Recent content by Hiruko

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    Free Windows Vista Business & Office Professional 2007 ?

    Yup, that's what I got. Oh, and I recieved mine in Germany on 30 January (Military Post Office)
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    Frustration regarding probable obsolescence of XP x64

    Snapshot and Sidebar on Windows Vista are features. DirectX is required. If you can't uninstall it, I really wouldn't call it a feature.
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    I can move files from Windows drives to Linux drives,

    Type man chmod in a shell. I assure you the answer is in there. If you don't read it for yourself, you won't really learn.
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    Two Part Question

    Take it all out of the box, and run the mobo on a cardboard box or something. It almost sounds like something is shorting out. I've had this problem before.
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    KVM Switch

    I've noticed that the KVMs with USB don't get very high marks.
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    KVM Switch

    Yeah, I just need one with PS/2 and DSub I'll check those out, thanks.
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    KVM Switch

    I'm looking for a cheap home KVM switch for at least two computers. The price needs to be no more than $60. I'd prefer a manual switch, but if hot key recognition is good, then that's okay too. Thanks
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    Need a decent repeater/usb adapter

    A repeater will strengthen the signal, not reduce it.
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    $500 PC I'm building for my friend. Any comments are greatly appreciated!

    Wow, that would even make a nice gaming computer. Do they already have an OS?
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    how important is 64 bit?

    Core 2 Duos are x86-64 processors.
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    Windows XP Activation

    Wow, I've reactivated my OEM copy of Windows XP x64 edition several times. I've even used completely different hardware (new mobo, processor, RAM, and vid card) and I've had no problems with it.
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    Memory Overclocking

    I have PQI Turbo DDR2 667 RAM. Both of my sticks are 1gb. Through my own tests, I have been able to push it to 370mhz (740mhz double), with 2V. I can't push it any further without getting errors in memtest. Should I up the timings to increase the clock speed, or will 4-4-4-12 achieve the best...
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    E6600 lapping results

    I'm idling at 50C and going up to 65C on load with Orthos running on both cores. I have a thermalright XP-90 heatsink. The airflow through my case is well done, in my opinion. I recently followed the directions at Arctic Silver's website by applying a line of thermal paste across the cores. It...
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    Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 problems

    I'm having some issues with my new motherboard, with the forementioned model number. It worked fine for a day, overclocked to 2.6ghz, and today I overclocked it to 3.00ghz and overclocked my RAM in the process. It worked fine for the first boot, but after I restarted, it would no longer boot. i...
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    Removing heatsink

    I used a Q-tip