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    Building Lowcost Shuttle Workstation

    thanks, that's what i thought, but sometimes it's hard to tell from the descriptions of these smaller vendors.
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    Building Lowcost Shuttle Workstation

    I am trying to put together a shuttle machine, that I can use as my main workstation. I am trying to get the most bang for my buck in this form factor. Searching through pricewatch.com, I found a vendor that I think will be able to provide me with what I need. The primary use of the system will...
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    Getting my 100gb to work as an external HDD

    LTC8K6: it might be a limitation of the firmware. it was a $30 enclosure i got off pricewatch, and it didn't come with any documentation, outside of a small assembly plan. Jeff7: I'm using XP. It does show up in my computer, it's been formatted, and there is already data on it (i used it for a...
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    Getting my 100gb to work as an external HDD

    yeah, that's what i have. thing is the 100gb isn't recognized when it's in the enclosure. but if i switch it out with a 40gb it is.
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    Getting my 100gb to work as an external HDD

    [originally posted in periphials, and someone suggested posting it here] Hi all, I have a generic USB 2.0 external HDD kit. I also bought a 100gb HDD at the same time, (it's not labeled, but i think it's a maxtor refurb or something). I have two 40gb Western Digitals in my case. Thing is, no...
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    Getting my 100gb to work as an external HDD

    Hi all, I have a generic USB 2.0 external HDD kit. I also bought a 100gb HDD at the same time, (it's not labeled, but i think it's a maxtor refurb or something). I have two 40gb Western Digitals in my case. Thing is, no matter what i try I can't get the 100gb to pull up in the HDD. The USB...
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    Access Denied error - after reinstall of windows xp pro

    found the answer on experts exchange... HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech
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    Access Denied error - after reinstall of windows xp pro

    Hi all, to make a long story short, i rebooted, and got a winlogon.exe - missing dll error. after a couple attempts to repair windows, i did a reinstall of the system (not reformat, tho). everything was fine, was able to salvage my sites, and other critical data. however, two folders can not...
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    What MotherBoard can I get?

    yeah, i'm a bit lost when it comes to hardware, i know some of the basics, but not enough to really describe it. i went ahead and ordered new: case / mb / cpu / vid card ... it's going to give me a much needed upgrade. thanks!
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    What MotherBoard can I get?

    thanks for the insight. i will look at case/mb combos... thanks!
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    What MotherBoard can I get?

    Hi All, I have a Gateway Permformance 733 PC. This gateway is a PIII 733mhz. It's starting to show it's age, and while all the other components are fine for me (dvd, 8xcd-buner, 80gb of HD, 512 mb ram), i want to go ahead and get a motherboard / cpu upgrade for my machine. I'm not sure what I...