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    Sudden power-on issue

    Sorry to bother y'all, but don't know what is it - maybe somebody has an idea? Old PC - Lan Party NF4, AMD 3000+, Nvidia 6600 PCI-e, Tagan 480W p/s, Viewsonic LCD digital. Suddenly the power-on behavior changed - have to hold the button a little longer to start. Now it's getting worse - did...
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    Everex StepNote XT5000T 17" Notebook PC $699 shipped + tax at officemax.com

    The deal is still alive, just got one.
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    PC Chips

    I just bought the CPU combo from Fry's - PC Chips m/b with 2800+ Sempron - $69. This was the easiest system build ever - no problems at all. Almost as fast as my main system ( AMD 3200+, DFI m/b).
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    Leadtek 6600 2d quality?

    Problem solved - it was the monitor cable. I swapped the cables and the problem moved with the cable.
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    Leadtek 6600 2d quality?

    I have 2 PCs connected to the same 21inch monitor. There is a striking difference bettween the 2. The 3year old ATI based system looks much better in 2d then the new nVidia 6600. I went through all the settings, gamma adjustments etc. Still the 2D is blurry, not sharp. Difficult to read the...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Re Kingston - I had no luck, there seems to be a compatibility problem with any Kingston RAM on this board. I tried 2 kits of KVR (Value Ram) with this board and only one stick would work fine and pass Memtest 86 with no errors. I RMA'd them back - got a new set and both sticks would fail even...
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    Warm: Thermaltake W0014 Silent Purepower 480W with Black housing - Xaser Edition ATX 2-Fan Power Supply

    Oh shoot, I had no idea.... I have to RMA this one back to Newegg then. Now to look for a 24 pin PSU - why don't they say this in the description? How do I know which one is 20 or 24 pin?:disgust: This sucks.
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    Warm: Thermaltake W0014 Silent Purepower 480W with Black housing - Xaser Edition ATX 2-Fan Power Supply

    My M/B requires 24pin ATX power connector. Standard is 20pin. Do I need a converter for this? Thanks.
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    Fuji 8x DVD-R 50pk $24.99 @ Best Buy

    Austin, at 183/360 - Gateway BB - has plenty of Yuden000 t02 DVD+R. Made in Japan, 29.99 - 5.00 rebate. All the -Rs are Taiwan.
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    Performance question

    I have 2 PCs - PIII 940Mhz overclocked and Celery 1.1Ghz native. The Celery is about 10% faster in every aspect acc. to Sandra 2003, chips, memory, disks etc. But in real life - the PIII is 3 times as fast ! Any app., web etc - very slow on the Celery. For example Photoshop takes 5 secs to open...
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    Is it true that in some states it's legal to fake your death if your life is attempted on two times?

    True - but only if the second attempt is successful !
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    Get 25 FREE Photo Prints at Ofoto

    I'll try it, thanks. Shutterfly gave me 15 free prints too - but I was very disappointed - washed out, bad prints. I can do them much better at home.
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    A different viewpoint 2

    Stop spreading this moronic nonsense. :disgust:
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    Where are the Mods? Anand?

    The above statement is nuts. I was born in Czech Rep and still go back there every year to visit friends and family. There is no more bad feeling against US then in any other country in Europe - UK, Germany, Switzerland etc. And much less then in France for example. So, don't say things you have...
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    Abit BE6 and Win 2000 ?

    I found this http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00007.asp did not try it yet, but I will. Kev1n - can you give me some hints how you installed 2000 ? Do you dual-boot ?
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    Abit BE6 and Win 2000 ?

    The deal is that Abit web site says that they are working on a BIOS update for this board to support Win2000. One of the issues is their on-board ultra ATA 66 controller - which needs a driver or BIOS update to be able to boot Win2000. That's why I asked if anybody has BE6 (not BE6 II) and...
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    Abit BE6 and Win 2000 ?

    Abit web site does not have the BIOS or drivers for BE6 to run Win 2000. Does anybody know if it would work or what is needed ? Right now I have 98SE and I'd like to dual boot with Win2000. Can anybody help ?
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    Blaupunkt car CD Player with remote,200watts,5 color display,free Visor CD wallet

    Mea culpa - did not see the flip face - there is the CD slot - at least that's what the description says. So - it has a build-in CD player.
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    Blaupunkt car CD Player with remote,200watts,5 color display,free Visor CD wallet

    Not a CD player - just a controller. You need a changer to use this.
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    Auctions ? Makes no sense !

    From time to time I check the auctions sites - like Ub*d, Egay etc. People are nuts ! They bid when they don't have to yet, creating more bids and higher prices. Ub*d - why are they bidding so early and so much. Check the digital cameras - morons are bidding as high as $500 for a refurb worth...
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    $5 off oil change at Gemini Goodyear locations

    Cool, but look at the coupon closely - it says that additional charge up to $6 may be added. So - you get $5 off and they add $6.
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    Monitor Blowouts at Omax ......OMX posts no longer

    Austin OM - guy says he's got many calls this morning and it's a internet prank. They have those Proviews on shelf - marked at $299. He says definitelly not $130. Claims he called OM headquarters after the calls - and that they don't know about it at all. So, what's up ?
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    Thermal Compounds. What's the difference?

    Radio Shack's thermal paste is silicone based - white in color and works just fine.
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    Printers and scanners

    I got an Epson Scanjet 2500 and it's great. USB model. Scans, copies, prints - does everything you need. Even copies without the PC - just press the button. Great looking photos too. It's not small - make sure you have room for it. Can't beat the price !
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    Tweeking Cable Modem

    Sounds good, but don't tell my neighbors ! :D
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    Win2K or Win98SE? *Update: Reformat, or Install Win2k over Win98se?

    I'll be going the same route soon - Win98SE to Win2k. After some research I decided to upgrade first - that way you have a chance to get your drivers ready - while installing W2k - it will tell you what h/w and s/w is not compatible with W2k first - and you have to get W2k drivers for it. Then -...
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    Sprint DSL or cable??

    I have cable - RR. But would get a DSL if I had the choice. Cable is more reliable - I hear people say, I don't know, my cable connection is always up - no disruptions of service yet ! But cable is more expensive - if you don't have atleast Basic service - they charge you for it. In my case -...
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    Hey guys, Need a little help on picking a video editing card :).

    One more thing - don't confuse video display card with video edit card. Two completely diff. terms. One is for your display - 2d or 3d etc. - what you see on the monitor. The other is for editing of a video signal and to provide you with fast connection to the source - not for display purpose -...
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    Hey guys, Need a little help on picking a video editing card :).

    The cheapest is to use DV camcorder as a source for videp capture. Because there are cards for this purpose very inexpensive these days - like Pinnacle DV Studio - which could be had for about $50-100. That includes the card with Firewire connections and s/w. There are others too - shop around...
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    HOW/what's it like..to edit home videos on your computer?

    Don't look for Hi-8, get a DV instead. Or Sony's D8. Then you will need a capture card - like Pinnacle Studio DV ( around $50-100 with Firewire card included). Then you need about 20 Gb (UDMA 66 pref.) free and you are set to go. It's fun - if it works, there are many issues - mostly with the...
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    Looking for a small high quality headphone for musics

    Agree with the Grado recommendation. But it's not that small and it does not seem to be too solid. I use them for the past 2 years, very satisfied - but you have to be carefull with them - don't pull on the cables too much. Great deal for the money.
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    Mac's G4 vs Intel's P4....

    Macs are as Bang & Olufsen in high end stereos. Looks great, sounds OK but way overpriced. Better then Packard Bell (aka Bose) though - quality wise.
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    Compaq Presario 56K-VSC modem has never connected past 33K?

    Sorry, did not read the whole message. Are you using the same phone line - upstairs and down ? Try unplugging all the phones and try again. There is a phone line speed test available on the web - I think US Robotics had it on their site if I remember correctly.
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    Compaq Presario 56K-VSC modem has never connected past 33K?

    Probably not related to the modem. In some places people will not connect above 28.8 - sometimes not even that. It all depends on your phone lines. Find out if others can connect at higher speeds - neighbors, friends. I could never connect above 28.8, that's why I have cable modem.
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    you guy's think this is a good comparison??? why or whynot?

    What - AMD buying Intel ? Cool.
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    Fastest CPU on Abit BE6 ?

    Excuse me for asking - how could you run your 100 Mhz FSB at 133 ? Your video card should not be working at that frequency - even if you use 2/3 multiplier. BE6 does not allow 1/2 if I remember correctly.
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    Fastest CPU on Abit BE6 ?

    Just a quick question. What do you run on your BE6 (100 MHz FSB) ? Overclock ? I have PIII 450@558 (at 124MHz FSB) slot 1 and was wondering what's the best CPU upgrade. Do you use slotket? I don't think my Viper 770 could go any higher then 124 FSB. Thanks.
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    Need help - lock ups

    OK, I'm out of ideas. Just last month I installed USB printer/scanner/copier. I had some problems doing it - had to scanreg/fix. Since then - frequent lockups - windows protection errors, memory errors, disk drive errors....have to fix registry daily, scan drive daily... Installed extra 128Mb of...
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    Need help - ferquent lock-ups

    Now I'm getting Stack Overflow - VxD takes too much space - increase settings of MinSP in system.ini - what is that ? Anybody ?
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    Need help - ferquent lock-ups

    OK, I'm out of ideas. Just last month I installed USB printer/scanner/copier. I had some problems doing it - had to scanreg/fix. Since then - frequent lockups - windows protection errors, memory errors, disk drive errors....have to fix registry daily, scan drive daily... Installed extra 128Mb of...