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    BIOS problem?

    I've recently upgraded my motherboard bios (in my signature) to the latest release from the chaintech website, V5.0. After having updating it I tried to run a couple of programs such as CPU-Z and the NTune utility, and both programs freeze my entire computer and force me to perform a hard...
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    Memory question

    Right now I'm looking into getting more memory, upping my total amount to 2GB. I'm wanting to upgrade my system due to the onslaught of future games that are coming that'll probably require more raw system power in order to run at a great/decent graphical quality. My current memory setup...
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    ATA Controller Questions

    I built a computer for my relative this past March and I hit a small obstacle on the way. I bought her this motherboard and it only contains two IDE ports. The setup I have right now is one DVD/CD-RW optical drive set as a slave and one Hitachi IDE 7200RPM HDD as the master. The other connection...
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    Beginning with C++

    I basically want to start programming using the C++ programming language, and I do have background knowledge with programming in general (Web programming consisting of HTML, PHP, some MySQL). I dabbled in C++ earlier on but never got really far. Essentially, I wish to know what the best way to...
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    ATA Controller Questions

    I recently built a new system for my relative with the following motherboard: GIGABYTE "GA-8I915G Pro" i915G Chipset Motherboard for Intel LGA775 CPU Her old computer consists of an old Gateway MicroATX BRY Essential 566C, which has 64MB of memory and a 566MHz Intel Celeron processor...
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    VNF4 Ultra Question

    I've been hearing mixed emotions about the VNF4 Ultra's reliance on a 24-Pin ATX Power Supply, and I know that it's not required for the computer to run. But I bought the MSI NX6600GT video card to go along with it, and I heard that if the video card doesn't have its own power supply connector...
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    LGA775 Compatibility

    I'm looking at the following motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-180-063&depa=0 Is it compatible with this CPU?: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-185&depa=0 The only reason I ask is simply because I'm seeing many...
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    Linux distro

    I know this question has been asked about 100 times already, but I know this forum is very helpful. I've recently acquired a decent laptop (considering it was free) that consists of Intel Centrino technology (1.5-2.0 GHz and about 256MB of RAM. I'd like to know a good KDE-Based distro that would...
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    Uninstallation of Linux OS

    On my main desktop I'm currently dual-booting with Windows XP Home Edition and the latest Ubuntu release. I've been given the chance to receive a decent laptop that I felt would be a good testbed for Linux instead of messing with the more important files on my desktop. The only problem being is...
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    No Video? :(

    I've built a computer for a relative that consists of the following specs: // Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 520 2.8 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology // Intel "BOXD915GAVL" 915G Chipset Motherboard For Intel LGA 775 CPU // Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model...