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i have just done an update of Nero and when i rebooted my machine it had reset it's self back to when i had last reformatted it.

Basically i had no internet/no files nothing  :?  :?

then two reboots later and everything is back.

how fucked up is that and what could have caused it?

p.s. i think it's time for a Harddrive upgrade soon as i feel this one is a bit slow.

maybe 2 Raptors  8)

My PC has Grid, I have come to terms with the fact i have probably lost the content of my whole HDD. I hope not.

a couple of samsungs can go just as quick as a pair of raptors apparently...depending on what size though.

I take it you're going to stick them in RAID?

that should get rid of the bugs.

What is wrong with u people and your fucking computers?!

You do have to be careful where you stuck your knob, otherwise you can get a nasty shock.

Wouldn't want to start an electrical fire and set yourself ablaze hey Benjamin

remember fufme?

My computer runs smooth and fast.

It's not one i bought either, my uncle made it!

I have no idea on what spec it is.

Is there any way i can find out through windows control panel or such like?

start>help and support

under "pick a task" select "use tools to find out information about my computer"

then on the menu on the left select my computer information

Well according to that i have the following........

AMD Sempron (tm) 2600+ Processor with a speed of 1833 MHz

512 MB of RAM

And my Hard Disk Drive is 112 GB

Is that good?

depends what you want to do on your pc?

I'm guessing it's far more than you'll ever use or need for the way you use your pc Ralphy. You want to swap?

Surf the net, play games and watch videos.

can always add more ram but as long as you have a good video card then games / vids will be fine with what you've got.

I like being a generation behind and my trusty PIII 500mhz, 384mb of ram and 64mb geforce something graphics card has done me good over the years. However I'm running out of running out of older PC games to play and emulation of the more complex n64 and Psx games can get a bit choppy at times (although mario64 plays flawlessly which can still keep me amused for hours)

Anybody got some old computer bits they want to donate to me?

i've got half a gig of ram spare if you want it.

Ace you legend. I can continue to build up my ram inefficiently with crazy sums of random powers of 2.

 8)

although if you have 384mb i'm guessing you have 2 slots with a 128mb and 256mb, swapping the 128 for a 512 would give you 768meg, which is the same as i have, the spare ram i have doesn't fit my laptop which is why its spare.

I have 112 Gig of hard drive and only 9% is used  :soapy tit wank:

I'm a complete bopard when it comes to PC hardware, what will adding more RAM do?

its random access memory, essentially makes your PC faster at doing stuff, as long as your processor is not the weakest link.

I have a 400GB samsung hard drive which cost 80 quid so don't get too smug.

I think it's got 3 128's, not sure though. I'll have a look.... Yep 3 128's. Is 3 the normal amount of ram slots you get? I've never thought about it before but it seems like a weird number.

I'll swap out one of the 128's for a 512 then. Should work out ok.

I should really put the side of my computer case back on properly at some point, meh I'm sure it helps it keep it cool.

Any body want an extra 128mb's of ram?

I've just looked on PC world's website.

You can get some serious PC for £500 now.

360 GB hard drive and 2 GB RAM.

as long as they are DDR DIMM slots then it should be fine, might need to flash your bios after installing it though. most motherboards come with 4 slots but i guess some had 3 - not something i know lots about.

I'll have some more Ben.

I'm going to open my pc up tomorrow and look to see how many spare RAM slots i have  :D

If my pc is 512mb, i take it thats two 256 cards?

could be one 512 if its a home made job, you never know! remember to turn it off first though!

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=630

have a look at this if you aren't sure what you're looking for Ralphy.

I'm not that stupid.

I'll turn it off, unplug everything, take it to the dining room table and then operate  :D

Cheers.

I will enjoy it in the operating theatre tomorrow.

you did say you were a bopard when it came to these things!

a bit like the IT help centre conversation:

Caller: my PC doesn't work
IT: is it plugged in?
Caller: yes, i'm not stupid, all the cables are in and the plugs are on
IT: can you tell me what type of computer it is?
Caller: no, i can't read it
IT: why not?
Caller: it's too dark
IT: can you turn the light on?
Caller: no, there's a power cut.

Ha ha ace  :D

FB, if your RAM slots are DIMM then its your's when you want it. I assume it works, it's never been used though.

I'll have a look tomorrow. cheers axs. I'll buy you some pints.

good home and all that.

just noticed we seem to be attracting a russian audience - check out the latest new users name.

and who the hell are the two 'guests' that are permanently online?

googles link following search generating bot things is the normal answer to that. Often one of them is Sonic.

sneaky. or antisocial i'm not sure which.

I tried being hidden for about 10mins but then someone asked me why I was hidden so I turned it off. True story.

how do you hide yourself? is it like Kit's camouflage thing from Knight Rider?

yeah pretty much

so all i have to do is steal hasslehoff's voicebox, graft it onto my own and then command my user ID to hide?

meh, i've had a few beers, i'll do it tomorrow.

 8)  8)  8)

Straight...over....lots of heads.

http://www.yummy.com/images/products/raid-ant-roach.gif

thought no-one had got it!

my heap of shit:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200XL
Asus A8V Deluxe
GeForce 7600 GT
iiyama VisionMaster Pro 413
1x IDE 80GB Hitachi Deskstar 8mb cache 7200rpm
1x IDE 160GB Hitachi Deskstar 8mb cache 7200rpm
SB Live! soundcard
NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethernet Adapter
CoolMaster WaveMaster case

no, it just was an old boring joke  :wink:


Just for the sake of uber geekyness. My setup:

Antec 900 case
EVGA nvidia 680 sli mobo
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 o/cd to 3 ghz
2 gb ram
2 x XFX 256mb geforce 7600gt fatal1ty editions
2 x Seagate barracuda 500gb (running in RAID 0)

FATAL1TY
http://images.soundblaster.com/fatal1ty/images/x-fi_img_john1.jpg

you fucking nerd

Anyone who spells their cyber name with a 1 in it is ace !!11111oneoneone111

Anybody fancy a game of Quake 2 mighty deathmatch?

i've lost my q2 configs :(

I installed it the other day. Only for the single player, it's not as good as I remember.

that's cos q2dm/ra2 is where it's at.

I found that. Same with Goldeneye and in fact any fps over the years. Sad days

Half Life's still fun until you get to that crappy alien world at the end, then it's just tedious. It is a bit like "crawling through ventilation shafts '98" but still ace.

Deus Ex never ever get's boring, but that's because it's the bestest game ever. it's a beautiful gamein all aspects

System Shock 2 and Thief 1 and 2 are bloody ace as well. But not really like proper fps's.

Well I've got two processors so I think I win  8)

nah

You're just jealous  :D

Why?  :o

Cos two's better than one

I know. That's why I have 2 as well. w00t!

I've a AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ with 4GB RAM, built it about 18 months ago. I get the parts through work for fuck all so I upgrade pretty much when I want to, use my lappy more than the desktop now which is Sony Vaio Intel Core Duo 2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83ghz and 2GB RAM, 100GB HD

See all the geeks have dual core.

I might try and overclock mine further after the exams. Should be able to do it with my new heatsink.

I've never tried overclocking, tend to just keep it simple...

Fuck you, I'm a geek and I've only got one core. and it's more of an apple core.

I still beat you all at unreal tournament though and that's what matters.

Mine's too fucking noisy, I need a new PSU.

It's easy to do and gives a performance increase. Just have to watch the heat, but the core 2 duos are fairly safe.

Good to save yourself some dosh for other components

What do you reckon Si, 500W?

Can you remember that heatsink you suggested as well?

I've got an Apple Mac G4. Any more information would confuse me.

Big Brothers on now so I'll leave you geeks to HDDD/iRHP/VD and the like.

Expensive doorstop/paperweight  :wink:

Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 (make sure you get the intel one). Good reviews all the pc mags, pleased with the performance and runs quiet.

I've got a 550w psu and run 2 gfx cards, 2 dvd drives, 2 hard disks, wireless adapter, tv card and shit loads of fans with that. Got a power meter and has never been stressed near the limit.

Unless you're going to upgrade to the new geforce models it'll be more than enough power.

It looks pretty though. :|

500w should be fine then. All I use the PC for is internet, football manager and watching films sometimes.

Where did you buy the heatsink from Si?

And your avatar is gay. Have that!  :D  :wink:

Moi?

Point taken.  :gay:

From overclockers.co.uk. Make sure you get yourself some cleaning fluid to get rid of the left over thermal paste on your cpu before fitting the new heatsink though. You won't find a better heatsink for £15.

cleaner (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-000-AC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=27)

heatsink (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821)

Cheers Si.

One more thing, the only decenet PSU's I seem to be able to find have the big 12cm fans on top, but I don't have a grill on the top of my case. Will this make a difference?

My case is strange in that the psu is on the bottom, so the fan is pointing up into the case. This actually means the psu is upside down, all the writing on the side is upside down as well.

So if you put the cpu at the top of the case, just do it so the fan is pointing down into the case. So it's sucking in the air and throwing it out the back

Good thinking batman!

Cases are gay. You want one of these bad boys

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http://www.g-news.ch/articles/nhp200nc/images/closeview.jpg

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