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    Turning off Power Meter in Windows XP

    Hi, I was just wondering if there's any way to not have the power meter show up in the system tray for windows xp. I just installed SpeedSwitchXP, which already shows the power left so I don't need the power meter anymore. However, no matter what I do, the power meter seems to always be in...
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    Determining if a hard drive is defective

    Hi, I was wondering how one goes about determining whether a hard drive is defective. I just purchased a new Hitachi 7K250 250GB hard drive for my Abit NF7-S v2.0. However, the bios can't seem to detect the hard drive's specifics. When I connect it as a slave, the BIOS lists the name as a...
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    Telling the 6800 NUs apart

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to tell the 6800 NUs apart. Specifically, which ones have the working PureVideo hardware and which ones don't. I haven't been able to find anything about how to spot the distinction before buying. Also, does anyone know if the GT or Ultras will have...
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    System Restore Lost

    Hi, I just transferred my partition over from one hard disk to another in an upgrade, but now system restore for windows xp doesn't work anymore. I get a "Run as DLL" error everytime I click on the 'system restore' tab. Does anyone know how to fix this? I already tried disabling and then...
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    Drive Channel Configuration

    Hi, I'm not sure if this is the forum to post this topic in, but I have a question to ask about the drive configuration in a system. Currently, I have a nf7-s that is setup like this Primary Channel Master: Hard Drive Primary Channel Slave: Hard Drive Secondary Channel Master: DVD...
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    Deleting Services in Windows XP?

    Hi, I just tried uninstalling O&O Defrag from my windows xp system, but the installer errored out halfway through. I've deleted all the files, but somehow the oodag.exe service still shows up in services.msc. Does anyone know how to delete this? Thanks so much!
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    Can't Load most sites in IE or Firefox

    Hi, My computer has started acting up and now I can only access certain pages. All of the pages on my university's own network are accessible, but a lot of outside ones aren't. Fortunately, I can still access this forum for some reason. Basically Firefox keeps saying that "document...
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    Tuner Causes Audigy 2 to Disappear

    Hi, I just purchased a WinTV-GO from the $20 surplus computers deal and tried installing it. It installs fine with the latest drivers, but it seems to have stolen my sound card. My audigy 2 is no longer recognized as even being part of the system. Does anyone have any idea of how to fix...
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    Thermal Paste for Ati Silencer 4?

    Hi, I'm thinking of getting an ATI Silencer 4, but I'm not sure what type of thermal paste to get with it. Does anyone here have any recommendations? Thanks.
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    "Unknown CPU" slower?

    I was just wondering whether it matters that my NF7-S v2 doesn't recognize my mobile athlon xp as such. Does windows xp do anything different because it believes this is an "unknown cpu?" Thanks in advance.
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    X800XTPE to X800XT Flash?

    Hi, I have an x800 vivo that I flashed to XT PE using the Gigabyte flash method as others have mentioned here. I was wondering if there is a way to flash this again to have default XT speeds (500/1000) instead of XTPE speeds as I feel more comfortable operating at XT speeds. I would...
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    NForce2 Ethernet STOP error

    Hi, I was wondering if someone could shed some light on this problem that I am experiencing with setting up my new Abit NF7-S v2 motherboard. Everything's been fine now that I have gotten a new power supply to replace the one that blew out. The only problem that I have is that, whenever I...
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    Blown PS or MB?

    Hi, I just installed a new MB in order to get some more mileage out of my athlon xp processor. However, on first bootup, I hear this muffled "whump" after about a second on my first boot attempt. Upon opening the computer case, nothing looks to be out of order, but I can smell that...
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    Reinstall Windows XP?

    Hi, I'm upgrading to a new MB from my old one simply to get the AGP lock so I can overclock my FSB without messing up the video card. I was wondering if it's generally possible to just install the new mobo and not have to reinstall windows xp. Is it likely that windows xp would autodetect...
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    Problems with OC and X800 Pro

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a problem that I am experiencing. I just bought a x800 pro, but the problem is that the system is not stable at OCed speeds. I was running a mobile XP 2600+ at 2.45 GHZ with 163 mhz fsb that was solid with my 9800 pro. However, with...
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    Best athlon xp board

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could make suggestions on the best MB for an athlon mobile xp 2600+. I was running it on my msi kt3 ultra2 rock solid at 2.45 ghz. However, I just bought an ATI X800 Pro and it doesn't seem to like the overclocked system. After going back to default speeds...
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    Higher Video quality w/ ATI?

    Hi, I bought a BFG 6800GT last week and managed to play around with it over the weekend. It was great at games, but it seemed to me that the video quality for mpg and dvd videos wasn't as good as the 9800 pro I have. Does anybody else feel this way? Just wanted to see what other people...
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    Help With Setting multiplier for mobile 2600+

    Hi, I was just wondering if someone could help me figure out a way to get my MSI KT3 Ultra2 to keep the multiplier of my mobile Athlon 2600+ lower. It's currently running at 15x by 163 Mhz which is a decent overclock, but I was hoping to drop the multiplier to 14x and run the FSB higher as I...
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    Fan Loudness for x800 and 6800gt

    Hi, I'm contemplating upgrading from a Visiontek 9800 Pro to either a x800 pro or a 6800gt. The only qualm that I really have right now is that it seems that the cooling solutions on these cards are way louder than normal. Can anyone comment on how the noise level of their x800 pro or...
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    Fortissimo III vs Audigy 2

    Hi, I have been using a Hercules Fortissimo III for the past two years now and really love the card, but have just gotten a free Audgy 2 non-ZS as a friend upgrade his sound card. I was wondering what people think would be the better card overall. I listen to a lot of music, but I also play...
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    Kerberos & Panda Platinum AV Firewall

    Hi, I just installed Panda AV Platinum 7.0 and have just enabled the firewall. No matter what I try though, the firwall doesn't seem to recognize the Kerberos application I need for my e-mail program to work. I tried adding the program manually, but it doesn't work. Any thoughts on how to...
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    Internet Explorer and Wininet.dll

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix this problem. I just installed windows xp service pack 2 and now internet explorer randomly crashes with an "invalid page fault" in iexplore.exe in modname "wininet.dll" The error occurs on random pages and is quite frequent, every few minutes...
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    Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone here has experience with the Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP. I'm looking for a good TV card that won't break the bank. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know. Thanks so much.