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    Disable / Forcing HTTPS off, using only port 80?

    nevermind, figured it out [delete]
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    Sites not displaying, forcing FlushDNS...rinse, repeat?

    I'm having problems in my office, I noticed it was happening on my computer that sites (facebook & twitter mostly, but the occasional other site as well) would just simply not come up. Would just get a no access, blank white page. Seems other PCs in the office are having a similar problem with...
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    No video...not gpu...

    My main PC decided to do the following: - monitor says no signal I tried different GPUs and that made no difference My speaker doesnt seem to work so I can't go by beep tests....but is this a mobo or a cpu problem? All lights on motherboard light up without problem, fans run and all...
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    Linux Firewall?

    We recently had a company come in to do some tech support, and in finding that our security was entirely insufficient now that our old dedicated firewall is a brick, offered to make us a linux firewall for like $600 for someone who has never really touched linux before, would this be hard for...
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    Office network going down, need help BIG TIME

    Okay so having spent the last day and a half trying every possible setting and config I could think of I figured I'd ask you guys, since you always know, and all ;) I've been setting up an office network, all PCs connected to a D-Link switch, then to a Belkin router, then to a cable modem I'm...
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    Audio skipping, death-static, whatsgoingon??

    Hey, not sure if this is the right sub forum, but its happening on my SR, so here goes: Recently I've found 2 things: 1- my hard drive makes a very soft clicking noise, only noticeable when the room is perfectly quiet. but it's also noticeable because my system locks when it clicks for this...
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    Webcam not connecting? Why? HELP

    Okay so the rundown is this: my built in webcam on my laptop stopped working and I was getting this "webcam not connected / maybe used by another app" message I uninstalled and reinstalled all drivers and software several times, no dice I then got out my logitech webcam and plugged it into...
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    Is there a way to split my modems connection to 2 separate destinations?

    Well I'm running into massive problems with my Belkin N+ router, I guess I never noticed it before or it just decided to stop cooperating now, but I can't access Xbox Live on it anymore without connection dropping, or if I can get on, my ping is terrible and I'm lagging out of control. PC gaming...
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    6-pin to 8-pin GPU connector?

    hey, installing my 9800 gx2 and just realized I need a 8 pin power connector, whereas my PSU only has 2x6 pins.... the video card should have come with an adapter, ie: http://www.thetechlounge.com/f...cles/551/images/08.jpg but didnt.. can i buy this part at any computer store, like...
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    If not using a case, whats the best solution?

    hey im not going to be using a case on my next setup. its hidden away so for heat reasons it makes no sense to have a case, plus i tweak enough that a case would just get in the way. whats the best solution? leaving it on top of the box? something else? thanks
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    Need motherboard reccommendation for Q6600

    Hey looking to scrap the config in my sig and going with a solo 9800gx2 and something that will do a better job on my CPU than the current MSI board I have. Id say my budget maxes out at 300 but would prefer to spend less (of course). want minimum 2 e-sata ports and hopefully good...
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    Trying to OC...but everything is stuck at default???

    Okay so I'm following the guide on here to OC along with some other sites specific to my board and I'm stuck here. http://img206.imageshack.us/im...07/17095937413lqn0.jpg all of the values are in grey and set to auto, which is the default values. how do i 'unlock' these values so i can...
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    Need help with new build

    Hi guys I've been tasked with building a new computer for my cousin. Thing is, he's aiming low budget and that's kind of out of my area of knowledge :-p Budget = $600 or less; so far no parts have been picked out; it will be running Windows XP and it's primary use will be general use +...
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    Logitech pro 9000 issue

    hey just got a logitech pro 9000 webcam and im finding issues with every resolution other than 1.3Megapixel, 2megapixel, and VGA with email size i get scan lines (dont know how else to describe it), with HD its just a flickering mess of video issues and same goes with other higher res options...
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    Is my Motherboard DOA?

    I made another thread but you guys didn't find it too interesting so heres a new question straight up. I took out the motherboard (previous issues were no post, no bios beeps, but power worked and fans spun) and placed it on a cardboard box. Plugged in the PSU, plugged in a tiny speaker that...
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    Issues - PC wont boot now

    pc specs in sig so i get everything working (booted into vista after doing the build), 1 graphics card in and all my ram. i so add the 2nd for th sli and plug it all in again.....1 beep on boot, then the motherboard company logo screen goes on..when that happens, i get 2 very quick beeps and...
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    HELP - Problems with build

    hey just finished another build. thought i crossed my t's and dotted my i's and didn't miss anything, but upon first boot im having some problems. 1. no bio beep (i switched the cable around just incase i put it backwards) huh? 2. no video 3. keyboard plugged into keyboard port, no...
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    Will I need a new (more powerful) PSU??

    here's what I've got in the wings so far: 2x 8800GT Superclocked intel Q6600 single hard drive, optical is USB and will barely be used if at all, maybe 5 fans total, air cooled plan to OC the cpu and video cards right now I have a Seasonic SS 600-HT will this get me by? not enough?
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    EVGA 780i A1 vs MSI P7N

    Hey I've been on the verge of buying the EVGA for a bit now and NEED to order it today. I just came across the MSI board in a benchmarking test I found and it's $75 less and has some better scores. Which should I get? Am I reading something wrong here? I don't care about the money much...
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    Need help knowing which cable to buy

    hey, heres the gist of it: my TV has a VGA input, my computer has DVI output what cable do i buy? im seeing things like DVI-D to DVI-D, and DVI-I and i dont know which I should be getting as well, should i be buying a vga cable and use an adapter to connect it to the dvi output? or use...
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    Raptor right for me?

    Hi, Just finished some knee-jerk bidding on ebay for a raptor ($108) and now am thinking what the heck did I just buy. I know the benchs are all great and whatnot, but should I have got this? I intend to put this in a gaming-only rig, but the $/gb seems so high. Will I actually notice in...
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    Need CPU Cooler Suggestion

    First off, currently I have a Zalman CNPS9700 cooler in the case. The case is a Lian Li V800. It came with an intake fan above the CPU but due to the Zalman being too tall, I took it out to give room. I'm upgrading for higher performance so at the moment I could care less about sound or price...
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    What great high intensity games are coming out?

    Done all my number crunching and it looks like itll run me about $450 when its all said and done to upgrade my current rig to a 8800GTSLI/quad core powerhouse is it worth it? i mean i run COD4 pretty well right now. it would be cool to run oblivion super maxed out but im fine where i am...
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    Building a Gaming / HTPC rig - need avice bad!

    Edit: Adjustments are being made as this thread goes on. Already decided on: same HDD's as in my sig same case 8800GT SLI I'll just list the following and if anyone can chime in on a good recommendation then I'll be very appreciative. Case: solved! CPU: first, i dont want...
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    Need CPU suggestions

    current rig in sig I'm making a new work computer for my office and off the bat bought a AM2 mobo figuring I could throw my 5000+ in there and it would be perfectly fine for the apps. i would be running now i have to buy a new cpu for my main rig, of course. I have an asus socket 775...
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    Got a new monitor....is this banding or what?

    Hi, just bought a new monitor and i notice that during some movies and esp. when things are dark (ie. a dark grey; noticed from a forum background color) theres a lot of flickering or movement in the coloring, like the monitor cant keep the color stable is this an optical illusion due to the...
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    Need HDD recommendation

    hi, im building a work computer for my home office (separate from my gaming rig) and need an opinion on what's a good QUIET hard drive out there to use. ive read about flash hybrid drives and whatnot, but dont know anything about them as all ive ever researched are hi-cap and fast drives; not...
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    RPC Server Unavailable??

    Here are the 2, or possibly unified problems I'm currently having In Network and sharing Center: 1 - check FILE SHARING to ON; green light goes on (for icon) but text says CUSTOM 2 - try to turn PUBLIC FOLDER SHARING to ON but it goes straight to OFF and I get the message "RPC Server...
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    Need help making my system quieter

    Okay, I have a setup with a Lian Li pc800 case. I love the look of the case, but the downside is that the grill-design of it makes for a noisier case than one that would be entirely closed off. I recently bought a pair of Scythe HDD Silencers to hopefully shut up my hard drives, but that was...
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    Vista Licensing - How many and how much $$ will this cost

    Okay, sorry if this is undoubtedly a repost but license and authorize are such widely used terms.. I have 4 computers in my house I want to put Vista on 1. Main PC (64bit) 2. My laptop (64) 3. My brothers laptop (32) 4. Parents computer (32) now 1 and 2 are obviously the most important...
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    HELP! What kind of HDD do I need

    I bought this as a barebone laptop and upon the HDD I ordered coming in today....I found out the square peg doesn't fit the round hole (if you get my drift) search on google told me that this model uses a SATA laptop HDD the HDD i bought was a 160gb SATA Seagate Momentus and heres a pic...
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    Need help upgrading CPU

    Hi, quick question is it possible to upgrade a laptop with a MK series AMD Turion CPU to one of the newer X2 processors? Both are Socket S1 if you need to know just wondering on compatibility issues, if any thanks :)
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    HELP - CDROM drivers gone? Don't know where to start

    Hi, thanks for clicking on my plea for help I have no idea how this happened. I left for work, was fine. Came home and noticed my DVD drive is missing from My Computer. Device manager tells me that the drivers are not there or corrupt. Simple search yeilds no help, I'm still getting the big...
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    Problems with Belkin N1 desktop card

    system specs in sig card: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=273535 Okay so I installed it. Computer recognizes that a network card is present now in a PCI slot....installing of drivers doesn't work. Is this because I'm XP 64bit? also theres a LED on the back...
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    Getting lots of timeouts

    computer is wired into my router. noticing that im getting A LOT of page timeouts and just basic internet usage is very delayed at best. my other computer hooked up is doing fine however and i know the servers to these websites im trying to get on arent down any solution or things i should...
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    Microsoft Remote Keyboard for XP MCE

    hi ive got one of these keyboards sitting around which I bought because I was going to upgrade my computers to Vista, but sine then I've backed off on upgrading my HTPC to vista for gaming reasons that said, is there any way to get this keyboard to function w/o vista or media center? i...
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    no LAN connection showing up in Netw-settings

    okay just installed XP x64 and im trying to set things up but im having an issue with the internet when i go to network settings / network connections, the only connection that is showing up is my 1394 connection my motherboard has two LAN slots and i have my usual network cable going from...