Recent content by Weavo

Thanks for the advice. I flashed the BIOS and it now no longer stops at the veryfying DMI pool message. It boots and starts the setup for XP. I still get the problem where when it prompts for a floppy for the RAID config, it is acting like it doens't recognize the floppy. It asks for it over and...

Hi All, Well all my parts arrived and I have installed everything. When installing XP Pro for the first time it asks if you want to hit F6 for a 3rd party raid controller (I am trying to get these in a RAID 0 format). I do this and it prompts me for a floppy. I give it the correct floppy...

Guys, Thank you so much for all the excellent advice that you have offered. To answer a few questions: The RAM that I am considering is the following: Corsair CMX512-3200C2 512MB DDR400 PC3200 XMS Memory w/Heat Spreader Retail (2 of these) Am I going to need any cooling accesories? Is the...

Hi all, This is my first post (really glad that I found this forum) and I would like to get some advice on a system that I am planning on building. I currently own a Dell P4 1.3 Ghz machine that I have had enough of. I have had it for almost 4 years now but think it has served its purpose...