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  1. Rob_63

    hard drive won't show up in windows

    I have two identical WD 2.5" 500 Gb Black hard drives and one refuses to show up when I attempt to install windows 7 on it. Both of the hard drives will show up in the Bios, however one will not appear when I get to the screen to select a drive when installing windows 7 (Ult. 64 bit)...
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    Obnoxiously loud corsair PSU

    I got a CX500 v.2 Corsair secondhand and the thing is way too loud for my liking. I have an 850 with a 140mm fan in it that runs very quiet, my guess is the thermostatically controlled 120mm fan is not working and is running at full bore. Is there any way to fix this? replacement fan...
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    Resume from sleep problem with W-7

    I have an 890GX chipset Asus board that hard locks whenever it goes into sleep mode, the only way to wake it is to turn off the PSU and drain the residual power, then press the start button, then it goes to the log on screen. The board is an M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 This only happend with...
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    How do I proceed next? Scammer sent us an obviously bogus check.

    My son had a PS3 up for sale on our local craigslist and after receiving very similar emails from different addresses we were sent a check for almost $2000, from an address in Va. but the check was from the "Oregon state treasury ". These buffoons UPS overnight-ed that obviously bogus check...
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    Windows updates downloaded but fail installation

    I put together an old Athlon XP box for someone and installed XP home, got SP3 downloaded and installed ok but any further updates fail repeatedly trying to install them. They are downloaded (all critical, software and hardware updates) but will not install, and MS help is not productive...
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    Question to the bikers

    What's a good online source for aftermarket parts? I just bought a new bike after 7 years of not riding and am looking to dress it up a bit with pipes and some leather saddlebags. Thanks!
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    I could use a little advice troubleshooting a laptop

    I am working on a Dell Inspiron 6000 with a Celeron M, 512 Mb Ram and I believe it has an 80Mb Toshiba hard drive in it. I tried to load windows XP and it usually locks up right before finishing. I was able to get it installed several times but the first time it had multiple errors when doing...
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    Need some advice on a quality H2O setup

    I have recently aquired a 955 XE processor and found it to be quite a warm chip. It appears to have fairly good overclocking potential should I get the temps under control. Are there any definitive guides out there to help explain things to a liquid cooling newb? First of all, my budget...
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    Wireless PCI card disconnects after reboot

    I just installed a new wireless G PCI card (generic, with a realtek chip) in my daughters computer (new build, just installed windows). I installed the drivers without a hitch, it works fine when connected. But whenever I shut down or reboot the system it will not connect unless I right click...
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    Dell inspiron 2650, which CPU do I have?

    I have a 2650 laptop here with a miniscule 128 mb of memory, a kid owns it and it is so hogged up with spyware and adware it will barely run. He is thinking of trading it in on a desktop rig and I am trying to get an idea of what it is actually worth. The system properties says this...
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    Anyone out there have a Microsoft 6000 laser mouse?

    I have been using an MS 3.0 explorer for years, and I am afraid one of these days its time will be up. I have tried several Logitech mice (G5, MX-518, MX-1000, MX-700) and even a razer Diamonback but just can't get used to them. I think it is the palm grip that these have, I like using the MS...
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    Need a sound card recommendation

    My current board is an Intel D945PVS which has Intel Hi Def. SigmaTel audio chip, it has a front breakout box and does what I need it to. But, have decided to go AMD dual core and will be probably getting an Asus board. What I need it to do is input from a set of electronic drums, and be...
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    Will a better router help out?

    I have several computers running off of my Linksys WRT54-G wireless router. There are times when the kids are playing some games online, downloading streaming video (E baums world and the like) while I am playing my favorite first person shooter game (my rig is hardwired to the router) and I am...
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    Opteron or X2?

    I am a long time Intel enthusiast that has made the switch a few times but always returned for one reason or another, (mainly for the stability and multitasking ability of Intel) and was considering an upgrade to a DC Pressler until I noticed the price of the X2's has come down considerabley...
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    Linux distro for an Intel brand mainboard?

    I am fairly new to linux, I was experimenting with Suse 9.3 on an Asus 775 board since that was the only distro that had support for the "marvel" gigabyte ethernet. I now have an Intel brand board with the Intel pro ethernet, but Suse does not have support for it. I tried UBuntu 5.04 and the...
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    Is there a program to test video memory specifically?

    I just bought an Intel board and in the Intel Desktop Control Center software there is a system stress tester that I ran. I have two MSI 6600Gt's that I tested separately and one had 2 errors and the other had 4. then I stuck in an X300 and it came up with no errors. When I got these...
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    XP-90c or an XP120?

    I am in need of another cooling setup for my 3.8 P4 775. I cannot use a Zalman 7700 due to space limitations with my case, (lian pc1200b) it will not fit due to the board overhang of the fan and the compartment wall. So that leaves me to decide between an XP-90c or another XP-120. Has...
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    Does Linux support the new 945 / 955 Intel chipsets?

    I am fairly new to Linux and am about to get another mainboard since my Asus 915 chipset board had only one distro that I could find that supported a marvel NIC. (Suse 9.3) I was also having some problems with driver support for an ATI X800XT card but have switched over to Nvidia. Now my...
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    Cannot display POST using DVI cable on Dell 2005FPW

    I am unable to access the bios using the DVI connector with my Dell 2005 FPW. When I cold boot or reboot I get a "cannot display this mode" message, then it works fine when it goes into windows. I can however access the bios with the sub- D connector. I tested the "self test"...
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    How do I set up IDE Raid0 on a 915 chipset?

    I have used raid0 before with 2 raptors (Sata) so I didn't have to worry about jumper settings, I have never used raid with IDE drives. My Asus P5GD1 only has one primary channel which I have two opticals installed, has no secondary channel but has a two ide raid connnectors, primary and...
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    Linux and Asus P5GD1 PCI-E rig

    I have been trying for a week to get a distro on my PCI-E rig and am having no luck. I have a 915P chipset Asus board and an X800XT PCI-E vid card. I cannot get this to configure the network properly (at all), even disabling the NIC in the bios and installing a PCI NIC card. there always seem...
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    How do I hook up the front speaker jacks on my new case with an A2?

    I just bought a new lian li V1200b and have decided that I may be able to get some use out of the front headphone jack on the case. I have never bothered to try and hook them up before on any previous systems. Is there any way to do this when you are not using onboard sound? I have an A2 that I...
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    New MX1000 side buttons dont work in Mozilla?

    I just got an MX1000 laser mouse today, I had a MS wired intelimouse explorer 3.0 and like using the side buttons for forward and backward page movement in my mozilla browser, but the Logitech does not work at all. It works in IE, and opera, and in windows but will not work to change pages in...
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    Anyone have a Thermaltake Tower 112?

    I am about to order an Abit AS8 and have a new 550 775 chip on its way here, and like any redblooded american computer enthusiast I plan on overclocking it. I have a couple of XP-90's around and found an adaptor at Newegg that allows it to fit S775 boards. Then I ran accross the...
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    question about how to use the forum

    Is there a way to tell if someone has read a PM? I know you can see the last time a member was online and logged in but is there any way to tell if a PM that you sent has been read? Thanks, Trucker
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    My printer shows up as a new device everytime I boot up

    My daughters computer, an IC7-G with a lexmark Z35 printer, wants to reinstall the drivers everytime it is booted. I cannot figure this out, why would it lose the drivers everytime it gets shut down?
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    Anyone have the NEC 3500a DVD burner?

    I can't stand the Roxio software that came with this, and my Nero 6.3 does not recognize it (but an older 5.1 plain cdrw software does?) Any suggestions as to what to use with this for DVD usage? Thanks! Edit: I just figured it out, I didn't restart the program (nero 6.3) after I...
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    How do I set up these hard drives for raid and storage?

    I just purchased an Abit IC7 Max 3 and a couple of 37 gb Raptors, how (or should I say can I?) set it up to run the raptors in Raid 0 and use my 120gb Seagate Sata drive for storage? This is my first attempt with raid and it all seems a bit confusing, any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    Newly installed rig has freezes during benchmarking and gaming

    I have just built a system that has a problem with glitches, or very quick "freezes" during benchmarking using both 3DMark2001se (patched) and 3dmark03 (also patched). I installed UT and it does this during online play also. here is the system specs: Abit AI7 2.4c @ 184FSB, 3.4ghz 1.65vcore 2...
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    What is the best air cooling solution for a P4 setup?

    I have just bought a P4 combo (2.4c-M0 stepping, 3.4@ 1.65 vcore) that was in an H2O cooled rig, I need to get a good HSF for it. Zalman 7000 or thermalright sk94 or 97? I have a Zalman 6000cu on my amd system, it is surely quiet BUT it cools no better than the stock HSF. Or is there a...