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    10 mbit Cable Modem - Suggestions Please

    Thanks Guys! That is info I needed. To be honest I did not know they were even going up to 20 let alone higher. I am in S. MN and I am surprised I can get 10 mbit. Thanks for the link Modelworks.
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    10 mbit Cable Modem - Suggestions Please

    Greetings, I have 10 mbit cable service. However, they do not have any cable modems to buy, so I am renting a modem. But rental only does 5 mbit. I am going to buy a cable modem. Either new or off Ebay (new or used). So what are the best cable modems out there that serve 10...
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    Zyxel X-550 connection to cable modem

    Actually, I think it was just a bad cable. Seems to be working now. What a pain! Peace and Blessings
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    Zyxel X-550 connection to cable modem

    Help. What am I forgetting? Zyxel x-550 router. Charter Cable modem. Router was working week ago before I moved with DSL. Wireless and wired. But now, working connection from PC to Cable modem works. But plugging in NW cable to router LAN and then PC to router jack 1-4 and I get no...
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    Help me decide - New HDTVs, but what brand & Size?

    Greetings, I need some help from those that have been spending time in the HDTV arena and know what is going on. First up I need an HDTV that will fit in a 45" diagonal (49" H x 33" V - has some molding hence the 45" diag limit. Cost is not the primary concern, but we do not want...
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    Sound help please - HT Omega Striker 7.1 voice echos

    I have tuned it off in the 'OS' also. Effects set to Generic and Default. Only choices close to non. Support says it may be IRQ so I will move it to another PCI slot. grrrr! Peace and Blessings
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    Sound help please - HT Omega Striker 7.1 voice echos

    Greetings, Abit IP35 MB was using OB sound. Turned off in BIOS. Removed and uninstalled drivers, even cleaned out Registry. Have the latest drivers from Omega Audio Driver Ver is 5.12.01.0047.3 Karaoke turned off. Effects- if set to generic sounds absolutely horrible. Set to living...
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    anyone find video cards $ nasty

    It is my opinion that video cards are a rip off. $300 for an average good video card? Average CPU at $200. I know that a GPU and a CPU are not comparable tech wise. But that is the best that there is for comparison. Not impressed at all by Nvidia or ATI.
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    is it worth spending twice the money

    I went with the Centurion T05 and but for 1 thing I am very happy. Of course, I have no comparison. However, the one thing that frustrates me is that the Cooler Master Centurion 5 T05 is sold speced to 5 3.25 drives, however, it ONLY comes with 3 monting slides. I found this out when I went...
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    RAID 5 rebuild

    So, I have Abit IP35 and 3x 320 Seagates .10s. 3 HDs. 1 bad. Not sure which one. So I swapped out #1 for #4 (new blank) HD. Rebuild went fine. However, I still have a bad HD. #2 or #3 is still bad. So, what happens if I swap out #2 for the previous #4 with old data on it...
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    Is RAID 5 Installed? Question on RAID 5 set up

    Hi, I am trying to set up RAID 5 on my new system. ABIT IP35 + 3 HDs and WinXp. I put the drivers on floppy. Started WinXP install. F6'ed for RAID drivers. Then it started OS install. Formating drives. Question is: When, How do I get to set up the RAID 5 specific or do you not do...
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    ? - What is heavy metal ring thing comes with Chassis

    That is exactly what I have. Coolermaster Centurion. Pretty nice case. Building an: Abit IP35 e6750 4gigs Gskil 6400 Thermaltake TP 600w psu 8800GTS 320mb 3x SG 320mb for Raid 5. Peace
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    ? - What is heavy metal ring thing comes with Chassis

    Cool. Thanks guys. So, are they not really needed anymore? I guess I will throw it in there as it can not really hurt anything. I know, I can read your link you offered. But I only have/had 1 hour to start the physical build so... Thanks for your time!
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    ? - What is heavy metal ring thing comes with Chassis

    Maybe this is silly, but I have no Idea what this heavy metal ring is for. No directions show its use. What is it? Thanks.
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    HOT***Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU - Retail - $295 + $5 Fedex S/H - Guaranteed GO Stepping! @ Clubit***HOT

    Intel sells in huge lots. I do not even think they deal in 1k units. That is for the whole salers, etc. to sell and deal with. Intel sells by much larger lots. NewEgg and others buy from tier 3 re-sellers, etc. T1 would be the biggest mfg of the period and the huge system builders. T2 would...