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    Intel Laptop Wifi card in desktop

    I recently upgraded my aging desktop and I wanted to reuse some of the components from a HP laptop that was broken. I bought a Mini Pcie to Pcie adapter to use the Intel Centrino N-1030 adapter that was in the laptop. The adapter is recognized but keeps giving me a Code 10 error(cannot start...
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    Wired LAN slower than wireless

    Hi, I have a strange problem with my router, a TP-Link TL 740N. I am on comcast and I get 3 Mbps download wireless but only 1 Mbps on the wired connection to the desktop. I've updated the firmware on the router and isolated the issue to it. I've checked the connection against other cables...
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    DVI connection does not work

    Hi, I have a Leadtek 6600gt TDH graphics card (AGP) from 2 years ago with a DVI and VGA output. I have tried to repeatedly get a Dell 2005 FPW to work but it always ends up in power save mode. I have tried the DVI recover utility from Dell but that does not help either. Now I have a Dell 2007...
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    Squad Based Shooters

    Hi, I just finished playing the demo for Republic Commando and I thought it was pretty good. But the game is new and I cant afford it right now. Anybody have any recommendations for any squad based shooters like this. Or if somebody has played through it, opinions on whether the whole game...
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    Ion Storm Closes

    Anybody else read about this? Excellent record for the company. It's sad to see such a talented team being broken. Thoughts... CD.
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    Linux - Nvidia 6629 installation done

    After hearing a lot of good things about Linux, I decided to give it shot. But trying to decide which distro seems like the hardest decision of the whole process of adoption. I have some basic programming skills but sometimes the guides dont seem to make sense when you're trying to figure out if...
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    DVD Playback

    Well, its what the title says. I've brand new dvd's and still there seems to be a problem. I tried the same dvd in another cheapo drive and it seems to work fine. Does anybody know of any utility to check if there's any problem with the drive? Also, the Lite-On website said that it also might be...
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    Utopia

    Just got back from a meeting and it seems that a group of people, any size, are incapable of liking one common thing. Be it anything, from a movie, a song, food,a color,an emotion,an acheivement , any goddamn thing. Sometimes I think its better if people weren't told things. I try not to...
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    Out of the ordinary

    Have you seen or experienced something you cant explain? I've heard too many things from people who are reasonable which I can explain but sometimes I'm not so sure. The only thing I cant explain in my life is the consistent deja vu's which I get in my dreams. But other than that nothing else. I...
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    How are memories stored in the brain?

    I was just reading the topic about teleporting and it got me wondering how our memories are stored in our heads. Is there some physical change which occurs in the neurons? Part of the neuron stores information, right? thanks, Carl
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    Best Food in your area

    Everytime I go to a new town, I always like to eat at the local favourite. Its not the fanciest place in town, sometimes its a small joint run by a family but the food is wonderful. I make a list of the best places, places that are never advertised, places you could find only from the local...
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    Power fan problem - Antec 430 & Winbond HD

    Hi Everybody, First post here so please bear with me. Getting a constant 11000-12000 RPM from Winbond hardware doctor, ver 2.70. Mobo is a Abit NF7-S V2. Anybody come across this before?. Another thing is that I have a 2600+ Mobile XP outfitted with a...