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    Internet works for a few moments, then stops

    How are you connecting to the internet, Cable/DSL? Are you behind a firewall/Which Firewall are you using? Do you have a router/wireless router? Gentle
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    7800GS 512MB AGP-VGA memory

    If this truly is an AGP video card, you may need to update or reinstall the GART driver for the AGP bus on the motherboard. Most times poor performance after an upgrade or reinstallation is caused by that. Let us know if that helps. Gentle
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    vdd error --what does it mean?

    You asked for it, you got it... What does the dd in Vdd mean? http://www.piclist.org/techref/postbot.asp?by=time&id=piclist/2003/09/09/093255a That might make it clear as mud though... It does sound like a power supply issue though. Good luck. Gentle
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    Fresh Install results in terrible game preformance

    The usual culprit with AGP video cards and poor performance after a fresh install/major reinstall is the GART driver for the AGP bus on the motherboard. I would look into that first. Gentle
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    Hard Drive Crashed?

    There is a possibility of getting the data off of it using disk utilities, by doing a hardware swap on the control board or by dealing with a professional data recovery company. Using an enclosure is an option also I guess... Those are about the options I can see. Good luck. Gentle
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    Power Supply LED flashing

    Did you somehow enable Suspend To Ram (STR) ? This causes the LED on my power switch to flash. I haven't used it in a while because I had a different issue that made me not use it. I don't recall but I think if you hold your power button in for about 4 seconds it might turn on. (If it...
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    How much difference would 1 capacitor make on an XFX 6600 GT?

    I have seen some of the newer video cards with the large surface mounted caps that have been knocked loose. I am not saying this is the case here, but my concern is that they are generally near a corner of the card, where a person would be likely to place their fingers during install or...
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    XFX 6600GT AGP $163 = 189+4(shipping)-30(MIR)+tax(if applicable)

    PVT43AND and PVT43ANDF7 differ in the final pack in and box configuration. Contact XFX for information about what the final pack in is. By "pack in" I mean what is included in the box. I believe the new rectangular box version of this card has 1 DVI - VGA adaptor only. I purchased my XFX...
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    In regards to a lonely computer with turretts

    They are having a good natured "jab" at your spelling of "Tourette's". The way you spelled it, implies a weapons movement platform. A "Turret". Gentle
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    DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

    One thing I saw that caused this error was trying to use a device driver made for a different version of an operating system. Don't know if this is your issue though. Gentle
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    I have a display problem on my 2K box

    I had the very same problem. For me, it was a sort of convoluted solution of removing the screensavers from the directory they get installed into. That solved it. Desk.cpl didn't give me errors. Gentle P.S. Which screensaver was it?
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    MSI 6600GT PCIx

    Most of the 6600GT's don't have any form of ram cooling. I think if you were to use an infrared thermometer to test the temperature of the GDDR3 ram, you would probably find it doesn't get as hot as other ram does. Gentle
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    strange pixels appear on the screen and then the pc shuts down

    I think it is important to ask if this is a "new" install on any of your hardware? For instance... Is this a new install on your graphics card? Meaning... Did you just upgrade from another card? Gentle
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    Sony VIAO help

    Just curious, but why did you install an operating system on it first and then put it in your notebook? Can you merely format the hard drive and then boot to the install CD for the installation? Gentle
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    Difference between 128mb and 256mb graphic cards?

    Getting a 256 meg card in a 6200 or 6600 series won't make much difference... Mainly because the memory may be 256bit (I know the 6600GT has 256bit memory, not certain with the 6200 and 6600 though and they don't offer a 6600GT with 256 meg of ram anyway...), but regardless, the memory...
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    New 6600GT AGP causing weird powerdown

    Yeah, it's a perplexing issue, that power connector... The system will boot up fine, because the card is running in 2D mode (300MHz core) and then you try to go to the game and it switches over to 3D mode (500MHz core) and it starts having issues. The power requirements increase as your...
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    Driver Question for Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200 64MB: do I HAVE to use old 2004 driver from Dell?

    Most of the times, warnings concerning Nvidia video drivers being obtained from the vendor are related to laptop systems using the "GO" chipsets and other mobile video solutions. Gentle
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    Simcity 4 graphics corruption on 6600GT

    Not meant as an attack, but "display corruption" is somewhat of a generic description for your problem. A picture is worth a thousand words. I hear that www.imageshack.us is a very easy to use hosting service. Get us a screenshot, it might be something people recognize by sight, but the...
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    When running game - corrupted video - Why?

    I think you are running with Nvidia hardware, right? If so, the earliest driver revision I have been recommending is 67.03. These are still considered Beta, but I used them for several months with no issues. They are reported to fix graphics corruption. Look to the Nvidia NZone website...
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    Concerns about selling a 9800pro 128 flashed to xt

    If you are concerned over the "ethics" on a bios modded card, just unmod it by flashing your original bios back. Keep a copy of the "enhanced" bios you were running and tell the purchaser it has reached these levels of performance before. Gentle
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    Problems with brand new Leadtek PX6600 GT

    What driver revision are you using? Gentle
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    Seriously, why the hell are video cards even being equipped with a VGA connector?

    "Show me a CRT with a higher MTBF." Not really official or anything... But I've had my LG StudioWorks 76i since 1996 and it has not failed on me yet. Gentle
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    6 beeps on a a8n; not in manual

    I don't know what bios manufacturer makes your bios, but I found a mention of 6 beeps for AMI. "6 Beeps - 8042 Gate A20 failure - Bad CPU or Motherboard " Further research resulted in a more detailed description... "The chip on your motherboard that controls your keyboard (A20...
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    geforce fx 5950

    I think that the article pretty much says that Nvidia NV3X hardware (FX 5X00 series) has a problem with DirectX 9 software performing slowly due to adherence to the DirectX 9 specifications. Gentle
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    Tips for disconnecting stubborn molexes?

    What are the connectors "connecting" ? Gentle
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    "Default Monitor"

    Have you informed Windows which display is actually connected? It used to be that you used a monitor.inf file to let the operating system know which monitor is installed. Gentle
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    known issues with XFX 6600GT and HL2?

    O.k. Here's the reason I recommend the 67.03's as the minimum (based on the news page at XFX's website). http://www.xfxforce.com/news_view.php?newsId=104 12.01.2004 The issues that some users have reported seeing when using the GeForce 6600 GT AGP are due to a driver bug which causes 3D...
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    geforce fx 5950

    It emulates another card. But you end up with artifacts if I remember correctly. Something about partial precision shaders something or another. It was a design decision made by Nvidia and it makes most DirectX 9 software that uses shaders SUCK. You could avoid this issue entirely by...
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    5950u running as 9800

    Look, get the facts straight. The problem is not with ATI, the problem is not with Valve, the problem is not entirely with Nvidia, the problem is not entirely with Microsoft (yes, Microsoft). The problem is due to the way the FX 5X00 series cards impliments their adherence or lack thereof...
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    i broke my 6800 GT :(

    You know... Why don't you contact the manufacturer of the board and ask them what they can do for you? You understand this is something you would pay for. Just tell them you would be willing to pay to get it fixed/exchanged. Perhaps they will "flat rate" you a new one. You never...
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    Too much hard drive activity with HL2 or Doom 3

    With Half-Life 2, if you have less than 768 meg of ram, selecting Texture Detail: High will usually result in long load times and excessive swap file use. Gentle
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    6600GT CS:S FPS

    What is your refresh rate at 1024 x 768? If it is 80hz, you might want to test your true frame rate by disabling Vsync. If it still tops out at 60hz, you probably are noticing the "DirectX refresh rate" bug that was introduced into Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It can be addressed in the...
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    Leadtek 6600gt Underpowered or Motherboard Damaged?

    Driver version? Gentle
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    how did a 6200 do this???

    NV43.... The 6200 (AGP) is just a 6600 with pipelines masked in the bios... If you get the 4ns or 3.6ns ram, you might get close to 6600 performance if you can unlock the pipelines. If you can find a 2ns or 1.6ns ram version you might get close to 6600GT performance if you can unlock...
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    known issues with XFX 6600GT and HL2?

    By the way, for XFX users, don't stay with the 66.81 driver set. Minimum I recommend (based on the news page at XFX's website) is the 67.03's. Gentle
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    Why won't Camera work in 2000 when it works in XP

    Running XP on the hardware you have would have been worse than running 2000 on that hardware. If you are stuck with your hardware for a while, one nice upgrade that won't cost a huge amount is getting more ram... More ram means depending less on "virtual memory" (your hard drive)...
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    6600GT heatsink issues and Quiet AGP card

    Please post a link to this review if you are going to mention it. Gentle
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    MSI 6600GT... games that came with it refuse to run?

    The Prince Of Persia error is not really an error... If you tell it to continue, it will play. However, if it freaks you out to all ends, you can go to the game publishers website and there is a "6800" patch (released before the 6600 series was out). It works and the game won't give you...
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    BFG 6800 Warranty

    Again, I would contact the manufacturer if you have further questions, but when I contacted them, they stated that it didn't matter if you were the original purchaser, they would honor warranty on it as long as you didn't do the things that I posted above. Like I said, I do warranty as my...
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    BFG 6800 Warranty

    I just talked to BFG and they state that as long as the product. .. http://www.bfgtech.com/tech_redux.html#warranty >> Was not damaged while being installed. >> Was not damaged by software or hardware from a company or individual other than BFG Technologies or by motherboard...