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    Does Gateway EC5409u mini PCIe support SSD?

    Old laptop with a port cover that I removed to uncover what appears to be a mini PICe port. Not sure if I can change title Does having the port automatically mean it will support a mini PCIe ssd? If not, how can I check? Would it be possible to check if it supports mSATA also? Can't find any...
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    External HD Partition recovery

    Long story short, attempted to create Recovery disk from a new Win 8 laptop on my external hard drive in an unallocated space. Not only did it somehow fail, now my TB drive is completely unallocated. I'm guessing Windows 8 file system screwed it up. I'm using Minitool Partition Recovery and...
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    How to install Win 7 alongside Win 8?

    Have a new Win 8 laptop and would like to dual boot Win 7 as well. No optical drive and only a recovery partition. Google only turned up one post saying the file system is incompatible so it's necessary to install Win 7 and then Win 8. But I don't have any media to reinstall Win 8 with unless...
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    VoIP behind wireless repeater

    I have VoIP behind a wireless repeater (temporary I hope) until I can get cables run correctly. They work but seem to keep dropping after awhile and require reboot of the VoIP routers. Everything worked fine before the addition of the wireless repeater so what could be the issue? Googling didn't...
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    MSI E350IS-E45 with AMD E-350 for $40 AR ($40) + $8 sh (free w/ shoprunner)

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130567 Only downsides are no wifi, bt or USB 3.0 with this model. Also small, potentially loud fan so either replace it with a larger one or if you have good enough airflow, adjust the fan speed in BIOS.
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    Mobile Sandy Bridge stuck on 800mhz

    My Dell's CPU was stuck on 800mhz. Don't know for how long it was in that state as I hadn't done anything strenuous for a couple of days on it. Couldn't find anything useful with google. Finally fixed it. Weird thing was that a reboot first froze and then rebooting again had no effect. Was...
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    In Win Dragon Slayer $60 after $10 rebate - Best mATX case

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811108236 Saw it finally made it to market awhile ago at $90+. I know it drew some attention here when it was showcased a year ago. At $60 after rebate, it's a really good deal. Add $5, you get a dvd burner too. Some more savings with mobos but...
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    nVidia mobile capable of 1920x1200 via VGA?

    I've been using HDMI output of my laptop until now. However, I wanted to attach my laptop to a display using VGA because DVI is already occupied. It would reset itself to 1600x1200 after I select 1920x1200 and hit apply every time, whether it's in Windows or nVidia Control Panel. I am unable to...
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    Any PC laptops with the practical styling of the Air?

    So I'm starting to think about another laptop. I love the old Air's style, not just the slimness, but rather the curved edges and hidden ports. It makes it much more appealing and feel better. I have a Sony that has stealth bays and such but just can't get over my friend's Air's feel with the...
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    How to appeal this citation - events clarified

    My first citation and wasn't my fault. Would like some advice as it's kinda tricky since the other vehicle was a city vehicle and shouldn't be either driver's fault. Came to a stop sign, other direction had a red light roughly 150' off so cars were stopped/stopping. Car slows to a stop in...
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    How to auto-share usb drive?

    A computer on the network is mainly used as a workstation with some work stored on a flash drive that needs to be accessed by others on the network. Is there a way to auto-share it when it's plugged in?
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    Easiest way to break circuit with bumper switch (24V, 5A)

    So I've got this motor that takes 24V and up to 5A and have a bumper switch I need to cut off the power to this motor. Problem is the switch closes the circuit when depressed and inverters don't take that much voltage or current so I'd have to design a circuit to use one. I'd rather not have an...
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    Elder Scrolls or Neverwinter Nights?

    Thinking of working through RPG titles (I've mostly spent time on FPS and a couple of RTS titles). Which would you recommend? I hear good stuff about Morrowind and Oblivion as well as NWN 1 and 2. Trying all of them would take way too much time so I'm thinking of going with one side or the...
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    intel e3200 BSEL mod?

    So newegg has a the Celeron e3200 + ECS g41 mb for <$80 after rebate. Since the mb only has a fsb setting (667, 800 or auto), ocing will probably be limited to BSEL mod. However, I can't find any info on whether or not the new celerons support it, only a couple of forum posters speculating about...
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    Will NTSC HD camcorder work in PAL countries?

    Without old CRT technology, frame rates were an issue. Will a HD NTSC camcorder output correctly to a LCD tv in a foreign PAL country? I'm not sure if the NTSC refers to SD resolutions or HD included. If HD will work, it should be fine as I probably will only record in HD anyway but I'd still...
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    Can Lacie Ethernet Disk RAID Spare Drive be used as a normal hard drive?

    Can this LaCie 1TB drive be used as a normal SATA drive? How does the performance compare to consumer 1TB drives? Also, it says cache 8mb or greater (I assume 8mb is for the 4x250gb drives) so does anyone know what the cache is for the 1TB drive? I'm asking these because I may have found a...
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    Sleep button action:"switch user" instead of hibernate or suspend

    So I haven't had to use this computer in awhile. As far as I can remember, I got the sleep button to hibernate just fine. But now, it takes me to welcome screen, just like "switch user", instead of whatever I set it to. Any idea what might've happened? Keyboard is an old Logitech wireless used...
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    Is Phenom II compatibile with AM2?

    I've searched quite a bit and only found a couple of places where AM2 is mentioned (both places claim it's compatible) with one of them being a post in AMD's forums. Does anyone have any solid information on this topic or will it be up to the motherboard companies to come out with a bios to...
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    slightly used 2407wfp or new Soyo (P-MVA)?

    I'm eyeing two monitors. One is a slightly used (still in excellent condition) 2407wfp and the other is a new Soyo 24" (confirmed P-MVA panel). The Dell is $100 more, which would you recommend? I probably won't have any use for the inputs on the Dell and the USB hub and memory card reader would...
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    LCD monitors with HDTV tuner?

    The Samsung TOC HD line looked terrible at an angle in a video review on Tigerdirect because they are TN. So I'm wondering if there are any other LCD monitors at least 24" with a HDTV tuner and preferably not TN?
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    How to change computer name without changing full computer name?

    The computer name seems to be linked to the full computer name so that whenever I change it in System Properties, the full computer name gets automatically changed to that as well, which I don't want. Any suggestions?
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    Will a tv card work overseas?

    Looking to get a laptop maybe with a tv tuner. Question is where in the world would the tuner work then? Will it work in all NTSC regions? Will it work in PAL regions like China? Edit:I know PAL and NTSC just have different color encoding so they appear black and white on the other...
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    Updated - 24" LCD has problems with VGA and widescreen

    I have a 24" LCD that I connect 2 PCs to. The one connected via VGA is a PC with a 9800pro. It used to do 1920x1200 on it just fine. However, after coming back from a LAN, the PC fell on its side and now it won't output any HD resolution correctly anymore over VGA. 1920x1200 and 1680x1050 are...