my parents decided to get two new computers to replace our aging machines, so we bought two identical compaqs.

Specs:

2.3 Ghz AMD athlon processor
120 GB HD
512 MB Ram
WinXP home
Voodoo 3

The only signifigant difference is that I loaded Win XP Professional on my machine, whereas the other one still has WinXP Home edition.




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voodoo3?

W.T.F.


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Lucky you. I WANT ONE, DANG IT!!! (oops, did I say that out loud? )

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yeah... why the hell would they have a voodoo 3 in them??

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And by Voodoo 3 you of course mean Radeon 9800. Right? Please?

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My mistake. I don't know why I put down voodoo 3. I was thinking about if for some reason and maybe I accidentally typed it.

Oh yeah, both also have dvd-Rw drives, i know that for certain.

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and after that....

inanimate rock > dog poop > hobo vomit > HP > Packard Bell > nail through the testes > Compaq...

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Now now, there's nothing wrong with hobo vomit..

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That's why it's pretty high on the list.

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Don't mock Voodoo 3! One served me well.

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Ahhhhh I remember my original 3dfx, payed well over $200 for the thing. It was an absolute first generation 3D card, and I think the first to use Glide. That was before they were mutli-use too, so it had this weird 2 inch cable loop round the back of my PC, between the PCI slot of the 3dfx and the PCI slot of the normal video card. Damn if it didnt make JK look sweet though. Pixels begone!

Ahhh, memories.

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[This message has been edited by Spork (edited February 01, 2004).]

Voodoo 3's were good video cards. I had one that served me well. They just haven't made them in something like 3 years.

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Buying a Compaq: £1000
Phoning tech support: £12.66
Scrapping the Compaq and buying bits to assemble: priceless.

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Someone gave me a Voodoo 5.

..

So... what video card do you have?

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That isnt something to brag about, dude.

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Yah. Computers are *worthless* these days!

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Well GBK is just mad neither has Linux.

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When you expect the pain - nothing left to ascertain
When you respect the lie - Deadly chasm open wide
---Circle of Dust "Chasm"

I payed $60 to get them to let me talk to a guy from iraq, who switched me over to a guy from, iran, who gave me the number to someone from afghanistan, who finally told me i could use *insert number* to talk to an english tech.
that tech just sent me a restore disk.
Compaqs so great!

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Maybe, but Compaqs (from my experience with 2 different ones) don't work very well.

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I know, my friend has two identical ones, they are horrible. He also like praises HP for some idiotic reason. I don't understand him. I think its because his dad buys them, and he wants to defend his dad.

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When you respect the lie - Deadly chasm open wide
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About the video card, I'm not sure what kind I have. Device manager doesn't specify, and the manual doesn't, either. I don't want to open the case to look at the actual card itself yet b/c it would void the warranty to open the case so soon. (They can tell that you open the case b/c there is a little sticker that gets torn when you open the case. I could probably get it off w/o tearing it, but it would be loose and a bit too obvious.)

Compaqs are decent once you get rid of all the advertising crap that they come pre-loaded with. It's interesting that compaq never hesitates to give you a bunch of trial versions of good software, but gives you very little stuff that you could actually use.

One improvement is that with these compaqs, system restore appears to be a bios feature (Eg, you can hit F10 to do a system restore when you boot) making it much more reliable.

Of course, I stil lhave my WinXP pro ISO if all that fails.

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[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited February 01, 2004).]

Did you just admit to pirating XP Pro?


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I'll admit to Reactor CTF, Duel Abyss, Duel Turbulent, and even the CCCP, but not Sky High! (my first, be kind!) Ok so maybe I will.

It isnt the software that bugs me. I never deal with it anyway; Id just wipe it all and be done with it. Its Compaq's blatent disregard for hardware standards that pisses me off.

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Shouldn't HP and Compaq be equal, considering they're the same company?

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Piracy? who said anything about piracy?


GBK: what do you mean by disregard for hardware standards?


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[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited February 01, 2004).]

Non-standard cases, non-standard memory, putting the bios setup program on the HARD DRIVE.... Shall I go on?

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Generally speaking, when people talk about ISOs they don't mean the CD but rather the ISO file itself. Unless you ripped it to your comp, why would you have such a file?

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Sheesh, you cant even open the case ? Thats kinda sad. It is probably just onboard video.

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I use the terms ISO and Cd interchangably. THeyare basically the same thing, but in two diferent forms. (one is digital data, one is digital data on a plastic disc.)



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An ISO in computing terms is an exact image of a CD. Which is used for copying the CD to the hard drive with the Audio tracks and boot records intact. Unless you plan on using the file from the hard drive there is no use for the format. However, you'd need to re-write the bios so it could read the .iso file as a bootable drive which seems rather pointless.

In conclusion ISO != CD.

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He could still burn the ISO... but anywho...

Whoever said Packard Bells are better than Compaqs was wrong. At least Compaqs RUN. Sure, they are both in a scrap heap, but Compaq is the winner of that scrap, and Packard Bell's are stuck on the bottom of the pile HP's aren't great either.

Also, I don't know how a bios-supported system restore could possibly work, unless the system restore is stored on a partition of your HD. Which means that:

A. You aren't getting all the HD space advertised.
B. Don't format your drive, or you lose the system restore.
C. Oops, MBR failure. Looks like you lost your system restore.
D. It is just meant to boot to CDROM, with a CD System Restore disc in the drive. If you don't have the CD, this can still be true. Many companies no longer distribute the discs on purchase. You either have to pay for it, or at least request one from the company.

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I am addicted to ellipses!!! AHHH!!! ...

Sometimes it's good to use the terms 'girlfriend' and 'subscription to Playboy' interchangably.

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Shut up. I'm GOING to do this whether you like it or not.

Always, but what the hell does that have to do with this thread?

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I just think Pagewizard is silly.

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Shut up. I'm GOING to do this whether you like it or not.

Yes, one could call him silly. One could also call him a nimiety of other names and insults, half of which would get one banned.

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It would also get you torn to pieces by me if I manage to find you.

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[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited February 01, 2004).]

no. Because coming straight from the employee manual that I stole from Best Buy it states that Compaq's PC line is not only going to be eradicated from retail chains, but they are the lesser of the the two brands. You're supposed to think of it like a Mercury and a Jaguar. Both are made by Ford. Honest to god that's what I read.

Edit: You can type dxdiag in the run dialogue and then go to adapter. It will tell you what your chipset / card is.

And you do realize this is the internet right? I can call you a ******* **** smoking ***** ** **** and you can't do a **** thing about it. The same goes for GBK. He could insult you all he wants mad dog but chances are, you're not going to go to Kentucky to kick his arse. And if you did, I hope some old guy sits out on his front porch with a shotgun and puts you out of your lameness.

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[This message has been edited by Yecti (edited February 01, 2004).]

[This message has been edited by Yecti (edited February 01, 2004).]

I'm sure girls would be really impressed if you told them you physically threaten people over the internet. They'd probably be even more impressed if an admin threatened to ban you if you ever do it again.

Just helping you out with the ladies!