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    Midrange Video Card

    What video card between $200-300 that's PCI-E and will play some of the latest games decently. Does anyone have any recommendations? Quiet is good. Thanks in advance! Eric
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    Tablet PC Note Takers

    Hi All, I'm doing a study on using pen-based computing devices (tablet PCs) for a class I'm taking this quarter. I've been collecting various samples of notes people have created using their tablet PCs or other pen-based computing devices and was wondering if any of you guys had any samples...
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    NForce 4 Raid 0 Stability (General)

    I've got a raid 0 setup with two WD 120 GB SATA 7200 RMP drives on a NForce 4 Asus A8N-SLI motherboard. It runs great, but what kind of stability should be expected of it? In other words, is it less stable than just running a single SATA/PATA drive? Thanks in advance for any help, Eric
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    Boot Disc Utility

    Awhile back, someone linked to software that was a boot disc, had the Windows look and feel, and contained a whole bunch of utilities you could use for troubleshooting/copying files, etc. and I can't remember the name of it or where to find it. I know that it was not free (so it probably...
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    A64 Retail Box Question

    Just a quick question: Is the little athlon sticker that comes with the retail box Athlon 64s just a sticker or is it a little more higher quality like the ones with the clear covering over them? Thanks in advance, Eric
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    USB/Firewire Little Molex Connector Things

    I was wondering if anyone knows where to get those little USB/Firewire header Molex connectors that usually connect the front USB/Firewire ports to the motherboard headers? I need some blank ones but have no idea where to get them. Anyone know? Thanks in advance, Eric
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    SC to LC Fiber Adapter

    Is there such thing as an SC to LC fiber adapter? I made up a bunch of SC connector cables and due to bad information, I really need LC connectors. Thanks in advance, Eric
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    Video input for laptop

    Hello, Does anyone know of a good product that will let me do video input and maybe video capture on a laptop? It could be either PCMCIA or firewire and either svideo or composite. I've been searching around but can't really find anything that's recent/new for Windows XP. Thanks in advance, Eric
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    Subnet Routing

    Can someone recommend me a router that will route between two subnets? Every single reasonably priced router I've found only is a cable/dsl router meaning that it can't go both ways. I'd get a Layer 3 switch if it was reasonably priced. Is there a specific router I can use for this that is...
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    XP 2500+ Voltage Question

    I've got a Asus A7V8X motherboard and a XP 2500+ Barton. Inside the BIOS I set the CPU speed to the 1.83GHZ that the Barton's supposed to be and put the memory to the 333Mhz frequency (when on default the speed of the CPU was 1.43 or something like that...). I have not overclocked or played...
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    Windows 98 Boot Menu Help

    Hi all, I had a quick question regarding Windows 98. It's currently on my laptop and decided I was going to upgrade to 2000. However, I canceled the installation before any files were copied, it just ran the typical loading drivers/etc (maybe it copied a few, no OS files though). Now, whenever...
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    XP or 2000 Server?

    I"m making a simple print server that will need to be very reliable and I'm not sure what OS would be better, I have Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Server.... If the Windows XP pro would be just as good I would prefer to use that, but I really want whatever is most stable. Anyone have a...
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    USB Wire colors on Antec Performance Plus II

    Hi, I've got an Antec Performance Plus II case that has the front USB and Firewire ports. Awhile back, I cut the little plastic things that goes over the pines off (there was one for each wire) and they were labeled with what the wire was (+5 volt, data, etc.) Well, I was troubleshooting some...
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    Digital Connector on speakers and soundcard

    Just a quick question regarding speakers and the digital out on soundcards. Currently I have a Soundblaster Live and Creative Cambridge SoundWorks speakers (FPS 2000 or something like that) that use the digital out. It's not the RCA type jack it's the smaller regular computer speaker type...
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    Dual Modem data/fax

    Quick question, Is there such a thing as a PCI card with two modems on it? So, like the equivalent of a Modem/Ethernet card but with 2 modems instead. We need two modems in a server, and it would be nice if we didn't have to take up 2 precious PCI slots for them. Thanks in advance for any...
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    Office Depot Playstation 2 Games $4.67 & $9.99

    This is my first hot deal so please be kind. Anyway, I'm just at my local Office Depot and they have a huge bin display of Play Station 2 games (new) on clearance for 4.67 and 9.99. I don't have a Play Station 2 nor do I know much about them, but there sure is a lot of them and they do appear...
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    Fan recommendation

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a QUIET fan replacement for the Sunon 80mm that comes with the Shuttle SB51G cases. Currently, the processor is a 2.80 Ghz running with that fan and it is quite loud. I need a replacement fast, but it obviously has to cool well and be much...
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    Counter-Strike behind ISA

    I'm not exactly sure if this is in the correct location, but it has more to do about ISA (Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration server) than anything. If not, please move it. I've supposedly found the correct ports to open on a firewall to get Counter-STrike working. I don't want to...
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    Asus A7N8X, XP 2100+, and BIOS temps

    Hi all, Just put together a new AMD system with a A7N8X motherboard, XP2100+ Tbred B, 512 Crucial 2100 RAM, Geforce2, WD 120GB Special Edition. Everything went fine, except there are a few problems. First, I should leave the FSB jumper on the 266/333 (default) setting, correct? I only plan on...
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    Simple question on installing SK-7

    Hi all again, I have another question the SK-7, this time about installing it. I did a search and looked on the Thermalright's webpage and could not find an answer to this problem, so I hope I'm not wasting anyone's time. Anway, the question I have is that it came with this white pad with four...
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    Quick question on 66mhz SDRAM

    I've got an old dell that I wanted to add some memory to. According to Crucial, it takes 66Mhz SDRAM. Would putting in a PC100 or PC133 stick of SDRAM work or do I have to buy the 66mhz stuff. Thanks in advance for any help, Eric
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    Opinion on Thermalright SK-7 and Vantec Stealth Van

    Hi all, I was wondering if I could get an opinion on cooling an Athlon XP 2100+ with the above mentioned setup (SK-7 and Vantec 80mm Stealth Van). I'm new to cooling Athlons and want a very quiet setup. I will not be doing any overclocking, just want to run the processor at its stock speed...
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    Norton Ghost 2003

    Hi All, I posted a similar question about this a few days ago, but I wanted to ask a few more questions specific to Norton Ghost 2003. First, it says it suppors various USB and Firewire drives, does anyone have any experience with these? I can't find a trial version anywhere, and it's a 64...
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    Help with imaging software

    Hi, I was hoping I could get some help for backing up a server as I feel I am at a dead end. What I want to do is just create an exact, restorable image of a server from bootable media onto a USB 2.0 drive. The only one program I've found that I can create bootable media, then copy a...
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    Shuttle SB51G Cooling Question

    Hello, I have a client with a 2.8Ghz P4 Shuttle SB51G (barebones) computer. No overclocking, no 3D games, just Windows programs. It runs fine, but they are concerned with the noise it makes. The fan which is in it, is a Sunon 80mm fan that usually stays around 2400 RPM. It only throttles up...
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    Need major help!

    Hello everyone, I was hoping that someone would be able to help me out with a very frustrating problem. I was helping my friend install some new Christmas components into his computer (PNY 256 2100 DDR Memory, Western Digital Hard Drive, SOny CD-RW unit) and clean it out. His system specs...
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    Quick P4 Celeron Questiobn

    I know this was just asked days ago, but I could not find the thread for the life of me. Here's the question: On a 478 Pin P4 based Celeron processor, do you plug the 4-pin power plug into the motherboard? Does it hurt if you do? Thanks, Eric
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    Difficult Backup Scheme

    Hello, I was hoping I could get some help from you experts with a very difficult backup scheme. Here's the situation: I have a web server that I need to backup entirely (every single file) each month. I need to do this Win2000 backup, a USB drive, and a boot floppy/cd. (The server is...
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    Weird Sound/Hardware Problem

    Hi, I'll be working on a computer coming up next week. The problem is very strange. The CPU is a 2.0 Intel P4 (400fsb), Intel motherboard based on the 845 chipset (I can't rememerb exactly which one, I don't have the computer in front of me as the boss' son has it away at college). 512MB...
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    Honeypot

    Hello all, I was hoping to find some help here regarding setting up a honeypot. My IS manger has assigned the project and unfortunately there are a few constraints... I have the garbage PC which I pulled out of storage and now need to decide on a Linux or Windows 2000 based Honeypot. One of...
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    HP DVD-RW Problems

    I've got an HP DVD 100i and when reading certain CDs it seems to take a long time to recognize them; sometimes up to a minute or more. I havn't tried to burn any DVDs or CDs, but have only noticed the problem when installing and trying to read regular CD-roms. Has anyone else had this...
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    Question about SPDIF Input/Output

    I have a motherboard with a C-Media chip integrated onto it. It comes with a supplied backpanel I/o connector with a SPDIF digital input/output connectors. My quesiton is how do I hook up my four regular computer speakers to work with this connector. They do not have the standard RCA...