Recent content by joelrh79

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    Best online storage

    What is the best online storage site? I have been backing up my files for years using external hard drives and DVDs. I have had multiple failures with the external hard drives and I think that it is time to switch to online secure storage but I am unsure which is the best site. please advise.
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    HELP - WEIRD ISSUE - ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

    It was the motherboard. I sent it back to ASUS and they sent me a replacement. Everything works great now. Just thought that I'd update this thread because I hate it when people don't report the fixes to their problems in forums.
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    HELP - WEIRD ISSUE - ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

    Possible damage: static electricity? Not sure what the weather is like where you are, but dry/hot air makes it easy for static electricity to accumulate. Also, did you clean off the motherboard with a vacuum, or canned air spray? It's been raining almost non stop and I live in a humid area...
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    HELP - WEIRD ISSUE - ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

    *Bump* Pros Attention Needed
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    HELP - WEIRD ISSUE - ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

    Error: my CPU is not an Athlon XP 2800+ It is an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz
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    HELP - WEIRD ISSUE - ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

    Yes - I've tried all of my mice and keyboards (both PS2 and USB). Remember - I can boot up in safe mode and VGA mode and everything works. I just can't boot up Windows normally or access the BIOS screen.
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    HELP - WEIRD ISSUE - ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe

    HELP - I've run out of ideas... I recently switched cases for my computer because we got a new desk and the old case was too large. Nothing changed really - I even used the same power supply. But, when I went to boot up after moving all of my components over it freezes on the Windows...
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    250Gb WD hard drive only recognized as 138Gb

    In disk managment - I see that I can partition the unused space as a new drive. Is there any easy way to just add it to the existing drive?
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    250Gb WD hard drive only recognized as 138Gb

    I just put together a new rig: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply atx 12v v2.0 AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 BFG 7800 GTX OC 256Mb When I installed windows...