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    Primary display moves

    BTT
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    Primary display moves

    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, E2180 CPU, EVGA 7600GT graphics, Windows 7 Professional, Samsung 22" LCD connected via DVI, Dynex 46" TV connected via HDMI If the TV is on and I boot the PC, all is well. If the TV is off, and I boot the PC, then turn the TV on, the TV becomes my only display. I have to...
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    SOLVED - Updated BIOS, CPU fan running 100%

    In PC Health & Status, I changed CPU Smart Fan Mode from "Auto" to "Voltage".
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    SOLVED - Updated BIOS, CPU fan running 100%

    No, it's a Zalman. But all was well until I did the BIOS upgrade. The chances that the fan or a temp sensor suddenly fell off a cliff at the exact moment I did the BIOS are... not good.
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    SOLVED - Updated BIOS, CPU fan running 100%

    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Updated BIOS from F5 to F9 with @BIOS (system wasn't seeing my USB keyboard) After the update, the CPU fan seems to be running at 100% even though the "smart fan" BIOS option is enabled.
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    I need some more RAM

    How would I know? My CPU is a 2180 if that makes a difference.
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    I need some more RAM

    I have a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L motherboard with 2GB Crucial BL2KIT12864AA804 memory. Looking for 2 more GB, it appears that my RAM is 2.2V and the closest replacement I can find is Crucial BL2KIT12864AA80A 2V Can I use the other RAM? Yes, I know it's all old. I do not want to upgrade unless...
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    SATA throughput

    I just bought a Seagate 750GB disk to add to my system. I opened up the case... and realized, ahh shit, I need a SATA cable! Well, I have odds and ends of old PC stuff here and there, and I found a cable. But... is it 1.5Gb/s? 3.0Gb/s? I don't know! I thought I'd play it safe, and went...
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    Windows XP name lookups slow / failing

    It didn't find anything :(
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    Windows XP name lookups slow / failing

    What would that gain me? I very, very, very seriously doubt that my ISPs (Earthlink) DNS servers have been getting worse, progressively, for weeks now, aren't responding a significant percentage of the time, and nobody has complained so they'd fix it. Occam's Razor tells me to blame my PC...
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    Windows XP name lookups slow / failing

    My home machine is XP Pro SP3. It appears that DNS lookups are a lot slower, and fail frequently. I'm guessing this is likely to be some bit of a virus or spyware or something. I've run AdAware and Spybot: Search & Destroy as well as Trend Micro's online scanner. I'm probably up for a...
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    Having trouble OCing

    Gigabyte P35-DS3L, E2180, Crucial Ballistix BL2KIT12864AA804, Zalman CNPS9700 I've got the CPU running at 266X10 with a 3.00 multiplier. I can run 3DMark06 and HL2 demo, so this seems rock solid. Now, I keep hearing that 3 GHz or 3.2 is a piece of cake, no problem, etc. But I can't do...
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    Thanks. The 561 I see is the "baseline" in the RivaTuner hardware monitor. And I see that for all three core clock charts (geometric, shader, & ROP).
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    Well, that's exactly what I'm doing, and it doesn't work so great for me ;) The changes just do not appear to take effect. The reason I say this is, I move the slider, hit Test, then Apply. The slider stays where it is, but the hardware monitor never reflects a chance in Core speed. I've...
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    Errr, I am... :D
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    nVidia drivers and RivaTuner

    I tried to OC my eVGA 7600GT with RivaTuner, but it does not look like the core clock ever changes. Someone on guru3d.com suggested that certain nVidia drivers just don't work with OCing. Can anyone tell me a version of the ForceWare drivers that is known to allow RivaTuner to change clock...
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    Hard disk question

    Would it really be worthwhile to get a Raptor for an OS disk as opposed to just sticking with a 3.0 Gb/s 7200RPM disk?
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    Rate my build!

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for - Some older games (I have Half Life, and have wanted to get Half Life 2 and Halo, yes, the original :) ) and video editing / DVD burning. 2. What YOUR budget is - Flexible. I want to keep the cost down as much as possible, and am happy around the $700 I have...
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    Seeking new PC advice

    What will Crucial Ballistix RAM do for me? I'm not into OCing or trying to squeeze every last drop of performance out of my hardware... I just want a simple, inexpensive upgrade for the PC I'm using now. And I need hard disk space a lot more than I need a fancier video card. I figure that...
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    Seeking new PC advice

    OK, thoughts on this system? MSI K9N Neo-F V.3 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor Model ADO4800DDBOX - Retail Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory...
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    antistatic bag alternative?

    Brown paper bag. Yes, really :)
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    Seeking new PC advice

    My current PC (AMD 2500+, 512MB RAM, Ti4200 video card) is getting a little dated, and I'm looking to replace it. I don't pay much attention to the PC world any more, and so am pretty out of touch and need some advice. I do not like spending huge amounts of money for top-of-the-line systems...