Recent content by xynyx

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    Computer Cleaning Failure

    Thanks for all the help/suggestions, but unfortunately I think my mobo is toast. Perhaps this is a sign that it is time to get a new rig. I've purchased from cyberpower pc in the past and thought they provided a pretty good deal. Any thoughts on this company or suggestions on alternative...
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    Computer Cleaning Failure

    No clue where the manual is and am having trouble finding it online. There is only one beep about 3-5 seconds apart. Here is my motherboard MOTHERBOARD: MSI K9N SLI-F V.2 NVIDIA nForce 570 LT SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio Thanks
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    Computer Cleaning Failure

    Thermal sink looks to be intact. CMOS reset didn't work. New motherboard time?
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    Computer Cleaning Failure

    So I decided to do some spring cleaning and eliminate all the dust bunnies hidden in my computer. Grabbed a can of compressed air and went to town (cleaned all the fans, heat sink etc.) Then when I went to turn my computer back on all it did was beep constantly (fans and lights all working, can...
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    Hotmail Crack

    A colleague of mine had her hotmail account hacked and the password was changed. She had a ton of contact information in there along with a bunch of family photos. She called MSN/Hotmail but they can't/won't help her. I've seen a bunch of bruteforce programs out there but worry about viruses. I...
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    Remote access

    Doing tech support for your parents over the phone can be maddening. I can only describe a drop down box in so many different ways. I was hoping someone could recommend an easy way to remote access my parents computer so I can troubleshoot for them. I am running Win XP and they are running XP...