The Personal Computer Thread

[ceasar]

Well no need to upgrade sir.. I've sold this PC.. Bought a new laptop with C2D.. It's just that I dont want to hand over my pc to my friend with any prob in it.. That's why want to solve this prob.. It's a P4..



Well that's what I think, there may be some prob with the BIOS... Let's see..

By the way, it's KetanR15.. not R14..

well try to upgrade ur bios..or try flashing ur bios

[ketan_r15]

try to format ur pc,,,after formating if this problem is continuing then its time for u to upgrade ur pc..which one do u use p4 or p3.dude there might be sum problem wid ur motherboard.

Well no need to upgrade sir.. I've sold this PC.. Bought a new laptop with C2D.. It's just that I dont want to hand over my pc to my friend with any prob in it.. That's why want to solve this prob.. It's a P4..

@Ketanr14 - it looks like ur motherboard small cell has conked off . but after changing it problem should have been solved .sunno why its continuing. problem is with system Bios . maybe reflashing it may help .

Well that's what I think, there may be some prob with the BIOS... Let's see..

By the way, it's KetanR15.. not R14..

[Lost Soul]

@Ketanr14 - it looks like ur motherboard small cell has conked off . but after changing it problem should have been solved .sunno why its continuing. problem is with system Bios . maybe reflashing it may help .

[vinoob]

try to format ur pc,,,after formating if this problem is continuing then its time for u to upgrade ur pc..which one do u use p4 or p3.dude there might be sum problem wid ur motherboard.

[ketan_r15]

Hey guys, probably this is my first post in this thread..
I need some urgent help..

I recently bought a new Laptop.. It was delivered at my place just a couple of days ago. I have already sold my desktop to a friend of mine and am just waiting for my data to be transfered on my laptop.

The problem I have is..

I bought my desktop in 2003 and since then there was no major prob with it. Some days ago, when I started my pc it didn't boot up normally. It asked me to press 'F2' key to let take the normal settings to boot up. Once the computer had started I noticed that the date had rolled back to some day in 2003. I changed the date setting and used the pc. Everything else was normal.

After that day, everytime I started the PC, the date rolled back to 2003. And I had to press F2 for the computer to boot up. I showed the prob to my service engineer and he simply changed the battery and the prob was gone. PC used to start normally and the date was also fine.

But after just 9 days of changing the battery, the exact prob reappeared. I started the PC and it didn't boot up. Again it asked me to press F2 to start and then the date was rolled back to 2003. The date remains the same till I leave the power on(even after the PC is shut down). But once I turn the main power button off, the date rolls back.

What can be the problem? Can it be taken care of at home itself? I mean with some simple steps? I am after the system engineer but you know these guys.. He's just not responding...and delaying the work. I need to rectify this prob asap because my friend is waiting for the PC. Kindly put some light on it as to what can be the prob? Is it something to the motherboard? or something else?

Thanx in advance guys and waiting for a reply..

[vikaskurup]

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[vikaskurup]

re pranay

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[vikaskurup]

re prakash_mvpa

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[gold_heart007]

In fact most of the theoretical explanations were present within those articles. May be we dont need to discuss this any further, untill the information remains confined and genuine to ourselves! And Yep, someday..! Peace Bro..

[Hyperion]

Just go through the RAM Operation Background section once more, if u've skipped it. And yes, i am talking about the RAM Latency ofcourse. The time delay, actually increases with more capacity of RAM. As with almost all latency measurement, lower latency results in better performance. And please also go through the SDRAM Latency from the same page.

And Btw, you've deviated from the actual topic on which the discussion really began. I am still commenting based on that one.

I did go through it.
Nothing there to support what you have said. Nevertheless, lets call it a truce and stop going OT here.Maybe we can continue the discussion offline.

[sabret00the]

Anyone on SLI with 2 x GTS250 512MB?

Is anyone on the forum running SLI using a couple of GTS250s on the forum?

I'm curring running the following config:

Proc: C2D E6600 @ 2.89Ghz (on stock intel cooler)

CPU Cooler: Stock

Motherboard: Asus P5N32 e SLI

Video: 1 x xFx Nvidia GTS250 512MB

Fans:

• 1 x Logisys 120mm dual UV CCFL ring fan.
• 1 x 80mm Logisys UV reactive case fan.
• 2 x 80mm el cheepo Chinese LED fans that came with the cabby.

Memory: 4 x 2GB OCZ XTC Platinum PC8500 DDR2

Hard Drives:

• 2 x Seagate 500 GB (S-ata)
• 1 x Seagate 250 GB (Sata)
• 1 x Hitachi 80GB (Sata)
• 1 x Seagate 160 GB (IDE)
• 1 x WB Caviar Blue 640GB (Sata)

Optical Device: Sony CRX230 16x DVD R/W (P-ata)

Mouse: Logitech MX 518 usb

Keyboard: Logitech Basic Multimedia usb

Monitor: Samsung 940 BW. (runs out of it's own power source)

Power Source: GlacialPower AL650AA

Any idea if I add another GTS250 to the above config will the PSU be able pull it?

[gold_heart007]

I fail to understand why people buy 1 GB card, instead buy a next range of 512 mb card, just like instead of 1 GB 4850, 512 mb 4870 'll be always better(overall performance wise). valid upto gtx 260 or similar ati card. :P

Well Said bro..!!

"Latency" is a very general term. Which latency are you talking about? For a given RAM technology, the latency doesnt vary with amount of RAM. Are you saying , whichever Latency you are talking about, that it increases with increase in RAM capacity?

Are you talking about CAS Latency mentioned here?
CAS latency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Core always matters more? Yeah, I know. The point you made in the last post was , for the same core, 512 MB card will be as fast or even faster than 1 GB card. Why is that?

Its a simple enough question.

Just go through the RAM Operation Background section once more, if u've skipped it. And yes, i am talking about the RAM Latency ofcourse. The time delay, actually increases with more capacity of RAM. As with almost all latency measurement, lower latency results in better performance. And please also go through the SDRAM Latency from the same page.

And Btw, you've deviated from the actual topic on which the discussion really began. I am still commenting based on that one.

[Hyperion]

I thought you understood! Ok, again..!
A 512MB and 1GB card will yield same results while playing at similar resolutions. Now, unless and untill, u want to crank up the resolution, a 512MB card will in general provide better results. As for Why...I've already answered that in my previous post. Now if u dont know about Latencies...i suggest you study a bit about it.
See, Core always matters More; i.e. the Graphic Processing Unit.
Ok, tell me: What matters more: Your Pentium Quad Central Processing Unit or How many MB or GB of RAM you have? Huh?
Honestly answering, for General GPUs like 8600/8800/9800 series, sporting 1GB of vRAM is just another marketing tactics.
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"Latency" is a very general term. Which latency are you talking about? For a given RAM technology, the latency doesnt vary with amount of RAM. Are you saying , whichever Latency you are talking about, that it increases with increase in RAM capacity?

Are you talking about CAS Latency mentioned here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_latency

Core always matters more? Yeah, I know. The point you made in the last post was , for the same core, 512 MB card will be as fast or even faster than 1 GB card. Why is that?

A card that has 1GB of RAM and a 256bit bus will only be able to address 512mb consistently fast... the more RAM you use on the card, the more latency increases so it will be sufficiently slower in memory intensive apps than a card that has 1GB and a 512bit Bus.
See, it depends on what Graphics card you buy really.
A 1GB card with a 256bit bus may be a little faster in professional programs due to the increased RAM, but Gaming wise it will be the same as the 512MB card, or slower in some cases too!

Its a simple enough question.

[foruamit2004]

I fail to understand why people buy 1 GB card, instead buy a next range of 512 mb card, just like instead of 1 GB 4850, 512 mb 4870 'll be always better(overall performance wise). valid upto gtx 260 or similar ati card. :P

[tanay]

A 1 gig card will NEVER be slower than a 512 mb card with the same specs.

As per the part in bold, we are saying the same thing.