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    Need a Good External USB Enclosure for my 200GB 2.5HD Drive

    I have a 200GB laptop hard drive lying around...to be honest, I couldn't tell you if it is IDE or SATA, but you'd think it's fairly new at that capacity so probably SATA. In any case, I've been reading reviews about external enclosures to buy and many times it's noted that HD capacity is limited...
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    Samsung 940b vs. ViewSonic VX922

    Any Advice? The LCD Guide (sticky) says that the Samsung is #4 overall, #3 gaming, and the Viewsonic is #2 gaming. I'd like to lean towards the Samsung, given that I think I like the asthetics better, but am mainly concerned about video output, viewing angles and possible ghosting on the...
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    Samsung 940b vs. ViewSonic VX922

    I currently still have my 19 in. Samsung CRT, which in all honesty has treated me nicely. But, I'm a college student and won't be bringing it back to my fraternity house. I've narrowed my selection down to these two screens but need help figuring out which one is the "best" for me. As I see...
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    Is my HD completely dead or could I recover data?

    Thanks for the help everyone. Now I guess here is the next question. Should I take it to the local tech shop, where they'll charge $45 an hour to get data off of it and $20 if they have no luck, or should I just buy an external inclosure for ~$15 on ebay and go to work myself. Do they (local...
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    Is my HD completely dead or could I recover data?

    Hi, The other day when I was in a rush to go to the football game, I bumped into my desk and my cell phone, which was sitting on the little shelf above my laptop, fell onto my Dell 600m laptop, right on the spot where the HD sits. I should note that the phone fell from over a foot and did...
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    Intermittent LAN Connection (Wired)

    Hi, I am the network administrator at a fraternity, where now that we are headed back to school, people are having computer problems. To make matters worse (with respect to me), the house recently underwent a remodel job, without them updating the electrical wiring, which I would have...
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    Intermittent LAN Connection (Wired)

    Hi, I am the network administrator at a fraternity, where now that we are headed back to school, people are having computer problems. To make matters worse (with respect to me), the house recently underwent a remodel job, without them updating the electrical wiring, which I would have...
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Bump Again...anyone...please, I could definately use some help here. Thanks. - Jeremy
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Bump...anyone have any suggestions on routers that would be good for me to use? Thanks, I really appreciate it. - Jeremy
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Thank you both for your input. I just find the whole problem fairly strange, since we had both switches plugged into the Nexland router (which was old), which then went to our slow DSL connection's modem...our internet was slow but it was stable and the network equipment didn't die. Nothing much...
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    I'm currently living at home and so I don't have access to everything, but I think I still have most of the information memorized from when I tried to lookup stuff before (I want to get this fixed before the beginning of the school year). The current setup is as follows: Comcast High Speed...
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Hi Everyone, I have a tech. support question that I have been trying to solve for a couple of months now, but have yet to find a good solution. Essentially, I am the network administrator for a large fraternity that houses approximately seventy guys and their computers. A year ago the...
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Actually, I'm currently living at home and so I don't have access to everything, but I think I still have most of the information memorized from when I tried to lookup stuff before (I want to get this fixed before the beginning of the school year). Actually the current setup is as follows...
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Bump...I could still really use some help and would appreciate any input...thx.
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    [Connectivity] Problems with Comcast HSI & SMC 8013WG

    Hi Everyone, I have a tech. support question that I have been trying to solve for a couple of months now, but have yet to find a good solution. Essentially, I am the network administrator for a large fraternity that houses approximately seventy guys and their computers. A year ago the...
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    Windows Install from Hell --> Please Help.

    Well, I don't have a PSU handy...would have to buy one. I'm currently using an Antec TruePower 480Blue...which is fairly new and in good shape. The fans work.....I don't see it being a problem....but who knows....any other ideas. I'm a college student...I'd hate to have to start replacing parts...
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    Windows Install from Hell --> Please Help.

    Okay, I have had the worst experience trying to fix my computer. It all started a few weeks ago when my computer started to get really choppy and freeze. Pretty soon, I couldn't get it to boot into Windows (it would freeze during the Splash screen). I was able to get it up and running in safe...
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    Cannot Install XP Pro on Single SATA Drive

    Well....I just got the part where I can select which hard drive I want to install on. However, there were no options. In the area where the drives are normally listed, all that was there was "unknown disk setup cannot access". or something of that nature. Is that a jumper problem or what. If...
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    Cannot Install XP Pro on Single SATA Drive

    Well I think the floppy was part of it. I flipped the cable and then got further then before. The prompt didn't repeat and in fact I started to load the drivers...however then I got a dark blue screen with white text....an error like a nonpaged....i don't know.... Anyways, i'll see what I can...
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    Cannot Install XP Pro on Single SATA Drive

    I'm hitting f6 and then get to the next menu where it asks me to hit s and supply a floppy for the drivers for the mass storage. I know that windows sees the hard drive as it is displayed when the computer boots up (before the windows install starts).... I'll try to do something with the...
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    Cannot Install XP Pro on Single SATA Drive

    In fact, I just put those files onto two different floppies with two different computers...to avoid any weird bad disks or anything like that. However, I continue to get the propt all of the time. Something I just noticed, however, is that the LED for the floppy is now alwasy on...from the...
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    Cannot Install XP Pro on Single SATA Drive

    That's exactly what I did...hmm, I'll try using a different computer, as the one I'm on is sorta wierd (Sony desktop). Strange though that it isn't working correctly.
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    Cannot Install XP Pro on Single SATA Drive

    Hi, I'm having a huge amount of trouble in attempting to install Windows XP on my new 250GB Seagate SATA HD. I currently have an Asus a7v8x Deluxe Mobo. Anyways, I go through the whole process fine....F6 and everything. However, when I go to attempt to load the SATA drivers off of my...
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    Good Cheap Hard Drives?

    Hi, I just recently had my second Maxtor HD drive die on me, and it is about 4-5 years old now so I don't think there is any warranty left. I'm looking to buy a quality hard drive that is pretty zippy. I am inclined to purchase a 250 GB Seagate with 8 MB buffer for around $130. Is this a...
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    Computer Always Freezes Fast

    Quick question. Is the hard drive that is failing the one that Windows XP is on (and the one that I try to install Windows on, only to have it freeze) or could it be the other HD on the same channel. I just don't want to replace the wrong one, although I suspect that it is my primary HD, and...
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    Computer Always Freezes Fast

    How annoying...I'm a college student...barely enough money to spend on other things. But, that hard drive is at least four years old, so I guess it isn't too bad. Besides, I'm trying to migrate all of my drives from IDE to SATA anyways. Just one more left. I haven't stayed up with the...
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    Computer Always Freezes Fast

    Hmm, Thanks for the tip. I don't know if I have space to back everything up, but I have the irreplacible things like documents backed up onto a second HD now. Things like music and stuff can be replaced, albeit a hassle. I guess I might be in the market for a new drive. So do you...
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    Computer Always Freezes Fast

    Hi everybody, The problem I'm having seems to be getting worse and worse over time. A couple of weeks ago, my computer would start to hang upon reboot. After a couple of tries, it would get through to Windows XP. However, before too long, it just wouldn't go into regular Win XP. At first, I...
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    Do I need a new video card for my widescreen display?

    So here's the deal, I just was fortunate to purchase a ViewSonic N2750w display. However, when I go to use it, everything looks distorted in the wide dimension. I have an nVidia MX440 video card and just downloaded the latest drivers from the website, however I still do not see support for any...
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    Do I need a new video card for my widescreen display?

    So here's the deal, I just was fortunate to purchase a ViewSonic N2750w display. However, when I go to use it, everything looks distorted in the wide dimension. I have an nVidia MX440 video card and just downloaded the latest drivers from the website, however I still do not see support for any...
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    Router Virus?

    Considering the Cable Internet was installed earlier today (this afternoon) and the service went down within two hours...I doubt that either of those observations are really possibilities. I should clarify though, that I don't believe it is the service going down so much as it is the hardware...
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    Router Virus?

    I didn't really think that it would be a router virus..per say, as I've never heard of any of those either. However, I must admit that I am somewhat of a newb and thus do not quite understand how to utilize the information I'm getting from ethereal properly. I installed it on my computer on my...
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    Router Virus?

    So here's the deal. I'm the network administrator for a fraternity...and have posted on here once or twice before about our problems with Nexland routers and load-balancing etc. Well, we JUST switched to Comcast Internet earlier today and everything appeared to be going great until just a few...
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    Router Virus?

    So here's the deal. I'm the network administrator for a fraternity...and have posted on here once or twice before about our problems with Nexland routers and load-balancing etc. Well, we JUST switched to Comcast Internet earlier today and everything appeared to be going great until just a few...
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    HELP! Problem with DSL Load-Sharing and Connectivity

    Thanks for the info. But would the setup you talked about where we would segment the network with different DSL connections, would that allow everyone in the house to be able to see each other under "Workgroup" in Windows? I only ask this because when I tried doing something similar to this, the...
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    HELP! Problem with DSL Load-Sharing and Connectivity

    Alright, so here's the story. I'm the network administrator for my fraternity, which houses around 70 guys. Last term, due to the incompetence of our network people, we were running on a single DSL modem at like 640/540 or something of that nature. I contacted Qwest (I had to choose DSL as...
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    Problems with Dual DSL/Switch/Router Connection. Please Help the Newb.

    Alright, so here is the long story. Back in Janurary my fraternity switched to an Internet setup that consists of two Qwest 1.5 Mbps DSL lines (quite an improvement from what we ran on during the fall...but that is an even longer issue). I installed the Actiontec modems and everything seemed...