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    Core 2 duo power requirements

    I haven't built a rig since I built an athlon 64. 3000 Does the core2 duo (e6600) have any special power supply requirements or will a P4 atx power supply work? Ditto for the LGA775 motherboard- anthing special needed? Thanks , John in Orlando
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    DVD Shrink & 8x DVD

    I have a 4X burner and DVD Shrink (and Platinum plus for that matter ) both reject the 8X media even at 2x burn speed. Any thoughts appreciated - I have a 50 stack of potential coasters Thanks, John in Miami
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    DVD Shrink Nero and DRM

    Anyone out there encountered any DRM (Digital Rights management) issues with DVD Shrink and Nero. I had it happen on 2 machines in different locations-Could it be one of those XP updates I didn't pay attention to? This was a disk previously ripped with no problems and would not work with...
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    FX 5200 128mb VS 256MB

    Anyone know where there are benchmarks to compare. Is ther any point? or is the performance increase minimal. Thanks , John in Miami
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    PC Display on HDTV

    I have been trying to configure a pc display on my sony projection tv - I have it going from Nvidia Geforce mx dvi out to dvi in on the TV It defaults to 848 X 480 I used powerstrip to create a new driver for the TV which in reading the TV EDID says it will support 1920 X 540 @ 61hz. Anyone out...
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    PC 2100 on kt400 booard

    How will pc2100 run on a KT400 board - I have 786 of pc2100 that I don't really want to replace - just the board and maybe upgrade from xp1300 to xp2600. Any comments appreciated. Thanks John in Miami
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    Old Rebuild ? (remember when)

    I am rebuilding some old Dell GXI'S for some kids, They use 168pin edo dimms - do these need to be installed in pairs like their 72 pin edo brethern Thanks John in Miami
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    Old Rebuild Using EDO DIMMS

    I am rebuilding some old Dell GXI'S for some kids, They use 168pin edo dimms - do these need to be installed in pairs like their 72 pin edo brethern Thanks John in Miami
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    Renegade box on workgroup (ICS Problem)

    I have a workstation that connects to the others in the group (sees hard drives ,files etc) but refuses to connect to internet with either auto detect ip settings or setting ip, subnets and gateways manually. All are win 2k on wifi 80211b . Connected to dsl thru a router with wifi access point...
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    Renegade box on workgroup (ICS Problem)

    Moderator - sorry bad connection posted 2x I have a workstation that connects to the others in the group (sees hard drives ,files etc) but refuses to connect to internet with either auto detect ip settings or setting ip, subnets and gateways manually. All are win 2k on wifi 80211b . Connected...
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    W2K Change Default program install location

    I have the OS on a small hd(C)(in preparation for the inevitable crash) and want to put all the programs on a large hd (D) Is there a way to set the variables so that the default program install is D:\program files\*program instead of C:\program files so I don't have to tell it every time...
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    A7V Vs Asonic soundcard

    Ya I know it's a cheap sound card, but I have never had this prob before. It stalls when it gets to the gameport(no Joystick wot a bummer). Won't load it and starts ASD (automatic skip driver) I dont know if the boards with the onboard sound use Yamaha, but I am also getting a reference to DS XG...
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    WinRar & *.bin

    Newbe ? A friend of mine sent me (ahem!) a program (winrar compressed file ) I extracted the archived program and ended up with a 600mb .bin file. Where do I go from here ? How do I convert to an executable install file Thanks John in Miami
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    Abit VA6 Shutdown Prob

    System : PIII 500(100) 128 ram w 98se and shutdown patch installed. I did a clean install and patch - when I shut down -it just goes to a black screen with a blinking cursor- the only way to shut down is to disconnect power supply plug. When you restart - softmenue goes to the wrong CPU...
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    Wireless LAN/WAN products over distance

    All: I need to connect 3 locations about 3 miles apart. Has anyone had any sucess with wireless lan/wan over these distances? (Don't want to break the bank on this one) Thanks, John in Miami
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    ME:Help me get rid of this piece of crap

    ME catch 22- Uninstall wants to perform scandisk before the uninstall - It hangs up on scandisk and locks up with a hard reset as the only option. I am tired of this piece of s**t. While I'm complaining - none of Powerquest's products (or any other dos based app works with this thing. Shame on...
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    Dual Boot 98/2000 how do you.....

    I have a dual boot 98se/2000 dual boot. Is there any way to make 98 the default system ie. when you turn the machine on and walk away it chooses 2000 for you because it is first in the dual boot menu. Thanks, John in Miami
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    Phantom Gameport A7V

    Anyone got any ideas. Installed a new Asus A7V motherboard Recycled all components (2 maxtor HD, zip, floppy, cd) except Motherboard and processor. Using 256 pc133 w/ tbird 900. I keep getting a phantom gameport loading at startup.It of course conflicts with the Yamaha PCI...
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    Another A7V anomily

    Anyone got any ideas. Recycled all components (2 maxtor HD, zip, floppy, cd) except Motherboard and processor. Using 256 pc133 w/ tbird 900. I keep getting a phantom gameport loading at startup.It of course conflicts with the Yamaha PCI soundcard . Went to the bios and made sure any onboard...