Recent content by atxjoe

Points taken on the OS. As much as I hate to, I’ll use Vista 64 for a while until Punkbuster works on Windows 7. It will also make it easier to install an OS on the RAID drives. Nice, you threw down the gauntlet and called me a puss, someone had to! Well I’m in for the 2 SSDs, but most of...

Thanks lt_shiro, I think I'm starting to get it now. So forget the 3x Crossfire, and look at a less expensive PSU like the Antec that HardwareGuru recommended. If I use Windows XP do I need a floppy drive to install the RAID drivers? If I jump right to Windows 7 do I still need the floppy...

It’s a uATX board and I read that these 4890 cards are huge. I believe any ATX power supply will fit in the case, but will I have enough room left over for the video cards, heatsink and other toys? That’s my concern. My strategy was to build in a little future-proofing. I felt the single...

HardwareGuru - Thanks man, I don't post often but I know this is the place to do my research! PC_User - Thanks for the advice. The Thermalright looks nice n' tight for a smaller case. I'm assuming I'll need to purchase a separate 140mm fan. Noise isn't a concern, just system stability. I...

What will you be doing with this PC? This is a replacement for the system formerly known as “badass gaming system”. I want this to be modernly “badass” and somewhat portable for my regular weekly LAN gaming session. No torrents, MP3s, MS Orifice, or intertubal surfing allowed here. What's...

Actually the system comes with 2 SATA II connections. I've got the OS loaded on a PATA drive along with a DVD-R on the same IDE controller. The motherboard has 1 PCI slot I'm using for a gigabyte LAN card.

I was able to format the drives on a different system, and I copied data back and forth to ensure they worked. Separately, I did a reinstall of XP on the Atom system to see if that could be the problem. After the install finished, I attached the SATA drive and turned the system on. New...

okay good info. I'll try formatting them on a different system. If that did work, I would need to run some extensive read/write tests to make sure I didn't have problems later on. Any chance it could be my power supply? It's a 380watt and has power cables for sata drives. The fact I can...

These drives are usually shipped formatted and ready to use, correct? The system hasn't recognized the drives as being formatted. I called Intel back and they asked me to try installed XP directly on the SATA drive. That won't work for my server setup but its good troubleshooting. Booting...

Looking for some guidance, thanks for any help. Here's the hardware in question: Intel BOXD945GCLF Intel Atom processor 230 Intel 945GC Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EACS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM I installed Windows XP Service pack 2 on a PATA...