Recent content by jack bauer

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    Windows XP stopped reconizing optical drives

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827135196 Have two of these, plugged in sata. worked fine for two weeks. all of a sudden, missing from my computer. In device manager, showed with an exclamation point, something about the driver not working. Now, DM shows no optical drives...
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    ps3 controller charging problem

    Yes I'm used two different mini usb 5-pin to charge it. Does the controller come charged? I have also tried charging it one two different computers. The lights (4) blinked for 10-20 mins. then stopped. Now when I plug it in, they blink for about 30 secs and stop. Both controllers were...
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    ps3 controller charging problem

    I bought a ps3 wireless controller (Sixaxis) and tried to charge it out of the package on my computer using a usb cable i use for my western digital mybook. the 4 red lights flashed for 20 mins, then stopped. I tried calibrating the controller using the game controller program in control...
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    Crysis

    thanks. another thing is sometimes my weapon disappears from the screen.
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    Crysis

    Im on a level called ascension or something. I fly over this second bridge an I get sucked down to the ground. I put on the after burners but something pulls the ship down to the ground. What is going on?
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    Computer won't reset from windows

    Opteron 170 @ 2.5 X1800XT 512 slight OC 2G ram 500W power In the last few weeks, my computer won't reboot from windows. I have to hold down the power button and shut down, then hit it again to power on. Could this be a mobo, xp, or cpu problem? Just took my computer from a...
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    Crysis single player demo

    Just played the Crysis demo and can't get the game to run well over medium settings. My basic specs are: Opteron 170 OC @2.3, x1800xt 512, 2G ram. Seems it should run at least on high, and the game looks bad without high settings or DX10. I was looking foward all year for this. Anyone else...
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    Video 'shaking'

    After playing this game I bought, Myst V, over an hour or so, the screen seems to shake, like a small earthquake. Is this due to overheating?
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    80s horror film cant remember name

    and then its tentacles come out while in the car and go into this girls face. what moivie is this???
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    Resident Evil 4 help

    Just got RE4 PC and it gets stuck on this running away from a rock part. I hold down sprint and i just get run over. please help.
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    DVD burner won't read new game

    Bought RE4 for DVD ROM (wanted CD, o well) from amazon. My 8x dvd burner wont read the game. It reads other DVDs. The game will read on my wife's computer. Is this because I have an old DVD burner (about 5 years)? DVDRW IDE1008 0052
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    Gaming Keyboard and Mouse (cordless)

    Trying to decide on a keyboard and mouse. Here are some of the one's I have been looking at. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...etails/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=12134 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...etails/US/EN,CRID=2464,CONTENTID=10715...
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    Monitor, Keyboard, and Speakers

    I might go with this, since the last Dell monitor I bought was so awsome: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod...spx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4688 As for the K/M I'm not sure, I was thinking logitech, but I heard the mice that come with the combos are lame. Is this worth the money...
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    Monitor, Keyboard, and Speakers

    Just built a rig last spring and now want to get a new monitor, keyboard/mouse, and small speakers. Monitor: 20-22 inch widescreen. what companies are good? what should I look for as far as contrast ratio and resolution? K/M: Laser or Optical? Speakers: Something simple, 2...
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    Why is ATOT so conservative?

    i have been on this board for about a year now, and noticed a slant toward right wing thinking. i didn't know racists, "religious" christians, and haters in general were so into computers. Edit: yes, not all conservatives are hateful. but the underlining philosophy tends to lean toward...