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    How to and what to get, Dual Gigabit ethernet card PCI x1 that can "team" ports

    Very long story short of an evolution toward figuring out wth I need/want to build for a little network attached backup system, I settled on building one. The goal is to connect my main system with about 10 to 12TB of storage, to a secondary system that I want to mirror all of my data onto. I...
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    Replace power button soldered to mobo on Dell Inspiron One 2305

    I have this Dell Inspiron One 2305 that I just got, love these systems. It was left in the snow, I managed to fully get all the water cleaned out and dried up before turning in on. Problem was, my cats... One of them knocked it over in the night and busted a corner of it. Power button got...
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    Replace power button soldered to mobo on Dell Inspiron One 2305

    I have this Dell Inspiron One 2305 that I just got, love these systems. It was left in the snow, I managed to fully get all the water cleaned out and dried up before turning in on. Problem was, my cats... One of them knocked it over in the night and busted a corner of it. Power button got...
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    A Real Boot Program (Other than Acronis OS Selector) & Dual boot problems w 98 & XP

    Been looking for a boot load program that actually allows you to boot multiple OSes without having all of the boot sector, boot files etc exactly how they would be normally to boot anyway. For example I have tried lots of programs that were useless to me because all they do is execute the...
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    Dell Mini 10 with Windows 7 clean install intriguingly slow using Firefox

    Got this netbook that has an Intel atom 1.6 Ghz processor in it. And that may be the problem in and of itself. Basically installed Windows 7 ultimate without a hitch, did all the updates, installed latest firefox (version 30 currently) & flash, then proceeded to try and watch a youtube video...
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    Hooking Vid card fan to different power source other than card itself

    So I just got this nifty MSI 9800GTX+ from a gent on ebay. I opened up the package all excited to have a nice new piece of hardware but to my dismay upon visual inspection there was a problem. One of the pins of the fan header, on the back side of the board where the solder connections are...
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    Impossible to find new 2.5" IDE 7200 rpm drives now???

    I need to find a laptop hard drive, IDE type in 7200 rpm flavor. Reason being for a speed boost on an old Inspiron 2200 for a friend. I'm trying to not spend a fortune on it, I've been able to find a ton of 5400 and also some expensive prices on 100+ gb IDE 7200 drives. (Sata 5400 drives are...
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    External Removable Sata Drive Based

    Ok, so here's the deal... This is the backup scenario I have inherited... 1. 5 locations 2. Each uses a separate tape drive, 2 are DAT72, 1 is LTO (only one that doesn't make me scream), and 2 DLT VS160. 3. Each place has a two week rotation of tapes, that's 14 days that are in...
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    T4200 VS T6400 core 2 duo

    The title pretty much says it all, is $50 more worth it and what is the difference?
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    Best Value Laptop w/ Decent Graphics

    I am searching for the best laptop I can load up two hard drives in. This doesn't necessarily mean the most powerful, that's not what I have the money for anyway, I suppose I should rather say the best cheap laptop I can get, lol. I've only found 17" models thus far that can have two hard...
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    How to set startup on remote computers

    I manage a large number of computers and there are a few entries for startup that I would like to remove, for example: java updater, adobe updater, etc. I know that you can use something like msconfig, or autoruns for a single machine, but are there any tools like these that you can use to...
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    Switching SCSI cards - Can It be Done

    I am going to post 2 sections here, the quick and dirty, and my full situation and hardware setup. ------------------------------ Quick - Take Windows XP or Server 2k3 and set up on one controller, an Adaptec 7899 for example, simple SCSI controller, not Raid capable. Then backup the...
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    Bad Perf. w/ Dell Poweredge 2500 & 2600

    I have 2 servers here, a Dell Poweredge 2500 and 2600. Each of them has the following configurations for hardware 2500; Dell Perc 3/di onboard Raid controller connected to the backplane 5 drives connected to the backplane all are Quantum Atlas 10K III Ultra3(U160) I created a new...
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    Installing XP on an HP DV6605us

    Ok, so I have just bought an HP DV6605us and it comes with Vista Home Premium installed on it I would like to dual boot with xp. I have already split my partitions and got XP installed just fine and fixed the bootloader to be able to choose between them and each boots just fine, that part I...
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    Laptop for all around Performance

    Alright, so i sold my toshiba, didn't have the heart to try and frankenstein it up with a new cpu and i wanted better graphics on it anyway. So now i am looking for something with more beef in the gpu dept. so i am pricing out some options here and 3 of the best that i could were; 1. Dell...
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    Can i swap a procy into a laptop

    I have two notebooks, one is Dead and it was a Dell Latitude D830 with a T7200 processor 2.0 Ghz 4mb cache my other notebook is a Toshiba A135-S2386 with a T2080. I don't know what chipset is in either one, which probably would help answer the question, but i would like to know if i can...
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    The Pains of cloning vista

    Ok, so i have run into this problem on no less than 3 systems thus far. My own, my gf dad, and my friends did it too. On each one, if you try to move the partitions, using gparted, part magic, or acronis disk director vista is fubar and even using the recovery off the vista disk will not fix...
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    Need help Overclocking an E4300

    I just got an E4300 and an EVGA 650i motherboard I have no clue what to do next.... It boots fine, i can access the memory timings, the memory frequency, and fsb frequency and cpu multiplier the fsb and memory freq. can run in unlinked mode The fsb shows up as 800 and i can only change...
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    IDE raid

    Alright, I have a lot of drives in my systems and i would like to make them faster. I would like to take 2 drives and make them a raid 0. I just bought an EVGA 650i motherboard off newegg and I have a pci ide controller card, I have also been looking at a few other dedicated raid cards for...
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    Ultimate Bang for the buck rig AMD X2 OR CORE 2 DUO

    Nerds elite awaken from your basement slumber that you may shed geeky luminescence upon the question... amd or intel (and what cpu/board etc i should go with naturally) I must say that I am already sort of leaning toward intel, but not entirely, the idea here for me is that I am an extreme...
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    Can you pair a E4300 with a Gigabyte DS3?

    I am building a core 2 duo system, looking for the best cheap parts possible with a bit of overclocking ability. I am looking at the quad core compatible boards as well. So I am really set on getting a 4300 which as you know has a 800mhz fsb default. While the DS3 has a low end of 1066... Would...
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    Need a good free backup utility

    Alright, im on a team that will be competing in the midwest cyber defense competition. We can only use programs that are free. We also have a fair playing field with the other 7 teams and we will not have the ability to make bootable cds because we wont have a burner. We will have a usb key to...
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    cant get video on my Proliant DL580

    I have a compaq Proliant DL580 server and for some reason it will not show video all of a sudden. I bought a bunch of servers and this was one of them. I tested it when i first got it and the hard drive controller came up with an error, but the point is that it had video! Now i moved it...
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    ThinkPad 390E CE Utility diskette

    ok, i need the ThinkPad 390E CE Utility diskette for my laptop to set the lcd id. However after scouring ibm's website and google i cant find it! Someone please help. thank you in advance.
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    i need aegis wireless utility for win 2000

    i go to baker and they use peap for thier wireless connections. I have tried peap and it installs correctly on my system, but for some reason i cant get to any wireless connection properties. My card is installed ok and works fine on open unencrypted networks, but with peap i cannot config it...
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    how do i get these servers going?

    ok i have some have some compaq 5500s, ibm netfinity 4500s, some dell poweredge 4300, 4400 and 4500s too. I dont know how to get these buggers running. They have hard drives in them, but i dont know if they are configured and i am pretty sure they have been wiped. Are there any special utilities...
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    Peap Software and PII laptops

    OK, I have two different laptops a compaq armada and a dell latitude CPi D300XT, both are pentium II laptops, w/ a 300 mhz proc. The college i attend uses PEAP to authenticate users to their wireless network. I have helped people get thier laptops onto the network dozens of times, but i cant get...
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    cant figure out how to enter bios

    i have a compaq armada 7710MT here and i cant for the life of me figure out how to even enter the bios.... i know is sounds pretty nubbish, but seriously nothing works that i have tried. compaq's experts (shocky monkey is sleeping) tell me to push f10 and that clearly does not work. anyone got a...
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    Maximum cpu supported by SY-P4RC350

    ok, this board has been sitin around for a while and now that i want to slap a new cpu into it, the ones available for decent price are clocked higher than what the tech specs say it can handle.... can it go higher? does anyone know.... here is a link to the soyo website for conveinience...
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    Hard Drive Image / how do i use this type

    Ok, i have a 20gb mp3 player and the HD is gone hokey. I have located an image of the drive that might help and i want to apply it to the drive. I have an adapter to be able to hook it into my system, but first i need to know how the F* to use it... its pretty small and extracts quickly. I...
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    I cant burn 2 dvds at once....

    I really need to be able to burn 2 dvds of the same thing at once. I have 3 drives, 2 of them are dvd burners the other is a dvd rom. so i can do it if I just knew freakin how. I have heard people say that nero can burn to 2 dvds at once, but there is NO buttons in there that give that ability...
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    Anyone know a good DVD recovery tool?

    I have tried a number of programs to recover my Jackass DVD. It will play in a player, but it skips some of the scenes because they are bad. I want to recover them and make a new DVD. I tried DVDX Recover by 321 studios and its bunk. I tried to use Isobuster and it wont do crap either. I tried...
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    What is the best 7800 GT?

    I was wondering what everyone thinks is the best 7800 GT card. Additionally, I have noticed 3 different EVGA 7800 GT cards, which is the best and what is the difference? Heres link to all 3 of the EVGA cards from newegg...
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    Power Consumption of 6800 Ultra up to 300 Watts?

    I read an article just now on anantech that says that a 6800 Ultra under full load can pull almost 300 watts! is this true? here is the link http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2496&p=10 If this is true im going to crap my pants now. Does anyone know the power draw for a BFG 6800 OC...
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    Replacing caps on a mobo good idea/bad idea?

    A lady brought me her machine and wanted it upgraded. So i have this tiny little board and the case wont fit anything else in it but this board. I havent tested the board yet, I know it started booting so I think its ok still, but may be unstable. I just got it and when i cracked it open I...
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    3 band headphone w/ mic to standard 2 band stereo

    I have bought a new Entempo Spirit mp3 player and its pretty cool, theres just one problem. The headphones that come with it have an integrated mic and the connector has 3 bands on it w/ 4 seperate gold bands 2 for the mic and 2 for the headphones. I need to be able to find a converter so that i...
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    Should i go GIGABIT? & Can i use shielded Cat5e

    I am thinking about going gigabit wired for my home network. I am thinking about the Dlink DGL 4100 router because its about the only gigabit router i can find, and its not too much, my current router drops out when i use a lot of p2p n stuff. also i need to know more about using shielded cat5e...
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    Is my cpu fan supposed to turn off in bios?

    ok i just finished building a new machine and i was extremely geeked to turn it on and start playing some new games. however i needed first to do the OS install etc. So i turn it on for the first time, all good, i load up bios....takes a long time....bios finally loads. I then think to myself...
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    is this worth the extra $30 ?

    I saw this overclocked 6600GT http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-122-208&depa=1 does anyone think this is worth it? also the ram doesnt even have any heatsinks so i was just gonna buy some for like $7 bucks, but what do you guys think?
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    which would be better?

    ive just noticed that a single 6600 is a little over 100 while a 6600 gt is close to 200. would i get better graphics out of which setup?