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Cooo... thanks for the help :)

Yeah there are three gray strips on the bottom, similar to this pic... Is that the stuff?

Hi, I just bought the parts for my first computer build, centered around the Intel Celeron (Socket 775). I know most processors need a thermal paste between the processor and the heatsink, but this processor didnt come with any and furthermore the links on the Intel site that I found...

Im planning on building a low energy consumption HTPC around a 35W processor, so it shouldnt produce too much heat. Would it make any difference if I put the receiver on top of the HTPC or would it just be better to plan on not stacking the units directly on top of each other?

Hi, I am planning on building an HTPC and stacking it on top of my receiver. Is this a bad idea? Do I have to worry about non-magnetically shielded products (receiver/speakers) damaging any information on my computer hard drive? Thanks, Joe

Aight....I tried IPC (DVD+R and DVD-R) and TDK (DVD+R and DVD-R)...could there be anything else besides a media compatibility problem? This drive won the Newegg Customer Choice award...it cant be that bad.

The discs I tried are Memorex...I will look for other brands.

Oops. Title should be "problem with new DVD burner".

Hi, I recently replaced a dying DVD burner with a new SONY NEC Optiarc. It reads and burns CDs just fine - and plays new and burned DVDs just fine, but when I put a blank DVD in for burning it doesnt read it as a burnable DVD and thus I cant burn 'em. Ideas? Is there something I have to do to...

Hi, Im trying to build a External Drive for the first time with the following materials, but I cant get it to work... Materials: Seagate 500GB Barricuda AMS Venus DS5 - Firewire/USB2 Basically I install the HDD and the external case shows up under the device manager but the HDD never...