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    Shuttle ST20G5 with X2 4200+ cpu temp worries

    I just recently upgraded my CPU to the 4200+, and without realizing there are performance differences in thermal paste, I just used a generic paste. And I?ve just recently found out about XPCTools and CoreTemp. I set the Smart fan controls in XPCTools to a threshold of 25C (the default is...
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    OT - laptop deals this holiday season?

    Move/delete if inappropriate. I'm looking to buy a really cheap laptop this holiday season, somewhere in the $200-$400 range. Can anyone project what sort of deals (price + specs) I'll likely see pop up at retailers at around Black Friday this year? Would it be reasonable to expect...
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    How to dislpay POST screen in Shuttle ST20G5?

    I have a Shuttle ST20G5 small form factor PC, and for the life of me I can't get the POST screen to display (it always shows the boot splash image). I've gone into the BIOS, but there's no option to turn on the POST diagnostic screen. Does anyone know how to force the POST screen to display...
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    Will old heat sink (Athlon64 3000+) work with new CPU Athlon64 X2 4200+?

    I have a Shuttle system that uses socket 939, and is running on a Athlon64 3000+ core right now. I'm thinking of upgrading to the X2 4200+ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16819103053). It's OEM, so it doesn't come with heatsink and fan. But I should be able to just reuse those...
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    OT: Has RAM prices not been going down?

    I believe I bought set of Dual Channel DDR 400 Mhz (1 gig total) RAM for close to $100 more than a year ago (summer 2005). I'm now looking to upgrade (to 2 gigs), but find that not only are there no apparent hot RAM deals, but the current price for the same RAM I bought is about the same as 1...
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    Warm: 400 GB Seagate PATA @ Frys in store for $120

    http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/ROP...2664&adid=4008258&subid=14715142&type= Edit: Thought this was a SATA drive at first.
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    Trick to turn USB 1.1 ports into USB 2.0 ports?

    He claimed that if I plug in a high capacity USB 2.0 device to my USB 1.1 ports, Windows XP would detect it and automatically download a driver that would effectively speed up my USB 1.1 ports to 80% of USB 2.0's capacity. Can anybody confirm this "trick" or is this BS?
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    Best USB2.0 cardbus adapter for laptop

    I'm looking for a USB 2.0 pcmcia adapter for my laptop, and I must say it's a more confusing topic than I imagined. After browing through existing products, I ran into issues like power usage, external power requirement, blocking of old USB ports, ugly protrusion from the PCMCIA slots, etcs. I...
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    best usb 2.0 cardbus adaptor for laptop

    I'm looking for a USB 2.0 pcmcia adapter for my laptop, and I must say it's a more confusing topic than I imagined. After browing through existing products, I ran into issues like power usage, external power requirement, blocking of old USB ports, ugly protrusion from the PCMCIA slots, etcs. I...