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    So I replaced the VRD caps on my Asus P4P800 Deluxe...

    Mobo as per title, P4 Prescott 3.0E, 1.5GiB DDR400... Smokin' system...I know. The history is that I bought all this in 2003 and have been running it at 3.5Ghz, 100% ever since. Recently, about half a year ago system reliability went down the tubes...at first I had to relax my timings, then...
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    For the university students - how many credit hours are you taking?

    2nd year of a 4 year EE program here. Just finished 22 credit hours, and I'm looking at roughly the same amount for the rest of my degree. I manage to go out drinking once in a while so its not that bad. How about you guys?
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    Whoa! Possible substation arc-fault caught by google maps in Winnipeg!

    Looks like an arc fault in what may be the station's MV breaker shack: Text I was just following the transmission corridor along Bishop Grandin from the St. Vital station, planning another bike ride tour of the city's transmission network, when all of a sudden I happened upon this. Anyone...
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    People with diabetes chime in

    I was just thinking about this, opening up a new box of Precision Xtra strips: 200 for $150 CAD. (Of course insurance kicks in after a while) Now, how much would you pay for a reusable test strip? How many tests do you think would be reasonable, per strip? How bad would the testing...
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    For those of you south of the 49th who've lost faith in your country

    Text :thumbsup: to the Canadian and American troops in the middle east. I only wish I'd be able to help out. Edit: Can't believe I forgot this, but :thumbsup: to those have paid the price for our freedom, both in the present and past. Just 2 days ago was the anniversary of the battle of...
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    Environmentalist whacko's......

    So I'm watching Global news the other day.....and there seems to be some new nonsense called 'Ethical' savings bonds...or something like that (it's a Canadian thing). "....will not invest your money in environmentally-unfriendly areas such as: fossil fuels, nuclear power, and the military..."...
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    Problem of the modern world, in a nutshell

    I was just thinking about that new movie coming out, 300. Those Greeks did NOT f*ck around: they bathed their new-born children in wine to determine if they were strong enough for their society! Why is the West (this is coming from a Canadian whom is not an anti-American) becoming such a bunch...
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    WHOA! Weird blackout in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada)

    Just sittin at my main rig, playing BF1942 when all of a sudden the monitor goes freaky-looking (think The Ring) and the lights dim. Whip out the new Fluke 179 and wtf? 70 volts at the outlets? I went upstairs to see if street lights are on, old folks home across the street is on back-up...
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    Anywhere to download the Doom 1.9 exe (non-shareware) legally?

    Title says it all. My thinkpad 380D's mouse doesn't seem to work with Doom95, though it did with the shareware version. That plus a few other reasons...I wanna be all old-school when I play Doom :-) -- I don't wanna use a port. Though I could check out some p2p sources...I'd rather be nice...
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    Question about power transformer circuitry

    I opened up a power cube I have from an old cdplayer. The input is 120VAC, 60Hz, 8.6W. the output is 6VDC, 600mA. I've recently become interested in transformers (I took an electronics class in grade 10 - but it focused on DC circuits, I hope to take th enext class this year)..and so I...
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    Can't use '^' with doubles?

    Hello. I'm coding a very small program in C++ to calculate the sine of an angle, using the Taylor series equation. The taylor series goes: sin(x) = x - x^3/3! + x^5/5! - x^7/7! ... Anyways, I need to use doubles to hold all the decimal places (for pi, and for x, because x needs to be in...
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    Simple electronics question

    Hello. I'm doing a little experiment involving electroplating. In each jar, where the reactions will be taking place, I want 3 volts. Normally I'd be using two "D" Cell batteries - but I received a power supply from my school. I have the power supply hooked up to a small solderless...
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    Half Life 2 is coming out on Sept. 30!

    ..:( Darn - I swear I had more fun in anticipation of the game than while playing it.
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    What are Linux source RPMs for?

    As title says, what are Source RPM packages for? Are they of any use to me? I'm using Fedora Core 3, kernel 2.6.10-1.741_FC3 if that changes anything. Thanks,
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    So...what was the deal with the GF6 Hardware Decoder chip?

    Well, after looking through the first thread, I ran out of patience looking for answers. I didn't go into the second or third (if there was) threads. But I am curious - what is the state of the GeForce 6 series hardware video decoder chip? Was it enabled in later driver releases? (I'm an...
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    How do I integrate a new kernel into a linux .iso? (with MagicISO in Windows)

    Hello. I finally found a kernel that supports my RAID controller, the VIA VT6410. The kernel is on this page: Link. But which one do I need? (For Fedora Core 3) Well, using MagicIso, I opened up the iso ( the dvd iso) for FC3, and went into the directory "FC_3 i386/Fedora/RPMS" I saw a few...
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    3 bad posters walk into a thread...

    the fourth one has sense and stays the fvck out :confused:
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    Where can I find drivers for my VIA VT6410

    Hello. After becoming re-interested in linux, I thought about the distros, and chose Mandrake 10.1 Official. I downloaded the dvd image, checked the md5 sum, and then burned it. However, when I try to install Mandrake on a 40GB drive (my only other disk is a 160GB WindowsXP drive) on my...
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    So this is was Windows 98SE thinks of Knoppix?

    lol I guess that "Linux is teh devil" really did come from Microsoft. :P Edit: And no, this isn't a cut and paste job.
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    The TeAm is now #5 in Seti@Home Classic!

    Go take a look: #5-woot! Looks like we're ahead by about 2000 Have a nice day :)
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    Just saw an old music video..

    LOL! That must be one of the cheapest yet funniest music videos I have ever seen. Did you see their haircuts? The cameras in the mirrors, all the aluminum foil? The two crazy looking Russian chicks? Man, the 80s was great.
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    OMGWTFBUG-EATINGROBOTS

    Bug-eating robots! :Q lol - human sewage, eh? I wonder how frequently it needs to be "replenished"
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    Is there a bottleneck here?

    Any help would be appreciated. I just built this new rig, thinking it was gonna be great, but I'm having some issues. I think there's a bottleneck here, but I'm not sure. Is there a bottleneck here?.JPG Thanks.
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    VC++ 6.0 or 2005 Express beta?

    I have just gotten into programming. Up to now, I've focused on hardware. I found this site which interested me enough to get into it. Since my friend's dad had an unused version of VC++ 6.0, he gave me it, and it's been a lot of fun. Just today, while helping my sister move, on the way back...
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    What does "PSA" stand for?

    :confused:
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    Rockstar is giving away GTA2 for FREE

    Link Absolutely free, and it's been modified for modern computers (read the fine print). Only thing is, you need to register for their mail..thingy...but considering what's being offered...well.. Enjoy :)
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    Never mind. Please lock

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    What's wrong here?

    Anyways, I compiled, built and executed my project I made in C++ inside the compiler program. The .exe just displays some text in a black dialogue box - its one of those simple "Hello World" programs. It works..so there's nothing wrong with the .exe. But, running the .exe from the desktop...
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    Do you eat cookies upside-down?

    ^^^ :confused: ?
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    If Intel just shrank Northwood to 90nm...

    If, instead of Prescott being introduced, when we first saw 90nm from Intel...what if they had just shrank Northwood to 90nm? Like the way that AMD did? It seems to me that the way AMD did it, caused excitement and anticipation in we, the consumers. I mean..when people heard of 90nm Athlons...
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    I just love Half-Life 2's physics...

    Hehe, get a load of this. this took some doing Those things are so annoying :)
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    Songs were happy, then....

    I've noticed that all the music of "back then" was all happy. I used to volunteer at a Residence (old-folks home), and whenever they played music for the people, it was either just instrumental, or had some man or woman singing on it. The thing was, it always sounded nice, that is to say, it...
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    wtf?

    huh? What a load of bs. What has the world come to?
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    No manual with HL2?

    WTF? Jeez, ever since those damn small game boxes were introduced manuals have become crappier, and now there's none? I love the manual when I buy a game, all the pictures and stuff (I love pictures)...anyone remember those Jane's games? With the manual in the form of a binder, chock full of...
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    Dis/Advantages of using Server 2003 instead of XP?

    So, I was browsing the net, and come across the 6-Month Eval of Windows Server 2003: Enterprise. It's about time for my reformat every three months, and, with the help of this guide, it would seem that this could be a replacement for XP. Since I've always wanted to try Server 2003, and can't...
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    Help installing Fedora Core 3 Test 3 in vmware

    Ok, so I wanted to install Fedora Core 3 in vmware just to make sure its ok, but when it asks me how to partition the disk, i select automatic, and I get this screen. Now, I was thinking that this only applies to the virtual disk that vmware created, but I'm not sure, and I dont want to risk...
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    Who has the highest posts per day?

    I was just wondering how poeple can become lifers in the few years they've been with AT. I mean, with ~30,000 posts - how many (nef? - lol) posts do you make a day?
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    Who makes the fastest PC4000 ? With Poll

    So who does make the fastest PC4000? My definition of fastest means highest clocks, lowest latencies, and increased stability.