Recent content by edjacobson

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    So HOT Im getting blisters on me fingers typing this! MY ORDER CAME TODAY!!!

    I ordered PowerDVD and received it in 5 or 6 days. Highly recommended. I had balked at spending $30-$50 for DVD decoder software for my new computer for a couple of months, but for $8 you can't beat that.
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    need very quiet hard drive?

    I just installed one of the new Hitachi 250GB SATA II drives, and I have to say I am impressed with how quiet it is. I also have the Samsung Spinpoint 120GB drive that so many reviews here and elsewhere have generally touted as the quietest drive out there. I've only used it for two days, but...
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    Help formatting and partioning new hard drive

    Thanks guys. I already have another SATA drive, so I don't think I need different drivers. I did need to initialize it, though. I didn't get a pop up window when rebooting. So I right clicked on the hard drive icon in Disk Management and got an Initialize option. Once I did that, I was...
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    Help formatting and partioning new hard drive

    I am installing a second hard drive on my computer...a Hitachi 250GB SATA II. All of the directions I've read say I should just be able to open Disk Management in Windows XP, right click on the drive, and I should get a format option to select. However, when I right click on the drive, the...
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    Applying Arctic Silver 5

    halfpower, you are not supposed to turn the heatsink until after the brackets are attached, and then only 1 or 2 degrees in each direction. If you are in doubt, there is no harm in cleaning it off and reapplying the AS5. Just use some isopropyl alchohol and qtips, and make sure you get all of...
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    Windowed Case

    Those cases you listed were on my shortlist, along with the Coolermaster Cavalier. I decided not to go with the Coolermaster cases because I heard the rear case fan conflicted with the audio module on my motherboard. Plus I found the Super Lanboy for $40 on sale and with rebate. Two others...
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    What type of cloth do you use to remove artic silver?

    I use a medical gauze bandage (the kind you tape over a wound...I had a couple handy and thought they'd leave fewer fine particles than a cotton ball) and a q-tip with 98 (or 99%) alchohol to get most of it off. I then used camera lens tissue (the very fine, papery kind) with just a drop of...
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    DVD won't play in new computer

    Thanks for the help guys. I downloaded the NVIDIA decoders which have a free 30 day trial and my DVD player is now working. I'll see if I buy this version or find a better one.
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    DVD won't play in new computer

    Hello, I just built a PC with a NEC 3520A DVD player. Specs in signature. When I insert a DVD into the player, it won't play. A window from Universal InterActual Player appears, but then I get an error message that says "Playback failed due to a problem with the video subsystem. Lowering your...
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    Set WinXP Default Drive for My Documents

    bsobel, OK, I went back to square 1 and deleted all users and started fresh with a single user. I had made several changes in trying to set up a 6 user system, and it was hard to tell which changes might have been interfering with what I was trying to do. Starting with a single user, I...
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    Set WinXP Default Drive for My Documents

    bsobel and rmrf, when I try to do that, it appears I am creating a duplicate My Documents folder on the E: drive. Here is what I'm doing: Click on Start Right Click on My Documents Click on Properties Click on Move Type in E:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents Windows...
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    Set WinXP Default Drive for My Documents

    I just built a new computer and installed Win XP Home. I am a first time XP user, so I don't have much experiece with it and could use a hand. When I installed XP, I partitioned my hard drive into C: and E:. My intent was to have the C: drive be for Program files, and to save all data to the...
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    WinXP: Certificate of Authenticity

    I found the sticker. It was on the outside of the shrink wrap packaging. Thanks.
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    WinXP: Certificate of Authenticity

    I recently purchased Win XP Home OEM from ZipZoomFly. I am trying to install in on my new computer, and it is asking me for my Product Key, which it says is on my Certificate of Authenticity. On the back of the little manual that came with the CD is a label that says "The Certificate of...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Mykl, that is good news. I am about to embark on my first build tonight. Parts are in my signature. 1. Did you put two sticks of RAM in at initial boot up, or did you start with 1 stick in Slot 2? 2. Are you using the stock BIOS or did you load a newer version? 3. Which ethernet port...