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    P55/1156 - PCIe x1 question

    Thanks, I read that article but now it see that it was described in the diagram, and I never look at those. -Matt
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    P55/1156 - PCIe x1 question

    I understand that having 2 PCIe x16 cards will cut the speed down to x8 each, but if you have one x16 and one x1 in does it also reduce the x16 by half? I'm looking on getting a TV Tuner card and just wondering about this. Thanks
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    I need a quality 802.11n router... ideas?

    Here's this article http://www.wifinetnews.com/archives/007328.html There are more...
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    I need a quality 802.11n router... ideas?

    As opposed to Draft 1.0, you're safe with any N router that draft 2.0 certified. Draft 2.0 is really just a formality. Pretty much every comment/issue received by the members have been satisfied by 2.0. If there are changes in the next draft, draft 2.0 routers only need a firmware fix to be...
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    Program to automatically sync two files/folders on same pc

    you know, I looked at those, but for some reason I missed number two on that list all way sync. This is actually a very powerful program. It does exactly what I was looking for. It's somewhat cumbersome to use if you want to only sync a couple of file in a large folder..you have to setup...
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    Program to automatically sync two files/folders on same pc

    Thanks, I forgot to mention that it hopefully will be free in price and in spyware. Anybody have any exp with any such program?
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    Program to automatically sync two files/folders on same pc

    I've researched this a lot, and I've found lots of file sync programs (I use syncback), but I can't find one that will automatically sync two files/folders across the same pc. This would probably have to be a program that's runs on startup or is always open, which is ok as long as it's not to...
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    SATA I & II living together in harmony?

    I have a WD 76gb raptor (SATAI) and a WD 320gb Caviar (SATAII) installed on a Asus a8n-sli premium MB. I've had some HD controller issues and I'm trying to piece my way to figure out why (other than a bad MB). The MB supports SATAII, but are there any BIOS setting that I should have, or HD...
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    SATA Controller Card Question

    Since I won't have time for quite some time to do a complete reinstall, I decided to buy a SATA controller and so far it seems to have fixed my problem...interesting.
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    SATA Controller Card Question

    Thanks for the replies. My feeling right now is if I'm going to repair XP, then I just, as alzan said above, going to bite the bullet and do a complete reinstall. However, back to one of my original questions, can I move my HD to a SATA controller card (on a PCI) without having to reinstall...
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    SATA Controller Card Question

    My setup is below. The MB is giving me fits with my HD's (especially the WD320). I get controller errors when trying to use Window Media Center 2005. it eventually freezes my PC. I was thinking about buying a controller card and hooking them up to it and seeing if that will work. Does...
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    Should I RMA ASUS a8n premium MB

    I?ve had this board close to a year now and it?s been almost error free. However, from the beginning, I can?t overclock or else my PC freezes up with a HD error (see this post). I?ve just resorted to the stock speeds and everything is ok. Since the beginning, I?ve had the MB hooked up to...
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    Xeon upgrade question

    Thanks for the replies.
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    Xeon upgrade question

    Interesting question for the folks here....my current work PC is a Dell Precision 670 with a Xeon "Cranford" processor running at 3.0ghz. Every new fiscal year we get in about 40 new pc's to upgrade existing ones. I have the option right now to upgrade to a Xeon 5060 which, from what I can...
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    Two Zalman Fanmate2 not working

    Thanks for the reply. I'm connecting the fanmates into the motherboard and I do have the fan speed control function on the MB disables. I don't want to connect the fanmate to the PSU because I want to monitor their speed. Thanks!