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    Can't access router...?

    Network is set up, all computers can access the internet, but I can NOT connect to the router itself. I have a wndr3300, and I know the connection site is routerlogin, but since about a month ago it just times out whenever I try to connect. The router itself has also completely disappeared...
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    Any cheap, portable, wifi internet/spreadsheet devices?

    I'm looking for the above... and posted again below for your convenience: Cheap (relatively speaking) Small (portable...phone sized, but see below) Wi-fi internet access, for browsing/searching/e-mail/whatever Ability to use (not just view) a decent spreadsheet app (excel/openoffice...
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    Memory compatibility/matching question

    System: ASUS P5QL Pro e7200 @ 3.8ghz (400 x 9.5) 2x2gb Mushkin ddr2-800 (stock 800mhz 5-4-4-12) Visiontek HD4870 512mb Corsair 550VX PSU case/hdd/ssd/dvd My question is, can I match the ram that I currently have with 2x2gb of ddr2-1066? (I don't know the brand or timings just yet, but...
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    ASUS P5QL Pro & Marvell Adapter

    Was wondering if the Marvell Adapter can be disabled... My CD/DVD drive is SATA, and I'm using 3 HDD and 1 SSD. I don't know how to tell if any of them are using the marvell adapter though. Just wondering because the screen always pops up during boot, but it never seems to find anything...
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    Gateway LT2022u Netbook Battery

    I noticed after purchasing this netbook (newegg sale panic purchase! haha) that it only comes with a 3-cell battery, giving about 3 hours of battery life according to specs. Is it possible to just replace the battery with a 6-cell? How do netbook battery standards work? If it's even possible...
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    Northbridge temp on P5QL Pro

    After some overclocking, and finally getting everything stable, I'm not sure if I have safe temperatures on my NB. HWMonitor shows 33C for "SYSTIN" (which I think is NB), but I can literally melt candle wax, albeit slowly, on the NB heatsink (improvised because I don't have any sort of...
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    e7200 @ 3.8ghz -P5QL Pro (for 24/7 use)

    I have it at 400mhz x 9.5 = 3.8ghz 1.32vcore 1.4v fsb termination 1.4v northbridge 1.5v southbridge 1.8v ram 5-4-4-12 ram 1:1 800mhz Prime95 (20 minutes so far) CoreTemp 58C (although it went to 63 briefly while I was typing this...) RealTemp 53/63C (95/105 tjMax) (59/68...
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    e7200 so far

    I've just been messing around with my new e7200. Have it on an ASUS P5QL Pro P43 mobo, with stock cooling and such. Have Prime95 running right now, has been for the past 9 hours overnight. So far I have... 333 MHz x 9.5 multi = 3.16Ghz Memory 5:6 at 800Mhz (Mushkin DDR2 800...
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    BIOS not detecting HDD unless both are plugged in

    Rage is building. Source of Rage Re-post, but I have no idea where to put this or where to look for answers... :( Thanks much, Aip
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    BIOS not detecting HDD unless both are plugged in

    As far as I know, there is nothing on my 250gb hdd, and windows and everything else is on the 300gb. I temporarily moved it all to the 300gb to try to use the 250gb to boot up a new build. Problem is, when I pull out my 250gb, my BIOS no longer detects ANY hdds, and I cannot boot into windows...
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    Possible motherboard problems

    I have been having random problems with my computer. Luckily I am building a new one son, but I'd like to find out what is really wrong with this one. Some of the issues: -Shuts off randomly (not often though). -Fails to find my hdd as a boot device (twice, had to go into bios and set...
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    It doesn't seem like the peripherals forum gets much attention, and I don't even know if that was the right place for my post, but if you could check out my other thread here and respond there, that'd be great. Thank you much, Aip
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    BenQ G2400WD Black 24" 5ms, 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DC 4000:1(1000:1) That's the monitor, and I can get it for $290 and free shipping. My comp is mostly for gaming. Anything I should be aware of? Any reasons this might be a bad choice for what I want it for? Or...
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    New mid-level gaming rig

    1. Mostly want it for gaming. 2. Around $700, the less the better. 3. Purchasing mostly from newegg or buy.com (psu and case) 4. No brand preference 5. Will probably reuse: 2x combo drives 1x floppy drive (lol) 2x hdd (350gb and 300gb... but might get a new 640gb) 1x...
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    No idea what motherboard to get.

    Going from this: ASUS A8N SLI-Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 7800gtx (overheats badly now, no idea why) 2x1gb OCZ PC3200 Enermax 535W Thermaltake cheapo 7-fan monstrosity To this: Mobo - ? CPU - q6600/e7xxx/e8xxx/e2xxx 8800gt 2x2gb PC2 6400 Corsair 620HX PSU Case - *shrug* I am...
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    Thinking about getting an E2180

    I've been wanting to upgrade my computer for a while because it's starting to show its age and cleaning it up is no longer solving all the problems being displayed. I would also like to do this for a reasonable amount of money. My question is just whether or not an E2180 is still a good...
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    535W enough for this setup?

    So this is what I'm planning to buy: +COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Case (2 fans, no fancy lights) +MSI OC GeForce 8800 GT 512MB +OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) +Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz +ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED...
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    Hard drive problem...maybe mobo problem?

    Updated story on page 2 I was on my computer and I guess my foot was bumping the wall plug a lot. Well, eventually it came far enough out that it cut off the power to my computer for a second, and then came back on when I moved my foot (I sat up because it scared the crap out of me). I...
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    Insufficient power supplies

    By insufficient I mean either watts or amps. What kinds of problems can arrise from not having enough of one or the other? Or if you can find an article somewhere that covers it, that will work too. Asking because I'm still working on my 7800gtx problem. New PSU will arrive shortly, and I...
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    A8N-SLI Deluxe BIOS update

    I've tried the tool that came with the ASUS CD and the one on the website and both of them pop up with errors when I run them. Sometimes it says "Setup program detected no ASUS motherboard" and sometimes it says "Unable to create NT driver service for BS_DEF.DLL" "NT service registry error...
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    New Ram

    I have this ram, and when I ran Memtest86 and went through the "configuration" menus I noticed that it is set to 2T. They are the only two sticks in my mobo (A8N-SLI Deluxe), so I was wondering if they should be 1T. If I set them to 1T myself, will I have to change any other timings? Like I...
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    7800gtx artifacts (3dmark05)

    Was running 3dmark05 a couple times with my new BFG 7800gtx, and I noticed that it would flash little lines of multicolordness and sometimes larger triangles would pop up in different places. It is still at stock speed, so I'm wondering what's up. The instances were rare, but I noticed them...
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    Replacement ASUS fan (A8N-SLI Deluxe)

    I just got my replacement fan. Is this how the step-by-step goes? 1. Remove old fan in whatever way suits you (without damaging the motherboard). 2. Any cleaning involved here? 3. Remove thermal pad cover thing on the new fan (the plastic piece with a tab on it) 4. Clip the new fan onto...
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    Sapphire Theatre 550 Pro TV Tuner

    I was wondering if there is any completely free software that you can use with this card to get all the features. If not, what is a good software package for not too much money and which doesn't have any additional monthly/yearly fees. I will be using it mostly for just watching TV, but I will...
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    CD/DVD ISOs, image files

    During the process of making a slipstreamed/updated/tweaked/unattended/etc WinXP SP2 boot disc, I recently learned about CD/DVD images. I was wondering if it is actually better to make these image files of your CD/DVDs, and to use those instead of ever using the disc drives. It is faster, as...
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    Windows XP Page File

    What are the pros/cons of completely disabling the page file for WinXP? Specifically for gaming. I have 2-3gb (2x1gb and possibly 2x512mb if needed) of ram, so I was wondering if it would actually benefit me to just turn it off.
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    A8N-SLI Deluxe drivers

    About to reformat, and I'm wondering what all the drivers are that I'll need beforehand. Do I ONLY need the nforece4 chipset driver (v6.66 or whatever the latest one is), and then the individual drivers for each of my other components (video card, sound card, etc)?
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    Drivers on fresh install

    I am going to do a reformat and start up new with everything since I just got a bunch of new hardware, and I was wondering if someone could give me a list of all the drivers I should have beforehand. System: A8N-SLI Deluxe (BIOS 1.02? the one it came with...) AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Newcastle)...
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    Anandtech GPU reviews

    They hardly ever seem to compare different cards at the SAME clock speeds, so what the hell is the point of their tests that say "The card that we overclocked more does better than the ones that we didn't overclock as much" Just something that has been bothering me about all of their 7800gtx...
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    3500+ Newcastle (ewww)

    I'm pretty sure these don't OC very well, and I don't want to do anything that will kill it, but can I get a decent performance boost from a light OC (something that won't reduce the lifespan of my CPU much or at all), or isn't it worth the effort? Thanks, Aip
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    Repost

    Was looking at the Leadtek 7800gtx (430/1200) for $500 or the XFX 7800gtx (490/1300) for $550. I have never overclocked before, but coolbits looks pretty straightforward so I was wondering if the Leadtek will OC just as well as the XFX without any problems. From what I've gathered so far, it...
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    Looking at more RAM

    Right now I have 2x512mb of OCZ Enhanced Latency PC3200 2-3-2-6 ram in my A8N-SLI Deluxe. I was wondering if I should get another pack of that and plug it in the two remaining slots, or get 2x1gb of something similar and put it in with what I have, OR get 2x1gb and just REPLACE what I already...
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    Sound card or no?

    Gaming and listening to music and watching movies. I thought I remember reading somewhere that a good soundcard actually improves your fps in games? Wouldn't want to do it if it would make my music/movies/etc sound bad though. Any suggestions? Thanks, Aip PS. Not looking to spend a...
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    PC Monitor/TV's

    I guess what I want to know is, is there a way to watch TV on ANY PC monitor, or do you need one of those expensive, low resolution monitor/TV's? I was just about to get a 7800gtx and a new monitor for my computer, but with college coming up again I thought I might like to combine my computer...
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    Chipset/fan and some problems in Windows

    Just looked in my case (to see if I could find out what kind of RAM I have, because I forgot), and that little tiny fan sort of out in the middle of nowhere isn't spinning. I THINK it's the chipset fan, but I could be wrong. Should I probably do something about that? PS. It's 2x512 mb of...
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    ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe BIOS

    Mine still has the original 1002, I think. I'm planning on reformatting my computer though and starting everything fresh, so I figured I should upgrade the BIOS while I'm at it. Which one seems to have the fewest problems so far? Thanks, Aip
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    Half-Life 2

    I have another post here about a couple other programs, but right now I just want to get HL2 working... I installed Half-Life2, CS: Source and updated my video drivers, and here is what happens. I run Steam and everything downloads and updates. Then when I go to "play game" and select HL2, it...
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    Windows XP Inactive Processes

    This has happened with a few programs now, and I don't know what's going on. I will try to start a program (Half-Life 2, MSN Messenger, Mozilla Firefox) and it won't do anything, but the process will show up in Task Manager and I can't "end task" on it. Any ideas?
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    Bad timing....

    I'm new to the whole "build your own computer" thing, but I think I now know enough to say that it was TERRIBLE timing to make my first build around Christmas/New Years... With SLI boards being in their infancy and having prices of MSRP+25% or more and good video cards being out of stock or...