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  1. madian

    INVALID DRIVE SPECIFICATION

    Don't forget the "lastdrive=z" setting in config.sys. Instead of "z" you may use a drive letter higher than the last drive letter of your system (if g then use h). For the cd-rom dos drivers use the original drivers or use the generic atapi driver provided by the win98...
  2. madian

    RAM MEMORY

    No, SDRAM can be placed in either of the three banks except one case. If you have a video card on the motherboard that shares memory with the system there should be a module of RAM at bank 1. otherwise the choice is yours.
  3. madian

    RAM MEMORY

    Yes you would have 128 + 64 MB of RAM. With sdram modules an incompatibility of modules may appear but if you have a 64MB module and a 128 module, it should present no problem
  4. madian

    PC not starting up but with green power light on

    Even if you changed the power supply I am very sure that this is the problem. I've seen lots of pc's giving the same error. The problem is that the power supply does not provide a constant output. Wether it is a 200W 230W or higher many PS do not provide constant output, anyway I recommend a 250...
  5. madian

    heatsink fan?

    The newest AMD processors such as Duron and TB are extremely sensitive to heat and require a very good cooling system. AMD recommends a maximum heating point of 59 degrees for optimum performance. AMD also recommends two types of heatsinks+cooler: Spire Technology and Jamicon. I always get...
  6. madian

    Buying a Hard Drive

    I don't want to argue with anyone but in my opinion as a hardware consultant I find Quantum's LM series exquisite. 7200 RPM 8.2 access time 2MB cache size double buffering. The price is also good -about 180-200$ (it depends on the country). I could never rely on Maxtor or fujitsu hardisks. And...

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