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    So I lost an important drive...

    So I lost an important drive today. It's not backed up. :( I have been meaning to set up CrashPlan on this computer since I moved it to Linux but that never happened. The drive was mounted on a Ubuntu box, it's a 500GB Seagate HDD. Pretty old. So the problem is that the drive is no longer...
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    Need help impoving my wifi layout

    The layout: Fiber comes into the garage, then goes through my router to a switch in the garage, which sends Cat6 to the rest of the house. The problem: Router is in my garage and signal on the other end of the house is very poor. Basement also has poor signal. I have a Linksys E4200. It has...
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    Best options for netflix streaming to TV?

    We are getting another TV for the playroom and I was wondering what are the cheapest / best options for getting Netflix onto the TV. The two I know of right now are Roku or maybe a Blu-Ray player. How does Netflix on a Blu-Ray player or Roku compare to Netflix on my PS3? Will a Blu-Ray...
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    Crashes while playing SC2

    My computer is crashing when playing SC2. The problem has only shown up since I got my new video card, but I am not sure if the video card is the culprit or not. I used to get BSOD but recently it's just been SC2 crashes while the rest of the system stays up. I think I accidentally dislodged the...
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    Stress test software

    My computer was crashing intermittently while playing SC2. I narrowed it down to the PSU and have just installed a new one. I would like to maximize the load on my CPU / GPU / PSU to make sure everything is working well. Can anyone recommend some free software? Thanks!
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    Disk usage software

    Scandisk says 170GB are being used on my hard drive. I can't find 50 of it...Windirstat says that all the files on my drive are only occupying 120GB. Any suggestions on how I can find where this missing 50GB has gone? e: I am using Win7 Pro if that helps
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    eSATA hot swapping not working

    Well, I didn't know where to post this so I guess this is a good place. I have an Asus M4A785-M motherboard with an eSATA adapter connect to internal SATA port. OS is Windows 7 Home Premium x64. When I plug in my eSATA drive while the computer is on, Windows is not recognizing it, but if I boot...
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    iTunes stealing .lnk file associations

    All of a sudden on my wife's Windows 7 account, iTunes has associated itself with all the .lnk files. So basically any time she tries to open a shortcut, iTunes opens instead. When I uninstall iTunes everything goes back to normal, but as soon as I install it again the same thing happens. I...
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    Did my SATA drivers get installed properly?

    I just installed a new 785G motherboard on WinXP, but I'm not sure if my SATA drivers got installed properly. Under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, this is what I am seeing: - Primary IDE Channel - Primary IDE Channel - Secondary IDE Channel - Secondary IDE Channel - Standard Dual Channel PCI...
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    Looking for a quiet, compact, high quality case

    I'm looking for a small, compact case for a low power system. The system is going to be an Athlon II x4 with integrated graphics and one or maybe two hard drives. I am going to be using a Micro ATX board. My last case lasted my around 8 years through 2-3 different builds so I am hoping for...
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    Which 785g mico atx motherboard?

    Right now I am looking at the MSI 785GM-E65 vs the MSI 785GTM-E45, but I don't know if I should spend the extra money on the GM... Or should I get a different one altogether? It's for a basic system, no discrete video card. Athlon II x4 620 chip.
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    Pinnacle Studio 11 multithreaded?

    Does anyone know if Pinnacle Studio 11 is multithreaded? I see in the stickied thread that Studio 10 is mutithreaded, an Studio 12 is as well. So it only seems logical that Studio 11 would be. But I would like to confirm before I plunk down the $$$ for a quad-core processor. Thanks
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    Good software for editing HD video?

    I need some video editing software to edit HDV from my camcorder. I am about to pull the trigger for Pinnacle Studio Plus, which is $100 and seems to be pretty good...at least it has the full HDV workflow in one package. I can also update it to the Ultimate version for $30 if I need to. Before I...
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    Getting white streaks with my laser printer

    So I refilled the toner on my Lexmark E238 printer. I am getting some white vertical streaks (lengthwise on the page). I shook the cartridge pretty vigorously a couple times and it didn't help. I read somewhere that cleaning the printer mirror and the wire can help, but I have no idea how to...
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    Strange hard drive access

    So my desktop's hard drive light keeps flashing (very quick) at 1 second intervals. It's bugging the hell out of me cuz I think it's keeping Windows from shutting the drive down when inactive. I have checked with filemon and it's not showing any file access. Any idea what might be going on...
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    Printer uses color ink even when printing grayscale?

    I have a canon i560 printer. We print a lot of grayscale and very little color, but the color cartridges still seem to be going down. Are there any thoughts on what causes this? I am thinking the startup routine cleans the print head and that 'conveniently' uses ink as part of the process...
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    Windows freezes every other login

    So on every other login windows freezes...after I log in it will just sit there...the cursor moves but the only thing that comes up is my wallpaper. If I try to shut the computer down explorer.exe is the process which won't shut down. Any suggestions on how to find the cause of this problem?
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    Showing caller ID with bluetooth?

    I have a bluetooth phone which is paired up with my laptop. Is there any way to show the caller ID information on the screen and also have the option to reject incoming calls?
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    Running two wallpapers with dual monitor

    So is it possible to have a dual monitor setup in windows and run a different wallpaper on each?
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    Bluetooth and battery life

    So I have a Dell Latitude D610. It has like a 4-5 hour battery life...so I am wondering, how much of an impact on this does Bluetooth have? I mean if a phone can run bluetooth with that tiny battery I would imagine that the effects on a laptop with a much higher capacity battery would be...
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    LGPL question

    So I am using an LGPL library for some proprietary server-side code I am running. If I modify this code but only use it on my servers am I obligated to release my modifications to the public even if I am not distributing the code or selling it? I will be making money off the services provided...
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    Where to buy a good computer chair?

    This crappy chair from Ikea is really getting uncomfortable. Since I spend a lot of time on the computer I want a good chair...I know Staples and Office Depot sell chairs but you know, buying furniture from an office supply store doesn't strike me as the best option. Are there any other stores...
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    Memory stick read only?

    So we just bought a 1gb memstick replacement for our camera. That's working fine. The problem is I tried popping the old 256mb sandisk memstick pro into the camera and the camera says it is locked? I tried it in my car reader and Windows is saying the stick is write protected as well. The lock...
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    911 only calling for free?

    So I remember hearing something a long time about providers being required to offer 911 service for anyone who has a phone. Is this true? I have a VOIP line but I want to have my land line available for 911 dialing ONLY. I know they offer a basic line for 5.50 a month and charge 10c per call...
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    WRT54G or DI-624 ?

    I can get both, Linksys WRT54G or D-Link DI-624 for under $40. Which is better?
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    Thinking of dropping Cox DVR for TiVo

    So I just realized that between the DVR fee, the digital gateway fee, and the "digital conversion - DVR" fee, I am paying over $20 a month for our Cox.net DVR. I really love this DVR because it has two tuners so we can record two shows and watch a recorded one or record 1 show and watch another...
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    Really bizarre boot problem

    So I just installed the first SATA drive on my system. I am using it as my boot drive (even though it is showing up as G: in windows??). Anyway, so if I have a bootable cd rom in the drive and it says "press any key to boot from CD..." and I ignore it, I get my windows boot menu. However if I...
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    Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 vs 7200.9

    I bought a 160GB SATA barracuda through a hot deal for $50. But now I hear it might be a 7200.7. Is there any significant difference between .7 and .9 which would be worth getting the .9 instead?
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    CHKDSK freezing at 10%

    So I have had some system stability issues lately. I did a virus scan to no avail. Windows error reporting has told me that it has had problems accessing the hard drive. But whenever I try doing a chkdsk on boot, it freezes at 10% of the first step (verifying files). The HDD light will stay on...
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    Panaflo doesn't support RPM monitoring?

    So I bought a couple panaflos from svc.com, one for my CPU and one for the case inlet. I also ordered the 3 pin tails to hook them up to the motherboard, but now that I have hooked them up I am not getting any RPM readings...is this normal? I hope my Asus can still modulate the CPU fan speed...
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    How to hook up my Zalman V700 to the vid card?

    So I have installed a zalman V700 on my asus 6600GT. I am pretty sure my asus throttles the fan according to temp so I want to hook the fan up to the fan header on the board. Does anyone know if there is an adapter available? The pin header on the card is a small 2 pin plug and the zalman has a...
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    Are nVidia fans load controlled?

    Do the fans on nVidia cars (the 6600GT in particular) get faster as the temperature of the chipset goes up?
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    Quiet 70mm fan?

    The 2 month old fan on my retail Athlon seems to be rattling a little bit, so I think I need to replace it. Can someone recommend a quiet, dependable fan that's not too much? The reason I say not too much is because I don't want to spend as much as it would cost to buy a new heatsink. :)
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    Argghggh loud fans, help!

    So I bought an Asus A8N MB and an Asus 6600GT about 2 or 3 months ago. Both fans are already whining and it's really annoying. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
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    Need laptop buying advice

    So it looks like my wife's laptop is going in for the 4th warranty claim, so thanks to our extended warranty I am pretty sure we are going to be getting a replacement, probably in the form of store credit. We bought the laptop from futureshop here in Canada (kind of like BB) so we are pretty...
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    6600 gt vs 6800

    Which is better? What are the pros and cons of each?
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    A64 System Power Consumption?

    Does anyone have any links to sites that look at the full system power consumption of Athlon64 systems with the Venice core? Toms Hardware did a writeup of a Pentium M-based desktop and compared it to older and faster A64 cores and I want to do an actual fair comparison against maybe a 3000...
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    Capture part of a DVD to video?

    I have a certain few minutes of a DVD that I want to capture to video. Is there any easy way to do this? TIA
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    What does cool n' quiet do?

    Do the AMD "Athlon Processor Drivers" do anything besides control fan speed? Just wondering if I should remove them because I think my MB will do a better job of regulating the fans than cool n' quiet...
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    Problems after installing new mobo

    So I upgraded my AthlonXP 1900+ to a new Athlon64 3000+ with asus A8N-E. Everything has gone pretty smooth as whole, I am just having 3 problems: 1) When booting, I get stuck at the "windows is starting up" screen for about 1-2 mins 2) I have an "unkown device" in device manager 3) Windows...