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    Aggrevating Boot Issue

    I've been building and troubleshooting PCs since the early 90s, but I'm having an issue with my father's PC that I'm having a heck of a time isolating. I put the machine together for him back in November, and he's had no issues until this week. After the machine sits overnight, it won't boot...
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    Low power linux box ideas

    That is a very cool idea, but where would one go about getting a power brick that would work? I am assuming that these are meant more for a datacenter or elsewhere where you might have a DC rail to plug into to? I would be extraordinarily leery to connecting a computer directly to the mains with...
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    Low power linux box ideas

    Thanks for the input everyone. Yes, looking at your suggestions and doing more research, if I were to buy today, I would lean towards the GA-J1900N-D3V, for its relative power, low electricity consumption and the dual Ethernet ports. I use a DVI-to-HDMI cable for my current HTPC setup, so if...
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    Low power linux box ideas

    For me, ultra-low power would be the least possible power draw that could handle the tasks I mentioned on a 24/7 basis. Where I live now, I keep my server on all the time. At $0.08 - $0.10 per kwh, it costs me (at worst) $15 a month, which I certainly wouldn't mind saving. At $0.40/kwh where I...
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    Low power linux box ideas

    I didn't see any threads more recent than 5 or so years ago, so I thought I'd ask. I'd like to buy or build an ultra-low power linux box, and I'm not sure what's out there these days, or in that market segment. Ideally, it'd be able to run a full (if minimal) linux distro. I'm planning to...
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    GPU Upgrade On "Older" System?

    Hey all. I was thinking about upgrading my video card to a single 6870, 6950, or 560ti -- or other, I'm open -- and was wondering (a) whether my current setup would really benefit, (b) which you'd recommend, and (c) whether my PS is still adequate for all of the above. (I figure the answer...
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    Time to upgrade? Preliminary help

    Hey all. I haven't kept up with video much over the past four years or so. I'm thinking about upgrading my video card(s) and not sure where my current setup stands performance-wise against the latest, what would be a decent upgrade, and what would be the best bang-for-my-buck. I thought I'd...
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    My new Core 2 Duo setup is on the way:). I can't wait check it out

    Hey, same here man. My rig should hopefully be put together by the weekend as parts arrive. Old System: AMD XP 2600+, Radeon 9700, 19" CRT from 1997 New system: Intel C2D E6600, X1900 crossfire, Dell 24" LCD Much nicer :-D
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    Upgrading; Hardware Advice?

    Okay. I ordered everything. Now just to sit back and wait. Shaved costs on a couple of things because I realized that the placement of the hard drive cage in my current system wouldn't work -- needed a new case. MSI 975X Platinum Motherboard Corsair PC5400 DDR2, 2Gb MSI RX1900 Crossfire...
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    Upgrading; Hardware Advice?

    Right. I'm settling down a bit on my choices while I wait for my bank deposit to post. Which, knowing my bank, will take 'till Tuesday... At any rate, I think I'm going to go with: MSI 975X motherboard Corsair PC6400 DDR2, 2Gb MSI RX1900 Crossfire Intel C2D E6600 retail Which leaves...
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    Upgrading; Hardware Advice?

    Hey all. I'm putting together my first major system upgrade since 2002 soon and am looking to order this weekend. I was going to hold off a little longer, but I started by buying a Dell 2407wfp (which I love) and now I need the system to back it up :-) My current rig is an Athlon XP 2600+...
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    Laptop Backpack & Carry On

    Wow. I'd like to again give props to Provantage. I ordered my backpack at 1am Monday night/Tuesday Morning, got shipping notification at 9:15am Tuesday, and received the darn thing Wednesday (today) at noon. (Shipped from Connecticut.) That's crazy-fast ground delivery to rural Ohio. Usually...
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    Laptop Backpack & Carry On

    Hey, thanks all. I gave those a look. The Targus Sport Deluxe looked especially promising. While trying to track down a cheaper price for that, I ran across the Mobile Edge Premium Backpack, which I eventually found for $51 from Provantage. I think that'll do the job. I ordered it at 1am EST and...
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    Laptop Backpack & Carry On

    Hey all. I'm going to be studying (law) in Europe for 2.5 months this summer and doing a good bit of traveling as well. I don't want a lot of baggage dragging me down (in fact, I'd prefer not to check any luggage on the planes either.) Since most airlines allow two carry-on items, I'm looking...
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    SSL / Sign-in Problems

    Hey all. I've been having some odd issues the last few days signing in to certain secure sites. I can sign in at my university webmail and at paypal, and to some other SSL sites. I can't sign in to Sprint to pay my phone bill, can't sign in to my bank, and I can't sign in to eBay. I...
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    New Mousepad?

    lol. 3 years? Wow. I wore the center third of my RatPadz GS smooth in under six months. I was happy with it, except for the durability issue. I've been considering either an Icemat2 or a Steelpad; neither are cheap, however. My desk surface is fine for desktop use, but I need a precise...
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    Riddle me this... 802.11 issue

    Right. So I went from Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP1 to Windows XP Pro w/ SP2 on my laptop. That's basically the only change. 99% of my drivers, etc were up to date. The problem: My wireless signal is consistantly weaker, using the laptop in the same places I always had. Whereas I usually...
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    Connection sharing / Dropping Internet

    Hey all. I'm having an odd problem. I have my main box with two integrated NICs. NIC #1 is connected to my broadband router downstairs. NIC #2 has a crossover cable to my linux box. I have XP's internet connection sharing on on the main box. The linux box, everything works great. The windows...
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    Backup Software/Script

    Found one called "Unison" that works pretty well. Basically rsync via ssh, with a nice win32 gui. Only problem is that messes up foreign characters. (And I have a lot of files in German, Spanish, Finnish, and Japanese. Ecclectic musical tastes.) Any recommendations for other similar programs?
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    Backup Software/Script

    I finally got abround to seting up a small linux server to keep backups of my music, etc. 80Gbx2 in a Raid-1 array + samba, then mapped as a network drive on my main box with winXP. I copied over all of my stuff. Now, what I'd like is a simple way to periodically (probably manually) check for...
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    50 Pack Ritek 4X DVD-R - 39.99 @ newegg - shipped!

    I can vouch that this is excellent media too. Already used up most of the spindle I bought with my NEC 2500A.
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    Want to install linux on dell laptop. will i have problems?

    I put Slackware (my favorite distro since '96) on my new Dell 5150 laptop, back before Christmas. I just used Partition Magic to shrink down my XP partition, then installed Slackware. The only problems I ran into were that (at the time) the driver for the Broadcom network card wasn't in the...
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    First Linux Box

    I know a guy who can set the whole thing up for you. Ruhlen Leet Computer Services He'll make you a great deal! ;)
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    Laptop Advice

    Hmmm. Thanks for the advice all. After careful consideration, I think I am going to wait a few months on the laptop & have a little more to spend on it (and there are some nice things like the Geforce4 4200 go coming out!) Also, I should have mentioned that I could get a laptop from Dell or...
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    Laptop Advice

    Ok. Time to get a laptop. I'm currently leaning towards a Dell Inspiron 8200 or a Compaq Presario 2100. I genally dislike Compaq, but I borrowed a Compaq laptop for a while, and seemed fine. Budget: $1000-$1200 Want (min.): Screen : 15", the more res. the better...
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    Yet more new motherboard advice :)

    I hate to post another question like this to the forum when there are so many others like it, but I've been out of touch with the mobo market for about 18 months and like customized responses ^_^ I'm having problems with sound crackling on my sound card (Philips Seismic Edge 5.1) I've tried...
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    Philips seismic edge for $9.95 plus shipping

    (Sigh) My old reliable SBLive Value! appears to have bit the dust (or at least, the bios and windows on 3 computers don't see it...a conspiracy.) Just ordered this one as a replacement. Audigy sounds nice, but is too pricey yet. This seems like a great deal. Thanks!
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    5 ide drives on 2 channels ?

    The promise cards are cheap as hell and they support linux if you don't modify them into Raid cards like I did :(
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    Liteon 24x burner DAO/Nero problem

    Hey. Has anyone else had any problems burning images in Nero? I ripped a couple of CDs to Nero .nrg files and when I loaded them to burn, Nero spat back : Start of burn process at 16x(2400KB/s) Invalid field in parameter Could not perform start of Disc At Once Burn Process Failed at...
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    Linux + Icecast +Winamp + MPG123 question

    Ok. Here's the deal. I'm using winamp with the shoutcast plugin to stream audio to a linux box running an icecast server. The linux box is connected to my roomate's really, really nice receiver/speakers and I've been using mpg123 to play the stream out to the receiver. I'd like some way to not...
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    GeForce Family

    Ok. So I was wondering, how exactly do the GeForces rank? GeForce256, GeForce 2, GeForce3, obviously. Someone was telling me that my original GeForce DDR was better than some of the the GeForce2 MX. I can't find benchmarks comparing all of them anywhere... In terms of absolute performance, how...
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    GeForce Family

    Ok. So I was wondering, how exactly do the GeForces rank? GeForce256, GeForce 2, GeForce3, obviously. Someone was telling me that my original GeForce DDR was better than some of the the GeForce2 MX. I can't find benchmarks comparing all of them anywhere... In terms of absolute performance, how...
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    Upgrade advice - video and mobo/cpu

    Time to upgrade the old computer while I can still sell the current parts to offset cost. :) This system is used for everything from gaming to (hobby) animation to some pretty major programming & compiling, under Win2k & Linux. I was wondering. How great of performance gains are there really...
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    CD Burner buying time...the choices

    Quite a good thought. Amazing how fast Anand's threads go down... Moving this thread here.
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    CD Burner buying time...the choices

    Bah. Hmmm. I can get the Lite-on 24x drive for $160 shipped. Gah. Tempting but...will someone tell me of their experiences with Lite-on? Any problems? If my Plextor died after 15 months, it basically makes the warranty on any drive look worthless. I'm debating the Lit-on now. Someone tell me, is...
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    CD Burner buying time...the choices

    JohnnyKnoxville: Well, it tells me their drives get hot :) Actually, I think they did away with the fan on the 24x models, as they have a more efficient chipset, which leads me to... VBoy: Yeah, 24x would be great, but I need cheap, as I'm also...
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    CD Burner buying time...the choices

    Well, my Plextor 8/4/32 decided to die, just a couple months past warranty. And Plextor would be "happy" to charge me $100 + shipping to try refurbishing it. Yeah, ok. So I think its time to get a new drive. Seeing how everyone says Plextor is really great (I liked mine 'till it...