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    Modding a Dell 9100 LCD to use with a PC

    Ok, so My 9100 got fried somehow, and I was about to sell it off for parts, then I remembered seeing someone with a lan rig with a laptop LCD mounted onto their PC case. So I am wondering is there anyway to do this? I would very much like to be able to take my PC around until I get another...
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    need input on the system I want to get

    Well since my 9100 got fried somehow I figured I might as well upgrade, so here is the system I am thinking about getting. I don't know much about the new stuff like the video card, so figured I would ask you all what you thought. I mainly need to use it for gaming, World of warcraft and such...
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    Dell 9100 dead, help please

    Ok, so I got a 9100 not too long ago used, I was using it tonight, when all the lights came on and the system just died, I unplugged it, tested the battery and its fine, but it won't come back on. I press and hold the power button and the on light comes on for about 2 seconds before going...
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    Possible to hook up a PS2 to a laptop?

    Hey, this may be a stupid question but I was wondering if it was possible to hook up a PS2 to a laptop in any way, I kinda want to take it to work as I always have my laptop there, if anyone knows if it is possible pls let me know, thanks in advance. Aaron
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    Problem installing Windows XP

    Hey guys, I am having a problem with my windows XP installation, I am using Windows XP Professional and have never had a problem with it before, I just purchased a system on here that had Windows ME on it and it was working fine, decided to put XP on it and now every time it gets to the saving...
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    Need HELP with new system

    Ok so I had a bunch of spare parts lying around and decided to put together a system for my girl cause hers is the suck. Only problem is once I installed everything and hit the power button all I got was beeping coming from the Mobo and my speakers, of course I thought it was bad RAM as it is...
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    Question about upgrading from PC2100 to PC3200

    Hey, I just got a stick of Buffalo Tech 512MB PC3200 DDR400, I am upgrading from PC2100, and I have an Asus A7N8X. What I was wondering was is there anything I need to change in the Bios to make the RAM run right? it is DDR400 and I don't know if I need to change the memory fsb or anything, it...
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    Problem with updating firmware on A04

    Hey I have a Pioneer A04 burner and am trying to upgrade my firware to 1.31 so I can burn my 1x dvd's at 2x, though when I try to instal it I always get this error: Model name of Kernel part is not matched. Any ideas how to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it. Aaron
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    beta bios reliable?

    Hey, I was about to flash my Asus a7v8x-x mobo with the new beta bios but was wondering how reliable they were, have never used beta before, is there any risk envolved?
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    Asus A7v8x-x bios problem

    Ok, so I built this computer for a friend, everything was going great, everything was working well, then all of a sudden the thing starts just shutting off for no reason when I run some applications, it is random, shuts off when I try to connect to a server for MoH, shut off after I was checking...
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    Asus A7v8x-x bios problem

    Ok, so I built this computer for a friend, everything was going great, everything was working well, then all of a sudden the thing starts just shutting off for no reason when I run some applications, it is random, shuts off when I try to connect to a server for MoH, shut off after I was checking...
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    Computer randomly shutting down

    Ok a friend called me up and asked if I could help him with his computer, he says it would just shut down all of a sudden when he started up some games/programs and now he tells me that he can't even get it past the windows loading screen before it shuts down. I'm not sure what the problem is...
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    Best HSF for barton 2500+ and Asus a7n8x

    Well with the prices so low now I am about to buy a Barton 2500+, I have an Asus Nforce 2 a7n8x and want to get the best HSF for it as I will most likely be overclocking it. I need a good fan that will fit right on the Azn8x, I installed a thermaltake volcano 9 and it was too big and caused...
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    WTF 1507 3d marks with a TI4400?

    Ok, I just got a TI4400 and ran the new 3dmark03, my system is: Athlon XP 1800+ Asus Nforce 2 MB Geforce 4 TI4400 1 gig Pc2100 DDR I have the latest Nvidia drivers, I dunno what the deal is, why am I only getting under 2k 3dmarks? Anyone have any ideas? maybe I need to adjust some settings or...
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    Question about copying HDD to HDD

    Ok, so heres the deal, I am building a new system and need to pretty much copy everything from my old HDD to my new one, what is the best way to go about this? Have never copied from HDD to HDD on a seperate system with a different OS. Aaron
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    NOOB question about system temps

    Hey, I just put in a new Asus Nforce2 Mobo and now my system seems to be running pretty hot, also got a new Antec 350w PSU, anyways I was wondering what normal system/cpu temps are, right now mine are at around 60c/140f for cpu and 40c for system, also my master HDD seems to be extremely hot...
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    Can I install Win XP from Dell on a non Dell computer

    Hey, I just bought an unused, unregistered copy of Windows XP on the for sale forum, only thing is I didn't know it was a Dell backup version, I got it for a friend, and he has a custom built, non Dell computer. Does anyone know if I will be able to install this on a non dell system, or did I...
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    For the love of god please help me! *AGAIN*

    Ok so I have a huge problem, I am typing this on my laptop because there is something very wrong with my PC. A few weeks ago it started acting up, it would just freeze up for no reason when running several programs, so I would hit restart and all would be fine. Well now I can't even turn it...
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    Problem with Sager 5660 Ac adapter

    Ok so I have had my 5660 for a few months and love it, however tonight for some reason my ac power cord started smoking and melting, have no idea why but there are now bubbles in it and it will not work, when I plug it into the wall the pack starts making a high pitch beeping noise. Has anyone...
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    Burning dvd to hard drive

    Hi, I was wondering how to burn my dvd's to my hard disk. I am wanting to burn my put my dvd's on my laptop so I can watch them at work, Do I need to buy any software or a dvd burner to do this? If anyone knows how, any advice would be helpfull, thanks.
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    new Lite on 52x CDRW + Nero = HELP ME

    Ok so I just got the new Lite on 52x CDRW drive from Officemax for $50 one problem, I installed the version of Nero that came with it, I think it was like 5.5.9.13 or something, anyhow the problem is that now I cannot burn bin and cue files, I have made 5 coasters so far, it gets about halfway...