Recent content by Drizzy

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    Computer wont start with an SATA drive installed

    Kinda what I figured. I backed everything up just before I started to mess around so no data is lost but it does suck that I cannot use the drive for a RAID setup. Thanks for the feedback I just wanted to see if there were any last minute things I could try.
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    Computer wont start with an SATA drive installed

    Ok here is the situation - I had Windows running on 2 identical SATA drives in a RAID0 setup (ST380811AS Seagate 75GB drives). I also have a 150gb WD SATA drive and an older 120gb? Seagate IDE drive. I decided to format the RAID drive and disable the RAID 0 setup. So, in my DFI BIOS I set...
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    Point of Sale software for a Floral Shop.

    we used microsoft retail management store operations combined with quick books.. worked well.
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    LCD has blue vertical bands

    Ok so I have a Dell 20" 2001FP monitor that recently started showing with blue vertical lines all the way up the screen. Its about 1.5 inches thick and only shows over lighter colors. It is sometimes more noticeable than others - sometimes it isnt noticeable and sometimes its very blue. Black...
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    Anyway to purchase something from Canada without being in Canada?

    I am headed near the canadian border in 2 weeks... I doubt it is a pack that would be carried in the duty free shop. Its a North Face Surge backpack for laptops. I want it in a red color and for some reason they stopped selling it in the US and now its only available in canada. Hrmm anyone...
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    Anyway to purchase something from Canada without being in Canada?

    I've called the online retailers and they wont ship to the US because of the contract they have with the North Face. I've checked ebay canada... are there other options?
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    Can I plug a PCI card into a PCIe slot?

    anyone confirm for sure?
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    Can I plug a PCI card into a PCIe slot?

    I just bought a PCI tvtuner from CompUSA when they were going out of business and noticed that I dont have another PCI slot avail! Will this work? I know PCIe into PCI doesnt work but...
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    I guess this is a scam.....

    There is only one way to truly find out - send him your money...
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    ****Official American Idol 2007****

    My wife makes me watch the show (since there arent many shows that we both like I told her to pick one out for us to watch) and I absolutely hate it. I told her when they had the top 12 that I would veto the show until Senjia (dont care how you spell it) was voted off cause I couldnt stand...
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    LOST 3x15

    that is how i feel after every episode though! "ok so i just spent an hour and the story didnt really go anywhere - but man next week looks like it is going to be good!" -repeat.
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    Cant host anything while using wireless - hardline I can.

    Ahhhh finally. One part of the equation I completely forgot to look into - I have sunrocket (VOIP) and I hadnt configured the gizmo. I thought I remember trying to use the wireless router without the gizmo involved but maybe I was mistaken. So I made sure my wireless router was on a static IP...
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    Cant host anything while using wireless - hardline I can.

    **Keep in mind I have tried using 2 different routers - a netgear and a linksys with the same results** I really dont know what else I need to do to fix this problem so I thought I'd get some advice here. Here is the situation: I have a cable modem and wireless router. My computer is a...
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    Is it possible to use a tivo-like device on OTA HD signals?

    I dont have xp media center... the tuner card and software look great. This will all work with XP home?
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    Is it possible to use a tivo-like device on OTA HD signals?

    I really want to get a Tivo but I'm too cheap to pay for cable. Plus my OTA HD looks fantastic. So, what would I need to do a home made Tivo device - say on my PC?