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    hard drive switch

    i have a dell 8400 computer. i want to put in two sata hard drives and be able to power down and switch back and forth. i'm not concerned with looks--drives can sit outside the computer for all i care. has anybody seen such a product?
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    upgrading to 2 gb--2 pairs of 512 or 1 pair of 1 gb?

    which is more desirable? i have a dell 8400 with 2x512 mb. should i just buy another pair of 512 sticks or should i buy 2x1 gb sticks and ebay my existing?
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    laptop sees wireless router, but can't get ip assigned??

    linksys wrt54g router with 128 bit wap key enabled. tivo works fine to it. new dell inspiron 6000 with intel wireless pro 2200 b/g wireless card says it sees it my router, i typed in the wap key and it took it fine. great signal strength (sitting 10 ft away anyhow)--speed = 54.0 mMbps...
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    cat 5 home office wiring question

    if this is not the proper forum or somebody has a better suggestion where to post, please let me know. i'm wiring my home office in the basement. it has cat5 pulled. i have a punchdown tool and the ends. how critical are the 'twists' at the end where i make the connection? the flash video...
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    are sata 2.0 cables diff from sata 1.0?

    i bought a sata cable from best buy (yes i paid the outlandish $19 instead of waiting for newegg to deliver). it said it was a sata 2.0 cable and that it allowed transfer rates of 150 vs 133 MB/sec. is there an actual difference in a sata 2.0 vs the 1.0 cable?
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    ofoto calendars

    *Expires 3/31/05. Use coupon code CAL50 at checkout to redeem. The 50% discount applies only to Photo Calendars. Does not apply to shipping, sales tax, film processing or products or services offered through the Kodak Mobile Service. One coupon redemption per customer. Cannot be combined with...
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    is there a non sli nv4 ultra review?

    i'm looking for a non sli nv4 ultra mobo. or at least a nice review/comparison. i've been reading about msi, dfi, gigabyte and chaintech. i see abit has one, too, but it seems overpriced. does asus have one yet? i notice newegg has a foxconn, biostar, epox and ecs but haven't seen much...
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    wireless keybd/mouse combo

    anybody use a wireless keyboard/mouse for fps gaming? what kind of battery life do they get?
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    nvidia sata raid config

    i plan on buying a new nv4ultra board. havent decided which one, yet. i want to put a wd 75 gb 10k raptor as system/boot disk, then two slower/cheaper/bigger drives as raid 1. can i put all of them off of the nvidia sata controller? i assume the raptor would go in position 1 and the two big...
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    looking for a simple natural keyboard

    my keybd is about 9 years old. if you removed the keys, you could prob make a meal from the food in it. its starting to flake out. its a cheap 'PC Concepts' model that is a natural keyboard. it doesnt have all the 'internet buttons' on the top and the arrow keys and...
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    vdimm voltage fluctuation--how serious is this?

    i have a Kt266 epox mobo, amd 2400 chip, 1 gb cheap ram, couple hard drives, dvd drives, tv tuner card, modem and old sound card. cheap arse power supply. i have a utility called USDM that monitors temp and voltages. every day (usually a cpl times per day actually) i get the error msg...
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    newegg has the chaintech nv4ultra mobo in

    http://www.newegg.com/app/view...tion=13-152-049&depa=0 nice price, but i think i want to wait until a few others are available and read a few reviews
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    what is diff between nf4ultra and via chipset?

    looking for 939 mobos with nf4 ultra, but non sli. slim pickings (why is that)? when will the others come out? anyhow, it seems via has some alternative. how does it compare?
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    amd chipset clarification

    can someone point me to a link that summarizes all the nforce 3, 4, ultra, etc... specs. i haven't built a computer for two years and just started looking at amd solutions.