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XP SP3, "autocheck not found" loop?

HLA91 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:34:52 GMT

HI all

I rebuilt my computer with some new parts
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread238968.html
and installed xp, it did updates then came SP3.

Install went fine then restarted and it came up with
"Auto check not found - skipping autocheck" or something to that effect cant quite remember, then it would blue screen and reboot, looping.

I hadnt got round to performing a backup using partition magic so I had to re-install all over again, windows repair wouldn't work even.

My parents are looking at PC games for me for christmas (my bro told me) will the games require SP3? if so then I will try the update again and hopefully it will work. If not then I wont bother. the game I know they are looking at is modern warfare 2.

Any ideas on how to fix or can I just leave it as it is?

many thanks

HLA91

AMD Phenom x4 CPU 79 degrees???

HLA91 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:55:37 GMT

Hi all

I just bought my new AMD Phenom x4 and a new mobo. I installed Everest Ultimate just now and noticed that the sensor report is the following
CPU 78 C
Core 1 37 C
Core 2 37 C
Core 3 37 C
Core 4 37 C

Cooling Fans
CPU 2897 RPM

Core temperatures look ok but CPU says 78 is this normal, and in theory aren't they all the same physical thing? I am using the heatsink and fan that came with the chip and the thermal paste was pre-applied.

Many thanks

HLA91

2 DVD Drives not working

HLA91 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:07 GMT

Hi all

I just installed my new motherboard, along with RAM and Processor

Motherboard: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167782#
Processor: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168970...roduct_reviews

Ram: http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpar...84BC76A5CA7304

I have had a problem in that I cant get windows to see my drives in "My Computer".

I had first of my DVD/RW Writemaster SH-S222 which is seen in BIOS and device manager although it has the yellow mark by it.

Then i tried my other DVD, not a R or RW drive, same result. So i put the non writer drive on a usb external kit and it worked but due to installing updates etc due to new build, after 2 restarts it was no longer working, yellow mark in device manager.
Both drives are in device manager but with yellow mark.

I have spent 2 hours swopping these drives around. I have uninstalled re-installed, tried updating, using different IDE cable tried nearly everything.

I even tried this registry fix I found http://forums.techguy.org/windows-xp...ognize-cd.html 3rd post down

I do not know what to do know, new board, x4 processor and I cant even load COD 4 onto the machine, :-(

Can anyone help me please?

Many thanks

HLA91

What about this board & CPU?

HLA91 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:19:31 GMT

Hi all

I am thinking about upgrading my PC. At the moment I am looking at just a new motherboard and a new Processor and DDr3 ram

Motherboard: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167782#

Processor: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168970...roduct_reviews

Ram: http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpar...84BC76A5CA7304

I am only thinking of 2GB of RAM now due to lack of money but I will probably ly take up to more later. So far I am intending to use my current case and Graphics card-GEForce 8500 GT and my sound card-CA0106 Soundblaster.

If i were to get a new case I saw this one for a good price and decent reviews http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136491 That case comes with 450w PSU but if I didnt get that case would my current 400w PSU suffice?

Can I have your thought please on the parts whats good bad etc... please note I am on a budget of around £300 so far I think its about £273.

I would also use my current XP home 32 bit, obviously if I were to go about 3.5 GB then I would probably get Win 7 64

Many thanks

HLA91

nvidia settings not surviving reboot??

HLA91 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:47 GMT

Hi all

Yesterday my resolution was changed and I tried to change it back but nvidia wouldn't list the resolution I wanted 1280x1024 so I removed the nvidia driver and re-installed it.
After that it worked, it listed the resolution i wanted, but then this morning I booted up and the resolution was 1152x864 so i entered

gksudo nvidia-settings

and changed my resolution back to 1280x1024 and clicked apply, then save to X configuration file, and it did. Upon reboot the setting were back at 1152x864 so I tried it again but every time I reboot the settings are lost. On Google I found some people having the same problem but clicking "save to X configuration file" does the job but in my case it doesn't.
I am using nvidia accelerated graphics driver (version 180) [recommended]
Can anyone help me please?

Many thanks

HLA91

Home Folder is 40GB ??

HLA91 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:06:13 GMT

Hi all

I hope this is the right section

Today I entered

df

and noticed that my hard drive was 80% full. I checked my home folder and my files came to 7.3GB but when I viewed all hidden files it comes to 40.6 GB.
I realise they belong to programs but 33.3 GB ??? I have looked in applications and un-installed the programs I don't use but it doesn't seem to have made a dent in the size due to the program sizes being so small.
Short of re-installing is there anything I can do to clean my system up as it is only an 71GB drive, 54GB is used and 13GB free and its a bit cramped for my liking.

Many thanks

HLA91