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    Sharp AM-900 Drivers?

    I'm looking for sharp's AM-900 drivers. They aren't listed on Sharp's site, and supposedly costs $25 to get them from sharp. Does anyone have them and can send them to me? I would greatly appreciate it.
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    Is it worth getting an lcd w/ a dead pixel, even if it is much cheaper?

    My current situation is getting a 20" dell widescreen with 1 dead pixel for about 100 bucks cheaper than most places. Worth it? Unfortunatly, the dead pixel is near the middle of the screen and looks kinda of grey.
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    Do Electronic Pest Repellers Work? Those ultrasonic ones?

    I have spider problems in my apartment. Probably due to the summer heat in central California. And I hate them!! I'm was thinking about those ultrasonic pest repellers that u plug into the wall socket. Any one have experience with them and know if they work like they say? I don't want to be...
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    What is a feature that you'd like to see in an mp3 player (that isn't common already)?

    Hello. I'm going to present a presention about an mp3 player next week. Its for a class focused on presentation skils, so content does not matter as much, just has to be technical. Anyways, I was wondering if any of you had any ideas of some crazy features (yet possible in the next 5 years or...
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    SP2 slower boot times than SP1?

    Here's the situation. When I had SP1, during the progress bar during the Window's logo would be about two full cycles before going into windows. Total boot time would be 20 secs or less. This is the exact same on two different computers of mine with nearly the same startup/registry/services...
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    What exactly is slipstreaming?

    I've seen so many people do a slipstream of SP2. I was wondering if someone can summarize what exactly slipstreaming does, what the benefits are, and if I need it at all. I already DL'ed SP2 from microsoft and installed it.
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    Alright. Now building an AMD system for my dad. Which CPU?

    Office type and / or DVD applications. General use and no overclocking.I can't find any comparisons, but which one? AMD Sempron AMD Barton AMD Barton Mobile Which one has the best value? Probably looking for a CPU around $90ish. Thanks.
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    Need help building a computer for dad. And its prolly a celeron.

    I know all the bashing about celerons, and the values of the Semprons, but I've gotta get it. Anyways, my dad needs a computer for his office and he insists he wants an INTEL. So since its going to be just for office work, I'm thinking CeleronD. He also wants it to be as hassle free as...
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    Need help painting. Newbie here.

    Thinking of painting my case since its got scratches all over it. It just a plain metal case but I have no idea how to start. All I have is a bottle of spray paint from Ace Hardware and for sure its ok for metal cases. But I want to make it a nice smooth coating instead of something that turns...
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    What ARE the mosfets that are found on motherboards?

    All i know about mosfets on the motherboards are that they are voltage regulators. I've also just learned in class that they are transistors, like BJT's. However, I thought transistors are SMALL! Are the mosfets on the mobo (which also get really hot) the same as the ones found in processors?
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    OLD SCHOOL question. Will WinXP work on AMD K6II?

    OLD SCHOOL question. Will WinXP work on AMD K6II? Will it be extremely horrible or it should work decently well?
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    AS5 for Pentium 4's

    How are people actually applying Arctic Silver 5 on their Pentiums? The intructions on the AS5 site didnt mentioning spreading the AS5 over the heatspreader but instead just to put a dab on the center and just mush the heatsink on it. It this how you are doing it? I've been spreading it out this...
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    Oc'ed Athlon2400+ or Stock Barton 2500+

    I've always been a P4 guy and have oc'ed Pentiums for awhile. But my gf needs a budget computer (using Shuttle sff) and I am planning to go for amd. Here's my two choices: AMD Athlon2400+ (266fsb, 2.0ghz) --> Thoroughbred? to run 1:1 at stock i'd be using pc2100 to run 1:1 at a modest...
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    how do u boot to dos in windows xp without using a floppy drive?

    I currently need to boot to DOS (not using cmd) on windows xp and I don't have a floppy drive in my computer setup. I have heard that u can do it with either a CD-ROM or usb pen drive (which I have both of them). I have looked at bootdisk.com, but not understanding how to do it. Can anyone help me?
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    Can I use heatspreaders on single sided ram>?

    Can I use heatspreaders on single sided ram>? Would the metal of the heatspreader on the side without the ram chips cause problems?
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    reversing the fan flow mod on zalman 7000 alcu?

    I've heard people have done this, and doing so in my system would prolly help my system temps cuz of the way the fans are positioned. But I can't find instructions on how to. Any suggestions?
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    What are normal system / case temps?

    Right now, my room temp is around 28C in a very stuffy (no air circulation) room. My idle system temp in a small form factor is a bit above 40C, approx 41-42 ish. I s this normal? I know its pretty high, but its pretty hot here.
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    applying thermal adhesive? how to? HELP

    i'm about to put a fatty(well, its big, but not heavy, just thin) heatsink on my 8500 for passive cooling. i have some thermal adhesive from zalman left over, but not sure if i have enuf. how would i apply it? thick or thin? ...if i apply a thin (which is the only thing i can do at the moment)...