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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?

    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

    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?

    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

    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?

    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

    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...