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    SONY VAIO PCG-953A Hard Drive Replacement

    I have a SONY VAIO PCG-953A and the hard drive has failed. I can't find the conventional way to remove the hard drive, thru a panel on the bottom. Only thing it could be is to remove the entire bottom of the laptop. I'm not THAT versed in taking apart laptops and really need some advice here...
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    Windows Vista Already On Laptop, Want XP Pro Dual Boot

    I am considering purchasing a laptop. Most laptops come with Vista on it, and I am interested in making the laptop dual boot with Windows XP Pro. I've been reading for quite some time and only came across a post or two saying they've had difficulties but no one mentioning any specific...
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    Need Advice On A PCI-E Video Card

    I'm looking into getting a GIGABYTE GV-NX76G512P-RH video card. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VIDEO CARD I'm upgrading from an older Chaintech AMD Athlon XP motherboard to a newer AMD Athlon 64 motherboard. My old motherboard has an AGP slot with a BFG Nvidia FX5200 256mb video card (AGP of...
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    Need Help Configuring CPU Properly To Motherboard

    First off, I am in dire need of help in configuring my CPU EXACTLY as is necessary for full performance. The main reason I am asking right now is that I have already configured it to work properly....yet when I have to do a 'REBOOT', it will hang (freeze) on either startup or when windows...
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    Power Supply - Dual Voltage vs Single Voltage!

    I am trying to choose a new PSU. My dilema is something that I'm not used to. PSU's with 'dual voltage'. My question is this: With dual voltage, what is the purpose? For example: Let's say you have a dual voltage PSU. I'm going to use the "MSI TurboStream 600W BTX 600Watts Power Supply...
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    Load Up Failure, Power on, then goes off.

    My system specs are listed below. I'm just curious what would you guys think would be the FIRST thing I should look at in this situation: I turn my computer on, the power comes on, then it automatically shuts off after a second or two. Now, I have a power console surge protector, so I can...
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    Daweoo Qrium CD663N Windows XP Drivers

    Please don't laugh....(I'm giggling myself anyhow)....but my Mother has a Qrium (Yuk!) PC...model number CD663N that came with Windows 98SE. I have been successful at converting to Windows XP Pro....with the exception of the sound drivers. If anyone has had any success getting the Qrium...
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    unicows.dll HELP

    I am working on a system that has the following error code whenever the owners of the system try to check their email on msn messenger: ERROR THE SPECIFIED MODULE COULD NOT BE FOUND [UNICOWS.DLL] They have installed the new version....still comes up. UNINSTALLED it and reinstalled it...
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    Need Help Identifying (need specs on) This Toshiba Laptop

    I just got a laptop given to me and I need to get a power cord for it...BUT...as you all know, power cord (with ac adapter's) are VERY expensive, so I need to identify the specs on this laptop before I go thru the trouble of buying the power supply. I know it's probably not much...but I have a...
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    Need copy of install disc that came with WD2500JD Hard Drive

    I have a Western Digital, 250 Gig SATA 7200rpm Caviar hard drive (model: WD2500JD). I need a copy of the original CD that came with this drive. I'm sure the CD that came with a 200 Gig WD Caviar SATA 7200rpm would work as well...not necessarily the disc that came with this particular model...
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    Pioneer DVR-109 - BE AWARE!!

    I bought TWO of the Pioneer DVR-109 from NewEgg. I will say that if you are going to be burning the DVD's or CD's (DATA CDz), you'll be fine. If you are looking for a drive that will also burn audio cdz....GOOD LUCK. This drive is EXTREMELY finicky on brand of cd compatability for audio cdz...
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    Programmable Popup Killer Wanted!

    Okay, I've been on the hunt for the BEST popup killer out there, that's not a firewall too, or a spyware, adware killer.....just a popup killer. I need to be able to add the popups to it that it doesn't automatically kill. I HAD an old popup killer, but they went out of business, so...
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    Okay guyz, got a REAL stumper fer ya!

    Okay guyz, this one is a REAL butt kicker! I can't figure it out for ANY solutions for this problem. It comes up randomly with no rhyme or reason. Here is the first link. It's a pic of the problem...couldn't screenshot it so I digital cam'ed it....so forgive the quality: Picture #1...
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    Need Advice On This Power Supply

    LOGISYS 500W MESHED RED LED ATX / BTX POWER SUPPLY, Model "PS500MSRD" -RETAIL Link Here Please let me know what you all think about this power supply. It's for an AMD Athlon 64 3200+.
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    NEED HELP WITH MY DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb

    I put this system together FLAWLESSLY! I'm NO stranger to putting systems together. I've even got the 4 wire cable hooked up. The system first powered up but did NOTHING....no display. I shut down to double check & see if everything was setup proper. Everything is fine. I tried to boot...
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    AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Core: Newcastle Freq: 2.2GHz Suggestions

    Here is the processor CLICK HERE It's a Newcastle, and want to know how stable these processors are (specifically this one)? A seperate question is, is this a decent processor for OC'ing (OverClocking)? I'll be getting the "DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb" NVIDIA nForce3 250GB Chipset...
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    What Kind Of Kingston RAM Is This????

    Have searched, but found NOTHING...aside from apple/mac ram, which isn't right...wuz in a P1 - 200 MHz and working great: Kingston Technology: KTM8MX72S Please let me know what you think.
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    Compaq DeskPro 2000 Specs & more help!

    I am currently working on an OLD beast! It's a Compaq Deskpro 2000. There are about 8 diffent DeskPro's and I NEED to know so I know what kind and how much of RAM they can max out at! It's got a stick in it now, but the numbers don't match up to ANYTHING, ANYWHERE. I need help on it now...
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    AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (1.47 GHz) only stable at 1100 MHz!

    THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED!! Thanks goes to ALL who helped me in this situation: Zebo, Oroo Oroo, Sonic587, 3chordcharlie, Fern & Pciber!!! You all have been such a GREAT help, and I've learned a LOT! WHAT I NEED IS SETTINGS (BIOS FREQUENCY VOLTAGE...WITHOUT MULTIPLIER...WITH THIS...
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    Need Help Formatting PART of an NTFS Drive! HELP!

    I have a 160 gig Maxtor HD. I partitioned it into two partitions so that I could keep the second partition with everything I've collected/downloaded (without the need to immediately backup all my things), but still be able to format my C drive (main drive). Here's the problem. I NEVER do a...
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    Asus A7S333 Post Problem. HELP!

    I have the Asus MB: A7S333 and I am trying to put in the AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU (1.47 GHz). I use 1 Gig (2x512MB) Kinsington PC2100 ram. The CPU has a 266 FSB. I need to know what jumper pins/switches or BIOS settings I need to alter to make this work properly? I have the latest BIOS...