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    D-Link Wireless Gaming Router (DGL4300)

    anyone own this & the 4100 series? is there a significant improvement? i have the 4100 & it has worked flawlessly with no drops at all even through wireless.
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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?

    so i guess my options are to either get another drive for the raid configuration or disable raid & hope it is detected after boot up. i will try to copy the drivers into windows if nothing else helps. would that corrupt/crash or muck up anything if i just copy drivers over? thanks
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    how do you install a sata device on a prior windows installation?

    it still does not show up, either in manage disks or through the seagate utility. fasttrack says the drive is functional, i just can't access it. its setup as 1+0 stripe. any ideas on what i need to do? my setup sl-k890 pro 939 windows xp pro sp2 amd 64 3000+ wd 120 gb (boot) seagate...
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    how do you install a sata device on a prior windows installation?

    i just want to add it to an existing install, is that possible?
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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

    well now at the login screen, when i try to log in it goes to the desktop picture, no icons show up and then it quickly goes back to login screen and proceeds to save settings and logout. this happens with every login account. i cant even get it to fully load. anyone know whats going on here?
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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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    Is "time travel" possible?

    if i remember correctly, my science teacher from jhs told us that hypothetically, if you could move faster than the speed of light, you could catch up to the images of the past and see what had occurred. although, by the time you caught up, the images are most likely distorted because of light...
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    Not Hot: 18 state pact for collecting sales tax from internet sales

    anyone realize that if you spend 150 at a retailer and say you pay sales tax of 8%, the retailer gets 162 with 12 of that is going to the government and then the retailer also gets taxed on income or profit earned on the 150? and if the retailer is a corporation, there is another tax...
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    Saitek Gamer's Keyboard - $36.99

    i have the gamer and it looks like from the pictures that the only difference between the two is the extra pad and the illumination. one is around the keys and the other is through the keys
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    *** Official Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (VIA K8T890) Thread ***

    my soltek is running pretty well...no major issues... my only gripe is the onboard lan...it seems to connect really slowly & when it does connect, i get a 10mbs connection message instead of the usual 100mbs connection message. although the internet does not seem slower than if it were at...
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    19" lcd for 229 AR

    the rebates ask for original upc codes...so unless you go to a store & cut one out...i doubt you are gonna get both to work...tempting though for a 19"
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    need help finding cpu temps & computer specs

    i tried the manufacturers app & it only shows cpu temp but it doesnt correlate with speedfan's so i am unsure if it is working properly. i also tried motherboard monitor but it does not support the soltek sl-k890 that i have my bios says temps are around 38 idle but how do i access bios when...
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    network sharing & password

    thanks guys, that helps alot!!!
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    *** Official Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (VIA K8T890) Thread ***

    anyone use any progs to get the temp readings & cpu & memory usage stats? i use to use coolmon & motherboard monitor on my abit but they dont work properly with this soltek mobo...plus the bios readings only show when its in idle, as far as i know there is no way to look at the bios when the...
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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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    *** Official Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (VIA K8T890) Thread ***

    i hope someone can answer this...on my old abit mobo i used coolmon with motherboard monitor to check on case, cpu temps and fan speeds but with this soltek mobo, mbm doesnt support it and coolmon works in conjunction with mbm...at least i think it does...anyway my question is if there is a...
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    AMD Cool 'N' Quiet & nForce Drivers

    i have the amd cool n quiet installed because i thought it was a necessary driver for the amd 64 cpus & i dont really notice any difference before and after installation...is there something i am missing? how do i know if its working? what is it supposed to do? these are my specs amd 64...
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    *** Official Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (VIA K8T890) Thread ***

    i just got this mobo & it looks great out of the box, havent used it yet since im still waiting on my hard drive. is it possible to update the bios without having the OS installed or having a hard drive? another question, how do you guys run the stress tests? like mem or prime95? i dont know...
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    Corsair Value RAM PC3200 CAS2.5 1GB (2x512MB) DC KIT - Today's Price $76.50

    anyone know if these are compatible with these heatspreaders? http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=35-116-002&depa=0
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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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    Monarch Price Drop again on 3200+ 939 Winnie

    if you dont use the stock fan but like say the zalman does that void the warranty given that you DONT overclock?
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    Kung Fu Hustle DVD

    just head to your local chinatown...$9.99 dvd & $5.00 vcd funny movie...makes fun of western movies
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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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    i hate steam

    the only problem ive had lately is the lag & the fact that too many bots will slow up the game...i think my processor (xp 2500+) is the bottleneck for this game as im using a leadtek 6800gt...does suck having to be forced to be online to play a game...
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    Nyc's Hot97's Blatant racism towards asian tsunami victims

    can someone recap what they said on the news? i didnt catch it
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    Is leadtek a good company for geforce 6800 cards?

    i just got the 6800gt & it makes the games all the better... by the way, i am thinking of overclocking it to 400, i am not sure how to do that so could someone give me some pointers or point me in the right direction? someone mentioned that i should flash the bios with the ultra version from...
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    Just got my wisdom teeth pulled.......

    i just had 2 wisdom teeth that were partially impacted removed from my lower jaw on tuesday...it hurt on one tooth cause i dont think he put in enough novacaine even though my whole jaw was numb...anyway, afterwards it hurt but the next day was fine...i was given ibuprofen, hydrocodone &amp...
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    outlook date & time stamp help

    in my department, we send a huge volume of emails regarding audits. it is time consuming to have to sort for emails to print them out. it is easier to print them after compiling information regarding audits.
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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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    (Dead) BFG 6800 OC with Far Cry, add HL2, $220 - $250 AMIR

    nevermind, i just found my answer
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    Dolphins save swimmers from shark!

    what does happen when a pod of dolphins encounter a killer whale?
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    converting aol screen name back to aim screen name

    wow that sucks big time...this was a screen name given to me by my fiance too...what a shame...thanks for the replies all
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    converting aol screen name back to aim screen name

    yea, i want to cancel the aol mail account but keep the old screen name. id still be able to keep the old sn? the only way i can think of is to cancel & wait six months for the screen name to clear & resign under aim again...am i wrong?
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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...