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Have you tried omegadrivers (download from omegadrivers.net). They are optimized ATI drivers and come with Radclocker and ATItool. Radclocker allows you to set your core/memory at wathever frequency you want and keep those settings after the next startup or go back to default. These drivers work...

I agree. Get a new card. You can get the ATI 9800 AIW with 256 MB of RAM for roughly 325$ Canadian on sale. It will work wonders for you. I wouldn't go with the X800 because it is too buggy. This excellent card will last you for quite a while. If you have the money, go for the NVIDIA 6800 which...

beedubaya; I'm glad I never got the X800. You seem to have mega problems with it since the beginning. I got my old 9800 PRO and am running this game (1280 X 1024) full blast, AA 2X and AF4X with normal FPS in the 100 mark and around 50 for intense action places.

make your CD bootable before the HDD in the BIOS. Insert XP CD and start computer. First step will be to format your HDD. Select full format in order to check every location (takes longer but will isolate bad locations on HDD) You just follow the prompts to install XP and you can partition your...

Unremovable means the chip is soldered on. It CAN be replaced if you can purchase another one which is the part I am not sure about. All that is needed is a knowledgeable technician and a good soldering station like we use at work (PACE). Part of my job consists of High Reliability Soldering so...

Get a new BIOS chip and get ir replaced in a shop if it is soldered on (usually it isn't but I don't know about ASUS). You would save a few bucks if you can do it.

Have you checked your connection to make sure everything is hooked on ok? How about your jumpers for master and slave? If everything fails, try a windows repair. Unplug one and connect only one on your IDE channel (don't forget to set as master) and see if one of them is driving the other one down.

Before reinstalling, try and delete the drivers for both drives and let windows redetect and install a fresh set. This might solve it.

trueform is in your 3d options under custom, select always off. It was a hardware method of treating some information. Most games now include data treatment directly in the software so turning it off may resolve some issues. I would definitely try the omega drivers if I were you...

Check and make sure that all fans are turning. How dirty is it? Dust prevents heat transfer so using canned air, clean it up if it is dirty (including video card fan and PSU). After a reboot, enter bios and check temperature for overheating problems. If that doesn't fix it, do a minimum startup...

Have you tried completely removing the ATI drivers (from the remove/install in control panel) and do a fresh install. Have you also turned it off in your ATI control panel. What about TRUEFORM. Have you considered trying the omega drivers (from omegadrivers.net)?.

fastwrite is one of the causes of instability so if you suffer from recovery error, you might try turning it off since your MOBO might not be 100% compatible. Another cause is the TRUEFORM. It is better handled true the software itself (game) than through hardware. Only a few games ever included...

In order to operate in dual channel mode, both sticks of RAM should be of the same speed/specs. They do not have to be a matched pair but this simply ensures that they will work in dual channel together. Your MOBO manual should tell you the slots which will let you operate in DC mode since the...

Simply put, when ON, fastwrite will not verify data on the AGP bus therefore a performance increase might be noticed. However, many chipsets, namely the older ones have problems with this instruction and it may cause system instability. From tomshardware article, an increase of 10% has been...

You might have had a power surge or something which corrupted some of your drivers since you say you had to reinstall your mouseware etc... Go into your hardware devices, locate your audio and remove the drivers. Restart and let windows redetect and install fresh ones. Make sure your card (if...