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    Gigabyte Not Booting HDD ???

    Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 ver1.0 bios vF12 I have Vista installed on a SATA 3.0 and currently in the 1st spot on the SATA 2 Controler. When I plug the second SATA 3.0 into the ICH8 Sata controler I get through the detection and then it gives me the message boot error please load drive CD/DVD...
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    PC on 40"+ HDTV

    The best bet is using a DVI to HDMI cable. I bought one for like $5 on monoprice.com. Your motherboard may have a Toslink Optical output on it if it has on board surround sound. You can get that cable also at monprice for a couple bucks. You need to make sure your receiver has an input for...
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    PC on 40"+ HDTV

    Thanks for all the input. Here is where I sit now. I used to be a gamer... a 10 month old baby has changed that. 2 years ago this was a gaming rig that was high quality. Now I am trying to find a good purpose for it, so I hooked it up to my new 40". Here is what I am currently doing with...
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    PC on 40"+ HDTV

    I am sitting on my PC typing thru a 40" Sony V4100. I am not completely happy with the setup. I have been searching all over the web and here for a guide to using a PC on large HDtv's but have not seen any clear answers. Here are some questions that I feel will help many looking for this same...
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    DVI to Sony 40V4100

    I searched the topics high and low for a better understanding of DVI video output to a HD tv, but am still confused. I have a Radeon x1900 with DVI. What is the best way to hook the video card to my TV and get the highest resolution? this is a link to the TV for those who do not know what...
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    CPU fan stops on its own

    ok, that makes sense. However, with that stated it still should optimize performance since it is a 4 wire fan on the Core 2 6400. The only thing it states is that it may not reduce the fan speed effectively NOT TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY!!! :(
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    CPU fan stops on its own

    Had an issue with this a couple months ago so I called Gigabyte and Intel. Intel sent a new fan, and then I updated to the newest bios F12. New fan is on there, and it is still stopping. I have loaded the fail safe and optimized settings in the bios also. Any thoughts? I have a service...
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    Get a Video Card or More Memory

    Whoa, got the crowd awake on this one. I do not want to turn off any of the new features in vista, so I guess thats my answer. This is home premium and I have the side bar running with a clock and dual-core/memory monitor. I know there was a great site that had all the needed processes in XP and...
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    Get a Video Card or More Memory

    I did find it in a Crucial search, it says that the 2 gig kit would work. shown here. http://www.crucial.com/search/...aspx?keywords=CT673593 So i guess that means most 200-pin will work at the PC2-5300
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    Get a Video Card or More Memory

    So the next question. Is the Memory standard Notebook RAM or is it desktop ram? The way its listed it SDRAM not SO-DIMM. I am looking at the patriot kit at newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820220221 Will this work? My model does not show up in memory searches either...
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    Get a Video Card or More Memory

    I purchased a Toshiba A205-S4577 and I am sick of seeing the memory usage bar hovering around 70% with only email IM and firefox running. If I fire up Photoshop or other programs like word or excel, the memory usage jumps to 85% - 100%. Do I need to goto a 2 gig ram setup or should I look at a...
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    Sony HD Camcorder UX5 or SD?

    Bump, AVC format discs are they needed for home movies? Or can regular Sony DL discs do fine for HD recording?
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    Sony HD Camcorder UX5 or SD?

    Nice Idea on the burner. That will also allow me to put them on a full size disc which will look and fit better in media cases. I know that it would be a waist because of the loss of disc space on a full size compared to a mini. Also with this AVC format is it a good practice to buy the AVC...
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    Sony HD Camcorder UX5 or SD?

    I am not looking at this for the ability to edit, mostly for the long term memories. I am finding that I really have no time editing these movies. If they are ever going to be watched it will have to be on a disc without too much effort. If I put them on the mini DVD am I at the risk of loosing...
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    Sony HD Camcorder UX5 or SD?

    I guess no one has a HD opinion on camcorders?