Recent content by PitfireX

its an ibm...i dont have a camera and i dont know how to tell the model but heres a link to the hardware manual... ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/74p2661.pdf mine is model 8196, and their is a motherboard model about half way down. Thanks what ive been using.

the thing is i DONT have those plugins on my motheboard and my case has no cords

LOL ok I have no way to turn on my computer..... their is no place on my MOBO for a switch....

i took my personal 300 GB and put it into this comp and it started working i unplugged the system, and pluged it in to turn it on my PSU doesnt have a switch my mobo doesnt have a plugin for a switch

Ok so when i 1st got the computer it had a power switch coming from the power supply, the case has no cords, and my front panel lights have no cords....if i remember right i put them into my new case when i got it..... the mobo has no pulgin for the power switch i purchased and only 1 LED...

I just put XP on a new computer and i cant turn it on with out a power switch..... the problem is the supply doesnt have a switch and the mobo doesnt seem to have a spot for one....what are my options?

So i took my 300 GB SATA and it worked but now i have another problem, the machine wont start. before windows was on it i unplugged it and pulgged it back in, now that doesnt work, my power doesnt have a switch on it, and according to IBM my Mobo doesnt have a plugin for a switch......so what...

lol yup ive checked EVERYTHING 5 times.....took it all out, put it all back in

i get... Attempting PM ATA identify -SN< < - invalad responce Attempting PS ATA Identify_ And it sits....and i havnt seen any change

right now HD is on primary and i checked jumpers, they were on master but i put em to default cable posistion and attempting to detect again

any help

$499 might be more realistic and acctually pretty easy to find. i just got some random comp at sams for $300 with a nice pent 4, nice amount of ram, fair HD space, but no grahpics card, but at sams club they ALSO had a nVidia 7600 for $102 so 402 total....but that requires upgrading, just...

it says parralel ATA and my options are "disable, primary, secondary, both" which one?

I need help....ive got an IMB Mobo, new DVD drive, maxtor 300 GB HD, nvida 5700 card, intel pent4.... my problem is startup, i get an IMB screen and BIOS. I HAD dvd sat as ATA pri and my HD as sec. at that time the HD was only half working (testing it worked but i couldnt detect it) and when i...

Really my card says it can SLI....lol *******S! lieing to me