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    Question on Backup Solution - 1 SSD and 2 HDDs Available

    I recently purchased a SSD, and previously had 2 HDDs from before, which I still have. I would like to follow this process: 1. Run Windows and keep basic documents on the SSD 2. Back up this SSD content onto HDD1 (and also keep my photos/videos on HDD1; I don't have that much data, less than...
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    Xeon E3-1230-V3 runs fine idle, temps too hot when running Prime95 on stock heatsink

    I recently set up a system with a Xeon E3-1230-V3. I am using the stock heatsink but wiped off the default paste (using rubbing alcohol and coffee filter) and added Arctic MX-4. For temperature, at idle it runs in mid-30s, and during regular windows usage, tops out at low 50s (all temps in C of...
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    For cheap build, choose extra RAM instead of discrete graphics card?

    I'm looking to replace my mobo/processor/ram for about $300-350. I'm thinking a Skylake i5 for about $200, and a Gigabyte mobo for about $60. I don't play any games, I just watch youtube videos and do internet/writing/spreadsheets and also do data analysis (not using graphics card for the...
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    Recommended GPU Configuration for 3-Monitor Setup for Office Work (Haswell Processor)

    I'm looking to configure a 3-monitor setup. It's just for office style tasks so I don't need much power. I was thinking of using the CPU/mobo for one monitor then getting a ~$35 graphics card for the other 2 monitors, but from reading it looks like only certain motherboards can run graphics in...
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    Best Way for Simple, Continuous Backup - RAID 1, Crashplan/software, or other?

    I'm setting up a computer for a friend who was looking to have a continuous backup. I've tried Crashplan in the past and I found it actually a little confusing for the people I set it up for (as the backup is compressed so the original files are not immediately visible) and I'd rather not use up...
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    Recommendations for New Netbook/Ultrabook - Priorities Listed

    I'm looking to get another netbook-style laptop. The main purpose is to take meeting notes and quickly check the interwebs. Thus, I want to use it like a paper notebook with a little added functionality (e.g., edit documents, check email). I've had an eeePc 1000HE for a little over 3 years...
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    Bluetooth Keyboard Security

    I've started using an Apple Wireless Keyboard (2009 edition, uses Bluetooth) with my EeePC. I was wondering how secure this is ... I did a Google and found some indications that people could break it, but couldn't ascertain what's the current consensus, as there was some disagreement. Maybe I...
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    Basic Fitness

    I have a ridiculously simple question and I'm looking for input. Essentially, I want to be able to play sports and not be totally gassed. I'm not looking to squat 600 lbs or run a 4.6 40, but just to be able to express the skills I have. I have basic sports skills, but I can't really express...
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    International Laptop Keyboard

    My Italian cousin is fixated on getting a Macbook, and needs an Italian keyboard for it. She is visiting us here in the US and went to the Apple store and they said they didn't sell any with Italian keyboards. Naturally, that doesn't stop any of us that peruse these forums. But, I don't know...
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    Technical Service Bulletin

    If there is a TSB on a certain defect in a car, is the dealer required to fix it for free? If it is not under warranty, it is not a free repair, correct?
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    Plyometric Frequency

    I'm starting a running program now (4-5x/week) and want to do light plyometric workouts for one of the days. How many days should go between plyo workouts given their effect on the CNS? I was thinking of doing 1x/week along with the running, but wanted to see what is generally recommended.
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    Encrypt Flash Drive for Non-Administrator Computers

    I wanted to encrypt data on my flash drive, but many computers at work (which I need to use the drive on) have Win XP running in non-administrator mode. I would use TrueCrypt, but it requires administrator access for travel mode. Any programs that use good methods like AES for password...
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    Rebooting Computer Corrupts Flash Drive?

    I had a freeze using my computer the other day (Windows 2000, I like the speed) and had to reboot using the hardware switch. I had my Sandisk U3 Cruzer 512 MB (yes, buying a new drive soon anyways) in at the time, and after the reboot it has been giving me trouble. I have got it to work on the...
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    Formatting Latitude D430

    I'm tired of my D430 running sluggishly. I've built comps and I have a desktop running an overclocked Duron 1.6 with Win2k running way faster than my dual-core D430. Dell installs so much crap on it that it makes me sick. However, I'm nervous that there will be something proprietary that I'll...
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    Safety Improvements

    Often we talk about what can be done for performance improvements, but what can be done for safety? While I can't install multiple roll bars and a Hans device on a daily driver, seeing NASCAR drivers come out of multiple flips and regular bashes relatively unscathed makes me wonder. Would...
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    Manual Shifting and Gas Mileage Question

    I have a 2005 Corolla, manual transmission. I was wondering, if at city speeds (around 2k rpm), does it really save gas to use 5th gear instead of 4th? 4th gives much better torque and thus a much more enjoyable ride, and I was wondering if at such low revs whether it makes a significant...
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    Safely Sharing a File on HTTP Question

    I have access to update a website for a company. Previously, they had a file that they did not want distributed around (not super-secret, but they didn't want it going anywhere willy-nilly) just put on their web server with no link to it so that they could share this file around the company if...
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    PHP/MySQL Form Processing - Previous Software?

    I'm a relative newb to PHP/MySQL. I've been assigned to make and process some web forms and score them at my job, and I want to use PHP/MySQL. I've made the forms fine, and I was wondering if there was previous software that would make them particularly easy to process (and also for others to...
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    PHP/MySQL Form Processing - Previous Software?

    I'm a relative newb to PHP/MySQL. I've been assigned to make and process some web forms and score them at my job, and I want to use PHP/MySQL. I've made the forms fine, and I was wondering if there was previous software that would make them particularly easy to process (and also for others to...
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    Laptop Buttons

    The right mouse button and "wheel" middle button on my laptop sometimes have to be jammed pretty hard to get them to register. Is there anything I can do to make them function better (take off and use compressed air, alcohol, etc?) so that I don't have to hit them multiple times or really hard...
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    Citation Software

    I'm a student who sometimes has to do work with a lot of citations. At first I did them by hand, but doing more than 25-30 of them gets old pretty quickly. I'm looking for a program that can read citation info directly off a PDF. I've found Zotero, which is awesome; it can read info off of...
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    Quick HTML Question

    Hi, I have a page that I've set up as one big table (about 2x33) for ordering questions in a questionnaire. However, I want only the outside of the entire table border to show, and none of the grid lines in the middle to show. How do I do this? I've been looking, but all I've seen was the...
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    Filling out applications in PDF format

    Hi, I have to fill out a bunch of applications, that are provided to me in PDF format. I'd like to fill them out on the computer; it would be more organized than using pen, and if I make a mistake then I don't have to reprint out the entire sheet. I don't have access to Acrobat Professional -...
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    Firefox - Opening Javascript Links in New Tabs

    Obviously you can right click on regular links and open them in a new window, but some of the main sites I'm using have javascript links now, that don't allow me to open them in a new tab (at least by right clicking). Is there a way to do this, with plugin, mod, or other? Thanks!
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    Need Help Setting Up Network for ~30 Systems

    I have just been assigned to supervise the school computer lab as a graduate assistant. They obviously need software updates (antivirus, spyware, etc.), but the way it has been assigned to me, you have to go to each computer individually and update the software, which obviously would be really...
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    Wireless Card Utility - SMC Bundled Not Good

    Hi, I bought an SMC wireless card because it was available, but the utility it has for connecting to wireless networks blows. If I find a new network, I practically have to reboot before it will connect. I've updated the drivers, no better. Are there third-party programs other than Boingo...
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    Generic AC Adaptor for Laptop

    I saw a good deal on a laptop in a classified ad, but it had no AC adapter. Are the ones at Radio Shack sufficient? It is a Toshiba Tecra 8100 ... how would I know what type of generic power supply to get for it?
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    ECS nFORCE3-A Combo From Fry's Setting Up - Help

    I got in on the Sempron 2800+ combo from Fry's to build a comp for my mom. However, I'm having trouble setting up the system - it won't display anything on the monitor. What seems weird is that that CPU fan turns on immediately after the power supply switch is turned on - no need to hit the...
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    Monitor Problem - Setting Resolution?

    Hi, a problem has recently developed in my Samsung SyncMaster 17Gl Monitor. When I turn it on, it makes a series of clicks (like it does when it changes resolution), then turns on the green (monitor on) light on the face panel along with a yellow light below. I presume this is the monitor...
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    Help needed, RAM/Mobo issue

    I went to spray a supposedly harmless can of compressed air on my mobo/RAM, but I suppose it was so cold that some air condensed, and it became a sort of light mist. Now, my Windows 2000 hard drive will not boot, it hangs up at the text loading screen with the gray bars before it goes into...
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    Windows 2000 Minor Prob

    Hi, I just installed Windows 2k on my new comp and I'm having a little quirk in the way windows open. If I click on a tab in the taskbar (such as this brower I'm using currently), the window does not come up but rather the taskbar indicator flashes, without selecting the browser window I want...
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    WD HD Question

    I got a WD 80 gig HD recently (SE), and when I received it I saw it had no bottom panel. The top was covered typical metal, but the bottom left the logic board and spinner exposed. I took it back to Best Buy, thinking it was defective, but they said that they come that way. Forgive my...
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    DEAD: Corsair PC3200 512MB $60 AMIR Single or Dual Channel at Outpost.com

    Thanks to Phamine and ripperx on FW for this. 512 MB PC3200 for $60 AMIR at Outpost.com, you can choose whether you want it in dual or single channel. Dual Single They also have this dual channel 1 GB for 125 after rebate. It's all CAS3 I believe, but these days it doesn't matter as much as...
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    Biostar M7NCD Pro vs. Shuttle A35N-Ultra

    Hi, I have seen this thread about the comparison, and I saw newegg has the one day sale ending tomorrow on the Shuttle, so I figured I'd ask for input. I'm going to get one or the other, the Biostar seems to be faster but support is not as good. Does anyone who has either of these have any...