Recent content by endoftheline2

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    Looking for Light Laptop with discrete Graphics

    I'm looking for a relativity light laptop that still has some type of discrete graphics, I don't plan to really game on it, but I can't bring my self to buy a laptop with only integrated graphics. I've been trying to find something that meets these basics requirements but I haven't been able...
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    Compatibility help formatting 3TB Drives with GPT

    I am planning to setup a windows 7 64bit based HTPC, and I have realized that I need more then 2TB of storage, so I am planning to use 2x3TB Hard drives, setup in Raid 1. Right now there are two ways I am thinking of setting it up, either with the 2x3TB drives in Raid 1 directly attached to the...
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    Raid Questions and 2TB HD Advice for HTPC Setup

    I'm planning a HTPC build, and right now I am planning to use this motherboard, or probalby something similar. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157195 Most motherboards now seem to come with raid support in the bios, so I am planning to use that, and to setup raid 1...
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    static shock from my coffee?

    on a side note, my company removed the coffee machine :(
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    Looking for 2TB Internal Hard Drive For Videos

    The Hitachi looks really good, but I am hesitant about the noise, can you really notice the noise over a already semi-loud system with multiple fans etc (as my system is normally)
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    Looking for 2TB Internal Hard Drive For Videos

    I'm looking for a Looking for a 2TB Internal Hard Drive to use primary for storing and playing back 1080P videos. I'm looking for pretty good performance since I'll be copying a lot of videos to it and playing back many 1080P videos. I've been looking on newegg and amazon and most of the 2TB...
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    Cant Boot windows, Linux boot loader has taken over

    I had windows 7 originally Installed on my Laptop. I then Installed Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop version, and it installed the grub boot loader (All on 1 single HD, each OS is on its own partition.) This boot loader was used to dual boot between windows and Linux. However now the grub boot loader is...
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    1440 x 900 Res not in List?

    I have a 24 inch 1920*1200 Native LCD monitor running on a GTX260, and I was looking at the lower resolutions that I can switch to and 1440*900 does not appear in my windows resolutions or in Nvidia Control Panel menu. 1920*1200 is 16:10 ratio and so is 1440*900. I see in the Nvidia control...
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    Windows 7 “System” Files were installed to a different HD

    Yea I think I just assumed it would put it on the same drive, and I didn't see that it wasn't. I'm not sure if my OS drive is set to 1st HD boot priority, but at least right now I do not see any boot choice, it just goes right to my OS drive.
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    Windows 7 “System” Files were installed to a different HD

    I had a smaller [OS drive] and a large [Data Drive] in my computer when I installed windows 7. I wiped out everything on my OS drive where I was going to install windows 7, and kept my Data Drive connected while I installed windows 7. Right after the install I realized that Windows 7...
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    Writing a batch file in windows 7 to rescan disk

    I'm looking for a command that I can put in a batch file that will automatically "Rescan Disks" See screenshot: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http:// <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge...
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    Good Encryption or "Folder Lock" Program

    I'm looking for a good program that will let me encrypt a single folder, so that you have to enter a password to view the files inside it/ decrypt it. I;m looking for something that won't slow down the accessing of folders and files that much, and that works well across windows xp, vista, 7...
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    1080P video files skip/freeze on GTX260?

    thanks for all the ideas, I got the K-Lite Codec Pack, and using just normal windows media player it now plays all my 1080P files perfectly.
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    1080P video files skip/freeze on GTX260?

    I'm running this hardware at 1920*1200 on windows xp SP3: MoBo: Evga Nvidia nForce 680i CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66Ghz GFX: Evga GTX 260 Core 216 896MB RAM: OCZ 2x2GB DDR2 1066 [PC2 8500] PSU: SilverStone ST75F 750W [4x +12V@ 18A each] HD: Samsung 500GB 7200RPM SATA HD Monitor...
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    Cheapish IR IP Camera

    Can you give me a example of the PCI card I would get to do this with