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    Gtx 670 rsod

    Hi all, I recently hit the rsod on my 670. I am not sure why it started as I have not changed anything on my system. What is happening is immediately upon starting windows, right before the login screen, I get the RSOD. I cannot even log into windows (only safemode). I have been...
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    New rig begins to post then continually resets, code 19

    Hi all, I am building my new computer and running into some problems. I didn't get my new PSU in the mail yet so I am using my old one (Thermaltake Toughpower 750w). I so far have only these 4 things plugged in: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ASUS...
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    How does this system look?

    Hi all, here is the system that I am looking to build very soon. I just wanted any feedback on some of the parts I chose. thanks. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming, Cubase, some photoshop and regular web browsing 2. What YOUR...
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    downgrade dx11 to 9c

    Hello, I am having problems with playing a game and the work around for this is that I need dx9.0c. I currently have 11 installed on my x64 win7 system. Is there anyway to downgrade to 9.0c? I tried running the installer (dx9.0c-redist and web installer for 9.0c). Neither of which worked...
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    external USB HD enclosure

    I have to backup my friends laptop hard drive because the dell restore option doesnt seem to backup personal files. Can someone recommend a good external USB enclosure that fits both regular and laptop hard drives? Thanks.
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    help with aol mail and thunderbird/applemail clients

    Hello, I have an aol email account and I just set it up with both thunderbird and applemail clients. I can receive and send email on both of my mail clients using the aol email address. however, when i mark the message as read or unread on the mail clients, it does not get marked read/unread...
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    HTPC vs PS3

    Hey all, wanted some opinions on which route I should go. Right now my main reason for getting either of these is for blu ray. I know that there are far more possibilities with a HTPC such as streaming, DVR, etc. Just seems so much easier to spend the 300 for the PS3 and be done with it...
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    exos 2 cooling system replacement parts

    Well i just turned on my system last night and noticed the pump in the exos 2 grinding. Powered it off and then back on again. Now it doesnt pump at all. So i need a replacement pump i guess. I cant seem to find one anywhere, does anyone know where i could get one? thanks.
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    how to hold shutter open on XTI?

    I can't figure out how to hold the shutter exposure open until I let go of the button. I used to be able to do this on my old film Cannon rebel. I am interested in capturing lightning, fireworks and stars (low light photography) and need the exposure to be several seconds. If anyone knows...
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    using iPhone out of the country?

    Hey all, I have a question with my iphone. I plan on taking a 2 week vacation and going to New Zealand. My wife and I have iphones (mine is jailbroken, hers is not) and I was wondering what would be my best bet so that we could use our phones down there without insane charges? Would I need...
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    Looking for entry level point and shoot

    Hey guys, I am buying a digital camera for my dad for his birthday. He has been using regular point and shoot film cameras up till now. He needs something that is easy to use and good for a wide range of things. He will not use any fancy features (he doesnt even own a computer), he will just...
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    Help with ftp transfer speeds among Solaris machines

    This problem is driving me nuts. I have two machines both on the same subnet and both FTPing to another machine that is on the same subnet. They have the same NIC cards and are connected in the same manor. Machine A get 670kbytes/sec on an FTP from machine C while machine B gets almost 10000...
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    any free registry cleaners?

    Anyone know of any? just looking to clean up an old windows box thats running slow. Thanks.
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    help me choose some memory

    I currently only have 2GB of ram as you can see in my profile, I would like to upgrade to either 4 or 8GB, but I am not sure which memory would be my best bet. I could either get another pair of 2x1GB Corsair xms pc3500 or just get a whole new kit. Any recommendations or suggestions? I...
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    Never built HTPC before, need some advice

    Hey guys, im looking to build a blu-ray capable HTPC for my entertainment center. I have built several systems before, but never HTPC. I would like some advice on either what to read or where to look. I confused as far as what OS and apps to run, I have heard of some linux based systems that...
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    Hyperterming to UNIX serial port

    Hey guys, I am trying to hyperterm to my Unix serial port and am unable to. I have a DB-9 female to DB-9 femail serial cable. I have the PC serial port connected to the Unix one. I then have Hyperterminal set to 9600 8N1 and its set to COM1 because that is the only com port listed in the...
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    karaoke setup?

    Hey guys, I'm trying to get a little setup together for karaoke and messing around with. What I would like to have is the ability to have a song playing in my headphones with the real vocals in one ear, my vocals in other ear and then external speakers that would have the karaoke song playing...
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    looking for terminal emulator / telnet client that supports highlighting

    Anyone know of one that would support real time key word highlighting? Thanks.
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    what would be causing higher latency?

    Hey all I just got my internet set up at my new house, and one think I noticed is that using all the same hardware (network cables and modem), if I run a continous ping test to www.google.com with my laptop, I am getting 10-15ms latency...If I disconnect the laptop and plug into my desktop and...
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    Putting laptop up on my HDTV

    I have a laptop that has VGA out, doesnt have S-Video out or anything and I am looking to put my output up to the HDTV. Is there any other way than getting a VGA to DVI and then DVI to HDMI adapters? Thanks.
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    shell script question with cat

    Hey all I created a simple shell script, im a noob to shell scripting, but I am trying to figure out what im doing wrong. here is the script: #!/bin/sh if [ 'cat file' -eq "" ] then echo "installation not found" else cat file fi What im trying to accomplish is if cat can open the...
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    ssh install on solaris question

    Anyone know what i need to do, I had an older version of ssh installed on my solaris 9 machine, I then downloaded: openssh-3.7.1p2-sol8-sparc-local.gz openssl-0.9.7b-sol8-sparc-local.gz then did the following: # gunzip openssh-4.7p1-sol9-sparc-local.gz # gunzip...
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    any good ata-6 7200 laptop drives?

    I only see one listed on newegg.com and it doesnt have the best reviews. Anyone know of a good one? thanks.
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    looking for easiest way to read file

    Hey all, I am looking for the easiest way to go to 5 or so UNIX servers (via telnet) and return the contents of a file on each one of the servers. What would be the easiest way to do this? thanks. Or even better yet, return the output from a shell script that is on all 5 servers.
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    putty available for iphone?

    does anyone know? thanks.
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    need new hard drive for my alienware

    Hey all, basically I was wondering if it would be worth it to spend the extra money for a 7200 RPM drive or just get the cheaper 5400RPM? How much of a performance difference are we talking? thanks.
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    Windows 2003 server SCSI drive upgrading

    Hey all, I am upgrading our server which is a HP Proliant DL380. It currently has 2 73GB SCSI drives in it right now. According to device manager it has a Compaq Smart Array 5i Controller in it. First question is how do i know if I can add another drive to this controller or if its...
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    help with spywear

    Hey all, I am running spybot, ad-aware and I also have HI-jack this...I have also ran norton antivirus and it found nothing. Everytime I run spybot I keep having the following listed: Clickbank, DoubleClick, FastClick and MediaPlex. I keep fixing them and they keep coming back. I...
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    looking for a good 2.5 to 3.5 adapter

    Mine just broke and all the ones I see seem to be very cheaply made. Anyone know of a good adapter for plugging into my external USB hard drive setup? I tend to do backups off of peoples laptop drives alot so I need something that is not cheap and will hold up to lots of plugging and unplugging.
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    computer wont turn on now

    Hey all, im about to go run out and try to buy a PS to swap in, but I was looking for some suggestions. I got home today, went to turn on the computer and it turned on for about 1 second then shut off. If I try again it doesnt do anything. If I unplug the PS, let it sit for 30 secs or so...
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    looking for recording studio software

    Im in the process of buying a mixer, mic and amplifier...Now im just looking for some software that I can use on my computer that will let me do everything possible as far as editting, enhancing and recording stuff. Anyone know of any good software? Thanks.
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    good cheap 939 MB

    My friend is looking for another MB because his blew up: he wants a cheap alternative that will work. Needs it compatible with his ATI Radeon X1600 card. He currently has kingston DDR 400MHZ pc3200 ram and an athlon 64 3000+ CPU. Any suggestions, was looking at the Asus A8N-SLI SE. Thanks
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    looking for good tutorial site for Sony Vegas

    Hey guys, I was just wondering if there are any good sites that have tutorials from like beginer to expert on the vegas software? I have found 1 or 2 sites but they only show a few things. Thanks.
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    looking to start online store...

    Hey guys, not sure if this is the right forum or not but Im looking to start my own online store and was wondering where I can find information on how to do this? I know how to build a webserver already because I have linux/unix experience but Im not sure if this is the way to go. I am...
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    quick DOS question

    What variable do I use for getting the drive letter off the current CDROM the batch program itself is running off of? Thanks.
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    possible bad HD in laptop, help please

    I am working on a friends computer and it basically keeps blue screening during windows. I cant remember the exact error now but I looked up the code and it was something to the fact of bad sectors. So I tried running scan disk, but that kept freezing up on me. Now I ran PC doctor and the...
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    looking for good cheap laptops

    Hey all im looking for a laptop for a friend that wants to buy two, one for each of his daughters. He wants to keep it under 800-900 each, cheaper the better of course. I havent done much research yet but I have heard good things about dell. I was looking at a dell Inspiron 1501 customized...
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    haha look at this bs spam

    To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, But this is >from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she really is an attorney. If she >says that this will work >it will work. After all, what have you got to lose? > >READ BELOW. > >SORRY EVERYBODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE!!! I'm...
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    SNMP emulator

    Does anyone know of any software that would allow me to emulate SNMP packets so that I could send out my own data to a SNMP device?
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    possible bad cable modem or bad isp?

    Hey all, over the past two days my cable modem keeps disconnecting and reconnecting. Some time I stay connected for only a matter of seconds and some times its upwards of an hour. I have done nothing with the physical connection of it and its been fine for the last year. I went a head and...