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    New rig - random crash

    Hi, I put together a new rig just a week ago. Most went well, but I experience what seems completely random crashes. I leave the system unattended, comes back to see that it rebooted. It did bluescreen once. The error log shows some services failing (crypto, DNS, IP helper) with event ID...
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    BSOD and self reboot - need tips

    Hi, I have been chasing an issue with my home rig and could use some advice on the best approach. My computer has been acting up for a while. Under XP SP3, the system (OS) was fairly stable, yet experienced application crashes often. Mainly IE8 and Firefox would crash while loading certain...
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    Weird poblem with external USB HDDs

    I have several external USB HDDs. They work fine on my Dell laptop and work computer. But not so fine on my home PC. All systems are WinXP SP3. When I connect them to my home system, the USB disks make some clicking noise, sometime they start spinning, but stop after a little while. The...
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    Encoding to mpeg - issue with sound not in sync

    Hi, I am running into some issues trying to export video from Adobe Premiere 6.5 into mpeg2 The export runs fine, but the resulting file has a problem with the sound not being in sync with the picture. It starts with about 1sec delay, and the delay increases over time. Toward the end of the...
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    Intel stock HSF on Abit IP35-E

    I'm building a new system around Abit IP35-E and E6400 with Intel stock HSF. I am struggling to get the HSF mounted properly. If I secure the 4 push-pins, it requires a significant strengh and the MB is bent as a result. It does not feel right at all. At this point I do not have any...
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    Seagate SATA drive running very hot - is this normal ?

    Hi, just receive my new Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS. It has been running for 2 days and I noticed yesterday the hard drive was very warm. So warm I couldn't actually keep my finger on it. Guess it was above 45 degres celcius. I had the case open...
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    How to get 1280x768 ? 16/9 50" screen

    Here my problem. I just received a Pioneer Plasma Screen 50". It looks very good, but the aspect ratio is 16/9. According to the manufacturer, the resolution is to be set to 1280x768. How can I get my Win2000 Professional system to display such a resolution ? The PC is a Dell with built-in...
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    Compact Flash Quality - Known brand or cheap module ?

    Hello, I am about to buy a Compact Flash Memory module for a Kodack digital camera. Should I stay with the expensive know brand (SanDisk, Lexar) or any unknown cheap brand will do ? Are the more expensive modules faster ? More reliable ? What's the risk going with a cheap one ? Any good/bad...
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    Compact Flash Quality - Known brand or cheap module ?

    Hello, I am about to buy a Compact Flash Memory module for a Kodak digital camera. Should I stay with the expensive know brand (SanDisk, Lexar) or any unknown cheap brand will do ? Are the more expensive modules faster ? More reliable ? What's the risk going with a cheap one ? Any good/bad...
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    A7V - ATA 100 - Bios - Which one ??

    Hi There I have the following system : - A7V 1.2 Bios 1005C - Built in Promise ATA Controller Build 33 - HD IBM DLTA 307045 connected on the ATA/100 controller I have the following error message every time I boot up the system : "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS...