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    What is a good program to check CPU temps and Case temps?

    topic says it all, I read that motherboard monitor is good. Does anyone know how it works and if it's accurate? Thanks for any help in advance
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    Can't get a real IP address from any wireless router

    I can't seem to connect to any wireless routers. I am currently on campus and I've tried to connect to many wireless routers, but I always get a 169.x.x.x ip address with subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 Does anyone know how to fix this?
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    Where are Worms located?

    If I have a lot of worms and back up files that are non-system files(like mp3's) would I back up the worms? Most worms that my virus scanners have found are in the Windows folder and its sub-folders so if I back up files that are not in those folders am I safe?
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    Just got new thinkpad 42p need basic tips and checks

    Hey Does anyone have any tips on how to keep the battery alive for as long as possible? Should I regularly fully discharge or just fully discharge once a month? Should I keep the batterly out of the laptop when it is plugged into the wall? And do I have to do anything when I first turn on my...
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    Which would be a better bag for my T42p?

    Does anyone have any experience with these bags or know if my t42 will fit? including the power supply and a mouse and head phones and a textbook or two. The North Face Modem The North Face Recon II
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    Thinkpad T42 have different wireless cards?!?!?!

    I'm looking at some T42's and I'm not sure what the difference exactly is between all these different wireless cards. Which one has the longest range and stays stable for the longest time? Integrated Wireless (Std) Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Integrated Wireless (Std) IBM 11b/g Wi-Fi...
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    What is Rambo II in a Thinkpad T42? and M10GL-128

    I was looking at this laptop: T42p 1.8GHZ 1GB 60GB RAMBOII XP HARVARD UNIV. VST IBM '2373H16' the optical drive on this is a Rambo II. Does anyone know what that is? And does anyone know how the Graphics Controller M10GL-128 compares to the Mobility Radeon 9700.
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    ATI's MOBILITY? FIRE GL ? T2 or MOBILITY RADEON 9700

    I am looking at IBM Thinkpad T42's and I can get either video card. I know the Fire GL is more for design and CAD, but if I'm not doing a lot of that stuff is this a bad card for me? Would it be really bad if I used it to play games? I'm not going to be playing many games on it since I don't...
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    How do I turn on USB in windows server 2003 enterprise?

    I want to get some files from my friend's computer using my external HDD but he says that his usb drives are turned off. Does anyone know how to turn on USB in Windows Server 2003 enterprise?
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    Which external enclosure is best? Please post if you own one of these.

    Hi I am looking to buy an external enclosure case and just wanted to ask which of these three are the best in terms of transfer speed and cooling: Bytecc ME-320U2 with Ali Chipset or Plumax PM-525U2-PCB with Cypress Semiconductor Chipset or Syba USB 2.0 External Enclosure Myson Chipset. From...
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    Install new HDD but Windows shows DVDrom?!?

    I just installed a new hdd. It is Maxtor 6Y200P0. When I hook it up to my computer via internal IDE or using my external enclosure Windows tells me I have just installed a new HDD AND a new DVDRom.... I can delete the dvdrom, but it just shows up after I reboot. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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    changing resolutions from desktop to game

    My desktop is 1024X768 when I go into a game that is 800x600 my monitor does not automatically make the screen fit like i have to move the sliders on my montior(like how wide it is and move it up or down) to make the picture fit is there any way to fix this? because it used to do it automatically
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    Does anyone know if Gigafast 4-Port 10/100 Broadband Router, EE400-R is good?

    I can't find any reviews on google so I wanted to ask if anyone on these boards has had any experience with that router.
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    HELP!!! Game port won't work on my 8rda+ =/

    It says windows cannot find enough resources for it. I have an epox 8rda+ board so it has integrated sound card. I put in a Santa Cruz sound card and the sound works fine but when I plug in my gamepad windows can't find it and in device manager it says that there aren't enough resources...
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    Need replacement fan for stock AMD Heatsink/Fan

    My friend has a 2100+ tbred a and he has the retail h/s fan, but his fan is dying it starts to slow down in rpm. What fan do you guys recommend he get to replace that fan?
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    HELP!!! FX5600 or 9700Non PRo or 9600pro!?!?

    Hey my friend is in China right now and can get either card for $120 US. He wants to know which one to get... the fx5600 clocks at 325 / 550 MHz (DDR) and the non pro is 275/270(I think) and the 9600pro is 400/600(I think). So.. which is the best to get?
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    Secret code for memtest?!?!

    I read once that there was some code for memtest? The guy jokingly said nintendo code for memtest... Does anyone know what I'm talking about and what does it do if it's real?
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    questions on overclocking g4 ti4200 w/ coolbits

    Hey I thank all of you in advance =] I have a few questions about o/c using cool bits. I have an Asylum BFG gf4 ti4200 128 ram w/ stock cooling I am not going to add anything 1. If I format does my vid card stay o/c'ed or I need to reinstall coolbits and re-o/c it? 2. How exactly do I do...
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    Help with prime95/gimp????

    I was reading the website and is it just a program that trys to generate a prime # how is that a good benchmark/burn in program??? And do I need to be connected to the internet to properly benchmark/burn in my comp? And is there anything I need to set up or just install and run?
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    Ram crashing comp... went from 9k erros to 2 in memtest....

    Hi I have an Epox 8rda+ mobo with 1700+ tbred b week 12 chip.... I o/c'ed it to 166x12 and it starts crashing in windows. Now I know htis means it's not stable, but I don't want to take it down a notch so I was wondering if increasing vcore would stop the crashes.
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    8RDA+ owners plz help me can't get to post!!

    I o/ced a bit too much and now my comp just beeps sounds like a police car... I thought holding insert and tapping delete would get me into bios, but that's not happening and when I press caps lock the light on my keyboard doens't go on... So what should I do?
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    Which programs do I use to benchmark and test stability?!?! that sticky has too many for a noob like me

    Which sissandra do I d/l?!?! I'm so confused windows 32 bit 64 bit?!?!?!??! and I'm planning to use that and prime what else should I use? and what do they do exactly? I just want to make sure my new comp is stable after o/c. My comp specs are Epox 8rda+ 1700+ tbred b Win xp sp1 samsung ram on...
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    Epox 8rda+ and IDE drivers

    A question to all you 8rda+ owners out there: What IDE drivers are you using and where can I get them? I hear the SW IDE drivers that come from nvidia suck.
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    Epox 8rda+ and turning off integrated sound

    My question is how do you do this? I have the 3522 bios. Is it the ac97 sound thing in intergrated per.? I know it's something in Bios
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    HDD dying.. I want to defrag it...

    I have diskeeper and it's great and all but I want to fully defrag the drive. I hear if i copy files over to a new hdd then it's perfectly not fragmented because all the files go one after another... Is this true ( I heard only in Win XP)? If so what is the safest way to move 80 gigs from one...
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    What is the best way to format to NTFS?

    I have a new 120 gig fresh out of the box and I want to format it into two 60 gigs using ntfs. I hear I can use the win xp cd but doesn't it install winxp after formatting to ntfs? I heard I can also do right click my computer -> manage -> choose storage->disk management, find the disk in the...
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    I overheated my comp.... HELP!!! PLZ(It's not even o/c'ed)

    I just d/l'ed and installed speedfan 4.08 on my friend's comp. I'm not sure how it works and which temps go with what but on the right box it says: temp2: 79degrees temp1: 51degrees temp2: 55degrees temp1: 55degrees there is a fire symbol next to all those readings and all I am running is AIM...
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    NVidia nforce2 2.03 IDE sw drivers?!?!?

    I posted in OS's but now i'm not so sure it belonged there. My problem is that I clicked no while installing the drivers for my epox 8rda+ mobo ( the nforce 2 2.03 drivers) and I clicked no on the IDE SW drivers. Can anyone tell me what they are and if I should go back and reinstall to use them...
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    Nforce 2 IDE SW drivers?!?!?!

    I was installing the nforce2 2.03 drivers and i clicked no on this IDE SW drivers thing... What is that? I didn't read it so I don't know if I need it or not
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    What do I do after I install the OS? (meaning drivers and such)

    After I install Win XP and SP1 which drivers do i install first? mobo? and is it true i install dx9 b4 vid card drivers? can someone please give me a run through of the correct order of drivers and any other things like dx9 i should install?
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    Keyboard not detected on new rig....

    I just made my computer and my I can use my keyboard to enter bios and all that but when it boots to a floppy (I'm flashing my bios) I can't use my keyboard anymore ( I press numlock and the light doesn't go on). This is a fresh system nothing on the HDDs. I'm using fic-au11 board which is the...
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    Am I supposed to take off that whitesticker on the 1700+ b4 o/c'in?

    Topic says it all Thanks for helping me out in advanced.
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    AMD XP 1700+ @ newegg

    Currently this processor is going for $43 OEM and I want to get one... Does anyone know if this is Tbred B 1.5volt? I read that they were shipping out some A's? And I also read that people were buying retail chips, is there more of a chance of getting B if you get retail?
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    1800+ @ 1150mhtz????

    I just built my new computer with a locked palamino 1800+ epox 8rda+. When I first turned it on it said that my proc was 100x11.5.... isn't my processor supposed to be running at ~1500mhtz??? I am going to try to o/c so I am going to increase the FSB, but why is it at 100 and not 133? I did...
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    What does "dx9 card" mean?

    What does direct x 9 ready mean? I thought all cards worked with direct x 9 all I had to do was install it????
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    How do I RMA something?

    I recently ordered a SLK-800 from SVC, but I have to RMA it because it is defective. I got a RMA# from them, but I don't know what to do now. Do I use Fed-Ex or UPS or USPS and does it matter if I use nextday air or ground? And how do I use Fed-Ex or UPS?
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    SLK-800 questions on installation and what it ships with

    I ordered a SLK-800 from SVC, but it only came with one set (two things) of fan connectors and two long pads and this small brown square thing. Is this what is normally shipped with it? And what are the pads and brown thing for? And how exactly do you install it? www.thermalright.com doesn't...
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    70% Isopropyl Alcohol good enough to clean slk-800?

    I read the steps to put on AR3 and it said I should clean the processor and h/s with Isopropyl Alcohol, do you guys thing 70% is good enough?
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    ARTIC SILVER 3 AND SLK-800 QUESTIONS!!!!

    Is it ok if my slk-800 is a bit banged up? Like it is very rough, but the bottom which will be touching the processor is fine. And is there a waiting period to let the AS3 do its thing or can I turn on my comp. once the AS3 and hs and fan are all on?
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    Which way should case fan be blowing?

    I have four fans that I bought from SVC. and this case w/o the window or front usb/firewire ports. Now on the fans there are two arrows perpendicular to each other, now I know the one tells me the air flow but then the other one tells me up or down.... What exactly do the up and down arrows do...