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    HVR-1800 BSOD's in XP Pro

    aye did that. no change. could there be a bios setting or something im missing? mobo is an MSI K8NGM2-FID (AMI bios ver 350) with 2GB of GSkill Ram. I have a peripheral codec pack installed. Could that or the onboard video be causing the crashes?
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    HVR-1800 BSOD's in XP Pro

    I've tried to scan both digital and analog in WinTV 6 and the BeyondTV trial with the same result. The scanning process starts but then crashes at about 5-8% into the scan. Help please.
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    A8N-SLI question

    Only thing bad about my setup is that I can't seem to keep the 4x512 stable at ddr400, and on auto settings it defaults to ddr333 at 2T command timings. Quite annoying, but only a minor issue that could be cured by some high branded pc3200. A 2x1GB config would be much better tho for...
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    A8N-SLI question

    Dunno to be honest, never tried a setup with two different pairs. The manual advises being brand consistent, tho I'm not really sure how important that is given the maturity of the board and pc3200. Page 2-12 of the mobo manual gives the details: DIMM Support: Option C - support for four...
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    A8N-SLI question

    check my sig. just rolled up a similar system. I grabbed an opty 180 of newegg for $139 and two 8600gt's upgrading from my dual EN6600GT's. Get yourself a Geil 2GB kit to go with that and you should be all set. Kingston KVR is also a cheap and super stable alternative. I picked the 8600's cos...
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    Strange beep code on ASUS K7m

    I had a friend with a similar issue and it seemed to be heat related since he kept his case in one of those desk cabinets. Try checking your ventilation and maybe adding a fan. Another note: Shortly thereafter, I accquired said K7M machine from my friend and the PSU flamed out. Board and CPU...
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    Help me pick out some good headphones...e

    Checkout out Headroom they have a wide selection with reviews and some factory deals. Personally, I've been eyeing a pair of SR-60's myself, but I've used a pair of Sony MDR-V300's for ages.
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    HVR-1600 vs HVR-1800

    Just curious if anyone has had any experience with the new Happauge Cadillac. Interested if there are any differences in picture quality, QAM control, and software compatibility (BTV, GB-PVR etc.). Found a reasonable deal on the WinTV-HVR-1800, but I haven't seen any reviews yet, so I am not...
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    Trying to remember. Which SocketA MB was the best?

    Asus A7N8X was also popular, and widely used with the Barton/Mobile Barton XP 3500 from what I can recall.
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    i will open a "graphic-cards only" store soon

    1and1.com offers MS Hosting with 5 GB webspace, 500 email accounts, and a free .com, .net, .org starting at like $2 usd a month for 6 months. a pretty good deal imo. www.1and1.com
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    the comment was something i saw in the newegg reviews of the Seagate 320. i thought it seemed rather odd, but i figured i'd ask anyways. Newegg is having a deal on the 320's so ima gonna pounce. thanks for the input.
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    can anyone recommend an appropriate HD for an HTPC? I wasn't sure how much a hard drive would effect capture and encoding performance. I was thinking 2x Seagate 320GB drive or at least an 80GB and a 320GB drive, but I 've seen some comments that Seagates seem to record capture slower and with...
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Gotta question. So I missed the mad grab for cheap sckt 939 x2 3800's, now demand has jacked the price back up close to 200usd. The question is, should I shell out the cash for the performance of an x2 3800 or should I pickup a cheap a64 3200 Venice for 69usd from ZZF? Or should I wait for...
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    http://cgi.ebay.com/MSI-K8NGM2-FID-NVID...4QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem this was the last place i could find one. cost an arm and a leg tho. hopefully it will pay off.
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    *** Official MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (nForce4 Ultra chipset) Thread ***

    apologize, i am out of ideas. I had good luck with the msi email-online tech support, and they seemed to reply quite fast. I know several people in this thread have run into the rebooting issue. If you have the D-bracket installed i'd watch that and see where the boot fails then return the...
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    *** Official MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (nForce4 Ultra chipset) Thread ***

    i opened up my case and kept resetting the cmos until they finally tripped over and reset (little read button on the board below the battery). I might have pulled the battery too. My North Bridge fan had also stopped spinning, for different reasons, but i jogged that a little and the system...
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    LAN Problem

    I have three machines all hooked up through the same router all with xp pro. Here's what i figured out; I ran the home networking wizard on all three machine, saying that each was connected directly to the internet (no residential gateway garbage) and set them all in the same workgroup...
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    *** Official MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (nForce4 Ultra chipset) Thread ***

    I am also using the k8n neo4 with the v1 out-of-box bios and I was having the same issues with unstable booting and random crashes. I was using a usb keyboard and got the keyboard not present error on boot a lot too. Ends up that was a big clue. The Neo4 has stability issues with usb 2.0...
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    *** Official MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (nForce4 Ultra chipset) Thread ***

    The bearing of the NB fan on my mobo stopped spinning. I contact MSI and they sent me a replacement. What should I use to clean the melted thermal adhesive off the chip before I install the new fan? Would rubbing alcohol work or should I just scrape the adhesive off until the surface is mostly...
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    Mobo recommendations for AMD X2 3800+

    Asus A8N32 SLi or DFI Lan Party UT NF4 SLi-DR Expert also the MSI K8N Diamond Plus
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    Why dont people seem to not like ULTRA products

    I was considering a TP II 550, the Enermax EG565AX VE FMA 2, and the Seasonic S12-600, went with the neopower because of case size, the modular cabling, and my current config will never surpass it, even if i decide to SLi the 6600GT's.
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    Asus EN6600GT and a Zalman VF700

    i have an older asus extreme 6600GT that runs about 47/68 C idle/load. wanted to put a VF700 on it to cool it down and possibly squeeze a little more out of it. I just wasn't sure if i should leave the asus heatsinks installed on the ram or use the Zalman sinks in the VF700's kit. will the...
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    Why dont people seem to not like ULTRA products

    i made the mistake of getting an ultra psu. now one psu and two rma's later, i've finally dumped ultra and purchased a neopower 480 - which is what I should have in the first place.
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    Neopower 480 running hot?

    it was the fan controller. hooked them up to a normal molex and they are moving are a lot better psu and case temp feel normal and my system is idling around 31 C again. the psu fan has dropped the whine too so everything is nice n' quiet. shame the fan only connections can't hold up, they were...
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    Neopower 480 running hot?

    I did hook it up the Chasis 2 connection, 3 pin connector right near the one for the cpu fan, and it doesn't seem to detect anything. However there is one marked 'pwr_fan,' wasn't sure if that would be more appropriate. I was afraid it would be something like that. They seem to be spinning...
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    Neopower 480 running hot?

    been using asus pc probe for monitoring. not the best, i know, because its software based, but I don't have access to any sophisticated hardware monitors. I found a copy of speed fan and the numbers were identical in comparison. my hardware temps in the bios are skewed about 2 degrees lower than...
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    Neopower 480 running hot?

    I disabled cool n' quiet and there was no change. did the paper test and both the rear 120 and the psu were exhausting air.
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    Neopower 480 running hot?

    Thanks for the reply, i'll try that out see if it makes any difference. I also remembered that I have cool and quiet enabled in the bios. Dunno if that makes any difference.
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    New build, need a Case with space and maybe water cooling in the future.

    http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/CoolerMaster/Products.aspx?pid=634 coolermaster centurion one o my favs
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    Neopower 480 running hot?

    Just put a nib neopower 480 into an older SLi system: Asus A8N SLi Deluxe, A64 3500 Winnie, EN6600GT, 1 GB PC3200, 1 Optical, 3 HD's in a super lanboy case. CPU has a stock HSF and both of the 120mm case fans are routed through the neopower's fan only management plug. On boot the CPU/Mobo temp...
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    Tool's New CD

    read somewhere that Tool was on the roster for the coachella festival this spring. http://www.coachella.com/
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    setting up a simple file server in my basement.

    i think to setup up the raid array properly you need to format the array, then install the OS, and move whateve data you have onto it, so the drives would need to be blank or else just back everything up before you try it. if you want the continous space of the three drives, i think raid is...
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    setting up a simple file server in my basement.

    i think once you've raid 0ed all the drives together you would still have to setup a separate partition to install the OS, just because of XP's capacity limitation. setting up a separate partition for XP could be a little bit better, since it would reduce fragmentation in the OS and paging...
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    good techno music?

    http://www.djmag.com/top100-entry-form.php there ya go. just pick one off list. 7 out of the top 10 provide that uninspired overmarketed sound she's looking for. corsten, tiesto, and carl cox would be a sure thing.
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    Problem viewing streaming data. internet drops connection.

    I have a similar issue with a roadrunner cable configuration, motorola surfboard modem, and a D-Link DI624. Connection seems fine for email and web browsing but immediately drops off with any bandwith load be it streaming or file transfers over 20MB. Dunno if its the built-in chipset or...
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    Antec Truepower 2 or Enermax Whisper II with Super Lanboy

    could an Enermax Whisper II 535 support dual 7800 GT's and upwards of 4 HD's?
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    New Rig Build

    get the msi neo plat 4 and an amd64 3800 X2 or a 3000 Venice Core. If your looking to build an SLi rig, I read good things about the Enermax EG565P-VE 535w SLi certified or the Antec True Power II 550w is always a solid choice. I just got a Dell 1905fp 19' lcd for about 300 after a coupon code...
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    DLink DI 624

    Just bought a new DLink DI 624 router. It installed fine and I've already upgraded the firmware, but I don't see how it possible to change the default 'admin' and 'user' logins. I'd prefer the added security with a custom login. Thanks for any help.
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    **Official** Video Card Drivers Rev2

    Anyone know if the omega 5.7 catalyst drivers would provide any performance improvement on a ati x300 or radeon 9200 aiw graphics card? Thanks for any replies.