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Location: SoCal | Sometimes I'm surprised that I don't have a Mac. I do like guitars with roundbacks, and cars with rotary engines, so I'm definitely out of the mainstream....... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Paul,
You're a middle aged white guy with 2 kids, a wife, a couple of dogs and a mortage. I'd call that mainstream.
And btw, I think your digital audio recordings using your current PC setup sound just fine.
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Location: NJ | update
swapped out the HD and the CD and still get nothing.
I get the microcode error and it asked for a boot disk I have it set for the CD but it won't boot.
looks like this MB is hosed.
or I am open for suggestions. |
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Location: Jet City | Dave,
You crossed over quick.
Ex-PC guys are like ex-smokers, and I happen to be both.
FWIW my 17in Powerbook is starting to have some issues with video and sound. I've had it for 4 years though, and it's time to upgrade to the new Intel Mac anyway.
The Dell I use for work is crapping out too after the same amount of time.
Really when it all comes down to it, it's not a Ford vs. Chevy (or anal vs vaginal... Mark, are you OK?) debate....
Really it's Porsche vs Yugo. |
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Location: Jet City | Al, try swapping out memory before you scrap it. Worked for Dave's PC. That would be the last thing I could suggest before scrapping that main board (AKA "Logic Board" in the Mac world). |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I'm coming into this late in the game, but..
Al.. did you install all of the MB drivers from the MB disk. Although WinXP Pro may be operating, there should be a motherboard utilities disk that needs to be run (in all machines I have even built) to install all the "real" drivers it needs.
Probably just best to go to the MB manufacturer page and get the latest XP drivers for everything. Bios, USB, PCI, video, audio, network, etc. There is usually an "all-in-one" package you can download and do it one shot. |
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