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    Just brought a new 40 Gb HDD

    also, which file system should I use NTFS or FAT32?
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    Just brought a new 40 Gb HDD

    hello, I just brought a new seagate 40 gb hdd and I wanted to know how to partition the drive. I know I have to put in a start up disk and then format first. But how do I partition it? I'm gonna run XP Home. So is there an option there? Or do I have to buy partition magic and then get it...
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    Why is MAC preffered?

    I was looking for something general. Like , if it was the case of Linux , the obvious answer would be because its open source. Anyways, guess I'll have to ask him about it. Thanks for your replies though.
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    Why is MAC preffered?

    Hello, My professor asked this question in our computer science class and not a single one could give an answer. I tried Googling for it, but I just results on the working of Mac. Would any one please state a few pro's of Mac OS vs. Windows? Thanks.
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    HDD Help

    Hi, Well I already have some stuff stored on the 27 GB HDD. That I won't be able to burn onto CDs. Sorry for sounding noobish, but where can I find the XP disk manager, I don't see an option in Control Panel.
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    HDD Help

    Hard Drive help! Hey Guys, I recently brought an HDD and I told my friend to partition it for me. So that it has one 27 GB partition and the other 11 GB. Its a 40 GB HDD. Now, when I try to install it on my XP Home computer. It detects only the 27 GB partition. I went to DOS mode and...
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    Record from TV?

    Thank you very much ribbon. I think I should have searched a bit more :P.
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    Record from TV?

    My search yielded a result of 235$. And I'd have to add shipping to that.
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    Record from TV?

    Hi, Isn't there any cheaper option? Won't I be able to record through some of those ViVo video cards? If I can, what about the audio? Do I use and Audio out cable from the TV, where do I attach it then? Near the place of the mic?
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    Record from TV?

    Hi , I wanted to record a few recipe shows that come on TV so that I can watch them slowly later. I would prefer to have the video file on the computer. So is there any way I can record on to the computer? The quality is not a problem .... but I would like to hear what the cook is saying...
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    ViVo with TV

    Anyone ?
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    ViVo with TV

    Hi, I had a question about ViVo cards. If I buy a vivo video card. I just connect my TV out from the TV to it and it will work? No settings need to be adjusted? Generally in monitors ... we shift the screen a bit to the right , up and down . scale it in size etc. How would it be on a tv...
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    Monitor Problems

    Hi, I've got a problem with 2 of my monitors: Monitor 1 : When I switch it on it works without any problem ... however after 30 min or so , the screen goes off. Then I switch off the monitor and switch it on again, the screen comes again. After some time .. this happens at even faster...
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    Ideas to boost up a P3 800Mhz?

    halfadder, The XP installation is very recent. 1 month. I've run Norton yesterday ... and not much spyware. But , I'll go through some of the tweaking guides. Thanks.
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    Ideas to boost up a P3 800Mhz?

    No gamer here. ;)
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    Ideas to boost up a P3 800Mhz?

    Hmmm, I did some searching around and found out that it is a i815e chipset and also the maximum it can take is a 1gh P3? Err... this may sound noobish, but does it support AMD processors? I just found a newer version of the EasyTune program. Lost my CD previously. Here ...
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    Ideas to boost up a P3 800Mhz?

    Hi, I finally looked up the model number on the Motherboard. Its a Gigabyte GA-60XM7E, I don't know if that may tell you what chipset it is. Do you know what's the mazimum processor I can fit onto the motherboard. If I can go upto 1.4 Ghz ... that would be really great, as that's about...
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    Ideas to boost up a P3 800Mhz?

    Well, I'm no Xtreme overclocker. However, I read a few guides and tried to o/c it slightly ... unfortunately Windows crashed and I had to lower down its speed. Will just updating the BIOS do any good? I won't be playing any high end games ... so I don't think a GPU would be on my list for...
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    Ideas to boost up a P3 800Mhz?

    Hi, In my previous thread someone mentioned I should get rid of my 5400 rpm HDD and go for 7200 RPM for starters. So, temporarily I thought I'd bare with my present system for a while ... make a slightly higher budget and then finally get quality stuff. So I'd appreciate your...
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Oh! I see. Anyways. Thank for all the suggestion. I guess I'll wait a bit more time and up my budget for a better system.
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Hi DeRusto, Well, basically I wanted to keep an alternative incase I felt like playing Quake 3, that's why I'm going for a low end card. The onboard one's are generally too crappy, but I see from the reviews that UT @ 1024 was not bad. Secondly, If I'm going to spend around that much...
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Hmm. What would you suggest? A normal Seagate/Western digital 7200 RPM? I've heard about RAID ... is it easy to enable?
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Hi, Well as of now. Here are my pc specs: Gigabyte GA- something motherboard P III 800 Mhz, Coppermine *512 MB PC133 SD Ram Riva TNT 2 Ultra 32 MB 10 GB Seagate 5400 RPM HDD *Panasonic Floppy Drive *External USB Modem *Samsung CD-Rewriter/DVD-Rom Drive Old ATX case with 300w PSU...
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Does anyone know of a site similar to NewEgg.com that ships internationally?
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Btw, I've never heard of AMD Semptrons ... are they any good? They run hot? Why haven't many recommended Intel? JWMiddleton, I have to get a case with PS. I kept that aside. I guess around 30$ would be suffient for it.
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Hi, Blain. Ummm ... by saying that I meant on other forums my post went 'unnoticed'. I guess Anandtech rules then ;) ... was overwhelmed by the response. However. I was really disappointed as a few of them were GREAT newegg rebates. I live outside the US and newegg doesn't ship there...
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    Low Budget PC - Need Suggestions

    Hi, I want to build a new computer but have a low budget for it. I have around 220$ to spend. What I primararily need: * 2.0 GHz or more Processor (Intel or AMD --- Something that runs cool and can be maintained by stock fans) *MotherBoard *VideoCard {Nothing high end. Will never play...