Recent content by mgo

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    Thinking of Purchasing Brother mfc 8890dw

    I need a aio in my home office. My priorities in order are: text printing quality and speed; fax speed; and easy connectibility. Does anyone have a Brother mfc 889dw or any familiarity with it. If so, do you recommend or have an alternate recommendation? Thanks very much.
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    Getting Disk Boot Failure ... message Help!!

    I changed my video card and rebooted the computer. For the first time in seven years, I now get the messae "Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk and Press Enter." I have checked the connections to my sata hard drive and they appear secure. Any suggestions? All help is very much...
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    Help with Video Card for Dual Monitor Setup

    Building my new office computer which will use 19" or 20" dual monitors. Will do word processing, web browsing primarily. No gaming. I want something that is the best bang for the buck rather than cutting edge. But I want it to be reasonably fast. Will be using AMD Phenom II x2 550 (no...
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    Need Help Upgrading to Run Dual Monitors

    I am not against going the VGA-to-DVI adapter route. I was told that the 2 dvi output video card would be better. Scratch that advice apparently. Could you please recommend what VGA-to-DVI adapter you recommend? My most important priority is getting something that will work well. Thanks.
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    Need Help Upgrading to Run Dual Monitors

    Want to upgrade an old office machine I built for dual monitors. Will do word processing, web browsing. Many windows can be open at once, but otherwise do additional signifiant demands other than the new video card with 2 dvi. I will need new power supply (have Corsiar HX620 ready to...
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    Need help selecting cpu cooler for AMD x2 5000+ Black edition

    My other major components include: Abit ax78 motherboard AMD x2 5000+ black edition Lian li 61b case Sapphire hd 2900Pro 4 gb mushkin 6400 ddr2 1.8 v ram Corsair hx 620 power supply sony dvd burner vista 64 home premium operating system plan to overclock cpu for gaming. Will...
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    Anyone have Abit ax78 motherboard yet?

    I will also be using it with a 5000+ black. Would love to hear what you think once you have it up and running. Thanks for the reference to the manual.
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    Anyone have Abit ax78 motherboard yet?

    If so, I would like to know what you think. It's on sale at mwave for $84.oo (including $10 mir) this month. Thanks.
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    FIXED THANKS

    Please forgive my ignorance, but how do I restart the install when all I get is the error message?
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    FIXED THANKS

    I stopped installation last night because I needed more info on settings. Now when I start computer I get "error loading operating system" I have cd rom as top boot priority, I have reinserted the cd rom installation disk. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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    need help selecting mini system

    Thanks for the laugh. You're the best.
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    need help selecting mini system

    Want to get a mini system for under $150. Only requirement is that it have a 3 cd changer. The type of music being played will be low volume, relaxing as it will be used by a mesage therapist. Suggestions?
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    Do I have serious problem with new laptop?

    Will do.
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    Do I have serious problem with new laptop?

    First of all, thank you. I have learned a great deal. I went into the bios and changed power management settings to Maximum Performance, I installed Speedswitchxp, I have educated myself. learning that the standard hard drive on the C640 was a 4200; it would have been like me to get an...
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    Do I have serious problem with new laptop?

    I know the hard drive in the old laptop is 40GB, i, 9.5MM, 5.4K, HIT-EUCL I looked up the original configuration for the new laptop on Dell.com ServiceTag: 8S*LS11 and it says the hard drive was/possibly is 40 GB 1, 2.5" FORM FACTOR, 9.5 MM !BM-CASCADE, V2. Of course, I have no idea if...