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    Small, efficient, streaming media server

    Hello! 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Main functions: - storage and access for audio, video, photo, and ebook files (300+ gigs currently) - would like to serve audio and video to 2 laptops within the home, and stream audio to myself at...
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    mobo problem - can't run ram in dual channel

    I have a Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H rev 2.0 motherboard and I can't run a stick of memory in ram slot 2 or 4. Single sticks work fine in slots 1 and 3. But if I try 2 sticks in slots 1 & 2 or in 3 & 4 (which is supposed to be dual-channel mode according to the manual and on board color-coding) it...
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    Word 2007 opens odt files

    I thought this was kind of amusing, but I just double-clicked an odt file on a computer without Open Office or LibreOffice installed and it opened in MS Word 2007. :o :eek: :D I had no idea...
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    system/temperature monitoring software

    Do you use tools for ongoing monitoring of things like temperature? I can look at HWMonitor and such while I'm tweaking until I get something I think is stable, but I'd like something running that'll alert me proactively if my temps whack out a couple months from now. One option I see is...
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    troubleshoot old dying laptop (eMachines M5310)

    I have an old laptop sitting in the closet that I presumed dead a couple years ago because it wouldn't boot. No time for troubleshooting and I was ready to get a new lappy anyway. I was going to gather it for electronics recycling this week, when I thought to power it up. Surprisingly, it...