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Anything cheap! My father-in-laws CPU died and I need to get him up and running. :-(

WTB: Socket A CPU with 266Mhz FSB Anything cheap! My father-in-laws CPU died and I need to get him up and running. :-(

I supposed it's possible this CPU burned up or something. The HS was all gummed up with greasy dust bunnies. It was gross. My father-in-law cooks alot and the computer is near the kitchen & their house is dusty. Freaking nasty in that computer... Merc has got to have some old 462 CPUs...

Actually, ANY Socket A CPU will do I guess. I just don't think the memory I have in the board is DDR400.

NOW I'M AT A LOSS. I replaced the motherboard with another one. I have no reason to believe the 2nd board is bad. But I have the exact same problem with the system. Can a defective CPU cause the system to be totally dead (i.e. no video signal). Drives spin up and fans go but that's it...

Congrats! What did you end up doing for your mortgage?

Based on the S/N sticker by the cpu socket ( 308406 03278 ) , looks like the board was manufactured in 2003. Guess I'm SOL. :-( I was going to make a file server or something out of the replacement.

Do I just start here to do an RMA with Gigabyte or do I need to contact support first? http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com/

We don't have any 'sick' days here. When you are alotted 'sick' days, people just used them as vacation days. Now, we have unlimited 'sick' days (after 3 consecutive days you may be asked to get a Dr. note or something) but people take off a lot less time due to 'sickness' than when they were...

I use the 900RPM version of the one made by Aerocool. Been pretty happy with it except for the blue led.

I decided to give the Gigabyte a try. If it does soon, maybe I'll have the RMA board back from Gigabyte when it does. :-) I think I'd rather have a used Gigabyte rather than a new POS.

I have someone on AT offering to sell me a used Gigabyte identical to the one I have (except for it also has onboard LAN) for $45 shipped. Would you take that or a new PCChips from Newegg?

IS PC Chips as bad as I have heard? Or is that Newegg board worth a try? I might RMA the gigabyte, but only after I replace the board and get him up and running...

Help me pick my poison: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180106674676 or http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190094926175 or ??

Not too hard to find on eBay, unfortunately, most look like crap. Wish I had another of this Gigabytes...

I don't do this very often anymore so give me some hints if you have any. I think my Father-in-law's system (based on the GA-7s748 I got from Merc.) gave up the ghost. He said for a while it was doing some odd things during boot, and now it does not boot at all. I have it here, and when I...

Since I'm getting close to being practically done with finishing my basement, I just bought a big dog AC/DC to install! RRRRRRUFFF!! lol It's a backup to my Zoeller main AC sump pump.

I don't fully remember. :Q I either did what dd says above or manually downloaded the update file from the MS website. IIRC, if you manually download the update, when you go to run it, it will ask you if you want to repair or uninstall it. I think I chose the uninstall option and then, after...

I had a similar problem in the past. I manually uninstalled the updated and then let WindowsUpdate install it again. All was well afterward. C

AMEN. I would do the job. Marathon's are a race against your mind & yourself, you can do that anytime, anywhere.

My dad has a CableCard with his Comcast cable. Wonder if he will be affected by this all digital thing. I have WideOpenWest with one analog box (free) and a digital box DVR. Hope they don't follow suit.

No doubt, in many areas, some people who bought houses 1-2 years ago have probably thrown away as much or more $ than renters do every month. I feel lucky that we at least got to enjoy a couple years of appreciation before prices started to fall. The estimate from my Realtor is that my house...

Well, as I expected, I ended up going with GMAC. They are just too easy to work with and have an office that's in my building less than a 2min walk away. I was able to get 6.125% on a 20 year fixed with <$700 in closing costs. Since I stayed with GMAC, already have 56% equity and my latest...

Good post!

I think that's right because the SIIG PCIe 1x cards for firewire have an external power connector.

Right, Bozo. Everything should be free and we should not pay anyone for anything they create.

I like this one... http://www.gmacmortgage.com/calculators.do?method=mortgageLoan&chosenLink=mortgageLoan They have a bunch more tools here: http://www.gmacmortgage.com/calculators.do?method=init

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I'm amazed at how much less a 15 year mortgage costs than a 30 year. Based on a $140K loan, you pay almost $100K more in *interest* (total interest of ~$170K) with a 30 year than you do on a 15 year (total interest about $76K for the 15 year).

Holy crap. Your gas $ is my house payment. That seems like a good reason to move closer to work, as well as the fact that you must spend a good portion of your life just driving.

You might want to grab a free annual credit report: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp Get one from one of the credit bureaus (a different one each time) about every 3-4 months and it won't cost you anything. You can get a free report from each bureau once every year. C

The flattening/inversion of the yield curve and most of the rates I have checked lately shows there's not much difference between the rate you will get between a 30-year fixed and just about any ARM. Depending on how sure of your future income you are and any other things that may affect your...

Stereo- You have PM.

You don't necessarily need to have an escrow account. I pay all my taxes etc. on my own. I've never had escrow and don't want to have to deal with a 3rd party to handle all that stuff. Just too much of a PITA for me. Also, I don't like to let somebody else hold my money and gain interest...

If anyone has a problem eVGA motherboard... http://www.evga.com/emailblasts/680email.htm

NP. Nice to see you online again, Blake. Sounds like you got that networking job you wanted. :-)

To those of you with a mortgage, who do you use? My 3.75% 3-year arm is about to adjust to 5.75% this May so I'm probably going to refinance into a 15-year fixed. GMAC usually gives me a great rate but I thought I'd check around to make sure I'm getting the best deal possible... Thanks, C

What did you end up doing, Lunar?

Also, basing an opinion on anything featured in a Michael Moore film is not that bright. You can thank the Union and their lack of flexibility for any loss of jobs they incur. They still are refusing to recognize they are in a global economy & must compete.

Stereo - As I stated, I don't believe everything I stated is totally true. The whole situation is more complicated that anybody here (including myself) know. However, it is naive to make generalizations about how companies act when you don't know the specifics of any of the business dealings...

Saw this on Bensbargains.net:

If you wanted a REALLY ugly vehicle with lots of versatility and cubby holes etc., you could have gotten a Pontiac Aztec. But I'm sorry to say you are too late and they are no longer in production. :-) (Thank god)

Competition from foreign automakers who have health care liabilities that are next to nothing because of foreign subsidized heath care are one of the big reasons plants in the USA have been required to close down. When domestic automakers are at a $1500-$2000 disadvantage per vehicle because of...

Honda vehicles are, for the mostpart, girly. :-) Element's butt-ugliness is only rivaled by the Scion xB. The Ridgeline is nothing more than a V-6 minivan with a tiny pickup bed off the back. Civic has girly styling just like the Pontiac G6. Both are good vehicles though. Pilot is...

I really like this one: http://www.moonsoftware.com/bmagic.asp I run it as a scheduled task every night to backup files to my NAS as well as a 2nd hard drive in my computer.

According to the Spec sheet it supports the max DOCSIS transfer speeds. Not sure what that is: http://www.toshiba.com/taisnpd/products/pcx2200_datasheet.pdf

I just bought a 250GB SimpleTech NAS ($99 @ Newegg). Works great for my modest needs and the power management (user configurable spin-down) and built-in usb print server are perfect for me as well.

Anyone other than a moderate is not based in reality, IMO. There are usually truths to both sides of most arguments and anyone unwilling to listen to and recognize them is just too closed minded. Unfortunately, because we only have two main political parties, the polarization effect is strong...

Got my 2nd copy of Vista Business through the free upgrade program. I think I screwed up though as IIRC, I clicked on Vista Business "N". when I placed my order This version of Vista does NOT come with Media Player. Not sure if I should consider that an upgrade to regular Vista Business or...

Well, you didn't mention THAT, initially... :-P