Recent content by gloval

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    Why are SUV's the only vehicles that get ripped on for gas guzzling?

    because nobody suspects my little japanese coupe of getting 13mpg! muahahaha
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    new HD for Compaq Armada?

    bizzity bump? it's been a while and she's getting impatient with me :| i want to order the thing this week, but i want to be sure i get the correct size.
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    new HD for Compaq Armada?

    it's the M700 i think. unfortunately, i don't have it with me. it has the 20gig drive.
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    Serial mice... where have they all gone?

    it's meeces. as in "I hate meeces to pieces."
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    new HD for Compaq Armada?

    I'm supposed to fix this Compaq Armada laptop for my boss's nanny, and it needs a new HD, but the specs on compaq/hp's website are vauge at best. It says "20gig SMART drive" or something like that. I want to make sure I get the correct (physical) size drive, but I'm not sure what the correct...
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    what hard drive for compaq armada?

    I'm supposed to fix this Compaq Armada M700 (i think, i don't have it sitting here w/ me). needs a new HD. I need to know what size/type of hard drive i should order from newegg. I looked on compaq's website, and it lists a "20-gig SMART drive". not sure what that means as far as type of HD...
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    what hard drive for compaq armada?

    I'm supposed to fix this Compaq Armada M700 (i think, i don't have it sitting here w/ me). needs a new HD. I need to know what size/type of hard drive i should order from newegg. I looked on compaq's website, and it lists a "20-gig SMART drive". not sure what that means as far as type of HD...
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    realtek ALC650 5.1 via coax spdif not working...

    i have a motherboard with the realtek alc650 audio chipset (shuttle an35n ultra to be exact). i also have the spdif digital output card for it, and it's hooked up to my digital 5.1 receiver via coax. my problem is that i'm having trouble getting it to work in 6-channel mode via spdif. it does...
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    Suttle AN35 Ultra

    if you run a processor (or are overclocking) with a fsb of 166, you only need the pc2700. if you're running a fsb of 200, you'll need the pc3200. i'm using some geil pc3200 below the rated speed (pc2700 spec) on my 2500+. works fine. my system: an35n ultra / barton 2500+ / 512mb geil pc3200
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    SPDIF output - how to use?

    I have this http://us.shuttle.com/specs.asp?pro_id=280 motherboard; a shuttle AN35N Ultra - i just picked up the spdif card for it, plugged it into the header, and i can't figure out how to get it to output a signal to my 5.1 receiver. i'm sure it's something easy, but i'm stumped at this point.
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    i may rma my 9700...

    well i think that did it. i ran CoD @1024 with full AA and AF settings, max detail, and it didn't lock up. then i played silent storm for about 3 hours.
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    i may rma my 9700...

    will do thanks for the recommendation. it is connected on a splitter with my hard drive and a slot cooler...
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    i may rma my 9700...

    it's been like this for since i got it, but i had just assumed it was due to an incompatibility with my old board, plus i didn't game as much until i got my new barton system. as for power supply - it's an allied brand, rated at 400w, so i assume it feeds the card plenty of juice.
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    i may rma my 9700...

    i'm beginning to suspect my 9700np card is somehow defective. nothing i do will keep it from locking up. i've tried drivers from 3.6 cats to 3.9+hotfix. i've tried running with case open for cooler operation, even though my case temp is low. i've tried disabling the vpurecover, fast writes...
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    VPU Recover

    did you try rolling the drivers back to 3.7? i use 3.7s on my 9700 and rarely lock up. as opposed to constantly with 3.8+