Recent content by Verikon

I'm sure the BIOS will restrict that as well.

It should be under "USB Configuration" and it will be called "USB Legacy Support", as oily_17 said, but usually you can still access the BIOS if that's disabled. It's only when you boot off a boot disk or something like the Ultimate Boot CD that you run into problems with that disabled. I had...

It's a 15" screen, and eventually he will be getting an external for his office. All right, the consensus seems to be to go with the 2.0GHz, and the 8400 GS. I'll give him a shout later tonight. Thanks.

His options are 1.6GHz, 2MB L2 C2Duo, with the 8600M GT. Or a 2.0GHz 4MB L2 C2Duo if he drops the 8600GT and gets a 8400M GS. Which will be the better build? Also, with 2GB of RAM, will having a 7200RPM drive help with CAD? I don't know how often the HDD is paged when you're uhh... CADing.

A client of mine is looking to get a new laptop. He does quite a bit of CAD on it, and wants to spend around $1000. We looked at a few models on Dell's website, and we came out with a 1.8GHz C2D, 512MB or DDR2 (I'm just going to order 2GB of RAM from NewEgg for him), and an 8600GT GPU. My...

I just had this same exact problem (same stop error too) with my brand new Asus M2N-SLI. It would only happen when I had RAID enable. This is NOT an issue with RAID drivers -although you WILL need them for XP installer to see your RAID, otherwise it will see the two drives separately, or not at...

And sceneeee... The M2N-SLI Deluxe came today, and installation went off without a hitch. POSTed fine, everything detected correctly, Windows begins to boot, and... BAM: restart. Safe mode, VGA mode, last known good configuration. Nothing. Windows wont boot. It ain't no thang, I'll just format...

SATA is hot swappable like USB, so you can plug in and remove drives while Windows is running. This is why it shows up under the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon. That isn't specifically for USB devices. And don't forget that SATA is a type of ATA... just with an extra S. ;)

AT port? http://www.pctechguide.com/images/51OldKBport.jpg

Got the Zalman cooler today, but no point in installing it until the new motherboard arrives tomorrow. That didn't stop me from taking some review-esque photos of it. Can't wait to fire it up tomorrow:

All right y'all, you feelin' this? I gave up on the budget motherboard. I knew it was a bad call from the minute I hit "Confirm Order" and she hasn't let me forget it. Monday morning she goes back to NewEgg; I'm down $15, but I've learned a valuable lesson: always look for that one customer...

All righty. Today was the big day. I couldn't sleep last night and I've been shaking all morning. UPS lady rolls up, and I thought I might pee myself. That is until I realize she is only carrying one box. "It's cool, it's cool... maybe the she couldn't carry two at the same time. The missing...

You should download a copy of a bootable Linux distro like Knoppix. Boot off that and if the touchpad does not work in Linux, then you can be guaranteed it's not a software issue. If you have reseated the internal cable connecting the touchpad to the motherboard at both ends, and it still does...

I once knocked off a small transistor from the back of a 7800GT, and it ran fine without it. I was able to solder it back on without a problem, but it made me wonder how much redundancy is built into modern computer equipment? I've seen motherboards with oozing blown caps that still powered on...

Even with the unlocked pipes? It looks to be well maintained as well. Eh, well since no one else has offered anything yet, I'll start us off at $1.