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    hardrive noise?

    Recently my harddrive has gotten louder. The grinding noise has gotten louder when it is loading anyhting. its a western digital 80gb sata harddrive. is this noise normal or is it signs of a dying hard drive? the harddrive was bought around january 2005.
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    cool n quiet..kinda working?

    im trying to work cool n quiet... i read a site tutorial on how to do it...so far ive goneinto my bios and enabled cool n quiet. ive downloaded the amd processor drivers form their site. i switched my power management setting to minimal. I got a 3500 and it says 1.78 ghz instead of 2.2 but...
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    pc case question

    I have an Xblade pc case and i was wondering if the front led light that says "Xblade" could be replaced with another led light because mine got fried. i would like one that has led aswell.
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    windows

    i have a french version of xp installed and i would like to install an english xp but i cant boot my cd. Is there anyway to install xp over xp ? it says the installation language is differnet fromt he windows installed...is there anyway to work around this?
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    windows XP

    i have a french version of xp installed and i would like to install an english xp but i cant boot my cd. Is there anyway to install xp over xp ? it says the installation language is differnet fromt he windows installed...is there anyway to work around this?
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    Tv-Out question

    Im using the xfx 6600gt and have enabled the tv out. The tvs resolution and settings are set to 8bit colour -640x480 resolution...is there anyway to increase this? and the refresh rate is also stuck at 60 hertz
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    Router issues!

    I cant connect to my dsl connection when i have my router hooked up... im using a netcore router (not wireless). anyone have any ideas?
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    Router problem?

    im trying to get my dsl connection working...problem is that whenver it ry connecting with usre name and pass it says cant establish ppoe connection or something. Im guessing its the router because pc works when i connect it to directly. The router and my 2 pcs were working fine till they...
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    cant paste!

    Whenever i try to paste it keeps pasting ' instead of the copied text. Im using windows xp sp2. The paste does work sometimes though :S anyone have any ideas?
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    Java rooms

    Is there anyway to hide ur ip from a java room chatroom when uve been ip banned? Ive been banned several times before and used proxies but they arent supposed to work with java rooms :S so im guessing it wasnt the program that got me through the ban.
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    Leaving pc on

    Is it better for the pc to leave it on most of the time or should it be turned off whenever its not in use?
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    cpu temperature

    i enabled cool n quiet and it says my cpu temperature is 15 degrees while my motheroard temperature is 30 degrees. is this too low?
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    cool n quiet help?

    Ive set my power scheme to minimal and ive installed the drivers for my 3500+. ive also set cool n quiet on "enable" in teh bios but it doesnt do anything :S. Am i doing soimething wrong? or missing anything ?
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    Powersupply

    My thermaltake purepower dual fan thing just burnt out i guess cuase it wont turn on my pc :D. I put in a spare 400 watt generic powersupply that came with my x-blade case and i was wondering if this is gona burn out too and if there is a way to monitor its health ?
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    Masterful

    I insatlled my printer using the software cd and it installed. It prints out and everyhting but whenever i start up windows it detects it as new hardware btu says "required section cannot be found in the inf" or something but the printer still works when i print something regardless of this...
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    xfx geforce 6600gt

    What are the best drivers for this card?
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    Drive letter

    My hard drive is labeled drive E: and when i try installing norton 2005 it says "invalid drive C:\" does this mean i sohuld change the letter to C: and if so how do i do that?
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    Vertical Sync disable?

    Im using a xfx geforce 6600gt and was wondering how i could disable vertical sync?
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    SATA hard drive question

    Can an Sata hard drive function with a non sata hard drive hooked up to the same mobo? I have an ide hard drive and i want to add in the sata hard drive and was wondering if they would work.
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    Cool n quiet

    Is there a specific time when u should turn this on or is it meant always be on after getting the drivers?
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    Cool n Quiet?

    What exactly does this do? I enabled but see or feel no difference. Im running an AMD 64 3500 newcastle
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    Best speaker for 100$ less?

    Which speakers are the best for 100$ less for music and gaming but more for music. I have a sound blaster audigy 2.
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    Xfx Geforce temperature

    My xfx 6600gt is runing about 56 degrees idle according to everest... is this temperature too high?
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    Temperature Question

    According to EVerest my cpu temperature is 40 degrees most of the time. I havent played any games yet so itll go up i guess during games. Im running a 3500 amd 64 newcastle core. is this temp too high? Motherboard temperature is the same. mother board is msi k8t neo2
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    Xp cd question

    I have an xp cd and it says "Compaq only systems" will this work with an athlon 64 and if not is there any way to make it work ?
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    Hard drive question

    Im gona format a fairly old hard drive and use it for my amd 64 3500+ temporarily... Will it damage anything or is anything incompatible?
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    ASROCK K8COMBO-Z

    Was wondering if this is a good mother board for an amd 3500+newcastle. http://www.asrock.com/product/product_k8_combo-z.htm
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    which speakers?

    which of htese speakers are better ? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...68238&Sku=L23-6322 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...1870&Sku=R301-1026 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...o=672371&CatId=492 and does higher watt amount meanbetter sound quality?
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    ram question

    does putting an ocz 512 pc3200 with a pc 2100 128 ddr ram on an old intel motherboard damage the ram or the pc?
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    Help:D

    I opened up my older pc and took out the ram. When i put it back in, xp takes really long to load. THat litlte loading bar goes slow motion. I took a stick of 512 ocz ram because my new pc is not built yet. can anyone help as to why my ram is messed up? and is the 512 being an older 1.7ghz...
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    XfX geforce 6600 gt question

    What is the minimum requirment for this card (power supply wise). A friend told me its 450 accordin the packaging box and on the site it says 300 watt. can someone clear this up, thanlks
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    Speaker Question

    These 2 speaker sets are both the same price but i wanted to which ones are better. http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...o=161870&CatId=492 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...o=672371&CatId=492 My sound card is CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 PCI 24-BIT thanks.
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    Temperature questions!

    Im getting a nikao x-blade atx case and i was wondering if my pc would stay cool or explode :/, my pc is gona have an AMD 64 3500+ newcastle core, CORSAIR CMX512-3200C2 DDR 512MB PC3200 CAS2 32MX8 184DIMM W/ HEAT SPREADER , xfx geforce 6600gt, 80 gb sata seagate hard drive 7200rpm and soltek...
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    Need help!

    Im planning to buy the following pc (for gaming) and I would appreciate any advice. Thanks. -AMD ATHLON 64 3400+ PROCESSOR S754 RETAIL BOX -ASUS K8V SE DELUXE VIA K8T800 S754 DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID 1394 1000LAN SOUND MOTHERBOARD -CORSAIR VALUE SELECT DUAL CHANNEL 1024MB KIT PC3200 DDR...
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    Need help!

    Im planning to buy the following pc (for gaming) and I would appreciate any advice. Thanks. -AMD ATHLON 64 3400+ PROCESSOR S754 RETAIL BOX -ASUS K8V SE DELUXE VIA K8T800 S754 DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID 1394 1000LAN SOUND MOTHERBOARD -CORSAIR VALUE SELECT DUAL CHANNEL 1024MB KIT PC3200 DDR...
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    ram help

    I wanted some advice on what ram to buy for my GAMING pc. Im going to have a computer with an amd 64 3400+, xfx geforce 6600gt, seagate barracuda 120gb 7200rpm and a ASUS K8V-X ATHLON64 S754 motherboard. I dont want to spend too much (less than 250 canadian dollars). Which ram would go well...
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    Ram questions.

    I wanted some advice on what ram to buy for my GAMING pc. Im going to have a computer with an amd 64 3400+, xfx geforce 6600gt, seagate barracuda 120gb 7200rpm and a ASUS K8V-X ATHLON64 S754 motherboard. I dont want to spend too much (less than 250 canadian dollars). Which ram would go...
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    Hows my pc?

    -3400+ AMD 64 -ASUS K8V-X ATHLON64 S754 K8T800 DDR AGP8X 5PCI SATA SOUND 1000LAN -OCZ 512MB PC3200 DDR400 CAS2 3-3-6 184PIN W/ COPPER HEAT SPREADER - MAXTOR 120GB HARD DRIVE 7200RPM 8MB 9.3MS ATA133 OEM QUIET *3YEAR WARRANTY* - GEFORCE 6600GT agp -CREATIVE LABS AUDIGY EAX PCI SOUND...