GN
06-12-2006, 12:29 PM
Right that’s it, I’m fed up with asking people what there spec of there pc is.
Please can we add this into the main body of the forum as a rule. As you may see i have basically copied this from the DFI forums, (as I’m lazy) though I will update this to look like its come from our own. I will mod the text so that dummies cant read it and also so that our admin crew can also read it just in case its to technical for them to understand. I will also redo all the images here as I have only put them here for the time being just for an example.
I will host the images on my sites space, though Novatech will need to upload these to there own space or else...
Signatures.
If you require any Technical Help with your system, it is most grateful if you have a signature with the current or problem spec of the machine at hand. Then this way our Support Team and our Advisers may be able to help you more.
Example of a good signature:
DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D
Bios 6/23/2005-3 (date code is more important than the actual bios file name)
Athlon64 3200+ Venice
2x512MB OCZ PC3200 BH-5 UTT (OCZ4001024ELDCGE-K)
2x 80GB Hitachi SATA II hdd
NEC 3540A DVD-RW
Pioneer 16X DVDrom
Sapphire ATI X850XT Platinum Edition
OCZ Powerstream 520w power supply
Audigy II ZS sound card
Windows XP Pro SP 2
to check your bios date code, either use CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php)
or check your POST screen during boot:
http://www.angrygames.com/images/nf3/nf3_bios10.jpg
Signature Images: Signatures may contain images no larger 60kb in size, and be 650x230 pixels.
If you have an image that is 650x230, you may not add any text above or below that will make your sig more than a total area of 650x230.
Below is an example sig of 650x230, 50kb:
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/novasig.gif
Signatures may not contain offensive material. If you are not sure if something is offensive, it probably is. This is a place for customers to come for help, not to show off their latest bikini-babe pictures etc.
Signatures may not link to sites containing pornography, warez, anything illegal or deemed offensive. No links of any kind may link to any of the above-mentioned places. Failure to heed this rule will result in an automatic permanent ban, and can lead to us reporting you to authorities if necessary.
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If you are reporting a problem or have some questions, please, please, go into your user control panel here at the forums and add your system's specs to your signature.
This is essential so that I nor anyone else that answers doesn't have to constantly ask (or re-read by scrolling back up or a page back a hundred times) what RAM or video card you have.
It doesn't have to be pretty...it just needs to be listed.
Should include most of the below:
Which make and model of motherboard.
Which BIOS version if necessary to issue.
CPU Type, and speed and how you cool it.
RAM make and specs, 2x256 or 1x512 so we know =) (chip type like Winbond or Samsung or Hynix etc is preferrable too but not necessary)
Video card model (radeon 9600XT or FX5950 Ultra etc)
Hard drives, either PATA or SATA or both, sizes/models, if you have them in RAID array
Sound card or onboard sound. If you are having a problem with onboard or PCI sound audio, list driver version also
You might want or need listed more due to the issue involved.
In order to add Text or an Image to your Sig line please Do as follows.
1. Once you have logged in to your User account. Please Click the Profile link at the very top of the forum as shown here in the image.
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/usercp1.jpg
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2. Then scroll down the page until you see a large text box in the Profile information section of the profile. This should have the title Signature to the left of this. Please enter your Text or your image.
To enter an image you may have to link this to a remote website to which the image is hosted on. To do this please uses the following script.
Please%20insert%20link%20to%20image%20here
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/usercp2.jpg
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3. Once you have entered your information you will need to save this. Please scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button named “Submit” as shown in the image below.
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/usercp3.jpg
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My point is...there are many many many friendly and knowledgable people here. I'm around a lot but not 100% of the time, and besides, if you only would listen to things that I alone told you, you would scare me LOL. Getting verification from me on something PLUS 10 other users giving their thoughts, opinions, experiences is much much better. I can do a lot of things that a lot of you cannot do on these boards...simply by experience and sometimes intimate knowledge. There are things I learn from you guys every day just by reading the communication back and forth between everyone. (I just dont admit i learning from you guys as well cuz it makes me look cheesier heh).
And those people are like me, not psychic. We need as much information about your machine as you can give us. The more the better. Trust me when I say i've seen new forum users post a problem and had his complete specs in his sig and 10 guys jumped in and gave him the right answer right away, with about 3 different variations of how to do it right =). Just because they saw instantly something they have seen themselves and knew right away what to check for!!!
I know I harp on this sig thing alot. But its very important. I want to give you good service, and you want to give good service. You have to give me a little work in the short-run to get a lot of work in the long run I will always answer your questions even if you don't put your specs in your sig. But my answers will seem redundant a lot if I have no clue what is in your machine. It is aggravating to have to exchange up to 5 or more emails just to establish what motherboard model a customer has sometimes!
I don't care if you list it in a colum or separated by // or :: or in a graphic sig...as long as the info is there. Regulars here know that after time, and you learn your rig by heart, you can cut down the sig a little or a lot or such. But at first, or when you have a problem, be as complete as you can!!
You let me know what you got, and me along with everyone else here will always do our best to fix your issues, offer advice, help out in any way.
argh I hate speeches too. Hope everyone reads this, both new users all the way down to the oldest DFI vets
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Please can we add this into the main body of the forum as a rule. As you may see i have basically copied this from the DFI forums, (as I’m lazy) though I will update this to look like its come from our own. I will mod the text so that dummies cant read it and also so that our admin crew can also read it just in case its to technical for them to understand. I will also redo all the images here as I have only put them here for the time being just for an example.
I will host the images on my sites space, though Novatech will need to upload these to there own space or else...
Signatures.
If you require any Technical Help with your system, it is most grateful if you have a signature with the current or problem spec of the machine at hand. Then this way our Support Team and our Advisers may be able to help you more.
Example of a good signature:
DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D
Bios 6/23/2005-3 (date code is more important than the actual bios file name)
Athlon64 3200+ Venice
2x512MB OCZ PC3200 BH-5 UTT (OCZ4001024ELDCGE-K)
2x 80GB Hitachi SATA II hdd
NEC 3540A DVD-RW
Pioneer 16X DVDrom
Sapphire ATI X850XT Platinum Edition
OCZ Powerstream 520w power supply
Audigy II ZS sound card
Windows XP Pro SP 2
to check your bios date code, either use CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php)
or check your POST screen during boot:
http://www.angrygames.com/images/nf3/nf3_bios10.jpg
Signature Images: Signatures may contain images no larger 60kb in size, and be 650x230 pixels.
If you have an image that is 650x230, you may not add any text above or below that will make your sig more than a total area of 650x230.
Below is an example sig of 650x230, 50kb:
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/novasig.gif
Signatures may not contain offensive material. If you are not sure if something is offensive, it probably is. This is a place for customers to come for help, not to show off their latest bikini-babe pictures etc.
Signatures may not link to sites containing pornography, warez, anything illegal or deemed offensive. No links of any kind may link to any of the above-mentioned places. Failure to heed this rule will result in an automatic permanent ban, and can lead to us reporting you to authorities if necessary.
=========================
If you are reporting a problem or have some questions, please, please, go into your user control panel here at the forums and add your system's specs to your signature.
This is essential so that I nor anyone else that answers doesn't have to constantly ask (or re-read by scrolling back up or a page back a hundred times) what RAM or video card you have.
It doesn't have to be pretty...it just needs to be listed.
Should include most of the below:
Which make and model of motherboard.
Which BIOS version if necessary to issue.
CPU Type, and speed and how you cool it.
RAM make and specs, 2x256 or 1x512 so we know =) (chip type like Winbond or Samsung or Hynix etc is preferrable too but not necessary)
Video card model (radeon 9600XT or FX5950 Ultra etc)
Hard drives, either PATA or SATA or both, sizes/models, if you have them in RAID array
Sound card or onboard sound. If you are having a problem with onboard or PCI sound audio, list driver version also
You might want or need listed more due to the issue involved.
In order to add Text or an Image to your Sig line please Do as follows.
1. Once you have logged in to your User account. Please Click the Profile link at the very top of the forum as shown here in the image.
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/usercp1.jpg
===============================================
2. Then scroll down the page until you see a large text box in the Profile information section of the profile. This should have the title Signature to the left of this. Please enter your Text or your image.
To enter an image you may have to link this to a remote website to which the image is hosted on. To do this please uses the following script.
Please%20insert%20link%20to%20image%20here
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/usercp2.jpg
===============================================
3. Once you have entered your information you will need to save this. Please scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button named “Submit” as shown in the image below.
http://www.n-computers.co.uk/other/novatech%20images/usercp3.jpg
===============================================
My point is...there are many many many friendly and knowledgable people here. I'm around a lot but not 100% of the time, and besides, if you only would listen to things that I alone told you, you would scare me LOL. Getting verification from me on something PLUS 10 other users giving their thoughts, opinions, experiences is much much better. I can do a lot of things that a lot of you cannot do on these boards...simply by experience and sometimes intimate knowledge. There are things I learn from you guys every day just by reading the communication back and forth between everyone. (I just dont admit i learning from you guys as well cuz it makes me look cheesier heh).
And those people are like me, not psychic. We need as much information about your machine as you can give us. The more the better. Trust me when I say i've seen new forum users post a problem and had his complete specs in his sig and 10 guys jumped in and gave him the right answer right away, with about 3 different variations of how to do it right =). Just because they saw instantly something they have seen themselves and knew right away what to check for!!!
I know I harp on this sig thing alot. But its very important. I want to give you good service, and you want to give good service. You have to give me a little work in the short-run to get a lot of work in the long run I will always answer your questions even if you don't put your specs in your sig. But my answers will seem redundant a lot if I have no clue what is in your machine. It is aggravating to have to exchange up to 5 or more emails just to establish what motherboard model a customer has sometimes!
I don't care if you list it in a colum or separated by // or :: or in a graphic sig...as long as the info is there. Regulars here know that after time, and you learn your rig by heart, you can cut down the sig a little or a lot or such. But at first, or when you have a problem, be as complete as you can!!
You let me know what you got, and me along with everyone else here will always do our best to fix your issues, offer advice, help out in any way.
argh I hate speeches too. Hope everyone reads this, both new users all the way down to the oldest DFI vets
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