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    CPU fan intermittenly stops

    just got a new core 2 duo 6750 and a gigabyte P-35 motherboard. the stock intel fan randomly stops spinning, and keeps trying to start spinning again but cannot resume. my cpu temps are 42 idle. checked newegg, no one else seems to be having this problem with the fans. is it even the fan? the...
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    everything i download is corrupted

    its getting to the point where none of the torrents i download are working. after i download a file and try to mount it in alcohol or any other related program i get error messages ranging from "CRC error: cyclic redudancy check," to "unable to mount image: file os corrupt or missing." is it...
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    firefox wont connect when using my router

    so i came home from school for the summer and reconnected my computer back up to my family's Dlink router. strangly, after a few days now i cant browse the web, but aim and stuff still connect. when i take the router offline and plug in directly to my modem, everything works fine. why is this...
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    Outlook problem

    when installing outlook and configuring my account, i needed to connect to my university's echange server. i accidentally typed in the wrong network path and now i cant change it. i tried reinstalling but that doesnt work, i still get the password prompt every time i start ourlook. is there...
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    changing drive letters?

    Im trying to change the drive letter of one of my hard drives, because it has all my music on it and now the paths are all screwed up when i reinstalled windows. is there a waay to change the path of the system drive while in the wondows environment? if not, how can it be done?
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    ok I need some serious help

    ok so i have a grand total of 3 hard drives. 2 identical 80 gig SATA drives in a RAID 0 array, and 1 60 gig IDE hard drive. a few weeks ago, i tried to install Windows Server 2003 on the 60 gig hd, but it was missing some files so the installation couldnt finish so i said screw it. And...
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    Locked out of my Windows box

    Every time i try to log in, whether its as an administrator or as a regular user, it loggs me off before it even finishes logging in. I keep getting a message that says "the security log is full. Only an administrator can log in to fix the problem." could this be the problem? i didnt...
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    help using netsend

    i dont really know how to use netsend, i mean what to type in.
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    Do I need a new sound card?

    i have my rig hooked up to my home theater reciever. im using ASUS onboard audio, and recently I've been getting a lot of static. i have all gold connections, so i know thats not the problem. speakers are ok, wires are all ok... could it be that i should get a sound card? are there any...
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    accessing system32 on school network

    i am wondering if it would be possible to access system32 to open up the command prompt without admin rights. anybody know how i could do that?
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    accessing system32 on school network

    i am wondering if it would be possible to access system32 to open up the command prompt without admin rights. anybody know how i could do that?
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    NTLDR is missing

    fixed the prob thanks doods and dudets
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    anybody know a great site for drivers?

    the RAID driver on the asus site is for some reason not working for me i keep getting a message saying, txtsetup.oem not found, so im trying to find another source for the driver. im pretty sure that a raid driver for installing win xp is generic and it doesnt matter what kind od mobo you...
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    txtsetup.oem not found

    trying to install a raid driver to install win xp, but i keep getting the above said message. is my driver bad?? the instructions in the asus manual said to just copy the makedisk.exe onto a floppy and put that in, but it wont work. any ideas??
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    just a few questions about installing a 2nd sata drive.

    just a few questions about installing a sata drive. first off, does creating a raid array (0 or 1) delete all the data you have on the hard disk? also, bios can recognize the new hard drive, but its exactly the same model and everything, so they looks identical in the bios and i dont...
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    help installing 2nd sata hd

    just a few questions about installing a sata drive. first off, does creating a raid array (0 or 1) delete all the data you have on the hard disk? also, bios can recognize the new hard drive, but its exactly the same model and everything, so they looks identical in the bios and i dont which...
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    svchost.exe

    is it a good thing or a bad thing. simple question
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    New Sober Worm

    James Niccolai, IDG News Service A new version of the Sober worm wriggled out of its hole early on Monday and set about quickly attacking computers in Europe and the U.S., a security services company says. The worm is a mass-mailer, meaning it spreads itself via e-mail using contacts listed...
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    GPU temps

    whats a common/safe range for GPU temps?
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    overclock an x800 SE

    can anyone oint me in the direction of how to overclock a videocard? more specifically an x800 se
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    can i use ddr400 and ddr500 together in the same rig?

    will they work together?
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    when do i know i need a new power supply?

    i have a zalman 300 watt, and the components listen in my sig, and my 12 volt rail has been pretty sketchy lately. would it be wise of me to upgrade to a 400 watt? My system has been hanging every so often recently ever since i put in an additional hard drive. Asus probe is reading my 12 v...
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    old Hard drive slow down

    i just put an old 3 gig IDEhard drive into my rig, along withmy current 80 gig SATA. i reformatted the old hd but it seems to be slowing my computer down and its lagging. could this be the reason??
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    can i RAID different brands?

    i have a Hitachi 80gig 7200 rpm sata and am thinkin about getting a barracuda 80 gig, and i was just wondering if i can set up a raid with two different brand hdd's.
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    memory problem

    my ASUS P4P800 SE will only run my pqi 3200 ram at 333 mhz and no higher. can anyone tell me what i can do to fix this in dire need of assistance
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    can i use DDR500 on a DDR400 mobo?

    i have an ASUS P4P800 SE and i was thinkin of buying faster memory i want to get like DDR 550 but im not sure if it will work with my mobo. ASUS website just sayd DDR400 dual channel. does that mean i could use ddr500 but it just would be dual channel or not?
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    mem problem on asus p4p800 se

    i have an asus p4p800 se paired with pqi 3200 turbo 512 ram (256 X 2) my old ASROCK recognized it fine and ran dual channel at 400 mhz just fine, but the same ram on my asus will only run at 333mhz tops. i really dont know why that is, do i have to update the bios? im also thinkin of...
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    best monitor

    ok hands down what is the best CRT out there at a reasonable price?
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    hyper threading unlock?

    i have a p4 2.4 and ive been seeing that i think apparantly my processor has hyperthreading technology but it is disabled. is there any way that i can enable it, its available on my processor?
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    CRT Monitor problem

    i just bought a 19" viewsonic and when i play a game like BF 1942 i can barely see anything cuz its so dark, along with all my other games too. i just found out that a pin is missing from the plug, would this cause the problem im having?
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    increasing vCORE

    if i increase the vcore too much (not an extravagant ammount) could that in anyways damage my processor? or should i keep increasing the FSB and then increase the vcore right after it wont boot?
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    best babes pics

    allright the title is pretty se3lf explanatory, links to the absolute hottest girls you have ever seen with (some) closthes on keep it tasteful ha..tastefull mmm... http://www.jessicasimpson.biz/...5V1WU.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpeg
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    what exactly does anandtech stand for?

    what exactly does anandtech stand for?
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    Battlefield: 1942 online question

    i keep trying to play bf 1942 online but everytime i try to enter a game it says wrong version do you want to update? and then it hust brings me to the EA Games website. does anyone now what the problem is? i downloaded the patch and gamespy but nothin still.
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    OPINIONS ON THE XP-120 ?!?!?!

    i have been hearing alot about the xp-120. like that its the best air cooled cpu hs out there. if anybody kows a better one or can tell me if the xp-120 is awesome that would be gur-rate thANKS
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    why is my processor so hot?

    i have an ASUS p4p800 and and a pentium 2.4 overclocked to 3.1 and a thermaltake heatpipe cooler and my idle temp is 41 and load is around 58. why are my6 temps so high? are they normal???
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    why is my processor running so hot?

    i have an ASUS p4p800 and and a pentium 2.4 overclocked to 3.1 and a thermaltake heatpipe cooler and my idle temp is 41 and load is around 58. why are my6 temps so high? are they normal???
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    CPU hs fan mounting

    i recently bought a heatpipe cooler and for some reason its working worse than my stock intel fan and heatsink. its a t pipe 101 and i got a 2.4 whats the best way to mount a fan onto a heatsink? should i have it blowing down onto the heatsink or have it sucking air away from it? and can...
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    mounting a fan on a heatsink

    i recently bought a heatpipe cooler and for some reason its working worse than my stock intel fan and heatsink. its a t pipe 101 and i got a 2.4 whats the best way to mount a fan onto a heatsink? should i have it blowing down onto the heatsink or have it sucking air away from it? and can...
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    mounting a CPU fan on heatsink

    i recently bought a heatpipe cooler and for some reason its working worse than my srock intel fan and heatsink. whats the best way to mount a fan onto a heatsink? should i have it blowing down onto the heatsink or have it sucking air away from it? and can anyone who knows a bunch about...