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    A5K won't recognise SATA hard drives

    Hi, I've just built a new system based around an ASUS P5K Deluxe motherboard, with 2*1GB DDR2-6400, a Core 2 Duo E6600 and a 8600GT. For storage, I'ev a new SATA Raptor 150GB, a 300GB SATA Seagate 7200.10 from my old system, a 100GB PATA Seagate 7200.9 also from the old system and a new...
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    Is my hard drive hosed?

    Hi, I've had a strange problem for a while, with Windows resetting occasionally without warning. Most of the time it works fine. I ran chkdsk /r, and got stuck at 11% of stage 4. It does the same if I boot from my spare hard drive, so I guess it can't be a software problem. The seagate...
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    Diagnosing a dead computer

    Hi, I left my computer on overnight yesterday, and this morning it had the scary text screen of death ("your computer has been shut down to prevent damage"). I should have made a note of the details, but instead just reset. The computer refused to startup - hard drive spun up, fans spinning...
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    Scanner with a mind of its own

    Hi, About once every two days, my Canoscan 3000F starts up and runs a scan, just as if I'd pressed the button on the front. This can happen when I'm nowhere near the PC, and even when I'm out of the house. There's nothing anywhere near the buttons (and I don't have any cats/dogs/children)...
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    Best fan configuration for Coolermaster 210

    Hi, Would be really handy to have some tips on whether the two fans on my 210 should be blowing or sucking. I've an A7N8X (so no motherboard fan), an XP2400+ cooled with an Alpha and a low speed Y-tech fan and a Radeon 9700 cooled with the Zalman heatpipe thingy. The power supply is a quietpc...
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    best drivers for Sapphire 9700 (non-Pro)

    Am I best off using the latest Sapphire drivers or the ATI reference ones? System is Asus A7N8X with Athlon XP 2400+ thanks!
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    PSUs: QuietPC 400W vs Antec Truepower 430W

    Am looking for the quietest possible PSU and narrowed it down to these two. Google finds plenty of reviews of each, but none comparing them. Has anyone tried both?
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    SLK-800 vs Alpha PAL8045

    I'm undecided between the SLK-800 and the Alpha PAL8045 for my planned quiet non-overclocked XP 2400+ system. I know the SLK is a touch better (couple of degrees) but I'm worried the mounting is a bit fragile, and don't like the thought of half a kilo of copper having a party in my case. Any...