my other drives that won't...
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    upgrade motherboard without reloading windows 2K

    "All things are possible except skiing through a revolving door" Even that depends on the size of the door!! I sure will respond with my journey.. With hardware being so cheap there are a lot of techies going for bigger, better, faster. Thanks for the opinion!:) As a retired...
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    upgrade motherboard without reloading windows 2K

    From Buckeyecomputers: "There is no need to format and reinstall. If you are taking an existing install of 95, 98, or ME, and moving the drive to another system, there's a simple way to get it all to work. Check this out: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9254 Note: this...
  5. wpatters

    Opinions on this MB/CPU/ RAM upgrade?

    Will give it a try....sounds logical. Thanks for the tip.
  6. wpatters

    Opinions on this MB/CPU/ RAM upgrade?

    I just need a little more power and speed to do some of my video work and web sites. I have another thread about changing out the motherboard without having to re-install windows. Ever done that? Sure would save me time not to have to re-install all my software....I know I have too many toys...
  7. wpatters

    Opinions on this MB/CPU/ RAM upgrade?

    My upgrade to a new motherboard and cpu/ram is as follows: ASUS P4G8X Intel P4 2.4 GHz 533FSB CPU (2) 512 MB DDR-333 RAM New PS rated at 365 Watts I currently have an ASUS CUV4X with a Intel PIII 933 with 1 Gig of ram. Think it's worth the change and trouble?
  8. wpatters

    upgrade motherboard without reloading windows 2K

    That is what I've heard too. What if I re-install windows 2k and tell it to not replace the registry settings. Will that help the situation. My problem is not wanting to re-load all my software some of which is tweaked to my liking and would have to be re-configured etc.. Just a whole...
  9. wpatters

    upgrade motherboard without reloading windows 2K

    I have an ASUS motherboard running pIII under windows 2000. I want to upgrade to a P4 with the latest ASUS motheboard etc. using the same I/O gear...video, drives etc. Is there a way to do this without having to re-install windows and lose all the registery settings meaning I would have to...

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