Recent content by ikickpigeons

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    Is this a nigerian scam?

    Not one week, one day. The funds aren't in my account anymore. Phew... Should I close my paypal account? I am very paranoid because the account is my father's and he is even more paranoid than me and will kill me if I lose funds in a family bank account. Also, the credit card that was on...
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    Is this a nigerian scam?

    really, all I want to do is ensure that my acount doesn't get hacked. I'm not looking for revenge.
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    Is this a nigerian scam?

    f*ck. What do i do then? should I remove my bank account and credit card on file? Should I call paypal and close the account.
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    Is this a nigerian scam?

    Ha, I get it. But if I already have the money in my account, what do I do? how do I do that? sorry, I am an email noob.
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    Is this a nigerian scam?

    Hello, I was trying to sell my camera locally through craigslist yesterday. After a couple of hours, I got a reply from a woman claiming to be buying a gift for her fiance. Well, this morning I got her payment through paypal. The thing is, the shipping address is in Nigeria. And Nigeria has...
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    Help! broken PS3

    Ok, good to hear. What's the turnaround typically? 2 weeks?
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    Help! broken PS3

    So will I get an equivalent console? I really don't want to settle for anything without the hardware based ps2 emulation, ie. launch console or the mgs4 special edition.
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    Help! broken PS3

    Will I for sure get my specific console back? And do I need to clone my hard drive or remove it before sending it in?
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    Help! broken PS3

    Hello all, I own a launch 60gb PS3, got it in like the first month of launch, and it's been running great except the disc drive no longer works. It will no longer take discs all the way in and fails to spin them up. However, I can boot the machine up and get into the xmb and even boot up...
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    e8400 not compatible with Gigabyte Mobo?

    well crap, mine says revision 1002. Anybody want a brand new e8400?
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    e8400 not compatible with Gigabyte Mobo?

    Hmm. How do I check what revision I have? Do I check the BIOS? or do I need to go digging for the manuals and original packaging? But thanks for the help, Drsignguy, I'll also check the power plugs and various chords.
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    e8400 not compatible with Gigabyte Mobo?

    So I recently purchased an e8400 from newegg and popped it in to my old build and after booting up i get absolutely nothing. No post, no flash, nothing. Before I bought this cpu I checked my mobo's site to see if the Wolfdale chips were compatible, according to this page all Wolfdale chips are...
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    Monitor for PC and Xbox/PS3

    Going to college this fall and I am looking for a monitor to be used for gaming, photo-editing, and PS3/Xbox use. So I would prefer if it has a good refresh rate, good color reproduction (I realize that due to LCD tech and budget this is a long stretch for a consumer grade monitor), and 1080p...
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    Simple Freeware for DL DVDs?

    Hello. I just need a really simple light freeware app to burn and manage files onto DL DVDs. Normally I use InfraRecorder (awesome app) but it doesnt have any options for DL DVDs, as far as I know. Thanks.
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    Retrieve data from pen drive!

    I really need to retrieve some data from a pen drive. Is it possible? I did not erase it too long ago. Please help.