Recent content by blinkme210

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    Notebook AC Adaptor Confusion

    I will be travelling to Singapore in a few weeks, and will take my notebook with me. However, I check on the Compaq site, and it says that my AC adaptor will not work internationally. See the llink. However, on the bottom of my AC adaptor, it clearly shows that it can be used with a 240v input...
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    Average life of laptop screen?

    How extensively did you use that Dell laptop? Anywhere in the neighbourhood of 8 hours/day? Also, have any dead pixels popped up yet?
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    Average life of laptop screen?

    Just like the topic says, what is the average life of a laptop screen?
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    Is this a good notebook?

    I'm contemplating whether to buy this to replace my aging IBM Thinkpad. I'm not real too big on gaming, so the Geforce 4 440MX will suffice. Anyways, here are the specs for the unit. Compaq R3140CA - $1899.99 CAD - AMD Athlon? 64 processor 3000+ with PowerNow!? PowerNow!? Technology (1.80GHz)...
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    Was Kill Bill Vol. 1 any good?

    Wasted my money to go see it, it was so random. Would not see it again if you paid me.
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    Building A Future proof System, Please help

    Nice nice. Send it my way to test it
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    Xp reactivation after hardware change?

    I'm going to upgrade my comp to a 2600+ and new vid card in about a week. Anyone know of any problems that Xp has when the hardware is changed? I know is that the product id# is generated from the hardware in the computer, so would I have to reactivate again? Or will it just simply lock up and...
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    Anyone know how to change subnets?

    I'm wondering if anyone knows how to change subnets in Windows XP
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    AMD XP 1600 or better : what should i do ?

    Yah what sickbeast said. 1600+ oc's well. About a month back when I got this comp. I oc'ed it to 1663Mhz (12.5 x 133 multiplier) from 1400mhz stock. The only problem I had with it was that it took me forever to unlock the damn thing. Countless tries of filling in the L1 bridges that u can...
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    Where to get Rounded IDE cables

    ALL OVER THE NET! For like an extra few bucks
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    Heat Issues -- Athlon 1600+

    Hey my comp is almost set up as the same as u. But mine runs at 42C CPU and 37C MB. And I'm telling u that I leave the comp on 24/7. NON STOP. The fan that I got b4 ran at about 50/45. But now that I've installed the Thermaltake Volcano 7+, it runs awesome. maybe u wanna try installing a...
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    Grand Theft Auto III PC game owners please help me

    Yah go to Google and do a search of Grand Theft Auto 3 games. Then click on the directory of the GTA3 sites. Check around the major gta3 sites. as I did find a couple b4. They complete the whole game for u, but they dun do any of the side missions. Or collect the hiden packages. Just basically...
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    Maxing XP1600 with "Serene Screen Aquarium"?

    lol never heard of a screensaver pushing ur processor to basically the limit. :D
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    burnt smell from my PC case after my HD touched my NIC...

    What I dun get is still how ur HDD "touched" ur NIC. Cuz it's a retty far ways away the pci card slots and the bays. Unless u got one of those mid-tower cases :S
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    Anyone get their hands on a 9700 yet?

    bingo u minding giving me one of ur rigs?? LOL