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    failing psu?

    So i rebooted my machine yesterday to find out that i will not reboot. -new parts about a week old (asus p8z77-v), i3570k. -older parts 8 gigs of mushkin ram -ati 5870 vid -antec 750 watt psu (as far as I can remember). Machine tries to boot...but does not. Sounds like my CPU fan...
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    Sata and Ide drive compatibility problem

    Have an intel D975XBX2 motherboard and installed windows on a new 500gig SATAII drive. After install was complete......i went to hook up an IDE 160gig secondary drive to get some data off of it......and the machine hangs and won't boot to windows. Hangs at a black screen with a flashing...
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    Server build

    I need to build a simple server for a buddy and his little small company that he has. It basically will be used as a file server that can be accessed by him and his two other employees. Now is there anything special for a machine that I should be looking at? I was thinking of doing his...
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    Hookup laptop drive to pc??

    Is there a cable that exists (ide) to hook up my laptop harddrive to my pc? My laptop died.....and I need to get some documents off of it. I yanked it out.......and notice that it is ide......but couldn't get my pc's ide cable hooked up to it? Are they different? Thanks.
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    VGA -> Component or DVI?

    I have an HTPC I am putting together. It is one of those business units from Compaq. Now it only has a VGA output for video. My RPTV does not come with a VGA input.......only component and DVI. What do I need to convert from VGA to one of these? Thanks!
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    Short AGP card slot in Micro ATX

    I came across a compaq 2.4 machine from work. One of those mini atx business type ones. Was thinking of using it for a HTPC in my second room. However.......it has an AGP slot....however it is a shorter version AGP(in height not length). Is this then considered a ' low profile' agp card...
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    Ati MCE video problems......

    I have the following: ASUS A8N-VM CSM mobo ATI x800xl pci-e vid card 1 gig Ultra PC3200 ram onboard sound onboard lan 350watt Antec PSU 80gig IDE WD drive Now the pc won't reboot on a 'restart'. It has to be a hard boot. Then once i try to start the media center , it will get all...
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    Wireless and Wired together?

    Here is what I have.....: Office PC - wired HTPC - wired Kids PC - wired (currently wireless). Laptop - wireless. For the wired ones.....i want GIGABIT ...which I bought a Dlink Gigabit Switch. However I still need the wireless aspect. I know i won't get gigabit speed on it which I...
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    X800XL problem

    try to load up BF2 and right when it goes to logon........it freezes. Then it blue screens with the ati driver ati2dvag.dll in infinite loop. Tried new drivers, old drivers, omega drivers.....and still the same thing. Getting frustrated and any help is greatly appreciated. Thx. System...
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    DDR speed ?

    Can someone tell me what the diff is between PC3200 and higher is? (ie: PC3200 vs. PC4000). Regular DDR here....not DDR2. I see most mobos go upto PC3200. But yet people use higher (at times). So does the higher just mean that there is some room for overclockability?..... Thanks !
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    ATI x800XL no video

    Moved my pc to a different room and upon first bootup.....no video. Bios beeps 1 long and 1 short. D-Bracket shows (when pc beeping) that trouble initializing video. All i get is a black screen. Not sure if it is my vid card or not. Tried reseating video card.....same thing. Any ideas...
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    A64 vs. Opteron?

    I've got an A64 3500+ Socket 939 proc and have a chance to get an Opteron. What is the differenct between my current and AMD Opteron 144 Socket 939 1.8GHZ 1MB Cache? Mainly what is the big difference between A64 and Opterons? THanks!
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    LCD/Vid Card refresh

    have a dell 1907 LCD and an ATI x800xl PCI-e vid card. Sometimes when I boot up.....it boots to windows, and then it screen goes black for a second and then comes on. Kind of like it is trying to refresh or something. Not sure what it could be. Anyone with ideas? Thx. system: Duh-ell...
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    Video issue?/???

    have a K8N Neo4-f pcb 1.0 mobo, Leadtek PX6600GT TDH video card, Winchester 3500+, 1 gig Ultra PC3200 RAM in dual channel. Having sportatic yellow lines show up on the screen. Once they are there.....i have to shutdown and restart. Doesn't seem to happen much. Don't have quite all the...
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    LCD refresh rate issue

    Ok....put a new pc together....(AMD 3500, 1 sata drive, 1 gig ram, PCI-e vid card) and it will boot up to windows......however when I changed the resolution settings my screen went black. Now my LCD just says something about 1280x1024 @60hz is only supported. I went into safe mode and windows...
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    drive image

    my buddy's Duh-Ell machines hard drive is starting to whine. So we have a replacement.....however he doesn't want to take the time to go through the whole backup game. So he wants me to do a mirror image of old -> new drive. I tried Acronis and it fails. Anyone with some recommendations for...
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    hooking computer upto Plasma?

    Hello all.......i'll be getting a plasma soon and I am doing inwall wiriing right now. Need to know if I can run a SVGA cable (50 foot) from my pc in one room to the plasma in the other room? Will the quality be ok for gaming? THx.
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    Difference between the ATI cards......

    How much of a jump to go from my 9800 Pro to an x700 ish ? Thx
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    ATI 8500 fan noise

    The fan on my 8500 is starting to make some noise. IS there anything I can do (besides replacing it) to make it quieter.....ie: oil it? It seems to make kind of a squeal, and then sometimes goes away. Thx.
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    exhaust or intake?

    Got myself an Antec case which comes with a side port. If I put a fan on it.....should it be an exhaust or an intake? This port also comes with the CPU vent thingy. Any help appreciated. Thx.
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    No post.........black screen

    Ok.....i've seen other posts on the forum but they seem to at least be getting some beeps. Here is my story. I was running Prime95 to test system for stability and let it go all night. Woke up the next morning and moved my mouse to wake the pc up. Nothing came on. So after trying, and trying, i...
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    vid card problem

    Put an MX440 into my dads machine. XPw/SP2, installed latest nforce2 chipset drivers, latest nvidia drivers....and XP goes into desktop on bootup and hangs for about 15-20secs before allowing me to do anything. Tried everything I could think of.(uninstall/reinstall, revert back to...
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    geforce4 slow boot problem *RESOLVED*

    Put an MX440 into my dads machine. XPw/SP2, installed latest nforce2 chipset drivers, latest nvidia drivers....and XP goes into desktop on bootup and hangs for about 15-20secs before allowing me to do anything. Tried everything I could think of.(uninstall/reinstall, revert back to...