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    Building a small server (VMWare and SAP) + gaming PC

    Hi I'd like to hear what you guys think about this build. I've built at least a dozen PCs in the past, but have been out of the hardware loop. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Installing SAP application software and Oracle/MSSQL...
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    I think my CRT died..

    Is it possible for a CRT monitor to eventually just die out of the blue? I've had about 15 CRT monitors and i've never seen one die like this.. But my primary CRT (Samsung 950P) just died on me I think after using it heavily for several years since Sept 2001. I left the monitor on, went...
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    nothing to see (solved)

    solved..
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    Would you press theft charges against a 10-11 year old boy?

    This is an interesting story that i'm sure would get a lot of different opinions from people.. My friend and I went to a table tennis club 4 weeks ago.. It is located in a boys and girls club inside a gym with a basketball court. There were about 14 people in attendance that day including...
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    Dual monitor on SFF pc

    Hey I was wondering if it is possible to use the onboard gfx on my SFF pc as a 2nd video card to output to a 2nd monitor for a dual monitor setup? Has anyone else done this? I don't remember if by booting up with a separate video card it disables the onboard gfx. (FYI, i have an FIC Icebox)...
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    Hard Drive Primary/Secondary Channel Bandwidth

    I've always read that having 2 hard drives on 1 channel is a bad thing as it will slow down access due to both fighting for bandwidth on one channel, but is that all there is to it? Couldn't you just solve that problem by having more bandwidth for each channel? If I had an ATA133 card/cable...
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    Warranty for laptops question

    when companies say they give you 1 or 3 year warranty, and you accidentally drop the laptop.. does that fall under the warranty category? I noticed Dell had a specific category for accidental warranty along with limited warranty.. and that accidental one does cover the dropping the laptop...
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    gf fx go 5200 32 mb or 64 mb?

    does 64 mb make any big diff with the gf fx go 5200? I'm thinking of getting a laptop but not sure if i should pick the 32 mb or the 64 mb. (64 mb is an extra $79, so far it doesn't seem worth it to me) all i play is cs right now.. and i'm sure 32 mb is fine with that, however i'd like to know...
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    shipping a hard drive

    hey when you guys ship a hard drive, do you ship it in just the original box that it came in? (I Know this box has those hard drive hard plastic holder things.. it's a maxtor drive) or do you at least put it inside another box with peanuts? in case it matters, i'm using USPS.. thanks
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    erratic floppy drive behavior

    I've got a floppy drive that doesn't seem to read any boot disk when i put it in while booting up, however the drive can read disks while in an OS like winxp.. i've tried 2 different floppy drives, and both do this.. Also yes, A: is listed as first in the boot sequence.. drove me crazy...
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    via ac97

    I've got a msi kt3 ultra mobo and for some reason when i enable the onboard audio (via ac97 realtek 650 chipset), winxp doesn't detect it.. I remember it being able to detect the chipset with other mobos in other pcs.. But this one doesn't do it.. I was previously using an SB Live Value, but i...
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    questions about ram/cpu for i845ge

    I'm getting one of these from newegg.. FIC PC Systems IC-VG61 Small Form Factor P4 Bare Bones PC The FIC Small Form Factor System is the obvious choice in todays crowded world. Cases features acrylic side windows, on both sides. Specifications: Chipset:Intel 845GE FSB: 400/533MHz Memory...
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    question about ram/cpu for i845GE

    I'm getting one of these from newegg.. FIC PC Systems IC-VG61 Small Form Factor P4 Bare Bones PC The FIC Small Form Factor System is the obvious choice in todays crowded world. Cases features acrylic side windows, on both sides. Specifications: Chipset:Intel 845GE FSB: 400/533MHz Memory...
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    WinXP/Win2k Memory Leak???

    I have this weird problem with Win2K (SP3) and WinXP (SP1) where I run out of memory (or it seems like i did) but if i go to task manager it says I haven't used up all my physical ram yet nor my swap space.. However, When I open too many programs at once or leave the pc on for too long (days...
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    3 pin/4 pin Heatsink Fan connector - Question

    If my hsf (svc goldengate with delta 38cfm fan) comes with a 3 and 4 pin connector does that mean i should connect both to my mobo (epox 8k7a) to make sure the power is sufficient enough for the fan and that i can monitor the fan's rpm? Thanks, D3
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    Tbird 1.33ghz steppings from Newegg

    Hi, I was wondering if ppl can post what steppings they have gotten when ordering the 1.33 ghz 266 fsb from newegg? (i'm about to order one and i would like to know what ppl have gotten to see if i should take the chance and get it from there) btw, how come the newer/faster cpus aren't...
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    Memory problems/Memory leak

    Hi, there is a problem I have at work with a server that seems to report inaccurate memory or possibly have memory leaks, and am wondering if anyone can help me with identifying the problematic application or problem. The server has WinNT 4.0 Server, with 4 cpus, 1 GB of ram, and the pagefile...
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    Memory problems/Memory leak

    Hi, there is a problem I have at work with a server that seems to report inaccurate memory or possibly have memory leaks, and am wondering if anyone can help me with identifying the problematic application or problem. The server has WinNT 4.0 Server, with 4 cpus, 1 GB of ram, and the pagefile...
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    Memory problems/Memory leak

    Hi, there is a problem I have at work with a server that seems to report inaccurate memory or possibly have memory leaks, and am wondering if anyone can help me with identifying the problematic application or problem. The server has WinNT 4.0 Server, with 4 cpus, 1 GB of ram, and the pagefile...