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    Adobe Suite+MS Office for $49

    http://www.fosmedia.net/ Photoshop+Illustrator+premier+Pagemill etc. etc. + Office 2000 Premium + Quark I cannot believe that software worth $2K could be sold at $49?? Guys tell me if there could be a catch.:Q
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    phase-change pad for AMD HS/F

    I had problems with my setup and had to remove the Athlon processor from the mobo. My HS/F had a thermal phase-change material which cannot be reused after taking it off. Is a replacement pad available in the market. How do I remove the phase-change matreial from the processor and HS/F?
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    Motherboard boot problem

    Thanks TechWhore, you are right on mark. The memory stick was bad. Thanks CollinsCollector for your advise. I tried everything that I could like CMOS clear, trying different slots for video/ram, using 100MHz FSB setting, taking mobo out of the case etc. And I gave up and took the processor out...
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    Motherboard boot problem

    Since I did not hear any beeps, is it possible that the BIOS/mobo did not work. This way, can I rule out the video card? Also, is there something like a partial short of the mobo?
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    Motherboard boot problem

    Since I did not hear any beeps, is it possible that the BIOS/mobo did not work. This way, can I rule out the video card? Als, is there something like a partial short of the mobo?
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    Motherboard boot problem

    Hi, I have a KK-266 motherboard with an Antec-SX280 case and Athlon 1GHz./266 processor. I have a cheap PCI video card (Kaser) with SiS chipset. The problem is that when I power it on, the Power On Self Test does not show up on the video. In fact, there is no signal to the video. The CPU fan...