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    PCI TV Tuner suggestions?

    Hello, I'm looking to buy a new TV Tuner to replace my current one, the quality of which is rather unsatisfactory. I'm not really sure where to start looking; the only name I know anything about is Hauppauge. And from the few reviews I just read, apparently the analog TV Tuner gives a...
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    High-pitched whine from monitor?

    Hello, I had noticed a high-pitched whine from my monitor while playing the Beta version of a certain game (since the official release, the Refresh rate was lowered). More recently, I had increased my screen resolution from 1024*768 to 1152*864. Since then, I've had a problem with a...
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    Long recovery from Hibernation and momentary strange noise

    Hello, Just an hour or so ago, when I started my computer (which I'd put into hibernation the night before), when the recovery progress bar got to the end (I was away while it was loading by the way) it took a tremendously longer amount of time to get into Windows than usual (around 5 minutes...
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    buzzing monitor?

    I recently went to play a game after around 3 weeks of not playing it and suddenly the monitor starts buzzing. In Windows I use a 1024x768 resolution at 75 Hz; the game is 800x600 resolution. This has only started happening now. The game is the free MMORPG called "MapleStory". I do not know if...
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    Problem displaying webpage?

    I tried to access a certain website recently, which I know exists as I have visited it before. When I did in Firefox (I have 1.0.1), it showed a blank page. When I checked the source code, it displayed: <HTML><body></body></HTML> That is it. The website uses frames, which should not be in...
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    Still having problems with Firefox and XPCOM:EventReciever

    I've posted this a few times on various forums but never got a working solution (or response in some cases). I've got some new information that might help. Ever since I replaced AIM and MSN with Trillian, the problem is triggered by something different. When it used to be triggered by...
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    Power supply and external hard drive questions

    I plan on adding and upgrading some components, but I'm not sure if my PSU is enough. I'm clueless on this stuff, so... would my 300 W power supply (according to the specs sheet included with my computeR) be sufficient for this? In addition to: - A P4 2.54 GHz processor - 256 MB + 512 MB of...
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    Cinematic playback problem in Warcraft III

    I have a slight issue with a game I recently bought, Warcraft III. The graphics are fine, except when it tries to play any movies / cinematics in the game. It looks garbled. However, these cinematics looked fine when I located them in the program files folder and played it using Windows Media...
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    RAM trouble...

    I just bought 512 MB of PC2700 DDR RAM, and installed it in the same slot as the old DIMM was, and this old 256 MB one in the other slot. Read on, please. I tried it and got a stop error message just when the Windows loading screen is supposed to appear. I followed the stop error messages'...
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    Hardware questions

    Firstly, I'm planning to buy a second internal IDE hard drive for data. Which brand would you consider most reliable? I've heard Seagate is good. Next, for the following case, would getting more RAM or a video card better? I currently have 256 MB of RAM, minus the 32 MB used by my...
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    Firefox: XPCOM:Eventreciever freezes when downloading

    Whenever I download anything other than a webpage (.html, .shtml, .php, etc.), its content, or text files, it freezes midway through the download. I can still use Firefox (the program itself does not hang) and do not need to end process by Task Manager. However, if I close all Firefox windows...
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    Play console video games on PC/monitor?

    I've heard that it is possible to play console video games by hooking it up to the computer. How would I do this? I've thought about possibly using an ATi All-in-wonder Radeon card that has a S-video in or RCA-in connector, or maybe a TV tuner card (if they have either of those connectors)...
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    How to make font?

    I'm currently working on a story that contains an invented language that uses symbols, which should represent each letter of the English alphabet and different punctuation. Does anyone know if it is possible to make such font based on image files and, if so, how?
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    How would The Sims2 look & perform? & Is C++ difficult?

    I'm planning on buying The Sims 2, but I'm a little concerned on the performance, since I've had a lot of lag in Age of Mythology despite this being a new computer, and the graphics, since my intergrated card isn't that good. I know my computer meets the minimum requirements. Here's my...
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    Firefox: can't find a certain setting

    This is not really important, but I would like to know how anyway. I'm currently using the Firefox 1.0 PR browser, and I prefer knowing when data I send is encrypted or not. The dialog box that asks you if you want to continue when you send data unencrypted over the internet was accidentally...
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    Normal Temperature?

    What would be considered the normal temp. (in Centigrade) for a P4 2.54 GHz processor when idle? And for a case in a computer containing intergrated sound/graphics and only 1 PCI network card and a CD drive, along with the essential stuff?
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    Partition/HD Layout

    I want to buy a second HD, and partition both, to organize my files and protect them in the event I would need to reformat and reinstall the OS. Here's what I plan to do. I would like to know how this would affect the performance if I were to do this, and if it is worth doing. 80 GB HD 1...
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    CD-RW read problems

    I got a new computer, and I'm having trouble with my CD-RW drive, mostly with older disks. I have a Cicero CA12A-5 computer. My drive has a 52x read speed. Here's the main problem: Whenever I put in an older disk, I hear the hum of it spinning, along with a sort of low clicking-grumble...
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    Video Card recommendation & TV Tuner

    I got a new computer a month ago, and am now planning to buy a video card. I'm looking for one TV tuner and a video card. I ask that you suggest to me some video cards &amp; TV Tuners that match the following as closely as possible, and tell me of any things missing. I am looking for cards...