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    75GXP just Died today ...

    Read this: "IBM drives don't work overtime by Geoff "Dissonance" Gasior - 01:36 pm, March 8, 2002 Apparently, IBM's latest drives aren't supposed to put in more than an 8-hour work day. Storagereview has the scoop on the 120GXP drives, straight from an IBM rep: Q: Would you recommend this...
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    Which 40 Go should I choose?

    IBM 40 DESKSTAR 7200 -40.9 Maxtor 7200 -40.0 Western Digital 7200 -Seagate Barracuda 40 Go Which one should I choose? I heard that the IBM Deskstar has some difficulties to run during more than 8 hours. A lot of people recommend me the Maxtor. What do you think? Thanks to anybody who will...
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    Keep my fan or go with a Thermaltake Volcano 7?

    I actually have a Athlon 1700+ Retail Box with the fan from AMD. I saw the Volcano 7 from Thermaltake and I'm very impressed by his low price and many reviews acclaim the fan. Do you think that this fan is better that the one I actually have and that it would be a nice idea to change my fan or...
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    Keep my fan or go with a Thermaltake Volcano 7

    I actually have a Athlon 1700+ Retail Box with the fan from AMD. I saw the Volcano 7 from Thermaltake and I'm very impressed by his low price and many reviews acclaim the fan. Do you think that this fan is better that the one I actually have and that it would be a nice idea to change my fan or...
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    Thermaltake Volcano 7: Noisy?

    I actually have a Athlon 1700+ processor retail box and I want to buy me a Volcano 7. Do you think it would better to change my fan for a Volcano 7 or to keep my actual fan? Also, I want to know if this fan, the Volcano 7 is noisy. Thanks to anybody who will help me.
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    Samsung DVD Rom 16X: What do you think?

    What do you think of the Samsung DVD-ROM 16X? Is it a better purchase that a Lite-On?
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    Which DVD drive to get?

    What do you think of the Samsung 16X?
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    DVD Drive: Which one should I buy?

    Thanks for all your comments. I think that I will go the the Lite-On 16X. Last question, do this drive read correctly CD-R, even the cheapest brand names? I actually have a LG 52X and when I play to a game burned on a a Smart Buy cd, I always have to open the drive and put again and again and...
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    DVD Drive: Which one should I buy?

    I am looking for a good DVD-ROM drive with a speed of 16 X for the DVD and possibly at least 48X for the cds. Which one should I buy? Some people told me that the Lite On 16X is very good. What do you think of that? Thanks to anybody who will help me.
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    ECS K7S5A Memory problems

    I have a ECS K7S5A with 256 mo of RAM PC133 and sometime, when I boot my computer, at the memory countdown, they indicate that I have 256 mo but when I arrive in Wndows XP, in the "System" section in "Control Panel" they say that I have only 128 mo of RAM. But when I reboot my system Windows now...