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    Need Reference: Physical Data Recovery (Click of Death)

    Hi all, I have a 200GB old (~6years) WD hard drive that suddenly got that "click of death". I *think* the problem is that head can no longer calibrate - I've tried freezing it and giving it a good knock but neither worked. I have no idea what's on the drive as I found it in a box of other...
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    Question: What is the standard practice for implementing basic website functionality?

    Hi all, I posted this in the networking section, but I heard Programming is probably the more appropriate forum for this kind of question. I'm starting my own website which will have need for the basic ubiquitous functionality of login authentiation, registration, automated emails, private...
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    Question: What is the standard practice for implementing basic website functionality?

    Hi all, I'm starting my own website which will have need for the basic ubiquitous functionality of login authentiation, registration, automated emails, private messaging, picture uploading, text searching, etc. which is found in alot of websites especially forum-based ones. Just to be...
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    Need Reference: Looking for a *reliable* small business web host

    Hi all, Not sure if this is in the right forum, Mods - if this is incorrect please PM me or move it... I'm starting up a new business and require a reliable relatively low-cost web host who can handle lots of simultaneous database accesses and gives a healthy chunk of monthly bandwidth...
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    Airlink AR670W Wireless N Router $25 +tax @ Frys B&M

    Saw this in San Diego Fry's and picked one up. I haven't been in the wireless router arena for a while so I'm not sure about how *hot* this deal really is... Item Link on Fry's.com Orig Price: $59.99 (take that with a grain of salt) Sale Price: $24.99 Total for me in San Diego: $26.93...
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    *Need Help!* - tons of garbage on video display!

    Hi guys, my rig is a 3.06b running on an ABIT IC7-G with a 9700 Pro and about 5 harddrives (all about 5 years old), and my PSU is a TT 420W Purepower. I recently noticed that both my northbridge and VGA fans were completely busted, so I replaced my northbridge fan with a fanless Thermalright...
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    FRYS.com Kingston 1GB PC-4200 SO-DIMM $75 + shipping

    Frys.com has 1gig of Kingston PC-4200 (533 MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM ram for $75 + shipping, and no tax for most states, cheapest in-store is $130. http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4465146?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Model #: KVR533D2S4/1G
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    Not super hot, but not shabby: Klipsch Promedia GMX 5.1 speakers for $150

    I was reading Gaming Insider and it said these were 1/2 of the price they normally are for a short amount of time (reg is supposed to be $300). Off their website you can get them for $150 and if you want to split up your payments, they'll hit you with $25 a month for six months with apparently...
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    Audio Home Theatre Setup: Front Bookshelf Speakers can be used as rear speakers?

    Ok here's the deal, I have a pair of nice Aiwa front bookshelf speakers that I've been using satisfactorily for a number of years- they're loud and have a pretty good range of frequencies. However, I'm looking to upgrade my 2.1 system to a 5.1 by through a little piece-mealing by buying two JBL...
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    Question for all you spinners out there.

    I just recently got into spinning through one of my friends and I'm interested in some nice starting equipment for a newb dj. I love hip hop and rap, but am very terrible at it, but I do enjoy trance/techno and am not too shabby at beat matching. I heard there are some computerized systems...
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    RAM- bigger or smaller modules better?

    Title says it all, if scalability is not an issue, i.e. definitely staying at 2GB and not going onto 3 or 4GB of ram, which is the better setup? (cost, performance, etc.)
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    Star Trek TOS Season 1 ~$70 @ BB B&M PM to Fry's Outpost YMMV

    I just checked Outpost.com for Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 Boxed Set, last week it was $99.99, but this week it's $69.99 (sale I think). Link Best Buy B&M and BestBuy.com both have this being sold for $106.99 Link Goto your local Best Buy B&M and show them these...
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    Check Signal Cable?

    Hey guys, I'm not sure if any of you have this problem either, but sometimes when I leave my computer idling for a while the screen will suddenly turn off and I won't be able to get back an image no matter what keys I push or anything. All my screen says is "Please Check Signal Cable". I've...
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    Not bad! 3.0GHz 800 FSB + Mobo $179 @ Fry's

    Just went to Fry's and saw a 3.0C bundled with an ECS mobo (848-A) for $179. Also I talked to the guy and he said it could also be bundled with the MSI PT880 for $209. Both are crappy mobo's, but a 3.0C will run you about $189 off pricewatch just by itself. Cheers!:beer: edit: looks...
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    What do you guys do with your old PC / PC parts?

    Just curious as to what everyone does with their old PC's / PC parts. I see alot of people selling stuff on the FS/T forum, but most of that stuff seems newer (tested to be overclocked or "old" stuff from the eccentric cutting edge geeks), and I'm talking about stuff you've had for 2+ years...
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    Can bad ram kill your mobo?

    I ask this question because my system is really buggy when I try to play games like UT2k4 or Lineage 2 or Warcraft 3, by buggy I mean it invariably freezes and the only recourse I have is a manual reboot. I was debugging my hardware (swapping stuff out), and I found my ram to be really finicky...
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    Pretty sure this is HOT -> Leadtek 6800 128MB ~ $289

    Just saw this while going through the ads, I haven't been keeping up with video cards lately so I'm not sure about this deal's hotness, but this seems like a really good deal for the newest Nvidia chipset. Looked for other posts about it but came up with nothing, so forgive me in advance if I'm...
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    Plasma Screen TV v. DLP v. LCD v. etc...

    ok, so here's the deal, i'm graduating and getting a job, and like most grads i'm going to blow my first couple of paychecks instead of saving them because that's my celebration for getting out of the crazy institution called school i was reading up on all the different kinds of tv's out there...
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    Digital Camera Media, what's the difference?

    Basically I'm looking into get a new digital camera, the Canon S60 that just came out looks pretty good to me, but it uses CompactFlash memory which I understand has slower read and write speeds than Secure Digital. So basically I'm asking this question to all you camera buffs out there, which...
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    Power Supply Voltage Railings- Explanation please?

    Title says it all, can anyone give me a quick rundown of the basics? Like what numbers I should look for and the difference between generic and good PS's? And what might happen with bad railings? Thanks!
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    400W PS 19.99 - 15 MIR = $4.99 @ Frys 1 Day Sale

    Deal is at Frys B&M in SD, I'm sure it's at alot of other places too, the PS is called Vigor400 and the part number is 4055112. It is a chrome PS with 1x 120mm fan and 1x 80mm fan (both blue leds).
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    American Computer Parts work in Europe?

    Hey guys one, of my friends is here for a year from the UK and he's planning on buying all his computer hardware here (since it's ASSLOADS cheaper) and then shipping and building the thing over there. Has anyone had any experience with this? From what I understand, all the internal parts are...
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    Need Help with AMW V101

    I've checked all over the net to find how to change my Region settings on my AMW V101 player. Unfortunately it seems that I've got one of the ones made from mid to late last year that has the MT1379 chip inside it. My stats are: Version: 0F.06.00.01 Sub-ver: 06.11.22.06 8032: 03.01.06.04...
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    Power Supply - Quality v. Quantity

    I'm in dire need of a new power supply, my harddrives are locking up and my computer is freezing when I run video games such as UT2k4 and Lineage2 and Warcraft3. My main question, is should I buy a cheapo $20 ps that says it's 550W or should I buy a quality 350W (I probably wouldn't buy a 350...
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    HELP! CPU TEMP 76 C?!!?!

    I've heard that for a 24/7 cpu I should be running around 55 C, but I'm at 76! What should I do? Is this too hot? I'm running a 3.06b and Radeon 9700 Pro (both not overclocked), and I have like 10 fans in my case. I'm considering pointing my Vornado at my case and just taking off the whole...
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    Router Problem - only detects machines with aftermarket ethernet card =/

    Ok, I posted this same problem a while ago during Christmas time. The problem I had was that my router at home suddenly stopped working for my laptop, none of my settings were changed and the only thing else that was different was that I changed from RoadRunner to SBC DSL. Additionally during...
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    Legal Issues with Paypal, advice welcomed and appreciated!

    First off, I would like to say that if you're a guy who likes to get his jollies from kicking people on their misfortunes, then I say stop reading here and please don't threadcrap because Anandtech doesn't need anymore of that. That having been said, let's get down to the topic at hand. Last...
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    Good Aftermarket Computer Modding Sites?

    I'm looking to make my computer look super cool, i.e. adding case lights, uv-reactive designs/parts, etc. I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any really good quality sites that specialize in aftermarket parts such as cases, power supplies, even speakers. I saw some good stuff on Xoxide, but...
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    Not too shabby: Lexmark X6150 $149 +tax @ CC

    specs BB sells for $179 currently, it was $199 - $20 MIR during Black Friday. I think a new model is coming out, so that's why they're slashing the prices now. Might be a good time to jump on this if you need a photo quality printer with flatbed scanner. linky Cheers :beer:
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    Help! My comp crashes- suspect harddrive failure

    Ok, so my computer freezes up every now and then. And then when I reboot the screen that shows what hard drives are connected to my Maxtor ATA pci card, only 2 out of the 3 that are connected show up. Normally it says: IDE 1: Maxtor 160GB Ultra DMA 6 IDE 2: Western Digital 200GB Ultra DMA 5...
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    Looking for a nice router, any suggestions?

    hey guys, i'm looking to buy a new router. it's just gonna serve to split up the dsl line so i can use multiple computers without asking for more ip's. beyond that, i'd like it to have a super user friendly interface and good reputation for easiness and reliability. i'm also looking to spend...
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    HELP!!! I just got a red-light picture taken of me!!!

    hey guys, i was driving down washington blvd in culver city (los angeles) to goto the gas station, it was late at night like 11pm so the roads were really empty like a car or two. i was going really fast like 50 in a 35 zone and the traffic light turned yellow infront of me. i could've slammed...
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    HyperX Ram pricing...?? Mistake???

    hey guys, i'm looking to buy some ram. i know kingston hyperx is pretty good, i was looking on their site for 2GB dual channel and i found that their DDR400 is $882 and their DDR466 is only $509! is this a price mistake on their part or am i missing something here? i thought the faster the...
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    BLAZING HOT!!!! Logitech QuickCam Pro 3000 for $11

    got off ben's, buy.com has the Logitech QuickCam Pro 3000 for $11 + shipping and tax, this thing goes for like $50 normally.
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    does overclocking damage ram?

    i know alot of people are worried about frying gpu's and cpu's, but has anyone ever hurt their ram by overclocking it (whether it be voltage or fsb increase). is it even possible to hurt ram?
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    question about gigabit lan

    hey guys, just a quickie. i'm currently looking into getting an abit is7 mobo, and i'm looking at basically either the is7 or is7-g. the only difference between the two that i can tell is the "g" model has gigabit lan. so i was wondering where/when would a person ever use a gigabit interface...
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    what are some good OC settings for Radeon 9700 Pro?

    i'm using ATI tool and it seems like a stable OC setting for my core is 365, however, my mem seems to only get 339- are these good OC settings? also, i'm using stock HS/F and i plan to upgrade to the new Thermaltake Giant III extreme when it comes out in stores (should be very soon), but i've...
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    which is more important for ram?- timings or speed?

    i have 2 GB of mushkin dual pc2700 ram. the timings i found from CPU-Z are 2.5-3-3-7, i was hoping to upgrade to pc3200 Corsair XMS but their timings are 3-4-4-8. my question is are the timings more important toward overall system performance or is the gap of 66MHz from DDR333 to DDR400 more...
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    quick question about what kills cpu/gpu in overclocking

    ok, so i know people can fool around with the multiplier, fsb speeds, voltages, and probably alot more. my question is which one of these if any or all kill the lifetime or fry a cpu or gpu. basically i'm looking at two scenarios- immediate damage and long-term damage for each modifiable...