Recent content by imported_jediknight

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    External hard drive freezes

    Yikes.. this was what I was afraid of (worst case scenario). OK, now.. how would I (not necessarily in this order): 1) Confirm the drive is dying b/c of overheating? 2) Backup all of the data (in a way that won't kill the drive completely before I get my data..)? 3) Prevent this from...
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    External hard drive freezes

    I have a SATA hard drive connected via a USB2 enclosure to my desktop running Windows Vista SP1. The problem I am experiencing - and this seems to have become a bit more frequent recently - is the drive will completely freeze. I am unable to access any files (windows explorer freezes - I...
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    Cannot detect any wireless networks

    Problem solved. I had to go and install an updated driver. Dunno why I'd need to do this, but it works now.. meh.
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    Cannot detect any wireless networks

    There is a switch, and it's in the ON position (the actual switch fell off a couple of months ago - yeah, Dell build quality! - but it is definately in the ON position, and I have not had any trouble because of this up until this point). I can confirm this within Windows - if I choose...
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    Cannot detect any wireless networks

    I have an Inspiron 1520 with a Dell wireless N card, running Vista Home Premium. For some reason, I am unable to connect, or even detect *any* wireless networks (even completely open ones, with the router right in front of me). I've tried everything I can think of: - enable/disable the...
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    Help! Visual artifacts whenever I play games

    400W (ActivePFC PSU) ought to be enough for: Athlon 64 S754 2x optical drive 3x internal hard drive Radeon X800 2x 80mm fan 1x floppy drive (why do I still have one of these?)
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    Help! Visual artifacts whenever I play games

    How do I find out what the problem is? Do I need to RMA the card?
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    Help! Visual artifacts whenever I play games

    Even games that aren't graphically intensive (or, at least, I wouldn't think they'd be) - such as the new Penny Arcade game. The artifacts appear a minute or two after starting gaming. What would be the cause of this? Drivers? The video card? Other hardware? Overheating (not caused by...
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    ATI All In Wonder help needed

    Here's the situation I'm in right now: Multimedia center (and all associated programs.. particularily tv) does not work. When I start up my computer, I get an error message: "The ATI Multimedia Center does not appear to be installed. You may need to re-install the Multimedia Center"...
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    Need help with BSODs..

    I think all of my steam games had already been decrypted (then again, steam was acting weird a few days ago.. but I chalked that up to it being the release day for Ep. 2)
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    Need help with BSODs..

    Running Windows XP, with SP2. Last night, I got a BSOD.. didn't think much of it.. The message (didn't note the stop code) said it might be some new hardware or software. Only thing I had just added was a USB flash drive. Then, today.. started playing TF2 (first, got a message that my...