From this thread

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/478651/+2440

to quote myself:



This post has been edited by lucifah: Dec 14 2008, 11:10 PM

bukan short circuit or use screw driver


get a piece of wire and connect the green wire to the black one (any black will do)

backup the data and do a full format (including deleting all the partitions) and see whether it works

if it doesn't, you can RMA them if they still have warranty. usually the manufacturer website will let you check the warranty status by keying in the serial number

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Added on December 24, 2008, 10:21 pmjust to put up further explanation


single or dual channel configuration doesn't speed up the computer. it merely speed up the LOADING process. more amount of data can be written / read to the memory on dual channel configuration

but the speed advantage is minimal if not noticeable on normal, every day computing

but when you are talking about games with HUGE maps to load, dual channel will be significantly faster to load the maps

same goes with ultra high resolution picture editigin or any programs that sucks up huge amount of memory

This post has been edited by lucifah: Dec 24 2008, 10:21 PM

performance, e66 wins
value, e52 wins

not worth any amount of money. imporvement is insignificant. better spend ur money to get a larger LCD panel or a better sound system

ATX is a computer casing configuration standards (how everything is arranged in the computer case)

aside from ATX (psu on top), there's the less popular BTX (psu botom, usually DELL pc's have it)

there's also many variants of ATX - mini, micro, etc...

to make it clearer, measure the FAN CASING length or width (straight across, not diagonal like monitor)

if you have a huge wad of cash, pm sniperontheroof. he's in taiwan and can get access to OEM via proc

btw, VIA sucks big time. stupid underpowered processor. dunno why you still want it even though there are many reviews against it

correction: the reso should be 1680x1050

your 3870 should be able to support high setting for NFS, but not necessarily in that high native resolution

NFS is not a high end game. crysis is

This post has been edited by lucifah: Dec 27 2008, 12:09 PM

atom is one of the least power hungry proc out there and yet is more powerful than VIA. it even beats some of intel's more expensive LV & ULV procs.

VIA nano used to be good in the niche ultraportable, ultra low power consumption and cheap until atom comes by

ok. my turn to ask a super noob question.

will a 1TB (that's 1,000gb) hdd will work with my old socket 478 (pentium 4, prescott) mobo? will the mobo recognize it?

i'm stuck with two sata port in my old mobo and pc upgrade is not a choice.

and how is the add on SATA card? will it work on normal pci slot and how is the speed affected? (normal pci only 66mhz)

that's where Intel FAILED. with an awesome atom proc, they failed to produce a similarly awesome chipset. instead, they opt for the older and more power consuming

as for the RAM amount, i have to check. AFAIK, it's dictated by microsoft. they have very strict "net-top" with windows xp

and why on earth a pci-ex16 on an atom? atom was designed with one thing in mind - ultra mobility; that is batt life and physical size

convincing stuff. ok. time to download more porns. yaaay~

no problem. go ahead. no extra driver needed. windows will recognize it as another human interface device

just some keys won't work or function properly. the cmd key would work as a start button IIRC

and why apple keyb?? there's no "delete" button on it. why oh why?

guys, this is a thread for simple questions. discussions on OC would be better handled by pro / experts in the OC forums. they will be glad to help you out with the best settings / bangs for bucks / value hardware for you to experiment on.

keep the questions simple...

probably

best time to buy? anytime is not a good time to buy. the market moves too fast. look for q1 of the year where intel usually announce price cuts

not necessarily. most games out there can only utilise one core. not many games are capable of using all of the cpu cores

if the game is written to support multiple cores, damn it will use all the cores all the time

many problems can cause it. if u r saying when u r playing game, two main factors: either your gc overheated or your ram has faulty addresses.

damn well it should

i can even run aero glass (w/o lags) on my lowly intel GMA 950 on my laptop

it will just reset to factory setting

use a Y-molex connector.

good ventilation (nicely placed fans) is essential to let the heat out

either that or underclock your card when not gaming

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Added on January 2, 2009, 9:57 pmif you dun o/c or run it at full throttle for a long period of time, the stock heatsink and fan should suffice. just keep in mind the fan noise is not pleasing though




noob q: where can i find SATA - IDE converter? got the same prob too, but too cheapskate to get meself a new pc (too many dekstop / laptop / nettop / pda around oledi)

This post has been edited by lucifah: Jan 2 2009, 09:57 PM

this is serious issue

NTLDR is the NT Kernel Loader. essentially the core starter of windows XP

copy the error message code and check the problem solution at Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB)

Open up a thread in technical support if you need more help

If possible, get a screen capture of the error message screen (use digital camera)

This post has been edited by lucifah: Jan 3 2009, 09:05 PM

you don need a quad intel proc and ATI4830 if budget is such a constraint

get a low end cpu and a basic video card


a usable computer? depends on ur use.

durable? not like ur gonna bring the pc to the jungle with you. 24/7 pc's are more to cooling and ventilation and proper surge protection

u can have a durable, usable and very affordable pc if you steer away from those high end stuff. gor for mid low end, or even the lowest end