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    Apple Bluetooth Keyboard with Windows XP: Issues?

    Generally happy with it b/c it's got a small footprint and relatively quiet keys, but I have the recommended D-link adapter with the latest drivers and it has rarely re-paired after a reboot. What gives? I know these bluetooth devices aren't recognized in the bios, but it's annoying to...
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    Best Buy Service plans

    the protection plan is really an upgrade plan. they bill it as such and they can be cashed in as such. every time i get smothered in best buy protection plan sales speak, they say if i don't like it, it breaks, or the battery dies, any reason at all, just bring it back in... if they sell it...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    mine was delayed until today. ordered 3/11/05. still shows in transit to local carrier on the website, but it's in my hands now. dell reeks in some ways, but since i got a 2405fpw for the $860 deal + no dead pixels, no backlight issues, it was worth the wait. i'm glad now that i returned the...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Well, my 2405 fpw ordered 3/11/05 finally shipped thursday 3/24/05 to the bay area. In case any of you other guys were stuck in limbo. Don't know why others ordering after me already got theirs in 2 days...
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    Bay Area 2405fpw backorder: Why and what can we do about it?

    This happens with Dell twice now to me. It makes no sense. Order date: 3/11, Est: 3/23, but today I get a message saying delayed until at least 3/30/05. Why are others ordering and getting theirs delivered in 2 days? Please explain this to me and let me know if I'm the only one...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Thanks Machintos, I don't feel quite so bad now b/c I have read that the Texas folks seemed to get their monitors super fast. One guy *claims* he ordered 3pm, got his 10 am the next morning, without ordering overnight shipping. Even not believing that, a lot of Texas residents have gotten...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Machintos, Where are you located? I'm starting to get so upset b/c I ordered March 11 and it's still in production. What happened to waiting in line? I just don't get why Dell is so random with what ships when. I have no monitor right now b/c I just returned a 2005fpw that I recently...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Andy, Renee, Gage Tucker all shot me down. Timothy Ness offered me the deal no questions asked. $860 + tax + free 2 day shipping. Dell just seems a bit shadier and shadier as the years go by. What other major company has such variable deals, offers different people differing amounts to...
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    Backlight issue with 2405 or is this just an LCD thing?

    the pics you posted are NOTHING compared to what I have personally experienced on the 2005fpw. I'm not expecting perfection out of an lcd regarding backlight uneveness. The 2005fpw was easily the worst I've seen of any lcd monitor. Something is messed up at dell with the 2005fpw. There...
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    your opinion: 20" Imac G5 or 23" apple cinema display + mac mini

    apple looks good, that's it. they are easier to use b/c they eliminate customizability, and b/c it's natively got less features accessible to the user, it's of course simpler. i think it's overrated.
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    Dell 2405 FPW ... what am I missing?

    1. The specs are better than the viewsonic, though I am well aware that means nothing until you see it live. 2. the viewsonic at fry's is $799 after rebate. The 2405 is only $60 more. 3. 4 more inches, and a more natural widescreen aspect ratio. that's just how our eyes are used to...
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    DEAD FOR NOW - Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP or 2005FPW 20" LCDs - $486 Shipped

    wait until close to your 21 day return policy. I'm sure it'll drop another $20 within the next 2 weeks. BTW, expect some issues with your 2005fpw; having gone through 8 lcd monitors, you'd have to have some mad good luck to get one without dead pixels or horrid backlighting. I got one with...
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    *DEAD FOR NOW*WARMER Dell 2405 24 inch widescreen LCD 1004.10 free shipping with $75 off coupon

    That is the seduction of Dell. Always looks like a deal, and for about 15% of people who get a good monitor, it is. I just think Dell cuts corners in order to bring such technology at a good price. I'm cool with that now as long as I remind myself that a 2405fpw will be on par with a $1000...
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    Apple wireless keyboard won't work with windows xp

    I don't think it works with the microsoft bluetooth usb transceiver. I got a dlink one today bt-120 and it works flawlessly; the drivers were widcomm version, which i installed on my computer, and the microsoft bt adapter won't recognize widcomm drivers. i don't think bluetooth is that...
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    *DEAD FOR NOW*WARMER Dell 2405 24 inch widescreen LCD 1004.10 free shipping with $75 off coupon

    THis thing will absolutely have backlighting issues and dead pixels. I guarantee it. You don't undercut the competition by $500 and not lose something. I will following the threads closely to see what ends up happening. I hope so bad that i"m wrong, b/c then I'd take this monitor. I don't...
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    Apple wireless keyboard won't work with windows xp

    Hi, I pair up, but then xp loses the entire device when i go to show bluetooth devices. I have sp2 installed; I am using the Ms bluetooth transceiver usb as the means of adding bluetooth to my computer. please help Thank you Is it b/c the apple wireless keyboard needs widcomm stack...
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    Who has this dual tuner setup: AIW 9800 + hdtv wonder

    Hi, Installed aiw 9800 pro software. Then HDTV wonder software. That didn't work so well. So I installed 9800 pro catalyst drivers, "ignoring" the aiw part of my card. Then installed hdtv wonder software. Now I have the hdtv wonder's hdtv working; Interestingly, I now have catv...
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    Get your ATI Boxed x800xl at MSRP today!

    FWIW, palo alto fry's has 'em, and so does compusa in SF. Not a few of them, either. I think the cat's out of the bag. I need them to make an agp version. PCI express is not ready for primetime yet.
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    HDTV Wonder w/ 2005FPw

    As you can tell, I'm a total newbie. I have this exact combo paired with a radeon aiw 9800 pro card. The picture on hdtv, when you get a signal, is astounding. NOW I see what the big deal is about. The pics you see at best buy, etc, are good, but the pure hdtv signal that I'm getting is...
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    Can't boot if usb port has cable connected

    well, it might be my usb 2.0 hub that's the problem; connecting a regular usb mouse allows windows to boot up.
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    Can't boot if usb port has cable connected

    I have done that and still a no go. Thanks
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    How to control iceberq/iceberg vga cooler fan speed?

    Hi, I have the Vantec ccb-a1c (should be similar to iceberq 4), on a radeon 9800 aiw. I have the 3 pin fan connected to my mobo. However, inside speedfan I've only got fan 1 (psu fan) and fan 02 (cpu fan), and a fan 3 listed as "0 rpm." Now I have a temp 1, 2, 3, with temp 3 presumably...
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    Can't boot if usb port has cable connected

    Hello, I can boot xp normally unless I have a usb cable plugged into it with my mouse, etc. But who wants to disconnect the usb cable everytime I boot? The boot screen freezes at the asus logo if I have anything plugged into a usb port. The usb port works fine after windows boots. I...
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    Apple 20" Cinema Display at Fry's

    The dell's definitely have a major backlight issue. I thought it was overblown until I got one myself along with dead pixels to match. Got a second one, insisted they send me a new one, and it has no dead pixels but way worse backlight bleeding. Dell reeks, and you do get what you pay...
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    Need Radeon 9800 pro extra 4 pin power cable

    Hi, I got the radeon 9800 aiw at newegg for $175. Great deal, except it did not come with the 4 pin floppy (?) to a 4 pin molex adapter (ati also claims you gotta plug in the other 4 pin molex into the "hard drive", even though I have a SATA drive which has no inputs for that stuff). Where...
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    quickie: is my problem blown motherboard or psu?

    Hi, Thanks for all the help. I think it ended up being the motherboard. I stripped the system down to just PSU, a stick of ram, mobo, onboard graphics, cpu. Even that did not work. Got another psu, and only changing that, didn't work. So, I got another mobo, and now it works. Totally...
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    quickie: is my problem blown motherboard or psu?

    It's an antec aria with the stock 300 watt psu. I substituted a nexus 120 mm silent fan for the fan included in the psu; apparently the fan still turned, so i didn't mess it up as far as I know. I suspect it's the motherboard. How it shorted out I have no idea.
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    quickie: is my problem blown motherboard or psu?

    Using onboard video, thanks. Any help would be appreciated.
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    quickie: is my problem blown motherboard or psu?

    Using onboard video, thanks. Any help would be appreciated.
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    quickie: is my problem blown motherboard or psu?

    So a dumb question would be: if my motherboard light is on, and the psu fan spins, and the cpu cooler fan spins, why would the psu be the broken thing? I still don't get power to the keyboard, but I think I hear the hard drive spinning, but no power to the dvd burner. Thanks
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    quickie: is my problem blown motherboard or psu?

    Hi, would appreciate a quickie help before I go buy new psu. I modded the antec aria psu with a nexus 120 mm fan. I turn on computer, mobo light is on (asus p4p800-vm), and cpu cooler turns, nexus fan turns. hard drive led on. power light is on, just no video. please help. i have...
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    No more thinking, just tell me what 20" lcd panel to buy

    LCD monitor # 6: still with dead pixels, # 7 is on the way.
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    No more thinking, just tell me what 20" lcd panel to buy

    Hi, Did not meant to generate such divided camps, although I'm firmly with the no dead pixels should be the norm side of things. When you buy a $5000 plasma tv, I think most people would demand a perfect screen, which inherently is what you feel should happen the higher the dollar value of an...
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    No more thinking, just tell me what 20" lcd panel to buy

    reading that press release about the 2405 reminds me of the reason I went to dell in the first place. Those are killer specs: 1000:1 contrast and 500 brightness and a card reader and usb 2 ports? For $1200? That undercuts the market by like nearly 50% after coupons. Of course I'd likely get...
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    No more thinking, just tell me what 20" lcd panel to buy

    Hi, I'm tired of thinking. The wallet is out, just tell me what to buy. Skip the first two paragraphs, thanks. A total rant, but would like some advice in the end. I ordered the 2001fp, it had a dead pixel. Then developed the powersave mode problem so I can' t even use it anymore...