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    Notebook upgrade question...

    I searched for any related topic regarding CPU upgrades for notebooks, so far I've come up empty, and since I'm a lil bit lazy, i'll just go ahead a ask. I have a Gateway MX3225 notebook, and I was planning on swapping the Celeron M 1.5 Dothan for a Pentium M 1.5 Dothan mainly for the...
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    Amp Questions

    Hi everyone, I'm considering on getting a Geforce 7900GS, but reading the minimum specs, it requires at least a 400w with 20A, and my powersupply only pumps out 18A, will it be safe to run the card with 18A instead of the minimum 20A? I will also not be overclocking the card. My PSU is a 430w...
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    Little problem with CRT monitor

    I have an HP 17" CRT Monitor, had it for 4 years I believe. Worked perfectly fine, until one day I tured it on and when booted to the Windows desktop, I was greeted with a very very wide view...talk about widescreen...the picture clarity is still perfect, its just that the screen is so wide...
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    Good earplugs

    did a search for earplugs and came up empty. does anybody know a good alternative to the ipod's earplugs? creative aurvana seems like a nice pair, but pretty expensive!
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    Recovery Console Question

    I have a computer with that old "missing or corrupted \windows\system32\config", my question is, will I be able to use a newer version of say Windows XP Pro SP2 to repair Windows XP Pro SP1? and will Windows XP Home also be able to repair XP Pro and vice versa? I know, dumb question!
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    Powerchill noise?

    i recently purchased a Mad Dog Powerchill Universal by Thermaltake, but it makes noise when i bump up the speed to medium, nevermind high. i figure one of the "magnets around the fan was loose, so i basically just taped the thing down. No noise at low at all, only when it sets to medium or high...
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    HELP!

    i get these errors "rom bios error" everytime i boot a friends computer. the only keys on the keyboard that work are the numerical keys.:(:( any advice will be helpful. thank you:)
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    what type of paint?

    what type of paint is good for changing the colors of ATX cases? spray paints?
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    right choice? r9000?

    i got a radeon 9000np...is this a good card for moderate gaming? the card does 6735 in 3dmark2001. for 1024x768 no FSAA wats your vid card?:D
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    memory (RAM) question

    will a 256MB PC2700 DDR work along with a 256MB PC2100 when placed together in the motherboard? will there be any instability? im juz confused, my friends tell me it is not possible to mix PC2100 with PC2700. is that true? THANX everyone!:D
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    monitor problems...fuse maybe?

    monitor doesn't power up when plug to power outlet. i narrowed it to a fuse being blown, would u guys think so?
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    confused! ahhh

    when upgrading to a new processor, do you have to flash/clear the bios? HLEP!, dang, drunk again...
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    CPU Question

    when changing CPUs, do you have to clear the bios as well?
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    Whats your CPU?

    AMD Athlon XP 2000+ @ 1.8GHz Intel Celeron 533MHz now its time to fly...!:D
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    wats your fav. game?

    has anyone played Z? fav. game on any platform...:D
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    Your plan for new years?

    plannin a big BBQ party...with stippers and such...hahaha, i think im drunk?:P
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    nothing to see here...move on

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    Aliens VS Predator

    whos side would u rather be?
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    name ur import model and/or car...

    Tila Nguyen yo!!!:D & MaZda RX-7!!!
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    do you have an alter ego?

    do tell!!:) a dark side? a soft side? many sides?
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    ur thoughts on MSI KT3-Ultra2??

    i juz got a MSI KT3-Ultra2 board and an athlon 2000+. whats the highest overclocking can u get with these combo?
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    need help!

    hey everyone, i just finished building a system for my friend. it boots just fine until it actually boots to the hard drive, i get an error message "a disk read error occured press ctrl+alt+del to restart" is there anything im doing wrong here? or is there something wrong with the hard...