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    Help choosing a new sound card

    I'm looking for a new sound card which will be used 95% for music on a 2.1 only system. My computer is too slow for games so i'm only interested in music fidelity. Currently have a 1998 creative Live value card. I hear some of the better audiofile cards like emu 0404, m-audio or external...
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    BAD IQ on laptop video goig to LCD monitor

    I've been using a radeon 9800XT on my desktop with DVI connection to a Acer 20" lcd. Image quality was very nice! Just bought a laptop with a intel 945 gm/gu graphic chipset. when outputting the video signal via vga connector to that same Acer monitor, the image quality is horrible...
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    remove battery from laptop when plugged into wall?

    I've never heard that, what is the reason for this?
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    CPU architecture and GHZ performance?

    Curiously how do cpu's of today compare with those of a few years ago at similiar speeds both in real-word and synthetic environments? For instance my old desktop athlon XP 1800+ @1.53 Ghz versus a core solo at the same clock speed?
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    EISA configuration partition on laptop?

    That is what I thought also, however the laptop comes with restore DVD's, and also has a utility to create an image and the manual suggests you make duplicate restore DVD's just in case you lose the originals. Since the laptop came with DVD's, does it make sense to lock down a partition with...
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    EISA configuration partition on laptop?

    Just got a ACER Aspire 5610 with vista premium. the 120 GB hard drive is partitioned into 3 partitions, C:, D: and a 6.8 GB partition that disk manager reports as Healthy(EISA configuration). There is no drive letter on this partition and windows disk manager doesn't allow me to do anything on...
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    Database reporting tool?

    Come on there's nothing better out there to run reports on a database?
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    Database reporting tool?

    Is there any software that can report on a database (something like crystal reports) and generate a professional looking report on whichever tables and records you specify? i.e. the report is customizable to present whatever information you like in whatever format you desire? This is not...
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    what Mobile graphics chipset is better than desktop radeon 9800XT?

    hmmmm i have a 20" wide screen Acer lcd which is a P-MVA panel and it's unbelievable. I've also read 100's of reviews of acer laptop owners that all say the machines feel very solid. I don't know, guess it just depends on your luck. I'd also love to drive a beamer M5 or mclauren... just...
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    what Mobile graphics chipset is better than desktop radeon 9800XT?

    Well the X1600 laptop appears to more than exceed my current rig, and the laptop i'm considering has a much faster cpu than the one that article benchmarked. I think I'll have to pull the trigger, i haven't seen any laptop within a few $100 of the Acer that has equal specs.
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    what Mobile graphics chipset is better than desktop radeon 9800XT?

    I'm looking for a decent laptop that will game better than my old desktop. I have a slow cpu and a radeon 9800XY. My current rig will run half life at medium settings with some slowdown and doesn't really run prey well... too much slowdown. I'm considering this laptop ACER but how does the...
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    dust free case?

    Are there any cases with dust filters that work well, im tired of the nasty crud that builds up in my case. my cooling needs are very modest, i just want a case that years from now will have almost no dust inside (or no dust at all!).
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    Hard drive stuck in DMA mode 2???

    ya i think thats the problem, question is why is that happening?
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    Hard drive stuck in DMA mode 2???

    ok tried that to, didn't work. after the POST when it detects ide devices it lists the drive as ata33. in the bios the correct drive model is listed so im not sure why it wont run at full speed, i know for sure the drive is ata100/133.
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    discrete sound card, worth the money?

    I have an nforce2 ultra non-sound storm mobo and a very old creative live value. question is, is it worth shelling out say $70 for a audigy 2 value? What tangible benefit does a new sound card offer for occasional music listening, rare movie watching, and sporadic game playing especially...
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    Hard drive stuck in DMA mode 2???

    i have tried both jumper positions. i am using an 80 wire cable, its almost brand new and have tired a few different ones, the drive is on the end plug.
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    Hard drive stuck in DMA mode 2???

    I have a WD 160 GB 7200 rpm hd on primary IDE channel set as master, its the only thing on that channel. an optical disk is on secondary ide channel. looking in device manager, under ide ata/atpi controllers under primary ide channel advanced properties the transfer mode for both devices is...
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    contrast ratio and brightness in LCD monitor

    How important are these things, is a 500:1 contrast ratio with 400 nits brightness better than 800:1 contrast and 250 nits?
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    lcd vs. crt, which is better on the eyes?

    heh too late, been wearing specs since 15... astingmatism is a bitch! but ya i guess lcd's sound decent as long as i can make text large!
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    lcd vs. crt, which is better on the eyes?

    but wait, if lcd's have a refresh rate(they do), then they refresh/flicker as well right? and on my crt's, anything under 85 hz makes me dizzy so would that apply to an lcd as well with a much lower refresh rate?
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    lcd vs. crt, which is better on the eyes?

    my crappy work might force me to give up my 21" sony trinitron for a gateway 19" lcd. Other than losing about 1" of screen real estate, how are lcd monitors for eye fatique? I'm in front of the screen almost all day so im worried about my eyes. Arent crt monitors more flexible as far as...
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    J2ee or .NET

    If I wanted to learn about one of these technologies, which one should I invest my time in learning. My organization is migrating all of its systems to a central portal and they are using J2EE. Is this platform widely used?
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    CRT vs. LCD for eye strain

    Actually different questions. The former related to what is causing the aforementioned video problems, and the latter is how to solve it. You never did well with the reading comprehension tests did you? Keep up the good work!
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    CRT vs. LCD for eye strain

    just started using a belkin pro series 8 port kvm with highest quailty cables available. it still degrades the video signal going to my 21" flat screen dell trinitron. I am told there is nothing i can do about this, all kvms reduce video quality at least somewhat. If I were to change...
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    KVM poor video quality

    are you saying that if this is my problem, each and every time i switch between pc's I will have to adjust the refresh rate in windows?
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    KVM poor video quality

    ok but this is a work model from the pro series that retials for over $300. The least you'd expect is to have good video quality right? What about using a KVM switch could degrade the signal? oh i'm using expensive high quality cables also so its not that.
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    KVM poor video quality

    I just set up a fairly expensive Belkin 8 port kvm switch at work. When i fired it up, I noticed that the video had degraded somewhat. The monitor looked much brighter and washed out, slightly fuzzy and the text was not as clear. Almost like when you go from 100hz to 60hz refresh rate you...
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    wireless router with com port for dial up modem?

    d-link makes a wired router like this, anyone know of a wireless version?
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    open office or KDE office?

    well which is better?
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    visual studio .net OR KDE Kdevelop IDE?

    I have taken a few programming courses and really want to master an IDE and vastly improve my programming skills so that I oneday may be able to develop commerical quality software products and work as a programmar. I am also learning *nix right now and noticed KDE comes with a integrated IDE...
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    secondary channel hd only using DMA mode 2?

    the reason i didnt do it that way is that I anticpate doing alot of copying from hd to hd... figured it would be much faster if they weren't sharing the same channel. as for the cable, i'm using a ultra133 cable which came with that maxtor hd... don't think it's the cable that's forcing the dam...
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    secondary channel hd only using DMA mode 2?

    ide 0 master is my western digital 160 gb hd. ide 1 master is cd rom, ide 2 slave is maxtor 80 gb 7200 rpm hd. the WD is using ultra dma mode 5, but the maxtor(and the cd-rom) are stuck at ultra dma mode 2. why wont the maxtor run at dma mode 5?
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    configuring Xfree86?

    Lol this is how I got it to work. # /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config - run the X configuration utility it wrote the new config file using an S3 video adapter to this location: /etc/X11/XF86Config Then I copied that config file to /root and startx worked. It started right into KDE which I had...
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    configuring Xfree86?

    I did, using the xf86config method it writes to this location: /etc/X11/XF86Config I'm running freebsd in windows virtual environment with M$ virtual pc 2004. the documentation for that says it doesn't recognize agp video cards as native devices, whatever that means. I noticed on my Suse...
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    configuring Xfree86?

    Ok I think I know the problem. There seems to be 2 methods to configure X. the commands are as follows as the root user: sysinstall--->Config--->XFree86-->xf86cfg(fully graphical) or xf86config(shell-script based) I used both methods just to see where it was saving the new config file. With...
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    Suse linux network module?

    ok so find that module, copy it to a floppy, and when suse ftp installer asks for a network module I can specify to look in the floppy drive?
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    Suse linux network module?

    i was told on anther forum to simply use the nvidia nvnet module for suse. sound about right?
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    Suse linux network module?

    im a linux newbie, how do i find out which one debian loaded?
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    Suse linux network module?

    No I just use the one on the mobo. Oddly I installed Debian mini .iso ftp installation and it had no problems downloading all the packages, evidently it worked fine with my nic. suse however, the one i really want to use, asks for a module. I believe nforce2 mobos use a realtek ehternet, is...