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    Freezing up and losing bios time

    Hey all, here's the issue. Sometimes when I shut down the computer, upon booting up the computer will freeze while loading win7. I'll reboot and successful get to the desktop where the clock has been reset (even resets in the bios). I know what you're thinking: I need a new battery for the...
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    Syncing USB port with monitor standby?

    Hey all, So I have a USB LED strip on the back of my monitor (ambient lighting type of thing). Is there any way to have it so that when the monitor goes on and off standby, the usb port will turn on and off in sync with the monitor?
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    Win7 Pro performance issues...

    System: X2 4400+ (S939, 45w), 2 gigs ram, ATI 4670 (1 gig), 320 gig Seagate I tried out Win7 ultimate beta and RC (all x64). I found the performance to be pretty comparable to XP and it felt just as snappy. Since then, I upgraded my card to an ATI 4670 from my older 8600GT. The other day, I...
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    Car accident, what to do?

    Hey all, unsure what to do here... So in early November, my fiancee and I were involved in a car accident. We were sitting on a highway exit (traffic was backed up on the exit). Car in front of us was stopped, we were stopped, car behind us was stopped (decent amount of space between each car)...
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    PDA Question

    Hey. I'm hoping someone can help me here. I want to buy a PDA but am unsure what will work best for me. Currently, I'm stuck between 2 choices; Asus a626 or Ipod touch 8gb (price is roughly the same for me when both have 8gb). My requirements (in order of decreasing importance) 1- ability...
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    htpc, audio issue

    Hey, so I have my pc hooked up to a 20" LCD monitor and my 42" living room LCD. With my 7600gt and I was able to dual/single screen with the 42" LCD and use the analog audio inputs to pipe the audio out of the TV. After upgrading to my 8600gt, I no longer get any audio coming out of the TV...
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    UV Filter Lenses

    Odd request but I hope someone can help. Does anyone know where I can pick up a thin UV coated lens? 0.5 mm would be optimal, 1mm MIGHT work. The uv lens on the camera on my phone cracked (pics still were fine), I stopped at Best Buy and picked up a cheap uv filter lens (looks to be ~2mm...
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    Looking for a PDA...

    I'm looking for a non-phone PDA. I would primarily use it to make any document edits, keep track of my schedule, and some video/pictures/music. Maybe a game or two. Pocketable is important, I was looking at an EeePC but I already have a 12" notebook. An important thing I'm looking for is...
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    Moving to the Baltimore Area

    Anyone from around there? I was accepted into an internship and I had a little time to look around but not enough. I'm going to fly back out there in a few weeks to find a place and sign before I fly back to Denver and drive back :o The internship is at Aberdeen/Edgewood and I've been...
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    resume question

    I graduated last year with a BS in Biology; obviously, that's going on my resume. But should I include the 72 credits I have at a different school when I was going for a BA there? (most of the 72 credits didn't transfer over to anything when I did transfer).
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    WinXP Home OEM

    I have a compaq that came with winxp home sp2 oem. Wow... it's terrible with just how much compaq stuff they cram into it. Software, games, they changed the regular help file... whatever, i'm sure everyone knows about how bad that stuff can get (compaq's stuff is way worse than dell)...
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    anyone used priceline?

    How does it work? I need a couple flight tickets and am thinking of doing that name your own price. However, I'm worried that I'll 'name my own price', not find anything, go ahead and order a couple tickets in a couple days, and then have my price accepted in 3 days. Does that happen? Can...
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    ran a carfax - should i still consider it?

    So I've been looking for a car now.. for a while. Found one that I like, a 2002 MB CLK430 w/ 40k miles. From what I've seen (it's on the east coast and i'm in Denver) it looks great and comes with nearly everything I want (not sure if it has the pop up rear shade, but no navigation so i can...
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    Website Software

    I'm hoping someone can direct me to a better alternative. So I bought a website (.EU) with the name of a popular tourist village on an island. All the other websites for that village/island don't have that much info and are usually a gateway for other sites. What I really want to do with...
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    Door Video/Intercom Systems

    My parents want to install cameras in the front doors area and at the back. Are there any products or combination of products that you would reccomend? A night mode on the cameras would be a plus. I was thinking of grabbing a couple of those x10 wireless cameras and a ~6" LCD but I have no...
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    YACT: Ideas on this damage?

    My dad has a '97 Ford Expedition, some 65k miles or so. Anyways, he was pulling into the driveway when he heard a loud sound and the front driver side "fell" down. I'm glad this didn't happen when he was on the highway earlier... Well not really glad at all but better on the driveway. this...
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    identifying ram

    i want to sell a stick of ram i have but i have no idea if it's bh5, ch5, tccd, etc. how do i figure it out? it's a: kingston hyperx pc4000 khx4000/512R 9905193-059.a00 and then some other numbers
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    Linux: file permissions

    hopefully this is the correct forum. I'm also a linux newbie. i'm trying to install wolfenstein: et in kubuntu and when the installer gets to the directory /usr/loca/games it give me an error that i don't have write permissions. i tried to change the permissions and it said that i don't...
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    Wolfenstein: ET Server

    Current IP: xxxxxxxxxxx (or look for "ATOT ET Server" on the list) Version 2.60 max players: 10 free downloads @ ?fileshack ?filefront ?fileplanet v2.6 ?4players.de ?lots more links here 2/24: Server is down.
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    Small heatsink+fan for Socket 754 - matx system

    Hey all I built a matx Sempron 2800+, Socket 754 (will probably only be upgraded to the AMD64 3200+ in the future) system for my bro. Runs great and all... but I've found one problem. When I put in the DVD burner, it covers half a little more than half of the fan and only sits about 2mm above...
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    backup dvd but also convert to fullscreen

    Someone asked me how to do this and I'm stuck. They want to convert their widescreen DVD (gives 'em a headache) to fullscreen. Is there an all in one solution that will rip the dvd, change the ratio (i know they will lose info on both sides of the 16:9 screen), and put it back on a blank...
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    Cropping photos to 3:2 ratio

    Is there software out there that makes it simpler to crop photos to a 3:2 ratio? I took nearly 200 pictures on my recent trip with my new coolpix 5900 and for some odd reason, it doesn't have an option for 3:2. So now I have a bunch of pictures in an odd 4:3 format and would rather have my...
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    any ideas on widescreen + no intel integrated notebook?

    I'm looking for a notebook with an integrated dvd burner, widescreen, etc and the dell 700m comes closes but i do not want the intel integrated graphics chipset. are there any notebooks that fulfill that requirement?
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    Dell re-install questions

    not sure which forum would be the best but this does say pre-built so .... this girl downloaded kazaa and got a lot of spyware. she had a guy supposedly try to fix it and all he did was install winxp pro over the oem winxp home. some things no longer work correctly and it's a mess. does...
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    safe payments for ebay?

    I have a potential buyer asking me if I would accept a money order for the item? How can I make sure that I don't get screwed? Should I ask for a cashier's check instead? Have it issued by the US Postal service, my bank (wells fargo) or some other place of business? thanks
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    Update drivers on WinXP Install Disk

    I've updated my WinXP installation to include the SP2 upgrades. I'd like to know if it's possible to update the drivers on my WinXP installation disc? It would be great to have the latest nvidia, nforce, etc drivers already installed when I do a reinstall.
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    Password database program?

    I keep all my username, passwords, and websites in a ms word file. not really great protection. I was wondering if their were any *files* that can act to store passwords? Or maybe someone can give me insight on trying to make a file that can do this. The most important thing is that it...
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    worst place to sell online?

    title says it all i've done sales on ebay, AT, and craigslist. In my experience, ebay has been the best, AT a close second. and craigslist a very distant third... flaming dog poo in a bag third.
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    Soundstorm or SB Live Value

    Ok... I know, there is a generation gap between the two but i'm finally upgrading my poor kt333 board to nforce2. I was looking at the db ratings and the SB live value is 96 db whereas the soundstorm on the A7n8X deluxe is 85db (at least that's what I found). Should I plug in my SB live Value...
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    old textbooks

    besides using them for heat this winter, what can i do with old college textbooks that I can't sell?
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    desktop LCD w/ xbrite like technologies

    I know that Sony has desktop lcd w/ xbrite, are there any other desktop lcd w/ that use a similar tech? it would be perfect if i could find a widescreen lcd w/ it but that's a long shot...
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    software to fix audio drifting?

    i have a video where the audio is out of sync, it gets progressively worse toward the end. any reccomendations on software that can fix this problem?
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    undervolting

    My CPU continues to become more and more hotter. Typically it stays at around 65 C (Epox 8K3A+, I hear they have wild temp readings). Anyways I've learned the joys of undervolting. I currently have my XP 2600+ non-barton (2.08 gHZ) down to 1.5 volts from 1.65 and this is definitely helping in...
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    Nforce2 and soundstream

    Which NForce2 board with the soundstream chipset would you guys reccomend? I'm trying to find it on the cheap and will either chance it with a newegg refurb or if i can find it in the FS or T forum. I would like to hit ~220 mhz FSB (I'm using the Kingston HyperX 4000, so that shouldn't be a...
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    mobo issue or?

    I just bought some kingston hyperx 4000 to install on my Epox 8k3a+ w/ AMD 2600+(non-barton) and i can't seem to get the thing to hit 190 mhz stable, i get lots of on screen artifacts when i get to that fsb. Right now it's seemingly running stable at 180mhz. BTW, i couldn't hit 180 w/ my...
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    slow DSL...

    since about sunday my DSL has been incredibly slow. I use Earthlink (who get it from Covad, 1.5 down and .256 up). I tried using Earthlink's customer support and that's such a joke. "Turn off your DSL modem for 30 seconds" "Are you sure that you haven't installed any new phones without a DSL...
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    any hdtv forums?

    tv died so it's time for a new set. anyone know of any hdtv forums that could point me to the best tv for my money?
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    updated drivers = games slower

    i have a gf3 titan3 (like a ti500) and ever since i updated my drivers to the latest version, all my games have been somewhat choppy. any reccomendations on a specific driver version i should use?
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    Trinitron going out? and 16ms 1" LCD?

    Well, I think my 17" Sony Trinitron 200es is going out. I'll lose Green and Blue (left with a red tinted screen) at times or sometimes I'll lose Green and Red or Red and Blue (I mostly lose green and blue though). Does anyone think that it might just be the VGA connector? If it is going out...
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    looking for eye care specialists

    a friend of a relative living outside the states needs to see an eye care specialist. she says that her eye is opaque on the cornea (the epithelial surface of cornea). she says that the surgeons who operated on her told her that her condition would appear a couple years after her retinal...