Computer woes :mad:
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ok so i tried the RAM from my dad's computer and the one stick at time thing with my original m/b and no luck.
so DHL comes in with my "new" cpu and motherboard.
i install everything, do all the jumpers, bla bla bla
on the first power up i'm greeted with a constant beep with no video and no post.
so i'm already pissed. i try different RAM chips again, my old power supply, and some other issues.
an hour and a half later i bump the cpu heatsink and i hear it "clunk".
i turn on the power and voila, the thing boots up.
yay.
so DHL comes in with my "new" cpu and motherboard.
i install everything, do all the jumpers, bla bla bla
on the first power up i'm greeted with a constant beep with no video and no post.
so i'm already pissed. i try different RAM chips again, my old power supply, and some other issues.
an hour and a half later i bump the cpu heatsink and i hear it "clunk".
i turn on the power and voila, the thing boots up.
yay.
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everything runs good now.
i'm thinking of buying a new case. something with sound and vibration insulation.
i'm thinking of buying a new case. something with sound and vibration insulation.
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Floppy Death! noES!!!
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Thursday 8/9/07 - in preparation for the new GPU cooler, i take out my ATi Radeon 9700 video card of my computer so i can start disassembling the ATi heatsink/fan assembly. So i get the fan and plastic pins out. but the heatsink is on there pretty good. so i'm trying to gently pull off the heatsink.
Issue 2: the heatsink pops off, but there is so much hardened thermal paste, that it takes a couple of GPU resistors with it. (i'll post pics after the computer is together)
So that puts me on the hunt for another video card.
Issue 2: the heatsink pops off, but there is so much hardened thermal paste, that it takes a couple of GPU resistors with it. (i'll post pics after the computer is together)
So that puts me on the hunt for another video card.
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I hear ya...right now I am a little annoyed with my computer too...PC-cillin (specifically PcScnSrv.exe) and Spy Sweeper combined are eating 95% of my CPU...not sure why but they are each taking 40%-50%. The computer still runs fast and I don't really notice a difference....it just annoys me knowing it's happening.
This comp. has PC-cillin and SpywareBlaster running together and no probs. :shrug:
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I think they do conflict a little...but even with the CPU close to 100% it runs fine...so I may just ignore it.
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yeah I'm sure...I checked in task manager. It's a little over a year old and is a pretty beefy computer....which is probably why even at close to 100% it's still not slowing down :hs:
