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  1. AllGamer

    Firmware for 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B?

    Hi all I'm having a hard time locating a Firmware flash for a 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B to repair 2 old NICs That was an old EISA & ISA NIC card, it was the fastest of its time 100 Mbps in an era when 10 Mbps was the normal. Please ping me if you come across a flashable firmware Thanks
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    DDR3 "Triple" Channel RAM on Dual Channel mobo?

    Hi guys, It's been a while. So, I'm in the mist of setting up yet another beefy machine, but the stores i frequent for parts ran out of Dual Channel DDR3 kits. (testing out i5/ low end i7 / Phenom II 965BE) Seems like everyone only carries the Triple Channel kits for the standard i7...
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    Broadcom CPU equivalent to which Intel line of CPU?

    So, as I was cleaning up my pile of old computer scrap parts, i found more than enough pieces to build several good boxes to run wired+wireless, router/firewall servers using pfSense, and also several servers to run NFS/NAS using freeNAS (NFS works perfectly as a VMware Datastore) But I was...
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    Name the games you are playing with OCZ NIA

    So as the tittle says... Name the games you are playing with OCZ NIA (OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator) Also any specific settings or tricks you use to control it. I just ordered mine last week, and waiting for it to arrive. I'm planning to try it on all my favourite games :D can't wait...
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    Placed an order for the OCZ NIA :)

    I'm so thirsty to gets my hands on it already. better said, "i can't wait to get my head into it already" :D has any body else tried it yet?
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    Hellgate London - save game problem

    already got the the 0.6 patch installed. (playing single player) the game is working fine, but the problem is every time i exit the game, and come back i'm back to the previous gate, still with the old missions uncompleted, even though i've already completed all of them and moved on to the...
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    Shared Networked HDDs

    Anyone tried this thing yet? or can suggest of a better one? http://www.linksys.com/servlet...d=5253990404B03#widget is pretty cheap, can hold 2 SATA drive, and is networked. it's tiny in size, so it works way better for my personal Web server that i host from home then i wont need...
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    Shared Networked HDDs

    Anyone tried this thing yet? or can suggest of a better one? http://www.linksys.com/servlet...d=5253990404B03#widget is pretty cheap, can hold 2 SATA drive, and is networked. it's tiny in size, so it works way better for my personal Web server that i host from home then i wont need...
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    Bio CPU in the near future?

    Check this out http://www.cbc.ca/technology/s...1/algae-computers.html more and more stuff you see in Sci Fi are become a thing of reality, another step closer to Biological made CPU. Reminds me of the Wraiths in SG Atlantis, and several Bio ship in Star Trek, and many other movies :P
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    How many partition will work best?

    The 1 TB (terabyte) WD HDD just arrived, so now i'm proceeding to install it. But i was wondering if it will perform better as 1 huge partition, or several splits? It's going to be storing mostly TiVO stuff, MP3, videos, photos, etc. This drive is going to be dedicated mainly for...
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    DVD+ vs. DVD-

    Hey guys anyone know how to properly burn a DVD+ disk? i got a stack of 100 DVD+R and 5 of them failed the DVD drive can read and write anything, yet whenever i write DVD+R the verification always fail. it works fine on DVD-R i've got also some DVD+R Double Layer, and now i'm...
  12. AllGamer

    TV Tuner Application for Vista?

    Hey anyone know of a Good TV Tuner Software that works properly in Vista? it's for the ATI all in wonder, the Beyond TV sucks, and SageTV is not compatible with ATI Thx
  13. AllGamer

    C2D hangs when CPU temp 60c +

    So just want to compare some notes have anyone noticed when your system becomes unstable an at what temp? most of the OC that i've done works great, but once the CPU reaches 60+ then it starts to freeze obviously more cooling will help, but just want to get a general idea how high temp...
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    OC-ing an ASUS P5B Deluxe + Duo2Core Extreme

    Are there still anyone using one of these 1st Gen Duo2Core Mobos? I can't seem to go past the 333~340 FSB barrier after that it doesn't boot (POST) i wanted to try combinations of 400 FSB and 500 FSB multipliers, but regardless of combination, using 400 ~ 500 FSB will not even boot at 6x...
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    Finally! EAX capable drivers for VISTA! and FREE!

    Creative ALchemy (X-Fi Edition) 1.00.04 (18.73 MB) 10 Jul 07 Download Now Download Now This download is an application for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi? series of audio devices. It restores 3D audio and EAX® effects for certain DirectSound®3D games in Microsoft® Windows Vista?. For...
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    Houston we have a problem, lets force feed Vista to people

    We'll I'm glad I'm not the only one that agrees, Vista is the biggest crap ever in Microsoft history. http://www.techworld.com/opsys...ewsID=9579&pagtype=all
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    Dual C2D or C2Q possible?

    So as the tittle says, anyone know of a Core2Duo or Core2Quad mob that can run 2 of these babies together? you know like the good old times with Dual P3 1000, or AMD Opetron 285 (x2) I'm planning to setup a Dual Core2Quad just for the fun of having 8 cores running :D if for "technical"...
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    OC-ing a X6800 on stock air with 800 RAM

    So i got a stock X6800 retail, which means it's originally at 266 FSB x 11 m x v1.35 and RAM is at 800, which means 400 FSB x v2.1 [stock = 2.93 Ghz] as i posted here http://forums.anandtech.com/me...ead=y&STARTPAGE=3#last i got it running stable at 333 FSB x 10 x v1.32 and RAM at 333 FSB...
  19. AllGamer

    GoogleDesktop using 50% CPU all the time?

    Just trying to compare notes and figure out if you guys have a similar problem... In Task Manager at home i always see Google Desktop using 30%~50% of the CPU all the time, idle or not. (it already finished scanning all the hard drives.) it's not of a major concern to me, since it does not...
  20. AllGamer

    AMD CPU Upgrade Dilema...

    So seeing as the AMD 939 line of CPU are dying off, and having a good old excellent ASUS A8V Deluxe mobo + 4 GB DDR i wonder if it's worth upgrading to a X2 4800+ , FX60 or Opteron 185, currently i still have the good old 3800+ single core Opteron 185 by far is the cheapest of the 3 yet it...
  21. AllGamer

    Watch TV on Vista?

    Any one know how to watch TV in Vista with the ATI All In Wonder cards? :( As in anyone have found any compatible software yet? Waiting for ATI is taking forever
  22. AllGamer

    Dream DeskScapes for XP?

    Anyone know of a similar software for WinXP ? http://dream.wincustomize.com i used to know one way back in the past, but i totally forgot the name now, but that one wasn't as configurable as this one. so far the closest thing i found was this http://zmatrix.sourceforge.net/ and...
  23. AllGamer

    Which one is faster for DX9 games?

    So which PCI (not PCI-E) video card will get the better performance? It is for running DirectX 9 games They all cost the same, as in both 256mb cost the same for nvidia & ati, as well as the 128mb cost the same between ati & nvidia Thx
  24. AllGamer

    USB 1 vs USB 2 cables

    from the USB cables point of view are there any Pin and Lay out differences between USB 1 cables vs the USB 2 cables? for example if the computer ports are USB 2, any USB cable should deliver USB 2 speed right? or it is true that if you use an USB 1 cable, then it will slow down the...
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    USB 1.1 or 2.0 - Logitech G15 Keyboard?

    Anyone know if the USB ports in the Logitech Gaming Keyboard are USB 1 or 2? i've tried searching all over the web, the information is rather vague, it is worse on logitech own website thx
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    Defective AGP port?

    Dual PIII 1000 (slot 1) Gigabyte 6XDS mobo 1GB SDRAM (4x256 sticks) ATI AIW 9800XT AGP (also tried ATI AIW 7500 AGP) The problem: BIG time weird graphic anomaly virtually impossible to see anything. Like jigsawed, or lines stripes, or blocks. I tried swapping video cards, rams, remove...
  27. AllGamer

    Strange Power Off issue

    Specs (CAD engineering / 3D / graphic works): Core2Duo 6400 ASUS P5PE-VM 2GB RAM Generic PSU (350w ~ 400w?) 160GB SATA HDD DVDRW ATI X1600 Dual LCD 19" The computer works fine, but every now and then it powers off by itself. it's not a heat issue, it's actually too cold in the...
  28. AllGamer

    Weird Core Duo Retail FAN problem...

    Core 2 Duo E6400 ASUS P5VDC-MX During installation everything was fine, no complains no thing. After a night out in the back of the card (freezing temp), and powering up the machine at the clients office. Everytime this thing boots up complains about FAN error, press F1 to continue...
  29. AllGamer

    FREE: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta...-4237-AE3B-25BC8937D40F&displaylang=en I don't know if anyone noticed, i sure didn't but seems like MS VPC 2004 has been free for quite sometimes. i'm always using VMware so i don't look over the other side of the fence much, not until recently...
  30. AllGamer

    HSF recomendation for DuoExtreme X6800

    I'm thinking about replacing the stock intel HSF with a more QUIETER HSF that can perform as good or better than the intel stock HSF, because the stock HSF, is noisy as a Jet engine, and when used under half speed, then it doesn't cool enough. and i'm not into the water cooling thing, still...
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    AMD vs Intel - Virtual enviroments

    Problem: Some softwares, and many games refuses to run on a Virtual Enviroment, when using a Intel CPU, but they run properly on an AMD machine. So does Anyone know how to configure VMware into not revealing the CPU type? or fool the software to think it's on a real machine? I have other...
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    LCD intermitten Dead Pixel?

    does it means the LCD is about to develop a Dead pixel, if you keep seeing a bright spot in the same place every now and then? it's usually mostly visible when the monitor is starting up, then it goes away if you touch the LCD in that spot, then it comes back but it goes away after...
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    oops server lag, it double posted hmm... no option to delete own post?
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    LCD Pixel rate 0.29mm only?

    guys have anyone seen LCD with better pixel rate better than 0.29??? in CRTs anything abover 0.27 starts to look grainy, no wonder i hate LCDs, i've been researching all brands and seems like LCDs only comes in 0.29??? i just got 2 LCDs but now i'm returning them, it's horrible, and Wide...
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    I need a hint...

    Dual P3 1000 1 GB ECC RAM (4 x 256) ATI AIW 7500 - AGP SB AWE 128 - PCI SATA controller - PCI 3com NIC - PCI On board enabled IDE 1 IDE 2 SCSI 1 SCSI 2 FDD USB RAM ECC checking dissabled all LPT and COM dissabled all BIOS shadow and catching options - Symptoms - huge...
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    Security Issue: IIS server + 3 domains + SharePoint

    Example Scenario: MS SharePoint (web portal software) is installed in PC1 SharePoint doesn't really use IIS at all, except to host the Intro Page for people to Login. IIS has its own Windows intergated Security check (point 1) SharePoint uses its own windows integrated Security check...
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    Which GPU + memory combo is better?

    they are all about the same price, just pondering which one is better of that batch hmm... seems like the Poll thing is not working? GeForce 6200 LE / 256MB GDDR2 Manage Answers Update Question Delete Question GeForce FX 5200 / 256MB DDR Manage Answers Update Question Delete...
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    Strange IRQ / DMA resources problem in WinXP

    Here's the deal Rebuilded an old PC from scrap parts that was laying around for years in storage. Everything is working fine and running nice, EXCEPT! for the Sound Card. It is an ISA - Sound Blaster AWE64, Windows recognized and installed the right drivers and all. But it always has...
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    ATX PSU working as AT PSU?

    Anyone know if there's a way to Mod or convert a ATX PSU to work for an old AT Mobo (Pentium) ? I've noticed some ATX PSU has 1 of the 2 power plugs needed for the old AT boards. Reason why i'm asking is due the very rare chance to find a good AT PSU to buy. an on ebay you can't find...
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    AMD 64 x2... 3.0 Ghz?

    I'm itchy to upgrade my current rig with a new X2 64 currently using a 64 3800+ from 3 years ago the fastest X2 right now is the 4800+ which is only 2.4 Ghz have anyone seen any news leak about AMD comming out with faster CPUs ? Thanks I'm waiting for a 3.0 Ghz before i upgrade. :D