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I didn't use the washers in the end. But I think I got the pan-head screws in the right places. I hope. Whereas all my mates have performed countless HD swaps, CD writers, etc, they have it easy next to messing with a mobo. They're nasty. You get lulled into a false confidence with...

This is my mobo http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Intel_20762576 dunno if that helps. I'm a newbie :cool:

I run a multiplayer game with good framerate with graphics down to performance settings on 800x600 I have INTEL D586PERL mobo, P4 2.4 processor, NVIDIA GEFORCE FX5200 graphics card, and 1g memory. So why is my 3D Mark 05 score 200?????? (no that really is just two zeros...) I tried...

I get this message when I boot up, before Windows loads... DUAL CHANNEL OPERATION REQUIRES IDENTICAL PAIRED DIMMA INSTALLED ACROSS BOTH MEMORY CHANNELS BIOS HAS DETECTED A NON OPTICAL MEMORY CONFIGURATION CAN IMPROVE THE SYSTEM'S MEMORY BUS BANDWIDTH CHANNEL A, DIMM 0 SHOULD MATCH...

If residue of old paste is still present on the heatsink will that do any good (obviously not as good as fresh application) but sufficient to prevent meltdown? I ask because the engineer I PAID to come out took it off, took processor out, then put it all back, with no reapplication of gel (he...

I've sorted it. Thanks for all your help. If you look on other topics you'll see my barrage of whole new questions :confused: cheers

1) Do you have to have gel stuff (whatever it is) between the cpu and the heat sink over it, or is it just a good idea to. 2) Same question, but motherboards and paper washers. I'm serious...such a newbie :x:

Hmm, didn't know which was the best topic to post this in. What are the best types of system diagnostic tools you can use (freely)? My system is running laggy and I wondered if there was any software that can test it. Cheers

What do people think is currently the best DVD burner out there? I'm not bothered about format (or even dual layer) just all out quality.

I am using a 350W PSU, with an INTEL D865PERL motherboard, an Nvidia GeForce FX5200, and 1 PC2100 512 DDR RAM chip. The two CD ROMS are pretty naff, one is an old unbranded CD writer, the other a DVD rom. I haven't done any Master/Slave configurations but with power connectors plugged firmly...

cheers mate Sadly I can't seem to get power at any time (even within BIOS) on either of the CD ROM drives. There's no indication that they work at all (although they used to) - I have power from PSU firmly connected and IDE connected to motherboard. Any ideas how to establish if they're...

Cheers But I can't as the CD ROM drives are not detected/powered. I was going to reinstall Windows as there was nothing special on the HD. Any ideas?

cheers penguin, I think the memory issue was that I had a DDR which was PC2100 and two which were 3200 or something like that. I'm running it on just one that is 2100 now so that message has stopped. Basically this is how it is now: Switch on, processor fan kicks in, POST test beep...

cheers OK I've got it working barebones. It now turns on and even gets to telling me it can't start Windows. It also tells me theres a memory issue, can't remember what it said but something about pairing up something. But it then says it can't start Windows. Is this purely hard drive...

No it's not that board, but cheers anyway I'm not getting anything from pressing the power switch. I have connected the motherboard, screwed in, connected to PSU via the rectangular big white block (nice terminology, is it P1?) and a smaller square connector, and the PCU fan too. What's...

Cheers for replying so quick. It's an Intel D865 PERL but it didn't come with a manual I think I've been plugging the power switch lead (coming from the switch) into a front usb port (lol) and I've managed to get some schematics up but can't seem to find the right one. When I connected...

Newbie one here, I had no probs connecting mobo to psu last time cos it came with a schematic. This one didn't and I have the P1 and the square one (dunno what its called) plugged in and also CPU fan, I just can't determine where the power switch one goes in so I can't turn it on. I'm...

Hi, will a 350W PSU cope with the following: Motherboard: INTEL D865PERL 865PE 5P AGP 4DDR AUDIO SATA RAID ATX Processor: INTEL PENTIUM 4 2.4 GHz Video: NVIDEA GeFORCE FX5200 128 Audio: (BASIC £5 SOUND CARD :sick: ) Media: 1 x DVD ROM, 1 x CD WRITER (again...

Is it true all you need to do to flash a BIOS is to take the battery (cell) out? I had a report from an engineer that a mobo I had was f**ked. However he couldn't say why and seemed a bit crap. Is there any way you can test a mobo without connecting every peripheral and component with it...

cheers for all the replies! :ohah: Memory is what I still yet don't quite get. So it's measured in size and speed, etc but its still flying a little over my head. I'm guessing faster memory is better, obviously. So to cut a long story short, do people think the memory from the...