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    Comp Locking up....Grrrr

    Doesn't hurt to have a backup PSU. After reading (MaxPC) a review/labtest of the modular PSU units aren't as tough as the temp rises. I would get PC Power & Cooling at the high end or Antec to save a buck. You should un-overclock (?) while troubleshooting/diagnosing. Run memtest86...
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    Windows crashes when typing in MS Word

    Hmmmm. Latest BIOS? IRQ conflicts? Forceware 81.98 drivers? Driver Cleaner assisted uninstall? OS? Power issue? Can you test all PSU rails and report back voltages? Can you run at spec'd clockspeeds/timings for testing?
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    yahoo email

    Do you have Firefox web browser installed? If not, install it, visit www.GetFireFox.com and try it there. Let us know.
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    Wireless USB mouse and keyboard.. input constantly interrupted

    It's either hardware or software related. Hardware: Specs of the keyboard and mouse (vendor/model). Any fans or any other electrical devices around? What kind of monitor? Try keyboard and mouse on atleast 2 other PC's not just one. Software: Reinstall the software with the latest...
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    My computer starts up ok...

    ??? Your fix was hardware and software related? Is it possible that something was not seated completely/properly in its slot, shorting it?
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    ChkDsk error...can't boot

    Tomorrow I'll check if I can get my Knoppix can mount my USB Zip 250. Rebate's advice is good. Buy an external USB 2.0 enclosure so that you can connect a CD/DVD burner, 3.5" IDE hard drive or 2.5" hard drive. Since it's in a laptop you can't use EaseUs Disk Copy 1.0. SpinRite will cost you...
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    Help...computer not booting after power failure.

    Ya, get a post beep code or video code. Try replacing the 3V CR2032 CMOS battery with another, they are cheap and available at Safeway, Walgreens, RiteAid, etc. Let us know.
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    Lexmark X74/X75

    But it was only for 32 bit Windows? Am I to assume that you are NOT running the typical 32bit version of Windows XP? http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/d...0&searchLang=en&os_group=WinXP&target= (32bit XP) Lexmark: 1-800-332-4120...
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    HALP! this laptop won't do anything!!

    SR would be what you claim if it were consistant and reliable and THAT is my ultimate point. I only referenced blackviper for an additional source of how to turn SR off. I work at the PC repair bench all day long and more often than not SR fails! So what you gonna say to THAT?! huh?!
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    Help! ABIT KN8 Ultra ATX mobo's chipset fan making noises *FIXED*

    GREAT! So reseat your components would have been the ideal resolution.
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    New Build won't boot

    The problem could ALWAYS be power, just so you know. You wouldn't know that until you test for it and power issues CAN affect RAM. I just wanted to confirm your PSU was delivering the necessary amount of power and my suggestion was a follow up in case something easier didn't work (like...
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    Help! ABIT KN8 Ultra ATX mobo's chipset fan making noises *FIXED*

    Not sure what safe temps for chipset are. Their resilience is varied I'm sure. You should definately get some compressed air to dust or system against dust, heat and static build up. Meaure the chipset fan width by length and I'll see if I have a replacement.
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    HALP! this laptop won't do anything!!

    http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ZVxs...tore+is+a+resource+hog+use+erunt&hl=en http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ZVxs...tore+is+a+resource+hog+use+erunt&hl=en Just a couple of reasons I don't use system restore. If system restore were more consistantly reliable or ran pre Windows then...
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    Help...computer not booting after power failure.

    Until I get a second to think can you replace your UPS ASAP so we can atleast have clean electricity?
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    Hard Drive Flu?

    OK. I have seen this intermittently before. Check your jumper settings on all 4 of these drives even if you think you know. Only mount and connect the Primary Master hard drive on master jumper settings to the IDE controller using an EIDE (80wire/40pin) cable. Then report back after...
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    Trouble with my new build

    So far hardware or software related? If it's a fresh install I will lean on the side of hardware at fault for now. Can you check the PSU rails?
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    ChkDsk error...can't boot

    Image windows partition using EaseUS Disk Copy 1.0, Acronis True Image 9 or something similar. http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/index.htm http://majorgeeks.com/EaseUs_Disk_Copy_d4845.html http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ Try SpinRite to diagnose the drive. Install...
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    Unstable opteron165

    I'm gonna guess it's a power issue if it's not heat. Check your PSU rails and respond with the results.
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    BSOD help before I call tech. support

    Try swapping out some hardware like RAM and hard drives and start fresh. Let us know if you are reproducing these error messages after swapping and reinstalling.
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    New Build won't boot

    Test the PSU with a PSU tester or a digital multimeter and get back to us.
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    HELP! Laptop was accidentally placed on power magnet!

    As far as hard drive diagnostics and recovery go I don't think you can beat SpinRite http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm If you get a new laptop hard drive get this one, I can't find a better deal ANYWHERE, can you? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822146046
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    CMOS battery dies

    3v CR2032? What brand? Do you have a digital multimeter?
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    Help! ABIT KN8 Ultra ATX mobo's chipset fan making noises *FIXED*

    Probably safe enough. No one should have a clear answer to this because it is subjective to the circumstances of your situation. Monitor the BIOS for temperature info or install a Windows utility. I would start by shutting down the PC and removing the HSF for a compressed air cleaning or replace.
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    Help with RAM please!

    Do you have BIOS version 1011 installed? If you go to page 33 of the manual .pdf http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock754/K8N-E_DX/e1883_k8n-e_deluxe.pdf, it will tell you about the RAM configuration. If you can't figure it out after that give ASUS support a call if you can find a phone...
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    HALP! this laptop won't do anything!!

    Yes. In my opinion ERUNT is better than Windows System Restore. I have SR fail on many occasions and it's a system resource hog. I always disable SR. http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/index.htm
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    HD Capacity Issue (Plz help noob complete first build)

    http://support.octek.com.au/FAQ/faq_0113.htm http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/26739/26739.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B303013 http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:GNql...d%3D26528+windows+xp+137gb+limit&hl=en Tools: diskmgmt.msc...
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    Help...computer not booting after power failure.

    I would pick up a PSU tester or use a digital multimeter to test the rails of the PSU. If that doesn't work you could try extracting your PC hardware and setting it up in a HSPC Tech Station I would also definately replace your UPS first thing, I like Belkin UPS.
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    Hard Drive Flu?

    Give us a layout of the drives and configurations you have in your PC. For example what is connected to both IDE controllers (primary and secondary) and what are the jumper settings set to? I would replace the hard drive that is making noise. SpinRite is a good program to have for hard...
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    Trouble with my new build

    hardware or software? If hardware: reseat the card, try another video card and/or try video card in another motherboard could be power related, test your PSU If software: check device manager for oddities after fresh install installing Forceware nVidia drivers' latest directx latest...
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    Bizarro Net Access Problem

    Bring another PC over to Granny's house and connect it to the internet. Try using the cable modem and router 1st then eliminate the router if you must but make sure you have a software based firewall enabled. BTW, SP2 is usually fine. It's an unstable and cluttered OS environment that makes...
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    Smoke Coming Out Of CD Drive

    I never jumper drives with CS. I manually set them so I know how they will get detected. If I remember correctly this improved boot time in some systems because the BIOS doesn't have to search and assign the drives.
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    Hard Drive Sharing

    I would just install your old hard drive into the new PC and transfer any important data. After that I would format the old secondary and configure Windows to store your swap file on this drive. Note: make a list of data you want on the new PC before doing any of this to make sure that you...
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    Video issues...

    Not much time to read thoroughly but did you load CSS 1st and adjust the video settings and teke it off software video rendering and choose openGL? Check the refresh rate. If you have XP SP2 then the refresh rate you pick in your video settings should stay the same once you enter your game but...
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    Video issues...

    Looks like a good system. What is the manufacturer of the nVidia GeForce 6800 GT? You might want to think about a PCIe mobo for the future.
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    mouse recognition after windows boot

    Check for the BIOS setting, "Play and Play OS" and set to yes. It depends on the BIOS, the mouse, the interface and the OS for support, what kind do you have? PS2 or USB? Most PC's with USB have no problems recognizing USB mice at any time but as far as PS2 it's dependant on the BIOS mostly.
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    setting up raid with pci card... possible without format?

    Will you use RAID 0 (striping) or RAID 1 (mirroring)? Either way you still have to format and start from scratch.
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    info on dynamic disks

    Not sure what dynamic disks are but 2 drives with different capacities running RAID 0 should increase hard drive reads/writes time a little. You can't remove a drive from a RAID 0 array because it's half of the array. With RAID 1 you might be able to remove a drive because it's a redundant...
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    Mad Dog external USB floppy drive

    make and model of the mad dog floppy drive? Check your USB drivers in device manager. have a usb drive around that you can try installing. try the floppy on a Windows 2000 Pro or XP PC where the drivers aren't necessary and see if it works.
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    Help ? ?System Failed CPU Test? and ?System Failed due to CPU Overclocking?!!!

    I hope this is it...Check your RAM slot for a bent pin down in the channel, try comparing the two empty slots, use a bright light.
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    New Build SATA or GigaRAID ??

    not sure what gigaRAID is but ill have to check it out. I would utiliize SATA RAID for the gaming machine personally.