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  1. CheetahMk2

    World of Warcraft - 'Minimum sustained uptime' guarantee, does it exist?

    Hey all, I recently was lucky enough to get a copy two days ago, but I haven't been able to register in all that while. For one reason or another the authentication thing is borked, and even after I called nothing happened. When I called about it, they say to 'wait'. Is this normal for this game...
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    Forwarding all traffic over secure link? SSH, VPN, TUN/TAP?

    I'm trying to figure out a way if I can securely forward all traffic from my laptop (on wireless) to my desktop and then out. Obviously, I don't trust the wireless part. I could use something like SSH, but that would only tunnel *one* port to *one* predefined IP. I want to be able to use it...
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    Anyone here ever get ATI to give you HL2 from bundle?

    I got a new 9800 back when HL2 was supposed to come out, but I never got ATI to honor the claim that I'd get a voucher redeemable for a copy of HL2. Did anyone here manage to get one from them? This was advertised on the rack when I bought it, and ATI had a web site up that promised the same...
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    Lukewrm: Sandisk Cruzer 1GB USB Flash Drive $60 AR @ CompUSSR

    Kinda warm, cold compared to that 1GB Jumpdrive for $40 at Dell, but if you have a coupon or something it might be worth it. I like the styling on this a bit more, but I don't know too much about reliability. Product Numer: 312391 $99.99 - $25 IR - $15 MIR Keep in mind during BF they will...
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    Radeon 9600 (128-bit 256MB) vs 9800se (128-bit 128MB)

    I recently was in a position to influence a decision of which card a friend was going to upgrade to. (Max price: $150) I warned him against a refurbed 9800se for about $100 at Newegg (as they are more than likely 9800SE's that didn't softmod/were 128-bit) and I leaned towards a 9600 Regular...
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    How long to wait to receive an Ebay item?

    Just want everyone's $.02 here so I can go out and buy a juicer for the lemons I have here. You pay for an item, how long is acceptable for the seller to get it to your door? I have had sellers mail items with $4 s/h with $.50 bulk rate (w/ stamps) First Class mail, and others still that go...
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    Drive in an enclosure maxing out at 33MB/s?

    I have a 8mb cache ATA/100 WD drive in an SATA enclosure, and the transfer speeds are maxing out at 33MB/s Filesystem Index in Sandra. Jumper settings are what they should be, can anyone explain this? In the same Sandra, the same enclosure benched 56MB/s with a Hitachi 2mb drive. Is the drive...
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    Scorching hot: External SATA/Firewire 400/USB 2.0 3.5" enclosure $50 shipped

    I found this and it is REALLY hot. These types of enclosures usually go for $65 plus shipping, so for anyone out there willing to part with some money for extra performance, this it out there. It bridges a standard ATA hard drive to SATA and USB/Firewire. http://www.gameve...
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    Why are 3.5" hard drives called that when they are really 4"?

    I got a measuring tape and a hard drive sitting on my desk so I put two and two together and checked. They're not what they're called! 3.5" are 4" and 2.5" are 2.75". I'm sure that's screwed up some system builder or modder somewhere when they made a part then found out it wasn't even the right...
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    Need help picking the best optical mouse

    I need some help picking a mouse, and after searching through some posts, I couldn't find one that objectively compares all of the solution out right now. Let me state what I have at the moment and why I am upgrading. I have a Intellimouse Explorer 1.0, which I love because of the shape and...
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    Hot swapping SATA? And enclosures/racks that support this?

    I asked this question in HT about SATA but they were of very little help. Does anyone in here know if there are any enclosures or racks out there that support hot swapping? I have an IDE drive I plan to put in an external enclosure with SATA and hook that to my motherboard, but I am not sure if...
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    Hot swap SATA? External enclosure recommendations?

    I'm looking for something along those lines since I have 2 free SATA channels in my computer right now and I wanted to have an external enclosure that was a bit faster than USB 2.0. Also, I wanted to maintain the convenience of having a USB 2.0 enclosure should I pick it up and move it around...
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    How to: Migrate/Move a Windows XP Install to a new hard drive

    I just ran through all of this and a bag of chips, so I thought I would post the reults of my labour. I will try to also state why certain methods work and other fail. BIG NOTE: Never ever mess with your original drive for the moment. EVER. Don't delete it, copy it, or modify it. If any of...
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    What's the deal with Kirk screaming 'KHAAAAAN!'?

    I dunno if I am officially a blasphemer for saying this, but I never saw that movie in its entirety so I don't know what the hubbub is about. And since instant satisfaction is the best kind, I was hoping someone could give a short synopsis of that scene. I have seen a bunch of the other movies...
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    Modding hot! 400W Blue PS, 2x 4" Blue CCFL, 3x Blue fan, PCI slot fan, floppy cable $40 [Dead]

    I was checking out XPC and I ran across this huge combo kit. This is a lot of matching equipment for $40! Especially since most 400W power supplies themselves go for $40 alone. You get a Vigor 400W power supply with a 80mm and 120mm blue LED fan, 3 blue quad LED 80mm fans, 1 PCI slot UV...
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    Overclocking Pc2700 memory to 200x2mhz?

    I'm trying to get this memory to go 200mhz, if it can. I tried messing with timings and so forth, but here's the odd thing: it can POST and boot Memtest86 at 400mhz RAM speed at CL 2.5, and will spew errors all over the place. However, if I try booting with a CL of 3.0, I get a AMI beep code 8...
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    XP loop-booting after motherboard upgrade

    Hey everyone, I recently got off a K7S5A Pro 5.0 and moved to a MSI KT6V, but my system would just flash the 'Windows XP' loading screen at the bottom, and the bar wouldn't even go left-to-right even once before the computer physically rebooted. I went back to my old motherboard, but that...
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    Free: (2) Eumax Automatic Fan Speed Controller @ ioCombo [Only Today!]

    They have a fan speed controller with a thermal diode to control speed and some misc connectors, for $2.95 with a coupon to bring it to zero with a $5 purchase. Buy two and apply the coupon, or get something else. They have a good deal on a "Bytecc Pocket USB 2.0 Aluminum 7-IN-I External Card...
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    Warm: Radeon 7000 32mb AGP @ Microcenter $30 [Belkin router $10]

    I saw this in the corner of the Microcenter ad on the back. Might be warm for a backup card or something cheap, I have noticed recently video card prices are ln($performance) . PowerSpec brand, 089904 They also have a decent deal for a Belkin router, $10 no rebate. Might be the cheaper one...
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    Warm: PQI Intellistick 256MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive $45AR

    This is a warm deal, not hot, since there is a rather large rebate attached. So, it is better for the people who do not have to pay tax. Plus the Intellistick is damn small... you have to see it for yourself. Otherwise, tax can kill it. But for $5 more than the Costco cruzer, it's nice...
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    A pox on rebates!

    I dunno.. I'm getting to the point where I would even turn down FAR stuff. I recently ran across a MIR for something that was like 5 bucks, 2 in rebate. That was a kick. And another instance where E-Cost had some bitchy terms that basically said 'We don't have to pay you'. I wonder how...
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    Controls [keyb/mouse] lock up with OpenGL?

    I dunno...I have been having problems where my controls will freeze up [as in if I am holding left down and shooting something in CS] my controls with sperraticaly lock up, with me running in circles to the left, firing like crazy. Sometimes it gets so bad that my mobo starts beeping [as if I am...
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    Bootable REWRITEABLE CD-RW bootdisk?

    Has anyone out there seen or heard of a boot image you can place on a CD-RW that will let it be WRITEABLE like a floppy? The floppy was recently destroyed during shipping, and I need to back up my original video card BIOS from DOS [and I have no alternatives such as a tiny 'other' Fat32 hard...
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    Wholesale Hot: Princeton 17" TFT at Costco $320 *NO REBATES!* [7/28+]

    I am a member over there, and I recently noticed this in the coupon book they sent me [available in the mail or at the membership desk]. They are going to have the brand new Princeton Graphics VL1715 in stock and on sale on the 28th, for $370. Best part is, there was a $50 off coupon in the...
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    [Warm] Buslink (LiteOn) 52x CD-Rw at Staples $24.94 AR [$14.99 AC]

    [Update] Ok.. here's the update. The listing on the website was in error, so the few that placed the order while that was up said they are getting sent a $20 GC in the mail after calling them up and speaking with a CS rep. So now, it is 'officially' $54.98 - $30 MIR = $24.98 - $10 off $50 coupon...
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    Amusing EBay Blooper

    Heh.. it's amazing what you can get away with on EBay.... :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3406546833&category=38118 CheetahMk2
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    Specifying MAC address/physical address with XP Network Bridge

    I created a network bridge with XP networking, but I need to generate a new MAC address/speficy a specific one for it to use rather than generate a static one. How would I go about doing this? The standard method of changing MAC has no effect; If anyone could let me know how to specify the MAC...