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    Help me put together a HT system!

    My roommate just finished moving out of the basement so now I have a whole new space to deal with, and wanted to move my living room setup down there but have no idea where to start. I read the main sticky, but would feel better getting recommendations from the fine folks here who have already...
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    Vista back to XP Pro

    Here goes... I agreed to put XP on my dad's Toshiba p205 s7469 laptop that came with Vista. I didn't think it would be an issue, but damn was I wrong. I'm getting the "no hard drives detected" error when trying to boot from the XP disc - apparently due to XP not supporting SATA drives...
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    Brett Favre - What should he do?

    I don't know how this hasn't been posted already, but I didn't see anything in a search... What should he do!? NSFW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POyFvDgV2cU
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    360 Transfer Kit - Not working?

    So my original launch console bit the dust again (RRoD, obviously) and I bought a new Slim model with the 250gb HD. I have the transfer kit, but I'm not getting the "Transfer Kit found" prompt that I'm told I should. I recovered my gamertag and signed into Live to make sure my system was up to...
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    New Comp - Won't Read Second HD

    I just got a cheap refurbed Essentio CM5570 machine because believe it or not my other computer was an even bigger pile. I moved my secondary HD over to it, which is a 300GB Seagate w/ an IDE connection. Fired it up...it's not reading the Seagate HD. The mobo is a P5QL-VM EPU, and it only...
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    iPhone OS 3.1.3 is Live

    I didn't see anything here so I figured I'd post it. I've been battling a custom upgrade (documented here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2047050) and literally when I was in the middle of upgrading to 3.1.2 iTunes says 3.1.3 is available.
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    UPDATED: iPhone 3.0 Upgrade Help

    EDIT 2: It looks like it went successfully to 3.1.2. Currently doing a restore from a backup to get all my info back on there and I notice in iTunes it says 3.1.3 is now available...OMGWTFBBQ!!1! EDIT: Finally figured out that in the Pwnage tool when you select which device you have I had to...
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    Lost a disc...

    So I went to install one of my old Command and Conquer games yesterday, and I learned I lost one of the discs. I have both discs 1 and 2 for Generals, but lost disc 1 for C&C Zero Hour, which is the expansion pack. Is there anywhere I can get just the disc 1 ISO? I have the case with...
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    Used car with good gas mileage?

    I've been starting to look for a relatively cheap commuter car that gets good gas mileage and am looking for suggestions. This is out of my realm as I currently own two vehicles, each with a V8. Some guidelines I've been trying to stick with are: 30+ MPG Approx. $6,000-$7,000 Reliable...
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    Saints Row 2 Problems

    So Saints Row 2 showed up at my house yesterday, and I was eager to start playing. I spent nearly a half an hour on creating the goofiest looking mofo ever. I got to the face paint section and wanted to check out what I'd look like as a mime. Then, the game froze up. Not happy... I ate...
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    iPhone - Text Messaging Problems

    Yesterday texting worked just fine. I didn't connect to a computer or sync or anything. Later on last night, I could only respond to people who texted me. The "Messages" button in the top left and "Clear" in the top right are not responsive whatsoever. So I can only check one person's text...
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    Credit Card Question

    So here's the deal. I have a few credit cards - no biggie. One of them however is a "business card". I never actually signed up for it back in the day, the CC company actually called and asked if I wanted it. I said sure, since it was 0% for a year, and then the lowest rate I've ever been...
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    Beginner Guitar Setup

    Well, I've always been interested in learning guitar, just never had the time. I am quitting my second job finally, so that time will now be available. I was looking into a couple starter packages, and wanted to get some credible input, rather than just reviews from the various sites. I want...
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    Looking for a new big screen - Help

    Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new flat screen tv. Right now I have a 40" Samsung LCD with 1080p, the whole nine yards. I am happy with it, but I would like to get something a little larger. I'm looking at a 58" Panasonic Plasma. I do quite a bit of gaming, room is generally dark, and I...
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    YAJ(ob)T: Need Advice

    Cliffs at bottom Well I had a couple interviews last friday, and I got offers from both. One being a larger company, that my dad has already been in for over 20 years. The second is a smaller company(15-20) people. The larger company would be a 30-45 minute drive for me, but I'm kind...
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    Changing Order of mp3 cd....

    Hey guys, I'm trying to burn a mp3 disc with the music in the order that I want it. It keeps putting it in alphabetical order no matter what I try. I'm using Roxio CD Creator 6. I've tried putting a playlist file on there (.m3u) but it didn't work. I've looked around online and I can't find...
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    Installing a new OS

    Wrong thread I know, but I'm not getting any answers over in OS. I used a boot disk from a 98 machine and used that to Fdisk everything on the harddrive. I've done this before and installing 2000 Pro or XP, should automatically format the drive if i remember correctly. It won't do that, so I...
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    Installing a new OS

    I used a boot disk from a 98 machine and used that to Fdisk everything on the harddrive. I've done this before and installing 2000 Pro or XP, should automatically format the drive if i remember correctly. It won't do that, so I formatted using the floppy, and still it will not read anything in...
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    Help w/ a TV

    Does anyone know the difference between the 32" FD Trinitron® WEGA® TV KV-32FS120 and the 32" Hi-Scan® FD Trinitron® WEGA® TV KV-32HS420? I currently have the first one, and am looking to get the second one(HD). But, when I research on different sites, on the list of Trinitrons, some say...
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    New OS

    I realize that this is the wrong forum, but no one answers in the other ones like you guys do. Can any of you help me out on this?.... My friend wanted me to fdisk his computer and throw a new operating system on it for him. He was running ME and it was loaded with viruses and spyware and...
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    New Operating System

    My friend wanted me to fdisk his computer and throw a new operating system on it for him. He was running ME and it was loaded with viruses and spyware and all that happy stuff. I made a start up disk on my machine (XP Pro) and went on with the fdisk. I deleted all partitions and created a...
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    SO BORED

    I am so bored right now. I'm sitting through a XP Pro class right now, with Data Communications coming up at 130-330. Then I get to go work.....happy day. What is everyone else doing right now?
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    Trojan Problem

    Hey, i just clicked on a link from an away message(like an idiot) and now i have this trojan. Atleast i think its a trojan from other posts i have read. I get the bar on top of the browser window that says it restricted file from showing active content that could access my computer at every...