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    WD 120 gig Caviar reads as 2 Terabyte Drive

    So i used this drive in my GFs machine for about a month, and had a bunch of stuff save on it. i through it in an enclsure, got everyting needed, and then decided to format it and wipe it clean... I go into the management utility in windows, and it says there is 2 sections to the hard drive, 1...
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    Weird AMD 2500 Overheat Question...

    A customer of mine has been having issues with an over heating AMD Barton 2500. I checked it out and the CPU gets to like 75 degrees cel. and then it powers off... All the fans are working properly, I know it is the cpu, because i installed a different one into his Biostar Barebone and it works...
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    Bizzare hard drive failure

    I was on my computer this morning, and there was a brief power failure, less than half a second. However, the computer didn't seem to be affected, didn't flicker and kept on running. However my router needed to be unplugged and plugged back in. I still had no internet so I restarted my...
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    Does a High Res TV Tuner Card Exist

    I just got an xbox, and i have never had a tv, nor do i want one, becuase i live in a college dorm. I just want to run my tv tunner in a higher res so the graphics look better. 720x6XX doesn't look good at all. But do these cards exist. I know must tvs dont' put out higher than 800x600 res...
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    "Insert System Disk into A"

    I just got a new hard drive for my gf's machine, popped it in and installed windows xp. I took out the Windows CD, and then restarted after installing some drivers. Now if i restart the machine with out the Windows cd, i get the error "Insert System Disk into A:" If i put the cd back in, it...
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    Can't boot WinLinux 2003

    I know many people may not have expierence with winlinux, but i have installed it and everything goes fine, but i can't boot into winlinux. it goes through its boot sequence checks, and then hangs up after "starting cpusd." I have tried to boot from a floppy and through windows 98, same error...
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    Windows ME will not boot

    I am borrowing a friends laptop for the semister, and it has ME installed on it, and out of his preference it has to stay on it. Everything has been fine on it, but today out of the blue, it booted up and hung up on a screen that said "Insert System Diskette and press Enter to reboot." So i...
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    Torn... X800pro or 6800 NON GT

    I was looking at the eVga 6800 card on newegg, it is only $283...but i can pick up a x800pro right now for $333... I am very interested in the 6800, if there is away to unlock the other 4 pipelines, but I am worried about the 128mb ram...But at the same time i can turn an x800pro into an XT...
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    Is the a new Graphics card worth it...

    So I had a 9800pro, but i was able to sell it for what i paid for it to my buddy, so i figured i probably should... I installed doom last night and with my 512 geil golden dragon pc 3200 ram, with 64 mb set asside for my onbard Geforce4, i was able to run doom on the lowest setting possible...
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    New Mobile runs at 600mhz?

    I don't under stand why, but i set the FSB to 200, and have my ram set to 100%, and for my muiltiplyer, i have tried 10, 10.5, and 11...but i never get this thing above 600mhz... To the best of my knowledge... 200FSB x 10 = 2000mhz processor...not 600... I am knew to the mobile world...what am...
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    New Graphics card for my shuttle...

    As of now I am using the integrated GeForce 4, and I just sold my 9800pro...but I am currious how power hungry the new cards are. I figure I can wait till the x800 and 6800 drop down in price a bit...but are they even worth waiting for. I was looking at the ATI AIW 9800 pro to replace my other...
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    New Graphics Card for a Shuttle...

    As of now I am using the integrated GeForce 4, and I just sold my 9800pro...but I am currious how power hungry the new cards are. I figure I can wait till the x800 and 6800 drop down in price a bit...but are they even worth waiting for. I was looking at the ATI AIW 9800 pro to replace my other...
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    Using a tv as a monitor...

    I have a shuttle with a 9800 pro.. i want to bring it to a buddies house tonight so we can do some recording...but i don't want to lug my monitor... Is it possible to set it up so that i can just plug in the svideo with an rca adpater and run it to his pc...thoughts...
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    AMD 35w vs 45w Mobile chips...

    i was looking at a 35w amd 2400 and a 45w amd 2600, and i was just currious if i would get a better overclock from either one... I am looking to run them with a 200fsb and an appropriate multiplyer... Anyone have any preferences...they are about the same price...
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    Upgrading from 2800 to a mobile chip

    Basically i want to do some overclocking. I have an opertunity to sell off my amd 2800 for $113, and i was thinking about going mobile. I want to hit 2.5 ghz if possible, actually i would be happy if i could just run a 200fsb to match my ram, but i know that might be hard to do. I was looking...
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    Configuring 5.1 Surround sound

    I recently built my new shuttle sng41v2 and got my Logitech Z640 5.1 Speakers. I am having trouble with setting up all the channels to play independently. I am using the onboard 6 channel audio that comes with the shuttle mobo, as well as soundstorm to configure my setup. Basically i set it...
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    FTP trouble

    I am firmilar with using my ftp program, and i share at my school, and when i am Home just fine. My question is... Is it possible to share out side my network? I only know how to share with computers on the same network. Does anyone know what i mean? So at home, i have a linksys router, and i...
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    FTP trouble

    I am firmilar with using my ftp program, and i share at my school, and when i am Home just fine. My question is... Is it possible to share out side my network? I only know how to share with computers on the same network. Does anyone know what i mean? So at home, i have a linksys router...
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    No sound/music in Farcry

    I have been playing the game non stop for 3 days nows with no problems, everything is smooth at high detail levels, with dolby 5.1 sound...but as of this morning...The game no longer has any sound. No gunshots, no music, no voices...nothing... I read on some tech sites that lots of people have...
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    Choices...Choices...Choices...

    Well it is time to do the upgrade, and SSF is definitly the winner. I just have to choose which one is better. The Battle begins... Biostar IDEQ 200NB or Shuttle SN41G2 V2B... I guess there are pros and cons to each, so let me hear them, personally it makes no difference and the price...
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    Dell Windows 2000 OS on a Non-Dell Machine

    I just poped in the Dell reinstallation CD for Win2k and tried to install it on a new machine i just put together, but i can't boot the cd cause i get an error saying this CD can only be used in a Dell machine. I was just wondering if it is possible to install this OS. I would love to save...
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    Do old IDE Cables effect Speed

    I have some old IDE cables that I pulled from a machine about 5 years old. If i use one of them for my hard drive (ATA100), will the cables really effect my speeds...Just currious
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    Building a Small Form Factor PC

    I am really excited about building my new SSF, but i am worried if the power supply will hold up with me. I was thinking about a barebone that supports my AMD 2800, with 2x256 Geil Golden Dragon, NEC Dvd RW, Nec Floppy, 36 gig Western Digital SATA Raptor, 120 gig Maxtor, with my ATI 9800 Pro...
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    Overclocking a 2800+

    I just ordered my new heatsink (Thermalright SLK 900A) so I am finally ready to do some OCing. But i am currious, what are some good expectations. How fast can I get this thing going? I guess I am curious, what are the limitations of this chip? Also I have a gigabyte mobo, and Easytune 4 is...
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    Time to upgrade Heatsink

    So I have decided that it is time to get rid of the stock AMD heatsink, but I am not sure what I want to upgrade too. I know that I want to be doing some serious overclocking. If possible I don't want a friggin hair dryer in my case, because right now it is next to silent. Specs: Blue Aspire...