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    JBuilder Foundation

    Been a while since ive touched java.. use to use Jbuilder 9, anyways.. What the hell is the purpose of the package <Project Source> that is automatically created? It seems to make a copy of other packages that are created, im just wondering what it is used for. Jason
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    power plugs

    Has anybody noticed that while PC components have been evolving at great rates the ATX plug has remained the same and rising power requirements for faster CPUs and such seems to be more than what these plugs can handle? Does anybody else notice their plug getting hot? Do you do anything to...
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    Should I get this power supply

    Need a new PS, what do you think of this beast? http://www.monarchcomputer.com...tegory_Code=ps-enermax System: 142 Opteron SK8V 4 drive array backup HD CDRW DVD 5 fans
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    SK8V or SK8N

    Looking to replace an SK8V and trying to decide on one or the other. What do you guys think? Jason
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    UPS offline voltage

    Just picked up a UPS and the offline voltage is about 90volts. I havent plugged anything into it yet. Shouldnt the offline voltage be higher? Or is that normal. Jason
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    looking for a socket 940 mobo

    If you saw my other thread you would know I just had an sk8v smoke the main powerplug for one reason or another. I just found out that mobo has been discontinued, does anybody know why? Im looking for a replacement 940 board and about the only thing I can find is the sk8n and I did find one...
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    burnt power plug

    I have a thermaltake powersupply and an Asus SK8V. This thing has been stable as a rock since day one, and then it started hanging and such.. I loaded the Asus probe app, and it started beeping right away.. Turns out the 3.3V output is around 2.8. To make a long story shorter, I ended up...
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    BlackIce tracing

    Is blackIce capable of tracing hits behind a hardware firewall? thanks jason
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    App for backing up

    Backing up about 100gigs of data on a spare HD. Is there a better, faster or more reliable way to do this rather than using windows explorer?
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    VGA cooler, ZALMAN

    Not sure what to do with my 5800 ultra. The fan doesnt run in windows, and sounds like a turbine when running anything 3d. In windows without the fan running it runs like 65degrees celsius and is creating problems for the rest of the system. I just swapped in an mx440 and lowered the cpu...
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    text messaging

    Does anybody use SMS for anything other than sending dirty messages to their gf (bf)?
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    sgi 1600SW, does it multi-monitor well?

    Looking for a 2nd monitor, i noticed it uses a PCI graphics card. Anybody try one of thses, would it work with an AGP card on XP pro? Jason
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    Linux on SK8V or K8t800

    Does anybody know which Distro/kernel supports this board(Asus SK8V)? Has anybody tried it? Jason
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    linux and promise 378 controller, which Distro

    I have an Asus SK8V with via KT800 chipset, promise 378 controller. Anybody have suggestions for which kernel/distro might support this mobo the best? Thanks for any suggestions Jason
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    Best printer for 200 or less

    So far ive been eyeing the HP 5850 because it has ethernet and wireless connectivity, would go great with our 802.11b network. I have an HP 7350 that died, and the drivers loaded quite a bit of crap into memory, so Im not too excited to get another HP. What printers do you guys like, how are...
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    Fam RPM, 3pin connector and amp draw..

    I have an 80mm cpu fan that uses a 4pin peripheral type connector. I would like to use a 3pin converter to plug into the mobo so the bios can controll the RPMs. Does anybody know if that would work the way I want it to? Also, the fan has a max amp draw of .45 amps but would probably operate...
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    free SMS

    Does anybody know of a service that offers truely free SMS? Ive been using yahoo, but it will only allow 3 messages to be sent per day. Thanks Jason
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    windows attributes problems

    When i make a folder in explorer its read-only by default, and when i check read-only off, it still remains read-only the next time I check the properties. Trying to finish a java lab and this is making it difficult. Is this typical behavior for windows? Is there a way to make the folders...
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    How to determine DirectX version

    Use to use a diag tool in 9x that i cant find under xp..
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    in search of new EMAIL

    Story in short; got sick of dealing with popups and spam from swiss cheese M$ apps, so now I try to only use web based accounts, and these are move convenient also. Was using dmail and recentely had a "snag" with them. What is the most reliable way to send and receive email? I would like...
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    netgrear switch gets warm

    Im using an 8port netgear switch, FS108 Is it normal for these things to get kind of warm? Thanks Jason
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    router password

    I have a netgear RT311 router. The password was set years ago, and if anybody even bothered to right it down its gone now. I have tried the default pw of 1234. Is there any way to manually reset the password? Thanks Jason
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    win XP pro 64bit

    Has anybody tried it out? Im getting tempted to, but my current install of XP pro is working really good. How big of a problem is it for drivers? thanks jason
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    harddrive benchmarking

    I have a 4drive array setup on the onboard promise controller, and HDtach is giving me really low results. Two drives scrored around 90mb/s and 4 drives scrore any where from 20 to 50mb/s depending on the stripe size. What is another good benchmarking utility to confirm these numbers? If...
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    PATA + SATA drives in RAID array

    I was running two 80GB maxtors on the PATA side of a promise controller and getting read scores in HDtach around 90mb/s. Now im running 3 drives in the array, one being a SATA drive, and the scores dropped to around 30mb/s, a single drive scores around 70mb/s. I tried striping sizes of 128 and...
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    Need for Speed Saved games, Where?

    Backing up stuff before doing a fresh format.. I cant figure out where Need for speed underground puts saved games. I tried searching usual places, like a saved game folder, searched for file name and midified date, nothing.. I dont really want to start over after a fresh format, so does...
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    dumb SATA question

    Can only one drive be connected per connector on the motherboard? Thanks jason
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    Loud vidcard / 2 pin fan controller

    I love everything about my FX5800 ultra except the noise it makes. It uses a 2pin fan connector and ive been search for a fan controller to slow it down to make it quieter. The cooler is very efficient, and it does not need to be running full speed. I have seen inexpensive controllers for 3...
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    VIA VT8237 RAID controller (4 drives)

    I read this controller is capable of RAID 0+1, so would it also be capable of running four drives in a RAID 0 configuration? I am currently running two drives in RAID 0 on a promise controller, and I'm one drive away from having four identical drives. If I knew for sure the VIA controller...
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    64bit OS 32bit drivers

    Will 32bit drivers work in 64bit XP?
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    CAS 2 Vs CAS 2.5

    Does running CAS 2 cause extra heat over CAS2.5? Are there any other dangers I should know about? I noticed the last time i had that cover off the ram felt rather warm, which is unusual for me on system memory. Then I noticed this, which is got me worried about it...
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    IDE to SATA converter??

    Is there any kind of performance hit using a converter? Thanks jason
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    more service packs coming..

    What do you guys(girls) think about SP2 for XP? More robust firewall features among other security upgrades..
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    fan; large to small plug adapter??

    The fans in my case have the large 4pin power plug, and I would like to find an adapter to go from those to the smaller power plug that is found on motherboards. I want to be able to control the voltage to the fan with the motherboard. Does anybody know a site that sells such an adapter...
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    Would you take her on?

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    DDR mem issues

    I was playing around with some of the bios settings on me SK8V. I have DDR333, but it will let me set it to DDR400 with a ratio of 2:1. Does anybody know what that ratio means(instructions dont mention it)? There are a few other settings/ratios but I cant remember them off the top of my head...
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    VT8237 southbridge raid question

    Does the VT8237 support IDE RAID? My inclination tells me no, but ive been searching the web and cant find anywhere that says yes or no. thanks jason
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    wireless Web-based configuration?

    Hey I have a netgear ME102 access point. Does anybody know if these have web-based setup? thanks jason
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    sis R659

    Anybody know if any mobo makers have a board in the works that uses this chipset?
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    Network/internet connectivity question..

    I currently have a router with a single port that runs into a wireless access point. If i were to plug the router into a swtich and the access point into the switch, would each computer connecting to the access point be able to connect to the internet seperately? Or do i need a router with...