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    Circumventing the IDE interface, need options and guidance.d

    "about electronics and reconfiguring the way it operates outside of safety designs" Sorry to rain on your parade. Still don't see the point. You can't change the voltage coming in, so you can't change the spin speed. Your not the manufactor with a dust free environment, therefore, you can't...
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    Circumventing the IDE interface, need options and guidance.d

    Wrong forum. Try hardware, By the way, my $.02. Is it really worth it. Throw it away. Let's see. My Master theisis. About to save and print.... Can't read from disk. Noooooooooo! Is the juice worth the squeeze. You know, I'd have my Dr. in Comp Sc if I'd only spent $60 buck to buy...
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    AMD 1.4ghz temperature readouts when overclocked question

    "Is 39 degrees good? My system temp is alot hotter, it is at 55-59 degrees. Would it be wise to overclock the fsb to 150, or a bit higher, I noticed that when I overclocked the cpu, the perfomance on the Sisoft Sandra memory test went up by 5 percent." Don't understand. Do you a have...
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    Sharing Cable Internet Access?

    http://www.firewallguide.com/
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    hard drive position question

    My $.02 Go to www.computergeeks.com. I bought an ATX case for $22 plus shipping. Cheap yes. Could have spent more. Could have always spent more. I really didn't care, son's peecee a.k.a. where my old spare parts ended up as. Second of 4 desktops in the house. Of course, will the rest of...
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    Building a new system, need some suggestions....

    Slap me. I was going to say X-Box.....
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    Best antivirus program?

    Hey, I couldn't pass up that last post..... Should have said "What do you use your computer for?" If your only playing games, you don't need anti-virus software. If you use it for work or personal finances, Adaptec CD Rom Burner software and of course a CD ROM Burner/CDRW...
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    Best antivirus program?

    A:>FORMAT C:/S /U A:>FDISK /MBR
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    Poll: Have you ever fried anything in your computer with static?

    I've been lucky so far, of course, PC parts usually become obsolete so fast anyway. In otherwords, if you took a sound card out 1000 times, static may be an issue. For me, I disreguard any part put in a computer after 999 times. Of course, for me, I'm more likely to have static damage from my...
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    Formating help plz!!!!!

    I keep an old copy of RedHat Linux. It will blow away any partition. I usually cancel the install after I delete the old partition. I had it running ( RedHat 5.1 )last year, but the GUI seemed slow and unresponsive. I'm going to try Linux again in a week or so. I have 4 desktop machines...
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    Why is my new Athlon CPU and fan making funny noises!?!?!?

    Is this an OEM or AMD boxed processor? AMD attaches fan 4u & has 3yr warrantee. OEM, buy another fan/heat sync. Also, my computer makes alot a noise, too; however, it's not the CPU fan, but the chipset fan Abit KT7. I guess my point is before u go and pull the thing apart make sure your...
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    A.I. See it before everyone else

    wan23 Good reply. However, at our current technology level, thinking machines are a dream. Of course, I had the AI lectures in college. The key quote by the professor "Once you give them the ability to use logic to make conclusions, then you have to live by their judgements." Good...
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    A.I. See it before everyone else

    AI. I'd rather be poked in the eye. Hollywood really needs to do more research before making a movie. Computers are stupid electicial devices that don't think. Will never think. And, will never be smarter than a roach. I'm tired of this reused story line of machines ruling the world...
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    @home cable need for speed, help

    "I just got @home cable service and am getting sort of low end download 2000KBS or so. Are there any ways to go faster? " Enclose your room entirely in Reynolds Wrap. Then, place a metal pot onto of your head. And finally and most importantly, the back of your computer must face...