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    Abit AX8 and Venice core

    I scored a free Abit AX8 board and I'm going to throw some spare parts into it for a second rig. The thing is, I don't know what BIOS version it has. I noticed the Abit website says that there was a BIOS revision (ver 11) that allowed the Venice processors to work. My question is, if this...
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    Windows XP error message with strange file

    Starting a couple of days ago my laptop has been getting an error on Windows start up and I can't figure it out. The error reads: "Error: loader couldn't initialize service!" I can click ok and everything works fine. It doesn't seem to really do anything that I've noticed so far. I did...
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    CDRW/DVD Combo Drive Problems

    I'll try to make this quick. I just assembled a new computer with the following parts: -MSI K8N Neo4-F Motherboard -AMD64 3200+ Venice -Kingston ValueRAM 512x2 PC3200 -MSI nVidia 6600GT PCIe -Antec TruePower 430 -Hitatchi 7200rpm Deskstar 200GB (IDE1/Master) -Samsung SM332-B...
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    DVD/CDRW drive problem

    I just set up a new computer with a MSI K8N Neo 4-F motherboard. Everything seems to work fine except the DVD/CDRW drive. When I first set it up, I put the HD on IDE1 master, and the DVD drive as IDE2 master. The drive worked fine until I would power down, switch it back on, and stick a CD...
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    Uninstalling NVIDIA IDE SW drivers

    This might be a dumb question, but how do I uninstall the Nvidia IDE SW drivers? I just built my new rig, updated all the drivers, and am experiencing a BSOD everytime I put a CD with autorun into the drive. I know I installed the SW drivers and I've read that this could be the problem...
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    Antec TruePower 430W vs. Antech TruePower II 430W

    I'm a couple of days away from ordering the rest of my computer parts. The final hurdle is which PSU to purchase. Should I get the TruePower 430 or the TruePowerII 430? The TPII has duel rails, the TP has one 12v rail. My system: A64 3200+ (venice), MSI Neo4-F, 6600GT I don't think I...
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    Buying a new PC

    I'm getting ready to order the rest of my computer and just wanted to do the standard "look it over please" post to make sure I didn't miss anything. I've read countless posts and reviews and think the choices I've made are pretty solid. It's not going to be a state of the art machine, but I'm...
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    Athlon64 Revision E/Venice and nForce4

    I've read quite a bit about the new Venice/Rev E chips that AMD is scheduled to release in the coming weeks. I've also read that there might be some issues getting the new chips to work in nForce4 boards. From what I can tell it's all likely to be fixed with a simple BIOS flash. I'm planning...
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    Quick question about memory

    I tried searching for the answer, but I didn't find anything that quite covered my question. For my new rig I'm building I bought 1GB of Kingston ValueRAM from Outpost.com. On the site's description it says "Each 184-pin DIMM uses gold contact fingers and requires +2.6V." The board I'm...