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    Core 2 Duo Installation Woes

    Thank you everyone for the responses! The BIOS was exactly what was wrong. I have HW Revision 1.1 and I was on BIOS version F4(!). I upgraded to F12 and installed the new processor and everything is working perfectly. Now to think about overclocking...
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    Core 2 Duo Installation Woes

    Hello All, I have an old Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P LGA775 Motherboard that, up until now, has had a Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Prescott (single core, gasp!) in it. This evening, I went to a local parts store and bought a C2D E7500 to try to squeeze a bit more life out of this machine... After removing...
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    File Permissions and Batch Files

    The "DEL /F /Q /AH" command should force a delete quietly looking in hidden files. The only thing I can think of is a /AS switch to make it see "system" files. Also, the file does exist because the DOS Batch "IF EXISTS" command executes and finds it. Killing the running process should be...
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    File Permissions and Batch Files

    Alright, so here's a weird question for you. At my school there is a virus on the computers that copies itself from the local computer to any removable drive it can find attached to the computer, and thus spreads this way. The school does not have antivirus software because of the cost, and...
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    Be a part of a psychology experiment - in just 1 minute!

    IRB? I guess I don't know... Thank you all who have participated!
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    Be a part of a psychology experiment - in just 1 minute!

    Hi guys, My reason for writing today is to ask a favor of anyone with a spare minute and who might be willing to help me out with a psychology class I'm taking. We are supposed to have performed an experiment on people at school, but our group kind of slacked on that, so what do I do but...
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    I need a new motherboard for a P4 3.2GHz (LGA 775) procesor, that i can later on, change for a Quad procesor?

    I second this question; I am looking to upgrade my system over time, and I was wondering if I could put my P4 Prescott 3.4GHz into a new motherboard with DDR2 and upgrade later to Penryn quad. The impression I'm getting is, with my 800MHz FSB, I'll be able to get a P35 Chipset motherboard...
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    2xDual Channel and Timings

    I have an Intel P4 Prescott CPU with a random off-brand motherboard (soltek) which I don't particularly like. I will try to find some more 2-3-2-5 RAM...
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    2xDual Channel and Timings

    Hello All, I am considering upgrading the RAM in my PC3200 motherboard. I already have 2 sticks of 512MB which I run in dual channel at a latency of 2-3-2-5. I am looking into purchasing another 1 or maybe even 2GB to run as dual channel in the other slots of the motherboard. Can I use two...
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    MSI P6N SLI-FI & 1333 FSB

    Hello All, I am about to purchase an MSI P6N SLI-FI motherboard with an E6750 CPU. My question is this: will it require screwing around with the BIOS before I can use this motherboard? I don't have an extra C2D lying around that I can switch it out with to mess with BIOS, and therefore I...
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    Approved RAM for Motherboards

    The issue with the QVL is that I can't find it anywhere. MSI says to check it, but I don't know where to get it...... I was kind of assuming with "flexible voltage" RAM and the fact that OCZ is on their cursory list(in the sidebar of their site), it would work. Am I correct maybe?
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    Approved RAM for Motherboards

    Hello All, I am looking at a new system using an MSI P6N SLI-FI motherboard. The MSI site says it only likes RAM from Buffalo, Crucial, Corsair, Kingston, Mushkin and OCZ. What exactly does this mean? I'm looking at some OCZ Platinum Revision 2 RAM that says it will work with 1.9V to 2.1V...
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    Sub $120 Case

    I kind of like that Tsunami... Newegg didn't have the CoolerMaster, but I will look for it. I'm building the rest of the system with an MSI P6N SLI-FI mobo and a C2D E6750. Combine this with my X1950XT and I think it will be a great system
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    1066 FSB CPUs and DDR2 800 RAM

    Wow, I have no idea what most of that meant, but thanks, I get the idea that it's basically going to work!
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    1066 FSB CPUs and DDR2 800 RAM

    Hello All, I am looking into a new system and am wondering if I get an intel Core 2 Quad with a 1066MHz FSB, will I be able to use DDR2? The P35 motherboards seem to have 1066/1333 FSBs... Can I use DDR2 800 in these motherboards? Thanks
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    What Now?

    Are there any details on a release for Penryn, and/or will it follow with the same price trends we see now. Will Penryn have the same socket as current processors? (Still LGA775?) I need to get rid of my current motherboard (I hate it) but it has the LGA775 socket on it with PC3200 RAM...
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    What Now?

    Hello All, I am looking to build a new system as my old P4 Prescott runs very hot... I've been looking at new CPUs and have reached the conclusion that right now is a bad time to buy processors. Am I correct? What should I do at this point? Does it make sense to wait for Penryn? I kind of...
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    Sub $120 Case

    Hello All, I am probably going to be building a system in the next 2 weeks, and I am looking for a mid to full size case to accommodate the new GeCube X1950 I purchased last week... I am trying to use a little nicer quality stuff than I did last time, and I was looking at cases... They get...
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    Radeon X1950XT w/ Full System

    I got the card, and a new Antec 500W Earthwatts PSU. It works like a charm! Thanks!
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    Radeon X1950XT w/ Full System

    I knew it was crappy when I got it for like $20, but I was wondering what it would be capable of. That doesn't really surprise me...... I'll take a look at that EarthWatts, thanks. EDIT: What do you mean by 30A on the 12V rail... That Antec has 2 12V rails at 17A each, right?
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    Radeon X1950XT w/ Full System

    Hello all, I have a Coolmax 400w PSU with the following components: P4 3.4 GHz Prescott CPU 2 200GB IDE HDD 1 120GB IDE HDD 1 250GB SATA HDD 2 DVD Burners 2 512MB sticks of PC3200 RAM Soundblaster X-Fi I currently have a Radeon X700 that's screwed up so I just ordered an X1950XT and...
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    CD Audio Recovery

    Hello, I was recording a wedding to a CD using a hardware realtime recorder. The power went out during the ceremony and my CD recorder died (obviously). When the power came back it was unable to recognize the CD. I need to recover this data. The CD has no Table of Contents, and therefore...
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    XP SP2 Re-Install

    Well, I tried booting to Safe Mode, and it still hangs during the same step of the installation. I do have a Hardware Firewall, so I'm not as concerned, although I know that worms are always to be taken seriously. A friend of mine told me he had the same problem and was able to work around...
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    XP SP2 Re-Install

    To make a long story short, here's what happened. I shocked my PC with Static Electricity while it was running and had to run a repair install on my XPSP2 PC using an XPSP1a CD. This made Windows think that it was SP1 again. Now, I need to get SP2 back so I can have my other updates (.NET...
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    USB 2 Issue (Drivers?)

    Vanvock wins, it was the BIOS. I actually was able to enable Hispeed instead of Full Speed for it, so now my USB stuff is faster than it was before... Thanks guys!
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    USB 2 Issue (Drivers?)

    I'm going to have to check the BIOS, but I have SP2 installed and I downloaded the latest drivers I could find from the Intel website, so that shouldn't be it either. I guess it's the BIOS...
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    USB 2 Issue (Drivers?)

    I reformatted my computer recently and reinstalled Windows XP Pro. Before I reformatted, the USB2 on my computer worked fine for charging my iPod, running my scanner, etc. Now, after the reformat, the computer won't recognize the USB ports as USB2. Whenever I plug any USB2 device, it says...
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    XP Pro Setup Hard Drive Format

    The drive is 200GB, but I've formatted it before and it only took like an hour maybe. It's still going now, 12 and a half hours later. it's moved a whopping 2 percent in the last 2 hours. Point being I can turn it off without killing anything?
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    XP Pro Setup Hard Drive Format

    I finally decided to reformat my computer and start from scratch. This of course involves formatting the disk. I put in the XP Pro CD, booted up no problem, installed my RAID drivers (which I'm not using as a RAID anyway) and told it to reformat the partition that Windows was on previously. I...
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    Windows 98 Sound

    I have an IBM Thinkpad 600E laptop that is relatively old. I have Windows 98 (not SE) and I get sound occasionally. I don't know what it is that causes this, but often, I lose sound and nothing is audible. I try to restart and that only works about 1 out of 10 times for no apparent reason...
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    New Hard Drive -- Moving XP

    As I said before, I used the MaxBlast software and it didn't work. I did get Acronis True Image 8 to work well though, so thanks guys.
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    New Hard Drive -- Moving XP

    I got a new 200 GB Maxtor hard drive the other day and I already have 2 120GB WDs that I was using. I have Windows XP pro on one of the 120s and I want to move it to the new drive so I can run the 2 120 GB drives as a RAID 0 Array. I tried using the Maxtor MaxBlast software to copy it, but it...
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    Dell 8250 Front Panel Pin Layout

    Ribbon cables are grey -- like a IDE cable -- they don't have any markings. It's actually worse than that, the power switch, HDD led, etc are connected by one grey ribbon cable to a small PCB that has the front USB ports on it & then a second ribbon cable goes from there to the Dell MB
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    Dell 8250 Front Panel Pin Layout

    Hey guys, I'm building a new machine using an old Dell Dimension 8250 case I have. Since I'm using a microATX board, I've already re-drilled the holes for the mounting screws, and done some other machining, and now I'm ready to try to turn it on. There's only one problem; my friends at Dell...
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    RAM Speeds

    I'm going to get a new motherboard to put my old 2.4 GHz P4 with a 533 FSB in. I need to know if I can buy PC3200 RAM so that if I want to I can replace the processor with something faster. Do I have to buy PC2700 or will PC3200 work?
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    Prescotts?

    I figure generally that if Intel designed the cooling solution, they probably got it to work, therefore I should be able to get it to work... I will have one large case fan at the back. I'm re-using an old Dell Dimension XPS Pentium 2 something-or-other case for this build since I'm cheap, but...
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    PCIe Power

    The card I'm getting, an ATI Radeon X700 Pro, doesn't seem to come with it. I really don't want to spend $12 on a stupid little cable, but, someone's got to make money off of my innocence... Edit: Doesn't look like my video card will use that connector! good! But what about the mobo, will...
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    PCIe Power

    I found a power supply that has some sort of adapter, but I don't know if it's what I want. This is the motherboard I plan on getting. Can somebody tell me if they're compatible?
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    Suggestions to gently clean a Keyboard

    I have a wireless multimedia keyboard from MS, and when I spilled pepsi on it, I just unscruwed the thing and took it apart. It lets you get at any part of it you want. I basically ran water on thing and now it's pretty good, minus the sticky left ctrl key. Just remember to only do the keys...
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    PCIe Power

    will I have to pay money for this? I don't particularly want to spend more on little adapter things that are ridiculously expensive. Does the connector have a specific name I can look for? I'm getting an ATI X700, so SLI is not a big deal for me.