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    Wiping a HDD from a dead computer?

    My netbook died and someone offered to buy it for 100 bucks. I'm more than willing to do this deal, but I want to wipe the disk before I sell it. So how do I erase my disk? Is there a way to remove the disk and connect it to my desktop and format from there? What do I need to do that...
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    What video card wont be bottlenecked by my 2.4ghz E660

    What card won't be bottle necked by my c2d e660 2.4ghz?
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    Which video card for a SP35P2 sff case?

    I'm looking at these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121288 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814187050 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130434 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130400 out of these cards what will fit...
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    Are BTX 775 mobo's still around?

    need one for my dell xps710 and dell is trying to rip me. are there any out there that'll be compatible with the case?
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    I need a BTX LGA775 Mobo.... where? .... which?

    Ok my mobo on my dell is fried, and dell wants $250 for a replacement motherboard.... i've seen some floating around for 30 bucks or so but I don't know if it'll fit in the btx case and the oddness that is dell hardware configuration... Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm just...
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    clicked UDFutitility.exe and POOF!

    I was prepping some files for my new netbook and I clicked this file and suddenly i go BSOD.... I didn't let it finish the dump and turned it off immediatley. Now when I try to turn the computer on the power light is yellow and the fans are on max. I can't get a vid signal through vga or dvi.. I...
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    Selling my XPS710 for $800

    I have this HUGE tower that is virtually useless to me. I bought it when pc games consumed my life.... and now its just a major pain in the ass. I was in the market for a cheap netbook to hold me over for the semester, but I would have had to eventually buy a mac for art school next year. I...
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    Fixing corrupt mov file?

    I had a incident in a club at dc which resulted in a nasty series of events with some bouncers in a public street.... My phone recorded the whole incident but the file got corrupted somehow. I recorded the video with my iphone and it won't play in the video recording app or vlc... anyone have...
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    Upgrading a legacy pc

    My friend has a Dell 4600 from '03. Currently it has: Northwood P4 2.4ghz 512mb ram 40gb IDE 133 hdd some pos agp mx card Here are the parts I'm looking at to upgrade this beast to play some COD4 and mafia 2. RAM Vid card 1 or Vid card 2 HDD Do you guys have any...
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    PC dies and won't start....

    I dug up my old AMD64 setup for my brother the other day and it was working just fine until last night. For some reason the usb ports malfunctioned and all connected devices stopped working. So today I plug in some old PS/2 input devices and got the thing up and running through usb, but suddenly...
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    Is nTune worth a damn?

    I've been thinking about oc'ing my XPS 710 (C2D 2.4GHZ 6600, 3gb ddr2, (1) 7900gt). I've never really tried to do this before, so I turned to nTune to do the work for me but it just doesn't work. Whats a reasonable OC for my CPU and GPU? Should I expect to hit 2.8ghz? Should I get another...
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    Dell XPS 710 Chassis LED mods

    I've heard some rumors on the internets claiming that the XPS 720's LED lights can mimick sound based on intensity, and color changes can be cued by certain events ( ie: lights turn red when shot ). Though I have a 710 I don't think the case is different apart from color, so does anyone know...
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    Vista and sata....

    Native support? or do i still need drivers?
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    Vista and nForce3?

    Anyone running this combo? What drivers work with the retail version of vista? Are there any known issues? -john
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    Vista drivers for Chaintech VNF3-250?

    I can't find any on Chaintech's download center or anywhere else on the web for that matter. Can someone point me in the right direction? -john
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    Computer wont start properly!

    I was finishing up my map and my computer shuts down. I turn it back on but no signal is being sent to the monitor. You can hear everything starting up but nothing comes up... After some cleaning, and fiddling I got the computer to send a signal to the monitors, but it gets to the sign on screen...
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    Computers in cars?

    Anyone have one? i was thinking about getting a Zoompc and a external 80gb hdd and throwing a touch screen lcd in my dash. Has anyone attempted such a feat?
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    P180 front audio help!

    How do i go about connecting this to my audigy2zs? there are ALOT of pins and i don't know where goes where because i lost my manual. or do they fit somewhere on the motherboard?
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    HSF suggestions

    i have a 754 cpu and a chaintech vnf-250. I'm looking for a HSF thats quiet and will cool my cpu well. something under for 40 bucks. Can someone make some suggestions?
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    How do i turn on a pc with no case?

    I'm going to be case less for awhile... how would i turn on the pc with no case? theres no on button lol i'm retarded.
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    Would i really see much of a difference if i oc my CPU?

    Right now i have a a64 3000+ newcastle 754 and a 6800gt... right now i got my cpu oc'd about 100mhz. I only really oc my vid card which is now at ultra speeds. Would i really see much of a difference in performance if i oc'd my cpu to lets say 2.4ghz or higher?
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    Antec P180?

    Anyone have one yet? Is this case fairly quiet? and how well does it cool? I'm asking since my current case is noisy and doesn't cool my pc well. It also heats up my room by at least 10 degrees... would a cooler case prevent that...
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    Cool case?

    Right now my system is overheating like crazy... its probably my lack of fans and cheap case. So i'm looking for a nice aluminum case, thats quiet, and is really cool. Right now i could pay upwards of 200 bucks a case. Size isn't really much of an issue, but i do go to the occasional lan...
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    Need a cool case...

    Right now my system is overheating like crazy... its probably my lack of fans and cheap case. So i'm looking for a nice aluminum case, thats quiet, and is really cool. Right now i could pay upwards of 200 bucks a case. Size isn't really much of an issue, but i do go to the occasional lan...
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    How much could i sell this random stuff for?

    I'm making a 939 sff and i'm getting rid of my case, mobo, psu, and cpu... but i have no idea how much its all worth... The case is some aspire case but it doesn't look too crazy... well the psu is a tagan 480 and the processor is a a64 3000+ newcastle 754 the mobo is a chaintech vnf-250...
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    Looking for a 939 agp motherboard

    anyone have any suggestions?
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    If you have a bfg 6800 ultra please help me!

    my rma was doa and bfg wont replace mine without proof of purchase but they shipped it in a brown box, and for some damn reason i don't have any bar code stickers on the bottom of my card. if someone could take a picture of the bottom of their card or the proof of purchase on the side of the...
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    Lightning fried my 6800 :(

    Anywho... maybe this is a blessing in disguise. I'll be getting my rma next week. I was considering selling it and my nv5 silencer and just saving up for a r520 or g70 mid range card. Does either ati or nvidia have anything announced in the $300 range?
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    NetWare?

    Look at this pic I booted up my pc the other day and when it got to the log on screen the background was black and it asked me to adjust my netware options... wtf is netware? It won't let me change my account options until i uninstall it.... so how do i uninstall it?
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    Is this a stupid upgrade?

    Right now i have a a64 3000 754 , 1gb ram, and a 6800np I'm planning on getting a dell2005fpw... which has a fairly high native rez. My 6800np completely craps out at 1600... I'm planing on getting a x800xt aiw. Is that stupid? this isn't the main reason either. This summer i'm...
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    How do i make a partition?

    I got a pretty nasty virus i can't get rid of so i need to do a format soon... I wanna make a partition and put my important files on... Is that safe? anyway can someone point me in the right direction?
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    Logitech z-680 5.1 speakers FS

    i'm getting rid of my old z-680's. I've had them for about 6 months and they work great. I'll include a spindle of monster 16gauge speaker wire too. make me some offers.
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    External hdd help!

    I'm looking for a small external hdd at least 20gb... but it needs to be self powered and not bus powered. Is there such contraption??
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    RAM Suggestions

    I'm getting a SFF system with a 3000+ 90nm winchester. Now i'm looking for ram. I usually don't oc that much so i get w/e is cheap, but this time i'm gonna oc a little more so i wanna opt for something better. Is ballistix any good? I was also looking at some OCZ stuff...
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    Wifi range extenders?

    Ok heres my wifi setup i have a 802.11b router in my basement which is connected to my voip phone and pc. on the next floor i have nothing connected to the wifi... then on the floor 2nd floor i have 3pc's connected. the signal strength on the top floor is pretty bad (below 35%)... i...
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    Can I switch mobo's without reformatting?

    Right now i have a chaintech vnf3-250 and i'm switching to this system http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=56-101-462&depa=0 its still a nf3... so can i switch without a problem? last time i switched mobos from a k8t to a nf3 i had to reformatt to get my sata hdd to work.
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    754 SFF?

    well ok i'm going to korea for a little while and i can't bring my pc since its too big... but i do have space for a sff, so i'm going to gut my case and put it in a sff case. i know next to nothing about sff... are they hard to work with? and whats a good 754 nf3 (if possible) sff...
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    754 SFF?

    well ok i'm going to korea for a little while and i can't bring my pc since its too big... but i do have space for a sff, so i'm going to gut my case and put it in a sff case. i know next to nothing about sff... are they hard to work with? and whats a good 754 nf3 (if possible) sff...
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    DVD burner problem

    Ok i have a nec3520a and for some reason it won't read any blank media... cd or dvd's. but it'll read burnt or regular dvd or cd's. this is the error i get when i insert blank media. D:/ is not accessible incorrect function
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    Prime95 question...

    Ok i usually use prime95 but i reformatted and i guess a newer version came out since then.. now when i try to torture test it asks me to choose one of these 3 options. Small FFTs In-place large FFTs Blend (default) Custom which should i choose?