Posts by dcc

I need to make a correction here, apparently bf2 is quite the RAM hog, as I now understand it, serious gammers will have 1GB of RAM in order to play bf2, I just read about a gammer who plays nothing but bf2 and is looking to add another 1GB to his existing 1GB, most other games will run fine on 512MB.

DK10016...if you have dwonloaded the Everest, let us know what the difference is in the amount of RAM before and after you start playing.

And????

Good ole Sean came home to find two of the local police seperating his wife from their neighbor Mrs, O'Mally. He asks his wife what has happened, and she replys, "it all started with the doctor telling me that he needed me to bring him a specimen, and I not knowing what that was went to Mrs. O'Mally, she knows dang near all". "Well I asked what a specimen was, and she told me to go pee in a bottle, well I told her to go s&*t in her hat, and the fight was on".

Father O'Grady was saying his goodbyes to the parishioners
after his Sunday morning service as he always does when
Mary Clancey came up to him in tears.
"What's bothering you so, dear?" inquired Farther O'Grady.
"Oh, father, I've got terrible news." Replied Mary.
"Well what is it, Mary?"
"Well, my husband, passed away last night, Father."
"Oh, Mary" said the father, "that's terrible. Tell me Mary,
did he have any last requests?"
"Well, yes he did father," replied Mary.
"What did he ask, Mary?"
Mary replied, "He said, 'Please, Mary, put down the gun...'"

Power supplies are pretty much the same, when you turn them upside down they all look the same. Seriously, if you look at the over all failure rate they're all pretty much the same, I would go for the best deal on a recognized PSU, the three that richho0323 are good, I like Antec.

Thanks for the response tayspen...yes, AVG did take care of it, I was just trying to get some information on it. This is the first time I've had anything get through my firewall.

Does anyone here know anything about Trojan Horse Back Door. Small.31.AE. It was found by AVG yesterday, and I'm not having a whole lot of success googling for information about it, at least in English...it seems that there are several German sites that are shown, but I'm clueless as to what's there.

I don't have an answer to your problem, but perhaps a solution, after I got tired of the problems with zone alarm I switched to Sygate. It works well, and plays well with other, unlike za.

Personally, I pick the ones that lean away.

What for, do you have a low blood pressure problem?

Does the fan come on in the PSU? If the fan dosen't run, then it could be you PSU smoked. You could open the case and examine the wiring from the PSU, if you have a DVM you could check the voltage in the 20 pin connector.

I'm here to watch the fur fly when someone disagrees with server_ crash. :lol:

Mentioning bias, all of the news reported is biased, you just have to find the one that leans toward your own.

Actually, this is a good place to ask questions and receive help, and to be able to add the occasional bit of help.

Good question. I didn't entirely consider it a "rant", nor did I consider it silly.

What is the point of running beta software if you have no real reason to do so? Is that not a valid question? All the same, I guess it really doesn't matter all that much-- it just irks me how a large subset of beta software users are willing to swear off using a product because they had a bad time with the pre-release stuff.

I have to agree with Alex, about the only good thing about most beta products are the bragging rights, to be the first on your block to have the new toy, whether it works or not.

the other half of your ram hasn't been handed over to the graphics card.

Are you running any games when you look at your RAM amount?

Are you running the RAM in dual channel?

One thing is for sure, your graphics card isn't going to eat 512MB of your RAM.

What you are discribing sounds like a connectivity problem, did both of the modules work when you tried the seperately in the first slot? You could try putting the second module in the third slot and see if it works.

In your BIOS, what is the order of the POST? I would place the floppy as the last item, and as previously suggested set the default settings.

Just for kicks, download Everest Home Edition at the link below, it's freeware. Once you have it running click on motherboard, click on memory to see what it shows for your RAM, it will show your total amount and the amount being used. Then go to SPD and check to see if both modules are being recognized.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

You might try going into you BIOS and disabling the floppy from the POST.

If you have onboard video, the video will use your RAM, PCI video cards have their own cache.

Not supported means that the modules are not compatable with your motherboard, see if the seller will allow you to return them or exchange them for the proper modules. If you go to most any RAM manufacturer site they will have a plug in the facts to tell you what type and quantity of RAM modules you need. I personally like Crucial.

Your computer has a capacity of 2048MB of RAM, and it has two slots...this means that each slot will take up to 1024MB of RAM.

Installing RAM won't void your warranty, it's an easy installation which you can do yourself.

This link will take you to Crucial who is one of the better manufacturers of quality RAM modules, you will find your computers RAM specs and the different modules suggested for use with you computer, it also has installation guides.

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductline=eMachines%2B+Desktops&mfr=eMachines&tabid=AM&model=T3828&submit=Go

It could be a bad xp installtion, try using the repair disk and see if it helps.

You might try removing them and installing them in the first slot one at a time, if both of them work try installing them both again normally. If one of them dosen't work in the first slot, you may have damaged it.

Where are you checking your RAM amount?

Happy birthday Dani's mom, todays 50 is like last generations 30!

I could be the media, some optical devices will not read DVD+r.

New Computer Virus List

OPRAH WINFREY VIRUS: Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB, and then slowly expands back to 200MB.

AT&T VIRUS: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you are getting.

MCI VIRUS: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the AT&T virus.

PAUL REVERE VIRUS: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack---once if by LAN, twice if by C:>.

POLITICALLY CORRECT VIRUS: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism."

RIGHT TO LIFE VIRUS: Won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires you to first see a counselor about possible alternatives.

ROSS PEROT VIRUS: Activates every component in your system, just before the whole darn thing quits.

MARIO CUOMO VIRUS: It would be a great virus, but it refuses to run.

TED TURNER VIRUS: Colorizes your monochrome monitor.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VIRUS: Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.

DAN QUAYLE VIRUS #2: Their is sumthing rong wit your komputer, ewe jsut cant figyour out watt!

GOVERNMENT ECONOMIST VIRUS: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says everything is fine.

NEW WORLD ORDER VIRUS: Probably harmless, but it makes a lot of people really mad just thinking about it.

FEDERAL BUREAUCRAT VIRUS: Divides your hard disk into hundreds …

The one thing that has not been addressed here is that if the computer is less than a year old, it's still under warranty. If you are going to remove the hdd, be careful that you leave things as much as possible as it was. Good luck.

NEC 3550A :cheesy:

You could also try putting it in another working computer and see if you can see it in a slave mode. If you can and you can access the files, you could clone the hard drive to a good one. dcc is right too the freezer can work but have a replacement drive ready

If the hdd isn't accessable in the SAFE mode, try clearing the CMOS, if this dosen't work, the problem isn't you OS, putting it in another machine will not accomplish anything if it is a bad hdd.

Unfortunately there isn't any way that I'm aware of to bypass the SMART section, and if the press F2 to continue dosen't work, it dosen't look good. Just for grins...try opening in safe mode.

When you start the POST, can you hear the hdd spin up? If you can, there is one last ditch effort you can try, you can take the hdd out and put it in the freezer overnight, this has been reported to have some temporary success. If you can't hear the hdd spin up, that usually is the kiss of death.

http://www.datarecoverypros.com/hard-drive-recovery-freeze.html

Let us know how you fare.

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/winlogon/

Description:
WinLogon.exe is the Windows NT login manager. It handles the login and logout procedures on your system. This process is an essential part of your OS and should be left alone.

Note: winlogon.exe is also a process which is registered as Trojan.W32.Netsky and the Backdoor.w32.Prorat Trojans.

Symantec Security (McAfee) offers this solution.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.netsky@mm.removal.tool.html

Please let us know if it works.

Usually when the SMART section bad message appears there is usually a message that says something like "press F1 or F2 to continue", if it dosen't...then the hdd may be beyond help.

Hi all...I'm going to install Windows XP and have a 200GB hdd, will XP recognize the total 200GB without partitioning, or will it only recognize the old 137GB limit?

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium_4/Intel-Pentium%204%20Extreme%20Edition%203.4%20GHz%20-%20RK80532PG0962M%20(BX80532PG3400F).html

Min/Max operating temperature (°C) 5 - 67

The ASUS A8N-SLI is a good board, as for it not being for beginners, that would depend on your knowledge base and preperation for the build. One thing you could do is download the manual and see if the installation is something that you can follow and work from. There are several web site that offer turorials on building your first machine, here's one that I found to be ok. http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/

If you have any problems once you have assembled your computer, you can always come here for advice, there's usually at least a couple of people here that have been there and done that to help.

What else are you going to use in this build?

Hi Laser...thanks for the response, one of the things I was concerned about was the media being "branded", this media was being offered at SuperMediaStore.com, I don't think I'll be shopping there again.

I went back on line to Meritline.com and purchased a 100 Pack of Ritek Ridata 8X DVD+R (Silver Shiny) Blank Media, 4.7GB.

Manufacturer: Ritek Ridata
Manufacturer Part#: DRD+47-8X
Top: Silver Shiny

As for the media being DVD+R of DVD-R, my machines work well on either format, as well as my girlfriends.

I had meant to add that the price was right on at $33.35 delivered by ground. :cheesy:

Hi Laser...thanks for the response, one of the things I was concerned about was the media being "branded", this media was being offered at SuperMediaStore.com, I don't think I'll be shopping there again.

I went back on line to Meritline.com and purchased a 100 Pack of Ritek Ridata 8X DVD+R (Silver Shiny) Blank Media, 4.7GB.

Manufacturer: Ritek Ridata
Manufacturer Part#: DRD+47-8X
Top: Silver Shiny

As for the media being DVD+R of DVD-R, my machines work well on either format, as well as my girlfriends.

Hi all...yeah, I know this dosen't belong here, but there dosen't appear to be a proper forum for it, so...

I'm shopping for DVD+R media, and have found Ritek Ridata Branded 8X DVD+R Media 100 Pack in Cake Box Spindle for $30. plus shipping. I have two questions...

1) Is Ritek Ridata a good quality media?

2) Is $30. a good deal?

That figure seems terribly low, unless prison staff work for free or prisons are extremely overcrowded and understaffed.

Maybe the direct cost (food, clothing, etc.) is $36K, the real cost is an order of magnitude higher.

The cost actually comes in somewhere between $20-$30K a year, but that's for your average inmate, here's an article that will put things in perspective regarding death row inmates, this article is just one of several at this site of the same nature. Btw...one of the fastest growing and potentialy easiest financial drains of our time and money are frivolous law suits.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/newsanddev.php?scid=7

Dollars for each Execution
According to state and federal records obtained by The Los Angeles Times, maintaining the California death penalty system costs taxpayers more than $114 million a year beyond the cost of simply keeping the convicts locked up for life. This figure does not count the millions more spent on court costs to prosecute capital cases. The Times concluded that Californians and federal taxpayers have paid more than a quarter of a billion dollars for each of the state's 11 executions, and that it costs $90,000 more a year to house one inmate on death row, where each person has a private cell and extra guards, than in general prison population. This additional cost per prisoner adds up to $57.5 million in annual spending.

California has 640 people on death row, about 20% of the nation's total, but it accounts for …

If you are going to do as DMR is suggesting you may as well plan on cleaning off the old thermal compound and install a new film, and I also agree that Arctic Silver is the way to go.

Another thing you could do is to download Everst Home Edition, this will allow you to monitor the temperatures, and fian speeds whithout having to go into the BIOS.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Hi cloud 727, this is from Kingston's web site regarding your puter.

512MB (Removable) or
1GB (Removable)

Maximum Memory: 2GB

Expansion: 2 Sockets

CPU & Chip Set: AMD Mobile Sempron 1.8 GHz
AMD Mobile Sempron 1.8 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 2.2 GHz
Bus Architecture: PC Card; USB
Manufacturer System PN: PN494AV

KTH-ZD7000/256 256MB Module $48.00 In Stock

KTH-ZD7000/512 512MB Module $80.00 In Stock

KTH-ZD7000/1G 1GB Module $208.00 In Stock

i also bought the same laptop, and says that, is it possible to make my ram higher? and video thingy lower? as the game i play dont need that much and i would like more ram

Hi nick...welcome to Dani Web

The solution for this is to add more RAM.

For future purposes, you will get more people looking at your post and subsequently more responses if you start your own thread rather than posting your question in someone elses. Btw, doing this is known as hijacking a thread.

Read this, it should answer all of your questions regarding dual channel operation.

http://www.neoseeker.com/Hardware/faqs/kb/11,16.html

First of all...welcome to Dani Web.

There are those who contend that the 4x512MB modules will be faster than the 2x1GB modules, the other consideration is that the two 512MB modules would cost less than another 1GB module.

DMR is right, we will need ot know some information in order to help you. If this is a work machine, you might want to download Everest Home edition, it's freeware, and will tell you what the motherboard is...and darned near anything else you want to know about the computer. What is nice about this is that you can find out all the information without having to open the case.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Just to be sure we understand the situation, are you saying that you get the error beep after you try to shut down the computer using the normal methods, and that it continues to beep until you either restart, or unplug the computer?

The newer motherboards shouldn't limit you to the old 137MB, even so, if the new hdd is blank you could just make 2 or 3 partitions, if it's your old hdd, there is software out there that will allow you to repartition it if this is needed, like Digital Dolly. Your motherboard manual should tell you what the capacity is.

It must be getting late, I just now noticed that you wrote that the temps where between 65 and 70 degrees celcius...that's between 149 and 158 degrees F., yeah I'd say that would be shutting down you computer. While you have it open, check the seating of the CPU, and the heat sink. Does the heatsink have a fan, if it does, is it working.

Have you tried re-seating the cartridge?

BTW...welcome to Dani Web.

There are those who contend that the 512MB modules will be faster the the larger modules.

If this computer is still under waranty, let Dell take care of it. One thing you could do is to check the event viewer and see what kind of errors are occuring, the event viewer will show the date and time of events, and an error code for the events.

With the combination of the fan and computer not booting, it could be a heat issue with the proccessor and it's fan, it could be that the CPU fan is not seated properly.

One possibility is that the computer could use a little cleaning out. Over a two year period of time a lot of dust can accumulate inside the laptop, if you have pets this increases the accumulation.

As for the battery, what you are describing sounds like it's dying, a low battery level shouldn't cause the kind of heat issues your describing.

If you would like to monitor your temps without entering the BIOS, download Everest Home Edition, it's freeware, and makes it easy to check temps and other aspects while still being able to operate the computer.

http://www.lavalys.hu/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en

You've seen Mad Max too often :mrgreen:

I'm not sure if this is urban legend or fact, but this is rumored to have been done to a rapist in a rural area of the mid west some time back. :eek:

Mad Max hadn't really come to mind, what was floating around in my mind was a dialogue from Monty Pythons Flying Circus (I think) where the judge is passing sentence on a molester, and says, "baillif, wack his pee pee". :cheesy:

Usually the rear fans exhaust.

Find an abandoned cabin in a rural area, nail his pecker to the floor, give him a knife, and set the cabin on fire leaving him with two options. Should he survive this, then send him to jail, the life expectancy of this type of offender is very short. The woman should never see the light of day again either.

I don't know your location, but all the information I found regarding the CPU cooler was from the UK.

http://www.misco.co.uk/productinformation/~75846~/Akasa%20AMD%20Lo-noise%207cm%20fan%20(UPTO%20XP3200+%20All%20Sempr.htm