Recent content by ahmedaf

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    Inspiron 8100 Upgradeability ?

    THanks, yeah the processor upgrade is expensive i guess. I should look into getting another 256mb of ram.
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    Inspiron 8100 Upgradeability ?

    I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 with a P3M 1200MHZ processor running in it. What processor speed can i upgrade it to ? According to CPU-Z it has Intel i815/E/EP chipset in it. As for RAM it has Infineon SDRAM PC133- 128mbx2 in it. I just got this old laptop from my father and its a bit...
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    Build a cheap good system for my woman. Critique!

    My significant other needs a new system. Im trying to look for stability and warrenty on these parts, as well as cheap price. Her only needs are net surfing, email, im, Word and such small stuff. Codegen Case Model L-6042-1-S2F With 400W - $29 AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.33GHz 266MHz -$40 Buffalo...
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    Need High powered PSU - Recommendations ?

    My computer currently has a 420watt psu but thats not enough for it and ive jerry rigged a second PSU from my old system. Which is currently powering a couple of fans and a cdrom. I wanna get a new PSU thats able to handle all my power requirements. Im thinking 500W or upwards. Do you techies...
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    Memory Question : Can i combine different speed ram ?

    I have a 512mb pc3200 chip inside my system and a 512mb pc2700 chip lying around. Can i put in the PC2700 chip inside the system ? if so will both rams run at pc2700 speeds then ?
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    Volkswagon Fox 91 : Power Loss Problem :(

    Im guessing its the clutch because a lot of people have said that on multiple sites. Im gonna go get it checked tommorow Anyone know how much it would cost to get a clutch fixed or replaced ? a rough idea will do .
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    Volkswagon Fox 91 : Power Loss Problem :(

    Its a stick shift. I guess it could be cluch
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    Volkswagon Fox 91 : Power Loss Problem :(

    have a volkswagon fox 91 (2door). Ive had it for about a year now andf i hasnt ever given me any such problem. The engine has always performed remarkably well with very good acceleration and stuff. Now for the past two months the acceleration slowly decreased first, and in the past one month...
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    Help! : Need to make a Bootable CD to access NTFS Partition!

    How do i go about making a bootable cd that can access a WINXP NTFS Partition ? I corrupted some files and winxp wont boot, in safe mode or in last known good boot...so i need to access the c: drive which is NTFS because once i can access it i know what to do with it.
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    Single channel ? dual Channel ? CONFUSED!

    I got an abit A7NX8 delux nforce 2 mobo. I got 1 stick of 512mb pc3200 ram...when the pc boots up it says memory running at 200mhz in single channel mode my question is..would 2 sticks of 256mb pc3200 run in dual channel mode and be faster than one stick of 512mb pc3200 in single channel mode...
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    Turning on a second powersupply without a motherboard ?

    Thanks a bunch guys. I got it working
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    Turning on a second powersupply without a motherboard ?

    I have an old PSU (250W) lying around that i wanna use with some fans. Since my current one cant ahndle anymore fans in my system. I was wondering if you guys had any idea how to power it up. Powersupply's usually turn on when you press the power switch on the case which i guess either shorts...
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    I need a Quiet Keyboard . Any recommendations ?

    My brother, who is also my roomate has trouble sleeping in the room because my keyboard makes a lot of clicky noises when i use the comp late at night. So i need to find me a quiet keyboard. Any recommendations ? I want the standard non ergonomic keyboard.
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    Anyone ver get this?

    Seems like a driver problem to me. I think the INF file contains the information windows needs to isntall driver files (im probably wrong :D ) Try downloading the latest catalysts and using them.