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  1. cbestengineer

    CPU fans and CPU Cooler Fans

    I know this post is too late, but, I recently had some major issues with CPU cooling. Long story. But what I learned, is that there are some things to keep in mind when selecting a cooling product. 1. If its for a CPU, make sure you buy one that can handle the size of the CPU. It makes a...
  2. cbestengineer

    Adding CD-ROM drive

    I want to change my vote...I think the Last drive=Z is a good place to start Keep Learning!
  3. cbestengineer

    Is your CPU usage at 100% all the time? Mine is.

    ceh4702 my friend, you get a star for that one! Indeed it was, HERE's THE ANSWER... I downloaded a third party cpu monitor, and it confirmed the cpu usage was acutally running very low. and peaking as it should...turns out, the firewall I had installed along with the drivers for the router I...
  4. cbestengineer

    Blue screening on win98 install

    hksoftware, Well, you did some good process of elimination steps there, but what about the HD. Since that is the only thing changing here right. Sounds like a bad formatting. Try to re-format it again. Why did you format and re-install anyway? Craig Keep Learning!
  5. cbestengineer

    Computer case plans

    LOL that black one kinds looks like an old FBI spy movie briefcase that they bring in for the bombs... craigey, First of all, nice Handle Name. Try looking at www.Tigerdirect.com. You can spend up to $400.00 for a case, even have one custom built, and they come with some of todays best...
  6. cbestengineer

    Adding CD-ROM drive

    A PC you didn't have or a CD-ROM you didn't have? Sounds like a CMOS setting. Craig Keep Learning!
  7. cbestengineer

    Is your CPU usage at 100% all the time? Mine is.

    I have also read in other threads, that I should be looking at the registry for errors. What does this mean? Where is it? What do I look for to be wrong? Can I delete lines from it? What if I make a mistake? Will it damage the system? Thanks, Craig Keep Learning!
  8. cbestengineer

    RAM

    M., Good deal! I agree with your findings. Sounds like your going to have quite the nice system. Just remember, make sure you get a HD that is rated the same as your MB. A lot of people over look this, and it can make a noticable improvement. I recommend the Maxtor 40GB, 7200RPM internal...
  9. cbestengineer

    RAM

    butterfm, Hello. Ok, first you do know what you want to do with the system, so thats good. And you did investigate what types of RAM there is...thats god too. But, did you know there are different speeds of RAM. ie. (you can get 265MB of 333MHz DDR RAM, and it will be better than the 512MB...
  10. cbestengineer

    Is your CPU usage at 100% all the time? Mine is.

    ceh4702 I have 256MB of DDR RAM. Is that not enough? Craig
  11. cbestengineer

    Is your CPU usage at 100% all the time? Mine is.

    I haven't tried that, but I will tonight. Thanks for the tip carrr.
  12. cbestengineer

    Is your CPU usage at 100% all the time? Mine is.

    Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum, but not new to reading them. I just re-read this, and I appologise for it being so long. I am an avid techie. I built all 4 computer I have in our home. Right now, I have a P4 Int. Cel. 1.7Ghz running on a MB with DDR RAM, 400MHzFSB/533BSB, WIN98 Plus...

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