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    Not sure if this means my memory is going bad or something else.

    I just completed a new system build about 2 months ago, the system is an AMD Athlon II X620 on Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H. Now for the build I used a pair of OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 4GB kit. At first everything was running stable with the memory running at DDR3-1066 on 1.6v, however about two weeks...
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    Kingston DataTraveller 100 and Windows 7 (incompatible??)

    I just finished a new build and just wanted to try out Windows 7, and well I encountered this strange problem with the said memory stick. The stick works fine if I just read files out of it, however writing into it is just not working. It's extremely slow on writing and it will almost always...
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    Any ideas as to what might cause this?

    Anyway I posted yesterday about the problem I had with my system which at first I thought was the PSU dying. Anyway after some replacing the PSU and some more test I figured out that apparently my video card was toasted. Now thing is I have honestly no clue as to what happened. The system was...
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    Need PSU suggestion for an old dual Opteron system

    Well this morning my 7 year old Enermax PSU bite the dust. Not really sure what actually happened but I smell burnt stuff from it. I haven't had the chance to test any other parts of the system, but I'm hoping for the best that nothing else get damaged. Anyway I now am in the market for a new...
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    Problem with Windows Live Messenger

    I've just reinstalled a computer for a friend, it was using Windows 2000 before and we upgraded the system to Windows XP SP2. Now everything is fine and dandy, we updated pretty much everything (all the windows update and stuff). And then installed Windows Live Messenger (WLM), then the problem...
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    Sensibility in upgrading old laptop

    Ok here's the question ... I have an old laptop, a Dell Inspiron 4100 (1.1 GHz P3, 384 MB RAM, 30 GB HD, ATI Radeon Mobile 16 MB video) ... so basically I'm pondering whether or not to add memory on this old guy. Currently the OS is Windows 2000, however I realized that as days go by there...
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    Need Help in purchasing home router

    Hi, wanted to ask if anyone can give me recommendation on home routers that can do bandwidth limiting. I don't need a wireless router, just a regular wired one will do fine. If there isn't any, can anyone recommend any router for that matter that can do this at reasonable cost? I've been...
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    UPS Question

    Wanted to know how do you keep those UPS in tip top shape? I have 3 units (2 APC and 1 Belkin), and so far only one still works properly. They are about 5 years old now. The one APC seems to need a battery replacement, which from what I heard is kinda expected since most people say those...
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    Where can I buy either Sunon Tornado or Vantec Tornado case fans?

    I'm looking to replace some of my 80mm case fans with the Tornado (I know it will be noisy and all, but I don't really care much about it). However I'm not sure where I can buy them. Anyone know where is the cheapest place I can buy one of these beast? Either a Canadian online store...
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    Need help on recovering files

    Here's what happened, over the weekend one of my partition got corrupted. And at that time I was able to somehow get all the data I need from the partition before I repartition and reformat that drive. However yesterday this newly partition drive got corrupted again. So today I get a new...
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    Network Problem

    I've got a very strange problem that just seem to occur out of nowhere last night. I was browsing using my desktop and it suddenly just crashed on me. After restarting for whatever reason it just won't connect to the network at all anymore. The computer was using static IP, and I have double...
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    Video card for a Pentium D 805 system

    Hi ... wanted to get a suggestion to go with a Pentium D 805 system. Currently using the GMA onboard graphic, but I was looking for either the X1600XT or the X1900GT for upgrade. Any input will be greatly appreciated
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    Strange Network Problem

    I have just fixed a friend's machine and done a Windows reinstall (the harddrive died). Just before his harddrive died, I was able to do some diagnostic on it (he said that the machine was unstable, which apparently is caused by the harddrive dying). Anyway before that harddrive died, I was...
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    Laptop Memory Problem

    Just wondering, I bought a memory from one guy and he claimed the memory is in perfect working order. However after installing the memory on my machine, I experience random crashes quite often. These crashes are quite severe, I mean the machine just stop working, and the only way to get it...
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    Crashes in Need For Speed 2 Underground

    I've got this strange problem with this game that I just can't figure out. Whenever I ran this game (Need For Speed Underground 2) on my machine the game often crashes back to desktop with no apparent reason. There is no error or any other problem shown. The system also rans ok even after...
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    Error in ATI Driver downloads

    I was just trying to download the newer Catalyst ... I had the old 4.7 installed on my machine. Anyway any Catalyst that I try downloading from the ATI support side was said to be corrupted. (I have tried on both of my systems at home and got the exact same error). The version that I download...
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    4 PCI-E Card SLI !!!

    For those SLI fans (unfortunately I'm not one of them) ... drool over this board. Link Gigabyte has managed to create 4 (yes you read that correctly FOUR) PCI-E 16x slots on one single motherboard ... though unfortunately this seem to only work on Intel platform for now ... no estimate on...
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    Round Cables

    Well the title says it all. I'm looking for a place to buy rounded IDE+Floppy and SCSI cables here in Toronto. Most places I've looked so far are quite outrageous ($9 each). I know there are some deals on eBay, but most of the sellers are charging outrageous shipping cost (close to $10 for...
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    Email reader

    Can anyone suggest a good freeware email reader? I do not want to use outlook since it's just way too risky for me (viruses and stuff). Currently I'm using Netscape, but just wondering if there is any other alternative out there. One of the feature I would like to have is ability to read...
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    Need power supply recommendation

    I was just trying those online power supply calculators, and well to be honest I was quite shocked to see what each of them recommended for the system I'm putting together. The current specs: -. Dual Opteron 240 -. MSI KT800 Master2 mainboard -. 4 sticks of 512 MB DDR PC3200 -. 5 HD's (4...
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    TheCardCooler.com

    Just wanted to know does anyone know whether they are still in business or not? Their website are still working, but it looks like it has not been updated for quite some time now. And I did send their sales people email almost a week ago without any reply so far. I had bought their original...
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    PowerDVD XP error

    I have encounter a strange error yesterday with my system. I have Win 2000 Pro installed with PowerDVD XP (bundled with the LiteOn DVD drive I bought). Previously it was working like a charm, until yesterday. For some unknown reason everytime I hit play or try to go into the configuration...
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    Gaming on Opteron 240

    Can anyone suggest a mid-range video card that will pair up well (without bottleneck on the CPU or video side) with a dual Opteron 240 system? A friend of mine has a dual Opteron 240 system (1 GB RAM), he's currently using an old AGP Radeon 32 MB (he's mainly working with Photoshop and...
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    Strange Display Problem

    I've been having this strange problem with my main system. It's an old system with a PCI Radeon All-in-wonder (32MB). I have a Viewsonic 19" CRT and Sony 15" CRT. This problem started a few months back, at first the system was connected to the Sony monitor, and the image on the monitor...
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    Windows 2000 won't boot

    My fried's computer crashed this morning, when she restarted the computer there was an error that basically says that Windows cannot find the "NTOSKRNL.EXE" in the "System32" folder. I tried Windows Recovery console, but the wierd thing is that the entire D drive (that has the Win2000 seems to...
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    P4 530 or Athlon 64 3000+ (s939) ?

    I'm looking at either of these configuration: 1. P4 530 (3 Ghz) + ASUS P5P800 + 512 MB DDR 2. Athlon 64 3000+ (s939) + ASUS A8V-DX + 512 MB DDR Which one should get me a better value (price/performance). This would be for upgrade from an old P3 1.1 GHz, and I'm not looking to upgrade...
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    7.1 Speaker in Windows 2000

    As the title said, is it actually possible to utilize the 7.1 output of those 7.1 sound cards (for example the Terratec Aureon 7.1, M-Audio 7.1, etc) under Windows 2000? The reason is because I was thinking of getting one of these 7.1 cards, but most of the manufacturers' website says that...
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    Hauppauge WinTV PVR 500

    Does anyone know whether this card is supported under Win 2k Pro?
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    Microsoft Cordless Phone System

    A friend of mine just upgraded to Windows 2000 from 98, he was using the Microsoft Cordless Phone System, but now the software just won't open at all in Win 2000. A quick search on Microsoft website just conveniently tell us that the software is no longer supported, and will only run under 98...
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    "Radeon 9600 Pro LE", anyone know anything about it?

    Does anyone know any further info about this card? I was looking to get a Radeon 9600 Pro when I came across this card. It was marketed as Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro Advantage. Seems to be a European only release, though I have no idea why so many stores here in Toronto, Canada has these...
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    17" or 19" LCD

    I'm currently thinking of getting an LCD, however I'm still unsure which screen size to get. I've been looking at several models, and most of them has native resolution of 1280x1024, though the 17" seems to have better response time in many cases. So does the difference of that 2" between...
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    Monitor Problem

    I've just got this strange problem. Yesterday after coming home from work, when I turned on my monitor it turns on but nothing was shown on the screen, of which I thought my computer had frozen, so I reset the system and it turns on ok. However this morning when I woke up the same thing...
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    Dual Wan Linux Router

    I've just moved, and my new place has both cable and DSL installed. I'm thinking of building a Linux router that could actually use both connection (do load balancing and fail-over). I know there are dedicated routers that will do this job out of the box, but I could not justify spending $200...
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    Video Card for Dual P3 1.4 Ghz

    I'm looking for a video card upgrade for my dual P3 1.4 GHz system. Anyway the card I have now is the old PCI All-in-Wonder Radeon. I mostly play strategy games (Age of Mythology, Command and Conquer Generals, etc. type of games), and would like to get a decent playing experience at 1024x768...
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    Opinion wanted Belkin F5D7230-4

    For anyone who has experience with this unit can you please let me know what your experience with it? (Belkin F5D7230-4)
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    Cannot change default IE directory

    When I was browsing this afternoon my IE suddenly quits and now whenever I open IE, it defaulted to some porn site. I have tried changing the default page to blank from the control panel but it always defaulted to that site. So far I have tried using AdAware, SpyBot and HijackThis ... none of...
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    Cheap TV Tuner which one?

    I'm currently thinking of getting a TV tuner for my system. So far these are the two models that I am seriously considering 1. Asus TV FM 2. Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Expert All I'm looking for is a cheap (both are around $80 Canadian dollars) PCI based card (no need for hardware MPEG2), also...
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    Win XP and Win 2000 networking

    I have set up my home network which consist systems running Win 98, Win 2000 and Win XP systems. The problem is that the system running Win XP seems to take forever to open the share folder on the Win 2000 systems. Otherwise everything else works fine. Can anyone offer any suggestion?
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    IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL

    I was helping a friend of mine who's been having problem with her system. We have tried reformatting and clean reinstall of Win 98 but the system is so unstable that it just crashed or locked up every few minutes. Windows 98 installation often crashed with a SUWIN.EXE error. We tried...
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    Help: Corrupt NTFS Partition

    I was doing video capture using the ATI MMC on Win 2k last night when the program suddenly crashed the entire system. Upon restarting, those usual Win2k CHKDSK prompts came up and I let it finish up. However upon entering Windows Explorer, I noticed that one of my drive is suddenly seen as a...