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    Core Stepping?

    How do these Core Stepping letters and numbers relate to the names given to cores like Williamette, Prescott, etc
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    CPU Core?

    what is meant by a CPU core? is that the instruction set or what?
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    Why is 16-bit w/ 16-bit proc better than 32-bit?

    Why is it that a 16-bit proc works better with 16-bit programs than a 32-bit processor does? Even though the 32-bit processor would seem to me to be faster and able to handle just as much commands as a 16-bit proc. In reference to the Pentium Pro and Pentium. Why did the Pentium Pro run DOS...
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    How do you know if...

    How do you know if your Onboard sound is broken?
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    Issue w/ Onboard sound...

    Trying to get the onboard sound on my MSI Motherboard to work properly w/o the disk that came w/ the board...can't seem to get the right drivers, any ideas on what would be the best course of action? Speakers - Logitech Z640s Motherboard - MSI KM400-8235
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    Speed of Quartz Oscillators

    I was curious as to what was it that determines the speed of a Quartz Oscillator...? Since they seem to provide the "beat" that controls the CLK wire, in turn controlling the speed of the entire comp so what determines this speed?
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    What determines the speed of a Quartz Oscillator?

    I was curious as to what was it that determines the speed of a Quartz Oscillator...? Since they seem to provide the "beat" that controls the CLK wire, in turn controlling the speed of the entire comp so what determines this speed?
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    formatting in MS-DOS

    i know very little about DOS, but i do know that you can format and partition using MS-DOS. My question is...why can i not format my disks without partitioning first. Using an MS-DOS floppy i have tried to format HDDS on 3 separate comps, but i cannot do it unless i create some type of...
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    printer location and logicistics question...

    atm i have 2 desks a room in my house. each desk has 2 comps at it, hooked up thru a KVM switch. My router + cable modem are located on a thrid wall of the room (each desk is located on its own wall, wall 1 and wall 2). I was just wondering how i might configure things so that each comp can...
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    speaker cables rerouted to front question...

    simple question...i have a comp that has 2 front audio ports, 1 for a mic and 1 for headphones. inside the comp there are a regular mic and speaker pin going from the front ports into the case. i was just wondering what these 2 cables would be used for? do they go all the way into the...
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    Fraps...a question about gameplay recording

    alright, like many ppl on this forum no doubt, im a World of Warcraft player. Recently i decided to start using fraps with WoW to recorc my gameplay. Now, im on a pretty decent comp, A64 3200+, 1024GB of DDR, 6800GT,. Basically my question is...might there be a way to increase my FPS while...
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    password protection question...

    alright, heres the deal, friend of mine wants to password protect his comp from this other less than scrupulous employee at his office. Thing is...they are both on the same network, so all the employee has to do is restart the comp and log on as himself to use the comp. This friend of mine...
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    2 questions about CPUs...

    1) If i am not mistaken, high-order bits are used to begin commands, tho the low-order bits are still used in these commands... But the thing i dont understand is this....i am told that low-order bits are used to store data, can anyone explain exactly how this works or if i am mistaken, try...
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    question about the external data bus...

    hmm i'm kinda stumped on this...is the external data bus(EDB) simply the bus running 8 bits back and forth between the CPU and RAM or is it a gerneral name for all the busses?
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    adding contents to one's first web site.

    Well, i am creating my first web site, and so far i have apache set up and the domain name aswell, and everything seems to work smoothly. As i see it, the next step is to start adding content, prolly beginning with HTML. i would just like to know how i go about doing this...?
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    1 keyboard w/ multiple monitors...?

    Currently i have a desk set up with multiple monitors and they go to different comps... I was wondering if it was possible to have 1 mouse and 1 keyboard for multiple comps? Having more than 1 mouse lying around is getting kinda old
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    Apache guides?

    I was just wondering if anyone knows of some good guides on how to get apache started and info on how to use it/configure it properly?
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    purchasing domain names...

    what are some respectable and cheap sites to purchase domain names?
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    Windows XP, changing username issue...

    Here's the deal...I recently changed the admin username on my comp to something new. The problem is that the folder under documents & settings never changed its title to the new username. Under documents & settings there are a few folders, such as "All Users" and "Default User", aswell as...