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  1. agathodaimon

    Two hard drives... Merging them onto ONE of the drives. Long read.

    I have someone who has two hard drives. Drive A (the large one) and Drive B (the small one). The operating system & some applications are installed on B. He wants to get everything put onto A (including the OS), but A currently has data & apps on it already that he doesn't want to lose. His...
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    Need a video card, have a dilemma

    Ok, here is the deal. Right now I have an 8800GT card, and it's working pretty good for the most part. I have a second computer that NEEDS a video card, but it's not going to be doing anything really intensive for video. Just running MS Server. What I'm either thinking, is just buy a $40 card...
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    Dual display setup... questions

    So, I have two LCD's, and I decided to start using them both... As I needed them for school work & such. The problem... One is an Acer 18.5" and the other is a 20". The 18.5" Runs at some odd 1333x768 resolution and the 20" runs at 1680x1050. Is there any way with different resolutions...
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    Upgrade dilemma: X2 7750BE or the Phenom 8450 ?

    So, this is for my sister's computer, replacing an old XP1700 thoroughbred processor. My sister... Well... She's one of those kinds who doesn't know much about her computer, unless it is running too slow. On average, she will have about half a dozen things going on at the same time, which...
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    Mountains of SD & SDHC cards to choose from

    Just got a new Digital Camera (Nikon L100), and needed to get a memory card for it. 2GB would be ideal, more is always better. I just took a look at Best Buy and was pretty much floored by the sheer amount of different cards they have. I do understand the speed class ratings, but some seem...
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    Stupid Question.... USB cable for external hard drive

    I purchased an external Seagate FreeAgent Go hard drive for data backup. It's one of the smaller 2.5" drives that gets it's power from a USB cable. Now, the cable it comes with is only about 12-Inches long... I can't put the damn thing anywhere because it's too short. I wanted to get a...
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    Outlook Express stops responding on a certain email

    So, on my father-in law's laptop, he uses Outlook express for his email. For some reason, ONE email in particular makes OE stop responding. He can re-launch the program, then look at any other emails, send messages, etc., but then the second he clicks on this one email, it locks up. Now, it's...
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    Building a HTPC... Need advice

    Ok, so I'm putting together a HTPC. We have (or will have) Time Warner digital cable service, and they include HD channels with the digital service. I was interested in putting together a HTPC to record shows, then tune into OTA signals as well. A few concerns: 1. Do I need Windows...
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    OpenSUSE 11 - BRAND NEW user.... Any guides out there?

    So, I decided (with a spare box) to try a version of Linux. I decided to download openSUSE 11, and have successfully installed it. But... Now what? Where's a good place to start learning some things about it? I'm talking basic basic stuff to intermediate and eventually get me going towards...
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    Subnetting question

    I'm working on assigment, and here it goes: "The company wants to use the 10.0.0.0 private IP address. The network spans 6 buildings, and each building has about 300 workstations each. Design a simple addressing solution that leaves ample room for growth and is easy to administer. Explain...
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    How picky with memory are EMACHINES?

    She has an eMachines T2890 computer right now, and it only has 256mb of memory installed. Combine that with the crappy Norton AV it comes with, plus half a dozen other apps her kids have installed AND then finally the onboard video that uses SHARED memory... In a nutshell, this computer...
  12. agathodaimon

    How picky with memory are EMACHINES?

    She has an eMachines T2890 computer right now, and it only has 256mb of memory installed. Combine that with the crappy Norton AV it comes with, plus half a dozen other apps her kids have installed AND then finally the onboard video that uses SHARED memory... In a nutshell, this computer...
  13. agathodaimon

    World in Conflict - How the heck do I create a server?

    I'd like to convince my friends to pick up this game, but they would like to know how the multiplayer works. We usually just like to play games with eachother vs. bots... So I would like to create a private server with a password, so only we can log on to the game. Now, I downloaded the...
  14. agathodaimon

    Good ink-jet printer?

    I'm looking to spend maybe $60, $70, $80 on a decent Ink-Jet printer. First off, I was looking at these two: Epson C120 Canon MX300 It doesn't have to be a "photo" printer, I already have a Pixma IP3000 which does a nice job on photos, but gobbles up ink in a hurry... So we don't use...
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    So, I got my wireless router installed and my laptop can connect to the network, but...

    I'm a newb at wireless stuff, so bear with me. I just purchased a Linksys WRT110 wireless router. I ran the setup disk on my main PC (connected via ethernet) and my laptop (wireless). I can communicate with the two computers just fine, but I can't get on the internet with my laptop. Am I...
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    Raid questions for a newb

    Right now I have two drives hooked up in Windows... NOT in any sort of raid configuration. One is a Western Digital 320GB (16mb cache, SATA) drive, and the other is a Hitachi 80GB (8mb cache, SATA) drive. Everything is on the WD drive... But really, I'm not happy with the load/save times...
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    Looking for an inexpensive laptop

    I was browsing around the forums, ebay, google, etc... I'm looking for something maybe around $150. I don't need ANYTHING fancy, just something that I can use for school work. I need to connect to the internet for online classes (I can add a wifi card) and run MS Office 2003-2007. Anyone...
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    QUIET cards to upgrade from x1950xt 512mb?

    First off, is it even worth it right now to upgrade from my 1950xt? (I game a lot) Considering that my video card is the system's weak spot. I'm looking at the HD3870 and 8800GT cards in particular... The card I have is a PowerColor card with a factory Accelero cooler on it... Which I...
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    Question on upgrading... Getting ahead of myself.

    First off, all I will be replacing is my motherboard, ram and CPU. Everything else is completely adequate to accomodate the new parts. I have a (939) X2 4200+ right now, and it chokes up pretty good during Supreme Commander multi-player games. So I'd like to opt for a relatively...
  20. agathodaimon

    So, I need a power supply TODAY. What would you choose?

    I need to get a power supply TODAY, no online ordering, so I'm stuck getting one at a local store. (and overpaying) My options are basically this: (for a gaming rig) Antec Trio 650-Watt - at Best buy for $125 Thermaltake PurePower 600-Watt - at Radioshack for $89 They both have three...
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    Looking at stretching out my 939 system.

    I have an athlon 4000 right now, on a MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum board that supports dual core processors. I'm looking at the x2 4200 939 chips, and was wondering if it may be worth the hassle. I don't have the money, and won't for quite a while for a whole new system. I've recently started...
  22. agathodaimon

    SCEPTRE X20G-Naga III vs. ViewSonic VX2035WM

    Here's the Sceptre: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112176 Here's the Viewsonic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116066 I NEED to keep this under $300, and would prefer to have a widescreen. As it seems like the "in" thing to have. I would...
  23. agathodaimon

    MSI K8N Neo4 No Screen, No Beep... Won't start

    Well, I'm putting in an MSI K8N motherboard, and when I power everything up, I get NO BEEPS at all. No video, no keyboard lights, no power led on the front of the case... The rest of the specs are in my sig below... Everything worked on the ASUS board. When I take the memory sticks out, I...
  24. agathodaimon

    Random HARD LOCKUPS in Windows XP Pro

    This is a fairly new build I have: Asus A8N-E Athlon 64 3200 2gb G. Skill PC3200 Sapphire Radeon X800gto2 Xclio 450w PS This system has been unstable since I put it together, everything is at stock settings right now, and when I first built it, I even had a different video card. (a...
  25. agathodaimon

    Argh! Quake 4 won't load!

    So I installed Quake 4 yesterday (the DVD version) and whenever I try to load it up, it WON'T LOAD. I get the hourglass for a few seconds and my DVD drive spins, but that's it. My hard drive light stays on solid. It doesn't show up in the running applications in task manager, but it DOES show...