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    Know of a good DFI LanParty/Phoenix bios memory tutorial?

    I'm having trouble getting the bios to recognize all of my RAM(4x512 OCZ 3200 cas 2.5) and read that I might need to tweak the BIOS to get it from 1T to 2T, etc. (I would eventually like to get the most out of this RAM as possible once I have the system like I want it) I have no real idea as...
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    Can anyone tell me

    if there is any meaningful difference between these 3 processors? Aside from the fact the last one is retail, I mean. http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=search&item=19-103-494 http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=search&item=19-103-460...
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    Critique this system

    This is what I've decided on so far. To save cost I'm combining a DAW and 3d/graphics/gaming computer. I'll dual boot the 2 Raptors... one will be DAW only (WinXP Pro on both) while the other is 3d/graphics/video games sharing the dual 250's for storage. The Koolance case fans are...
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    Suggestions for quiet digital audio workstation

    I'm looking at an P4 3.4 processor and at least 1GB PC4200 RAM. I'm going to use an older BFG 5600/256mb video card I have lying around and 2 WD 74GB Raptors in RAID 0 with a 300GB/16MB Maxtor for storage. I'm going to use the E-Mu 1820 firewire card/breakout box and Behringer powered monitor...
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    Direct3d problems

    Abit KT7Raid with Athlon 1.4 with latest BIOS. WinXP Pro. 2x512MB PC133 RAM. Suddenly couldn't play video games (Battlefield 1942, WarHammer or Prince of Persia). Battlefield opens to EA video blurb and hangs, video freezes, audio stutters. Warhammer and PoP simply stop at a black...
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    Problems burning DVD+RWs

    I'm hoping someone can offer some insight. Recently got a LiteOn LDW-411S. With latest firmware updated. Running XP Pro with all updates. Install went fine and I've burned several backup movies and data dvds onto +R disks using Nero 6 and Copy2DVD. The problem is that I can't get the DVD+RWs...
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    Nevermind... shoulda searched first.

    I'm trying to help a buddy trouble shoot a problem with his games and I thought there was an easy way to find out DirectX version number... but I'm drawing a blank. Anyone? brett
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    XP Taks Manager problems- fixed

    Help. I've somehow changed the look of Task Manager. Video game froze up and I hit Windows Key to get to desktop... nothing... ctrl+alt+del... nothing. Except I can now see my desktop cursor and not the game icon cursor. Ok... apparently I *did* bring up Task Manager and somehow, through some...
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    200GB hard drive config-FIXED

    On an ABIT KT7Raid board with 80GB primary, 80GB slave on High Point headers. 200GB is on ATA100 card header 1. 200GB WD in XP Pro(all SPs and updates) Computer Management only shows up as 128GB. I used my snazzy glow in the dark cable instead of the included cable, but I'm pretty sure it is...
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    Hard drive not recognized as bootable-fixed

    New WD 40GB in old ECS K7s5a, rev 3.1(I think), with 256MB PC2700 Kingston valueram(also new). Tried installing XP from the CD like I've done several times before(old WD 40GB died slowly) and get the Windows folder installed on the HD but it won't load Windows to finish installing. Just cycles...
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    Problems with Print Spooler

    Argh. After fixing my other problems I've discovered that the Print Spooler won't work. XP recognizes the printer, the drivers have all been reinstalled, everything *looks* good, but when I go to print a pop tells me that Spooler Subsystem App must close and an error report pops up. I can...
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    Urgent help needed

    System: Athlon 1400, Abit KT7 raid, 512mb Cas2 2x256, GeForce2 Ultra, 2xWD 80 8mb, 1xIBM 45, WXP Pro SP 1 and latest updates, DVD, CD-RW, USB printer, scanner, keyboard, MX-700. I keep getting this Stop code when I try to boot into Windows normally. I can get to the desktop for a few seconds...
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    Trojan problem resolved.

    Downloaded a ?no cd? patch from KazaaLite and ran it. Apparently it was a Trojan of some kind. My virus scanner caught and disabled it. But not before it made changes to my system, apparently. It installed something called ?rohfemmoc.exe?. I restarted the machine thinking the virus scanner had...
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    Help with wonky HD

    Old setup was two IBM 45GB deskstars with XP Home on Abit KT7 Raid board. One OS disk, one disk for files. Everything was working perfectly fine. Got a great deal on XP Pro and two WD 8mb 80GB HDs. Pulled the IBMs and loaded XP Pro onto the WDs. WDs on the RAID header as masters with the IBMs...
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    Lost my FDD - fixed

    I recently added some neon green lighted fans and rounded cables and seem to have lost my FDD somehow. The little green light is on all the time. Even switched to a known good FDD, with the same results. FDD shows up in Explorer but won't open any disks. Tried reinstalling drivers, no change...
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    USB oddness - fixed

    Win XP Pro(no SP1 yet), AMD Athlon 1400MHz @ 1400MHz, Abit KT7 Raid, Guillemot Hercules Prophet 2 GTS Ultra (Nvidia GeForce2), 2 x IBM 75GXP Deskstar 45.0 GB, 2 x WD800JBRTL 80GB SE (no RAID), 512 MB of Micron PC 133 Cas 2, new Sparkle 350w PS, Lite-on 52/24/52 CDRW, CD/DVD, Zip 250, SB...
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    RAID 0-ing two 80gb WD 8mb SE's... what size stripe?

    I searched, but didn't find much. Any info would be helpful. Computer will have XP pro and is used extensively for graphics. I have RAIDed this computer before, I just can't recall what the optimum stripe size should be. Thanks.
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    Mouse problems after upgrade

    I have a problem with my Logitec USB mouse/cursor freezing for about 3 seconds every 15 or 20 seconds while I've got either Navigator, Mozilla or IE running in Windows ME. I run the mouse through a Microsoft Internet keyboard with two USB ports and an Epson printer and HP scanner through two...
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    HELP! AC '97 and MSI Master-S Motherboard

    I'm trying to resolve this IRQ conflict for a W2K computer at work. We're trying to use the AC '97 for sound and it and the GeForce3 video card simply insist on using IRQ 7. Which seems to be killing the sound. I enabled AC '97 on the MB and in the bios. How can I resolve this? Eventually...
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    More RAID questions

    I'm running a RAID 0 setup on an Abit KT7-raid board with two 45GB Deskstars(knock on wood) using W98Me, is it possible to install W2K and dual boot it and W98Me *without* partitioning the drives? (I have Partition Magic and IIRC, it wouldnt let me create a partition which I think I read was...
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    DVD to TV thru my video card?

    There is a mini-din s video plug on the back of the Hercules... I've got a Pioneer 16x DVD in my computer... all my TV has is a cable in and a RCA video in. I see new TV's have s video in's... is there a specific converter or cable that I can get to connect s video to RCA video in? I've looked...
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    Mobo/video card help

    Attached the new Hercules Prophet II to the AGP slot in the KT7-Raid. Worked fine the first time. Moved mobo tray to attached some cables and apparently the card moved in the slot... now all I get is a repetitive beep. According to what I read on an ABit site the beeps means "improperly...
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    Opinions requested

    I'm putting together a box for the first of the year and I've been looking around and this is what I've come up with. AMD Duron 800MHz(for eventual overclocking) ABIT KT7 256MB Micron ECC PC133 SDRAM IBM Deskstar 75gxp 60GB Guillemot Hercules 3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB AGP PlexWriter CDRW...