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    Problems booting Windows XP, works fine in safe mode

    I'm totally lost on this issue. First my system specs: Gigabyte K8NS-939 motherboard Athlon 64 3200+ processor 1 GB Ultra brand pc3200 ddr dual channel (2 x 512) Maxtor 80 gig Sata 7200 rpm HDD Pioneer DVR-106 DVD-RW Pioneer DVR-109 DVD-RW Sony 3.5" floppy drive ThermalTake Silent Pure...
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    Linksys networking question

    Here's what I want to do, is it possible? I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router with 3 computers hooked up wirelessly to it. Everything works fine. I want to take a WAP11 access point and hook my playstation 2 network adapter to it. Will the WAP11 talk to my BEFW11S4 router wirelessly? Here is...
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    I need HELP!!! Choosing a budget Athlon 64 mobo combo

    I am going to upgrade my home pc. I saw this deal at tigerdirect: A64 combo at Tiger Direct How is the chipset on that board? I want to have 5 pci slots for future upgradeability, and I want the socket 939 3200+. Only reason I havent bought it yet is because I don't know if the mobo is a...
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    How should i clean off the old Thermal paste?

    Whats the best way to clean the old thermal paste off of the cpu? I have an Athlon XP 2100+ that I am going to put new thermal paste on. How do you clean it off the bottom of the heatsink? Is there some kind of trick or solvent? I do not have any contact cleaner.
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    How hot is too hot?!?!?!? Athlon XP 2100+ on ECS K7S5A/PC Chips M830LMR

    As the topic said, I am wondering what the cutoff point is for being too hot. I run anywhere from 50 C to 68 C depending on fan speed. I have the Thermaltake Volcano 9 heatsink and fan, with thermal paste. The fan is adjustable, and I would like to run it as slow as possible because it sounds...
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    Temperature for AMD AthlonXP 2100+ overclocked to a 2200+?

    I have my 2100+ overclocked with cheepomans bios (k7s5a) to a 2200+. I am currently running right around 54 C. Is this too hot? I have a Thermaltake Volcano 9 cooler on it. Thanks!
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    Problem with a Compaq Armada 4130T. Will not boot windows!

    I have an old pentium 133 laptop that is giving me fatal exeption errors on boot. It is not the cmos battery, hdd, or the ram. I have tried other pieces, and it still gives me the same errors on boot. I can see the Win 98 splash screen, but it errors out after that screen. I have tried 3 hard...
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    Problem with opening a new window in Internet Explorer 6

    Whenever I right click on a hyperlink and select "open link in new window" the new window pops up but nothing loads in it. There is no addy in the addy bar, and it's almost like that new window freezes up. I tried to re-download IE 6 but it only installs something thats 21kb. What else can I do?
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    How often do you get a lemon hard drive? I think I did! Please Help!!!!!

    My dads computer had a power surge that fried a chip on his old HDD. It was a Quantum Fireball 6.4 gb. I found and purchased him another one (same kind and size, brand new). I ran Fdisk, partitioned it, and installed Windows 98. I then installed his video, modem and sound drivers. Everything was...
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    Do Compaq computers need a certain brand of hard drive?

    My fathers Compaq desktop's hard drive puked out on him. I am considering replacing it with a used one. The guy he took it to told him that Compaq is fussy about the hard drives. I would assume this is a mobo issue if it is even an issue at all. I do not know what model of Compaq he has, I...
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    Problem with the program "Boot XP 2.0" and startup screen

    I thought I'd try out a couple of new startup screens instead of the boring old windows ones. Now whenever I boot up my computer, I have to pick Windows XP as my operating system. There are 2 choices- Win. XP Pro, or Win. XP Pro. I just don't get it. I switched my boot screen back to the...
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    PC Chips M830LMR same as Elitegroup K7S5A?

    I wanted to update my Bios, but when I ran AMI's motherboard manufacturer identification program it said my manufacturer was Elitegroup Computer Co., LTD. When I bought my motherboard/cpu combo I was told it was a PC Chips M830LMR. Whats going on? I cannot flash it with the pc chips flash...