CPU not being completly utilized

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

but i did that b4.... and i got to the boot screen (nevida boot agent) and its like Intel 199*-2000 and Nvida 200*-200* then it says media test failur, check cable...

endyen · Aug 9, 2005

Is your hdd recognized in bios?
Did you re-use your old ide, or use a new ide drive? If yes, check to make sure your connected the cable right way round. Also make sure you connected power.

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

its a new SATA 160GB it says that it reconize the drive in bios

endyen · Aug 9, 2005

Okay, turn raid off in bios.

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

er raid is off....

endyen · Aug 9, 2005

Then make sure the drive is connected to the nvidia sata port, that the cable is good, and that you have power connected.

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

ok somethign is worng with bootagent.... i mean i tried a "special" disk that bypasses everything it takes ya to a menu b4 the boot from cd msg shows up and it works.... should i install windwo 2000 pro first then xp on top of it?

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

😵 my SATA 160 is being formatted as 131GB?? WTF?

emogoch · Aug 9, 2005

It's a limitation of 32-bit LBA. Can't see more than 137GB. Thus you need to take your drive and create two partitions. With a 160 GB drive, you should be doing that anyways.

Ned_Flanders · Aug 9, 2005

Update your BIOS.

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theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

where get new bios? i'll be search within DFI for it.(i be making lots of different drives for diff OSs, but want to keep up with the times....

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o and one strange thing... some ppl said that 6800GT do not have the 12 V power so it is hard to be stable at ultra speeds.... but mine have the 6 pin 12 v thingy.... er did i get a newe revision as this was the only part that was holding me up for day after day

on a side note, how to slipstreme a sp2 to xp pro?

***grumbles at who ever took my bootable xp sp2 and replace it with a upgrade disc...******
Edited by TheHolyLancer on 08/09/05 02:08 AM.

Ned_Flanders · Aug 9, 2005

I think the 6800Ultras have 2 power connectors, whilst the 6800 / 6800GT only have one.

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liquidpaper007 · Aug 9, 2005

You can boot off an upgrade disc. It just asks you to put in a previous windows cd like 98se or 2kpro

Ned_Flanders · Aug 9, 2005

Haha, I'd just come in from a night out - was kinda tired, didn't bother checking any details.

I'm worried about him modding his case...and the comment about the PSU fan eariler where he said he'd need to cut a hole in the top of the case 😱

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theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

lol after talking to my dad and about the heat probles he said we might get a new case.... can someone choise one from <A HREF="http://www.mocc.ca/catalog/index.php?cPath=1" target="_new">here</A> i'm looking at the <A HREF="http://www.mocc.ca/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=770" target="_new">cooler master</A> one (only one w/o a damned window so i can drill holes in the side pannel for a 120 mm fan to suck heat put....) and he wasts to get the cheapest one... somone get me the page about the dude's gfx card melted due to bad ventalation or a place where they see how much heat a modern computer can generate...

or is that 100 dollar one crap aswell?

BTW this is local store so we don;t need to wait too long for a new case

if there was another option i'd take it...

BTW how ya remove dead OS choice from the OS choosing screen? or do the new bioses do it for ya?

o and how do i get USB front ports? my mobo can support four additional usb 2.0/1.1 ports and i'd lake at least 2 on the new case (hence where to get the ports and wire it self or do it come with the case?)

BTW is that 70 some dolllar case american? if so do they ship to canada? and how much is it? (its the one that i seem recommanded by lots of ppl, its got like 5 fans installed in it...)

and do these cases have the cpu top fan opening? or do i have to cut it

Edited by TheHolyLancer on 08/09/05 08:51 AM.

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

BTW i'm in the THG chat room atm sooooo if ya have lots of time on ya hands can some one give me realtime assistance? (mostly software now)

Edited by TheHolyLancer on 08/09/05 08:56 AM.

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

how do ya format C:\ when there is two copies of windows on it? using a bootdisk?

btw i would want it be ntfs format sooo what kind of bopotdisk should i use? make one off of xp?

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

er bad day... how do ya partition a drive that have been already partitioned? for example split c (127GB) into 10 GB (C) and 50 (E) 50 (D) 10 (F) 7(G)? with the data on my second partition (E ATM) intact?

Huh · Aug 9, 2005

fdisk

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr how do i do that anyone give me a guide? hehe😛

in disk management it dosen;lt let me partition the drie or format it...

i deleted the windows versions manually..

Huh · Aug 9, 2005

errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr how do i do that anyone give me a guide? hehe😛

in disk management it dosen;lt let me partition the drie or format it...

i deleted the windows versions manually..

fdisk is a program for partitioning and formatting hard drives. It don't think this program allows you to repartition without destroying/deleting the data on the drive. If you use fdisk, you will lose your data.

Since you want to keep your data on the E drive/partition, Partition Magic (~$40 US dollars) might work.

It sound like you removed the operating system so you can not boot into Windows which means you CAN NOT install Partition Magic. It also means that retrieving your data is more complicated/difficult/expensive.

If you can not boot into Windows the only free way of retreiving your data is to use a Linux distribution (like Knoppix) that runs from a CD. Boot into Linux and use Linux to burn your data to CD(s).

If you are easily offended do NOT read below this line.

Based on the questions you ask and the things you do, it appears that you put zero effort in figuring stuff out for yourself. You expect the THGC to do everything for you.

Most of the information you seek is available in your manuals or through a quick Google search.

It also seems like you do stuff and then ask questions. If you figured out stuff first you probably would spend less time on the forums asking questions and screwing stuff up.

How difficult is it to proofread your post? How difficult is it to use proper grammar and punctuation? The clearer that you make your posts, the easier it is to read, figure out what you are asking and respond appropriately to your questions/requests.

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

er well i'm not great in grammer or spelling or proofread (trust me....) in real life so i don't really think that i could do it here lol... althought i do tend to leave out pounctuations online thought....
and i do have windows XP on my E drive which can install partition magic.
o and b4 this i only though that the partition tool is a GUI tool, where i can allocate amount of space to (drive) and creat new drives and i sorta didn;t do this when i installed my first OS on it (win2000).....

FYI: i do try to proofread, hence the edits...
Edited by TheHolyLancer on 08/09/05 01:18 PM.

Guest · Aug 9, 2005

Disk Image will let you re-partition In windows on the fly...

And eerrrr ummm how hhekdm dman it errrr ???

Asus P4P800DX, P4C 2.6ghz@3.25ghz, 2X512 OCZ PC4000 3-4-4-8, MSI 6800Ultra stock, 2X30gig Raid0

theholylancer · Aug 9, 2005

lol... well i guess i have to type a little slower and run this through office....

is Disk Image a tool or a option within some tool?

is <A HREF="http://www.disk-image.net/" target="_new">this</A> their website?
Edited by TheHolyLancer on 08/09/05 01:33 PM.

Huh · Aug 9, 2005

OK.

What I recommend then is first burning your data to a CD/DVD and then use Partition Magic to get your partitions the way that you want them (or reinstall windows). There maybe free partitioning software available. I'm just familiar with Partition Magic.

Partition magic will allow you to create/delete/merge/resize your partitions. There is a possibility that when you partition you will lose data. That is why I (and Partition Magic) strongly suggest you backup your data before you partition.

I don't know how much data you have and how much effort you have already expended but maybe the best thing to do once you have saved your data to a CD/DVD is to start totally over.

Use a piece of paper to write out your partitioning scheme. i.e. how big is each partition and what goes on each partition. One recommendation is put all the OS stuff on one partition (C: Drive), all your program stuff on a different partition (D: Drive) and all data on another partition (E: Drive).

This way you can reinstall the OS on C: without having to worry about your data and programs.

Reformat your HD and reinstall Windows XP and use the partitioning tool in Windows XP to partition your drives.

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