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    Options for reinstalling xp on laptop

    I know the laptop is new to them - but since they got it at a flea market Im sure there's no chance of a warranty. The laptop itself is probably a couple of years old though? Not sure.. The recovery disks were $16 including shipping. I dont think I can find it in myself to collect the money...
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    Options for reinstalling xp on laptop

    I was afraid of that... There's no way they can afford a new HDD, I think they got the laptop at a flea market.
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    Options for reinstalling xp on laptop

    It's a Presario 2200 - and I just got the recovery CD + drivers CD in Friday. My neighbors brought the laptop over this afternoon and after backing up thier pictures etc I started to do the reinstall. However, it was unable to format the partition and install (which wasnt a problem when I...
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    Options for reinstalling xp on laptop

    Ok thanks, Im on the laptop now - but it only has 30 days till it needs to register - which the key wont work for. I'll call Compaq tomorrow and see about ordering the disks, I think I had to do that for an old Sony desktop a couple years ago and it was just a few bucks to get them to send...
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    Options for reinstalling xp on laptop

    My neighbor bought a HP laptop recently second hand and didnt get any of the OS disks with it. They got some nasty viruses and the only option now is to do a clean install. I have an XP Pro CD I am using to install from, but I have a feeling the XP Home product key on the sticker wont...
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    Constant blue screens

    Im not sure how to get the permissions straightened. Im sure Im looking in the right spot - and I even copied one of the recovery messages: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem...
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    Constant blue screens

    Ive also been having frequent BSODs lately - I followed the above link and DL'd the debug program - but my minidump file is empty. Ive even had BSODs since I started looking, and after the computer restarts the little window pops up saying there was a BSOD and to check the...
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    POST errors - GA-945P-DS3 rev3.3

    I tested all the PSU voltages when this happened last month and they were fine, and I just tested one of the +12V today and it was spot on (didnt have time to really get into it while at work) but I'll go through them all tomorrow. The case fans and CPU fans both start in the few seconds the...
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    POST errors - GA-945P-DS3 rev3.3

    Hello all, My computer wouldnt start up this morning after shutting it down last night. Ive tried all 4 sticks of ram one at a time in the different slots and I keep getting POST beep errors and then it cycles on/off every few seconds. If I have one stick of Ram in slot 1 I get continuous...
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    No signal on monitor

    Well right now I cant seem to get it to post using either type of ram, Ive tried one at a time and in pairs using different slots. If I try to start with just one stick in slot 1 I get a series of short beeps (manual says power error) until it turns itself off (on/off loop every few seconds)...
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    No signal on monitor

    Well I eventually got the system to reboot after resetting the CMOS and trying various sticks of RAM until I posted. Then I bumped my RAM Voltage to manufacturer's recommendation (2.1) and added the second stick of Firestix. After about a week I bumped it to 2.2V and added in the two...
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    No display after freeze/restart

    I dont think it was a display problem after all - I think my BIOS had been reset to default and caused a problem with my ram which requires +0.3V. Ive got it set correctly now and it's POST great. I just have the 2G of Firestix in atm, and I'll leave it like that until I feel everything its...
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    No display after freeze/restart

    I just cleared the CMOS and took all the Ram out except 1 stick in the #2 slot. Now I get a long beep while posting and then it shuts off after 5 seconds. EDIT - Put the ram in another slot and now there's no Beep, but it still wont stay on longer than 5 seconds.
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    No display after freeze/restart

    OK maybe Im not POSTing properly - I dont hear any beeps at all when it powers on. The fans all come on, and the voltage seems ok from the PSU - I dont really have a spare mobo/cpu/psu to try to nail down what might be failing, is there anything you'll suggest? Thanks,
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    No signal on monitor

    This sounds similiar to what happened to me last night - but it occured after a freeze and reboot. Did you ever figure anything out?
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    No display after freeze/restart

    Im getting 12V and 5V readings on the PSU cords (not sure if Im checking both 12V lines though - lemme dig around a bit more). Now the GPU has a cord from the PSU to it in addition to the PCIe power - is that for the fan? The fan is working on the GPU - maybe the mobo is messed up and not...
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    No display after freeze/restart

    Unfortunately everyone either has old AGP/PCI systems or integrated graphics. I tried restarting with just 1 of the RAM sticks in and still no luck. I just checked to see if the HDD light came on - and it did briefly when it first started, but not after that. I checked to see if the DVD...
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    No display after freeze/restart

    EDIT - should I have posted this in Computer Help? Sorry about that! Hello all, Last night my computer froze up will I had a few applictions open, so I held down the reset button to reboot. It shut down and then it tried to restart a few times (about 5 seconds each time), but it never...
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    Odd tint problem on display

    Hey guys, My computer screen just started changing tint, from a normal cool tone - to a warmer yellowish and back again. I assume my video card may be going bad? Has anyone experienced anything like this? Last night I had a hardware hang for the first time since I built the computer in...
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    Odd problems viewing folders in Vista

    Sorry about the double post, but just wanted to let you know everything is back to normal after the restart - I'll go ahead and roll back to my last system restore point. After talking to my wife, the problem came up this morning while she was moving around pictures and uploading them to...
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    Odd problems viewing folders in Vista

    Ill try a restart now, I just wanted to make sure it wasnt something obvious (to others) before doing anything that could worsen the problem. I just uploaded 800mb of pictures and movies from my camera last night of our 3 month old daughter to clear room on the camera's memory card and Id...
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    Odd problems viewing folders in Vista

    Hello all, Im having an odd problem looking at certain folders/areas on my computer. My wife was moving/uploading some pictures this morning and said thats when it first started happening. So far it seems to effect My Pictures folder and if I right click my background to personalize my...
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    Statistics refresher help

    Thanks for the replies all - I think my OP was misleading though. When I said all 4 events could occur at the same time I didnt mean that was what I was looking for, just that it could happen. So: t=2.5 Event 1 happened t=5 no event t=7.5 no event t=10 no event t=12.5 Event 2 and 3...
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    Problems with my mic being recognized in Vista

    I use a headset with mic over Vent while playing some games, and Ive recently had problems with it being recognized/working after a computer restart. I just built the computer a couple weeks ago, and this is my first experience with Vista so Im wondering if Im overlooking something obvious...
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    Statistics refresher help

    Hey guys, It seems it's been too many years since I took Probability and Statistics and I was wondering if anyone that has either taken it more recently or uses it often could help me figure out what method I need to use to solve a problem Im working on. Im trying to figure out what the...
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    where can i find a motherboard?

    How's about this one? $64, AGPx8 In stock - MSI http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-K8TN2F2
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    where can i find a motherboard?

    That is too bad. I apologize for giving any false hope.
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    where can i find a motherboard?

    This is the only one I could see on Newegg - maybe it would work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157097
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    CPU Fan placement

    Edit - will make a new thread once I try a few things out and put my new CPU cooler on.
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    Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 and 7 Pro

    Nice deal with free shipping - now to poke around to see if I can find a decent deal on some grease and another 80mm fan and a 40mm fan....
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    Best ATI drivers?

    I was using ATT (ATI Tray Tools) - sorry for the confusion. I had also downloaded ATITool 0.27 - but all the options were greyed out (possibly because of CCC?) so I decided to try ATI Tray Tools and ran into the above problems.
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    Best ATI drivers?

    I am also using the 7.4's and I think I will uninstall the CCC tonight, but I am having some problems with ATT and I was wondering if anyone knew what I was doing wrong. I can install ATT no problems, and it runs fine initially (shows temps, can OC etc) but after a restart I have to reinstall...
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    DS3 rev 3.3 question - Where to connect case fan

    Hmm I have the same board and just put my computer together yesterday. I have 1 - 120mm Yate Loon in the rear of the case and 1 - 80mm Logysis in the front, both running directly off the PSU. However the 80mm fan is quite loud, so I think I am going to try running it through the SYS_FAN to...
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    New Computer

    Go Jackets!!! <--- IE '04 64 bit will allow your system to "see" more RAM - 32 bit only sees up to 4G and some of that may be shared with your GPU and other items (but 4G is usually still more than enough for most peoples needs).
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    case fans power and control

    Thanks for the info Binky!! I'll DL Speedfan on Monday when I get the system up and running (along with all the other benchmarking/OC software) and see what all it will let me take care of and just try different things.
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    Ultra 600W PSU FAR (Now Free Shipping!)

    Fry's has the Ultra 600W PSU FAR now. Rebate is good all month, so may want to hold off for free shipping. EDIT - now free shipping! thanks for posting that ungsunghero! http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4548667
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    case fans power and control

    Can I ask some newb questions for clarification? 1) Any fans that you power directly from the molex connectors from the PSU an dnot though the fan controllers on the mobo will always run at factory speeds (not voltage mods used of course). 2) For my board in particular (been setting it...
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    Quick Mobo install question

    Update - This just in .... Im an idiot. I used fine thread screws on a few when I needed to use coarse - I didnt realize I had both in the bag. Thanks!
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    Quick Mobo install question

    The screws that go through the motherboard into the case - all 6 places are raised areas on the case and didnt require the standoffs.
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    Quick Mobo install question

    Hey guys real quick question. Im installing my new DS3 in an Ultra Wizard case, and only 3 of the 6 mounting screws tighten all the way. The other 3 catch, but turn continuosly - I assume they still make enough contact with the board grounds, and that the three screws that are in tightly...