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    Reformatting problems on Vista Business

    Hi all, I ran into a problem last night booting up PC, I get a black screen stating "A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might be malicious software from an unknown source. If you have a Windows installation...
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    Computer problems!

    Hi all :) I have a weird computer problem and I am not sure what it is. About 3 months ago, I made the very stupid decision to clean out my computer using a vacuum extension and brush. After doing so, the computer started acting funny. I turned on the computer and it prompted me to...
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    Whats the difference in the letter codes for Intel processors?

    They used to explain this on their website but I cannot find it after searching for 30 minutes. So whats the difference in the letter designations between for example, a "P"9550 vs. "T"9550 I know the numbers have more to do with the cache, fsb, whatever. But it's not very intuitive...
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    How good is this computer? Rate it 1-10

    I'm looking for something for my daughter and don't know anything about laptops, and she wants this one for Christmas, on the advice of her friend. It will be used for gaming, school, internet, streaming video, and whatever else 20 year old girls do with computers. Should I keep looking or...
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    Connecting computer audio to stereo

    I used to run my computer audio through my old receiver using a y-cable plugged into the Tape "in" RCA jacks on my stereo and everything worked fine. THe receiver finally died and so I replaced it with a fancy surround sound thing thats giving me fits. The only time I get sound from the...
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    Computer audio to Stereo...

    I used to run my computer audio through my old receiver using a y-cable plugged into the Tape "in" RCA jacks on my stereo and everything worked fine. THe receiver finally died and so I replaced it with a fancy surround sound thing thats giving me fits. The only time I get sound from the...
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    Will an ATA100 HD replace an AT version?

    I have an old computer I'm planning to donate but want to make sure it's in running condition. I pulled the old Maxtor 30GB IDE AT HD and was wondering if I could upgrade the system.... but there are very few AT HD on the market for sale. So I'm wondering if I could replace it with an...
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    Annoying Newbie question....

    I'm trying to send PC audio to a stereo receiver... I have a y-cable. The split end is 2 RCA jacks and the single end is a pin that is supposed to plug into a PC port (the ports used for headphones, etc.) So... I plug the RCAs into my stereo, in any of the input jacks (tape, CD, etc.), and...
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    Audio problem?

    I built a computer last week and installed the audio drivers yesterday. Everything worked fine with headphones and then sound completely stopped coming out. The sound still works when I have the audio driver utility open and select setup parameters and test them (e.g., stereo, surround...
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    Where are the pins on my IDE hard drive?

    Hm. I'm building a computer and trying to connect the hard drive to the motherboard. There seems to be a problem that there is no section of connector pins on the hard drive? Only the data and the power pins are on the device. What the heck? I just bought 2 Seagate hard drives and...
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    MicroATX ... need a CPU heatsink/fan? Is this a bad idea?

    I've read various threads where people end up saying "but why are you trying to build a microATX?" Well, I don't know if I have a logical reason.. except that I'm building it for my dad, and so it needs to be capable of moving around the house. So I made up a system for about $300, and I...
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    I have a naked quad-core Yorkfield processor!!

    OK so I'm getting this Intel Yorkfield processor 2.67GHz from work... and I'm thinking about actually using it, unlike the Conroe dual-core I got 2 years ago. So I don't play games, but I want a fast computer for about $500 - $800. I already have the monitor. Any suggestions on what to...