Recent content by Makoto

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    I need your help. Can anyone translate these symbols?

    "ko-un" = good fortune, good luck. Text
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    Win XP keeps restarting

    I haven't made any upgrades or added any new software for a long time and today my computer decides to not want to startup win xp. It goes through bios and it gets to the black screen with the win xp logo and then it restarts my comp. Please help. Does anyone know what I should try without...
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    USB flash drive/pen drive question

    Do those pen drives require proprietry software installed on the user computer, or does the drive show up as a drive without any installation of software. I want to buy one but am afraid it won't work at my school's computer lab if software installation is required.
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    Putting a good cpu in possibly bad motherboard

    I have a MSI KT3 and a XP 1600 that was running fine when all of a sudden the thing stopped working (I never smelled or saw any smoke though). I went over to my friends house and tested my motherboard and cpu on his comp. The moment he turned on his mobo with my cpu something started smoking and...
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    Help my comp won't bootup.

    Hey guys I have a MSI KT3 Ultra with an Athlon XP 1600 and I was running fine for like 2 weeks. All of a sudden today my comp wouldn't boot up. I hear my harddrives spin up and cdrom spin up, and even the cpu fan spin up, but its black on my monitor. I tried different video cards and monitors so...
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    Lookin to buy video card

    I'm lookin for a cheap reliable video card. Any recommendations. I saw a deal for a voodoo3 a while ago, is that a good card? I don't need the latest and greatest thing, just like a 16 or 32mb card for about 20-30 bucks...
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    Sound card with stereo outputs?

    I have the AWE 64 Gold that has stereo outputs, but I was wondering if there is any other soundcard out there that has stereo outputs? I sorta want to move away from ISA and get a regular PCI slotted card.
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    Socket A motherboard with ISA?

    Is there any recommendations for a socket A motherboard that has an ISA slot on it?
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    Help. Need a funny caption for this pic.

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    Help: C drive disappeared in My Computer

    My C drive disappeared in My Computer / Windows explorer. Does anyone know how to fix this. I can still run my computer so I know its there, it just doesn't show up anywhere.....
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    I got my guitar, now what?

    Here's a site that can help a lot Text Make sure to check out the basic techniques page.
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    Need a < $200 Center Channel, which should I buy, and why?

    I say go for paradigm as well. Look at these various systems that you can match up. Link I would say go for the cc-170. I'm pretty sure you can find it for under $200. If you don't mind it being used ebay has it every so often as well. Eventually you'll probably want to upgrade your system so...
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    I need to find a computer desk like this...

    Check out some Bush furniture: Link They sell some of the models at Staples and Officemax, so just use a coupon when buying one of them.
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    Need Advice for a Home Theater System

    I think that computer speaker systems are nice, but you should really spend the extra money and buy a good reciever and some good speakers. Also, the home theater system sets from panasonic and sony might look cool or might be decent, but with the same money, you can get something a lot better...