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    Macbook Air not recognizing any external HDs

    I've got 3 different external HDs I've tested on this thing and 9 times out of 10 it simply won't show the drive when its plugged in. The drives work perfectly on two other systems tested. Also, the Air seems to have no trouble with my card reader; it's only external HDs. Any ideas what could be...
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    W7 losing mouse responsiveness after idle

    I've got an interesting (and extremely frustrating) problem that has popped up in the past couple weeks with Win7 x64. When I return to the system after not using it for a couple days, the mouse is totally unresponsive. Plugging in a different mouse (even your most basic corded mouse) makes no...
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    Quick PSU 12v/mobo compat. question

    I just picked up an 1155 mobo for my new i5. I'm using an oldish PSU, a Corsair 450w ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139003 ). The mobo has an 8-pin 12V socket which in the manual is labeled ATX 12v v1 The PSU is, apparently ATX 12v v2.2, and has two 4-pin 12v connectors...
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    Mac mini locking up after a long idle time

    I've had a mac mini for about 5 months, during most of which it was fine. However, this past month I hooked it up to my TV as an entertainment center, via HDMI—I swap the cable depending on whether I am working (monitor) or relaxing (tv). I also bought a second wireless keyboard/mouse...
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    What's my bottleneck in Lightroom?

    I've got an C2D E8400 and Windows XP 32 with 4GB (so, 3GB) ram, and a regular ol' harddrive. I've just upgraded from an 8mp to an 18mp camera, and Lightroom performance with the new, huge raw files has slowed considerably. What is my bottleneck? I was thinking of grabbing a C2Q 9400 which looks...
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    task to restart process once a week?

    I want to have a script run once a week on my server to stop a process (Winamp Orb, which has massive memory leaks) and then restart it. I figure I'll put a batch file in scheduled tasks, that much is fine. What would I put in the batch file though? Is it possible to actually exit the...
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    HIS 4850 blue-screening Vista

    Brand new system, brand new Vista Ultimate install (well, two brand new Vista Ultimate installs). The drivers from the CD (that came with the card) that were 6 months old were bluescreening, so I got the latest from the ATi site and those bluescreen too. Happens as soon as I boot up. Not every...
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    windows xp 64 question

    Getting a new Core 2 Duo with 4 gigs ram, do I need 64-bit XP pro for it? Or does the basic 32-bit version work. thanks. -andy
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    dual monitor issue

    I've got a new 1920x1200 monitor but I want to use it alongside my old 1680x1050. I'm running a 7600gt. I'm fiddling around with the nVidia control panel but I can't figure out how to get both monitors at their native resolution. Instead it's giving me all sorts of weird spanning resolutions...
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    help me with a complete build

    I've been building my own computers for a decade, but I don't really know anything about parts anymore and don't really feel like having to relearn everything again. Can someone recommend a complete set of parts for me? Don't need monitor/keyboard/mouse, just case/ps/mobo/cpu/gpu/ram. Normal...
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    Help me solve this

    I've had nothing but trouble with this build. Flash (player) and photoshop are always crashing on me. Lots of slowdown when I feel like there shouldn't be. But just now, I downloaded the new Bioshock demo. It was running much slower than I feel it should (was forced to low graphics settings...
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    What is wrong with my computer?

    My computer has been getting *really* glitchy lately. I can no longer view flash sites for more than a few seconds w/o a browser crash. IE crashes within seconds of going to almost any site. Photoshop and flash crash a lot when doing certain specific operations. MP3s through winamp start getting...
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    unix eval tool

    I've got a program that prints out a bunch of commands that I want to then be evaluated but I don't know the correct command for the job. Basically I want perl blah.pl | eval or something similar. Does such a thing exist? -andy
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    laptop HD crash - now what?

    I was just sitting with my old apple laptop on my lap when all sorts of grinding and clicking started coming from the HD region. I immediately turned the machine off. Then I sat there thinking... now what? I don't really have any important data on there, but I wouldn't mind being able to...
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    help me anaylze this bluescreen log

    My girlfriends newish laptop has been bluescreening. I MSRPtd her two minidump files, and both of them say Probably caused by : BATTC.SYS ( BATTC!BattCQueueWorker+c ) , which is the windows battery driver. To me, this likely means that her battery may be faulty, but she doesn't have an extra...
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    xp boot drive issue

    I recently reinstalled XP on my primary drive, D, but for some reason it put all the boot files (ntldr, config.sys, etc) on E. I'm worried that E is on it's last limbs, so I've just replaced it and have moved all the files over to a new drive, but when I unplug E from the system, I can't boot XP...
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    what do you think I should do

    My brand new system (home built) is experiencing some instability. I was all-out crashing in prime 95, so I took out a stick of ram (from a dual pack, g. skill), and have not had any stability problems, but I still failed prime 95 after 2.5 hours. I had run it the day before right after the...
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    random lockups in war3

    I'm experienced semi-irregular hard lockups playing warcraft 3 with all patches installed. I've got a system with new everything except HDs. Fresh XP pro install, fully updated. All drivers are new. Ran prime 95 for a couple hours and everything was fine, except until I tried to run some other...
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    windows changing primary drive letters

    For some reason my clean install of XP has assigned a backup drive as a system drive, and given is drive letter C. The disk manager tells me I can't change the drive letters of a system volume. Any way I can get this sucker to E: and get my boot (currently D? wtf?) to C?
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    is vista really this bad?

    I've been running RC1 x64 for a couple weeks now on a brand new system and am having a pretty ****** experience. In fact, I'm just about to install XP fresh and shy away from vista for a good while. I have miserable stability on pretty much anything video related (7800 GT, w/ the nVidia 64bit...
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    powersupply fan direction

    My new PS has a north-facing fan, but my case has a completely sealed top. Is it OK to install it with the fan basically blowing into the roof? Would it be better/could I install it upside and blow air into the case?
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    help! no video. I'm losing my mind

    My new AM2 system is outputting no video whatsoever. I RMA'd the video card: no change. I RMA'd the motherboard: no change. The monitor works fine when I plug my laptop into it, or my old system. I can't test the system with another monitor because it's dual DVI out and this is my only DVI...
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    heatpipe question

    My new vid card has heatpipes instead of a fan. My knowledge of the technology states that the pipes only work if they are going up, thus, will this card cool properly when sideways in a standard tower config?
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    setting up new system; no video

    Cross-posting this because the video guys aren't answering. I got an open-box x1900GT from Newegg as part of a complete system. When I boot up, I get no video output whatsoever. My monitor just goes into standby. The card has two DVI ports, and I've tried plugging in to both to no avail...
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    setting up new system; no video

    I got an open-box x1900GT from Newegg as part of a complete system. When I boot up, I get no video output whatsoever. My monitor just goes into standby. The card has two DVI ports, and I've tried plugging in to both to no avail. The mobo has no onboard vid and I own no other PCIe vid cards, so I...
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    help... big zap on first startup

    I just booted up my new system for the first time after meticulously checking the wires and there was a huge shock and loud popping sound a second or two after poweron. I immediately powered off... the shock seemed to have come from the drive bays, but I can't figure out where. By the time I got...
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    x1900gt power connections

    Damn you, open box, damn you. I just got an open box Sapphire x1900GT that didn't come with it's 4-pin to 6-pin (pci-e) power converter cable. My mobo does have a PCIe extra power connecter (4-pin) next the slot, though, that says it will give extra power to the x16 slots. I'm assuming I can't...
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    SATA I into SATA II

    I can safely plug in my SATA I HD into an SATA II port, right?
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    reformat question

    I'm going to be reinstalling windows on my machine in a couple days. I've currently got a drive that has 3 partitions, C/D/E, and for the reinstall I want to format C and D and re-partition them to different sizes, but keep E intact. My question is really easy: I can do this with the basic...
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    How does this system look?

    Trying to work on a budget here but still get a system that will last me a long time. Anyone see any compatibility issues or obvious errors? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103747 (AM2 4200+) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128321 (Gigabyte...
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    Will 350W be enough?

    I'm afraid to ask this because I already know the answer. I'm upgrading from a 3000+ XP, 9800 pro, 2 HD system to an X2 4200, X1900 GT system. Will my Antec 350W PS be able to hold this beast down? It's the PS that came or comes with the Sonata case. It's certainly been rock solid so far. If...
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    WMV codec screwed up

    Don't know if this is where I should ask this, but... When I play videos encoded with WMV 8+ in WMP (in XP) the colors are all screwed up and the videos are unwatchable. I've tried reinstalling the codec as well as reinstalling WMP 9 (though I didn't remove the old one first) and its still...
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    Default Permissions in Unix

    When I create files on a remote server the permissions are always really restrictive and I have to change them for every single file and folder I make, which is a pain. How can I change it so that files and folders will all default to 755 upon creation?
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    2005 fpw burnin wtf

    Yeah so I'm totally getting a CRT-like burnin image on my 5-month of 2005 FPW. It's only noticable on a neutral grey background but its still pretty annoying and more importantly really lame as this monitor is quite new and extremely expensive. Basically, I can see the outline of the firefox...
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    Video cards used in 3D rendering?

    I've been wondering this for a while: is your video card actively utilized when doing 3D renders with high-level apps? Also, on a similar note, how well do low-end workstation cards (you know, the slightly affordable ones) perform in games, compared to their equally priced gaming cousins...
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    help me figure out upgrade

    I'm dying to upgrade my system, but prices are still a little scary. Ever since hearing about dual core I've been drooling over it though the X2 3800+ at $300 is really tantalizing (though still super-expensive). I play almost no games anymore, though I use my computer constantly for high end 3D...
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    ftp server behind router

    I saw a similar question asked a couple other times but I couldn't find an answer. I'm using Bulletproof FTP with a linksys WRT45G. The server works fine without the router. With the router installed, Ive forward port 2121 (thats the port I use for my FTP) to my local IP. I've also tried DMZ...
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    AIM send file through router

    This has been bugging me for years. Send File and recieving a file from a buddy on AIM doesn't ever work when I'm behind a router. I've set up all sorts of ports for port forwarding and I've got myself as DMZ host right now and still no good. Is there something I'm missing? -andy
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    6.8 ghz w/ 1 TB non-volatile RAM... NOTEBOOK??

    Sorry if this has been posted anywhere... I couldn't find it. What the hell is this: http://www.zeropaid.com/news/5673/6.8GH...ptop+with+1+Terabyte+non-volatile+RAM/ other than BS, of course. -andy
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    2005fpw height adjust

    nevermind.. Help! I just got my brand new 2005FPW and I've got the thing stuck in the locked down height position. I see there is a button at the base of the stand but I've pushed the thing as hard as I possibly can and it won't budge. Is there some kind of trick that I'm missing? This...