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    Win 10 forgets window size & position

    I'm running Windows 10 on the Dell UP2715K 5K screen, which worked really well before the Creators Update. But since then it's got an annoying habit of forgetting the window size and position every time I turn the monitor off. It defaults to extremely tiny windows. I wondered if anyone else had...
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    Thermal paste look ok here?

    Just having troubles turning on and narrowing it down. Is this how the thermal paste should look when pulled apart? It doesn't look ideal to have air holes, but I doubt that's bad enough for it to not turn on (or rather, keep rebooting before it actually loads the bios - I suspect the...
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    Am I doing something wrong with overclocking?

    I'm just having trouble getting Asus Thermal Radar 2 to seemingly do anything to my i7 4770k and wonder if anyone might have any hints as to what I'm doing wrong? I tried various settings leading up to going all out max here... http://img.acianetmedia.com/i/i7QgY.jpg But my CPU temp and...
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    Can this motherboard support 4tb Windows drives? - Answered

    I upgraded my hard drive to 4tb (Windows 8.1 64-bit) and installed Windows on it, but it only recognizes 2tb. I see there's a program to convert the drive to GPT so it'll recognize 4tb, but it says to check my motherboard supports EFI/UEFI boot, otherwise it won't boot next time. My...
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    Weird font rendering in Windows 8

    I'm having an issue with Windows 8 (at first I thought just some websites in Chrome but now I've seen it happen in other programs) and wondered if anyone could offer advice? Some text in Windows 8, like a little of the text in DVDFab appears too bold and blurry. Some websites ( Facebook...
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    Haswell MB where I can put GPU in 2nd slot?

    I was wondering if anyone knows of a Haswell motherboard where if I put the graphics card (MSI GeForce GTX 770 OC Lightning 2GB) into the 2nd PCI-E 16x slot, it actually runs at 16x? Ideally I was looking for a micro-atx board, but all I've checked seem to run at 8x if you put the only graphics...
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    New HD 7750 puts my monitor to sleep ... ?

    Last week I got the "Sapphire ATI Radeon HD7750 Ultimate 1GB PCI-Express Video Card fanless" and it's great but I've noticed a few quirks... * If I turn my computer on, then turn my monitor on after it's already past the BIOS, the monitor will stay in power saving mode and not display a...
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    Win 8 Start on a 2nd touch monitor?

    For Windows 8 and it's live tile based start menu, I was wondering about having a second monitor. In particular a smaller touch screen sitting under my main monitor, sloped down from the bottom of the main monitor towards my keyboard. Then I'd run the Start menu, and Metro apps like music etc...
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    Freezes twice a day, no crash dumps written

    I wonder if anyone could help recommend what I look at it here. I've got a Windows 7 computer that keeps freezing... * Freezes once or twice a day, no blue screen, no crash dumps (crash dumps are enabled) * Ran MemTest over night and it passed, SeaTools found no problems with the hard drive. *...
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    Will this network setup work?

    I'm hosting a PS3 Gran Turismo 5 endurance race. All 4 of us will be in the same room, but GT5 only has online play (doh!) so each PS3 will be connected to the net. I have a D-Link Gigabit Network Switch DGS-1008D ( http://www.dlink.com.au/products/?pid=230 ) and I'd be connecting that to a...
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    Very confusing I/O device error

    I have a very confusing problem, perhaps anyone here can help shed some light on it? When copying any type of file or folder from one drive to another sometimes I get "Target: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error." This happens using regular Windows copy (Windows 7...
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    Are these two Linksys's set up right?

    I've got a Linksys WAG160N Modem Router connected to a Linksys WRT610N Router. Ever since hooking it up though, I've noticed my computer forgets the default gateway address. I have to re-type 192.168.1.1 after each reboot. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. After trying various solutions for...
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    Any thoughts on this mini dump report?

    Hi, I just got back to my newly built computer and found it had blue screened. I looked up how to load the mini dump report and have posted it below. If anyone has any ideas of things I should do / check that'd be a huge help. I kept having a lot of crashing a couple of days ago with...
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    Faulty motherboard?

    Hi, I just put together a computer with: AMD Athlon II X4 640 Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 (AM3) 4GB Kingston ValueRam KVR1333D3N9K2/4G DDR3 1333MHz Dual Memory Kit Windows 7 64bit And Windows keeps blue screening on me with a "MEMORY_MANAGER" error after I've been using it for a few...
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    Any thoughts on this BSOD?

    Lately I keep getting blue screened when using uTorrent. The last crash said: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000014, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x8916FCAC) NETIO.SYS - Address 8916FCAC base at 89168000, datestamp 4a5bbf63 Searching online it seems like it's...
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    Volume drops part way through a video file

    I've noticed for a while now on TV shows I download that the volume can suddenly drop to a fraction of what it started at, part way through the file. It happens where a commercial break would have been. It's happened with loads of different files from various sources. I should narrow it down...
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    Stuck pixel on Dell 3008wfp, but should I keep it?

    I just bought a Dell 3008wfp and love it but there's a green stuck pixel near the middle of the screen. There's also a pixel down the bottom right which will be red on bright backgrounds, but doesn't show up on black. I'm not worried at all about the red one though, it's close to the corner. I...
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    8gb of DDR3 1333 or 1600 for i7 860?

    I'm looking at getting the 2.8ghz i7 860, and 8gb of RAM. There's two different speeds I can choose from, with what works out to be around US$ 50 difference between them. I was wondering if you think it'll make a difference to the speed of the computer? And if it would be likely to be a tiny...
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    Gigabyte UD6, 6 DDR3 channels with i7 860?

    I see the review of the new Intel CPU's mentioned the Gigabyte UD6 motherboard ( Product Page Here ) with 6 RAM sockets. Originally I was looking at getting the i7 920 with 12gb of RAM, but now if it'll work, I'll switch to the i7 860. Do you know if it'll matter that the CPU only has 2 RAM...
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    Can anyone tell why this 12gb RAM kit is so cheap?

    I see several sites here in New Zealand now have a 12gb DDR3 kit for about $100, which is US$67. Aside from if it's some sort of scam, I was wondering if there might be known issues with it or something? Kingston ValueRam 12GB 1333MHz DDR3 ECC Reg w/Par Vendor Code: KVR1333D3D4R9SK3/12GI...
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    12gb RAM still possible on i7 dual channel models?

    Seeing that the i7 motherboards had 6 slots for RAM, but now the new i7 range are dropping down to just a dual channel memory controller, I was wondering if that means they are limited to just using 4 of the RAM slots? Sorry if this is a silly question, I couldn't find an answer with Google...
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    Can I add this RAM to my older system?

    Hi, I'm looking to put some more RAM into my computer to keep it going before I get a new one next year. The large images I edit in Photoshop these days just gobble it up like crazy. Using System Information I see this is what's installed... 2 x 1gb Corsair CMX1024-4000 Sticks of DDR...
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    Replacement for the Samsung 305T coming?

    Just over a month ago here some stores had the Samsung 305T for what would work out to be about US$1,000. I placed an order, which is on back order now, expected to ship early / mid next month. Since then I've seen the number of stores that stock it here drastically reduce to nearly none, and...
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    Will the Gigabyte GA-73UM-S2H support the 45nm Quad Core?

    Hi! I'm looking for a motherboard to use with the Intel Q9450 Penryn, but Micro ATX if possible. Looking on the Gigabyte website, this one seems nice, but unlike some of their other boards it doesn't say "supports upcoming 45nm processors". Here's the link: GA-73UM-S2H Specs I was...
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    90 degree bends in water cooling?

    Hi! I'm building a custom case, but air flow and space above the CPU are really limited. Since I'm planning on putting a quad core unit in, I thought water cooling would be the way to go. Someone suggested to me 90 degree adaptors to solve the space issue, but another person recommended I...
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    Canon MP610, can't get it to scan higher than 600dpi?

    I just got the Canon MP610, and have installed the software and such. Trying to scan a photo however, and the resolution options only go up to 600dpi. How confusing :/ It's a 4800dpi x 9600dpi scanner. Not that I'd want to scan quite that high of course, but higher than 600 would be nice...
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    SmartJoy Plus on Vista?

    I tried to use my PS2 Dances mats on Vista, with the SmartJoy PLUS (ah how I miss Lik-Sang!), and it recognized it, but none of the buttons worked. It worked perfectly with XP. I wonder if anyone else has tried this with Vista, or just the SmartJoy with standard PS2 controllers even?
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    HDD comes up with "Basic structure corruption" on Seagate Scan

    My 300gb HDD comes up as one giant "BAD" in Partition Magic, gulp! I used File Scavanger 3 to recover all the data, and it worked like a charm (although not on the few files I had bigger than 4gb, but that's ok, I had them backed up), but now I'm left with a hard drive which I'm not sure how to...
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    Can't access just one particular website

    Hi, My friend hosts a message board for our group of friends at http://www.soupy-soup.com/ and recently moved house. Since then I haven't been able to access it, but everyone else still can. How odd. Every other website online seems to work fine for me. I don't get a 404 error or anything...
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    Should I have ZoneAlarms on both PC's in my network?

    I've got a simple network of this PC which is directly connected to the internet, and another computer which accesses it from here. Both are running Windows XP. Should I be running the ZoneAlarm firewall on both PC's? Or just on this one which is directly connected to the net? Thanks!
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    Files & Folders back to front in the "Open" dialog box? How odd

    I've got a bizarre problem, folders are being organized upside down. For example files before folders, all in reverse alphabetical order. Broswing folders in My Computer works fine, but through any Open or Save box they're reversed. How odd. If I use "Arrange Icons > By Name" it corrects it, but...
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    Buliding a case from scratch - Question about motherboards

    I'm planning on building a case from scratch, but about the backboard to attach the motherboard, does it matter what surface it's made from? Obviously I'd have to get the holes in the right place, and it must be strong enough, but other than that I was wondering if attaching it to any certain...
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    Fan on AC Silencer 5 Rev. 3 doesn't start

    I got the AC Silencer 5 (Rev. 3) and stuck it on my 6800GT, and the two pin cable is plugged into the fan port, and the 6 pin cable from the power supply is plugged in to the video card... only the fan doesn't start. Oh. There's a 4 pin cable attached to the fan too, although I searched the...
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    Strange colors at the top of my Dell 2005FPW

    Over the past week I've noticed some odd coloring at the very top of my Dell 2005FPW. It's mostly on the far right, and in a natural wavy shape, and continues thinly across the entire top of the screen. Any thoughts? It's pretty hot to lightly touch the screen on any of the sides, but more...
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    Lik-Sang.com is looking for talented mySQL/PHP programmers

    I hope this isn't classed as Spam (I haven't posted it on any other boards, and I work for Lik-Sang myself). If you'd like to work for our import videogame store though: "We are looking for experienced PHP/MySQL specialists, assuming key responsibilities in development and continual up time...
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    Is lower timings or higher mhz better in RAM?

    I was planning on getting Corsair TWINX2048-4000PT 2GB - 3-4-4-8 set, but then in the store there's Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2 2GB at 2-3-3-6 for less than $20 more. Looking at the recent RAM round up on Anandtech, the 4000PT when running at DDR400 comes down to 2.5-3-3-7, but there's no...
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    Any places that sell those fast 2GB sticks and ship overseas?

    I've been trying to find some of the memory in Anandtech's Fast 2GB DDR Kits review the other day. At first I tried searching for the Mushkin Redline XP4000 and two stores (Monarch Computers and Directron) that had it don't ship overseas. That also seems to be the case with most places...
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    "The specified file system has no file I/O functions"?

    Hi, I just got a new 300gb Seagate 7200.8 SATA drive, and created partitions using PartitionMagic 8.0, but it comes up with an error what ever I do, Error #321 - The specified file system has no file I/O functions. Any thoughts? The weird thing is it seems to work ok, the drive is...
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    Possible to make Logitech Z-2300 speakers run on 220V?

    I sent my Logitech Z-2300 speakers home to New Zealand, and most things I checked would run fine here, but stupidly not the speakers. The speakers are for 120V 60Hz, and 2 Amps. Other specs are: Total RMS power: 200 watts Satellite power: 80 watts RMS (40 watts x 2) Subwoofer power: 120...
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    The right way to use an anti-static wrist band?

    Previously I've been using an anti-static wrist band, attaching it to some metal on the case, and unplugging the case. Does that sound right? Thanks!!