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Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 01, 2003, 10:24:09 AM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...#afs_2d008_2dsh (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Shuttle_102.html#afs_2d008_2dsh) the top one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...MD_CPUs_51.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_AMD_CPUs_51.html) xp2200+

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...amsung_146.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Samsung_146.html) 512 pc 2700 X2

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...sa_Fans_97.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Akasa_Fans_97.html)  mulit LED fan X2

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...Drives_114.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_DVD_ROM_Drives_114.html) sony went for cheap one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...sories_129.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Chieftech_Accessories_129.html) black side panel

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl..._Lights_72.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Case_Lights_72.html) top blue
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: sheepy on April 01, 2003, 10:53:56 AM
now u need a window and an lcd pannle on the front
Title: Re: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: SecretSquirrel on April 01, 2003, 12:11:13 PM
Quotehttp://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Shuttle_102.html#afs_2d008_2dsh the top one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...MD_CPUs_51.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_AMD_CPUs_51.html) xp2200+

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...amsung_146.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Samsung_146.html) 512 pc 2700 X2

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...sa_Fans_97.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Akasa_Fans_97.html) mulit LED fan X2

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...Drives_114.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_DVD_ROM_Drives_114.html) sony went for cheap one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...sories_129.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Chieftech_Accessories_129.html) black side panel

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl..._Lights_72.html (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Case_Lights_72.html) top blue

Typical Northern Pigeon racing whippet eating Poseur...Theres so many glowing things there you'll light up like a cheap fairy on a xmas tree..  :P

Do you get a free generator chucked in for free  :)
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Stryker on April 01, 2003, 12:24:30 PM
Sweet.  Seems we have a bit of a fad going on in the clan :-)  Everyone blame TeaLeaf! :-)
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: MAD_ness on April 01, 2003, 12:42:09 PM
wtf...... have u been "overclocking" the amount of overtime u been doin' ??

u could never have afforded this lot when I was your gaffer !!!

 :wink:  :wink:
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 01, 2003, 12:52:15 PM
Gotta get some use out of it MAD i aint letting Errr av it..


XP2200 is going into my full sytem and moving the XP2000 to the shuttle.
The Samsung RAM goes into the full sytem to make a gig.
The side panel cathode and fans go in the full sytem the rest build up the shuttle for generally watching DL movies DVD region frees and recording the TV/Films (once i get a TV card). :D  :D
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: SecretSquirrel on April 01, 2003, 01:53:33 PM
Which system does the Pron go onto ??
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Stryker on April 01, 2003, 02:45:28 PM
both, shuttle for live tv play and the desktop games platform for erm backup reasons :-)

PS Smite, can I be ur work buddie? :-) U seem to be on good pay :-)
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 01, 2003, 03:15:47 PM
U can have my Job if ya want it...

Pron goes anywhere i can fit it  :D
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: SecretSquirrel on April 01, 2003, 04:03:05 PM
QuoteU can have my Job if ya want it...

Pron goes anywhere i can fit it :D

That'll be your right hand then smut...er i mean smite :?
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: suicidal_monkey on April 01, 2003, 04:20:23 PM
QuotePosted: Tue Apr 01, 2003 9:24 am  Post subject: Wat i bought today by smite
What you take us for? Fools or something :silly:
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 01, 2003, 07:55:43 PM
LOL yeah good point making me wonder wether the bloke at overclockers that spoke to was taking the piss when he said it would be delivered tomorrow  :cry: and that everything was half price  :cry: and i got a free DVD writer with the lot  :cry: and that Squirrel is Fat useless and needs to have a wash due to smelling like a goat with Sh*t on its back (from the sliding soap box) ......nah i beleive that one  :D  :D
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: SecretSquirrel on April 02, 2003, 09:37:59 AM
QuoteLOL yeah good point making me wonder wether the bloke at overclockers that spoke to was taking the piss when he said it would be delivered tomorrow :cry: and that everything was half price :cry: and i got a free DVD writer with the lot :cry: and that Squirrel is Fat useless and needs to have a wash due to smelling like a goat with Sh*t on its back (from the sliding soap box) ......nah i beleive that one :D :D

Love you Smite

Please please please will you have my baby
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Stryker on April 02, 2003, 11:41:04 AM
Quote
Love you Smite

Please please please will you have my baby

errm, I dont think *that* kind of love produces babies
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: DogMeat on April 02, 2003, 12:59:23 PM
QuoteSweet. Seems we have a bit of a fad going on in the clan

Wot, cheap fairies...?

 :splat:
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 02, 2003, 10:07:19 PM
Right built it up and it was quite easy to build...the I.C.E heatsink is quite fancy. Installed windows and im getting graphics glitches  :cry: XP also keeps wanting to close itself and send messages to the devil.

My other sytem now sounds like a tank driving  :? but looks pretty  :D
Question:- Why on the cathode do they make ONE wire too short to reach the switch that you put on the front  :(  :(  Bast@rds.
Also with these 4 led fans i didnt need the cathode as when u turn it on it you hardly notice  :x  :x

Oh well money well spent  :D  :D

Off to ty something else .....SP1 then the local skip  8O
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Stryker on April 02, 2003, 11:00:41 PM
you have to give the cathode time to warm up.  Mine takes about 15 mins.

I've got the 4 led fan too.  I find its a nice alternative to the cathode when I'm playing on the pc in the dark as the cathode is rather bright..... well now its on the rehostat so I can dim it down anyways :-)
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 02, 2003, 11:06:04 PM
Well.........SP1 didnt go well!!!
It now boots goes to windows XP screen then reboots continuosly bugga bugga bugga. Gona have to try and reinstall XP again..Not happy :furious:  :end:

Anyone had similar probs with installs????

I will try see if it gets brighter Stryker.

At least the system does seem quicker with the extra RAM in "1 gig"
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Anonymous on April 02, 2003, 11:46:38 PM
Things to check:

0. Try a logged boot (press "F8") and see what was being loaded before the restart (remember to pick normal start next time or you overwrite your log)
1. Latest Motherboard BIOS?
2. Latest Drivers for nForce etc?
3. ACPI settings?  XP can be very picky about ACPI on some boards. When installing XP when you get to the screen that allows you to press a function key to choose SCSI drivers then you can also press F7 and pick normal system as opposed to ACPI system. (may be worth a try).
4. Set BIOS to safe defaults before trying to tinker with settings?
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smilodon on April 02, 2003, 11:51:28 PM
Then there's always "not installing SP1 at all" you could try....works for me :-)

and what's F 8)                                                   Oh F8
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 03, 2003, 08:14:49 AM
Also noticed that the memory stated 430 odd meg rather than 512 or more on bootup and XP is showing low 400's so the next thing is to do is try some memory from my other PC and see wat that shows  :cry:

Cheers Blueball i will have a look at them also
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Anonymous on April 03, 2003, 09:56:11 AM
have you got 2 sticks of memory or one?

If 2 then remove one and try with 256mb.

NB some boards (and mine is one) can accept double sided memory in only certain combinations of slots. eg, my boards allows double sided memory in slot 1 and 2 or slot 1 and 3 but not slots 2 and 3. I can put single sided memory in 2 and 3. The reason for this is that the cheapskates have reduced the control lines to those slots to keep the design simpler. The net effect is that if i put 256 double sided in slots 2 and 3 then I would get 1 x double sided and 1 x single sided at best (ie 256 + 128 = 384Mb which is 393mb in BIOS speak)
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 03, 2003, 10:19:46 AM
one 512 bar double sided
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: sheepy on April 03, 2003, 12:01:59 PM
QuoteI'm playing on the pc in the dark as the cathode is rather bright..... well now its on the rehostat so I can dim it down anyways :-)

stryker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLZ DONT RUN YOUR CATHODE ON ANYTHING LESS THAN FULL POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

at best this will break it very quickly at worst it will catch on fire or shatter, both of these will destroy your whole system!!!!!

this is one reason why i chose the switches as cathodes damage VERY easly.
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Stryker on April 04, 2003, 10:05:52 AM
eh?  but on the rheostat site they suggested running the cathode on the variable voltage control.

Do you have any info to back this?

PS thanks for the heads up.
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: sheepy on April 04, 2003, 12:55:04 PM
i got a warning with my fanbus switch controller thing saying that running lights on anythink less than full power may cause damage and that the peeps i bought it off will not accept liability to and damage caused to the system, + i chatted to a few modders about it, its something to do with the current having to go through the inverter and how a lower current or whatever effects the way it inverts oooo i dunno i was just told not to do it, i didnt understand the explanation
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 05, 2003, 04:56:53 PM
Right...
I had to re-install XP again but this time i used the 512 pc2700 samsung (Expensive) memory (that i bought for my full system) rather than the twinmoss (cheap) memory and it went through sweet, and so did SP1.
At this point i thought that it may have just been a seating problem or initial bad install so i replaced the samsung with the twinmoss and go back to the Graphics glitches and turning off and restarting itself, so it is definetely the Memory.....But at the request of the lovely Overclockers i needed to Download "Memtest86" to check the memory out and guess what .........After 3 and 1/2 hours it hasnt showed any problems ...anyone want to guess what overclokers will say next :evil:  :evil:

Smite diary out ...(until next time)
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Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: SecretSquirrel on April 07, 2003, 08:39:07 AM
QuoteRight...
I had to re-install XP again but this time i used the 512 pc2700 samsung (Expensive) memory (that i bought for my full system) rather than the twinmoss (cheap) memory and it went through sweet, and so did SP1.
At this point i thought that it may have just been a seating problem or initial bad install so i replaced the samsung with the twinmoss and go back to the Graphics glitches and turning off and restarting itself, so it is definetely the Memory.....But at the request of the lovely Overclockers i needed to Download "Memtest86" to check the memory out and guess what .........After 3 and 1/2 hours it hasnt showed any problems ...anyone want to guess what overclokers will say next :evil: :evil:

Smite diary out ...(until next time)
 :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

I guess they'll say something like ' its not the hardware but the incompetent nincompoop chimp that hasn't got enough brains to fill an egg cup'

Not that i would say that(but let me tell you a secret  - loads of others in the clan would & do- but i defended you Smite to the bitter end. I sacrificed myself for your honour - you know you can trust me. But due to my honourable upbringing i cannot reveal those heathens who bitch & would defile your good name  [cough] Oldie[cough cough]   :o
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: smite on April 07, 2003, 03:25:47 PM
Thx mate i always knew you were my buddy.........

BTW u need to see a doctor about that cough it sounds a bit oDD

Overclockers want me to test it in another PC and if it is OK then they will not reimburse .......bstrds
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Anonymous on April 07, 2003, 07:01:07 PM
make sure you test it in a PC with same motherboard as it could be a prob with compatability.
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: Stryker on April 08, 2003, 02:40:25 PM
on the cathode point, visit the site below.  they say its ok running ccfl off their rheobus product.

http://www.sunbeamtech.com/products/produc...cts-Rheobus.htm (http://www.sunbeamtech.com/products/products-Rheobus.htm)
Title: Wat i bought today by smite
Post by: sheepy on April 08, 2003, 05:44:39 PM
well ok then, but with mine i was told never to run it on 1/2 power