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    fans, mobo, cpu fan still running after shutdown

    subject says it all. this is a fresh install on a new hard drive after swapping out parts. after hitting the "turn off" button in windows, it goes through the normal routine to shutdown. the familiar log off chime & then the monitor shuts off. however, all my fans including the cpu fan &...
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    how do you install a sata device on a prior windows installation?

    ive got a soltek sl-k890. my brother got me a 300 gb sata seagate & im trying to set it up. so far it is being detected by the promise fasttrack controller(?) but when it boots in to windows, it doesn't show up. from the mobo manuals it says to boot from windows cd & press f6 to load drivers...
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    computer reboots every now and then

    my computer keeps rebooting by itself. i put in new memory in the last 2 weeks. went from 1gb geil w/blue heatspreaders pc3200 to 2x1gb mushkin vs pc3200 using this setup abit nf7-s amd 2500 athlon xp bfg 6800 also, after putting in new memory, the monitor would black out also but...
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    network sharing & password

    i am having a problem accessing files on another computer set up through a network. it asks for a password that we do not remember setting up. also there seems 2 be 2 shared folders for the same contents on one computer. how do i reset the network so we can start all over or how do i go about...
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    need help finding cpu temps & computer specs

    this is what i am running: soltek sl-k890pro-939 amd 64 3000 939 corsair vs 2x512 bfg 6600 gt pci-e raidmax scorpio atx-668wsp windows xp sp2 in my old comp, i was able to run motherboard monitor & coolmon and set them up so i can see the process utilization, cpu temp, case temp and...
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    need help on backing up hard drive

    i think my hard drive may be dying on me...i cant be sure but some files that i download disappear as if i didnt download them, computer shuts down or freezes when playing games or watching movies, applications take a noticeably longer time to launch... i know these instances are probably...
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    anyone have any experience with this evercool product or evercool itself?

    http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2004/Evercool_Items_March.shtml my cpu is running 62-65 idle & the case is at 47...i dont know if the heating from my house has anything to do with it but we have 5 fans running in the case...the cpu fan is the one that came with the...
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    how to set up pc to play games on computer & vids on tv

    hopefully my pc is capable of doing this...here are the some specs amd xp 2500+ 2x512mb geil value series w/heatspreaders 120gb & 160 gb drives abit nf7-s leadtek 6800gt ive been trying to figure out a way to set up my tv to play vids or movies from the computer cause our dvd player...
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    outlook date & time stamp help

    i know that if you send an email, it automatically adds date & time to the email to let you know when it was sent. id like to know how to configure outlook to add these to emails without actually sending the email so i can print it first. any help is appreciated i am using windows 2000...
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    upgrading to amd 64 3400+ cpu

    i need some advice, i am planning to upgrade my cpu to an amd 64 3400+ but i see that there are 2 listed for this type of cpu. one has the newcastle core & the other is clawhammer. also, the clawhammer has a 1mb cache where as the newcastle has 512mb. the newcastle costs a good $60 less...
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    converting aol screen name back to aim screen name

    does anyone know if this is possible? i made the mistake of converting my aim to an aol account a while back & now i am cancelling aol, but i dont know if i can keep the screen name. anyone have any suggestions or clues?
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    need help with installation of os onto a new hd

    ive only done this one other time but this time is not coming out quite the same... i am trying to install windows xp on a WD 80gb...i had already set it up as an additional storage drive but now converting it to a drive for my sisters computer. i am using these parts abit nf7-s 2x 256...
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    help me decide from these 2 processors

    i am building a new computer... for those who need to know what some of my parts are: seagate 160gb 8mb lian-li pc 65 geil pc3200 512mb X 2 (this is a pair of sticks that i used in my brothers computer, i have another pair of ocz pc3200 256mb X 2 that i can also use. (might get this memory...
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    login screen freeze

    i am having problems switching between accounts...if i am logged in & try to switch (windows button + L or switch normally) to a guest account or if my brothers switch to their account while i am logged in, the computer freezes. it does that on everyone else's accounts also so it doesnt...
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    microsoft access question

    im trying to match one list against another in access but it keeps telling me this: the wizard is unable to open your query in datasheet mode, possibly because another user has a source table open in exclusive mode. your query will be opened in design view. i just rebooted & got started on...
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    how to log or track someone riding on my wirless connection?

    i have earthlink cable with 2 routers, one is the primary one that the cable line hooks into & the other is the wireless linksys router. i didnt think to put a password on the network when i set it up but when i noticed that the internet was running slowly, i figured that someone might be...
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    memory question

    i have a amd athlon xp 2400 running on an abit nf7-s with 2 sticks of 256mb ocz ddr3200 memory. they are running in a dual channel setup. if i get a 512 stick, will that have any negative effect since it is in dual channel? or will it only help improve things? should i reconfigure the setup...
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    hardware installation problems

    i bought these parts to install http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-379&depa=0 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-166&depa=0 2 modules of these http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-832&depa=0 all the parts...
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    need processor input

    i have very little knowledge of computing hardware so i need some help... my brother wants to upgrade his computer from an amd duron processor to an amd athlon...i did as much as i could to help him & i came upon these from recommendations of others can someone tell me if they will be able...