Recent content by apb1215

UPDATE: I have removed all my OC settings. I ran Memtest86 and was getting some bad memory results. After removing my OC on my memory, CPU and GPU (which had been rock stable for almost a year), things seem stable. But I do still think that HDD is dying.

UPDATE: Another BSOD while just browsing the web. Again this is with the possibly defective HDD removed. Minimal disk requests of any kind were being taken. BAD_POOL_HEADER 0x00000019 (0x00000020, 0x89BE7440, 0x89BE74D8, 0x0A13004)

I'm running XP Pro SP3. My rig setup is a C2D, 4 GB RAM, ATI 3850, a 74 GB Raptor and a 500 GB Western Digital. Everything is cooled superbly, never seen a temp above 40 C. I do run a light OC (E4600 2.4 -> 3.0) I can't remember the last time I've installed new hardware or software. Out of...

lol impressive I guess I could also just stop by Home Depot and pick up an industrial fan and bolt it to my side panel :p

I am currently only utilizing the PCI-x slot on my full size ATX motherboard in my mid tower case, for my VGA card. It has a reverse-side VNF100 Zalman heatsink strapped to it with a fan blowing down into the heatsink. The setup is decent, but kind of cramped, and it seems ridiculous that there...

I've been having a hell of a time ever since I decided to reinstall MS Office 2007 Enterprise, which I decided to do after all my Office documents randomly changed over to the "unknown file" icon and refused to change back. Basically a traditional uninstall could not be done, and I had to...

Well, I went ahead and rigged up an 80mm fan on top of the heatsink, blowing into it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do much accurate testing last night as the heat went out in my house. :( On the upside, my CPU temps hit 5C, and GPU idled at 30C! lol But I was wondering, with this unique...

I am using the VNF100 as is to cool my Sapphire 3850, no additional fans attached. I have a Thermaltake Big Typhoon cooling the CPU. In addition, I have repositioned my intake fan slightly higher on the front of my case, so it blows more directly over the video card (as well as the also...

FYI Here is what TestDisk is showing as my Partition Table: Partition Start End Size in Sectors 1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 6681 254 63 107346267 [Boot] 2 E extended LBA 6682 0 1 60800 254 63 869421735 5 L HPFS - NTFS 6682 1 8 60800 254 63...

TestDisk was able to locate the partition! I did a rewrite of the partition table, and I am actually seeing the partition returned to My Computer. Only one problem. When I try to open it, I get "D:\ is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable." Then when I look at...

XP Pro x86

I bought a second HDD to act as my media drive. As a bonus, this was going to allow me to delete the multiple partitions I kept on my single drive for boot and media, which I have always hated having. I am using Symantec PartitionMagic 8.0. After formatting the new drive, I copied all the...

If you have an unlimited data plan, you can send emails to people's SMS addresses (which for AT&T I think is phonenumber@txt.att.net) and skip the SMS package. It's probably more convenient to have SMS capabilities, but it's a good idea if you're looking to save a few bucks.

That's really low voltage on the CPU and you already have a pretty decent HSF. My E4600, which is stock at 2.4GHz, was at 3.0GHz with 1.376V when I had the exact same AC Freezer. I would try simply upping the voltage a bit with your current setup first and then going from there.

Really glad to see all the MX518 love, I thought that people might have moved on and that I might be the only one :p I actually owned an MX1000 for awhile too but I hated it. It's so heavy! It's like moving a paperweight around your desk.