Again, thanks for all your advice, perhaps I will consider a total rebuild since I am looking for another winter project :-)
So a Gigabyte motherboard and a big WD HD?? Rick "N. Thomas" wrote: > > At this moment, I'd say Gigabyte offers the most reliable product. > They have the lowest DOA rate at this moment, mostly due to their > rigorous testing and QA. > ASUS has let their QA slip. MSI has always had numerous problems with > their directly sold OEM products. The rebranded boards are a bit > better (since the final OEM sets the quality standards). Hint: HP > pavillions use MSI mainboards. > > I suspect something faulty on the board could be causing poor disk > controller performance, you should do a visual inspection. > > You really really need to put the side cover on. Often removing it > *increases* component temperature because it lowers the air pressure > inside the chassis and reduces airflow over critical components. > It may seem that the opposite is true, but actually what happens is > heat pools up in certain areas of the system because of this > misdirecting of air. Removing the side increases the number of > 'hotspots' because air is no longer routed over critical components > effectively, and also not flowing at sufficient pressure. You chassis > has been designed with correct airflow in mind; trust me. > > BIOS flashes are relatively safe as long as: > - your floppy drive and diskette are in good working condition,.. i > often use a new diskette that has been fully reformatted a few times > (the factory formats are often faulty, FYI) > - your system is not reset or powered off while flashing (includes > crashes from overheating, etc., so the system needs to be in stable > condition) > - you are able to setup your BIOS on your own (although this isn't > really a problem anymore) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/KIlPFB/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
