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    high temp for c2d e6600? [solved]

    i just got this system last weekend, using a p5b-e plus. the room's ambient temperature is about 29-30°C. asus pc probe's reading fluntuates between 58 to 64. also, when asus pc probe starts up, it even reads 75°C, and the vcore reads 1.25. while asus pc probe is running, asus ai also...
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    blank screen with blinking cursor

    tried to search for similar problem online but never really found one like mine. so here goes.. this is a MSI K7N2-FSR board. was playing videos as well as looking at jpegs when i notice that the videos were showing black spots here and there on the image and that the jpegs had green spots...
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    self-rebooting computer

    my system is rebooting itself randomly. considering it reboots even when i am in bios (and not adjusting any options at all), what could be the most likely problem? i suspect it's the PSU but i would like to hear more opinions before buying another PSU. can the ram or cpu actually cause...
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    hdd power failure?

    one of my hdds just stopped powering up a few days ago. i think the physical disk in it is still fine and thus, so are the data on it. is it easy to fix this problem? and after it's fixed, will it give me further problems in the future?
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    please delete this post

    double post
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    display settings taken over by program?

    i am using winxp pro. i have a program which will cause the setting in display properties > appearance > effects > fade effect to be ticked whenever i open it. hence, i have to untick it manually every time i am done using the program. is there a way to not let other programs mess around...
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    question for IBM P260 users

    does your P260 have a faint glow to its screen when it has supposedly gone to standby mode? that is, the monitor is set to be turned off after a certain interval under display properties. when the system is turned off with the monitor still switched on, it goes into the proper standby mode...
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    can't view properties of network printer in ms word

    the server com is using winxp pro, and it serves two other coms - one using winxp home and the other using win2k. they have connected to the server's printer and have had the printer's driver installed apparently. however, when they try to print a ms word document and want to set the...
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    network browsing failure and more

    the server com is winxp pro, and the client com is winxp home. both have sp2 installed. we have a little workgroup called "home". when i use the server to browse under "microsoft windows network" and to "home", i will wait what seems like forever, and it will tell me that the network is not...
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    keeping printer on always = bad?

    i just got a new canon iP3000. i don't like the idea of wasting ink each time i switch it on, so i leave it on all the time. i have it for a few days only though. i also intend to turn it off and on if i do not use it for about two weeks, so as to prevent the ink from dry up. will there be...
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    usb hub clashes with usb hdd?

    my system has 4 usb ports - 2 behind, 2 in front. i bought a 4-port usb hub because i was running out of ports to use. this hub is connected to a usb port behind. sometimes, i will have an usb-powered external hdd plugged into a front usb port, and this causes the usb hub to stop functioning...
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    software to adjust bios settings from windows?

    why? i want to set my computer to start up at different times for different days and it can be quite troublesome to have to go into the bios to set the "wake by alarm" setting each time. any recommendations of such a software?
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    need help & resources for setting up LAN

    i am networking 3 computers without using a hub, a switch or a router. instead, i have two network cards on the server com, and one network card each for the client coms. using wingate, the server computer can provide internet access for as well as share files with the other two computers...
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    how to keep network connection 'plugged'?

    whenever the client computer is switched off, the connection status on the server computer indicates that the network cable is unplugged. i remember that it used to be able to stay 'plugged' depsite the client computer being switched off. i have tried to disable power management for the network...
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    software to schedule pc to turn on

    i notice that the bios of the SL-75FRN2-L supports automatic turning on at a scheduled time. however, i wonder if there is a software that can configure/control that feature from windows?
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    nforce2 onboard network problem

    to avoid repeating myself, here is the url to my initial call for help with the problem. fyi, 'scv' is my cable provider. if anyone has any insight at all into this problem, please advise. thanks.
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    trouble configuring ftp server

    with my previous cable connection, i had no problems running serv-u on port 10. now with this adsl connection, my friends tend to tell me that when they try to connect now, they get a network unreachable error. i have tried disabling my firewall to have them try, but it's still the same. only...
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    1 ghz thunderbird shows up as 750 mhz?

    my friend's cpu shows up as 750 mhz on his KT7A-RAID board. anyone else having this problem?
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    win2k - scandisk at startup despite proper shutdown?

    it seems that no matter how cleanly i do it, even if i were to shut down every program manually, scandisk will surely run on bootup. any idea why is that so? and the scandisk is awfully long each time (45 mins).. seems like a surface scan, but i am not sure.
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    problem with anandtech's main page?

    recently when i tried to access http://www.anandtech.com/ i found what seems to be an incomplete page with some html tags revealed (quite a mess). i thought it was on my end, so i tried refreshing it a few times.. but it was still the same. i then cleared my IE cache, and tried it again.. with...
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    url-based shortcuts not working with IE6?

    after installing IE6, the windows shortcuts that i use to take me directly to specific urls do not work anymore. it tells me that i have to make a filetype association under folder options. but, if i were to already have an IE6 window opened, those shortcuts will work. any idea?
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    matrox?s headcasting technology - excellent for quake

    head models. :)
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    how to reclaim virtual memory in win2k?

    i've tried memokit and it works pretty well for reclaiming physical memory.. but i noticed that the virtual memory usage still keeps getting more and more (eg. explorer.exe). what do you use to claim virtual memory in win2k?
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    question on thin ethernet networking

    A -> B -> C B shuts down. will A be able to communicate to C still? i'm totally new to this. :)
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    banshee's performance with a duron at 900 mhz?

    any idea how that will stack up to be? of course the banshee won't be newly bought, it will probably be an existing card to tide by until the next 'wave' comes. but i just want to know the performance of that before spending on a radeon or gf2mx to realise that i should have waited. :)
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    any updates on radeon on a win2k system?

    comparing to the geforce2 mx, i think the radeon is a very nice card (faster at 32 bit). but before i get it, any updates on the drivers for win2k? are they better now?
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    win2k explorer.exe bloats in vm size after a while.. why?

    it didn't used to be 20 mb for the virtual memory usage. only recently has it been this way.. even after 10 hours of cpu time. any idea what can i do to keep it at a nice low level? on a side note, what does explorer.exe consists of in win2k besides windows explorer?
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    help me with this monitor problem (compaq p50 + geforce + win2k)

    i have a friend who just brought his system to abroads. he plugged in a compaq (P50) monitor to his box. upon booting, everything is fine, until after the win2k bootup status bar.. the screen will just go blank (black). any ideas? he's running a hercules geforce2 mx.
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    has anyone tried booting from a cd to flash bios?

    this system's fdd & printer onboard connectors are dead. so the fdd is out of the question for updating its bios. would booting from a cd into dos hurt the bios flashing process? the bios files will be on the hdd though. any input will be appreciated. :)
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    cdr - scsi vs ide

    for those who have experience with both scsi and ide cd-writers, are there any major difference to want to get a scsi one over an ide? i have had a scsi writer before.. which died on my unfortunately, and i'm thinking that i might go for an ide one due to the price factor.. and also, quite...