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    Format C: and Re-Install

    My PC has 2 hard drives 40GB IDE and 120GB SATA. C: is on the SATA drive and the IDE drive is E: and F:. I have formatted the E: and F: partitions. I want to re-install Windows on the 40MB drive. If I unplug the SATA drive and install Windows it will automatically install on the 40MB drive ...
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    Best LCD to Purchase?

    I have been using a Samsung 910T (digital) for over a year ... wouldn't trade it in for anything else (excpet maybe an Apple CinemaVision)
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    Hello. I'm a new guy that's trying to build a computer for the FIRST TIME. I read some magazines of Maximum PC to find

    One burner and one ROM drive make it a whole lot quicker copying disc to disc ... cheaper than 2 burners too.
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    Need Good DVD burnable Media?

    I have never had any problems with Verbatim DVD-R
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    Easy way to connect to the Windows 2000 Workstation Professional remotely?

    NetMeeting should also do the trick
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    What are some high quality LCD monitors on the market ? 19 inch

    I have a Samsung 910T Plus and it's awesome.
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    which of these can i delete under processes>task manager

    The blackviper guides are very good ... have used them for a few years and have never had any problems from doing what they recommend. You even have different versions of tweaks depending what you want to do.
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    Did I accidentally overclock my system?

    I was under the impression that with Easytune, any overclocking you do is only temporary until you reboot the PC. Perhaps I am wrong but I'll check.
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    Google Maps!

    Doesn't like Opera
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    Samsung 19" LCD monitor

    DCW ... Samsung will accept a return and test for dead pixels. If there are too many (a certain number in a certain area) they will replace the monitor. Warranty is 1 year in Canada.
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    DVD Burner ____INVALID BLOCK ADDRESS

    I have read somewhere that Nero (some versions) does not get along well with XP, but I believe that Nero has an update that corrects the problem.
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    Samsung 19" LCD monitor

    Could 1 of them be digital and the other analog?
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    Is it just me...or is there really nothing "new and exciting" out?

    Why not have a look at the new "headless" Mac Mini ... $500 ... to be available in about 10 days from today.
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    Couple of very quick & simple questions re DSL

    Gerbil is right ... some ISPs require you to dial in the way you would with a 56K modem. I am with Bell Canada DSL and I must dial in when I want to access the Internet. It only takes a few seconds but it is a few seconds more than when I had cable and only had to open my browser to connect.
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    How would i go about burning a file, which is too big for a CD, onto a CD?

    There is a utility I have used for years called G-Split that splits the file into as many parts as you want. Also, I think WinRAR compresses more effectively than WinZip and will give you a smaller file.
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    Windows XP on old Laptop?

    Tried to install it on a PC with a 350MHz CPU/ 256MB RAM ... it installed and ran ... very slowly. Almost to the point of it not being useable. And that was with very little else on the PC.
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    Athlon 64 (754) and Dual Channel Memory?

    Socket 754 motherboards are single channel, socket 939 motherboards are dual channel. Of course there could be exceptions one day, but that is how it is right now.
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    SATA/IDE Hard Drive question

    I agree with Overclock. When I set up my system with a SATA and a PATA I had to disconnect the PATA (that was going to be the secondary drive) and only have the SATA (primary drive with the OS installed) before the SATA was visible. After that, I just reconnected the PATA drive and I was working.
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    Anti-spam software?

    Try Eudora as an e-mail client ... I have been using it for almost a year and it does a very effective job of blocking apam. But even after blocking it the mail is available in the "Junk" folder so that you can check it to ensure it is working properly. I have mine set to delete after 2 days.
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    754 motherboard dillema

    Gigabyte K8NNXP ... no problems at all.
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    MP3 Layer II and Layer III

    You're probably right PinwiZ .. .but I did find a utility that is supposed to be able to convert a Layer II file to a WMA file and then, if I want to, convert it to MP3 Layer III using another utility (such as Easy CD-DA). Thanks.
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    THE best defragger?

    O&O Defrag Pro or Server ... never a problem is a couple of years of using them.
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    MP3 Layer II and Layer III

    OK ... so converting 128 to 192 may not help anything in sound quality. But the file is still Layer II and will not play in WinAmp or any other mp3 player I have tried. My original question was ... is there any way to convert Layer II to Layer III? Thanks.
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    MP3 Layer II and Layer III

    I have an MP3 file that I wanted to convert from 128 bits to 192 bits. Usually no problem for Easy CD-DA File Converter. This particular file would not convert and gave an error message saying that it was a Layer II MP3 file. Most MP3 files are Layer III. Is there any software that will convert...
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    Any good defragment programs?

    O & O Defrag gets my vote every time.
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    Is anyone willing to mail me a few hard drive screws?

    Most computer shops I have been to, especially the smaller ones, will gladly give you a few screws or jumpers no charge. It's customer service and if you go back and spend money (because you liked the service) ... they win.
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    Cloning Harddrives

    I have been using True Image 7 for several months and now use True Image 8 ... it's an excellent way to go. I have used Drive Image in the past and I find True Image to be better.
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    Total newb SATA/RAID question?

    You can use a single S-ATA drive without a problem. The instructions looked very good and should not give you a problem.
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    AMD 64 and Windows XP SP2

    Microsoft has a new article in their knowledge base that says if you are using any AMD 64 processor (including Opteron) do not attempt to install the Windows XP SP2. It just plain won't work. Don't you just love the folks from Redmond?
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    Boy, Canada's Olympic team is a joke.

    Warly in this thread there were posts about Australia being 2/3 the population of Canada and they win a ton more medals. Australia gives a lot of money to athletics. In the 2000 summer Olympics the money they had invested, leading up to the start of the games ... amounted to $20 million for each...
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    Why go 64bit for CPU ?

    Before he became famous (or infamous) Gates said ... who needs more than 64K Same can be said for CPUs ... 64 bit is the future and the future is on the doorstep. Very soon there will be 64 bit apps available ... so if you're planning on a new PC, it would be a lot smarter to get a 64 bit...
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    What to do with my old pc....

    Wipe the Hard Drive with a low level format and then install Linux (any version) and see how computers and software were meant to work.
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    Building first system

    Best advice ... read the installation instructions and come here and ask questions for anything you get confused with.
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    What do you use th set up Partions

    Partition Magic ... never let me down in the last several years ... no matter what version.
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    How to install SATA on GA-8KNXP

    Great instructions Frog ... wish I had them a couple of months ago when I installed S-ATA drive on a Gigabyte K8NNXP ... would have saved a lot of time finding everything you have noted here ... only I had to do it one bit at a time. Great work.
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    Advice on server room

    Raised floor, generator for back up power supply ... ideally dual everything ... A/C system, power equipment ... if you connect to remote sites, 2 lines to each site(each going a different route to get to the other site). you should start reading at any of a number of sites that could offer you...
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    I want a s754 board with great performance/features and stability!!!

    Gigabyte K8NNXP ... been using it for a few months now and it rocks with the same CPU as you have.
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    Computer hardware sellers in Canada

    I bought almost all the hardware for my new PC from Canada Computers but they do not sell online. Prices and service are great but they do sell some discontinued stuff and they are not always a registered distributor for some of the stuff they sell. And as somebody else said, they don't appear...
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    best software/way to EXACTLY duplicate a hard drive

    Acronis True Image
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    Antec Sonata v Lian Li PC-61

    Sonata is my case and I love it.