Recent content by MaxxuM

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    Windows 2003 [Application] Server Problem

    I?ve had no luck finding anything about this problem except one in Microsoft?s Knowledgebase which ended up not helping. OK, the server is a Dell PowerEdge 6400, the server is on a domain (ex. Corporate.com) while the users are within a child domain, child.corporate.com. Here?s the problem...
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    Comparing Old CPUs to New CPUs

    There are lists on another popular "hardware" site, but I don't know if I should say which... I did leave a clue however in this answer. :)
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    GD Epson inkjet trash...

    I hate Epson now myself... I just tossed mine out after the first time they got clogged. I would go with an HP laser. My organization is still using 8-12 year old HP lasers and all six have never broken down while six of our 18 Lexmark Optra's have all had thier pickup arms (paper roller...
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    Check this budget PC

    Can't you get an E-Machine for around the same if not less?
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    The importance of the HSF

    They make a heap of difference... well, cooling does anyway. The number one enemy of electronics and just about anything mechanical is heat. The faster you get rid of it the better. Most HSF can do a pretty good job of getting rid of the heat but fewer can do it 'quickly' which is the key...
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    $100 - (2) 80GB SATA RAID or (1) 250GB SATA Drive

    You are the only one that could say if it was worth it... but in my case I would always go for faster because I have multiple drives on different controllers so I can place complete backups of my master drives on other ones and be back to work in about 15 minutes. If you actually think that you...
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    how to switch keys in XP ? I have a legit key that will not work

    http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2745.html SP1 - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q328874 http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_change_the_windows_xp_p.htm There are more on Google.... What I believe you are having a problem with is 're' registering with the...
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    Black screen of death

    Green to orange? Open up your computer and reseat your video card... infact, reseat everything and make sure the power is off and you touch your case before you start.
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    confusing cables!!!!!!!!

    No Monster Cable is not considered the ultimate by audiophiles; in fact, must think of them as junk. I paid around 675 for my cables and that is borderline when it comes to good cables. The general rule is to spend from 10-15 percent of your total audio setup on cables. If you are just...
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    ram not working

    Beeps? Maybe a beep code? If so, see what it means (probably bad memory).
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    IDE, SATA, PATA

    And don't forget the various types of SCSI and Fiber :)
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    HTPC has no video

    I would start with video in on the TV (switch from DVI to Component or Component to S-Video or S-Video to RCA and see if a picture comes up). I would also unplug all the video connections, power down the TV for at least 30min and reconnect everything. Sometimes static can build up in dry cold...
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    gaming on regular tv

    A regular console TV has an upward limit of what, 525 scan lines; however most broadcasts are in the 480 range. Your looking at a VERY poor picture compared what is capable with HD (1080) or with LCD or Plasma (variable). As long as your video card can support video out (Standard) AND the...
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    having a torrid time deciding what to buy

    Save the pounds until you know what you want.... Nothing worse than an impulse buy. You could save a little more money and go with something even nicer when you finally decide what it is that you want.
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    Who left AMD and came back?

    My computer list... TS1000 (Timex/Sinclair) LOVED the 16Kb upgrade! Tandy TRS-80 (boy was that expensive!) Texas Instruments TI-99/4A (used in 84) Didn?t get another computer until I was back from Iraq in 91 then purchased? Packard Bell SX 16Mhz computer Almost every year after...