Recent content by Vasant56

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    Thoughts on my build?

    Hey guys, I think i've finalized my parts. I've changed quite a bit. Can I get your final thoughts before I order? Essentially I sprung for a cheaper case and upgraded the video card and CPU. Thanks again for all of the help :) Case & PSU Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet...
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    Thoughts on my build?

    Cool, there's a $15 rebate on the 4870, so it's only $10 more. I'll look at some benchmarks. Also, would be able to compare these two hard drives? SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...nm_mc=AFC-C8junctionCA $99 Western...
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    Thoughts on my build?

    What are your thoughts on the video card?
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    Thoughts on my build?

    DSF- I'm still looking at a suitable monitor. I wouldn't mind a 22-24' widescreen. Still exploring options, so i'll take recommendations. FINEST- Isn't the processor you gave the same one I'm looking at? Please note, my prices are in Canadian. Animal- Thanks, I'll do that. Thanks for...
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    Thoughts on my build?

    Hi guys, I've got the summer off and that means I need a new computer. Right now I'm upgrading from a 5 year old thinkpad, so i think it's time. Anyways, I'll probably do a mix of things on it.. moderate gaming, encoding, software development, tv streaming (/w a cable card). I don't need to...
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    Building this for a friend.. what are your thoughts?

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. General use with moderate gaming 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $750CDN 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. Canada 4...
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    Half-Life (1!) won't run properly on my computer..

    it says that it's 1.1.1.0, and that's it out of date, but there aren't any updates for it.
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    Half-Life (1!) won't run properly on my computer..

    I can only run half life 1 in software mode on my computer, when I try to switch to openGL I get an error message saying that "the selected openGL mode is not supported by your video card". I tried some googling, but there wasn't anything up to date concerning my problem. My specs are as...
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    Beeping Harddrive Problem

    I had a Maxtor Diamondmax 10 200gb Hard drive in an external enclosure. Everything thing was working fine yesterday, but when I hooked up the enclosure and turned it on today, it started to beep, I figured it was the enclosure, so I opened it up, and disconnected then reconnected .. same...
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    My harddrive is beeping, and I can't use it. Please help

    I tried to run the powermax test, but the boot process wouldn't get past the IDE detection, and so it wouldn't launch the test. Can ANYONE help? Thanks
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    My harddrive is beeping, and I can't use it. Please help

    I had a Maxtor Diamondmax 10 200gb Hard drive in an external enclosure. Everything thing was working fine today, but when I hooked up the enclosure and turned it on, it did did a beep (similar to a midi phone ring), I figured it was the enclosure, so I opened it up, and disconnected then...
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    Can I create a partition without formatting?

    I have one drive on my computer, and I want it partitioned, is it possible to partition it without formatting from scratch?
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    Do you guys leave your comps plugged in when you disassemble them?

    I've heard of some practices where you leave your computer plugged in (but off) so that it acts as a ground in case something happens. Has anyone else heard of this practice, or better yet, would you follow it? Thanks
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    Clicking harddrive == bad?

    Hi, I Ran the powermax tests, and it passed all of them. I will try contacting maxtor tommorow. I think the HD was new, as it's warranty expires on 2/21/2005 (which is really weird, as it's a 3 year warranty, and yesterday was 2/21) Hopefully they'll send out the new HD first, and I'll...
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    Clicking harddrive == bad?

    It expires 2/21/2008, which I suppose is a good thing. I'll throw it into a pc tommorow and run the maxtor scan. Thanks guys, btw, will they make me ship this back to them first? There's no way I'll be able to back this stuff easily.