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    Best way to test suspected bad RAM?

    I have a MSI K8T NEO2-FIR motherboard and I'm using this Geil RAM. I'm beginning to suspect one or both of my sticks of RAM is bad. I've had strange errors trying to install UT2K4, which some people have suggested might be related to bad RAM, and I get strange crashes every once in a while that...
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    Burning DVD's

    Decryptor should let you rip the file. If you go to the DVD Shrink website, there are links to several very good guides on how to use Decryptor/DVD Shrink. Anyone know a good link to some kind of compatability list that would tell me what DVD-/+Rs or RWs would work best in my Sony...
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    XBOX 2 to debut at E3.

    I'm quite interested to see if Microsoft in fact unveils 2 or 3 different kinds of Xbox 2 (e.g., a basic model with out a HD, a middle one with a HD, etc.)
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    Problem installing UT2K4 from CDs

    I only have the one optical drive in my system, unfortunately, a Lite-On DVD burner (I'm not OC'ing anything, either). I'm not running any virtual CD programs, as far as I know (I installed the NERO OEM Suite that came with the burner -- I don't think that has a virtual CD program in it, but...
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    Problem installing UT2K4 from CDs

    Okay, so I sit down to install the copy of UT2k4 (for the PC, the CD-ROM version -- I'm running XP Home and have LiteOne DVD burner) that I just got from GoGamer, and I begin the installation process, type in the CD key, and the first disk starts copying files. 30 seconds in, I get a "Critical...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    Thanks again for all the help. I opened up the machine last night and tried changing the RAM configuration. First, I put each stick in one at a time (in DIMM1) and booted up to see what CPU-Z said. For both sticks the machine booted up, BIOS selected 400MHz when I used the "SPD" option...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    mechBgon, I appreciate all your help, but I think I'm still having trouble. My CPU-Z is version 1.26, so it looks slightly different from yours, but when I look at the Memory tab, it shows I have 1024 MB (which is what I have), but the Frequency is listed as 163.7 MHz, not 200. Also, it shows...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    Great -- that's exactly what I needed to see -- I'll check it as soon as I can. Thanks again.
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    Installing RAM in MSI K8T NEO2-FIR motherboard

    I have Geil Value Series 184-Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 RAM and a MSI "K8T NEO2-FIR" VIA K8T800 motherboard. The manual for the board contains more or less this information on installing the RAM. My problem is that two of the recommendations in those instructions appear to be contradictory (or...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    Okay, thanks for your help. I got CPU-Z and ran it last night (not in front of the computer right now.) It showed me that the RAM was there, and correctly identified it (i.e., that it was Geil ram of the proper size), but I couldn't tell where I should have been seeing that the RAM was running...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    Everything seems to be working now, pretty much -- thanks very much. One question, though -- I had some trouble with getting XP to recognize the two 512 MB sticks of RAM I have in the system. This is the RAM I've got: Geil Value Series 184-Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 W/ Blue Aluminum Heat...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    Maybe something more serious is wrong. I note that the first message I get says "No drive attached to Fastrak controller!" and "NOte: BIOS is not installed" Have I messed up something at an earlier stage? EDIT: Nevermind, pressed F6 and entered the SCSI drivers from the disk for the VIA...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    Great -- thanks for the help. I think I'm missing something with the F6-key routine, but I didn't see a time to do that when I had the XP disk in. I have the VIA SATA disk here, though, so I'm game. I also just went on Seagate's site, and they have a installation program that creates a...
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    Problem with speed of RAM

    So I'm putting together my first computer today, and so far the mechanical building part seems to have gone well. I can boot up and get into BIOS, but when I try to install XP, it tells me there's no hard drive in the system, so clearly something is wrong. Okay, I've put everything together...
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    Need a wireless card for new computer

    While I think I'd rather have something in the machine, and I don't forsee needing to attach the device to another computer, I assume the PCI cards with separate antenna would provide the same advantage, right?
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    Need a wireless card for new computer

    I need a wireless card for my new computer, but don't know very much about what to select (either brand or type). I have DSL from SBC, and my DSL modem is also a WAP. My laptop has a built in wireless card, and when I use it at home, it just works, but I know relatively little about it, and so...
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    No game testing for me until I build my new machine, but I hooked the monitor up to my laptop last night just to give it a whirl and it looks great. No dead pixels, no ghosting, sharp and clear. It was quite bright out of the box, so I had to adjust that, but from the little time I spent, the...
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    Okay, I have the box sitting in front of me right now, and before I even open it and look at the manual, I see a big sticker on the front that say 8ms. The packing list gives the monitor part number as VP171B-2, which is supposed to be the 8ms model. I don't want to unpack the whole thing...
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    I just got e-mail from Dell that my monitor shipped yesterday, and apparently it's going to be delivered today (assuming the DHL guy doesn't mess things up -- still, not bad for their free shipping). Assuming I get it this afternoon, I'll tell you what part number I got.
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    Choosing a 17" LCD display

    After some consideration, I ended up ordering the ViewSonic from Dell, since it was the monitor I had originally settled on before Newegg ran out of stock, and it turns out that Dell has it for less than Newegg. If it turns out to be the VP171B-2, then that's a nice bonus, but for $385 after...
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    Choosing a 17" LCD display

    The Samsung just seems too expensive in comparison to the Sony and ViewSonic, and also in comparison to the price Dell is offering on what appears to be the 8 ms version of the ViewSonic VP171B. If I can keep the price closer to $350, I'd prefer to do that. Trizzay, from your thread, it...
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    Choosing a 17" LCD display

    Thanks for the heads up. I noticed that thread, and it's funny because I was actually set on buying the ViewSonic VP171B at newegg until they went out of stock sometime yesterday. Not having any really familiarity with any of these brands, it seems like people have good things to say about all...
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    Choosing a 17" LCD display

    I'm looking at the following three displays (all 17", at least 16 ms response time, and with DVI inputs, which were my basic criteria in looking for a display): ViewSonic VG710b -- $329 SONY SDM-S74/B -- $349 SAMSUNG SyncMaster 710T-Black -- $439 I want something that's going to...