Posts by bob505

Quote: Originally Posted by bryant_2004 Ctrl Alt Backspace, resets the whole OS, in Linux. Ctrl Alt Delete in Windows, allows you to shut down only the offending program causing the lockup. nope ctrl alt...

I also use Linux for my primary OS but I do use Windows for some things (mostly gaming). Why do you assume Windows is the default? As Linux is free and Windows isn’t should the conversation be why does one need Windows? Regardless, if...

I believe I have come to a final set of specs. Since the cheaper processor noted above is out of stock (the 3700+ San Diego) and I don't feel like spreading the order around, I've dropped down the ram. When I looked through the...

Quote: Originally Posted by m3x1c4nj3w Instead of that 6800GT get a 7800GT. Since the 7800GT cards recently came out on newegg, I am revising my choices (there is no way I would ever buy from dell, they are on...

thanks for the reply I got the mouse/keyboard/monitor/etc. from my currents system. Unless I need a floppy drive or better fans everything seems like its there. I'm still curious as to why newegg changed the description from...

Well its the end of summer its time to build my first system. As a combination high school graduation/leaving for collage (with a decent scholarship) present my parents have agreed to give me ~$1500 for this project (yes, they are...

i think parted is Linux only but there are others but anyway partition magic is common enough that one can acquire the registered version easily (i mean buy it of course, i don't encourage piracy)

10gb it is fine and yes if they are seperate partitions C and D then it SHOULD be fine and easy but if it has stuff you dont want to lose you may want to look into better tools than fdisk (eg partition magic etc) at least, just to be safe

Quote: Originally Posted by lilfields No one ever said there was anything wrong with it...I just suggested that Alienware has official forums, and hardly anyone here uses them, then I get "Alienware's forums...

well it been a really long time since i posted but while i'm answering the pm about it i might as well put it here too in the properties>compatibility tab for the exe file check the "run this program in..." box and select...