Recent content by RJShultzie

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    Help a newbie out with OC

    I am looking for a good value card as I don't play games just video playback. Considering something like a 9800 or a GT 240 but I am not really sure what to look for yet, still trying to figure that one out. I am using HDMI out on the board now for video only but would like a card that has the...
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    Help a newbie out with OC

    I am attempting my first OC, I have read the Dolk guide as best as I can understand at least and this is the result from my CPU Z http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1261952 How does this look? My Ram only scores a 5.9 in Win 7 am I doing something wrong? Ram is Kingston Hyper X...
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    Hard drive help please, Windows not recognizing.

    I have a old HD in there which is working and is the boot drive but if I hook up these other drives I get 3rd disk error and they dont show up. 1st is boot HD 2nd is CD/DVD 3rd is error
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    Hard drive help please, Windows not recognizing.

    I have a couple of hard drives that came out of DVR's that I was going to use in my computer but they either don't get recognized or windows can't be installed on the drive. I am not a advanced computer guy, I can follow basic instructions and put a computer together but most technical talk goes...
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    **BLAZING HOT** Khypermedia 8X DVD+RW Internal Drive » Get Back $10.02 + Free Shipping (AR)

    If you could post where you found the firmware and instructions how to update I would appreciate it. While I am on the subject, does the NEC 2510a need a firmware upgrade? Thanks all
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    **BLAZING HOT** Khypermedia 8X DVD+RW Internal Drive » Get Back $10.02 + Free Shipping (AR)

    I got the rebate forms from above website and went down and bought two from my local OM. Keeping my fingers crossed. The $50 rebate said to send a copy OR original UPC and the $25 wants the upc from the box, should work IMO but I'm a noob (for now)
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    ~~~ The Official Gmail Thread ~~~

    How do you get the invites to give out? I picked up a gmail here and would like to give some out if I can figure out how to get invites. Thanks to all
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    Ram + upgrade question

    already to pg 3 and no help???
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    Ram + upgrade question

    I have an ASUS a7v266 MB and an 1300XP cpu with 1gb of DDR266 ram, is this RAM good enough for a faster cpu & mobo. I am doing some DVD back up with DVD Shrink and when I pull up the task mgr it says I am using 100% of cpu. Will it help upgrading my cpu & mobo now with this ram and...
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    nec 2510a drivers

    I just installed the oem version of this drive, do I need to install new drivers/firmware? I am a noob so take it easy if I asked a stupid question. Thanks
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    Another Noob question, copying a program from floppies to cd

    I have an older program that is on 6 floppies and I would like to compile them onto 1 cd, do I need a program to compile them or do I just drag and drop? Thanks again to all of you. RJ
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    What hard drive for OS only?

    I should have given more info, I have a Maxtor 160 ultra now and want a 2nd HD just for OS, will the raptor improve my performance and what is the smallest I should use for windows XP and a few basic programs.
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    What hard drive for OS only?

    I am a newb so your help is appreciated, does the speed make a difference for the OS only?
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    Noob question here. Another question added 2nd HD

    Gonzo, Yes I finally got the BIOS fixed I am not sure what changed but when I downloaded the BIOS for the umpteenth time the file was a .bin file instead of a .awd file and when I did the aflash it worked. I did the same procedure I had been doing only the file was different. Thanks for...
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    Noob question here. Another question added 2nd HD

    I am going to reformat my hard drive to do a clean install and want to know what I should back up and how to do it. I would like to save my favorites in IE and my email (I have saved photo's, docs' etc) just not sure how to do the above. I would like to do a second hard drive, is it as easy...