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  1. oldman420

    Win 7 DNS issues

    System cpu amd a8-5600k apu ASUS F2A85-M2 FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard HyperX Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FRK2/8 Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid...
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    installer crashing during setup

    I have an older Toshiba laptop computer that I am trying to install XP on, the only issue is that every time I boot from the XP cd the system just shuts down midway through the initial file loading process. I am able to install Linux no problem using yumi and an ISO from a flash drive. I have a...
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    need an ac powered cd rom or dvd rom external drive

    Hello there I am looking for a CD or DVD external drive with a plug into the wall via a power adapter vs the 2 USB type. My laptop is old and crashes when I try to boot with the dual USB powered one I have. alternatively can I just plug one of the 2 USB plugs into a wall charger vs the USB on my...
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    microbial electrolysis cell

    From the npr program science friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200711163 Researchers have developed a more efficient way to extract hydrogen from biological materials using a bacterial fuel cell. The cell uses a granulated graphite anode, a carbon cathode with a platinum...
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    Cool and quiet question

    As Cool and Quiet on AMD processors seems to effect the multiplier of the cpu in question ie my x2 5000 ranges from 5 to 14 which is the locked range of my cpu. This is indeed cool and quiet and I get horsepower on demand. What would be the effect of an unlocked multiplier be with cool and...
  6. oldman420

    How much hair do you have?

    Silly question but I am curious to know, how hairy humans are. :beer::cookie:
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    hopefully not a repost

    http://wallpaper.snapsoid.com/...now_the_number_to_call can anyone here decode this number?
  8. oldman420

    need a hand

    I have a 94 sedan deville that needs the rear speakers replaced. I asked around and it would cost me 100 bucks to have them installed. I took a look and did not see any obvious way to remove the seat I am sure it is not that hard, does anyone know how to do this?
  9. oldman420

    Vista Dreamscene

    I just downloaded the new Vista Dreamscene content pack from MS and WOW the effect is cool to have a desktop that is a rainy puddle or dancing brook is just somehow too cool. the content is also hd so the desktop image is just super. :beer::cookie::thumbsup: low overhead as well, seems to...
  10. oldman420

    wich setup will be fastest?

    which of these vga setups would be faster? cpu is amd x2 5000 90 nm my board is an asus M2N-SLI deluxe 4 gigs of ram vista business 32 bit first setup 2 ea http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814150230 GeForce 8600GT 256MB in sli mode or...
  11. oldman420

    xp pro 64 bit

    where can I get my hands on a copy of xp 64 bit? looking but not finding here, and could use some help. thank you.
  12. oldman420

    SATA Raid

    I have 2 500 GB hdds that I want to put into a raid 1 in my system. I have an Asus M2N-SLI deluxe board I will be using to build the raid. back in the olden days my Asus an78x board had bigtime raid curuption issues and I lost a lot of data, is it now safe to run your system as a raid one...
  13. oldman420

    Tube sound card

    Does anyone remember the Intel p4 board that had on bored sound? The thing got rave reveiws and then quietly dissapeared. Is there a company that specializes in tube sound for pc or is it all IC based now.
  14. oldman420

    Got my new board installed

    Paid 150 with freight from the egg,It was worth every penny! Install was a dream, and the new q-connect makes the front panel wires a breeze to hook up, no more looking in the case with a flashlight. It came complete with vista drivers and overclockes great with the included utilities...
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    Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard

    Has anyone here gotten one of these boards and how does it do? I will be running a single vga card and 4 gigs of ram with an x2 5000 cpu. apreciate the input
  16. oldman420

    Zalman CNPS9700nt

    Just got mine from the egg 80 bucks with freight but worth every penny went from 50 to 32c on my x2 5000. Thats a huge drop and I am sure it will go even lower once the thermal grease cures a bit. A+++ product and quiet as well
  17. oldman420

    vista ie7 issues

    every time I go to open ie7 I get a file download dialog bo instead telling me to download navcancl from ieframe.dll the download is corrupted and then ie closes I have tried reseting ei to default and making it the default browser. I do not have system restore turned on so I can not go with...
  18. oldman420

    Ethics question

    Would it be unethical to install vista ultimate vs home or basic as a way to see if I like it enough to buy the key? no registry hacks just install it and see then uninstall and reinstall my licenced version afterword?
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    memory question

    I have 4 gigs of memory installed and vista sees 3.5 can someone please help he to understand this? I have a mainboard that sees all 4 gigs in bios so I doubt it is a hardware issue. TIA oldman420
  20. oldman420

    419 baiting

    I have started to bait Nigerian scammers by drawing them in and wasting their time and effort as long as possible to waste their time and energy. it is fun and challenging to do and hopefully prevents these scammers from getting at least one good mark. has anyone else here ever done this...
  21. oldman420

    triple boot system?

    I have jsut finished my latest build AMd64 x2 500 4 gigs of ddr800 500 gig sata2 samsung 16 mb 7000rpm 37 gig wd raptor saphire x1600 pcie I wish to install ms xp, ms vista, as well as ubuntu. help me configure this new 500 gig drive to have all 3 oses as well as dedicated storage...
  22. oldman420

    got my new system complete

    old system AMD xp 2600 m @ 2.3 ghz 768 meg ddr400 corsiar 3 160 gig hdds 1 37 gig raptor ABIT nf7-s board made by ati 9800 pro 256 agp new system ABIT nf-m2 inveiw xms 64x2 5000 CPU 2 gigs of mushkin ddr2 800 2 gigs of a-data ddr800 saphire ati 1600 pcie 256 500 gig sata drive...
  23. oldman420

    anti static solution

    What can I use as an effective anti static packaging material to ship a VGA card? I do not have a anti static bag and need to ship today. TIA oldman420
  24. oldman420

    memory issues

    I have an ABIT nfm2 mainboard that was running a single dimm of MUSHKIN enhanced ddr2-800 1 gig I purchase a dual channel a-data 2 gig kit same speed . when I installed the 2 new sticks I got the long memory error beep when I remove the MUSHKIN dimm it boots fine. I have tried to swap slots...
  25. oldman420

    getting a new card

    MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E HD OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card dx 10 and I assume fast as well 189 bucks at newegg.
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    need some moral advice

    I have this African scammer she/he claims to love me as no other and wants to come to me from Africa "where she just happens to be visiting her mum" in the course of our chat she asked me for my yahoo user name and password, I gave her bogus info and asked for hers in return. she claimed she...
  27. oldman420

    I love my new system

    I just upgraded to an Abit nf-m2 nview mainboard with an athlon 64 x2 65 watt 5000+ cpu and a gig of mushkin ddr2 800 ram. it was a bit of a bitch to get going but once I did wow very fast and cool. I even get a 200 mhz oc with no issues and it runs cool at 44 c. a big improvement from my old...
  28. oldman420

    got me a new scammer

    I am a member of okcupid and I get a message from this chick she acts all in love an stuff here is the transcript of our conversation any suggestions how I can make her or him suffer? BUZZ!!! jerome hebert: hey there floral floralbabe001: How are u Doing today rerome jerome hebert: I am...
  29. oldman420

    looking for a video card

    pci express 16 my budget is 250 bucks what is the best card I can get in this price range? I prefer ati but would get nvidia if the cost/bang ratio was better I would also prefer crossfire but it is not mandatory
  30. oldman420

    the old man is finally coming out of the dark ages

    MB ABIT NF-M2 nView GF6150 AM2 - Retail CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000 2.6G AM2 90N R - Retail MEM 1G|MUSHKIN DII800 991527 R - Retail the board has on board video which is OK for now until I can afford a VGA card the CPU should absolutely smoke my current xp 2600 mobile and how can you go wrong...
  31. oldman420

    looking inside an .exe

    Is their any way to extract the files inside an .exe file without running the .exe file to get at them?
  32. oldman420

    I am really sick of Windows

    I have suse 10 but I need support for my motorola razr phone which I use as a modem to connect to the internet. can somebody point me to a linux install that will support my modem or to the drivers for my modem for suse 10. thank you in advance
  33. oldman420

    need some input

    I am looking to do a budget upgrade and still be able to game,I play mostly first person shooters and ms flight sim 2002. other then that I will be installing xp home and vista business both 32 bit. will this be any faster than my current rig? current rig is abit nf7-s nforce400 mb Barton...
  34. oldman420

    Home made cat food

    Due to the recent recall of pet foods I have decided to attempt to make home made wet and dry food for my cats. Does any one know any good wholesome cat food recipes that can be made with simp;e ingredients at home,any help would be apreciated.
  35. oldman420

    People on Anandtech are great!

    What a great group we are, intelligent, articulate, helpful, and insightful. I have been here for 3 years or so and have with the exception of getting yelled at for bad spelling, have had a great time and gotten sound advice. I just want to say thank you to you all. oldman420 Jerome
  36. oldman420

    looking to upgrade

    I have a ATI 9800 pro AGP card and ddr400 ram. is there is a socket 939 or am2 board that will work with AGP and ddr1 ram? thanks.
  37. oldman420

    corsair ram issues

    I have 2 ea sticks of corsair PC xms ram and they are going bad they fail memtest and vista memory test. they will boot at ddr 400 but crash before I can get into windows. I have them in an abit nf7-s v2 board with a xp2600 mobile cpu. I have a 1 gig stick of patriot ddr400 that works perfect...
  38. oldman420

    What is our mission?

    I am watching the House on Cspan they are debating the new spending bill for Iraq Etc, The Republicans are repeatedly saying we need to finish the mission. what is this mission they speak of and how do they think we can complete it? Are we going to stay there till the civil war ends or they...
  39. oldman420

    Need a new power supply

    system specs abit nf7-s xp 2600 mobile cpu running at 2.3 ghz @1.6 vcore 3 ide hdds 1 sata hdd radeon 9800 pro vga dvdrw internal dvd/cdrw external I use it to charge my phone on a usb port zalman coolers on vga and cpu both with fans 3 ea 80 mm case fans. I have a generic 380 watt...
  40. oldman420

    Does kazaa lite still exist?

    I used it for years and now it seems to be gone, does anybody know where I can get a copy?