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    Flash Video Laggy in Internet Explorer, but not in Firefox

    Does anyone know what I can do to make my videos play smoothly on Internet Explorer? Firefox plays all of these videos perfectly. I have an example page here: http://iubloomingtonrentals.com/flashvideotest/flightjuly19.html I know this isn't limited by the computer, because I've...
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    Intel X25-M G2 - Noob Questions

    I just bought a 80GB X25-M G2, and I'm a little confused about the current state of things. My plan was to reinstall Windows 7 64-bit once the drive arrives. So, here are my questions: 1. Is there anything I need to do to make the drive work from its out of box state? (I read that...
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    HELP! Quick!

    Everything has been working perfectly. I turned on my computer this morning and when I try to login it says The RPC server is unavailable. After about a minute (doesnt matter whether I do anything or not) the computer automatically restarts. But, it doesnt go through the standard reboot...
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    3pin from Case to 2pin on Motherboard

    So I finally got all my stuff today and I'm puttin' it all together (i've got pictures) but I have a problem. The Power LED front panel header is 3pin (2 wires with blank in between) and the EVGA X58 has a 2pin Power LED connecter. Is there a quick fix for this?
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    New Gaming Computer

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming - HD Video Encoding 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread Below $2000 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. USA...
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    Missing AA number on Intel Atom 330 motherboard

    Hello, I recently purchased an Mini-itx Intel Atom 330 motherboard (D945GCLF2). I put it all together with some difficulty (So small!!!). I booted up just fine and installed XP. It runs great. About a week later, the trouble began. I now receive a "The AA number has not been...
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    New Computer

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Normally just email and Internet. Occasionally hardcore gaming - Call Of Duty 4, World in Conflict. HD video editing 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a...
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    High Temperatures

    I have a XFX 7800GT which I bought about 2 and a half years ago. I recently started SpeedFan after my computer had been on, idling, for a while and I noticed that I had a few "Fire" icons. My 7800GT was idling at about 60C. Also, my harddrive is idling at over 51C. However, I think that the...
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    Summer Gaming PC for About $2k

    To answer the Stickied Questions... 1. This is for another family member. She will only use it for extremely basic tasks like email, and web browsing. But, on occasion some her teenage grandchildren (including me) come over to her house and we like to play games on it (Call of Duty 4). She...
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    Slow Boot - Blue Bar moves very slow - XP

    I have recently built a new system for a friend. Unfortunately, I have encountered an annoying problem. System: Dual-Boot Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista Ultimate Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 GB/s Hard Drive D-Link WDA-1320 32-bit PCI...
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    Help with Call of Duty 4 Vista

    I've tryed playing the demo for Call of Duty 4 and the lag is unbearable. I tryed playing at full settings which lagged terribly, then i lowered everthing to the lowest resolution and setting (Lowest Textures, No AA). The game looked terrible then and it still lagged (same amount of lag)...
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    Video Card for Abit TH7ii AGP 4x

    I have a 3 year old P4 1.8 Ghz with 500 megs of Rambus ram. It currently has a GeForce 3 ti200 video card. I have a new computer on order and my son will be getting this machine. For $200 dollars or less is there a upgrade worth making to this machine? I was thinking about a video card but...
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    Building system and need input

    I took what I could from the most recent "Anandtech January Mid-range buyers guide" I'm open to any opinions. This will be the second computer I've put together, the first one was a intel 1.8Ghz about 3 years ago. AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor Socket 939 Retail I don't plan on...
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    linksys router problem

    I have a linksys etherfast wireless access point cable router version BEFW11S4. I have a homeconnect external cable router. The problem is when I plug my cable modem into the WAN port of the router I cannot connect to the internet. I can access the router setup information but no internet. I've...
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    Abit TH7ii and the Northwood 1.8

    I have a Abit TH7ii motherboard and a P4 1.8 Northwood chip. When it boots up I get a "cpu unworkable" error. It seems a BIOS upgrade is required to run the Nrothwood chip with this board. I have the new BIOS version 38 the problem is how do I update the BIOS on a computer that doesn't have a...
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    Abit TH7ii and the Northwood 1.8

    I have a Abit TH7ii motherboard and a P4 1.8 Northwood chip. When it boots up I get a "cpu unworkable" error. It seems a BIOS upgrade is required to run the Nrothwood chip with this board. I have the new BIOS version 38 the problem is how do I update the BIOS on a computer that doesn't have a...
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    Abit TH7II cpu unworkable

    Abit TH7II mother board in a new system. Pentium 4 1.8a Northwood. On bootup I get a "cpu unworkable" error message. From posts I've read this is because I have the wrong BIOS for the Northwood chip. I've seen posts where this is a BIOS issue, however I can't find any working links or...
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    Abit TH7II and Pentium 4 Northwood

    Will the Abit TH7II Motherboard support the Pentium 4 1.8a Northwood chip? If you could post some links with details about this I would appreciate it. Curious to know if it requires a bois update or if you can simply drop it in. Thanks, Reisooh
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    FC-PGA2 CPU work in FC-PGA MOBO

    I have a Abit Motherboard ( Abit VH6-II Via694X PIII/Celer. Skt370 ATX Motherboard) that will work with a P3 FC-PGA 1000MHz CPU. I have a P3 1000MHz but it's a FC-PGA2 Skt.370. Question is will the FC-PGA2 CPU work in a FC-PGA motherboard. I've emailed Abit and have not received a reply in over...
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    FC-PGA2 CPU work in FC-PGA MOBO

    I have a Abit Motherboard ( Abit VH6-II Via694X PIII/Celer. Skt370 ATX Motherboard) that will work with a P3 FC-PGA 1000MHz CPU. I have a P3 1000MHz but it's a FC-PGA2 Skt.370. Question is will the FC-PGA2 CPU work in a FC-PGA motherboard. I've emailed Abit and have not received a reply in over...