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    IBM Thinkpad CPU upgrade?

    I have an IBM Thinkpad R40e and I am trying to figure out what motherboard comes with this to determine if I can upgrade my CPU. The CPU it comes with is the Celeron 2.2ghz. Any thoughts?
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    DDR400 and DDR266 memory question

    I just installed a new Asus A8NX7-E Deluxe motherboard which supports DDR400 SD3200 ram. I got a 512MB module with the motherboard. I was told that if I put inferior memory in as well, the DDR400 module wont work to its full abilities. My question is, will I get better performance with one...
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    Can I use a SATA HD with and IDE?

    I currently have an IDE ATA/100 hard drive but I want to make this the slave, and a new SATA/150 as my master. Since obviously the cabling is different, can I still have a SATA as my master and the old IDE drive as my slave?
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    Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe or Abit NF7???

    Which one wins out?
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    Recommendations on new mobo?

    My Abit KR7A is fried. I need a new Socket A motherboard. I game but I dont overclock. Dont want to spend more than $90. Any thoughts on the best one? Need one that is stable and EASY to get up and running.
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    Recommendations for new Mobo?

    I want to spend no more than $90. Looking for recommendations on the best Socket A motherboard to get. Any thoughts?
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    HELP i cant boot my transplant!

    I just transplanted my computer into a new case and installed a new HSF. Installed my Abit KR7A into an Antec Sonata case. I thought I connected everything the way it was but when I press power, all the electronics fire up, fans, LED's, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM's etc... but the HDD doesnt do a thing...
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    Abit KR7A and max CPU question

    I have an Abit KR7A motherboard. I'm curious what the most powerful CPU I can install in this is? The latest BIOS mentions it supports AMD XP 2100+ so am I to assume I can't install anything higher than this?
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    Zalman 7000 HSF question

    So I got one of these and the power supply in my box clearly is in the way of the clearance of the HSF. It would seem that ANY mid-tower case would have this problem with this HSF. Am I missing something?
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    Fan for VIA 8366?

    I opened up my computer today and noticed that the stock fan that is sitting on the stock heatsink for my VIA 8366 chipset was not spinning. This is on an Abit KR7A motherboard. I want to get a simple fan replacement for it without swapping out the heatsink as well. Anyone know the specs I...
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    BEST Quietest HSF

    My apologies if this has been beaten to death but I currently have a Globalwin CAK-II 38 HSF and the thing sounds like a Boeing 747. I need a good quality HSF that will keep things cool (i dont overclock) for an AMD XP 1800 (Socket A) cpu. No watercooling. Looking to spend no more than $50...