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    Slow performance with 150GB Raptor

    This is on a brand new install of XP. When I had the 150GB raptor as a secondary drive with the 2x36GB raptors in RAID 0, the benchmarks were way higher. As far as real world performance, I notice it takes pretty long to load windows. Any ideas...
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    Upgraded XP Home to Professional, Now Endless Reboots

    I have a computer that had XP home which I installed the XP professional on. After the files were copied, the system reboots endlessly... it gets to the XP boot screen and then the computer reboots and this process just keeps repeating itself. If I boot into safe mode, the computer says it...
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    1GB TCCD (2x512MB) $63.99AR *YMMV*

    Newegg has a Patriot 1GB DC kit for $85.99 - $22.00 rebate = $63.99. The timings listed are 2-3-2-5 1T at 2.6v. I ordered one and got it yesterday and peeled off the heatspreaders to find week 0531 TCCD chips :-D. Your mileage may vary though. Some users on newegg report great overclocking while...
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    Dual Layer Burning Problems

    I have a Plextor PX-740A DL DVD burner and when I try burning a dual layer disk, the burn fails at 49%, which is I assume when it is going to the second layer. I am trying to copy "24 Season 4 Disc 1" straight from DL DVD burner #1 ( F: ) to burner #2 ( D: ). CloneDVD copys the disc to a...
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    Error Messages

    Everytime my friend (who's computer I built) leaves AIM on for long periods of time while being idle, AIM crashes with the following error message. The system is 12+ hours prime stable. I have tried reinstalling several times and turning off all the noficiations, sounds, and aim themes. Error...
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    New Stepping

    CCBWE 0551 VPMW This seems like a very new stepping... I couldn't dig anything out of google or the search feature. Any ideas? I won't be able to assemble the system until saturday afternoon, and it would be nice to know what to expect...
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    Hang at Shutdown

    This is on a BRAND NEW install on the following configuration: Athlon X2 4200+ 2GB (4x512mb) GSkill Chaintech VNF4 Ultra (Nforce 4 Ultra) Radeon X300se Windows XP Professional w/ SP2 500w 24pin atx 2.03 psu 2x Hitachi 80GB SATA II in RAID 1 Whenever I try to restart/shutdown windows...
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    server.cfg in counter strike

    Is there a way to access server.cfg or other files on the server without going through ftp. It would be much easier to access them through hlsw or rcon or something.
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    Samsung 712n Ghosting!!!

    From reading reviews and talking with friends who have this monitor, they see no motion blurring/ghosting at all. Well, I do, and i see quite a lot of it. I see it scrolling on the internet, or moving the mouse, and of course in games. I can do a normal mouse movement to turn, and everything...