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    Vista USB issue

    My wife has a relatively new Vaio laptop with Vista. A few months ago, the whole thing fell apart on her and she sent it back to get it fixed (the factory memory was bad, so they replaced it). Since then, any time she tries to use a USB device that she had not used prior to the warranty work...
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    This is really strange...I have a wireless network in my house, and whenever I am using this laptop and one of my neighbors' networks comes online. my laptop kicks me off my network to let me know that there are other networks available. Drives me nuts, because during peak hours, it can happen...
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    SCSI Hard Drive installation help needed!

    OK, I bought a couple 15k 18.2gb Compaq SCSI drives (bf01863644) off eBay. I got an Adaptec 39160 card (card and drives are U160), a 68-pin ribbon cable and two adapters for the drives (drives are 80, everything else is 68 pin, so I got the adapters and installed them). Now I need to hook...
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    SCSI HDD questions

    Hello folks. I feel that I have a reasonably good understanding of this technology, but I want to make sure. I bought two 18gb 15k Compaq SCSI Ultra3 hard drives recently. They should arrive shortly. I also boughtthis controller card. I have a few questions though. If I want to set these...
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    Ultra 3 SCSI controller card and a RAID5 question

    Quick and stupid question... I just bought a pair of SCSI hard drives. They are 15k rpm Ultra3 drives. I would like to set them up in a RAID1 (with the possibility of perhaps going to a RAID5 if I can get a few more for a good price). Can I get an Ultra320 controller card, or do I have to...
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    Need advice...file server/mail server/media center possibly

    Hello everyone, My fiance has a Sony desktop that had to be reformatted. Unfortunately, she didn't have the software install disks, so she lost all her drivers. I bought a new MoBo for her in December and planned to install it, along with my old sound card and video card so that she would...
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    Fiber Channel 40-pin SCA HDs in a desktop?

    What do you need as far as an adapter or card or whatever to use a set of fiber channel HDs in an ATX desktop? I cannot seem to find an answer anywhere.
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    Someone posted a link to a Tyan dual opteron MoBo last night that about made me mess my pants. Now I want to sell all my stuff and build a system based on something just insane like that. Not that I would ever be able to afford it, but what are the highest-end commercially available...
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    Best case?

    Looking to build a home server. My fiance and I are moving across the country into our own place and I am going to set up a network from the ground up. A couple years from now, we're going to build a house and I plan to have it be as wired as possible. Wireless access points in each room, the...
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    OCZ 512mb 3200 $65 - $25 MIR = $40 P/S

    http://shop.outpost.com/product/4071762 Hot?
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    Two HD questions

    1. My virtual memory was set at 768mb, and Windows said it recommended 1534mb. Is there any reason why it's so low? Would setting it even higher have any sort of performance increase? 2. Is there any reason why people don't use 15,000rpm SCSI drives in a RAID array as their main hard drive?
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    Save to HD is slow

    I am working on a project where I am saving a ton of pictures of various places in New Mexico on my hard drive. I had some computer problems over the last couple weeks, the main problem was that the memory test was failing. I had one of the DIMMs in the wrong socket. That might have been the...
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    OVERCLOCKED!!!

    I just overclocked for the first time! I have an A64 754pin 3000+ that was running at 2.01gHz before. Now it is running at 2.05gHz! Yeah, I know, no difference at all. But I am the one who OC'ed it! I understand the concept now!
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    Need help connecting to a wireless network

    Hey guys, This problem is a little difficult because it's my fiance having the problem, not me. And she's in Tucson, AZ for a conference, while I am in Columbus, OH. Thus, the computer is not in front of me. She's staying at a hotel with wireless access in each room. The network apparently...
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    Ghost question

    Okay, so here's the situation... I want to make an image of my WD 80gb HD because it's starting to make noise. It's an old drive, it's about to go, and I want to migrate everything to my newer, bigger drive. I have Norton Ghost 9.0 and have tried to use it. Basically, what happened was...
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    Windows XP install...HUGE problems!

    A few days ago, I woke up to a marvelous BSOD. I couldn't figure out exactly what the problem was, but I think it was the hard drive. I tried to install the drive into a different computer so that I could take my important files off of it, but I had a drive failure when I did that. Since...
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    Performance difference between a 10,000rpm HD and a 7,200rpm SATA HD?

    As the subject says, what would be the performance difference between a 10,000rpm HD and a 7,200 SATA HD? Aren't 10,000rpm drives these days usually SATA? Bus speeds would be the same in that case, right? So the difference lies in the speed of the drive. I am just wondering what...
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    What are the steps for a BSOD diagnosis?

    Woke up today to a screen featuring the lovely hue of azure that is proprietary to Microsoft. Now, I just replaced my case, MoBo, CPU, PSU, video card, all cables, etc. The only component that has been with me for any length of time is my 80gb WD. All the new components are mid-to-high end...
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    Have 1gb of RAM right now...looking to upgrade to 2gb...quick question

    Hey fellas, I have 1gb (512x2) of Rosewill 3200 RAM right now, and am looking to upgrade to 2gb. I am running the DFI LanParty UT nF3 and an A64 3000+, which obviously doesn't support dual channel, and the board only has 3 RAM slots. I want to add a 1gb stick to the 2x512 I already have...
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    Recent rebuild...rate my current system!

    Just rebuilt my system. Had limited cash, but was able to upgrade most components of my rig. I play games, but it's always text-based sports sims like Football Manager or Eastside Hockey Manager. Sometimes a little Diablo II or Empire Earth, but no FPS or anything like that. Mostly, my system...