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    I hate statistics...lil help?

    k, so I hate this stats course that I'm required to take because I hate probability. If anyone is even average at this stuff, you can surely help me. thanky. A realtor finds that 60% of his houses are sold within the first month of being listed, and 72% are sold within the first two...
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    Repairing a set of bose headphones

    I have a set of bose tri-ports that I was very pleased with. But recently I have been having problems with one or both of the ear pieces cutting out while I am using them. I have to turn and jiggle the cord to fix the problem. Is it easy for someone who is inexperienced to repair a...
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    PC shutting down after limited use...opinions needed

    Heres the situation: my computer will boot properly and load to windows, but after approximately 15 minutes of usage it will shut off suddenly without warning. After it crashes like this, pressing the power button does nothing. I must unplug the cable from the psu, let it sit for a minute...
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    For all y'all that love physics

    Hello. you must love physics if you've come to this thread, and therefore, I ask help of you. If someone could give me direction on this problem, it would be much appreciated. Suppose one of the Global Positioning System satellites has a speed of 4.96 km/s at perigee and a speed of 3.64...
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    Medieval Times???

    Who has ever been to a medieval times show? Their website isn't very informative, and wanted to know how long it is, and if it is really worth 48 bucks a head. Opinions?
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    Seemingly Stupid Question About DVI

    I just received my 2001fp from dell, and I was trying to hook up with the dvi cable (9800pro card) but I'm just getting a black screen. Is there an option on the software side that will switch the output from analog to the digital connector or what? and yes, I am switching the panel's...
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    Does What I'm looking for exist??

    Is there an external cable tv tuner that can take a standard cable coax and output the signal through a composite cable? I'm guessing something along these lines exists...but I've never dealt with it. And I'm just looking for something that would be external and portable, so an internal...
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    Trying to use XBox Live in my dorm room

    So, I cannot hook my xbox directly into the ehternet port here at school and connect to Live, it just refuses. Also, the university has a policy against using routers/splitters/etc. in your room. Is there someway to get around these problems, or anyone else that's had this problem (I'm at IU...
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    Looking to find the best amd mobo uner 100 bucks

    Like the title says. I've been away from the hardware scene for a while and am not sure which chipsets are favorable and so on. Don't want onboard sound/video, doesn't have to have raid, would like decent overclocking. Gonna put a 2400 xp and a ti4600 in it. thanks guys
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    A ridiculous Star Wars movie my friends and I made...

    Ok, this is a little movie (11 minutes or so) that my friend and I made this summer using his enormous collection of Star Wars figurines. I am the definition of dork of course, so give me all the feedback you wish. Enjoy I hope. Movie (avi file) (the first three seconds or so got cut...
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    Whats the connection between packet loss and my machine?

    My girlfriend's internet connection suddenly went to crap the other day. It dropped from 1900kbs to about 16 all of the sudden. Also, it suffers a lot of lost packets; dslreports.com said it was losing about 20% of all packets (same results with a ping). We're at IU so I know that its not...
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    CL 2.5 DDR memory...?

    Can someone please explain to me what the CL = 2.5 is measuring or saying about the memory?
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    Finding out my Office XP CD key after installing??

    I've installed the professional version of office xp, but I lost the sleeve that it came in that had the cd key printed on it. How do I find that through the program or the registry or...? Thanks
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    Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief"

    I used to be a fan of Radiohead and loved The Bends and OK Computer...really solid albums, but is it just me or are they actually trying to be weird? (some call it artistic, I'll stick with weird) I regret ever having listened to, let alone purchased, Hail to the Thief. In my opinion, it is...
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    Self Destructing media!

    Everybody watch as Sony exploits its uber-powers over media to destroy piracy(sorry if this is a repost): Link My personal favorite from this article is how Celine and Shakira's cd's didn't play in PC's or macs. NEWS FLASH: They did this on purpose.
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    Changing the battery inside an SNES cartridge???

    I have a copy of Secret of Mana that won't hold save games anymore. I remember reading in old GamePro mags that this happens once the internal battery dies. Does anyone know how easy it is to change this battery (I assume its a standard watch battery) or happen to have a link that would...
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    Console games on an lcd monitor

    Which monitors would support such a thing and which would be cheapest? I'd love to be able to hook up my xbox to my gaming rig's monitor.
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    Anti-emulation article...

    "Nintendo spokeswoman Beth Llewelyn best summarized the IDSA's stance when she commented that "emulators are illegal, and they continue to support counterfeiting and piracy . . . this infringes on our intellectual property rights, and that's something we actively protect." In other words...
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    Exploiting the internet for an A

    Ok, I'm desperate. I need to conduct a little questionnaire for my government class. Please, just take a few seconds and answer these three questions. You answer can be extremely brief, doesn't matter. Thanks to the willing (sorry for the boring q's, teacher's orders, ya'know). 1. What do...
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    Sharing Program Files/Windows files in XP

    How can I allow access to my Program Files on my XP laptop for my 98 desktop? I don't care so much about the Windows folder, but its still annoying.
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    Opening a Sony Vaio desktop

    I was at a friends house the other day and he wanted me to look at his computer to see about upgrading his video card. Its a new model Vaio (not sure of the model number). I took off the outside plastic covering and the thing looked like an impenetrable fortress. There wasn't a single screw...
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    HP USB Printer difficulties

    Ok, my girlfriend recently bought a new HP printer, the uh.....Photosmart 7350. It is a USB only printer. I had it working at first, after playing with the port settings for a while. But, then she ran out of USB ports on her computer and needed more. She bought a Belkin adapter that had 6...
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    XP Help

    Ok, theres a long story behind all this mess that I've gotten into....just too tired to tell it. Basically, I've installed WinXP Pro as an upgrade. It seems all of my settings that I had set up in Win2000 are gone. All of the files are still entact on the drive just all settings are reset to...
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    Video controller problems

    Ok, I just installed win 2000 and everything is working great...all except for my video controller. The drivers aren't installed. To be honest, I haven't a clue where to look for drivers at so any ideas would be helpful. I have an Asus A7V133 mobo and GeForce 2 32mb Pr Thanks in advance
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    Qbasic Help

    I'm sure its been a while for most anyone that knows Qbasic, hehe, but this is straight from my dinky comp programming class in High School. My assignment is to write a program for converting decimal numbers to binary and then another for decimal to hex. If you don't remember the code for...
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    Boot up question

    I've never tried to boot a computer up for the first time that has a dvd drive in it so, what boot disk should I use? I can't get the normal one to work for my dvd drive. I would look at bootdisk.com, but it won't work right now. Ideas?
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    I get an illegal operation error

    Does anyone know of a Devldr16 illegal operation error? I hit close and it won't go away and sometimes it will crash me out of games. Any ideas?
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    hmm...don't ask how, I accidentally changed something.

    I was setting up the bios on my new system, its an Asus A7v133, and I was going to bump the fsb up to 133 so my tbird would run at 1ghz instead of 750. By accident I changed the multiplier, but I thought I had changed it back to 7.5....Then I went ahead and changed the fsb to 133 and saved and...
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    FSB newb question

    I just built my first system and my 1ghz tbird runs at 750. What should the fsb/multiplier be at? And maybe you could explain the equation.
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    Rubber connectors for mboard

    Ok, I just bought all the new parts for a new comp and I cannot figure out how to get the little rubber connectors in so that the mboard is not touching the metal panel. The case I am using is the Enlight mid tower that was on sale over at newegg. Something like EN-7237OX3. thanks guys.
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    Newegg won't let me order.....

    Ok, what is up with this? I think it was two days ago that they had an ad on the main page for Kingston 128mb of PC133 ram for cheap. I was going to pick up some but when I added it to my cart it told me they were out. So I took the number of items to 0 and hit update. Its still there with a...
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    Laptop

    Ok, I can't keep the desire to buy a laptop any longer...I want one dammit. Problem is, I'm not sure of the best laptop manufacturer. I have heard good things about Dell's laptops and thats the first thing that popped into my head. Then I thought about Micron, but they seemed to be a...
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    Overclocking video card

    I heard of a program that lets you adjust the speeds of your vid card I just can't remember the name...any help? link is appreciated.
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    Promise ATA 66 controller

    I just installed this card and I need to know where to get the drivers. I didn't see them on the Promise website only for ATA 100 cards. Any help is appreciated.
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    Question about a Compaq Presario

    Is there any way to find out what jumper settings to use for master or slave on my cd-rom? I have no idea what brand it is and its no where in the manual....
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    DDR decision

    Do you think it is smart to switch to DDR now, or wait until the VIA chipset? I personally was waiting for the Asus A7V266, but I'm hearing good things about the MSI Master and Epox board. I'm getting impatient....What do you reccomend?
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    Deciding on a video card

    Would it be better to go with a 32mb DDR GeForce2 GTS or a 64mb GeForce MMX400?
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    Anyone used this video card??

    I read a very solid review of the Guillemot Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 64mb video card and they recommended it over the GeForce2 MMX. Anyone who has this video card, what do you think about it?
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    Would this vid card mesh with this rig?

    I was looking at buying an Elsa Gladiac 511, 64mb GeForce2 MX400...would it be bottlenecked by my system: Athlon 700, compaq mobo(don't really know), 128mb pc133 ram? I have a 16mb Voodoo 3 now and I'm getting a little sick of it. I intend to build a new system within the near future...
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    IDE controller went bad, need a little help

    Ok, just one day all of the sudden my computer would stop booting on the Windows screen and lock up. So after a while in safe mode, I started disabling all the hardware and narrowed it down to the IDE controller that my two cd drives are on. I disabled that and it runs fine now. But, is it...