Recent content by vansouza

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    NOOB linux

    Start with a book and not the software. Get a Linux book at a mall bookstore. Read, reread then read again.
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    What would make a USB 2 port run at USB 1 speeds?

    Are you sure that the device is USB 2 compliant?
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    80GB HD showing up as 160

    I had a simular thing happen to my 160 it started showing up as 280 or some such... freekie... even Partition Magic showed the same wrong info... used FDisk to swack it and all came back to normal...
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    Mubarak: Arabs Hate U.S. More Than Ever

    If the Arab world hates us because of Iraq was it love that caused them to fly into the WWCenter on 9-11?
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    what's the name of the port that old keyboards used to use ... that huge one ... not ps2

    I am not sure if it ever had a 'name' but if you go to your local Radio Shack I bet you can find an adapter of some kind...
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    Would this coaxiel cable layout work for all my gadgets?

    It will work but Cox cable tells me that a direct run from outside to the cable modem is best for speed... good luck...
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    Need to Uninstall Mandrake 9.2 (DONE thx)

    Actually you could have booted with a win98 boot disk; at least it works for me when it is time to swack Linux.
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    Burning at 8x

    I guess we are taling about DVDs here ... my understnading is that the media needs to be 8x or you will burn the DVD at the platter rated speed. Thus you are not burning at 8x. I think...
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    Windows XP can't recognize 200gb harddrive.

    Why would someone be logicly afraid of installing SP1. Don't we all need the updates?
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    My passion for computers is growing less and less everyday.

    Agreed! That is why I got the T6000 at BBuy. I could not build it for less. And if I could it would not have been much less.
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    how do i install Windows XP Pro over Linux Lindows?

    When you boot with the Win CD it will ask what partition to use, you pick your C drive and then it will format the partition. Bam Lindows is gone.
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    Blue Screens in XP?

    I was having daily BSOD on my T6000 (AMD64/WinXP Home, Pro and XP64) did not matter what OS. The system has been ok now for 3 days. Like many here I tested everything; I then did the following: FDisked the hard drive 3 times, then ran Fdisk /mbr 5 times in a row and used the recovery CDs...
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    AOL Problem...!!! please Help...

    Why not call AOL on their free line and ask them, you might get a more helpful suggestion.
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    Digital and analog output?

    My vid card and monitor both have digital/analog out/in puts. Can they both be connected at the same time allowing me to choose the input on the monitor? I have always connected them either or and now 64bit linux seems to line the analog and winxp is ok with the digital... wondering. Thanks...
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    Who builds AMD systems with good support/warentee?

    Log on to emachies.com and check them out...