Is there any difference between the Cyrix and IBM versions of the same chip? No. The processors are made at the same factories under the same conditions. There is no variance in the manufacturing process. However, IBM reportedly puts the chips they receive through somewhat more stringent tests than Cyrix does. But I don’t know [...]

Is A Processor Upgrade Going To Speed Up My PC >Yes, But some times you might get a better speed increase by upgrading other components. You need to find where the bottle neck of your system is. Have you got enough memory?? If you dont have enough memory this will really slow down your PC, [...]

Title : How can I uninstall windows 2000 and install windows 98 – First thing you need to do is prepare the hard-drive for use. Using a boot-disk boot to dos. If you do not have a boot disk goto here http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and download Windows 98 SE OEM, to create a boot disk, Make sure [...]

What Can I Do To Speed Up My Computer? The odvious solution is to upgrade the processor, But some times you might get a better speed increase by upgrading other components. You need to find where the bottle neck of your system is. Have you got enough memory?? If you dont have enough memory this [...]

Will my existing ISA and PCI boards work in an ATX motherboard? Check the spec for the motherboard. It will definatly support PCI, but most boards do not have an ISA slot as this is an old connection.

Why does it take up to 30 seconds for my system to boot? Boot times of about 20 to 30 seconds are normal for normal PCI motherboards. Some of the functions that the BIOS performs during system boot are the Power On Self Test (POST), scan for add-in cards with BIOS extensions, configuration of PCI [...]

There Is A Password On My BIOS, How Can I remove This? To remove this ppassword unplug all power cables. Locate your motherboards battery and remove and leave removed for up to 5 minutes. The BIOS will then go back to its defaults, Be aware you might need to re-configure some things like device settings.

My computer does not see my CD-ROM (Secondary HDD). What should I do? This is a common problem on motherboards with Intel’s chipset using the 82371SB PIIX3 or 82371AB PIIX4 component that appears because Windows95 sometimes cannot recognize secondary IDE channel. Please visit the Intel’s Web page to find a solution to the disappearing CD-ROM [...]

How can I tell if I have the Aladdin motherboard? Systems that use the Aladdin motherboard will display a BIOS version message at bootup that ends in “BR0T” (B R zero T). For example, 1.00.03BR0T

How can I identify the BIOS ID number for my motherboard? You should be able to find the BIOS ID number at the first display screen after turning on the system