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    Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe new BIOS

    I just built a system and I went to get the latest BIOS from Asus's site. The one they had listed was older than the one in my board. So I saved it and here it is if anyone wants. M2N-SLI 0404 BIOS
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    Help - Weird boot/shutdown time problem?

    On one of my machines, my system drive was an IDE drive connected to the mobo via a SATA converter. I also had a second pure SATA drive on port2, this mobo only has two SATA ports. Everything was fine. The drive were laying on the floor initially, then I put them in the case and took the...
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    Antec SLK1650 - What is this part?

    I've built a couple systems with this case now and I can't figure out what this part is for. part
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    Old Vaio laptop has a cracked screen.

    I was given an old Vaio laptop from my father in law, model PCG-F610 AMD K6-2 550Mz 256mb ram 12.1 LCD I opened it up and the LCD is cracked. Is it worth fixing or should I just eBay or AT FS/FT and get a $500-600 Dell deal? It works perfectly fine otherwise, so with an external...
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    512mb high speed SD card - Decent deal I think

    Corsair 512mb 9MB/s read - 7MB/s write (mfgr's site specs) $27.99 after $10 rebate or for a little more if you prefer Patriot and no rebate: Patriot 512mb 9MB/s read (mfgr's specs) write speed not on their site but many internet sites state 8MB/s $32.08 no rebate
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    Borders 30% off one item.

    Coupon Sent to me via email.
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    Canon SD400 $224 + tax @ Dell SB

    ripped from FW, thanks SUy81 Link to SD400 (use the link) There is a $25 off coupon out there Or add either the Kingston 512mb Elite Pro SD card or the Sandisk 512mb Ultra II SD card, and use a $50 off coupon. $262 with the Sandisk card. Don't forget there is tax for most people...
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    How do I purchase XP Pro Corporate version?

    I'm building some machines for our lab and I'm going to put XP Pro on them but I don't want to deal with activation. How do I get the corporate version of XP Pro? I Googled a bit and didn't seem to have any luck.
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    Need direction on how to edit a spreadsheet or table via a webpage.

    What I have currently is a Excel spreadsheet that I update often both at home and at work. Making sure I always have the updated version is a pain, I forget if I emailed the file home for instance. What I want to do is store the file on my server and be to update it via the web. What type of...
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    How many times have you refilled your laser toner cartridge?

    I have the Samsung ML-1740 and I bought some toner on eBay. The instructions that came with it say to not refill the cartridge more than two times or the waste hopper may overfill. Any truth to this?
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    Help with Outlook 2003 distibution list.

    So I'm trying to set up a distro list and when I send it out I get an email back saying it did not reach some recipients because I had too many. I did some searching and I think that the limit is imposed by the Comcast email server, not Outlook. Anyone know how many contacts I can have in...
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    New Samsung ML-1740 causes lights to flicker.

    Just picked up a ML-1740 and after setting it up and turning it on, the two lights I had on that are on the same circuit flicker periodically for a few times. If I turn the printer off it's fine. My feeling is the printer's power supply is sending some interference back into the line, which...
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    Hennepin county (Minneapolis) is considering easing up their smoking ban.

    Article Let's not debate if a smoking ban should be implemented or not. I'm more interested in hearing peoples' thoughts on if there truly is an economic impact and if so, how much? Or is the guy that's gunning for mayor just trying to gain popularity with smokers? I've always just heard...
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    I want to move my SATA drives to my other controller.

    I want to move my two SATA HDs from the VIA controller to the Promise controller on my A8V so I can overclock. (The VIA ports aren't locked.) One of the drives is my system drive. Is there anything I need to do other than just switch the cable? I read on another forum to start XP install and...
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    Is there a service where I can test a dial up connection?

    My FIL recently moved and I was hooking up his computer. I went to test the Internet connection and is was flaky. He's using NetZero. First time I got on just fine, tried to DL something, then it stalled. Then I couldn't get back on at all. I updated to the latest NZ software and I got back...
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    Can someone help me analyze my dump files?

    I have a new system build and I've been using Acronis to make incremental backups and it has been working fine. Last night tried to make an image and right after I selected the OS partition, I got a stop error. Tried again and same thing. The system rebooted quickly but I saw it say "IRQ NOT...
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    CBID and CPUZ report different vcore

    Just came across CBID after using CPUZ for quite some time, I thought hey since it's Athlon only why not. Well, I just put together a new system (see sig) and they both report my vcore differently, very differently. CPUZ ? 1.424 CBID ? 1.124 I got the impression that CBID was more...
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    Help needed with Acronis True Image.

    I just recently started using Acronis and it started out great. I put in a new drive the other day and used the clone option to transfer my data from the old drive, worked great. Now I put in another new drive and I partitioned it in XP setup with a 15gb OS partition and the rest data. Now I...
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    Can't access/load website with IE or Firefox.

    I'm having troubles loading my website with either IE or FF with my home computer. It was fine yesterday morning, then it died. Site I've tried several things: 1) can't ping it with the domain name or the IP I was given when it got installed on my host 2) saw a post about trying to telnet...
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    Forums search results will not open when the word "highlight" is in the address bar.

    I'm giving Firefox a whirl and I came across a problem that I thought was FF related but I can duplicate the problem in IE. If I search over at the MozillaZine forums for example, then I try to open one of the results, it doesn't. It gives a "gateway has lost connection" error, which seems...
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    Please help clarify - parked domain vs. addon domain

    I currently have hosting set up for domain1.com (with Telnap). I will hopefully be gaining control of domain2.com shortly. domain1 was temporary in case I don't get control (current guy getting fired). So, domain2 is the important one. Do I: a) have the host change domain2 to be the primary...
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    Help with Heatware.

    I changed my email addy with Heatware, never got the confirmation email. Sent emails to support TWICE and no response. I have some sales going on and I really want it to work. Suggestions?
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    IDE controller card issues and data corruption.

    Sorry this is a little lengthy, just wanted to give all the details. I have been using a Promise Ultra100 TX2 IDE controller card for quite some time now because I needed the extra ports. I?ve only ever had a 120 gig Western Digital hooked up to it. I plugged a 180 gig WD into it last night...
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    Last skt A upgrade, need mobo - KT880 or NF2 Ultra 400

    Last week I decided to make one last upgrade for my socket A. Bought myself a XP-m 2600+ and plopped it in my MSI KT6V. Turns out the MSI lets me change the multi in the BIOS but it doesn't take. I Googled and found a post saying the MSI doesn't allow multi changes on the mobiles. :( I can...
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    Help me choose an AMD CPU from MWave.com

    I saw a HD thread that says if I upgrade my old account at MWave.com, they'll give me $10 off. So I thought it may be a nice time to upgrade my CPU and put my "old" 1800+ @ 2.0GHz in my second machine. Of the choices at MWave.com, which CPU should I get? I guess the only real requirement is...
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    Back again! Thermalright SLK-900A for $19.99

    Linky The email says, "Limited time only, Limited to quantity on hand". If you've been wanting to upgrade your socket A cooler, this is the time! I missed the last deal on this cooler but just ordered one this time!
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    System hangs during POST - was working fine.

    My system is usually on 24/7 but I shut it down a few days ago when I went out of town. Got back last night and tried to fire it up, right after it detects the IDE devices, it just sits there doing nothing. If I hit Delete to go into the BIOS, same thing, never gets into the BIOS. Here's what...
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    HP Photosmart 635 digital camera 2.1MP 3x optical - Clearance @ Target B/M $74.98

    I saw 7 of these on the clearance self last night. Not bad for a starter camera. Link to camera at Target.com EDIT: A sticker on the box said it had a bonus 32MB SD card inside. Of course with clearance stuff, YMMV.
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    OPINIONS NEEDED - HELP. Continuing my education, which path?

    Sorry for the length. Background: I have a BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, graduated in ?97 I decided a few years ago that I really wanted to do Software or Controls Engineering. It became evident that I could not really get a job doing those things unless I had my...
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    What, no thread about National Security on NBC last night?

    I was hoping to see some comments this morning on this utter waste of two hours of my life. I'll start it off. Seemed like a rah rah for the Office of Homeland Security. Took cliff notes from all the high rated shows and implemented all of them. i.e. Had Law & Order, Third Watch, West Wing...
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    Ritek 100 pack 48x CDRs FAR @ OfficeMax (confirmed @ Minnetonka, MN store)

    OfficeMax has the 100 pack of Khypermedia CDRs FAR this week. At the Minnetonka, MN store, they are subbing Ridata discs. My buddy bought some yesterday, and I got some today, they are confirmed to be Ritek. They are plain silver top with Ridata stamped on the hub. $19.99 - $20 MIR Rebate...
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    Rebate is dead - Canon I475D $24.98 AR/AC @ OfficeMax

    credit goes to Jokersmoker but I see he's not posting it here. Call OfficeMax to order: 1-800-283-7674 The Canon I475D is $99.98 with a $50 MIR, use a phone order $25 off $100 coupon (you know where to find it) and voila! Get rubber bands or something to get over $100. You can do this deal...
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    Canon I250 $19.99 AR @ Buy.com (shipping kinda sucks)

    credit goes to titewad @ FW $49-99 - $30 buy.com MIR Canon I250 Rebate Good luck with shipping, they wanted ~$10 for me, kinda kills the deal.
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    Help me plan my upgrade path. (other views wanted)

    This is what I have currently: XP1800+ OC is in my sig Mushkin 512 PC2700 MSI KT4 Ultra (KT400 chipset) I want to add some more ram. I was thinking of getting PC3200 so when 400FSB CPUs get cheap I can upgrade to that. Of course then my PC2700 would be kind of useless. I know cost of PC3200...
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    Is this overclock too extreme? XP2500

    Is it possible to have an OC that is too extreme. :) My buddy has his XP2500 OC'ed to 204x11 = 2.24Ghz which required 1.84v, as reported by CPUZ, to be stable and his load temp is 62C. Is this pushing the volatge envelope and going to shorten the CPU life significantly? He doesn't really care...
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    Buy.com policies - refuse delivery, restocking fee? *SOLVED*

    A coworker just ordered 4 CD wallets from buy.com at $25/each. Then he found a similiar item at Amazon for $15/each. I searched through some old posts here and I found a CSR# for them, he's calling now. I told him to just refuse delivery, but are they going to charge a restocking fee? What...
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    POLL: Would or do you pay H&R Block to get a "refund loan"?

    The H&R Block commercials that advertise that you can get your refund the day you go in by paying them $39.95 for a "refund loan", just bother me. I do remember when my cash flow wasn't what it is now, that getting my tax refund was as anticipated event, but what bothers me is this; in today's...
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    Help me reorganize my case/drives and add front USB! (with pics)

    This all started when I decided that I wanted front USB ports. I have an extra header on the mobo and I have a backplane USB connector, the type that goes on the back and is attached to a slot on the case. I didn't want to buy one of those USB brackets that fits in a 3.5" bay, but rather mod...
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    Fuji 50-pack CDRs $4.99 AR at BB (sounds like TYs can be had in 50-packs)

    I was at the Maple Grove store a couple days ago and they have quite a few of the 50-pack Made in Japan spindles left, which are TYs. So, if you can make it up this way, you can still get some nice TY Fujis! There were a few spindles on the shelf where they should be but they also have a bunch...