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I'm already working a security job paying more than that, they're the ones who are paying for the course... hopefully this might bump me up a bit more. :D Or not.. we'll see. =P

Thanks for the info on the books and site man. I appreciate it!

Thanks for the info guys! I've been in the IT field for over 10 yrs, but only recently specifically concentrated in the InfoSec field. Got my GSEC Certification (full cert, not just certificate) this month too and it seems the CISSP covers similar topics... I'm so not cut out for studying...

Any of you guys taken it? How difficult is the course/exam? Job is offering to pay for it, wondering what to expect.. :rolleyes:

How do I force Outlook to open a new IE browser when clicking a link in email? Right now, its re-using an already open IE window and is annoying when I'm working on something in said IE window... Thanks fellas!

Cool. Thanks for all the info man. I'll be sure to check it out.

Are SATA drives tempermental when it comes to working w/ Ghost? I'm trying to cover all possible situations/problems before going ahead to do this. Any more info you can provide would be great. Thanks again.

Currently running two IDE drives in my machine right now and want to switch both out for a single SATA drive. I have an ASUS P5AD2-E mobo w/ the integrated Sata interface. What would be the easiest way to go about this? My current plan: Connect the new SATA drive to my machine (with the...

Hehe.. thanks man! I'm quite glad I didn't have to burn all my clothes, change my name and enter the CPU Gremlin Protection program. :p

*********************Update!!! (hopefully final! 3/22/05)*********************** Hey, who all remembers this crazy thread and the problems I was having with my possessed PC? :p Anyway, just thought I'd give a final update for everyone who was following this thread from ways back. I had...

*********************Update!!! (hopefully final! 3/22/05)*********************** Hey, who all remembers this crazy thread and the problems I was having with my possessed PC? :p Anyway, just thought I'd give a final update for everyone who was following this thread from ways back. I had...

Haha.. dude, stop stressing yourself out and just get the card already. I have the x850 and love it. Runs ALL GAMES perfectly. Trust me, once you get it and start playing, no matter which card you get, you won't look back. You'll be fine regardless of which you decide to go with. Cheers! :p

I've had it since it came out. No skipping, no lag, works on just about any surface, great w/ CS, FC, HL2, Doom3, etc etc etc... Love it. :D Paired it w/ the Saitek Gamer's KB. Best KB/Mouse combo EVAR!!!

Are you sure you have the correct video drivers for your card? If so, see if you can try another vid card... Not sure if a faulty mobo would cause those problems...? :confused: G'luck!

Nope, no tweaking software or surf blockers or anything like that... It started happening pretty much right after a fresh install of the OS.... :confused: Its not really a big deal, but pretty annoying. Everytime I try to find a site I remember surfing a day ago or whatever, I can't find it!

My IE has not been saving any surfed URL's to history even though its set to do so. When checking the History, its all just blank. I've changed the 'clear history' setting to 30 days even but no luck. Also, after a system restart, already-clicked-links (purple) become blue again as if I've...

Hehe.. Thanks man. I appreciate it. But at the same time, I'm grateful for all you other techies out there who took time out to help out w/ suggestions and advice. I actually did think about just starting from scratch, but I feel SO CLOSE to fixing this issue that I don't want to give up yet...

It says 135C.... And no, my CPU has never even come close to getting that high. :cool: But I also have the 775-land proc, not the 478-pin. Thanks for the info tho!

Well damn it, you were right. System crapped out again after a reboot.... Sent the vid card in for RMA, hopefully that was all it was. Ahhh well. At least it was good for a few days... Will keep you updated. :(

Well damn it, you were right. System crapped out again after a reboot.... Sent the vid card in for RMA, hopefully that was all it was. I'm still not sure if it might be the CPU, but I guess we'll find out after I get the replacement vid card... Ahhh well. At least it was good for a few...

Temps are still a bit higher than I like.. ~45C idle and 65C under load... But F' it, I'm not opening that thing up anymore. =P 2 weeks ago when this problem first started, I thought it might've been the PSU, but when we tried a different one, it still wasn't working. Also, machine still...

GREAT NEWS!!!! (well, for me anyway. :) ) Got my machine back up and running today! Purchased a new PSU, specifically, the Antec NeoPower 480w. Even bought some rounded IDE cables to make the case more tidy. Got everything installed, et voila!!!! machine booted and seems to be running ok...

GREAT NEWS!!!! (well, for me anyway. :) ) Got my machine back up and running today! Purchased a new PSU, specifically, the Antec NeoPower 480w. Even bought some rounded IDE cables to make the case more tidy. Got everything installed, et voila!!!! machine booted and seems to be running ok...

Someone mentioned one of those port 80 cards, but no one I know has them... It would be extremely helpful tho damn it. Will give the PSU a shot, I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks again for all the help guys.

Does your 6600GT require its own power or does it just function off the voltage from the PCI-E slot?

CleanSlate - You 8ast4rd. Haha.... How much? :p But the short would cause the system not to boot at all or inconsistently at the very least right? I'm able to boot consistently w/ the x300 card and also w/ the x800 if I'm using the 550w PSU... Would the short be dependent on the amt of...

Hmmm... but last week, when I had a chance to test it out w/ all the diff components, I also tried w/ another CPU and these problems still occured. But I hear ya, its definitely possible. I'm gonna try to pickup an ANTEC PSU today, maybe these problems are due to me using crappy PSU's. If that...

Hehe... Sorry man, I'd send you that issue of PlayGirl I was in, but I think its all sold out. :cool: I'll try to change the IRQ settings if I can boot back into BIOS. Unfortunately, the x300 wasn't mine and I had to return it to the shop. Machine right now won't boot w/ the x800. I'm...

Hi Sandman, thanks for following up on this w/ me. I should've updated this thread w/ some new info. Its definitely not the mobo; I've since gotten another one which worked for one week then something cr4pped out again.. Here's the latest: *** Got a hold of a PCI-E x300 vid card today...

Wow. Seriously, thank you all so much for trying to help me w/ this. I sincerely appreciate it. Almost makes me, a grown a55 man, wanna cry. :rolleyes: Astral Abyss, thanks for your input. The 1.5 GB is had by way of 2x512 and 2x256. I originally had only the 256 chips in there, decided...

Question for ya... What kinda thermal paste (if any) were you using for your machine? After seeing a lot of these similar problems (and myself experiencing it RIGHT NOW!), I wonder if Arctic Silver 5 may be the culprit...

I'd tell ya but I can't even boot into the BIOS. They should all be @ default settings. My system wasn't OC'ed when this happened again...

Sorry guys, I forgot to update the original post w/ updated info.... Here it is for those who don't wanna scroll back: Originally, the problem occured after running 3DMark05 & Memtest86... Few days ago, on a whim cuz my CPU temps were running high, I re-applied AS5 to my HSF/CPU and upon...

But the x800 worked after putting it back into the system... It was running fine since last week until I decided to re-apply the thermal paste yesterday. Not sure what I could've done that recreated the same problems as last week? Got a chance to try two other PCI vid cards earlier this...

Hehe.. Amen to that. I've been in this field for close to 10 yrs and look at me now. Stuck like a n00b. Its discouraging, actually. Great. Now I'm depressed. And my PC still doesn't work. :(

Hi Summers, thanks for your input. I'm curently using the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 HSF. Theres no fan control, but it worked much better than the stock HSF. We did try a different CPU w/ another HSF last weekend when this happened (w/ mobo out of the case) but it still didn't resolve the...

I guess thats possible, but I applied the paste according to the directions on the AS site (only a small bead in the middle of the CPU). I've done it many times before w/ no problems... Also, the CPU error msg comes before the VGA test, wouldn't this mean the CPU test comes first? The VGA...

2x512 and 2x256... I originally had only the 2x256 chips, but decided to get another 1GB. Could this be an issue? I tried booting the system w/ only the 2x256 and also just the 2x512 and still no luck...

Not sure if anyone's still monitoring this thread, but the problem came back. =T Originally, it happened after running 3DMark05 & Memtest86... Now yesterday, on a whim cuz my CPU temps were running high, I re-applied AS5 to my HSF/CPU and upon bootup, same problem as before! No display and...

Not sure if anyone's still monitoring this thread, but the problem came back. =T Originally, it happened after running 3DMark05 & Memtest86... Now yesterday, on a whim cuz my CPU temps were running high, I re-applied AS5 to my HSF/CPU and upon bootup, same problem as before! No display and...