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    Boot loader won't recognize keyboard

    I have an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard with an Athlon 64 3500+ CPU. Recently my computer started becoming unstable and crashing, then I ran memtest86+ and it failed repeatedly at one specific memory location. I RMAed my motherboard, and just got it back. They didn't fix the problem at...
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    Need to reinstall Windows XP boot loader

    I had a dual boot with Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu Linux, but for reasons I won't go into here I decided to delete the Linux partition. I didn't think this through very well in advance, and I had my grub boot loader on the Linux partition. Now, obviously, I don't have a boot loader so I can't...
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    Getting a laptop for a friend

    A friend of mine who knows nothing about computers asked me to help him buy a laptop. I could easily build him a desktop, but I don't know anything about what OEMs are good to buy from, etc. Dell seems to be a popular choice, is there a reason for that? Anyway he says he'd like to keep it...
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    Graduation present, need advice

    I built a PC a few months ago. Here are the specs: Athlon 64 3500+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR400 Geforce 6800 Ultra 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10k RPM DVD+/-RW DVD+RW CD-RW Antec 480W TrueBlue Dell 2001fp 20.1 inch LCD monitor Logitech MX700 cordless optical...
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    What wired router should I get?

    I've just replaced an old router which would lose internet connection every time I played World of Warcraft or Counter-Strike: Source. The new one, a Linksys, fixes the WoW issue but still loses connection every time I play CSS, as well as disconnecting me from AIM every 10-15 minutes. I took...
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    MSI = worst company ever?

    I RMAed my defective K8N Neo2 Platinum over a month ago. They recieved it from UPS almost 3 weeks ago. MSI hasn't even tested it yet, much less shipped me a replacement. Newegg does this in a day. This is inexcusable. Since my part time job is doing Flash design at home on my computer, I'm...
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    Bad power supply?

    I recently built my first computer. It worked fine at first but now both my motherboard and video card have gradually gone bad. First my motherboard (MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum) started to BSOD when I had 1GB of RAM and I used 512 and it worked fine if I upped voltages. Slowly the voltage required...
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    Bad motherboard?

    I have an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. Whenever I load a game of Far Cry I get a BSOD. I replaced my RAM, tried just 1 stick, lowered clock rate, increased latencies, increased voltages, and replaced the video card and it still happens. My temps are fine, it occurs when the only devices I have...
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    GeForce 6800 Ultra problem

    I have a GeForce 6800 Ultra and an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and there seems to be some kind of problem. Whenever I play a game it hangs for several seconds at random intervals then continues like nothing happened, although the first frame after it stops hanging is rendered incorrectly. Several...
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    Is my CPU too hot?

    I have an Athlon 64 3500 that is not overclocked with a gig of DDR400 running at 2-2-2-6 at 2.7V. Just using Firefox and basic stuff like that, my CPU temp gets up to about 52 degrees or so according to Motherboard Monitor 5. I have an aluminum case with 3 case fans and my power supply has...
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    How can I monitor CPU temperature?

    I have an Athlon 64 3500 which I have not overclocked but whenever I run UT2K4 and alt+tab out of it I get a blue screen of death with an error about IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or something like that. I've read that this can be caused by CPU overheating and I want to be able to keep an eye on my...
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    I just built my first computer...need assistance

    Here are the important parts: MSI K8N Neo2 Plantium Athlon 64 3500+ S939 2 x 512MB Crucial Balistix PC3200 (rated for 2-2-2-6) eVGA Geforce 6800 Ultra Western Digital 74GB 10,000RPM Raptor Antec 480W TrueBlue If I just use the default timings and everything, my computer works fine...