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    Need Ebay advice: buyer wants refund after 4 months

    Ok so here's the story. I listed a tekken 5 arcade stick and tekken 5 game on ebay at the end of december. I tested the arcade stick and verified it working, and then I shipped it out to the buyer. On january 9, 2007, he emails me saying that the stick isn't working for him. We try to solve...
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    Need an asus laptop battery - where to buy?

    I have an asus z63a laptop that i've been using for about a year and half. The battery life is down to about an hour, so I'm looking into buying a new battery sometime soon. Anyone know where I can buy a replacement battery? I've found some on ebay, but I'm looking for an official one from...
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    Seagate 5400.3 drive with perpendicular technology

    I currently have a 5400.2 seagate hard drive in my laptop. Seeing as the 5400.3 is cheap on buy.com and perpendicular technology is the new thing, I was thinking about picking a drive up to put in my laptop. So what are the benefits of 5400.3 vs 5400.2? Specifically I would like to know if...
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    Ebay advice - "barely played" ps1 game has torn manual and case inserts

    So here's my story and i need some ebay advice. I bought a ps1 game (Final Fantasy Tactics for ps1) on ebay with buy it now. There were no pics present but here was the guy's description: "Used and barely played. Black / Original release. Disc has minimal scratches. Case and instruction...
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    Typical notebook hard drive temps?

    I have a 5400 rpm seagate notebook drive installed inside my laptop (asus z63a). The thing feels pretty warm and I keep getting warnings from notebook hardware control that the temperature is at 55 degrees celsius or higher. Is 55 degrees celsius normal for a laptop hard drive? Granted it...
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    Where to buy RCA to 5.1 speaker adapter?

    well i recently bit on a hot deal for the logitech x-530 speakers. i would like to be able to use my ps2 with them and thus am in need of an RCA to 5.1 sound adapter. i am looking for something like this. can i get this locally at some store or will i have to purchase this from logitech...
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    Audio cable from sound card to dvd drive?

    I've been wondering this for a while. I don't know the exact name of it but im talking about that thin audio cable that goes from your sound card to the an optical drive. My sound card only has one cd-in for this to plug into so I have always just plugged it into my master optical drive...
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    350w enough for this system?

    so in a few months i will be getting some parts off my brother as he upgrades to pci-e. my upgraded system will be as follows: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (socket 754, clawhammer) ASUS K8N-E nforce3 motherboard 1 gig of ram (2 sticks of pc3200) ATI Radeon 9800pro 1 80gb seagate drive 1 160gb...
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    Where to buy case side ducts?

    I'm thinking about getting a duct for the side of my case to guide the air from my side case fan to the processor. Anyone know a cheap place to get something like the plastic ducts seen here in this antec case review? Thanks in advance.
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    350w enough for this system?

    so in a few months i will be getting some parts off my brother as he upgrades to pci-e. my upgraded system will be as follows: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (socket 754, clawhammer) ASUS K8N-E nforce3 motherboard 1 gig of ram (2 sticks of pc3200) ATI Radeon 9800pro 1 80gb seagate drive 1 160gb...
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    Delay with ATI TV Wonder PCI?

    I have an ATI TV Wonder PCI installed in my comp. When playing with my ps2 using the purple input connector block, I've notice a slight delay of the video. The audio and video are still in sync perfectly, it's just that the thing is delayed enough to the point where it is noticeable and...
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    4x AGP slot + radeon 9600xt = bottleneck?

    well i've been running a geforce4 mx440 for the last few years and am looking to upgrade my video card. still on a budget tho, so i'm planning on getting a radeon 9600xt, and the only thing i'm worried about is the possible AGP bottleneck. my mobo only has a 4x AGP slot and i was wondering if...
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    Resetting ink levels on EPSON Stylus CX4600?

    Hi I have an EPSON Stylus CX4600. Currently I am only printing out black and white and thus do not need color ink. However, status monitor reports my color ink cartridges as being empty and refuses to let me print out in just black and white. Instead, it just gives me a message that my color...
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    Painting black components silver?

    I'm looking to get an NEC 3540 burner. My case is silver and I've spraypainted all my beige components silver thus far to match. Having looked at prices online, the black NEC 3540 is cheaper than its silver and beige counterparts. So to save money, I'm thinking of getting the black version...
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    DigiCam Memory stick question

    Hi I have a sony digital camera that's around 2-3 years old. The model is DSC-P51 and the manual says it uses the original sony memory stick (the lavender one) for flash memory. I've been looking online and have been somewhat confused by all the different types of proprietary sony flash...
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    Painting an NEC 3520A DVD burner

    I am planning to purchase an NEC 3520 DVD burner in the near future and would like the color to match my silver case. However, the silver NEC drive is around $8 more than the beige one. Anyone know if the faceplate on the NEC burner can be easily removed so that I can paint it silver? I've...