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    Tuner Card Remote

    I have a Hybrid TV Tuner card (Compro VideoMate DVB-T300), which came with a bundled remote. I just wanted to know if there's any software that will let me use the remote with other programs, since i cant actually use the remote when I'm watching the recorded tv at a later date (since i need...
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    Copying my primary partition to a new HDD (never done this before).

    Hey guys. I just bought a 320GB HDD, and I want to move two of my partitions (one primary and one logical)on my 200GB drive to my 320GB, and expand the last partition(logical) to fill up my 200GB drive. I already have PartitionMagic Pro 7, so I just wanna know if I can just use the copy...
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    Dad's PC dead!

    Hi all, A few days ago, my Dad moved the PC out of the study to paint the walls. While it was out of the study, my brother pulled heaps of dust/fluff out of the front of the case with plastic tweezers. Anyway, now the PC won't turn on. When you connect the power, the LED on the bottom of...
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    Upgrade this to a gaming rig?

    My brother wants a gaming machine, and I have the following machine which I bout 2nd hand a few months ago: AMD AthlonXP 2500+ (barton) ASRock K7VM4 (FSB333) 256MB DDR333 RAM Integrated Graphics (AGP 8x Slot) plus HDD, Monitor etc... Anyway, I'm just wondering if I thow in a decent...
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    SLI and win2K

    Hey all, This is probably a stupid question, but is anyone running win2K and SLI? The reason is because I've been waiting to get a 7900GT for about a month now, and the price is actually going UP, not DOWN. (I live in Australia, and everywhere seems to sell out the same day they get them in)...
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    Get a 7900GT?

    Hey all, I hate all those "NEED AN ANSWER NOW !!11!!111!1!111!!!" threads, but for once, it's me posting it. BtW: I live in Australia, so don't be shocked about how high the prices are. I was just doing a search on computer parts today, and I saw that the best computer shop in the city is...
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    Help SETI@HOME

    Hey guys. As you've noticed, SETI@Home is in danger of closing due to a shortage of funding. The fact that it has come to the point of asking members for help is kinda sad - you'd think that a government could fund it ($3/4 million) considering the amout of work S@H is doing, without gaining...
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    Programming help: Visual Basic 5

    Hey all, I'm trying to get a file of comma seperated values, and read them into an array. So if my data file contained the following line: 00,11,22,33,44 Then the array should contain: Array(0) = 00 Array(1) = 11 Array(2) = 22 Array(3) = 33 Array(4) = 44 I have tried using the...
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    Cabling

    I have a cat5 network cable entering my through the roof in the corner of my room, just above the door, and travelling in a plastic conduit down to the floor and along the wall to my PC. I want to run a TV antenna connection into my room (to my TV and the Tuner Card in my PC) from the antenna...
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    2nd hand rig

    I just managed to score this deal: AMD AthlonXP 2500+ (barton) 256MB DDR333 RAM 80GB HDD AGP 8x Video Card (not sure exactly which one...) 17" CRT KB/Mse/Spk/Headset XPpro All that for AU$270 (US$203). Not a bad buy was it?... Just wondering if i would need anything special to...
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    PSU cables

    I have an Antec TruePower480. I'm going to sleev all my cables, but I'm wondering how many molex connections i really need. It has the following cables: 2x molex 2x Molex + 1x floppy 3x Molex + 1x floppy 2x SATA power I have molex connectors on two optical drives, a temp sensor, and...
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    Do I need a new case?...

    It's summer here in Australia, and the current temp here is 22C @ 80% humidity (cyclone weather). My CPU is running under full load at 1Ghz and 1.1V due to Cool 'n Quiet. The CPU is at about 34C, with the northbridge at almost 40C. My cooling is all stock, except for the Zalman NB-47J on my...
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    Wichester with 4 sticks of RAM.

    I have a 3200+ winchester, with the RAM in my sig. I want to buy another 2sticks of RAM since it's so cheap at the moment, but I'm sure prices will go up once AM2 comes out. Now, the ram will only run a DDR333 (166MHz Mhz, which is 5:6 with the FSB) when running four sticks (that's what...
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    Wichester with 4 sticks of RAM.

    I have a 3200+ winchester, with the RAM in my sig. I want to buy another 2sticks of RAM since it's so cheap at the moment, but I'm sure prices will go up once AM2 comes out. Now, the ram will only run a DDR333 (166MHz Mhz, which is 5:6 with the FSB) when running four sticks. But if you...
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    CPU Cooling

    I live in Australia, and summers definately here. It's averaging >30C most days, and my computer isn't enjoying it. During the day, my CPU fan (stock HSF) will be spinning continuously at ~5800rpm. I presume this is the max speed. Since I live in Australia, PC modding gear from larger...
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    Network Problem

    I'm having a problem with internet sharing between two networked computers. It was working fine for months, then I played a few multi-player games with my brother, across the LAN, and now the internet on my computer isn't working properly. It's really slow and sometimes just totally stops...
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    Gaming Laptop - What CPU?

    My dad is looking at getting my brother a laptop for christmas,,he's decided to get him a laptop that will be decent for gaming. I've basically been given the job of chosing it. So, I've chosen the Dell Inspiron 9300. It has a GeForce 6800 and 1GB or DDR2-533. I'm just trying to pick a...
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    Onboard Graphics

    I have a friend (a girl) who wants a computer to browse the internet, do some work, and play the sims 2. He work will also help her pay for some of it for her if she gets it from dell. My question is, will the onbaord graphics of a Dell Dimension 3000 be enough to handle "the sims 2"? The...
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    Budget Gaming Rig for my Brother

    My brother wants a reasonably cheap gaming PC. He was gonna buy a pre-built P4 system from shop, but I told him that he could get a heaps better system if he builds it (or if i do it for him). Anyway, here's what I've come up with so far: CPU: A64 3000+/3200+ Venice MoBo: ??? RAM: 1GB...
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    Is this system worth it?

    I already have a good rig, but my brother is currently looking for a cheap, decent system. I found a person at uni selling this system, which is less than a year old, since he decided a laptop would suit his needs better. Here's the specs: P4 Prescott 3.0GHz with HyperThreading (socket...
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    SLI

    I have a PCI-E 128MB Sparkle 6600GT that I bought in march this year. (Picpic) Now, I just found a sparkle 6600GT for just over AU$200, which is a fairly decent price for one. But I looked at it's pic, and it look's like this:pic So obviously they've made some changes. My question is, do...
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    Network Problem

    Yesterday, I replaced the old network card (BNC/Coax and Cat5/10Mbps combo card) with a dedicated 10/100 network card in Dad's P4 1.6GHz. The MoBo is an ASUS P4B-M. The new card is using a realtek RTL8139 chip. I installed the drivers and then used windows update to update them to the...
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    Mobile Phone Batteries

    I'm thinking of building a USB mobile phone battery charger, and I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about mobile phone batteries (especially Li-ion ones) and charging them. I know some Li-ion batteries have built-incircuitry which controls charging, and all they require is a clean dc...
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    Mobile Phone Batteries

    I'm thinking of building a USB mobile phone battery charger, and I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about mobile phone batteries (especially Li-ion ones) and charging them. I know some Li-ion batteries have built-incircuitry which controls charging, and all they require is a clean dc...
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    ASUS MoBo's - how much power can the fan headers supply?

    I just bought two 80mm Medium Speed Panaflo's with RPM monitoring for the front of my case. What i want to do (for now anyway) is connect their power leads together, and (with one of the RPM leads), connect it to the chassis fan sensor on my MoBo (system in sig). I just want to check that...
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    NMB/Panaflo fans

    The title basically says it all. I've seen a few places now that say NMB and Panaflo are the same thing. For example: Anyone know for sure? RoD
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    ZM-NB47J on ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe

    As you've probably already guessed, I have an A8N-SLI deluxe. The chipset fan has been making alot of noise recently, so i bought a zalman NB47J. I hadn't got around to installing it, until asus pc probe started flashing when the fan stopped spinning this morning. So i finally decided to...
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    TV Tuner Card

    Compro VideoMate DVB-T300 It's basically an analouge/digital PCI TV capture card, with a remote control and power-up scheduling. Link to manufacturers site Has anyone here used it or heard anything good/bad about it?... I've seen a few reviews of it (all of which seemed fairly good), and...
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    ZyXEL P-660RU ADSL 2+ Ethernet/USB Router

    Im just wondering if anyone here has used one of these routers? I can get it for free with a broadband plan I am looking at signing up to. Here's a link to the manufacturers site: link Anyway, I'd just like anyones opinions on it... RoD
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    VC choices

    Here's the situation. I currently have a sparkle 6600GT (PCI-E) and an ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe. I was going to get another and go SLI, but the store i bought it from no longer stocks the "sparkle" version. Now am i right in thinking that i cant just get any two 6600GT's and SLI them?... My...
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    Synchronising files

    Alright, here's my situation. I have a few computers on a network. My computer is in my bedroom, and my dad has the family computer in the study. There's a ~5GB MP3 collection on the family computer. My computer is running win2000pro, and dad's is running XP-home. I want to set it up so...
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    iPod mini

    Im currently looking at getting an MP3 player. I think that an iPod mini is my best option, but I just want to know what you guys have to say... Basically, I want something that: Enough storage for 200+ songs (~1gb+) decent sound quality small and light looks decent Also, I'm a uni...
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    PC Building Program

    It seems that 1/2 of the posts in general hardware are "I have $1200 and I want to play games good, what do i get?". And I know Im not the only one who gets tired of these. So I've been writing a computer program to basically design a system, based on a persons budget and a few other...
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    nVidia Firewall

    I have an ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe. I recently reinstalled windows, and along with it, all my drives. This included the nVidia Firewall software. I think this also installed "Apache.exe", which allows me to use the browser based configuration tool for the firewall. Now maybe it's something...
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    Case cooling

    This is for the system in my sig. It's all housed in normal sized budget tower case. I have a side window with an 80mm intake fan, and a 80mm exhaust fan at the back, below my PSU. I have room to mount another 80mm fan at the rear, and 2x80mms at the front. I'm fairly confident I can...
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    Overclocking Problems

    I have an A8N-SLI deluxe, a 3200+ winchester, and 1GB RAM. I've been using the Quick 'n Dirty A64 overclocking guide i found here, but I've run into problems. I set my RAM max SPD to DDR200. I set my CPU multiplier to 5x (it is 10x by default) and disabled every "cool 'n quiet" option i can...
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    Overclocking with the A8N-SLI deluxe

    I have an ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe, with a winchester 3200+, 1GB of Corsair Twinx and a single GF6600GT (hoping to go SLI soon). I already know how to adjust RAM speeds/timings etc... And I think I know basically how to adjust the OC features. On the ASUS website, it says that this board has...
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    MoBo Proglems!!!

    OK, here's how it goes. My computer is a 3200+ winchester, A8N-SLI deluxe and 1GB Corsair RAM. Yesterday, after playing around in the Bios, my computer would boot, but then re-start when it got to loading windows. So I reset the bios defaults. This didn't work, so I formatted the C:\...
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    OCing a winnie

    Alright. I have a 3200+ winchester (2GHz, 512MB cache, 90nm, socket939), on an A8N-SLI deluxe, 1GB corsair twinx3200c2 and a 6600GT. I want to OC my CPU, but have a few questions: 1) What's the stock voltage for my CPU? Is it 1.4V ? 2) How high can the voltage go safely? Around 1.5V ...