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    What kind of slot is this in my laptop?

    What kind of slot is this? It's from an Acer Aspire 5100. Also, the CPU is very easy to get to... anyone know if it's upgradeable? Currently using an AMD Turion64 x2 and I'd like to update it. PICTURE Thanks everyone! D.
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    Bush vs. Clinton

    So Clinton sees Lewinski shake her booty and think - "hey, I'd hit that!" And he did. And he got caught. So what happens? The feces hit the fan and they're talking impeachment and it was almost bye-bye Billy. Now we have a war mongering, oil-lovin', civillian killin', troop sacrificing...
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    LEGAL QUESTION

    You own a company selling digital material (ebooks and such) and you have a reseller that seems that is going to act in good faith. From day 1 he is scamming you and is actually redesigning the product and reselling it on his own website making profits from your materials. Your company is...
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    Run an IIS webserver but also share files locally...

    I messed with this a while ago and I remember it messed up my file sharing from my PC to Xbox, but hopefully the smart guys here can help me out. I want to run a webserver on my XPPro machine and run IIS which I believe you have to disable Simple File Sharing. When I did that last time, I...
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    Is this video card any good?

    It wasn't cheap, but I'd like some opinions on it. ASUS V9560/TD GeForce FX 5600 256 MB 256MB DDR Thanks, D.
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    Need some training software

    I know the software exists because I've seen it before but I just can't think of the name of it. It records your screen as a avi or flash or something and then you can add interactive buttons to it so it can be used as interactive training material. Anyone know what I mean or can suggest any...
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    Needing some Xbox help ASAP...

    Need help with this one... I used the MechAssault save game trick and softmodded my 1.0 Xbox. Worked like a charm. Then for some dumbss reason I unlocked the HDD and now I get the 05 error code. I'm used to having a chip inside and it's easier to fix with a chip; but these softmods... easy...
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    Any MIDI experts in the house?

    Over the years I've dabbled in MIDI but not nearly enough to call myself even a novice. I know that when you play a MIDI file in Windows you get pretty generic sounding crap, and I was wondering if there is a program that you can get that will install a databank of MIDI sounds to use instead of...
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    Which CPU is better for a laptop?

    I've never been lucky enough to own a P4 anything... it's always been a Celeron in any of my computers. I'm looking at buying a new laptop (they're identical except for processors) and the choice is a Mobile AMD Sempron 2800+ or a Intel Celeron M 360. I'm not looking for an AMD vs. Intel...
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    Change the voltage for a 12v fan?

    In the Freebies section of the B/S/T forum, I read the following: 2 80mm RAIDMAX case fans (no screws) - these were a bit too noisy for me so i change the wires around to get them to only output 5v instead of 12v My question is: how would you rewire a 12v fan to make it run normal of a...
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    Laptop video card messed up?

    I sold an HP ze 4210 laptop with a fresh clean install of XP Pro on it and she said it worked perfectly for at least 2 weeks. Then the screen would flicker off and on, sometimes staying off for a few seconds or longer. Never did it at all in safe mode. Seemed like the driver was toast...
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    Outlook Express mail import issue

    It's my wife's pc; I need to fix this or I'm screwed. (or I won't be anymore! hehehe) We had a ton of virus/spyware on her pc (daughter uses it a lot) and I decided to wipe it clean. I backed up her entire Outlook Express folder (inbox, sent items, etc...) as well as everything in My...
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    Your oddest tech support calls: PART II

    I do support for Microsoft Windows XP and I get a lot of crap from a lot of people... reading the original "Your oddest tech support calls" thread, I was wondering where you guys work(ed)?
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    Heatware Rant...

    The deal: 1. my 4 Xbox games for his sony car mp3/cd player 2. sent at the same time 3. I got the player, he says he didn't 4. I waited an extra week in the hope they would arrive 5. they didn't so I sent 4 more 6. he then posts TWO negatives about me He gets double what the deal was...
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    Upgrading CPU/Video Card

    I've got an HP ze5607 with a 2.6 Celeron and integrated video. Is it possible to swap out the Celeron and put in a P4? Does not have to be the same speed; but will it physically fit and work fine? And integrated video... ugh. I gotta get it upgraded for some good gaming. Is it possible to put...
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    Anyone ever hear of this brand of laptops?

    Im in the process of trading some laptops and he wants to offer his laptop. Is his any good? I've never heard of his before.
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    Laptop USB power supply...

    My laptop gets pretty warm and with all my parts floating around I've decided to make a custom laptop cooler. There are many devices that run off USB power (lights, fans, etc...) but before I start cutting wires is there a site or a diagram that shows the procedure with what-wire-goes-where...
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    Is there a program that will run a speed test on your USB ports?

    I asked the question here before and I never really got a definitive answer. The manufacturer says "yes, it is USB 2.0" but there is *no* way I'm getting the speed out of it. Is there any software that will run a test of the port... a benchmarking application perhaps? I need this ASAP...
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    How to tell if it is USB 1.1 or version 2.0?

    I checked the specs on some sites before I bought the laptop and they said the USB ports were 2.0 but it seems that I'm not getting a 2.0 speed. Is there a way to find out for sure? I'm not very good with hardware... The laptop is an HP Pavilion ze5607wm. Thanks!