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    Can I upgrade my laptop? Please HELP! info inside

    ok. So I have a Dell 1420 from 4 years ago. At the time it was pretty decent but it has really aged... are there any upgrades I can make to this system. Especially with regard to the video card, I have a Geforce 8400m GS I have already completely dissembled and reassembled this laptop...
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    Ipod nano or video?

    ok so I am really stumped here. What should I get an ipod nano or video? I have had a nano for almost a year and LOVED it. Well it broke. Costco is giving me full store credit. I can either get a 8gig nano, or a 30gig video. I pretty much use my nano for 2-3 hours a day in the car and...
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    Hot deal on Old School NES games

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    Quick Poll: Ie7 or Mozilla?

    sure this is from the stone age... but I am really having a problem picking one and sticking with it. so which browser do you guys prefer and why? personally, I like the layout of Ie7 better. However the I enjoy the stability of mozilla. I am really torn. I want to pick one and stick...
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    Cant decide between these two monitors:

    this one is 19" and has won some new egg rewards. it is 700:1 contrast, 5ms, and apparently a more sturdy base. Hanns this one is 20.1" and has a higher contrast ration, 1000:1. Apprently the base is a little less sturdy. Some people say that it isn't as "sharp" as the Hanns...
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    PS2 XBOX modding

    has anyone in here ever modded a xbox or ps2? if so, did you go solderless?? any general advice?
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    Hottest Deal EVER!!! save $$723,000

    ummm I like batteries... AMAZON
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    RAM for dual core

    I am going to finally upgrade to a dual core CPU and board. i have 3x1gig sticks of Kingston PC3200 Ram. Its not the best ram but it did cost like 115 per stick. will this work in a dual core processor or do you need a special type of ram? is there like "dual core" ram that is needed...
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    MSCONFIG Opens with Windows???

    so i have used msconfig loads of times to alter what processes startup with windows... now on my friends computer i have seen something new. when his computer starts windows, msconfig opens. so we click out and it asked if we want to restart... click no... he does whatever on his comp...
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    Can you Burn multiple CDs on a Single DVD??

    okay so recently purchased some new burning software, Nero and Power ISO. My question is, is it possible to burn multiple CD programs onto a single DVD. Like I have TONS of games that are 3-4 discs each, what I would like to do is condense them down to a single DVD backup of each game...
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    Windows XP from one computer to another??

    so my girlfriend is in law school. she had a old laptop she used for her first year. the school issues everyone full copies of xp pro. i activated that copy on her laptop. now its her second year and she has purchased a new laptop without a OS. the school tech department said to use...
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    Cant find a driver!! hitachi cm811

    so my windows got a reg error that i couldn't rewrite... i had to format and reinstall windows. anyway i am all good to go, except that i dont have a driver for my: Hitachi CM811 21" crt monitor. i actually purchased the monitor from a hot deal here on anantech. i think around 200...
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    IDE to USB 2.0 adapter question

    so basically i want to get a box that i can carry around and put different HDs into. all the ones i have seen so far are IDE. so i was thinking about getting a converter. my question than is what are the pros and cons? the HUGE con i see is that power then becomes an issue. i wouldn't...
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    So i want to buy A TV/FM Card

    i want to buy a tv tuner/fm reciever card for my box. what kind do you guys recommend? any specific cards? any things i should be looking for in the card?
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    what is the definition of OEM? and is it bad?

    well someone please help out a noob... no flames please...
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    Free +s/h Webster's 2005 Encyclopedia

    http://www.fcdsoft.com/ i have no idea about this retailer though but it seems on the up and up.
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    lite on

    do they have a warranty and if so how long?
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    9800 Pro vs 9800 all in wonder

    so i am on pricewatch and i see a huge price jump from the pro to the all in wonder... so i am asking what you get with the all in wonder that you dont get with the 9800 pro.
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    keyboard locked out???

    so i went into my bios and enabled USB keyboard... i then plugged in my USB keyboard... now when i boot up it says: keyboard locked, unlock keyboard. so what the heck does that mean i just pres f1 and windows puts up fine but i dont want to have to hit f1 everytime i boot up...
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    bottleneck question

    so i just built a new amd 64 box. i got a 2800 with a pretty good mobo. 512mb of kingston ram. a new 160gb HD etc... however i have a geforce 3 ti200 video card... and some of the new high end games are running choppy... i am pretty much sure that my video card is what is bottlenecking my...
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    Power supply question

    hey everyone, i am building my second PC... after 1 year long disaster with the first one i have helped many friends with theirs and am ready to try again... so i have a question: how big a power supply do i need for P4 2.8ghz 48x CDRW 16x DVD 2 Western Digital 80gb HD 1 3.5" 1 Geforce3 128mb...
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    12 pack of Inspiral condoms FREE, $5.95 shipping

    hey all this is a link to a promotional offer from adameve.com, i heard about this on the radio. FREE CONDOMS these condoms are supposed to be the best and this offer is really good.
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    CDROM jumper settings.

    is there a website that has like a database of jumper settings for different manufacters?
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    help with IDE cables......!!!!

    okay so i am trying to add a new hard drive to my computer and i am having some problems. okay so here is my set up: primary cable: master: 60gb hard drive slave: lite on cdrw drive secondary cable: master: none???? slave: generic 56x...
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    XP boot problems.... missing or corrupt file??? help needed

    hi all..... okay so my neighbor calls me over... she is having problems starting her computer with xp... she has had xp pro for monthes without any problem and she says that this error message just started appearing recently... she said whe did not do anything different but one day she got the...
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    best cd copy software....

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    Help with nvidia drivers....

    okay so i just got my new video card.... it is a geforce3 ti200 128mb..... and i installed the drivers that came with it... however now when i play games it says that the drivers i have installed aren't stable and basicalle they suck... where can i get better drivers? OR does this error...
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    help with formating xp

    okay i am trying to format my hard drive but xp keeps telling me that it can't lock the drive and that it is in use... how can i restart my comp so that i am just in command prompt without xp so i can format.. i am not interested in saving anything i just want to completely format my drive...
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    what is best OS for running Counter-Strike

    okay we all know that cs is the best game on the internet.... so which is the best OS to run it.... what are your guys thoughts.....? i just upgraded to XP and am running into problems.... also i was wondering how to do a dual boot if necessary just so i could run CS easier...
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    Help with NERO....

    okay so i got a cendyne drive and it came with nero... so i installed nero... great it works fine.... then i upgraded to xp... nero still works....... then i reinstall xp and now i am having problems with nero... so then i try to remove nero and reinstall it..... well when i put the cd in...