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  1. cybersmoke1

    problem with agere winmodem connectivity

    well heres my problem, i have a Lucent/Agere winmodem it connects fine at 50kbps+ but when i open a game or another process that uses more then 90% system resources my modem starts to lose connectivity and will eventually force me offline. i realize that winmodems function by useing a portion of...
  2. cybersmoke1

    How do i prevent windows from installing over current driver

    Im running windows xp pro with SP2 and ever since ive gotten SP2 windows has repeatedly overwritten my proper modem driver (Generic Soft56k) with the voice speakerphone drivers which dont work neerly as well with my modem. ive tried updateing/reinstalling/uninstalling rebooting then reinstalling...
  3. cybersmoke1

    windows xp RPC terminated(not the blaster worm)

    thanks alot for the tip to for the stinger program, it found and deleted 3 viri inclueding the blaster worm, ive reformated her drive and installed NAV aswell as the windows updates and everything seems to be working fine now
  4. cybersmoke1

    windows xp RPC terminated(not the blaster worm)

    thanks, ill try that out when i go back over today, im also going to bring over my copy of nortons systemworks and see if win/disk doctor can find anything wrong. ill let you know my results
  5. cybersmoke1

    windows xp RPC terminated(not the blaster worm)

    ive just upgraded my aunts computer to windows xp pro and now after surfing around or downloading for awhile the rpc will terminate, i knew this was the signs of the blaster worm so i got the fix and ran it in safe mode but turned up empty handed. im frankly boggled as to why this is happening...
  6. cybersmoke1

    how do i back up the service setting in winxp

    gotchya someone lock or delete this post plz
  7. cybersmoke1

    Can you install XP Pro Full OEM as an upgrade???

    ive never had any problems installing my xp pro over win98, or win2k, dont know about other versions tho. also keep in mind that if you upgrade from windows 98 some devices may not be compatible with windows xp
  8. cybersmoke1

    how do i back up the service setting in winxp

    okie well heres the story, my friend got the lovsan virus the otherday and disabled RPC when the os asked him to, now he cannot turn it back on and so many services depend on it that it cripples his system not to have it. i need to back up my service settings so he can load them and run...
  9. cybersmoke1

    new computer wont post or pre, help :( specs inside

    power supply came with the case, so if i returned the powersupply i would have 500 dollars worth of parts sitting around, and i would have to wait like 2 weeks to get another case, no thx id rather buy a new powersupply lol
  10. cybersmoke1

    new computer wont post or pre, help :( specs inside

    alright thanks for the input, ill look into a new PS, i have my eye on a real PC titanium :) gonna have to scrounge for the extra cash but it should be worth it thanks
  11. cybersmoke1

    new computer wont post or pre, help :( specs inside

    ok nother update i was sitting here ponering why the powersupply died so suddenly when lo and behold i hear the fans in my computer whir to life, this was 5 maybe 10 minutes after i had pushed the power button last, anyone have any idea at all as to why it would do this, ive seen tv's take up...
  12. cybersmoke1

    new computer wont post or pre, help :( specs inside

    okie heres an update, ive tried the rule of thumb(takeing everything out and trying it on a piece of cardboard) with the same results, here are the exact symptoms the led on the mobo is lit(led for power connected) but nothing else functions, no fans spin up, no post, power supply fan fails...
  13. cybersmoke1

    new computer wont post or pre, help :( specs inside

    i have a new computer thats not even 3 weeks old yet, it wont turn on at all, i have done no overclocking whatsoever and it was working fine till yesterday. the following are my specs. winxp pro soyo sy-p4i865pe dragon plus 2 2.4ghz C pentium 4 processor kingston 512 meg value ram dual channel...
  14. cybersmoke1

    Disk I/O error, after post but pre boot

    got it working, seems that this computer reads the mbr different then my newer one, a simple fdisk /mbr took care of it
  15. cybersmoke1

    Disk I/O error, after post but pre boot

    arg theres no edit button heh, i forgot to list what memory and what cards ive been useing when troubleshooting, the computer has two 16 meg simms(?) one is ecc acording to the bios the other is not, i have left in only one card her trident pci vid card
  16. cybersmoke1

    Disk I/O error, after post but pre boot

    my girlfriend brought over her computer to have me take a look at and fix, thing is i have never seen any computer do this ever. motherboard is an older socket 7 intel motherboard(sorry not sure what the numbers are for it) now what happens is i turn the computer on, it goes through the pre...
  17. cybersmoke1

    I Need Help Finding A Motherboard...

    http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=238 that meets all of your standards aside from color, and it doesnt have an isa port
  18. cybersmoke1

    a few questions about dual channel ddr

    im planning on getting a soyo dragon plus 2, has the intel 865pe chipset so it shouldnt be too horribly picky i hope, thanks for the heads up tho
  19. cybersmoke1

    a few questions about dual channel ddr

    thanks, ive seen so many different type of ram includeing ram specifically made for dual channel , i was worried that if i bought standard 3200 it wouldnt function in dual channel mode.
  20. cybersmoke1

    a few questions about dual channel ddr

    i understand the concept of dual channel ddr(two memory controllers for double the memory bandwidth) what i dont understand is what type of ram chips you need to use to enable dual channel. do the chips have to be specifically designed for it or will any ol chip work as stated in a previoud...

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