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    SATA stopped being detected by BIOS

    After a week of troubleshooting internet/network issues for a client, I finally had everything just about fixed. I had noticed last week that the server didn't have adequate cooling so having made a note to install a new fan, I figured I would do it while I was finishing up the networking issues...
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    Busted ac adaptor? can I fix it?

    Well since the world hates me, after spending a day trying to fix some networking/internet issues for a client I finally appear to be in the clear when the DSL router won't turn on. Now, I had just had it functioning not 10 minutes ago because I had spent hours trying to get into it w/o the...
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    Gigabyte G-MAX NB-1401

    I have been needing a new laptop for a while, and after reading the review of the Gigabyte NB-1401, I was interested in purchasing it. However, I can't find it for sale anywhere. Does anyone have any tips where I could find this laptop for purchase in the US? I would really appreciate it...
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    Best Encryption Algorithm

    I'm creating a new PGP keyring and am trying to decide which encryption algorithm would be best. I'm trying to decide betweencurrent AES standard (Rijndael)CASTTwoFishI know twofish was one of the original candidates for AES, so I'm assuming since it wasn't selected that it is inferior to...
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    Power problems... mobo, jumpers?

    Here are some specs to reference: Duron 1.2Ghz 256MB 2100 DDR Asus A7v266-E Here's the deal: A while ago this box just stopped powering up. The power supply made a quiet clicking sound and nothing on the system worked, including the system power led on the mobo. I naturally replaced the power...
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    Recovering deleted partitions

    Hey, once again I have a major problem :) I have two partitions, C for programs/windows, and D for data. Somehow in my upgrade from '98 to XP Pro the D partition was deleted, giving me a message "This drive is not formatted would you like to format now". However, the drive is formatted as...
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    AIW or VideoCard & TV Tuner?

    I am replacing my current video card which has a tv tuner, and I want to retain TV viewing capability. I'm also on a budget of ~$130 and I need some opinions here. What should I get? -an AIW card: 8500DV is way too much, bu the 7500 is right at my price limit. -a Gf4 440MX and a TV Tuner -a...
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    ASP causing http500 errors

    I hope someone is familiar with ASP and W2k Server. :) I'm testing a new web site on my host's servers. Recently everytime an ASP page contains an error I get a 500 Internal Server Error page instead of a VBScript error message giving me the line number, cause, etc. I've talked to my host and...
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    A7N266-VM POST Problems. PLEASE HELP!

    Sorry for that capitalized "PLEASE HELP!" in the subject line. I'm desperate: I just set up three identical machines with Asus A7N266-VM Mobos, Duron 1.3Ghz, 256MB DDR 2100, WD400, and cr-rom and floppy. Everything appears to be connected properly. When I turn on the system power, I get power...
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    A7N266-VM POST Problems. PLEASE HELP!

    Sorry for that capitalized "PLEASE HELP!" in the subject line. I'm desperate: I just set up three identical machines with Asus A7N266-VM Mobos, Duron 1.3Ghz, 256MB DDR 2100, WD400, and cr-rom and floppy. Everything appears to be connected properly. When I turn on the system power, I get power...
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    Video Card Selection

    I'm upgrading my old Matrox G200-TV (yeah, I know) and here is my dilema: The Matrox card has a TV Tuner, and I want to retain TV viewing capabilities on any new card I select. The AIW Radeon 8500DV is slightly out of my price range. I was thinking of getting a PCI GeForce4 MX4400. I know it's...