Comments on: Building a New Computer – Part 3: Setting it Up http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bubs353 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-78422 Bubs353 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:39:54 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-78422 Thanks you geek!!!! Very detailed and informative. :) Thanks you geek!!!! Very detailed and informative. :)

]]> By: Bugaloo http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-77796 Bugaloo Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:45:46 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-77796 Craig Williams "Will a 10GB HDD hold xp?" It could, but if you are going for patches and updates you would run out of room very quickly. Not to mention after setting it up for the first time it will take a rather big chunk of space just to install the operating system on. My suggestion is; if you can afford something like 100 gb or even 80 go for that instead. Craig Williams

“Will a 10GB HDD hold xp?”

It could, but if you are going for patches and updates you would run out of room very quickly. Not to mention after setting it up for the first time it will take a rather big chunk of space just to install the operating system on. My suggestion is; if you can afford something like 100 gb or even 80 go for that instead.

]]> By: Bugaloo http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-77707 Bugaloo Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:29:27 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-77707 I plan on putting together a gaming pc or a pc period for the first time. After reading up and looking at the assembly portion of building a computer, I would worry about BIOS portion because I hardly find a post explaining this. Thankfully this turned that all around for me. I will have to return to this post when it comes time for me to put my PC together. I plan on putting together a gaming pc or a pc period for the first time. After reading up and looking at the assembly portion of building a computer, I would worry about BIOS portion because I hardly find a post explaining this. Thankfully this turned that all around for me. I will have to return to this post when it comes time for me to put my PC together.

]]> By: Craig Williams http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-77631 Craig Williams Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:28:56 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-77631 Will a 10GB HDD hold xp? Will a 10GB HDD hold xp?

]]> By: Wayne Rayner http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-65152 Wayne Rayner Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:47:15 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-65152 I installed Vista 32 bit on my Asus P5QL Pro and was happy it went well. After reading your install story I tried to change the hdd setting to AHCI and had the problems as Wil stated. Too bad Asus doesn't explain the choices in the manual. Now to get the performance I paid for I have to reinstall vista. Crap. I installed Vista 32 bit on my Asus P5QL Pro and was happy it went well. After reading your install story I tried to change the hdd setting to AHCI and had the problems as Wil stated. Too bad Asus doesn’t explain the choices in the manual. Now to get the performance I paid for I have to reinstall vista. Crap.

]]> By: Bryan T. Moore http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-63211 Bryan T. Moore Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:30:29 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-63211 I have a question. I just constructed a computer with a 320GB hard drive. Yet, after installing Windows XP, the computer claims that my free space is only about 130 GB! I know that XP does not take up that much room. What gives? Bryan T. Moore I have a question. I just constructed a computer with a 320GB hard drive. Yet, after installing Windows XP, the computer claims that my free space is only about 130 GB! I know that XP does not take up that much room. What gives?

Bryan T. Moore

]]> By: Peter Lowe http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-54470 Peter Lowe Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:07:22 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-54470 Hey love you web site, intersting information for us beginners. One thing though, your graphics are WAY too large, takes ages to bring up each page. Some pictures are 500Kb where 50Kb would be fine. Think of the poor old dial-up users. Keep up the good work. Peter Hey love you web site, intersting information for us beginners. One thing though, your graphics are WAY too large, takes ages to bring up each page.
Some pictures are 500Kb where 50Kb would be fine. Think of the poor old dial-up users.
Keep up the good work.
Peter

]]> By: Derek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-53442 Derek Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:20:19 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-53442 This Is What I Have Been Looking For , FOR MONTHS, Thank You Sooo Much, i plan on to build my own computer, i have a good aspect on how to put evreything together but, i dont kno what is next, what i have to do when i turn on my computer, and what do i do in the BIOS menu Thank You SOOOO Much this was VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY Helpfull 10/10 This Is What I Have Been Looking For , FOR MONTHS, Thank You Sooo Much, i plan on to build my own computer, i have a good aspect on how to put evreything together but, i dont kno what is next, what i have to do when i turn on my computer, and what do i do in the BIOS menu Thank You SOOOO Much this was VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY Helpfull 10/10

]]> By: Syahid A. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-52046 Syahid A. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:53:26 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-52046 Superb how to Mr Geek. The Ultimate Boot CD looks like a fantastic troubleshooting tool. Superb how to Mr Geek. The Ultimate Boot CD looks like a fantastic troubleshooting tool.

]]> By: Rick http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-52038 Rick Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:23:20 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-3-setting-it-up/#comment-52038 Has anyone had any problems with drives randomly disappearing when AHCI mode is enabled? Even though all of my drives are SATA, they occasionally aren't recognized upon boot. If I change the setting back to IDE, there are no problems at all. I've searched all over, but can't seem to find a fix. Has anyone had any problems with drives randomly disappearing when AHCI mode is enabled? Even though all of my drives are SATA, they occasionally aren’t recognized upon boot. If I change the setting back to IDE, there are no problems at all. I’ve searched all over, but can’t seem to find a fix.

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