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    External mice not recognized?

    So I haven't posted in here in quite some time but I was hoping you guys (and girls?) might be able to help me out so as to avoid a full reinstall. For the past few weeks, any external mice plugged into my laptop (an XPS16, not that it should matter), is unfunctional. While the usb dongle is...
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    Cloning an HDD with bad sectors?

    Hey y'all, Another hard drive problem here... my 3 year old laptop drive (a WD Scorpio Black) has heaps of bad sectors, so many so that CrystalDisk gives me a warning, while WD Diagnostics literally tells me that there are "too many bad sectors." Attempting to access files I assume to lie in...
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    Dead hard drive?

    Hey all, I've been out of the computer loop for awhile but the other day my 1.5TB Seagate of 4 or 5 years (and full of precious data) was dropped from around a foot or two. This was in a 3.5" Nexxtech enclosure so I imagine this to have softened the blow somewhat. So anyway, now the drive no...
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    Aspire One Speedstep?

    Hi all, I recently purchased an Aspire One (D-255E) with pretty standard specs (Atom N455), which I promptly formatted with Windows 7 Home Premium (after a brief Ubuntu detour). Works great, however I've noticed that in Power Management I am given no option to control the min and max CPU...
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    Reattaching keyboard keys?

    So odd story. I came home today only to find that about five random keys were missing off my keyboard. Only explanation I can think of involves the cat (do cats even have the equipment to do this???). Anyway... Managed to reattach all of them except one. Well, this one is reattached on both...
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    Upgrading Ram? AOD255E

    Recently purchased this laptop and would like to upgrade the ram from 1GB to 2GB. I assume any DDR3 laptop ram will work, but I haven't been able to find an upgrade guide for this model specifically. Should I just take a shot at it and learn as I go? I think I have to remove the keyboard...
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    New AMDs/Pricedrops?

    Any word on new AMD processors or price drops in the near future? Saw the 3GHz Athlon II X4 for $99 around New Years and checked today and it's around the same price. The only new deal around this price point since then is the confusingly named Phenom X4 840, which appears to be identical to...
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    Entirely random hangups

    So since about two weeks ago now, my computer (Dell SXPS1640) has been getting completely random hangups anywhere from ~.5 to ~15 seconds where the audio, mouse, etc, all freeze (causing the audio to stutter in a horribly sounding way). I thought it might have something to do with SP1 because it...
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    Athlon X2 BE overclocking

    I have an M2N-E with an X2 5000 (2.6ghz) that I'm trying to overclock to 2.8ghz by adjusting the multiplier to 14. However, this is not working! Is CnQ the problem perhaps?
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    Freedom Fighters Windows 7?

    Hey all, So I'm trying to run Freedom Fighters on Windows 7 x64. It looks great (cranked the AA and AF.. edge detect etc) but it's running too quickly! By that I mean that everything moves super fast. I've tried running it in different compatibility modes and running it on a single core...
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    The new Windows Live Essentials...

    Is anyone here using it (Wave 4)? There's some nice new features but some of the changes are questionable. My biggest beef so far is that in Wave 3 you could edit photos (crop, etc) from the preview windows, but in Wave 4 you must add it to your 'photo library' first. Pretty lame, and making...
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    Throttling...

    So lately when I'm gaming on my SXPS1640 after an hour or so the game becomes a slide show. Through the magic of Core Temp I've discovered this to be due to CPU throttling, as whenever the C2D P8600 hits 79c, it slows from 2.4GHz to 800Mhz (1/3rd of the regular speed). After minimizing the game...
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    Windows 7 Remote Assistance

    Tried it with a friend today (which had formerly worked perfectly). Both of us are on Windows 7. When using "Easy Connect" it simply doesn't connect and when using an invite it says that the password is wrong. Clicking troubleshoot tells both of us that we lack a public IP address. I'm...
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    Asus Crash Free?

    I was flashing the bios on an Asus M2N-E and believe it or not, the power went out. I've read about something called "Asus Crash Free" that supposedly can recover it but I haven't been able to get it to work. Is it possible to restore the BIOS or am I boned? I was thinking about a new...
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    Copying files..

    Kind of a stupid question, but I'm looking to copy about 100GB of files from a laptop to a desktop. Right now I'm thinking about putting them on an external hard drive, and then copying them over to the desktop but this could take some time. Is there a better/easier way?
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    How much is this computer worth?

    I'm going to help my friend sell it as he has two desktops now and only needs one. Was thinking I would do it locally since the case is massive (I am also in Canada). Purchased from NCIX a couple years ago so I'm just copying from the receipt. Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor...
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    Router Question

    This is a quickie: Have a Dlink DIR-615 with 3-4 people on it wirelessly and wired. We torrent, stream videos, and game; all the usual hijinks. There's a couple options I'm wondering about. The first is "WMM Enable". I have this turned on right now as I've read on the internets that it...
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    WLM Offline Messaging

    Does the "offline messaging" feature in Windows Live Messenger (WLM/MSN) work for you? It hasn't worked for me in years. Always claims that "the following message could not be delivered to all recipients". It's not a big deal really, just wondering if anyone here has experienced this and/or has...
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    Dell Media Remote IR

    I have a Dell Media Remote here.. the big kind.. looks basically like a TV remote for Media Center. Anyway, my problem is with the dongle. It's giant and has another wire that has to be plugged into it for the remote to actually work. My computer already has IR on the front. Is there any way...
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    Sleep Issues Windows 7

    I've posted this over at the notebookreviewforum as well. I feel as though I've tried everything and thought maybe the experts over at the Anandtech forums would have some ideas. Here goes... Dell Studio XPS 1340 Windows 7 Home Premium Nvidia 9400G graphics 4GB ram 256GB Samsung SSD Dell 1520n...
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    New Build/Upgrade

    I'm helping a friend upgrade his ancient socket A machine. I think he can reuse the powersupply as it is 450 watts. We are trying to keep this as cheap as possible (<$300, maybe $400 if it's worth it) and are looking at possible builds. What do you think of the following? Athlon II X2...
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    Uninstalling Photo Gallery and Mail in Vista

    Has anyone figured out how to do this? It seems kind of ridiculous that you can't even upgrade them to the "live" editions. You actually must have them both present on your system. Surely this can't be?