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    Need help with an old ata100

    I pulled an old 40gb fujitsu out of a hp nc6000 and it only has the ata pins no molex or power plug. I want to put it in my pc but not sure if a ide cable will run it. here is a amazon link to what the pins look like if anyone is confused...
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    I need help with debian 7.6 grub and other issues.

    I have been getting grub and initramfs errors at boot on a new install of debian.I have tried to figure out the issues for 2 weeks now and I need help. Debian does boot but only have 8 to 15 rests,I don't have any other hdds plugged in so its not a multi boot issue. The errors I get are...
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    use to overclock my CPU?

    What cpu and motherboard do you have?
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    question on puchaseing mips and sparc cpu and motherboards.

    I don't know alot about them and I have never really used one of these chips except for Mips in game consoles and other things. AnYwh00T, I want to try one or both for programming,learning and experimental fun, maybe even OCing if they are not locked:) Can get 1 that is not embedded so I can...
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    I Got a questions about going debian and tinycore.

    Decided I am going to give debian and maybe tiny core a try tonight:) So I'm wondering debian is a good choice for 2-3 year long term 3d workstation os and which version should I get? 7.1.0 or older one? For Tiny core I got an old dell from 2000 with a pentium 3 733mhz and 128mbs of ram and...
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    Need info on thermal paste for the gtx 260!

    The gpu is getting hot,Idle is at 58c, ambient is 68f and idk if its clogged or just bad thermal paste.I hit it with canned air and a lot of dust came out but temps are still high. Wondering if I can use cpu thermal paste and do I need to replace the thermal pads after I take it apart? I would...
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    Mint install wiped my HDDs

    I figured I would try mint today.I installed it on at 80gb sata and set it up as root ,home,swap and played around in mint for a wile after it installed.I went to access my storage drive but it said it couldn't mount.restarted and tried to boot into windows and it said no bootable media...
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    My gtx 260 came back to life!

    Not sure if it really died but I wanted to share the story I got a computer from a friend of my brothers and he said he couldent get it to work.I took it home and took a risk with the 400w2 psus he had and I put my gtx 260 in and turned it on but it just spun the fans and turned off so...
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    Is it possible to buy new laptops without OS?

    I am wondering if I can get a trinity laptop with no os to install ubuntu on.Wondering if you can custom order one from hp or dell or if anyone knows of another vender that will sell their laptops without windows. It doesn't have to be trinity but would prefer it. sorry if I have already asked...
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    samung 1 tb 69.99 @newegg

    Not sure if this is a recent price drop or not but I figured I would post it just in case it is. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185
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    Questions about hd7000 series Before purchase

    Helping a friend buy a new gpu. He doesn't want to go over $290. I found the powercolor radeon 7870 for about 279.99 with free shipping.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131467 I don't have a lot of experience with amd/ati cards.I have worked with them only a few times so I...
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    How fast is a mobile cpu vs desk top?

    I was considering getting a laptop for long trips and decided to look at bench marks to compare price/perf vs desktop. After seeing the benchmarks I though something might be wrong. intel core i7 3960X 3.3ghz vs intel core i 7 3720QM 2.6ghz h.264 first pass desktop/ mobile...
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    Lastest Fashion Armani Belt Sale On-line

    I would rather save my money for Ivy Bridge-E
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    AMD Opteron Apu

    Was wondering when this was going to happen. http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2012/6/11/amd-answers-intel-xeon2c-opteron-trinity-apu-comes-in-q4-2012.aspx Might end up getting one of these for fun if they sell them retail. crap I misspelled opteron oh well
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    gpu monitor and controller for ubuntu?

    I'm working with 3d modeling and I need a gpu monitor for load memory usage and fan speed controller. anyone know if one exists?
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    hp photosmart scanner not showing scanned image

    I have just set up the hp scanner and installed the drivers and softwere and restarted.i put a picture in and this is all i get and even when i run it empty i still get this. anyone know what might be wrong.
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    evga 560ti 2 win

    I don't get why they did this again after the 460 2 win was such a disaster IMO. but here it is. http://www.evga.com/products/moreInf...s%20Family&sw=
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    need help with crossfire!

    I cant figure out how to enable CF with 2 5870s Drivers are 11.10.
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    can monitor no matte be removed?

    I bought a hp zr22w about a week ago and I enjoy it alot except when working with images and making textures.The grain is really irritating and in the way. Im wondering the matte filter can be removed or not?
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    suggestions on 460 2win liquid cooling

    My friend has a 460 2win in his antec p183 and it can heat the case up to 90f easy unless he takes the door off which he doesn't want to do.I figure the best way to fix this issue is with liquid setup only issue is evga doesnt make a hydro copper water block.Not sure if a 590 hydro copper...
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    AHCI question

    was thinking about getting a ssd but my motherboard doesn't have AHCI listed in the bios. Im wondering if i can get it with a sata 2 card or is it only in the bios?
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    new build problem

    My friend and I just built a new 2600k system and its been running for a bit but then we shut it down and turned on the tpu and epu switches. now it turns on but wont display anything on the monitor then it shuts down after about 20 seconds.Then we turned them back off then tried again and...
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    xfx 750i question.

    I want to over clock the system but i want to use the second bios chip to store my oc but can figure out how to access or switch the bios and there no manual for my board. anyone know how this can be done? ive looked it up but I just get how to flash bios.
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    nvidia gt 440

    http://www.evga.com/products/moreInf...s%20Family&sw= not sure if it is out yet this is the first time ive seen and heard of it. looks like its a nice little card for light and mid gaming , watching blu ray ,ect. only issues is it doesn’t have sli and its a bit spendy but i hope it...
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    will vista fit on a 32gig ssd?

    thinking about buying one but donno if vistas gonna fit.
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    3d workstaion setup

    im currently planning on building a workstaion for 3d. was wondering if this is a good setup? ASUS KGPE-D16 Dual Socket G34 AMD SR5690 SSI EEB 3.61 Dual 8/12 Core AMD Opteron 6000 series Server Motherboard 2 AMD Opteron 6128 Magny-Cours 2.0GHz 8 core 2 500gb wd black cav 8x1 gig...