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    Will This Fit??

    will this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811182566 fit this mobo http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/P3/HE-SL/370DE6-G.cfm it's a gigantic mobo, and after buying one case (a standard case not a rackmount) and not having it fit i want something...
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    ATI drivers and slackware 10.1

    Hey guys i'm having a bit of trouble installing the newest linux radeon drivers from ati's site on my install of slackware 10.1. I've used swaret to update to current and i've compiled a new 2.6.11 kernel with agpgart as a module along with the module for my appropriate chipset if this helps...
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    Two Linux Questions - Firefox and profiles and Mouse

    hey guys, i've got a two linux questions so i hope you guys can help me out! 1. i have a logitech mx500 mouse and i would like to know how to make all of the buttons work, i managed to get the scrollbar working but the other buttons are all recognized as just the 3rd mouse button, its driving...
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    Linux problems HELP

    I just installed Slackware 10, and I have some questions... First off, how can i install firefox so it WORKS! I did all that tar -xzvf firefoxblah blah ./firefox-installer stuff, but after i install and browse to the directory in a terminal and type firefox it says it cant find the command.. If...
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    Partitioning For Linux/Slackware and some other questions

    I know there are some very good linux guys here so I think this should be a very easy question. How should I partition my disk for linux? 6 gig disk broke down like this: 2 gig for winxp 1 gig for a "Storage" partition, I wanna make it pat32 so linux and windows can both reliably read/write to...
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    Windows can be so wierd sometimes

    Here's a question that I hope someone can answer. When I go to my network connections folder and double click on my LAN connection, it should display the status of my connection. It doesn't do anything. When i right click my LAN connection and select status it does nothing. The only ways I can...
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    Is this RAM gonna work for me?

    Hi. I was wondering what you guys think about this ram http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-950&depa=0 I know its OCZ and I know people have problems with the company, but I'm more concerned with how it'll perform. After being burned twice by geil ram, i'm not...
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    Give me your Suggestions for OS

    OK, here's the deal. I'm getting this laptop, a thinkpad 570 with a pentium II 366 and 128megs of ram. What OS do YOU think I should run on it? I want to surf the web, use an instant messaging client, maybe listen to some mp3's over a network, stuff like that. Nothing heavy duty at all. So...
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    Watercooling questions

    I'm gonna set up a watercooling system this summer in my comp. I have a few questions about what i should do... 1. If i want to cool the northbridge and the CPU, in what order should i set up the system, pump -> rad -> cpu blah blah 2. What mixture of water/additive should you use, and what...
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    Linux Kernel 2.6

    This is probably a stupid question, but im a linux newb. Now, i hear that the new kernel is snappy and quick compared to the old one... but i can't compile a new kernel, unless i have a detailed, and i mean detailed, guide. So are there any distros out there that have the new kernel already...