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  1. dkm777

    Free EXIF tool for Windows

    Hi guys, Although this is a software question, but I guess this is a better place to ask. What do you use for managing and editing EXIF data in your photos? A long time ago I had a command line program for this job, but I forgot what it was and being command line it was cumbersome to use. Any...
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    So, I was given some gear...

    Hi folks, A couple days ago my father gave me his old gear that he says he hadn't touched in at least two years: Canon EOS 50D, Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS USM lens, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 lens, Speedlite 380EX flash, a cleaning kit and a carrying case where all this stuff fits nicely. He said that...
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    InWin MniITX PSU reliability

    Hi guys, It may be necessary for me to build a few SFF office computers (Haswell Pentium or Celeron) and price-wise InWin MiniITX cases with integrated 160W PSUs are very attractive. I'm not sure about reliability though. These things will have to soldier on for years and I understand that...
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    Most powerful card without additional PCIe power connectors

    Hi guys, What is the most powerful graphics card that does not use additional 6 pin power connectors? Still the HD7750?
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    I think I got a trojan...

    Hi guys, After booting up my PC (Windows 8.1) this morning I noticed a small window come up briefly after logging in - it looked like one of those magnifier apps showing a small part of the desktop, but the image was horribly compressed and it was scanning my desktop diagonally. After a couple...
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    LGA1366, six memory sticks and tRFC

    Hi guys, I've had my 1366 rig for a few years and it isn't the most stable or reliable rig that I ever build. I always chalked it up to the fact that there's a bazillion devices either integrated on the M/B or connected to it and all the drivers just don't play nice with each other. But I...
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    NA/EUR Volvo XC90 repair manual

    Hi guys, Perhaps any of you have access to a repair manual for a left hand drive Volvo XC90? I need to somehow get to the HVAC blower and don't want to destroy anything. So far I only managed to dig up a UK (right hand drive) manual, but it is no good for me.
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    Corsair H60 and LGA775

    Hi guys, I have an unused H60 that I want to give to my brother to better cool his Q9650@4.1GHz, but... the last time I tried mounting it there was not enough pressure and needless to say the cooling was abysmal. Looking at the manual it seems the H60 backplate absolutely requires that metal...
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    Anybody with an Optimus 4X HD? ROM suggestions needed.

    Hi guys, I have an LG Optimus 4X HD, also called P880 in some parts of the world. Thing is I'm sick and tired of LG's bloatware infested Android and I'm finally ready to take the jump into custom land (the fact that LG stopped supporting it was the last straw). However this is my one and only...
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    High quality PSU for a 7970 rig

    Hi guys, I'm not going to tell you my sob story, but somehow I managed to kill my Seasonic X-750 and need a new PSU. This is the rig it's going into: Core i7 980@4GHz 24GB RAM HD7970 - 1150+ core/1600 mem 3 hard drives 1 SSD a gazillion of bus powered USB and 1394 devices. So far I'm leaning...
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    HD7970, X58 and Catalyst 13.11 beta 9.4 - not compatible?

    Hi guys, I'm sure you're starting to notice a pattern - my HD7970 is acting up. Again :D. Anyway, I'm running a Sapphire HD7970 GHz Edition Vapor-X 3GB in a GA-X58A-UD5 board and to be honest it has never been very stable - BSODs, pale grey screens, sometimes with vertical stripes, random PC...
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    New Catalyst and 7970 - lower voltage?

    Hi folks, A little while ago my good ol' Sapphire 7970 Vapor-X 1150MHz Core, 1600MHz Memory started crashing when under heavy load (pale color screen, sometimes with vertical stripes). I found that when using the latest Catalyst (13.11 beta) my voltage under load was reduced from ~1.26V to just...
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    [Solved] Free scanning application that can save in PDF

    Hi guys, I'm donating an old scanner that I had lying around and the biggest problem - it only comes with bare drivers. I need a scanning application that works in XP and can save multi-page documents in PDF format. The people that are going to use it are not really good with computers so it...
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    Going back to Folding and after a few tweaks...

    So, it's cold season again and it's time to turn up my space heater... I mean time to fold on my PC. I was troubleshooting a few problems a while ago and one of the solutions was to switch processor scheduling to "Background services". And... holy PPD, Batman! Previously I was pulling ~35k, now...
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    GTX570 side/upgrade

    Hi guys, I'm trying to sell my GTX570 while it still has some value. But I'll need a new card, because the PC it is from has no integrated GPU. What would be the best bang for buck option for replacing a 570? I don't need significantly higher performance - just greatly reduced heat, power...
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    Any way to diagnose USB device driver problems?

    Hi guys, I've had quite a head-scratcher for the last few days. I have a lot of USB devices connected to my PC with a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 mobo and I've been getting a lot of totally random BSODs during heavy USB activity, like trying to backup files to an external hard drive. At first I tried...
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    Is W8.1 right for me?

    I see that there are many threads like this, but i have very specific uses that I can't find any info about. Is W8.1 suitable for audio production? I have a FireWire audio interface and use mainly Ableton Live. I'm on W7 Pro currently and everything works just dandy, but many people including my...
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    Painting plastic parts

    Hi guys, My Define R3 Titanium is starting to look a little tired with all the scratches on the front door and I'm thinking about repainting it (in dark blueish-green metallic). Is automotive paint OK to use? Won't the solvents in the paint melt ABS plastic? If automotive kind is not OK then...
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    Intel Rapid Storage and X58 - Platform not supported

    Hi everyone, I managed to destroy my Windows installation a little while ago and finally decided to move the SSD from my experimental rig to my main one. Installed Windows 7 64-bit without problems until it was time to install IRST drivers. So, I download the latest version from Intel's site...
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    Best place for finding car manuals?

    Hi guys, I'm in a predicament - I need to know certain info about my car and the manual in my language that came with it only covers basic care and maintenance. Obviously it wasn't worth the extra paper to add detailed technical data... Anyway, I need a place where I can read (not necesarily...
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    Using higher octane gas than suggested

    Hi guys, My car has a high compression NA engine (11.5:1) so I thought maybe it would benefit from higher octane gas. The tank cover says 95 octane (Euro rating - not the same as American octane rating) but I tried 98 octane for a few weeks. What I noticed was a not insignificant drop of low...
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    Serial ports - totally out of ideas

    Hi guys, I have an assignment of connecting some proprietary controller through a serial port to a server running the latest Ubuntu Server. This server uses an Intel 2500CC mainboard and that controller just refuses to talk to its software. The guy who made it says there should be constant...
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    How to launch an FWD car?

    Hi guys, I'm currently driving a FWD car that is quite rev-happy, i.e. starts making power at 4000RPM. I've watched a few videos about launching a FWD car, but they were meant for serious drag racers who are not afraid of breaking things. How would you suggest launching a car like mine? I...
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    Anybody have a diesel with a particle filter?

    Hi guys, First post in The Garage. I know it's a bit of a stretch to ask about diesels on an American dominated forum, but whatever. I have a diesel Volvo and I noticed something pretty annoying: if I drive only in the city for a few days it loses power, starts to shudder under hard...
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    Debian on Atom D2500 - no video

    Hi guys, I installed Debian Wheezy 64-bit on an Atom D2500 based computer and there's no video over DVI. I'll have to dig through my scrap heap and see if I can find a VGA cable and try that, but I don't have any hopes. I heard that there are no 64 bit Atom video drivers for Linux, but the...
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    Slim MiniITX case that will fit stock Intel coolers

    Hi guys, My father's laptop is on its last legs and since he doesn't use it as a laptop - it always sits on a desk - he is looking into a MiniITX build as a replacement. The problem is the thing will have to be easy to transport, so no BitFenix Prodigy or any such monsters will do. What we're...
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    I want to learn about backup in Linux

    Hi guys, I'm running a Debian server and would like to know what are the most popular and reliable methods of backing up the system. Essentially I want to learn how to make a system image in case the main HDD dies and to automate the process. Under Windows I use this very nice piece of...
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    Program to sync two folders

    Hi guys, After setting up a Samba server I have a hard time finding a program that could sync two folders. Basically I have a folder on my hard drive and want it to be mirrored to my shared folder that I have mounted as a network drive. Right now I do "xcopy /Y /E", but it's time consuming as...
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    Seasonic X-750 started buzzing

    Hi guys, My old faithful X-750 Gold power supply started buzzing recently. The buzz is coming from somewhere close to the power cable socket and changes in volume and sometimes disappears for a few moments. The thing is old and out of warranty. Should I be concerned? Is this a sign that it will...
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    Securing a graphics card to reduce sag

    Hi guys, Yesterday I was poking around in one of my rigs and noticed that my Sapphire HD7970 Vap-X is tearing a PCIe slot off with its weight. Are there any devices on the market that could help me here? I could ghetto-rig something out of zip ties, but that would be messy and ugly. Oh, and...
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    To those who crunch on overclocked rigs

    I figured this would be a better place to ask since CPU is mostly AMD trolling nowadays. If you crunch on an overclocked rig how long did it take for your processor to degrade? I don't crunch 24/7, but crunch pretty often nonetheless and after updating F@H client to the latest version I had to...
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    LGA1366 and 8GB DIMMs

    Did anyone here ever use 8GB DIMMs on the LGA1366 platform? I ask because I currently use 24GB RAM with all slots filled and my computer has noticeably lower uptime from what I suspect is overheating RAM. I have cheap Kingston HyperX with heatspreaders but they get so hot during operation that...
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    Installing driver in ESXi

    Hi guys, Been trying to get my ESXi 5.1 setup sorted and so far I ran into only one hurdle - there was no driver for an LSI RAID controller in the installation image so naturally I can't use my RAID array. I found that it is possible to install drivers in ESXi for various hardware just as in...
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    Linux distro for a semi-serious home server

    Hi guys, My father has bought a Fujitsu Primergy TX200 S7 server (yeah, I know...) and wants me to set it up. I will run a web server, a MySQL database, Samba and whatever else he feels like in the future. Since this server is certified for RHEL I'm leaning towards CentOS, but I never used it...
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    WD Black or something else?

    I'm going to buy a WD Black drive for a little weird box that I'm piecing together but I'm worried that it will be too loud. I'm using a Fractal Design Core 1000 case and it has rubber mounting rings that should dampen most of the vibrations but the motor noise at idle is my main concern. Is it...
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    LoL streaming machine upgrade

    Hi guys, My brother is a hardcore League of Legends player and streams all his matches. He's using a C2Q 9650 OC'd to 4GHz and a GeForce 560 Ti 448 Cores (essentially a 570 with a few more shaders cut off). He uses two old monitors - 17", 1280x1024 and he wants to upgrade to 1080p ones. I...
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    Corsair H60/H80 in a 300R

    I have an H60 lying unused because I was unsatisfied with it. I was using it in a cramped Lian Li PC-A05FN and all it did was soak all the heat from the GPU. Now that I replaced the case with a Corsair 300R I'm thinking of using it again, but I'd have to buy a second fan for it (for push-pull)...
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    HD7770 HDMI woes

    Hi guys, I have a problem with my new HD7770 - some games start at 24Hz and I can't find a way to make them run (well, make everything run) at 60Hz. I'm using the latest Catalyst beta and latest Application profiles. Anybody have any pointers? The special HDTV modes under Catalyst control panel...
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    GPU for an overclocked E8400 with good HDMI support

    Hi guys, I rebuilt one of my old rigs into an HTPC. The only thing that's missing is a good graphics card and it's good to go. Ir is a 3.6GHz E8400 with a 500W power supply. I'll want to play some games on it as well, but only ones that are good with a gamepad so MMOs and FPSes are out. Now I'm...
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    The day has come...

    ...for me to finally order an SSD! After sifting through pricelists and benchmarks I decided to go with a Corsair Force GS 240GB. This is for an AMD rig with a 990FX chipset, so SATA 6Gbps is supported. Now, I know this SSD uses a Sandforce controller and many frown upon it, but it's been on the...