Sounds like you made your last profile private.
Easy way to get the data would be to boot from a Linux live cd and copy the data that way.
There may be another way, but this is the way I would do...

The motherboard will need the ram settings put in manually. Sounds like the current bios doesn't play with the ram well on auto. You can try to update the bios to the latest version, else you will...

Motherboard and hdd temps are fine.
Try taking the side panel off your case and see if that helps, if it does then the problem is heat related.
If not, have you updated a driver recently? That can...

Windows XP will not show more than 3.something gigs of ram due to architecture limitations.
You need to use Vista or *nix/BSD for true support of 4Gb although I believe there is a reg tweak to allow...

sis 760 is not a graphics card, it is integrated graphics and is the reason you only have 384Mb ram available when in fact you will have 512Mb in your system (the difference is utilised by the...

I've always used Corporate XP (thank you job) and made many, MANY, cpu changes.
You should uninstall the current processor in Device Manager first before swapping it out.
After that everything...

Veera -> Casshern

Motherboard Monitor is what I use personally. MBM5.
Can even set it up as a screen saver to let you know what's going on at a glance when you haven't been at the pc for a while.

And here I am contemplating a socket A mobo for a home theater pc.

Beeping is usually the motherboard error code.
If you have the motherboard manual you may be able to find out what the motherboard is "saying" which will point you in the right direction for fixing...

nForce4 chipsets have SATA II which support ncq so any 939 motherboard with nForce4 should be good.

And the rest.
Well said, I don't see any problem in having a cpu from either company as long as you can do what you want.

What about the A64 dual core?

57 still seems high for me but it's a lot better than what you were getting before.
If you let the cpu heat up, is the heatsink hot to touch?
Also, check to see if there are any bios updates for...

About medium I'd say. Which is fairly decent in other words.
High end is pretty high, and low end is anything with a cpu ending with "ron" coupled with less than 512Mb of RAM.

Try a program like Everest Home Edition, it should give you the cpu temps in there.
65 deg C is a bit hot for my liking, does the case has a rear extraction fan or just one on the side?
I don't...

That all looks good. Won't be much use without a graphics card though but you already confronted that issue.
Nice heatsink btw.

I like the current AMD's due to their better architecture but I like older Pentiums.

PC3200 should run in there.
It'll just run at the lower bus speed, effectively making it PC2100.

I have a variety of pcs. None of which I am willing to give up and I have no real preference of AMD over Intel (although I do have preferences for my setups).
I have a PIII-500 and a PIII 1GHz which...

Don't get a motherboard from HP, the mark up is ridiculous, considering that they purchase the same component from a 3rd party vendor that you can buy from.
(At least thats the case here in NZ).

I use Cubase and don't have any issues with my AMD.

trunk --> snout

Pollution --> population

Bill Gates' Money --> excess

I don't think you'll see a change between XP64 and XP32 for everyday home use.
The main increases are with things like video/audio compilation/editing, databases, anything with a lot of calculations.

Semprons are A64's without 64-bit capability and a smaller L2 cache.
FX are the top of the line processors with unlocked cpu multipliers (other A64's are unlocked downwards only).
FX's are mainly...

We support hp/compaq/packard bell.
Hence my statement to avoid them.
To me, any of these companies is bound to be cutting corners on quality on components such as optical and storage drives.
Plus...

I think the "virus protection" is from a built in firewall on the nForce 3/4 chipsets.
Never use it myself though..

It all looks reasonable. (Although the attachment is a bit on the large size).
I'm not sure about the power supply, you don't want to skimp on what is essentially a major component of your system....

I would stay clear of hp/compaq/packard bell.
(Even though I work for them!)

I can't see any attachments.
:S

I only mentioned the low latency as a sidetrack, I stand by my original statement of getting 1024Mb of PC3200.
I originally got a gig of A-DATA PC3200 and it was pretty good for what I was doing....

My recommendation would be to go with 1Gb of memory over 512Mb.
Since you're not going to do any overclocking I wouldn't worry about going for some expensive ram, a generic dual channel kit should...

There seem to be two schools of thought on applying thermal paste.
Manufacturers of thermal paste recommend putting a "grain of rice" of paste in the middle of the cpu and letting the downward...

Seemed to work for me.
Then again, I have a few other duct mods than just the HSF one designed to route flow efficiently over my components.
Depends on your design I suppose.

When I cleaned mine, I just used a lint free cloth and elbow grease.

A most important reason for choosing 939 over 754:
754 is dying. AMD will not release any more desktop cpus for 754 (except maybe another sempron? Sempron aren't really cpus.. :P)
There will still...

It sounds like a motherboard error code, but I don't know what it's saying.
If you have the manual, or can find it somewhere, you may be able to find out what the board is saying.
That way you know...

That's what all the testing is for Shadowgrip, no use having an overclocked system if it isn't stable.
You can go through and test each component's maximum stable limits before making a judgement on...