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    Troubleshooting No Display Problems

    Sorry for being slightly ignorant POST errors more or less are the string of beeps it throws out? This board doesn't have a display for errors like my old one. If so it throws an error when the ram is removed but it doesn't act any different without the video card and it does not have onboard...
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    Troubleshooting No Display Problems

    Alright so as of this morning I go to boot up my other PC, but the monitor acts as if its not getting signal. So unplug it from the monitor and try my LCD TV, still no signal so at this point I'll assume thats fine. Open up the case pull out the video cards and it looks like it definetly ha...
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    IPod Classic Is Dying?

    Sorry if this isn't the right forum it seemed liked the best fit but if I am wrong, correct me. I Ended up swapping some files onto my IPod, then after ejecting the ipod and turning it on, my ipod just turns on, loads the menu, does a load click off and then repeats, I have no way to stop it...
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    Teaching/Traveling Abroad After College

    Did you find the company you're working for on Gaijinpot or something similar? I'm pretty broke so if I could jump right in that'd be great but I was browsing on there earlier but need to do some more hardcore searching.
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    Teaching/Traveling Abroad After College

    dugweb I'd be interested to take a peak if you want to post up a link or PM me one. I don't expect to get rich and like many others am mainly in it for the experience but was the pay halfway decent? And who did you go through? Although I've read many good experiences through JET I'm not set...
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    Teaching/Traveling Abroad After College

    Hey guys, I recently graduated from college and honestly want to get out and experience the world. Peace Corps has been in the back of my mind for a long time and honestly is extremely appealing. The other option with the benefits of actually getting paid and a shorter required...
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    Finance - Equivalent Annual Cost

    63842.05 ? Its still coming back wrong I think I might have to go talk to my prof because it confuses the hell out of me, online homework is the worst idea ever
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    Finance - Equivalent Annual Cost

    The question is the Equivalent Annual Cost for Techron 1. This is how i worked out the problem: Original Cost - 185000 Year 1 Discounted - 32758.62 Year 2 Discounted - 28240.19 Salvage Value After Taxes Discounted - 9809.75 NPV = - 236189.06 Divide by annuity factor 1.6052 =...
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    Finance - Equivalent Annual Cost

    Any of you guys familiar with this? I think I am doing it right but my online thing won't take my answer. The problem reads: You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. The Techron I costs $185,000, has a 2-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $38,000 per year. The...
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    Toshiba Laptop Drivers

    Hey guys, a while back I ended up getting a Toshiba laptop from OfficeMax which was a Satellite L35-S2366 model - PSL33U-03W02K. It originally came with Vista on it which I wasn't a huge fan of. I ended up installing a copy of XP I had from my old desktop I bought but I can't seem to...
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    Dell Breakage Insurance?

    My dad was recently looking at buying a notebook from Dell and besides their usual Warranty they have some breakage insurance for somewhere in the neighborhood of $100. Is it useful or is a along the lines of Best Buys extended warranty and the like?
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    Any of you guys go to UVI or have friends that have?

    Well, if only the rent of a 2 bedroom condo a month, wasn't what I'd be paying for 5 months in a dorm, I'd be all for it :D Bump for else today?
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    Any of you guys go to UVI or have friends that have?

    I'm looking to hopefully go there next year, but looking for input between the two campuses on either St Croix or St Thomas. Hell, even if you've gone to the islands and have a comment on the atmosphere of 1 island vs the other let me know :D