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    Shuttle K45 memory question

    I know the Shuttle K45 has a limit of 2GB of maximum memory but can I use a single 2GB DIMM instead of 2x1GB? I had some spare 2GB DDR2 DIMMS already and would rather use them than buy new memory.
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    Cybex Commander - Old KVM

    Sorry that's not the same one we have but it does look like it would use the same cables. They would be proprietary cables that you have to get from Cybex.
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    Good free file hosting?

    What about something like Windows Live Skydrive? That should give you more than enough space and not limits on bandwidth and it's free.
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    MSA1500/Brocade fiber switch configuration

    If his MSA1500 is using Fibre Channel then it won't has an IP address on the display. This is only for devies connected by iSCSI. Brocade switches have a console port on them that you should try first. Brocade used to have a utility on their site to do password recovery on their Fibre Channel...
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    Cybex Commander - Old KVM

    How many ports is it? I think we still have one of these in our lab at work. It's always been reliable but it used special cables and not standard PS/2 cables. The one we have has 25 pin connections that break out into seperate keyboard, mouse and video connections.
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    Are there any places you like to shop online besides NewEgg?

    Been using Mwave for years. Never had an issue with them.
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    I'm about to sell my HD...

    DBAN will do exactly what you need. Download and burn it to a CD, boot the machine from the CD and wipe the drive securely.
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    Windows Home Server remote startup

    Almost all NICs made within the past few years support Wake On LAN (WOL). This site has a program you can use to "wake" your server from another PC. You can also initiate the magic packet from their website but you need to configure your router to forward the port number (7 is the default).
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    Question about my current PSU

    Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to take a look at it tonight. Assuming mine does have 24A on the 12v rail would that be enough?
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    Question about my current PSU

    I have an Antec TruePower 380S PSu from my Sonata case and I just bought a new build and starting to have doubts about my PSU now. The new build is C2D E6400 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Corsair 2x1GB DDR2-667 GeForce 8500GT Seagate 160GB TDK CD/RW Pioneer DVD-RW Will my current PSU be...
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    Stuck trying to back up my .mp3 collection to DVDR

    I'd have to agree.
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    Stuck trying to back up my .mp3 collection to DVDR

    Instead of spending all the time archiving the data to DVD why not just purchase an external HD and back it up onto there? Then just turn the drive off and put it in a safe place. It should be reasonably safe as long as it's not powered on.
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    Good personal scheduler program?

    Any good calendaring program should do this. If you use Outlook for email the built-in calendar with do this. An open source alternative would be Sunbird which does calendaring.
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    Picture organization app that works in vista?

    I also use the built in Windows Photo Gallery in Vista. However another alternative is Picasa.
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    Outlook w/o email??

    Yes it is possible. Just don't configure it with any email accounts. You will still be able to manage your calendar/tasks/contacts with it.
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    Music software

    Media Player 11 will do exactly that. But if you don't want to use that iTunes is another alternative.
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    need a free mp3 to wma converter

    Windows Media Encoder will do exactly what you want and it's free.
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    Forum speed is all over the place...

    I was just coming here to post about this also. Sometimes it's very fast and other times it just crawls. It seems it's been this way since the upgrade...
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    macworld thread

    Sounds like a nice toy so far.
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    X1600 Pro vs X800GTO

    Thanks for the recommendations. I was looking at a 7600GS also and see that it usually matches or beats the X800GTO in most bechmarks. Plus I can get it with a silent cooler. Any recommendations on a card? The two I was looking at are: Gigabyte GV-NX76G256D-RH XFX PVT73PUDJ3 A 7600GT...
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    X1600 Pro vs X800GTO

    I'm getting ready to build a new Core 2 Duo PC and I'm trying to decide on a graphics card. I'm not a big gamer, mostly Warcraft 3 and a little CS:S. I've been looking at either a X1600 Pro or an X800GTO. I know the X800GTO is an older card than the X1600 Pro but from what I've seen it's also...
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    Where can I find a 15' power cable?

    Tiger Direct Cables to Go
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    Intel Pentium D 930/940/950

    We have a number of Optiplex GX620 with Pentium D 900 series in them. You won't have a problem.
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    Help with scheduled task

    What is the command line you are using to shut the machine down in the Scheduled Task?
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    Smart Renaming / file naming system?

    Monad or MSH is to be included with Exchange 2007. Monad will be released sperately at that time. So you should see MSH within 6-8 months after the Vista launch. I can't wait for MSH. I've been using the beta for a while now and it's very powerful.
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    CPU / NIC usage similar

    Can you tell which process is using the all the CPU power when you copy? Some antivirus programs can eat up a lot of CPU cycles as files come over the network.
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    Any website going to offer real time updates of today's Apple event?

    The announcement must be happening soon since the Apple store is closed temporarily.
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    Any website going to offer real time updates of today's Apple event?

    anyone know what time the announcement is being made?
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    Windows Hostname

    Hostname is not the same thing as the computer name in Windows. In Windows the computername is bound to your SID in Active Directory (or in the SAM in NT 4.0). Changing the computername on a Windows machine and not letting it change in AD would reck havoc on your AD infrastructure. Your...
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    Recommend me a good sub $150 Laser Printer

    I recommend doing what I just did recently. Look on Ebay for a Laserjet 4000/4050 series. You can usually get them for between 150-200 bucks and they are bullet proof. We have a number of them at work with over 1.5 million pages on them. The only thing you really need to change on them are...
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    Copies of Win2k and Win2k Advanced Server...

    Because it cost a whole lot more than Win2k Pro.
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    Windows 2000 and power management...

    AD=Active Directory. Windows 2000 Server will NOT shut down that drive if you have the NTFRS service running. The NTFRS service constantly polls the drive for changes in the SYSVOL folder. Also this service was never designed with Power Management in mind. Power managment normally would not...
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    Windows 2000 and power management...

    Let me guess your running AD on this machine also and it's a DC right? If so it won't spin the drive down because AD rights to it's log files constantly.
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    Dell Inspiron 2200 Laptop @ DellSB - $399 AR

    Or it hasn't started yet? I thought this was going to go live on 11/23
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    How many times do you guys reinstall Windows???

    This install of XP originally started out as a Windows 2000 install back around the end of 2000. I upgraded to XP and it's been through 2 motherboard changes too. I don't forsee any reason to reinstall XP anytime soon either.
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    XP Pro To MCE

    Well that is good to hear. I won't be getting any extenders anytime soon though so I may give this a shot with MCE 2005.
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    Windows 2000 Unofficial SP5 SR1

    I've gotten onsite next day support on Dell laptops before. As a matter of fact when one of our salesmen dropped the laptop and broke the screen they came the next day to replace it. Of course we had Complete Care coverage so it covers accidents like that. I've also called Microsoft about a...
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    hibernation and standby mode

    Hibernation saves all data in RAM to the hard disk and then turns the machine off. Standby keeps the RAM powered but puts the machine into a low power mode.
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    XP Pro To MCE

    Hmmmm I did not know that. I run a domain at home (SBS 2003) and I like having all my machines in a single domain. However if it breaks the extender functionality I may have to leave this one out of the domain. I assume this is because when a machine is on the domain "Fast User Switching" is...