KenB

We can try.

Hi You should be able to do this - yes. I can see a couple of advantages: 1. You will have a much greater choice of Video cards 2. There will be more space for your Video card so there will be a better air-flow through the case. The card should run cooler. I can only see one possible problem. There are case connections that need to be connected: [ATTACH=CONFIG]611.vB5-legacyid=1298[/ATTACH] Your motherboard has been made for Acer ( it IS an Acer computer ? ) If the connections are not in the standard location the new case connections may not reach. You can always extend them. Some major suppliers tie the m/board to the case. I know Dell used to use BTX m/boards at one time - which was non-standard compared to the rest of the industry. Are there enough power connections in the new case? Some Video Cards need one or two 6 pin PCIe power connections. EDIT: I have just had another look at the case .......Is this a full-size case or another Midi one ? Are you going to be any better off ? You will have the PSU that you need but you will still be limited to the Video Cards.

Hi Steph and welcome to ExTS Start > type in .......devmgmt.msc ........ENTER Click the + next to DVD CDROM Are there any yellow exclamation marks / red Xs ? What is listed ?

Hi mandy I assume you did a Repair Install of XP and not a complete re-install ? It may help others if you can explain what you did to get your system up-and-running again :)

You are welcome. The thread will remain open so post back if there is a further problem.

I have been having a look too - very little if anything above 5400 r/m on a 2.5 inch IDE drive. I did find drives that were a bit cheaper than the one you linked to. Have a look at ebuyer.

That drive would be compatible - it only runs at 5400r/m If you want a faster drive see if you can find a 7200r/m.

Hi and welcome to ExTS Your original drive is a 2.5 inch IDE. There are basically 2 types. IDE ( PATA ) and the more recent SATA. The connections are totally different. Obviously you will need a compatible drive. Desktop drives are 3.5 inch. Also ...... There are 2 different speeds available. 5,400 r/m and 7,200 r/m The 7,200 transfers data considerably faster. So - you want a 2.5 inch IDE 7,200 r/m drive. I would suggest that you look at something a little bigger than 160GB - but this is obviously your choice. Hope this helps :) EDIT Our last posts crossed - 1 minute apart.

Quite correct. If it is performing normally - leave it until there is a problem :)

I was steering you towards the same conclusion that Randy has provided. Suspected Malware. Quick check - ( but not definitive ) Download MBAM from here: Click on "Products" > you want the free version http://www.malwarebytes.org/ Install > Update > Run It will produce a log. Copy this. Paste it here in your next reply. If this log shows anything one of our Security Experts will advise further.

Hi, Take a look here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Reset-Internet-Explorer-8-settings Re-set IE8 and see if that helps.

Let us know the results.

If you take a look at it there should be a label with the information on it. You should not be getting a burning smell - something is over-heating. Download speccy from here: http://www.piriform.com/speccy Install and run it. When the results show ......ALT + PrtSc will copy. Paste into Paint > Save as a .jpg > attach this to your next post. We still need to know what Wattage your PSU is.

Hi and welcome to ExTS Disconnect external hardware ( printer etc ). I would be inclined to take all cards ( RAM / Video etc ) off the m/board. Disconnect the Hard Drive(s) and CDROM. ( Power and data cables ). Leave only the 20(4) way PSU connection on the m/board. Switch on. You should get POST beeps ( not the normal one beep ) Let it stand for a while to make sure it is stable. If it isn't then you have a m/board or PSU problem. Add the Cards / connections one at a time - allowing time to see if it is stable. When the system becomes unstable - you have found the problem piece of hardware.

Hi and welcome to ExTS Which version of IE are you running?

What size Power Supply Unit do you have?

Thanks guys :) Apparently he is lying 4th out of 200+ entries. If he stays in the top 10 he gets to present his animation to the Wallace and Gromit team.

If it isn't seeing the HDD or CDROM - try re-seating the cable at the m/board. If you have a different cable you could give that a try. Presumably the IDE drive is set to "Master" ? What happens if you disconnect the SATA drive ? If you can boot from Linux or similar then there is nothing to worry about with the BIOS regarding your CDROM drive.

Hi This is probably a BIOS setting. Have a look and see if you have an option "Enhanced Mode" If you do try "PATA" as the setting.

Hi Can you confirm please - do you have 2 internal drives on your system? If this is the case - Are these both SATA drives ?

Hi, Good to hear that you solved one problem at least. In your first post you say that you replaced the motherboard. If you used the hard-drive with the original installation of Windows on it - it will not boot up. Windows is "clever" enough to recognise a new environment and refuse to boot up. Is this the case with your system ?

Hi, Your MSI GeForce GTX 570 uses PCIe architecture as does your old card - so in this respect the new card is compatible. The specs are here: http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N570GTX-Twin-Frozr-II-OC.html#?div=Specification The new card is a wide one and will take up two slot widths. You need to make sure that you have room. The MSI GeForce GTX 570 has 2 DVI outputs - no VGA. If your present monitor has a VGA connection then you will need an adapter. The Antec high current gamer hcg 750 looks a very nice PSU http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjU5Mw== I checked and it has 4 8pin ( 6 + 2 ) PCIe power connectors. This would be enough to run 2 cards.

Hi Mandy, Welcome to ExTS :)

As BeeCeeBee says - if you HAVE used an old hard drive with Windows on it the system is not going to boot. The solution is a Repair Install of Windows XP You should not lose any data / files etc. but you do need the original XP installation disk. If you have it we can go from there.

Take a look here: You obviously do not need the Caddy ( external drive enclosure ) you just need to take it out and replace it. Remove a panel - if you pick wrong just replace it and try another panel.