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    Could Sen Allen lose his seat?

    Allen is wounded but probably not mortally so. Basically, Allen appears to be a more 'athletic' version of GWB . . . football QB vs cheerleader. Webb started too slow and too late to overcome Allen's formidable advantages: name recognition, former governor, incumbent and money. <---...
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    I need the marijuana to rember why I need the marijuana!

    OK, what Mod is smoking marijuana? <----BaliBabyDoc
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    I need the marijuana to rember why I need the marijuana!

    ^^Holy crap! How did that happen? That's my post!
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    I need the marijuana to rember why I need the marijuana!

    I would prefer sticking to the topic of the medical benefits of marijuana and misguided policy on that substance. But . . . I like the History Channel as much as anyone. But it's a bit 'truthy' for anyone to say our prohibition policies are intimately linked with the plight of white women...
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    Where to RMA, vendor or Asus?

    Hi GD, BTW this is the second rig I was talking about putting together. No I haven't tried that. For a second I was wondering what you meant by green jack. LOL I do have the case speaker plugged in and it doesn't beep or anything. This thing has given me a real PITA in past 24 hrs. I put...
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    Where to RMA, vendor or Asus?

    I have a problem with an Asus A8N-SLI. Mobo would go into boot loops etc. couldn't find drives, now it wont even POST. Should I RMA this with the vendor, ChiefValue or directly with Asus?
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    HD just disappeared.

    I've been having trouble with a new install of windows. It locked up during the install, I rebooted and it continued. I was able to get into windows for awhile and setup user accounts, install drivers etc. For some reason it named the HD, a 74G raptor, as G and called the DVD ROM C. As I was...
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    Wierd WinXP Pro install probs.

    Check it for what? 1024 installed
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    Wierd WinXP Pro install probs.

    I put together my new machine and tried to install WinXP Pro. The first problem I had was that after booting it would not give me the "insert system disk and press enter" message. It would just stop after going through the IRQ list. I solve this by going into BIOS and changing the boot...
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    PSU wire order (do blacks matter)

    I am sheathing my psu cable and am doing the floppy connector on the end of the chain. From the front the red is on the left and the yellow is on the right, but do I need to keep the two blacks straight? Both are just grounds, right?
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    Legacy power on a SATA drive?

    Does using the legacy power connector instead of the SATA power connector on a SATA drive, a 74G Raptor to be specific, affect the way it operates? If not, why did they bother designing a new power connector?
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    A8N-SLI on board sound VS. SB Live!

    I am building a rig and have limited funds right now. I plan to upgrade bit by bit so I don't plan to buy a new sound card. I have an Asus A8N-SLI. I also have an old, circa 2000-2001, Sound Blaster Live! that was on my old computer. Which one would be better, the SB Live! or the on board...
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    Need Suggestions for Large Flatbed Scanner.

    I need a large scanner for scanning in photos and old historic documents which cannot withstand the trip through a feed type scanner. The higher the dpi the better. Any suggestions on make/models?
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    Canon IP 5000 vs Canon IP6000D

    I found it interesting that no one has mentioned the i9900. How does it compare to the iP5000? Why would Canon come out with the i9900 if its based on "old" technology. Its a 2 picoL system also. What is the advantage to the i9900, the 13 X 19 size? Or is it a better printer than the other 2...
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    Viewsonic LCDs the best?

    Well, I went back to BB today. The monitor I saw is a VX910. The other monitors were MAGs, LGs, a Westinghouse:confused:, and several Samsungs including a 912n and a 213T. They had them all connected to the same source, looping through a series of images. The Viewsonic still looked better...
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    Need a color laser printer.

    I haven't bought a printer in ages. I have had HPs in the past but am no fanboy. The HP 2550L can be had in the $480 range. What other brands and models should I compare this to? BTW, I don't need photo printing, I already have a separate printer for that.
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    Best price you've seen for a 90nm 3000+

    It was here Actually I am glad you pointed that out. I 've done business with ZZF before, don't know anything about ChiefValue.
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    Best price you've seen for a 90nm 3000+

    Can you find it cheaper?
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    No more thinking, just tell me what 20" lcd panel to buy

    The argument is perfectly valid. Let say that a case manufacturer has crappy metal stamping equipment and every 10 case comes out with a scratch on it. If you follow the logic, that scratch is part of the technology. OR as you put, CASE SCRATCHES come with the territory. That is an asinine...
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    No more thinking, just tell me what 20" lcd panel to buy

    Part of the technology??? WTF?!?!?! Am I the only person on here that thinks that is a total crock of shat? Would you buy a scratched case, because "Its part of the technology?" How happy are you with that mobo thats got leaking caps, after all, "Its part of the technology?" Its only...
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    Viewsonic LCDs the best?

    I didn't get up real close and examine it, but I don't think so. Whats the the deal with the glossy finish?
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    Viewsonic LCDs the best?

    I have never had/used a LCD monitor. I have been thinking about getting one of the 24 inch Dell widescreens when it comes out in March. I was in Best Buy the other day and happened to walk through the area where they have all the monitors. They had 12~15 different ones. It was unbelievable...
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    Release Date for 24" widescreen Dell

    Anybody know?
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    MX 700 vs. MX 510 for gaming

    So the body shape of the two mice(510 and 700) is exactly the same? My SO wants wireless but likes the shape of the 510 better than the 1000 which I have.
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    Does DC take advantage of dual processor machines?

    Just another processor or a pair of processors, it only has one PIII 450 now, and some more memory. I have enough left overs from previous machines that I can put one together.
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    Does DC take advantage of dual processor machines?

    I guess I would not set this machine up for solely for DCing. I have some other things I would like use it for. For example, I have three machines in the house. I would like to be able to access my email on any of the three. I am not sure exactly how to do this but I would like to set up a...
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    I've got an old mobo and need some help.

    Thanks for the tip, I didn't think about Win2k.
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    Does DC take advantage of dual processor machines?

    I have an old dual cpu mobo. I am trying to decide if it is worth keeping and running a machine with it. I started a thread here to ask some general questions. My question for this forum is will this machine be useful for DCing? I have never done any DCing before, but am interested. I think...
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    I've got an old mobo and need some help.

    I take it from your answers that XP will take advantage of dual processors. I don't think I would have to spend much to get this running. It already has 256Mb of memory and room for two more sticks. Also, I found this at Tyan's site: Will my Thunderbolt board support Pentium® III...
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    I've got an old mobo and need some help.

    I have an old motherboard, a Tyan S1837UANG Thunderbolt. This is a dual processor, slot one, 440GX board. It occured to me that I have enough old parts laying around that I could put together server/backup machine for very few $. I could also use it for some DC work. My first question is...
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    what should my second 939 SLI board be?

    Yeah the interesting thing is that right now the A8N is easier to find and cheaper. Why do you say the DFI board is better for a stripped down gaming machine? It actually has more SATA connections than the A8N. On first observations, it seems like the A8N has an overall better layout...
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    what should my second 939 SLI board be?

    I am real close to getting my new rig configured like I want it. Its an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, 3500+ 90nm, pair of BFG 6800Gt OCs, 1G of Corsair 4400, etc. I need to put together a second machine. The plan is to have one machine as a general use machine. It will be use for email, surfing...
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    Power cords for wall warts?

    I recall seeing a short power cord that can be used to plug wall warts and other large plugs into UPS or surge supressors so that that the transformer will not take up too much space and block other outlets. They were maybe 6 inches long and had a strap on the female end to keep the transformer...
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    New network problems

    I have an old machine that has been running for several years. Has Win 98SE. Just built a new machine running Win XP Pro SP2. Both are hard wired into Linksys router. Cable modem is plugged into router. Both machines can get out to the internet. However, they cannot see each other. I...
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    Weird intermittent POST error on A8N-SLI

    That's interesting. GD I am using the stock heatsink and fan unit that came with the retail CPU. The case fans are what ever Lian-LI is using. I was going to upgrade when I got around to OCing. I flashed to BIOS 1004 and got a new version of the same message. The interesting thing is that...
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    Weird intermittent POST error on A8N-SLI

    I just finished building my new rig. A8N-SLI with a 3500+ and stock HSF. I went through the case one last time, hooked up an internal card reader and the front ports to the mobo, then moved the case from my work table into my office. Now I am getting a strange intermittent error on power up...
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    Updating BIOS on A8N-SLI.

    Bump. Anyone gotten this message?
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    Which Chipset drivers for A8N SLI?

    I have my new rig up and running. My first order of business was to download and install all the current drivers. I planned to start with the Nividia chipset drivers. If I go to Asus, for this board there are two different drivers listed. Each is a two file download. The first is listed as...
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    Updating BIOS on A8N-SLI.

    Ok, I need some help. I installed Asus Update and ran it. Made a backup file of the current BIOS. Tried to download the new BIOS. The utility updated itself, from 6.01.01 to 6.03.01, and then restarted. Tried to download the new BIOS again. Chose "Auto Select" and then hit "Next" I get a...
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    Updating BIOS on A8N-SLI.

    I am going to up date the BIOS on my Asus A8N-SLI. I have never done this before. Should I use the Asus Update utility included with the mobo or download the new BIOS and do it by hand / (Whatever that means?)