Recent content by zesnickers

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    Fans always running on max a bad thing?

    Just made my new build today, Antec 300 case. It came with two 120mm fans which don't seem to have any 3-pin prongs to attach to the mobo, just a little attachment with a low/medium/high switch. I also bought a Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer to replace the processors stock heatsink, and the...
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    Protecting mouse feet?

    Just ordered the MX518 and the funcpad, and I was wondering if there was something you could use to protect the mouse's feet. I've looked at the Zerofriction Mouse Skates on Newegg but do these work from keeping the feet from wearing down, or do they only make it smoother? Anyway, thanks for...
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    Enabling remote connections while computer is on standby?

    Hi, I'm stuck on a 56k line for a while, so all my downloads are pathetically slow. Therefore, keeping downloads going at night is one way for me to offset this. The thing is, my computer is ridiculously noisy and it's hard to keep it on in the same room as me when I'm trying to sleep. Does...
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    Confusing networking question

    Hi everyone, So here's my problem. I recently got a laptop and I want to set up wireless for it. My parents are fine with buying a wireless router, but they don't want to spend the money to get our current computers hooked up with wireless cards. Is there a way I could keep my current...
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    Need help choosing a laptop!

    Well, topic says it all. I'm looking to buy a laptop for gaming (World of Warcraft, GW, maybe other MMOs), but I'm hoping not to compromise weight. I was seriously considering the dell 9300, but after seeing one, I've decided it's too big. Could anyone recommend me a laptop with the ability...
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    XPS-2!!! Best Gaming Laptop Evah!

    Question from clueless me... Is it possible to upgrade RAM at a later date? My friends say that 1g of ram is far preferable to 512m, but that would raise it over my budget. Also, which center did you guys order from? In Small Business, the price shows up at 2,299 for default components...
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    Basic Hard Drive Question

    Hi there, I recently built put together and a new computer and I tried to transfer the hard drive from my old computer, a Samsung 160GB 7200RPM, 8 MB Cache. My new system is with the AMD 64 processor, and my old one was using an Intel P4. Currently, the system refuses to boot up and just...
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    Is there any sure way of me finding out if I did fry the CPU?
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    No, I'm positive they're both the same socket.
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    The monitor I'm using has 25 pins in 3 sets of 5.
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    When I turn the computer on, it makes a beep noise then starts the screen with colors. I've heard that the beep can help determine the error. Anyone know anything about this?
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    I inspected the gold pins on the underside of the processor and I couldn't notice any bent pins. It still fits very well into the socket.
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    Ram is corsair value select pc3200. I have a gig of it in there. To clarify on what im seeing, I just see colors flashing in place on the screen instead of the bios or something. What happened was, I put the processor in my motherboard without opening the lock first. I then realized this...
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    And yes, its on standoffs, plugged in, and the video card is powered.
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    Um... full specs: Amd 64 3200+ NC core DFI Lanparty UT nforce3 Antec TruePower 430 Watt Radeon 9800 Pro 256 And sorry for bumping... just need an answer quickly :x