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by nickm20
Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:38 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card drivers won't update
Replies: 10
Views: 6910

Yeah true. all is well tho the acer is fixed turned out to be something simple but still drivers from 2008 needed to be updated. Ive got the latest drivers for my 4650 i can play gta 4 at max settings and high resolution and nfs hot pursuit so im happy. i will do a ram upgrade later on and grab a 4 ...
by nickm20
Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:47 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card drivers won't update
Replies: 10
Views: 6910

Well actually I did and it worked great. I followed the steps that u told me. I used driver sweeper but it didnt work very good. had to use unlocker to remove the ativ3xx file in safe mode and it didnt uninstall what was in control panel but no biggie ran reg defense on it and d/l the drivers from ...
by nickm20
Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:49 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card drivers won't update
Replies: 10
Views: 6910

im attempting this today. its an acer pc im doing it via teamviewer since shes about 20-30 mins away from me this way is easier for now. Acer has no record of her pc on their site so bios update dunno. but its a sapphire radeon 4670 512mb gddr3 card and i tried updating the drivers several times ...
by nickm20
Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:23 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card drivers won't update
Replies: 10
Views: 6910

no big deal i dont guess its just a few mb's nothing major
by nickm20
Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card drivers won't update
Replies: 10
Views: 6910

forgot about that method. Im having a graphics dilemma of my own i have a core i3 550 processor and i was using the onboard graphics on a intel dh55pj motherboard the graphics are built into the cpu. Installed a ati 4650 pcie card and i switched it to the pcie graphics in the bios the only setting i ...
by nickm20
Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:59 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card drivers won't update
Replies: 10
Views: 6910

Video card drivers won't update

My mother in law's pc has a Sapphire Radeon Hd 4670 512 MB DDR3 PCIe with HDMI video card (sorry tried to narrow it down best I could) anyway the only drivers that work are from the disk and they are way outdated they are from 2008. I have tried official ATI drivers straight from the website and no ...
by nickm20
Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:10 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card what to get?
Replies: 10
Views: 1902

just wondering dont wanna get one that doesnt fit and I have to return it and all that kinda stuff. i appreciate the recommendations. I know their the same height but the card sits sideways and i dont want the two heatsinks to touch or whatever
by nickm20
Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card what to get?
Replies: 10
Views: 1902

most of these are two slotted wont work on my board cause of the northbridge sittin so close to pcie slot or will they work?
by nickm20
Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card what to get?
Replies: 10
Views: 1902

oh ok i c just wanting to make sure its gonna fit dont wanna order one and it not fit know what i mean? the headaches of returning and getting another one dont wanna mess with it lol. wanna take the load off this cpu so its a bit faster and free up some ram that the onboard is taking up then i can ...
by nickm20
Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:11 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card what to get?
Replies: 10
Views: 1902

so this one will run most of that or all of that? also says in reviews most are doa and it needs a 2nd slot for the cooler thats what i was worried about any other suggestions? if u pull up my board u will see what im talkin about limiting my possibilities here the northbridge or whatever it is is ...
by nickm20
Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video card what to get?
Replies: 10
Views: 1902

Video card what to get?

heres my specs intel core i3 530 3.2 ghz cpu 4 gb ddr3 1333 corsair gaming memory,320 gig western digital caviar blue 320 gb for windows and western digital green 1.5 tb for storage and im running the intel hd graphics built into the cpu. also a 350 watt antec power supply. I can max out sims 3 but ...
by nickm20
Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:40 pm
Forum: Software Forum
Topic: How to merge partition without losing data?
Replies: 2
Views: 2279

How to merge partition without losing data?

ok heres the dilemma.. I got a barebone kit and got a western digital green hard drive 1.5 tb so im dumb and install windows on it and it runs slow so i try figuring out why come to find out thats the culprit cause it runs slow to save energy and such.. so i had a 320 gb western digital caviar blue ...
by nickm20
Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:40 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Help with hard drive
Replies: 3
Views: 1168

Yeah SP3 is integrated. I tried the disk management in Windows 7 It showed all the space but wouldn't let me create a new partition or resize the current one. Apparently Partition Magic cannot support Terabyte hard drives because it said bad/damaged and in XP it said I could only make a 7 mb ...
by nickm20
Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:56 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Help with hard drive
Replies: 3
Views: 1168

Help with hard drive

ok just recieved barebone kit and it contains a 1.5 TB hard drive its a western digital green hard drive. I had windows 7 ultimate 64 bit on it and i tried using partition magic and some other partition program and it wouldnt read it said bad when i opened the program. So im on xp 32 bit now and the ...
by nickm20
Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Question about power supply
Replies: 9
Views: 4974

i know this motherboard has a 24 pin connector for the main power so i just hook the p4 connector on the remaining 4 pins?
by nickm20
Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:41 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Question about power supply
Replies: 9
Views: 4974

Question about power supply

Ok i have ordered a barebone kit from tigerdirect featured here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7007607&pagenumber=2&RSort=1&csid=ITD&recordsPerPage=5&body=#ReviewStart

and it comes with the case and power supply probably not the greatest board or case or ...
by nickm20
Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:29 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Acpi 52c?
Replies: 9
Views: 2797

just shows the chip they r on when i do that.. Well if its nothing to worry bout then i wont stress over it. the mobo is almost a year old i know i bought one that wasnt too much up to date but hey i can run a pentium d its just finding the one with the right core to fit this board. i just wanted ...
by nickm20
Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:44 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Acpi 52c?
Replies: 9
Views: 2797

heres a pic maybe u can figure out what is what here i sure cant i get temp 1 temp 2 temp 3 hdd 0 hdd 1 then temp 1 57c but it shows ACPI Temp 57


if u dont mind take a look see what ya think see if im in a danger zone it has a fire icon on the temp1 thats supposed to be acpi at the bottom thats ...
by nickm20
Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:26 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Acpi 52c?
Replies: 9
Views: 2797

Yeah i know google hasnt helped me either. I did purchase the new power supply so i know it couldnt be that running 52c i got a fan cooling my hard drives maybe i need to move it and use it as a case fan and see if that does anything i dont know i just blew it out with compressed air so i know its ...
by nickm20
Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:07 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Acpi 52c?
Replies: 9
Views: 2797

Its a foxconn 661fx mj-rs im running the intel pentium 4 3.2 ghz 641 cedar mill core i just bought a new psu its an antec 350 watt so im hoping that helps. anyway to check max operating temp of the board? where could i find that? i dont wanna kill it but i dont have anymore connectors for a fan my ...
by nickm20
Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:23 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Acpi 52c?
Replies: 9
Views: 2797

Acpi 52c?

What is this ACPI i see in speedfan? is it my power supply if so is 52c a good operating temp sometimes it does 52 other times its 38. Do I need to put a new fan in my power supply would that help? cause the psu does make noise when i first turn on my computer would that keep it cooler? im worried i ...
by nickm20
Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:54 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2237

Yeah its like number 2 just need to know how to free these clips so i can take the fan off i dont wanna remove the whole thing heatsink and all just the fan
by nickm20
Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:41 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2237

my fan dont look like either one of them its the round fan for the lga 775 p4 its got clips but im not sure how to get them loose without pullin the heatsink off too i dont wanna get into all that.
by nickm20
Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:59 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2237

Question

How do u remove just the fan on a pentium 4 641 3.2 ghz HT its a round fan i dont wanna remove the heatsink just want the fan off so I can clean the heatsink it is rather dirty.I cant seem to find anything on how to do this any ideas? thanks..
by nickm20
Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:51 pm
Forum: Software Forum
Topic: Question
Replies: 0
Views: 634

Question

I just installed XP Professional 64 Bit version i really like it by the way.. and Im dual booting it with the 32 bit xp pro so is there a way i can delete the 32 bit partition and combine it with the 64 bit partition? or do i have to do a reformat clear it all and start fresh? I dont wanna have to ...
by nickm20
Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:12 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Need help with motherboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1077

Caps are in good shape. the cpu temp is at 39 C
by nickm20
Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:09 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Need help with motherboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1077

Ive got the ram in this old hp and its working just fine no bluescreens. I even tried just 1 at a time and still got the same result and put it in the second slot still the same thing. when i put my hard drive in this old hp of mine i didnt have to reformat it from where it was on the other board so ...
by nickm20
Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:05 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Need help with motherboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1077

Installed a fresh copy of windows turned off hyperthread and i can get it to install sometimes but then once into windows it starts blue screening again the ram timings are on default the only setting im not sure of is the superspeed setting. Its set at 200 and down below it it says 200 mhz. i have ...
by nickm20
Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:32 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Need help with motherboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1077

Need help with motherboard

I recently ordered a Foxconn 661fx7mj-Rs Sata Agp 8x Mboard with a 3.2 ghz p4 prescott cpu 800 mhz fsb because moneys tight it was a simple upgrade cause all my parts im using now work with it just wanted somethin faster with the option to upgrade the cpu later to a dual core. i recieved it a couple ...
by nickm20
Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:56 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: anyone think vista will run good for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 961

aight i will try to do that if i can find some gig sticks cheap
by nickm20
Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:30 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: anyone think vista will run good for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 961

it did ok i dual booted so i wouldnt lose my xp. i would open a few things and it would kinda slow down a bit but not too bad but now i cant get the partition to combine back over with my xp one but no big deal i dont guess.. Vista was ok just made the hard drive thrash a lot and it said it only had ...
by nickm20
Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:04 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: anyone think vista will run good for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 961

aight thanks for all ur help and info..
by nickm20
Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:34 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: anyone think vista will run good for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 961

do i need to update bios? i cant get the bios from the epox site wont download..
by nickm20
Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:25 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: anyone think vista will run good for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 961

I run that and it says i can run vista no problems no issues just programs that i have that wont work so u think it will be ok? i got blue screens before with another pc about a year ago maybe they worked them out since then??
by nickm20
Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:40 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: anyone think vista will run good for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 961

anyone think vista will run good for me?

I have a version of vista that has been stripped down a bit but i also have the full version of ultimate and i was wondering if my computer would run it ok.. Its a AMD Athlon XP 2000 1.67ghz Ram 1 gig total Vid card Nvidia GeForce Fx 5200 AGP 8X Directx 9 Capable.. Im just wondering if i should ...
by nickm20
Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: question about Ambit U10C018
Replies: 2
Views: 3220

Belkin F5D7230-4 version 6000 cant get upnp going on this model either but thats beside the point it has latest firmware was never able to upgrade it none avalible.
by nickm20
Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: question about Ambit U10C018
Replies: 2
Views: 3220

question about Ambit U10C018

I have this modem through RoadRunner and i read on the Ambit website u can run USB & ethernet at the same time to eliminate a router i have a router but it is limiting my MTU to 1454 and i need 1500 not sure how much of a difference it will make but if it helps speed wise im all for it. I got the ...
by nickm20
Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:35 am
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: help me tweak pls
Replies: 13
Views: 1338

Ok Thanks a lot..
by nickm20
Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:44 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: help me tweak pls
Replies: 13
Views: 1338

« SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results »
Tested on: 07.28.2008 16:43
IP address: 76.182.xxx.xx

TCP options string: 0204058601010402
MSS: 1414
MTU: 1454
TCP Window: 65044 (multiple of MSS)
RWIN Scaling: 0
Unscaled RWIN : 65044
Reccomended RWINs: 65044, 130088, 260176, 520352
BDP limit ...
by nickm20
Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:30 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: help me tweak pls
Replies: 13
Views: 1338

any ideas on what to use?