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    DDR Memory

    How can I tell if my memory is being recognized as DDR?
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    usb to ide plug and play

    I have xp with usb 1 and 2 ports and am trying to connect a wd 3.5 internal drive as a removable media. I have tried all the jumper positions and I cannot get windows to recognize the drive. It shows up in the device manager under Universal Serial Bus Controllers as an unknown device. Anybody...
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    hdd problems

    I have a used hard drive and am trying to hook it up via a USB to IDE connection and windows doesnt recognize it. Shows up as unknown device. So I took it out and disconnected my other drives to format and partition it and setup says "path does not exist > c:\". The drive spins up but I am...
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    memory efficiency

    I have a computer for my kids with a motherboard that can use either sdram or ddr memory. I have the sdram. How much of a difference will the ddr make?
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    Dual Processor Motherboard

    I have an Asus c-d PIII slot 1 dual processor motherboard. Is it absolutley necessary that the processors be a matched set? And the memory is to be rambus. Will anykind of RDRAM work. Also would like to know if winXP pro will work? Somebody gave me this board and I would like to set it up but...
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    will xp work with older dual processor systems

    I have an Asus slot 1 PIII dual processor motherboard. Is this supported by XP Pro?
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    Hard drive "off"?

    I have a dell dimension 3000 with XP and have installed a new drive. When I booted the hardware wizard said new drive found, however there is no drive shown in my computer and the bios says it is "off" in the drive configuration with no way to turn it on. I have the original set to master and...
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    New Dell Computer

    I have just purchased a new Dell computer with a 40 gig drive because I have another new 40 gig drive already but I was suprised when I opened the case and saw the drive bay. What do I need to accomplish this? Is there an add on bay which one can purchase? p.s.; really cool site, lots of help...
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    No xp cd

    I recently purchased a new dell and with it I recieved for free no os cd. it comes with xp and system restore installed but no cd. anyway to make one? p.s. I did send them an email and request one but have no response as of yet.
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    memory testing

    Is there a simple way that I can test the ram in my pc?
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    memory testing

    is there a way to test ram to see if it is faulty?
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    Windows update

    I have all the windows update files on my computer. Is there any way to shift them to the D: drive and then format and reload the C: drive and move them back and install them?
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    Windows update

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    PSU

    I took some old computers apart and made two. A PIII for my wife and a PII for my kids. The only things I did not change in the cases was the power supplies and the hard drives. The PII runs great but having problems with the PIII. Are the voltage requirements different on these systems?
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    OS on Drive

    I reformatted my hard drives /u/s and when I installed windows I get a message saying that there is already an OS on my drive. How can this be?
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    cpu HELP!

    I am changing the CPU on my wifes office computer. Its a 500 mhz PIII. Intel says the mobo is compatible with a 733 mhz PIII. Will there be any problems perfoming this changeout? What exactly does this entail?