[Guru Imakuni]

Ok, well my birthday is July 18 (w00t! driver's permit, dew00t...day 2 of driving school: it sucks!).

Unfortunately no PC Clubs around here.

Originally Posted by SiSoftware Sandra

Processor(s)
Model : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1.80GHz
Speed : 1.79GHz
Performance Rating : PR1972 (estimated)
L2 On-board Cache : 128kB ECC synchronous ATC

Mainboard and BIOS
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI USB FireWire/1394 SMBus/i2c
MP Support : No
System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T
Mainboard : ECS M935U
System Chipset : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS650 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 100MHz (400MHz data rate)
Installed Memory : 504MB DDR-SDRAM

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor
Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor
Adapter : SiS 650_651_M650_M652_740
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive : Maxtor 6Y120L0
CD-ROM/DVD : CDWRITER IDE2410
CD-ROM/DVD : IDE DVD-ROM 16X

Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A : N/A
Hard Disk (C : 58.6GB (36.9GB, 63% Free) (NTFS)
Hard Disk (D : 48.8GB (20.1GB, 41% Free) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E : 437MB (0MB, 0% Free) (CDFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (F : 4MB (0MB, 0% Free) (CDFS)

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB 2.0 Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : Generic USB Hub
FireWire/1394 Controller : OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : PC/AT Enhanced PS/2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Mouse : Logitech HID-compliant iFeel Mouse
Human Interface : Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2
Human Interface : HID-compliant device
Human Interface : Microsoft SideWinder Virtual Keyboard
Human Interface : Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : Logitech USB iFeel Mouse
Human Interface : American Power Conversion USB UPS

MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Standard Game Port
Device : Creative SB Audigy
Device : Creative Game Port

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Ver 5.01.2600 Service Pack 1

Network Adapter(s)
Networking Installed : Yes
Adapter : SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

I have small tiny, crap power supply which needs a good upgrading. I'm looking at the Achieve 500 Watt P4/Athlon (http://xoxide.com/powersupplies1.html). I think I have 300 in there now. I originally bought a lame computer for $120 from ebay and was/am upgrading it, so things like the motherboard and power supply are poor. I am noticing that occasionaly my computer locks up for a few seconds (it was doing it for a record 1:11 seconds today). Rebooting fixes it most of the time. I can't target a process that's making it happen. I think it's a lack of power and it is cuasing a strain on the system.

I have added 2 fans to the side of my case and have a craptaculer GeForce FX 5200 which is not friendly with BF1942 and needs to be rehoused into a budget PC. Noise isn't a problem, I welcome noise. I ain't gonna spend $17.99 on a noise mat! Just increases heat!

The Sandra report doesn't mention I have a 512mb stick of (2100) DDR RAM. That goes in a budget PC too. It may have picked up on the Sound Blaster 2 Platinum though.

Repair me!