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    Friend Purchased XP-Pro REALLY cheap.. Legit or not???

    My next door neighbor often asks for my advice and help when working with his computer (he is an art appraiser, and not very computer savvy, but IS somewhat adventurous with his stuff). A few weeks ago, he asked me what I thought of a deal he found (on some site on the internet) to purchase...
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    How to make Nforce4 SATA floppy disk for Win XP X64

    I recently downloaded the new release of Windows XP X64 (legitemately from the MSDN), and attempted to install it on my system last night (An A64 3000+, on a DFI SLI mobo with 2x512 sticks of Kingston HyperX ram) onto a SATA drive (not raided tho). Since I could not find a floppy creator for...
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    Possibly Dead Motherboard (VNF4 Ultra) -- Ideas??

    Good morning. I have had a Chaintech VNF4 Ultra since before Christmas, and have loved the board. After adding a fan to the chipset, I have been able to keep it running at 300HTT for the past 3 months with rock-solid stability, and no heat issues (Thanks to the CoolerMaster Hyper6 CPU cooler...
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    Where (or how) do I get X.org 6.8 for Mandrake 10.1 Official?

    I installed Mandrake 10.1 Official recently, and I really like it. I have everything working correctly (including my Airlink+ wireless card, thanks to NdisWrapper) EXCEPT for my ATI All-In-Wonder 8500. I get no Tv-out, and I know the card's TV-out works in Windows (I am dual booting Mandrake...
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    Can't Get My B&W G3 to Boot From ANY OSX Panther CD or DVD!

    I have a problem with my new rev 1 Blue and White G3. I was all set to upgrade it from it's existing OS (Mac OS 9.2), to Panther. I purchased a new Panther install DVD, installed a new DVD drive in the mac, and tried to boot to the CD -- I get a black screen! The CD spins up, and seems to do...
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    Chaintech VNF4/Ultra Bios 2.0 Released!

    I just found out this morning that Chaintech posted the 2.0 BIOS (no longer beta) for the Chaintech VNF4/Ultra. It does not really list fixes, so it may be just a stable release of the betas that came before it. Has anyone tried it yet, and if so, what are the noticable differences (if any)...
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    KDE vs Gnome for my new Mandrake Install?

    I have gotten Mandrake 10.1 Official to install for my TV computer. I will be using this system for playing DVD's to our television (I have an ATI AllInWonder 8500 card for that), and my wife will be using it for this, email, games, etc. I have used both KDE and Gnome in the past, and like...
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    Which Linux Distro For Me?

    Hi everyone, I have a question about which Linux distro to choose for a new system I am setting up. The system is going to be a computer to run out television from. I will NOT be playing games on it, at most, I will use it to learn more about Linux, play DVD's, and record TV. I have an ATI...
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    New Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Review

    A new review of the Chaintech VNF4 Ultra board has just been posted over at ModdersHQ. They take an in-depth look at the board, and take into account the new beta BIOS (which the only other review, from X-bit Labs, did not have available to them at the time). They rated it excellent, and gave...
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    Mac Os 9 Vs OS X

    Hi everyone, I am a soon to be Mac owner (I have owned and built PC's for a long time, but a new project at work requires me to use some Mac software at home). I have purchased a used G3 on Ebay for $80.00, and it comes with Mac OS 9.2.2. I have heard that Mac Os X is a better operating system...
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    Chaintech VNF4 Ultra board on Ebay

    For those looking for possibly a cheaper way to get ahold of one of these boards (or if the online shops sell out again), there is a person selling one on ebay right now. He apparently tried to remove the chipset heatsink with the board still in the case, and knocked the tops off of 2 of the...
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    VNF4 Ultra & A64 3000+ Overclock (Stable at 290 HTT, 2.61GHZ), BUT.....

    I have had my Chaintech VNF4 for several weeks now, and I have been working my tail off, trying to get the maximum overclock out of it solely using the BIOS. The BIOS has been very overclock friendly, allowing me to easily reach 240 HTT (after dropping my HTT multi to 4x, lowering the memory...
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    Advice on Overclocking an NForce 4 Board -- Do I need to increase the Chipset Voltage?

    I have one of the new Chaintech VNF4 Ultra boards, with an A64 3000+ winchester core. I have been working for a few weeks to overclock this board, and I have gotten it to HTT240, but cannot get past this point, no matter what I do. I have tried dropping the HTT multi (down even as far as 2x)...
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    Help OC'ing A64 3000+ Winchester on VNF4 Mobo (Voltages??)

    I have one of the new Chaintech VNF4 Ultra motherboards, running an A64 3000+ winchester core. I have been able to get it to clock up to 240 HTT in BIOS (where others have reported being unable to pass 220 with this board) running the processor at 1.5 V, (where it runs at 21-26 degrees C...
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    Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Overclocking -- I figured out how to break the 220 barrier!!

    On almost every forum where people have the Chaintech VNF4 Ultra board, people report being unable to overclock past 220 in the BIOS (they can sometimes get to 250 in the N-Tune software within windows). This has been limiting to me until this morning -- I finally figured out how to get my...
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    Nforce 4 issues when using 4 sticks of 512MB 400MHZ RAM in Dual Channel?

    I just got my new Chaintech VNF4 mobo last night -- everything is working OK, except that it seems to have a problem with my RAM. I installed 4 512 MB sticks of Kingston HyperX PC3200 RAM (400MHZ), which all work fine at 400MHZ in other systems (in sets of 2), but my new board detects them as...
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    Chaintech VNF4/Ultra (NF4 W/PCI-E) -- I got Mine!! The Good and Bad So Far...

    I recieved my VNF4 Ultra from Newegg yesterday, and got it set up and and running successfully, and I wanted to share my experiences/feelings about this board so far. I got the system set up and running (very easily except for the RAID array and RAM configuration, which I will get to). My...