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| Thread ID: 29419 | 2003-01-19 09:11:00 | Way to Go? | ~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | Press F1 |
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| 115252 | 2003-01-20 07:37:00 | Seems strange - I used to have a p166 and listen to mp3's on it. The only time music would glitch or the pc freeze was during app loads. I find it hard to believe 'bottlenecks' could cause constant freezes like described. When you installed XP did you do an upgrade or a clean install? If it was an upgrade, chances are some old settings dating back to win98 have led to an instability somewhere. Far more likely than obscure 'bottlenecks' I would seriously recommend doing a clean install of XP, and all your programs. I tend to do this about every 8 - 10 months as regular maintenance, mainly to clean out remenants of old settings. Make sure you back up anything you need first tho, and do this over several days, because there will always be something you miss.... Craig. |
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| 115253 | 2003-01-20 07:38:00 | Clean install... thanks, |
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| 115254 | 2003-01-20 08:15:00 | Are Samsung floppies and CD-Rom any better? | ~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 115255 | 2003-01-20 08:24:00 | I wouldn't know about the cd-rom, but floppy brand really makes no difference unless you use it heaps - like more than once a week say. | craig_b (2740) | ||
| 115256 | 2003-01-20 08:54:00 | I don't use the floppy as often. But once I do, I use it quite a few times over. Can be up to 3-5 different floppies, or taking in and out of drive. But with CDRom, I use it quite a lot, so quility is pretty important. Thanks, |
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| 115257 | 2003-01-20 09:00:00 | Ok, how much do you stand to save with the cheaper floppy/cd drives? If it is less than say $50 combined, I would by the more expensive ones, as the gain is insignificant against the cost of rest of pc, unless you really need to penny-pinch!! There is a thing as buying too cheap tho. It really is up to you. |
craig_b (2740) | ||
| 115258 | 2003-01-20 09:01:00 | Most CD-ROM drives nowadays are built with enough quality to outlast their first owner... Ive still got an 8 year old 2x Creative drive!!! However, not all are like that, and some can wear out a whole lot faster. If you're gonna be only keeping that PC for about 5 or so years, then almost anything should be fine. If you use your floppies like that, then anything should be fine! Cheers Chilling_Silence |
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| 115259 | 2003-01-20 09:09:00 | Ok then, guess I will go the faster and cheaper way! thanks, |
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| 115260 | 2003-01-20 21:57:00 | Thanks for that guide, just wondering if Windows XP will be able to run with only 128DDR Ram? | ~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 115261 | 2003-01-20 22:18:00 | Yup! May be a little slow.. You'd be better off getting a whole lot more SD-RAM thou if your mobo takes it. I can get 512MB SD-RAM for about $95 + GST, or 128MB DDR-RAM for about $175... My bobo supports both options, and I chose the 512MB SD-RAM! I run Win2K however! |
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