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    Encrypted SD card help

    I think I know my answer that I am SOL but... My wife took her sd card out of her phone and then factory reset her phone. The SD card was encrypted. Any way to recover the pictures she had on the card? Can see the pics are there but obviously cant open them. Any help is greatly...
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    Recover HD quick format

    Hi. Hoping some one knows a good software to help recover 150 movies I had on my hard drive. Was late and I didn't realize I was formatting the wrong HD. On windows 10, just did a quick format and have not done anything else to the drive since. Hoping someone had some good ideas / news.
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    Need help to convert DVD ISO to MP4?

    Hi, I have ripped all my movies to ISO's and am now trying to convert to MP4 and keep the same size for the file (or smaller) but still have perfect picture when watching on 46" LED TV. I will be using a desktop as a Plex server and passing through to Xbox One to watch on my TV. I have Pav...
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    Can't Wipe HD

    Hi, Brothers kid was surfing some bad sites and got ransomware virus. I have several HD wipe programs and tried to wipe the drive but nothing worked. All either didn't detect a hard drive or errored when loading. Tried Killdisk, HDDErase, Darik's Boot and Nuke and one other I cant recall...
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    Web Hosting advice needed

    Hi all, I had a site I built on GoDaddy for a few years but it got to be too expensive for what I wanted. Looking to build a new site now, nothing major mostly pictures of vacations and family stuff. Maybe a few videos. I have done a little research and found a few sites, wondering if...
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    Blu Ray to PC to TV via Xbox?

    Hi, looking to rip my Blu Rays to my PC and then watch on my main TV via my Xbox 360 using Windows Media Center. I am hoping to rip the Blu Rays and keep the quality but not the size/space. Need suggestions on software and etc to do this. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Lothar
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    Looking for enclosure suggestions.

    I have 4 x 1.5Tb drives that I was thinking of putting in a 4 disk JBOD enclosure. Wondering if anyone has something like this setup? I would be using it to back up pictures and camcorder video. I have been looking at this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816132029 Wondering...
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    Need some help on which receiver to get!

    I can get either one of these two for the same price: Yamaha RXV765 & Denon AVR-1910 I am not up on my home theater info so I am hoping for some insite. I will be running this setup : 46" Samsung 7000 series LED, Samsung BD-P1600 Blu Ray player, Dish Network and Klipsch 5.1...
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    Can't install Windows, need some suggestions

    I am helping my neighbor out, they have a 3 or 4 year old Hp Pavillion Desktop. They said it just wouldn't boot one day out of the blue. I have formatted the drive and tried reinstalling Windows XP Media Center. I get stuck as soon as it loads all the default drivers and etc, right before the...
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    Need help with a hard drive replacemnt question.

    I am trying to help a friend replace this drive: HITACHI Travelstar 5K100 HTS541060G9AT00 (13G1583) 60GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive Wondering if I can replace it with this model; HITACHI Travelstar 5K320 0A56415 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard...
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    i7 920 or 940?

    I have read alot of reviews and it seems that most would go for the 920. I recall seeing that the 940 is about 10% faster than the 920. Since I don't over clock is there any real advantage to getting the 940? I do alot of video editing and picture editing as well as some gaming. Thanks...
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    Which i7 cooler to get?

    THERMALRIGHT Thermalright U120E-1366-RT Cooler ASUS Triton 88 ASUS Triton 81 92mm EBR CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler Any have one of these? Help is appreciated! So far I am leaning toward tone of the first two. Thanks!!! Jason
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    Wondering if a Corsair HX520W will be enough power?

    Want to get a new Mother board, Processor, memory and video card. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for: I do alot of picture and video editing and plan on doing some gaming. 2. What YOUR budget is: I can probably spend about $1200 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from: USA...
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    Getting a black screen and blinking curser?

    I tried several times to go into safe mode but my pc just reboots. I am guessing a file corruption? I just now got it to boot from F8 into Last known good and backed everything up. Is my OS hosed and need a fresh format? I am going to run a scan on the hard drive later to make sure its ok...
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    Video card upgrade?

    I saw this card listed on the Hot Deals forum (Sapphire ATI Radeon HD3850 512MB DDR3 2DVI AGP Video Card) Wondering if it is worth it to upgrade? I currently have a BFG NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT OC 256MB. Any help is greatly appreciated!! I play a descent amount of games and do alot of picture...
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    Anyone have a Dell XPS M1530 and having issues?

    When going to start it up it starts booting to Vista and them flashes a quick memory dump screen right to a safe mode screen. When trying to boot into safe mode or any other it just repeats this cycle. Gotta love Dells support, they have had me reseat the hard drive and the memory twice and...
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    Dell, Asus or Lenovo

    lenovo IdeaPad Y510(59013779) Intel Core 2 Duo T5550(1.83GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 250GB HDD Dual layer DVD Burner NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS Dell Model: X1530-105B - Intel® Core?2 Duo mobile processor T5550; 3GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 15.4" widescreen; NVIDIA GeForce 8400M...
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    DVP 5982 or DVP 5960?

    I need a new DVD player and I want one that plays DivX specifically. Any one have one of these models? If so how do you like it? Any one have a better suggestion than these two models? Thanks all!! :beer: Jason
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    Need receiver suggestions!

    I currently have this receiver: Pioneer - 770W 5.1-Ch. A/V Home Theater Receiver Model: VSX-517-K - I got this cheap on sale, do I need to upgrade my receiver? Or is this model good enough? Not running anything special as far as playing DVD's. TV is a 32" Samsung 720 P LCD. I have...
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    Friends PC freezes at startup!

    When trying to boot normally it freezes at the point where you can choose which user to login as everytime! I have also tried booting into safe mode and as the desktop is loading, it freezes every time. I know the video card is new, this issue was happening before the video card swap out. I have...
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    Opinions Needed on blank printable DVD's

    Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, wasn't sure where to post! I believe I found a good price at Link but am not aware of this seller. Has anyone bought through this company before, and is this pretty good media?
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    I'm a FATHER!!!!!!!!!

    We had our little girl today! She was 2 weeks early and it was a bit of a rough delivery but all is good. She will be in a NICU ward due to a possible infection for a week, but it?s mostly precautionary. I am still in shock how beautiful and amazing she is. :heart: Pics
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    Need Feed back on a receiver

    Anyone have this one? Or know anyhting about it? I am looking for something descent to hook to my TV for movies as well as playing CD's. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Model is: VSX-517-K Link Jason
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    Anyone use a multimedia hard drive with their TV?

    I have been looking at a few models like the TrekStor, TVisto and others. Wondering if anyone has one and which model. I am looking for one that plays the most video formats and has a ethernet connection and USB or firewire. Any feedback is appreciated! Jason
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    Wife had an ultrasound today to see if we're having a boy or girl!

    It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!! Ultra sound showed the baby is in perfect health! :thumbsup: This is our first and didn't seem real yet till now. Baby is due January 30 2008.
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    Tuner card install issue?

    Just swapped my MB out for a newer one and reloaded all my hardware and XP. Everything installed fine and is working correctly. Task menu show tuner card as ready to remove? (Like when your removing a USB flash drive) Cannot figure out why its doing this? Any one see anything like this? It...
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    Antec 900 questions

    My friend has a Antec 900 he just bought and doesnt like. He offered it to me for a great price. Question is I just bought a Zalman 9500 PSU cooler and am wondering if it will fit in this case? Here are the specs of items that would be going in this case: P4C800 E-Deluxe P4 3.2 BFG...
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    THinking of getting a ZALMAN CNPS9500

    I have been looking a this unit (ZALMAN CNPS9500) and another Zalman. Are there any real advantages to getting one that blows the air out like the 9500 or ones that blow directly on the cpu? And any suggestions is greatly appreciated!! Lothar
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    Need PSU advice, Thermaltake or not?

    I have always used Thermaltake and and have not had any issues before. Here's what I am running: P4 3.2 Norhtwood ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe BFG 6800GT SB Audigy 2 ZS ATI Elite Tuner card 4 Gigs of ram 2 sata drives 3 external drives Was thinking about getting a Thermaltake W0106RU...
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    Anyone know alot about old records?

    I have a relative who has an authentic Buddy Holly record that was never available for sale. It was when he was with a different record label then the one he eventually singed with when he became famous. The record is in pretty good condition. Wondering if anyone has an idea what it would be...
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    Need help setting up a questionaire website!

    I want to setup a website so some one can add their contact info and check a yes or no box to a question. And be able to track the info and results! I have Front Page 03 but I am not sure it is possible on it? Looking for any ideas that are hopefully not to complicated! Thanks...
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    Which mobo should I get?

    My P4S800D - E Deluxe crapped out and I cannot afford to update everything. Trying to get one of these boards to replace mine. Is there any other board thats better than these two? Asus brand that is? Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!! Lothar
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    Need suggestions for best setup!

    I want to be able to play music thats on my PC from a receiver in my living room. I have been looking at a few Yamaha models. One is wireless (Yamaha RX-N600) but i have read that alot of people say to not go wireless. Any suggestions on receiver models that are going to be good for this use...
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    Creative Labs SUCKS!

    A while back buy.com had that special on the creative Vision W. I submittted the correct forms (filled out completely) and the UPC. They sent me a rejection notice saying I did not include the UPC. That's BULL! I photo copied all documents and the UPC for issues just like this. When I called...
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    System freezes playing any and every game!

    Not sure what is causing this? I have a Asus P4S800D-E Deluxe board, Nvidia 6800 GT card, Pentium 4 3.2 , 2 gigs of ram (specified for this mb), and a Audigy 2 ZS card. If I use my Audigy card it freezes more often than when I use the on board sound. I have checked temps for the MB , processor...
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    VHS to PC, audio only comming from one speaker?

    I am transferring old home movies on VHS to my PC. I have a VCR connected to my Canon ZR70 camcorder, the camcorder to my PC via firewire. The capture quality is great, I am using Premiere Elements 2.0 (Using S-Video and regular audio connectors, Red and white) I noticed during playback the...
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    Vista wont install, saying 1394 drivers need to be updated?

    It also is saying that it cannot install because my Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements are not up to date? Not sure where that is coming from I checked with adobe and am up to date on all! It also says Nero is out of date (I have 6.0 Ultra with the latest updates). System: Asus...
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    Will Dish Network work with my ATI tuner card?

    We have cable right now and the service sucks! We experience a ton of picture loss and pixalating issues, and of course Comcast cannot figure out why. I have a ATI TV Wonder Elite card and not sure if Dish Network wil work with it. Anyone know if this setup will work? Thanks!!! Lothar1974
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    Back from China, pics posted!

    We have been back for 2 weeks now but I have started school so been busy. China was a great experience. We had alot of fun and did alot! We want to go back eventually and see more! I have pics up from Shanghai, Beijing and Xian, plus some of our other trips. Kinda sucked a few days as it rained...
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    Leaving for China tomorrow morning!!

    Although its 14 hours of flight time one way, :( we are looking forward to the trip. Going to Beijing and Shanghai for 2 weeks. So any good tips out there? We have a good plan and schedule just wondering if any one has a MUST we should see or do? I post some pics a little later! Thanks...