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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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    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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    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

    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

    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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    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...