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    PC2-6400 notch different than PC2-3200

    Sorry to take so long getting some photos taken. http://picasaweb.google.com/101826608483721344453/DDR2Memory?authkey=Gv1sRgCO-t4u-NkdW7Kw# I took a picture of a stick of PC2-3200 ECC I had laying around handy. I didn't tear any memory out of my htpc, which is running standard PC2-3200...
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    PC2-6400 notch different than PC2-3200

    imagoon That is what I am thinking....I either got ECC or Registered DIMMs. I couldn't find anything definitive in my 10 minutes of Googling this morning. To address the other posts, thanks first off: - yes, it does say GX280 when I boot it up. - yes, the 2 x 256MB dimms are PC2-3200...
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    PC2-6400 notch different than PC2-3200

    I have a Dell GX280 and it has 2 256MB PC2-3200 dimms installed in it. I purchased 2 1GB PC2-6400 dimms to upgrade it. However, when I tried to install the dimm, they wouldn't fit. I visually compared the two dimms and the notch is off by a 1/4" if that. Maybe 2 pins off when I you...
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    Difference in IO Shields

    Or better still........if there was a change in motherboard revision for the socket 754 specifically that "tweaked" the IO Shield layout slightly? I am still doing various Google searches, but this type of information isn't readily available usually. I am hoping some board members that...
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    Difference in IO Shields

    Can anyone confirm or deny whether the IO shields are interchangable between a socket 754 T-Force 6100 and a socket 939 model? Thanks.
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    Quitting smoking cold turkey isn't working for me...

    I was a 2 pack a day smoker 9 years ago. I used to inhale Malboro Reds. I worked 10 hr shifts and you could set your watch to me lighting up every 30 minutes. In the evening, when I was drinking with my friends, I would light up and smoke a second pack within a couple hours. I quit cold...
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    50" Samsung DLP HDTV - $899.00 shipped *DEAD* Now $999.00

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&cp=1&id=1169252413347 At BestBuy In store price is $1199.00 Online price is $899.00 $300.00 savings Free shipping and some combo offers with Bose equipment. I have already placed my order and am waiting for the...
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    Sony 50" Grand WEGA Rear-Projection LCD HDTV with Built-in HDTV Tuner » only $999.77 + Free Shipping

    Link is already dead. It says it is out of stock and starts "recommending" other sets at higher prices.
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    Cooling mobile A64 in a desktop

    For those of you running mobile chips in desktops, how did you get your heatsink to sit lower enough to make contact? I have been looking around, but can't come up with any definite answers. I am running a Biostart TForce 6100 socket 754 board w/ a mobile 2800+ in it. I was going to throw...
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    Isolating a home network

    Jack's advice is what I was going for.....thanks I was looking to pickup a cheapy router to segregate the network.
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    Isolating a home network

    Here's the deal. I do the occasional computer cleanup when I need extra cash or for friends and family. Whenever I bring in a strange computer to my network, I always yank the cable from the WAN port on my SonicWall router and plug the cable modem directly into the "stranger". This is...
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    How do I format a drive within Windows XP Pro?

    nLite is an awesome little utility for slipstreaming drivers and patches, etc. Either look in the mobo box for a SATA driver floppy (sometimes included) or else make one quick. Then, at the very beginning, make sure you hit F6 so that setup will ask you for a driver in regards to your...
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    building a NAS (network attatched storage) server

    As for the type of Raid array......I would go with either Raid 5 or 10 if possible (if you can afford a controller for it). That way you get the speed and reliability of Raid 0+1 but don't give up half the hdds to use as backups. I've used WinXP for file serving and it does fine. I prefer...
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    Windows vista beta testing. Is anyone doing it?

    I am typing this message from a Dell D600 laptop running Vista currently (12/20). It is a little buggy still, I am looking forward to the next release in 06 to hopefully smooth out some of the explorer problems. Explorer crashed on me 4 times in the first hour I was using it this morning...
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    Monitor goes into power saving mode during games

    Check the Power Saving settings under ScreenSaver and turn "Turn Monitor Off" in x minutes to Never Turn Off This is dangerous to the monitor IF you aren't doing anything, it can cause an burn in on the monitor's screen when left idle. I have run across this problem running older games and...