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    recognize this component?

    We were taking apart a hp laptop at work and found this close to the touchpad not really secured to anything. http://picasaweb.google.com/WAGNERTRAILS/WorkRelated# I am not sure if it belongs there or not. Model of laptop to follow. ibm thinkpad t41 type: 2379
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    Rebuilding my 3 yr old rig, opinions welcome.

    Objective is to upgrade to 64bit os and 8gb of ram for as little as possible with as few sacrifices as possible. Computer Use: Currently: Web surfing and occasional office tasks Proposed New Use: Solidworks 2008, Auto Cad 2008, Lord of the Rings online, The Orange Box, Microsoft...
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    New Build (been 2 years since last)

    I am open to suggestions on everything, but actually seeking advice on underlined/bolded items. I dont care much about aesthetics as is obvious in my case choice, so If you know something wont fit right speak up but if you feel so compelled to tell me the case is ugly that is your perogative and...
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    Need a CAD machine

    I am currently running Solidworks and Autodesk Inventor on the machine in my signature. It runs fine but its time to go dual monitors and upgrade. I am very interested in the core 2 duo 6300, and the special CAD graphics cards arent cheap, so I am wondering if there are any people out there...
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    Very confusing problem...bsod flashes by on winxp load logo and reboots

    System is as stated in SIG. cpu is at 1.4 ram at 2.7. Windows xp sp2 fully updated. Passes memtest86+ over 12 hours. Running prime 95 torture test right now been on about four hours so far no probs. I can play World of Warcraft for four hours plus ( as long as I can stand it) on 1280x1024 no...
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    Speakers, for onboard sound

    Any ideas on a decent system, id prefer a 3 speaker system to a 5 or 6, since the room im installing it in is very large and I dont wanna run speaker cable all over the place and the added time concealing it. I just want something better than my old harmon kardon 2 speaker setup .
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    Help me figure out what my brother needs.

    autocad 05 land desktop 2005 windows xp pro access database He says in autocad and land desktop he is always locking up the comps at work (1000$ dell deals type comps). All bought within the last month , he says theyre better than the old ones but still cant handle his apps. He likes...
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    Undervolted vcore on epox 9nda3

    I do plan to OC after this thing has been stable for a few weeks, just finally worked out the gremlins, all of them due to me being a newb and learning the ins and outs of bios and my first build. Got it from fedex wednesday , put it together thursday. Question is, should I raise vcore to...
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    Why does the epox manual state ff means failure?

    Anyhow, it is working well Im just frustrated that the book says the ff led means something is wrong. I just put this thing together two days ago and it runs like a champ so far as I can tell. epox9nda3+ winnie 3200+ 2x512 corsair3200 value maxtor diamondmax10 250/16cache evga6800 gt...
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    please help, im trying to install amd 64 3200 win cpu hs and fan

    I know better than to apply too much force, but this thing just doesnt wanna clamp down. I install it with lever in the towards pci direction and then when i start to pull the lever towards the exhaust fan /psu side, it just seems to be too tight , like it would break if i pushed it. I know...
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    amd 3200+ winchester core

    the cpu slips nicely into its slot, ok so i put the hs and fan on it catches but I have the feeling if i turn this plastic lever its gonna break either itself or the cheap metal used to apply force.....
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    EPOX 9NDA3 , who has it? and do you like it?

    I chose this for the comp im putting together this week, anything I should know?
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    One last check in before I take the plunge and press order

    Lian-Li 12-Bay Silver Aluminum Case, Model "PC-65" BenQ 16x, Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive with Software, Black Model DW1620 PRO, OEM NEC 1.44MB Black Internal Floppy Drive, OEM Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model 6B250S0, OEM Drive Only EPoX...
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    I am ordering a socket 939 mobo today-- but which one?

    Will be a pci-e components I already have ordered are. ocz modstream 420w psu 3200 winchester 90nm 1gb 2x512 corsair value 3200 chaintech 6600gt 128mb ddr-3 gfx card wd raptor 74gb o/s will be ms xp pro optical drives blah blah I want something with decent o/c features and a...
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    Wondering about this mobo-

    Here is a partial cut of my system I ordered. I already have a 7200 rpm sata drive id like to use as a secondary data drive (store my cd's & older games etc..), but have seen the benefit some friends have had from using raptor as a boot drive and to load games faster. So any shortcomings...
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    How is this setup?

    This is from ZZF, I also look at newegg, mwave, and monarch. The pieces will probably be coming from a combination of those places, but to keep it simple I did a cut and paste from ZZF. MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra Athlon 64 Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN...
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    First time builder. Ideas Pls

    I was thinking socket 939 nforce 3mobo probably the gigabit ultra 939 athlon64 3500+ 1 gig (2x512) 3200ddr low latency geforce6800 gt 256mb (saw best deal on the saphire one)agp 8x (not too impressed with pci-e yet) lian li small server size case with window (I know this is alot of...