Recent content by magicslax

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    laptop lcd whiteout

    if nobody can help me, could somebody at least point me to some[one|where] that can?
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    laptop lcd whiteout

    bumpity bump bump?
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    laptop lcd whiteout

    My otherwise functional CTX ezbook 700e boots to a blank white screen. The video card is fine -- i get a display when i plug in an external monitor. I figure the problem lies in the lcd panel itself (a sharp lq12s56 b) or one of its controller boards. I know practically nothing about lcds...
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    Opening up downloaded files in Linux?

    you must be trying to start a flame war. in my fully qualified opinion, mozilla is better than opera for more reasons than i have time to enumerate. kde, while i dont use it myself, has numerous strengths. saying 'program x is a piece of crap' doesnt add to the conversation. try 'you might want...
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    dual athlons at different speeds?

    //request for more concrete information, please. thank's again. -slax
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    dual athlons at different speeds?

    quick check on my facts: you can run a dual athlon system with cpus of different speeds right? would that work? would that be a waste of time? thanks in advance - slax
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    Does retail (boxed) Athlons include a fan?

    i dunno about quiet and good..the hs/fan that came with my duron last year, the only retail processor i was ever suckered into buying, well...that was major crapiness and had a loud, high-pitched wine besides.
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    holy monkey, most 1337 monitor evar?

    i'd like to run two of them multi monitor style with me in the center....drool
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    holy monkey, most 1337 monitor evar?

    can you ask him if it comes in light blue? now seriously, doesn't that make you more than a little sick to use?
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    holy monkey, most 1337 monitor evar?

    oh my !@#%!@%ing goodness!! :Q
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    Poll: Win ME vs Win 98 SE

    i think it says something when the only vote for ME is accidental.
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    multimon!!

    sure. i have one AGP video card which i used by itself until today. i installed a PCI card in an open slot....battled Windows ASD for a while...ta da! but i'm sure there are others on this forum who are *much* more experienced with this than i.
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    multimon!!

    I finally got a second vid card and set up multimonitor. My verdict is something to the tune of GOOD GOOD GOOD!!! How did I ever do graphics work with one display? :P
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    Advice on Memory....... Wait or buy Now?

    whoops. :o in that case, i was unaware that 512mb ddr dimms existed, or were readilly available if so. ....maybe i should read more carefully.
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    Advice on Memory....... Wait or buy Now?

    you can get a 512 stick for 50 bucks, as long as you are willing to go with generic high density from some random dealer on pricewatch. sounds like a plan to me. :D