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    Is this a nigerian scam?

    Hello, I was trying to sell my camera locally through craigslist yesterday. After a couple of hours, I got a reply from a woman claiming to be buying a gift for her fiance. Well, this morning I got her payment through paypal. The thing is, the shipping address is in Nigeria. And Nigeria has...
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    Help! broken PS3

    Hello all, I own a launch 60gb PS3, got it in like the first month of launch, and it's been running great except the disc drive no longer works. It will no longer take discs all the way in and fails to spin them up. However, I can boot the machine up and get into the xmb and even boot up...
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    e8400 not compatible with Gigabyte Mobo?

    So I recently purchased an e8400 from newegg and popped it in to my old build and after booting up i get absolutely nothing. No post, no flash, nothing. Before I bought this cpu I checked my mobo's site to see if the Wolfdale chips were compatible, according to this page all Wolfdale chips are...
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    Monitor for PC and Xbox/PS3

    Going to college this fall and I am looking for a monitor to be used for gaming, photo-editing, and PS3/Xbox use. So I would prefer if it has a good refresh rate, good color reproduction (I realize that due to LCD tech and budget this is a long stretch for a consumer grade monitor), and 1080p...
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    Simple Freeware for DL DVDs?

    Hello. I just need a really simple light freeware app to burn and manage files onto DL DVDs. Normally I use InfraRecorder (awesome app) but it doesnt have any options for DL DVDs, as far as I know. Thanks.
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    Retrieve data from pen drive!

    I really need to retrieve some data from a pen drive. Is it possible? I did not erase it too long ago. Please help.
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    How to test a PSU

    Hello all, I pulled out my PSU because I'm pretty sure that it's the reason why my computer will not turn on. The problem: (in case you know something I don't) One morning my computer showed absolutely no sign of life. To put it in car terms. The ignition wouldn't even turn on let alone...
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    Screen Resolving Error

    The Problem:Screen is cutting off about .5" on the right and a sliver up top. I've encountered this problem before. Can't remember how I fixed it. It appears that the driver is not scaling the signal properly. It's really annoying because I can't see the scroll bar or clock the close button on...
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    Weird Display Error

    I recently replaced a broken gfx card with a Leadtek 7300 gt. Everything was working fine until I adjusted the resolution/color bit/refresh rate. The problems are: -Non-native resolution (I can tell from the blurry text it is not actually displaying 1440x900) -Weird panning problem...
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    Heatsink Fan not spinning!!!

    Recently one of my computers died out of nowhere. It had been running solid for a good month or so. So when i tried to turn it on, I get all these crazy artifacts on the screen. From what I know artifacts=over heating=bad. So i try one more time to see whats going on, this time with the case...
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    No onboard sound

    Hello, I'm building a system for my sister and right when I was about to ship it out to her I checked to see if sound would work. Well luckily I did and I caught it before I packed and sealed it off to UPS. I'm trying to get the system to work off of the onboard sound card. Yet I get...
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    Need help installing DVD burner

    I feel like such a n00b asking for help on installing my DVD drives but I just cannot figure it out. I have built four other computer in the past. None of which I ever had problems. But anyways... On myCOOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW case I cannot figure out exactly how to remove the front...
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    ATI Drivers are crashing my PC

    Hello, I have a specific problem thats a little odd. When my computer boots and I hear the little windows tune, my monitor says, "no signal check source". The system is running, everything is in order except the video signal. I can even shut down by pressing ALT+F4 then TAB then ENTER...
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    Force Resolution?

    Hello, I noticed in my display properties I can "force" a resoultion. My question is can I force my monitor to always display 1440x900? Would this work for games that dont currently have support for this resoultion like BF2 and UT2k4? I recently bought a 19" ws LCD with a native...
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    CPU won't fit in MOBO

    Hello, I got my computer parts and tried to build my computer and ran into a little problem... My CPU will not go into the socket... It's a Core 2 Duo 6400 and a Gigabyte DS3 mainboard. I dont know whats up. The CPU can only fit in one way and thats the way I did. Do I need to press down...
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    Mac networks/Xservers

    Hello all, It seems I have a really bad problem on my hands. I recently bought an Acer Aspire 5000 series running Windows XP Media Center and I cant connect to my school's network. My school's network is running on Mac Xservers with airport extreme routers all over the place. I know nothing...
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    Transfering Bookmarks

    Hello, I recently got my new laptop and btw is so awsome. I've done everything I need to do to get it running to my liking except my bookmarks. I have a lot of them and I dont feel like manually redoing all of my bookmarks. Im running Firefox on my Desktop and laptop. So how can a transfer...
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    Please confirm my rig

    Im going crazy! Im about to buy everything right now and I need your guys's confirmation on these parts. Im paranoid about running into compatability issues are issues at all when I build my rig so I won't buy anything until I know for sure that everythign will work fine. So how are these parts...
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    What's the noisest part in your computer?

    What is it? My computer is really loud and I'm looking for ways to quiet things down a bit. As of now I can't tell which is louder, my CPU HSF or my GPU's. Usually, who's the noisy culprit? oh yeah, my GPU is a 6800 ultra and my cpu is a 3500 with stock HSF.
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    Yay! Another "New System Build"

    Now EDITED with revised parts. EDIT #2 I've been planning and deciding on parts for a good month and half and I believe I now have it. So here it is: CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T RAM: Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 667 Dual Channel...
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    Help a Veteran PC builder

    So I?m going to be building my second and third rig now. One gaming rig for myself and one business computer for my Dad. My questions are: 1) My current hard drive has my OS, all of my programs, tweaks, and settings, how can I transfer all of that to my new hard drive? I just don?t want...
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    CD Lables

    I know this is a kinda stupid question but i honestly dont know what to do. I need to paste some labels ive printed on some home dvds ive made. These lables are nothing special. They are just printed on normal printer paper and cut out to the shape of cd's/dvd's. So how do you guys paste your...
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    Help With DVD-RW Drive

    Well, today I tired to install my new dvd burner. Its an NEC DVD-RW drive that supports all formats of dvds and cds. So this is how I installed it incase I made an error during installation: 1) I removed my old CD-RW/DVD-rom drive. 2) Placed my new DVD-RW drive in the bay 3) Placed my...
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    Caught using Bit Torrent!!!!

    Yep it happened. But why now? Ok so here is how it goes. I have been using azeures for a good 3-4 months now, and have been downloading *cough* *cough* some movies. So yeah. I know you guys do it also, whether its music, movies, games, or programs its all the same. We are stealing...
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    Help With VirtualDub

    Hello, Usually i dont need help on how to use programs or applications but with Virtual dub i am lost. So these are the details on what i want to be able to do: 1)Open up an avi file and convert the ac3 audio into mp3. 2)Open up an avi file and convert the divx compression to xvid...
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    I need to Convert the audio in a video file

    Hello, I am trying to convert the audio in some video files i have. The video plays just fine but the audio is not compatible with my player. How can i convert the audio from ac3 to something else? Mabybe mp3? I only want to convert the audio the video is just fine. Also while im here, can...
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    Azureus Problem... I really went through it all

    Ok so ive been doing my homeowkr for a couple of nights, and ive done the following: 1) Port Forwarding 2) the good settings in the wiki faq 3) fixed my NAT problem 4) probed my port and its working pefectly So im only getting ~25 KB/s on a torrent that has 31 seeds and 41 peers...
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    Sata HD Problem

    Soi just instaled my new sata drive. Its a seagate 250 gb sata150. I already have a WD 80 gb sata and my os is running off of it. So i installed it and booted my computer. BIOS is recognizing it, and my xp did. But nothing happened. It said it found new hardware, but didnt show up under my...
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    Storage Problem...

    Hello all, I am currently running a Westerd Digital sata drive and i ran out of storage on it today. Im at somewhere like 78 gigs so i definatly need a new storage system. Ive been doing a lot of dvd ripping lately and this is why my storage has finally caught up with me. What would be the best...
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    Azureus? Realllly Slow Download Speeds

    Hello, Im new to this torrent stuff as you can tell. Ive tried the original bit torrent client and i did download a file. So i had succes with it. Im currently downloading files on Azureus and so far i like it better than the original bittorrent client. The problem is that the download speeds...
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    Help. I need to quickly convert some music

    Ok so here is the dealio. I have music that i have ripped on Itunes. Note: i didnt buy this music from there store. i ripped my cd's onto it. Now i need to convert my music to mp3 for my new player. I could just re-rip my cd's but i have a few albums that are either lost or damaged so the only...
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    Media encoding/decoding/converting help

    Well, i just bought an Archos av700, and in short its a portable digital video recorder, and it plays movies, music, and displays photos. Im really excited about this and im looking ofrward to using it. But this is my problem. All of my music has been ripped onto Itunes. So its in the acc format...
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    Need Help With G5

    Hello all, i recently bought a logitech g5 and im thouroughly impressed. My previously mouse was a microsoft intellimouse 3.0 i believe, and this thing makes it look like ****. The only problem i have now, is that the thumb button (back button) is not registering with games. With firefox and...
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    Photo Software

    So, i just got my camera and wow im really happy with it. Now i need some nice software. So what im loooking for is some software to print and manage my photos. I already have Adobe photoshop elements 2.0 so i think that this is good enough to edit them right? Im not a pro or anything, just...
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    Whats Wrong With This Camera

    Camera Whats the catch with this camera? I was browsing through newegg and spotted this sucker. I was going to go wih this Sony but im rethinking it all now. The only thing i see is that instead of being a 7.2 mp camera like the sony, its 5.0 mp. But would there really be a difference between...
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    Adding Custom Skins

    Hello, I need help in how to add custom "Window Blinds". This is the term used by this site: Clicky Window Blinds are basically skins/themes. I now very little info about this stuff and need help in installing them. If anyone is familiar in how to install these please help. I checked the zip...
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    Converting Music Files...

    Hello all, man its been a long time since ive been on these boards. Been busy with my newly built a$$ kicking machine that everyone here at ATOT helped me with, so first i must give me respected thanks to all here. So. With that being said, i need to convert Itunes musci files into mp3s. So what...
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    PC hardware Mac OS?

    this probably seems like a stupid question, but my sister only uses macs sadly and i cant convince her of using PC. So my dad HAS to by her a mac becuase she says she wont and cant use a PC. So the other night an idea popped into my head. Macs are overpriced pieces of shit, but my sister likes...
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    Mac Monitor

    Can i use a windows monitor for a mac computer? SOrry for the silly question but my sister has been bugging the hell out of me to figure this out. I dont think so but i want to be sure. Thank sinadvance for the replies.
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    Ipod, Iriver, Creative...

    Hello everyone. I have narrowed my search for a new mp3 plyaer down to three. The Ipod 20gb, The Creative Labs Zen Touch, And the Iriver H140 or H340. So if you are familiar with any of these MP3 players please tell what you know. If you know anything about the differences the pros or cons...