1. To delete the BIOS password, you will have to reset CMOS. Try Google.For a one time reset, you will need to take the battery out and unplug the computer, then put the computer back together and reboot. Note: this is a one time fix, the password will come back once you turn the computer off again.A 'Read more

    To delete the BIOS password, you will have to reset CMOS. Try Google.

    For a one time reset, you will need to take the battery out and unplug the computer, then put the computer back together and reboot. Note: this is a one time fix, the password will come back once you turn the computer off again.

    A ‘frozen’ password is used to help access HDD recovery or boot options if you are having trouble doing this during a normal boot.

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  2. Try deleting your symbol cache. If that doesn't work, just try waiting. How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

    Try deleting your symbol cache. If that doesn’t work, just try waiting.

    How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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  3. "I also learnt why I had had so many RAM issues with this motherboard"There's no reason why you can't run 3 double sided sticks of DDR400. The only thing that will happen is it will run as DDR333. If you're overclocking that is EXACTLY what you want anyway. As you increase the CPU frequency, the RAMRead more

    “I also learnt why I had had so many RAM issues with this motherboard”

    There’s no reason why you can’t run 3 double sided sticks of DDR400. The only thing that will happen is it will run as DDR333. If you’re overclocking that is EXACTLY what you want anyway. As you increase the CPU frequency, the RAM frequency will also increase.

    The problem with your board is that it doesn’t have all the necessary BIOS settings to overclock properly. That’s very common for VIA based boards. That’s why nForce3 250 based boards were the board of choice for overclocking the S754 A64.

    This is what you would need to do to overclock your system, IF you had the BIOS settings:

    – lower RAM speed to DDR333 (166MHz frequency)
    – lower the HT bus to 600MHz (3x)
    – lock the AGP at 67MHz
    – disable Spread Spectrum
    – disable Cool ‘n’ Quiet
    – lower CPU multi to 8x
    – raise the CPU frequency to 250MHz.

    The above settings will run the CPU at 2.0GHz, RAM at 200MHz (DDR400), HT bus at 750MHz.

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  4. The way I see it, is that any file that is "executable" (runs when double clicked on) will also run from XP command prompt. Examples would be .exe .bat .mp3 .avi etc.When you double click a .bin file it doesn't run so you can't do it from a DOS command line either. A bin file is rather like an imageRead more

    The way I see it, is that any file that is “executable” (runs when double clicked on) will also run from XP command prompt. Examples would be .exe .bat .mp3 .avi etc.

    When you double click a .bin file it doesn’t run so you can’t do it from a DOS command line either. A bin file is rather like an image file and contains CD raw data. It therefore requires a special program in order to run it – such as BCDW, from what you said.

    The same would apply, for example, to a .dll file. They are only opened by programs not command prompt because they don’t “stand alone”.

    From a general standpoint, the mechanism in command prompt is to first put the name of an appropriate program file, one space, then the bin file. The specified program would then run the file.

    some other bloke…

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  5. Though I don't think it'll work 100%. http://www.pacificgeek.com/producti...This type of cable should get you some sound. I still believe that you'll only get sound out of one speaker. If so then perhaps you should look into other speakers.Asus M4A78-EMAMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.11Patriot PC2-6400 4GiRead more

    Though I don’t think it’ll work 100%.

    http://www.pacificgeek.com/producti…

    This type of cable should get you some sound. I still believe that you’ll only get sound out of one speaker. If so then perhaps you should look into other speakers.

    Asus M4A78-EM
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.11
    Patriot PC2-6400 4Gig
    MSI R4830
    Seagate 160Gig SATA
    Seagate 320Gig SATA
    External 1T

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  6. This should be close, but it needs testing.@echo offREM Creating FinalData.csv with Name Date at the top if it doesn't exist already.if not exist FinalData.csv echo Name Date > FinalData.csvREM First for loop drops the top row of data1.csvREM and appends the rest of them to FinalData.csvfor /F "tRead more

    This should be close, but it needs testing.

    @echo off

    REM Creating FinalData.csv with Name Date at the top if it doesn’t exist already.
    if not exist FinalData.csv echo Name Date > FinalData.csv

    REM First for loop drops the top row of data1.csv
    REM and appends the rest of them to FinalData.csv
    for /F “tokens=*” %%A in (data1.csv) do (
    more + 1 > data1mod.csv
    data1mod.csv >> FinalData.csv
    )

    for /F “tokens=*” %%A in (data2.csv) do (
    more + 1 > data2mod.csv
    data2mod.csv >> FinalData.csv
    )

    for /F “tokens=*” %%A in (data3.csv) do (
    more + 1 > data3mod.csv
    data2mod.csv >> FinalData.csv
    )
    REM Deleting the files used to drop the top row
    del /f /q data1mod.csv
    del /f /q data2mod.csv
    del /f /q data3mod.csv

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  7. I wouldn't update the BIOS at the stage. A BIOS update is something you consider after all other possibilities have been exhausted. Unless the BIOS information says that the update will actually fix the USB problem you are having, then it will achieve nothing and if you get it wrong, render your comRead more

    I wouldn’t update the BIOS at the stage. A BIOS update is something you consider after all other possibilities have been exhausted. Unless the BIOS information says that the update will actually fix the USB problem you are having, then it will achieve nothing and if you get it wrong, render your computer useless. If the USB was working previously then there is no reason why the BIOS should stop it from working. The BIOS code is in Read Only Memory which is practically immune from corruption.

    If you really insist on updating the BIOS there should also be a BIOS update application that you can download with the necessary files to do the update. This will tell you how to do the BIOS update as each manufacture is slightly different.

    Stuart

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  8. I don't know AMD that well, but I highly doubt it. It is much more difficult and more expensive to create a CPU with two more cores and If they went through the trouble to make it, they would charge more because they could. It is one thing to select the best (high bin) chips and sell them with higheRead more

    I don’t know AMD that well, but I highly doubt it. It is much more difficult and more expensive to create a CPU with two more cores and If they went through the trouble to make it, they would charge more because they could. It is one thing to select the best (high bin) chips and sell them with higher multipliers or unlocked multipliers and the lower bin (less stable at higher speeds) and lock them down so they are usable (sellable) at a lower price, but to make a hex core and disable two cores to sell it for less…. not too likely.

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