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    Hard drive clicks like mad when I run certain apps

    I built this machine a while back when I was actually in to building comps and stuff so I don't remember specifics like speed of the ram, but~ Mobo: Asus a7n8x non-deluxe cpu: athlon xp 2700+ ram: 512 mb of kingston hyperx, it was too fast for my motherboard so its clocked down hdd: 80 gb...
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    Hard drive clicks like mad when I run certain apps

    OK actually I'm getting DLL errors on like a lot of different DLLs not just those two. :I
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    Hard drive clicks like mad when I run certain apps

    I'm getting errors so I can't burn a cd with memtest because of "msvcp60.dll" AIM is also giving me vbscript.dll errors. Should I just flatten and reinstall or will this not fix any of my problems?
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    Hard drive clicks like mad when I run certain apps

    I don't have a multimeter, but my PSU is antec brand. I've had this HD for a year and a half without problems, and surprisingly I havent' had to remove or touch it in that year and a half so I doubt it's anything with the PSU.
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    Hard drive clicks like mad when I run certain apps

    My data is already backed up as I already thought it was dying, and I'll run memtest later. I'm about to run chkdsk. Thanks
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    Hard drive clicks like mad when I run certain apps

    My HD clicks like mad when I run certain apps for ~5 seconds (WMP 9, which apparently "failed to install" somehow and now crashes my computer at will if I run it. Crash is reproducable with diff vid files, also). It also crashes randomly when I'm not using WMP9, usually with HD clicking...
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    Socket 754 Motherboard work with Socket A procs?

    I recently got GigaBytes GA-K8NS Pro and a Athlon XP 2800+ for Christmas. The GA-K8NS Pro is a socket 754 Motherboard... will my processor work?
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    "Case cutting knife"

    I saw a case cutting knife at CompUSA... I don't really have access to many powertools and I was wondering if these things actually worked.
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    STOPPAGE during games

    I get freezes, constantly, during games. It's not lag, it happens on GTA and Enemy Territory. I don't know what to do. I have the Atlantis Sapphire Radeon 9700 Pro... I dont have the latest drivers as I heard they were terrible. Anyone ever heard of something like this/got a solution? Oh...
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    Pentium III and phoning home

    Just curiously, anyone got an good articles on the PIII phoning home? I remember when it came out there was much yelling about the PIII phoning home and I was wondering if anyone knew any basic info about the phoning home, or had articles. I looked for information on it myself already, but I...
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    Case Window Rubber..?

    What's that case window rubber stuff that comes with kits called, and where can I buy some of JUST that, if I can.. I've checked a lot of places for this info, can't find it..
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    350W enough?

    Is a 350W power supply enough for my computer? I can upgrade... And if 350W isn't enough, how could I tell? Like, what would happen? Specs: Athlon XP 2700+ 2.167 gHz Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9700 Pro 3x 80mm Casefans A7N8X Mobo 512 MB (1 stick) Kingston HyperX memory WD "Special Edition"...
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    Double Question-Front USB/Firewire, Modding questions

    But the wires for the front USB stuff came with the case, not the motherboard.. Are you sure?
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    Double Question-Front USB/Firewire, Modding questions

    Hey, I recently purchased this keen Antec case... This one: http://www.epinions.com/pr-computer_components_antec_performance_ii_sx835ii_atx_tower_system_case_sx835ii/_redir_att__~1 It's nice, blah blah, but it came with front USB, and all that jazz. I want to make that stuff work, but I...
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    my 1.1Ghz NES PC (Mini-ITX)

    http://www.junkmachine.com/nintendo/members/tutorial.shtml This guy does it too, but he does it (no offense) better. You should check out his FAQ on modding your mouse and keyboard to go into the controller ports.