Recent content by burtrom

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    HELP! Lite-On 16/10/40 and CD Ripping

    Is there anyone that can help?
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    New System....

    try mwave.com. Their monitor selection is much better and their prices are good.
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    Adding PC component to Home Theater?

    In my experience, you aren't going to be happy with the picture unless the TV has a D Sub 15 (VGA) input. Even on TV's that do have it, it will never be like using a computer monitor. If all you want to use it for is DVD then you'd probably be better off with a DVD player. What you are trying...
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    serious computer problem

    It sounds like overheating to me. Try reseating the memory and video card though. It could be one of those.
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    What happens when you boot from CD (exactly)? hardware gurus.

    When you boot from CD it is looking for files on the CD which contain the drivers and other data. Usually they are .bin files. You can very easily use Easy CD Creator 4 or 5 and "create a bootable CD". It will want a bootable floppy disk to copy the information from. The only problem is that...
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    What is the fuss about the Athlon 1.4Ghz?

    I just sold off my 1.4 to someone and bought myself an Epox 8KHA with 512 MB DDR. I bought a Duron 850 which I'm running at 933. I figure I'm gonna save a few bucks and put it toward an Athlon4. In a month or 2, I'll sell of my Duron chip for cheap and drop in an Athlon4. Quick and easy...
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    HELP! Lite-On 16/10/40 and CD Ripping

    I just built a computer for a friend and was showing him all it could do when I went to rip a CD. Audio Catalyst 2.1 will only rip at 1X. I've used the program hundreds of times without any problem. Does anyone know of any incompatibilities with a Lite-On drive? I installed the OS from this...
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    Any reason not to upgrade to SP2?

    SP2 is definitely worth upgrading to. In fact, my experience it that you won't need the 4 in 1 drivers any longer and that your machine will be much more stable and fast. Also, I don't know if it affects you or not, but SP2 now supports Dolby Digital pass-thru if you run a multimedia PC. Hope...
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    Can I get rid of this in Windows XP??

    FYI you can do it by one of 2 ways. Either download Tweak UI or open regedit. Under \HKEY Current User\Control Panel\Desktop. Look for a string called "PaintDesktopVersion" Change the Hexadecimal value to 0. Reboot. There you go. Good luck
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    why does Win2K show my speed as 115,000 bps over dialup?

    Plain and simple. Wrong driver.