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iceangel89

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  1. erm i got a cheapo adapter which worked well until i did not "Safely Removed" and offed the power and got "Windows - Delayed Write Failed". whats it, what causes it.

    i am thinking that it because i hibernated the comp and data is not writtened to the HDD - when i offed the HDD? it happened to me sometimes with a proper Seagate/Ovation USB HDD but no data seem to be lost. in my case now, folders are there, Partition properties says i used up 100+GB of space (as like no data lost) when Folder properties says 0bytes

    and also, this USB adapter thing seem to need a restart to be detected by windwos otherwise, a change of USB ports also worked

  2. How to change icons of many folders at once?

    and i think there is a software allowing me to color my folder labels? like "My Documents" is there? whats it

    because i am trying to sort out Important folders less important all that... and i was thinking of using different folder icons and if possible colored labels, or is there a better way?

  3. sry, abit off topic here but, how do u achieve the "Vista" look side bar there? and are those "Path System Files" buttons buttons with images on them? i am a software student and my code is ok for me but the looks' ... if they are not images, in Windows XP it will look different?

  4. cos its the OS partition and i need to do a chkdsk on restart and once its done, the screen flashes and i can't see if the problem is fixed. i am having alot of
    This is not a valid Win32 application
    something likdat and i think it maybe becos of this

    I posted something here were I linked to a tool. Try that one, it helped to fix for some one too...

    low level format worked actually, i still get "This is not a valid Win32 app" so i am trying that, but how do i use it?

    i do "Create" log file

    Select Drive

    Select "Intel"

    analyze right???

    but i think i get to search for lost partitions which i am not needing...

  5. i get: see bolded lines

    Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

    © Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

    C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>chkdsk c:

    The type of the file system is NTFS.

    WARNING! F parameter not specified.

    Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

    CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...

    File verification completed.

    CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...

    Index verification completed.

    CHKDSK is recovering lost files.

    CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)...

    Security descriptor verification completed.

    CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...

    Usn Journal verification completed.

    CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the

    master file table (MFT) bitmap.

    Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap.

    Windows found problems with the file system.

    Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.

    30723808 KB total disk space.

    14946544 KB in 114235 files.

    46220 KB in 10937 indexes.

    0 KB in bad sectors.

    297404 KB in use by the system.

    65536 KB occupied by the log file.

    15433640 KB available on disk.

    4096 bytes in each allocation unit.

    7680952 total allocation units on disk.

    3858410 allocation units available on disk.

    and /f doesn't seem to fix the problem, is there a report that can be generated somewhere? cos its the OS partition and i need to do a chkdsk on restart and once its done, the screen flashes and i can't see if the problem is fixed. i am having alot of

    This is not a valid Win32 application
    something likdat and i think it maybe becos of this
  6. i have alot of photos and software and i am thinking of making a VB or HTML+XML+JS file to run(exe), catalog and view them

    i have done part of my idea which is to have a XML file acting as a DB of my software and use JS to run them. but the problem i have is difficulty filling it up... like for photos, its tons of them, and software, i can don't really want to browse for the file and run it... easier to run from a central GUI

    for photos ... kinda extra since there is other photo managing softwares out there

    i was also thinking of a VB/HTML app/page to help me do some of the XML creation? like add tags & attributes

    <Softwares>
    <SoftwareGroup name="Security">
    <Software name="Software 1" path="..." ... />
    <Software name="Software 2" path="..." ... />
    <Software name="Software 3" path="..." ... />
    </SoftwareGroup>
    <SoftwareGroup name="Tools">
    <Software name="Software 1" path="..." ... />
    <Software name="Software 2" path="..." ... />
    <Software name="Software 3" path="..." ... />
    </SoftwareGroup>

    Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    WshShell.run(program.exe)

  7. Still warrantee on it? Take it back.

    No warrantee? Buy a new one and we can help you to pick one if you like.

    No warrantee, its more than 3 yrs... Buy? it is a bit of a waste is it? unless of course i have unlimited $$ :thumbup

    So it powers on but you dont see anything... Have you checked the video card and cables, tried reseting the bios cmos, do the hard drives spin up, can you tell if the os is loading (startup sound), etc?

    yes, powers on but nothing on screen, no BIOS sounds either. HSF & LEDs blinking HDD feels like vibrating when i touch, so its running. OS is supposed to be XP. but i removed the HDD for now, i shld at least see the BIOS right? i using the HDD for some backup temporary. oh and sound? like nope when the HDD is still in. just spinning ...

  8. hi,

    how do u guys troubleshoot spoilt PCs - esp when OS can't load/BIOS dont show at all? like the steps? my comp is spoilt the LCD says "no video input", but inside the case, the comp is "on" the HSF are running. i tried removing everything, like what Gigabyte support asked me to but failed still... yes, some of u may know i suspect is a BIOS contact problem but i cant confirm that can i? i need to know whats spoilt so i can get a replacement.

    and a new full comp costs $$. anyway, so i can't go get 1 full rig, even if i built 1 myself, i need to know troubleshooting 1st. i know roughly how to fix comps, but if the BIOS dont show at all that no choice le ...

  9. Yes - everything you've listed will work just fine. You simply don't have any need for that kind of overclocking with your requirements.

    Get that setup, and two 250GB or larger SATA hard drives and set them up in RAID0 for your system drive. If you need more proof, compare these:

    Single WD 250GB drive

    Two WD 320GB drives in RAID0

    The speeds speak for themselves.

    i know RAID is good, but i need 2 HDDs which cost abit more than say i get a Raptor? will spinning faster cause the HDD to spoil faster? by the way, i read i think in Maximum PC, that 3 HDDs RAID is best.

  10. dude, only few mobos. can lock RAM FSB. mostly mobos. cant do it. and we are talking here abt GENERAL things.not advanced settings.let him do 1st basic settings requires to run his PC 3.33 stable. then he can lock his RAM. dont go advance directly without knowing tht his mobo supports this locking or not.

    If you're talking about "GENERAL" things then "GENERALLY" speaking, overclocking that CPU to 3GHz is not safe!!! How can you go telling someone new that they can go from 1.8GHz to 3GHz without any problems?!?! From what we all can gather in this thread (if you had bothered to read it) is that the OP has little to no experience with overclocking.

    Then there's the question of wether or not his CPU can actually hit 3.33GHz. As we all know with overclocking, YMMV.

    ok... so true, erm if i get that, the E2160 w/ intel G33/P35 motherboard with 2GB DDR2 667 RAM will be good enough for say Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Maya, Photoshop & illustrator all that? Maya from what i learnt, uses CPU for Software/Mental Ray render and GPU for on screen FPS & hardware render. so i can safe abit on GPU 1st - http://www.digitaltutors.com/chit_chat/showthread.php?t=5256

  11. Maya is more graphics dependent though, so make sure you have a decent graphics card.

    i don't think so, or is it? i read from somewhere that the software renderer of Maya uses CPU, the Hardware renderer uses GPU - OpenGL all that. so it means that if i do a software render, like Mental Ray i dont need a good GPU but a good CPU. and for physics, get a PhysX card, but not for me for now.

    good info on overclocking there, personally i never bother, Zxians explanation sums up my opinion of it.

    With the price/speed of stuff these days do we really need to overclock anymore? is it just a habit ppl have?

    good also, so don't OC safer also. erm then good RAM also then

  12. When bringing up the FSB all components will be OCed.
    That's not entirely correct either. Several years ago raising the FSB would also raise the PCI and AGP buses, as well as overclocking the IDE controller (in some cases). But newer boards have features that keep the PCI, AGP and PCIe buses within specifications. Most of them even have memory dividers so you can choose not to overclock anything but the CPU.

    ooo... so i know that memory will be OCed (autually if i get a DDR2 800 1 it wont) but GPU also?

    ya overclocking isn't all that safe but it is pretty hard to mess something up unless you arn't paying attention. just watch the temps and voltages and you will be fine. this is where after market coolers come in handy.

    actually the article said something about the voltage will automatically be increased, so its not so safe then...

    and what coolers do u recconmend? Cooler Master ones looks good? and which 1

    observed when the Core 2 Duo processors first hit our labs and we were impressed that the CPU is clever enough to request more voltage when the clocks are beyond default operations.
    @iceangel89 - You say "how good is the performance"... compared to what? Compared to the P4-530 you've got, the performance is much better, but compared to any other C2D chips, the E2160 isn't much to write home about at stock speeds. It's fast enough for plenty of things, but it's no match for an E6400 or anything of the sort.

    Like ripken said - you can't really beat the price though. I can get one here for about $100 CAD, and for a basic system, that's pretty freakin wicked.

    maybe for school work, i do programming - Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, SQL Server, design, photoshop, illustrator, maya(abit) is it good enuf?

    and if i dont OC? or would it be better if i just get the Motherboard 1st, then try using the P4 530 from the old computer

  13. i have a computer that won't boot ... it does boot sometimes but the last time it did, it says something about BIOS Corrupt. i read that might be due to CMOS battery flat. but my father said it was probably the CMOS contact bad after using a multiliser something likdat. what can i do to fix this?

    its not a bad PC... old now of course

    Intel P4 530 3.0GHz

    Intel 925X Chipset

    ...

    thanks

  14. The endless problem with computers... there's always something better on the horizon... :P

    True, the problem with this is, today i buy something, few weeks later its outdated

    btw, the G series & P series, G has graphics P does not other than that P OC better?

  15. i may be buying a new motherboard & CPU, so which is good? chipset with P35/G33/G35(don't see any motherboards sold yet)/P965.

    i am thinking the X3x (P35/G33) series wins the x9xx (P965/P975) series?

    also if i want to save on a Graphics card and buy the Motherboard & CPU 1st then go for a G33/G35 series good idea? since i don't play much these days

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