Recent content by Red Beret

Hey guys, I recently bought an HP a1730n desktop... Then I upgraded to a Radeon 1950PRo, and a 500watt thermaltake power supply. Recently I've been trying to tweak some bios settings, but I think that HP limited its users to very few basic bios options. Is there any way I could change the...

Hey guys, I have been trying out Mandrake Linux for a few days now...and I'd like to say that it is my first time ever using Linux. As you might think I don't know how to use Linux properly yet so I have a few questions, and I thought you guys would be able to answer them. First, I want to...

Thanks alot, this information is surely going to help me out a lot. One more thing though, if you have an LCD, and are using Windows XP, you would probably know a feature called "Clear Type", which makes fonts look better with an LCD. I am currently using this feature on my Windows XP, and I...

So which file system should I use then?

1. these are formatted as NTFS...I think I just answered my own question...Linux uses a different file system? 2. I will check that web-site for the printer, thanks. Another question I had was, does the Linux installation come with a tool to create a new partition with the Linux file system...

Thanks a lot, what would you suggest about my problems with the hard-drive and printer? I got the internet to work (it just started working out of no where :confused: . Thanks a lot for your help guys.

Hey everyone, first of all I would like to say that I have used this site in the past and I received a lot of help regarding all kinds of hardware questions that I had. I am extremely new to Linux, and I currently use Windows XP. I want to try something new and also experience the reliability...

It seems like Codeine has given you a good answer, but could this be a power supply problem? Maybe the voltage that goes to the fan is changin too much? I'm not familier with things like that, but I had a custom fan once, and the voltage in the power supply kept changing so the fan was reving...

Hey everyone, I have an Ati Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB), build by Ati, and I wanted to overclock it to XT speeds, I have a few questions though :confused: . I asked this question before, and I got mixed results. What is the best cooler for the price of a Zalman FV-700 and under for my Radeon 9800...

Well, thanks for that information, it was basiclly all I needed to know. Thanks again for your help. :)

Hey everyone, I have a Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB), made by Ati, and I wanted to overclock a little bit, and everyone seems to be recommending the Ati Silencer 1 by Arctic Cooling. But there are 2 version of that cooler, the old one with the blue fan (rev. 3), and the new series with the black fan...

oh I see, well thanks for that info, it answered all my questions. Again, thanks for your help.

Hey everyone, I was reading about dual channal memory, and I have a few questions for you guys...I understand that dual memory gives a performance boost, but I was wondering...how much more performance am I going to get out of this dual channal ram, and can any ram module be teamed up with...

O.k thanks for that information. However, back to my first questions..do u guys actually recommend the XP-90, or do you recommend anything else, heatsink with fan included or not, it doesn't matter. Post reviews, or comparisons preferably. And what about the aluminum over copper as I asked in...

yeah I did hear that the Tornado series have really high performance rating...but they are really loud right? I could connect it to a rheostat...but if that dies then my CPU would die as well right?