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    Windows 7 Fresh Install - AMD Mobo - No internet connnection on startup

    I just did a fresh install of Windows 7. I downloaded all of the drivers for my motherboard (MSI 880G-E45) and installed them (Chipset / Audio / LAN). Everything installed fine. However, when i boot into Windows 7, there is no internet access (Message = Network 2 No Internet access). I have to...
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    Windows Vista Launch Key

    Hello - i searched and didn't see this answered anywhere - so if it has been i apologize. But i am using the Vista key that came with the Vista launch kit that works as Vista Ultimate if you use a retail disk to install it. I'm wanting to change my motherboard out, but i'm scared to in case...
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    New PSU Problems

    About a month ago, i purchased a PSU from someone here at AT that was a reviewed PSU. PSU - Tagan Silver Guardian X 1000W For reasons that aren't important, i hadn't had an opportunity to install it until tonight. So after installing the new PSU, i turned the computer on and got nothing...
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    PDA Phone Question

    I am a preacher in a church that has no internet service at the building. This isn't a problem since i have worked from home ever since i began with this group. However, a growing family is on the brink of ousting me from my home office, which will require my using the office at the church...
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    Peg Perego Santa Fe Toddler Ride-On Train - $40 @ Wal-Mart B&M - YMMV regarding In-Stock

    Went shopping for the little one's birthday and intended to spend around $50 on one thing, ended up getting him Peg Perego Santa Fe Toddler Riding Train Engine for $40 at Wal-Mart on clearance! (Here's the product from Peg Perego's website found here The sticker on it said it was marked down...
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    CoolerMaster Mystique Aluminum Case at SVC <$30 Shipped AMIR/APayPalR

    Cooler Master Cases at SVC Rebate Forms: Black - RC-631-KKN1 / RC-631-KKN1-GP Black w/Window - RC-631-KWN1 / RC-631-KWN1-GP Silver - RC-631-SSN1/RC-631-SSN1-GP The top three are the mystique cases that are $44.99 each with a $15 rebate for $29.99. This is not as good as the previous...
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    Yet another "what should i do" thread - Upgrading Computer

    Here is my current rig: P4 3.0c Processor (Stock) Soyo SYP4I865PE Plus Dragon 2 mobo BBATI X850XT AGP Video Card 2x512 Geil Value RAM WD 160 GB HD Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card Antec TP-II 480 Blue PSU Generic / Slightly Modded Case (Modded to add fans) When i bought the...
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    Blowing a fan onto another fan

    Sorry if this is a rather noobish question - but i'm still very much a newbie when it comes to cooling. Here's my question: Is there anything wrong with having a fan blowing air straight onto another fan? Here's the situation. I recently purchased the Ultra Wizard Blue case that was FAR...
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    What's His Bottle-Neck?

    My father-in-law built a new computer a few years ago. He went the cheap route, but it wasn't too bad. This was basically his system... Intel Celeron 2.4 P4I865 mobo - On board video, sound, network 512 PC 2700 RAM 2 x 120 GB SATA HD (in raid 1) This computer served him well since he...
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    Computer Crashes

    Here's my rig... P4 3.0c SY-P4I865PE Plus Dragon 2 Mobo 1 GB PC3200 Geil Value Dual Channel (2x512) BBATI 9800Pro 256mb WD 160 GB 7200 IDE HD Generic case Generic 400W PSU 2 front fans (intake added by me) 1 side fan over the CPU area (exhaust added by me) 1 back fan (exhaust added by...
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    What should i expect upgrading to X850XT 256MB?

    I just had my bro-in-law buy me an ATI X850XT AGP 256MB from Microcenter while they still have their deal going (190 AR, though mine was a return clearance that comes to 140 AR). Below is my current setup. It will be a few days before i get the card in my hands. What should i expect or will i...
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    Great Deals for Biblical Study Material

    Just in case there are any other people here that are preachers or serious Bible students, there is a great sale going on at www.christianbook.com which is the website for Christian Book Distributors. There are many really good deals found there for large sets and single religious books. But...
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    (REPEAT - SORRY - IGNORE)

    This may be a re-post buy i did a search for "hp Office Max" and did not see it - so i'll post it and if it's a repeat i apologize. I just picked up a 52x24x52 HP CD/RW drive at OfficeMax that was $39-$30 MIR = $9. Pretty good for anyone needing an extra drive. EDIT: This is already...
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    HOT! 200 GB Maxtor Hard Drive - $59.99 AR

    For those of you with a Microcenter and an Office Depot nearby, I just picked this up! Office Depot has the Maxtor 200 GB L01P200 Hard Drive on sale right now for 109.99. I printed out that link, called my local OD to make sure they had them in stock (per Microcenter's price match policy)...
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    Networking Issues

    I have a D-Link 524 router Wired Desktop connected to router Wireless Laptop connected to router For some reason, i have never been able to get these two computers to see each other. I can get them both on the internet, which has been fine up til now, but i'd really like to begin sharing...
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    Possibly a shot mobo?

    A couple weeks ago, my computer decided to die on me. Here's a description of what it was doing... When i would turn it on, the power supply would run, and it would just barely begin to boot up when the led's would turn off, the boot up process would quit and it would simply be the power supply...
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    Getting Nothing

    A couple weeks ago, my computer decided to die on me. Here's a description of what it was doing... When i would turn it on, the power supply would run, and it would just barely begin to boot up when the led's would turn off, the boot up process would quit and it would simply be the power supply...
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    Clearance at Lowe's

    I hope this isn't a repost as i looked and didn't see it anywhere. But i went to Lowes this morning and they had a table set up with a lot of power tools on clearance. YMMV on this one, and i'm not sure how good of prices they were, but they seemed to be at least $30 off the regular price. I...
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    Video Card Temp

    I just received the VGA Silencer Rev 3 today and put it on my 9800 Pro. I got it because i have a case with poor ventilation that i just can't do much about right now, but i was scared that because of that the video card was running too hot and this was an easy enough solution. However, i have...
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    Is 533 enough?

    Here is my current setup (please, no flames on the setup - i KNOW it's not adequate and i'm building it a little bit at a time, which is why i'm posting here looking for some advice) Celeron 1.7 512 MB Mushkin PC2100 Shuttle AV41P Mobo BB Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 40 GB WD? HD Generic 400W PSU...
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    Does DDR RAM Need 2.5v?

    I was just looking in my mobo manual to see what the highest DDR Ram i could use was. I have a mobo that handles either SDRAM or DDR RAM depending on what you want to use. But you have to change jumper settings to go from one to the other. About a month ago, i made the jump from SDRAM to DDR...
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    Will i see a difference going from SDRAM to DDR?

    Right now, here is my system: P4 533 M/B Celeron 1.7 1x512 SDRAM 9800 Pro Video 40 GB HD Windows XP Home I am involved in a trade right now that will substitute my 512 SDRAM for 512 Mushkin High Perf PC2100 (my m/b will handle 2 sticks of SDRAM or 2 sticks of DDR RAM up to 2GB for each) My...
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    Does Anyone Foresee a Problem?

    Hello, i'm brand new to these boards, but from what i've read i'm seeing a wealth of knowledge. So let me get right down to it. Here's my current setup: Intel Cel 1.7 512 PC 133 SDRAM 40 GB HD 5.1 Sound Card ATI 9200 SE Video Windows XP Home When i play various games (including Madden 2004 of...
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    [NEWBIE QUESTION] Where can I find out what card I have?

    Today i went to Best Buy to look through their 9600SEs to see if they happened to have any with the 180336XXX or 180339XX S/Ns. They only had 2 there, so i looked at the SNs, and they both were 180347XXX. However, after looking more closely, i noticed that one of them was a 9600XT and the...