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    Statistics in chemistry question!

    Ok so for a quantitative chemistry lab write up I have to use error analysis. I know how to calculate a normal standard deviation and confidence interval for a set of data, but I have no idea how to do it for a standard curve. We prepared 3 standard curves for different compounds we were...
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    Cheap card for video in and rendering?

    My brother is about to purchase a digital video camera and wants to edit movies (likely with premiere). His current video card is a super cheap ATI 7500. What would be a decent, cheap (~$50-60) card that would allow him to edit and render his movies at decent rates? I guess he doesn't actually...
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    DSL Pauses when phone rings?

    Recently installed SBC Yahoo DSL at my house, and it works great except for one thing- the dsl seems to pause for 30secs or so when the telephone rings, or is picked up to make a call. It only bothers me when I'm downloading and have to restart, but im still curious why it happens. As for...
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    What do I put on a resume when I haven't graduated yet?

    Hoping someone has some insight into how I should apply for this internship... So I have what sounds like an almost sure job opportunity working a Chiron, but I need to submit a resume. Problem is, I haven't graduated from college yet(getting a BS in Chemical Biology at Berkeley), and do not...
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    Acrobat Reader printing question

    So this class I'm taking has ~20 huge pages of images per lecture, and I want to condense them to 2-4 pages per sheet when I print, but acrobat doesn't seem to have an option for this. Anyone know of a trick for this?
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    Need Help from a firefox expert

    I just switched to firefox, but am having a small issue. When using a site like packetnews.com, on IE i was able to click a link and launch mirc, along with copying a particular phrase to my clipboard (ie a bot command), so I could easily paste the phrase into an mirc window. Now with firefox...
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    What's my best option for setting up an IDE Raid 1?

    So I got in on one of the better HD deals lately, scoring 2 120gb Maxtors that I plan to set up in a raid 1 in a new machine for my dad. The problem is that all the mobo's I'm considering (Asus P4P800, P4S800, and abit counterparts) have only SATA raid controllers. I can, of course, buy adapters...
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    Recommendation for a SATA to PATA adapter?

    I need a couple good, reliable adapters to hook up my ATA133 drives to the SATA controllers on my mobo (P4P800-e) so I can raid them. What's a good brand to use?
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    P4c800-e dlx and OCZ PC3200 ram Problems...Update

    Just received my second dual kit(2x256) of OCZ PC3200 ram. It's the platinum edition, rated at 2-3-2-5. I've been running this same ram since i got my system up, but the first kit I received is rated at 2-2-3-5. I was dissappointed to find that the new kit has different timings, but figured I...
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    Should I worry about voltage if my temps are good?

    I've got my 2.6C@3.25 on 1.6volts in the bios, but asusprobe shows I'm pushing 1.664v, which makes me worry a bit. Temps are fine; 28c at idle, 38c at load. Am I putting my cpu in danger? BTW mobo is a P4C800-E deluxe
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    system32 folder opens on XP boot?

    Just a few days ago I encountered some pop ups(which I cleared up) and the persisting problem of the C:\WINDOWS\System32 folder being automatically opened when windows starts. Is this the result of a virus or worm? I don't see anything relating to it in the run keys of the registry...
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    Good, Stable P4c board with raid?

    I'll be building a new server for our lan soon, and want the most stable board I can get. Most likely will be using a p4 2.6C, or faster. I need onboard audio and lan, along with a good raid controller to mirror (most likly SATA drives). I figured an intel board would be my best bet, but was...
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    1st overclock - successful! (2.6@3.12)

    Just finished running prime95 overnight, and am happy to report no errors after doing a little overclock. After running for about two weeks at stock speed, I picked up a zalman cnps7000A-Cu and cranked up the fsb. I had already ran memtest and determined my memory to be very stable at pc3200...
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    Need a simple, midi sequencing, music studio program

    My dad is looking for a program to replace Cybersound Studio 3.0, an old midi program that won't run on any of our new machines. He needs something with a simple interface, built in drum tracks (or ability to create his own with live drum sounds), and not much more. He's tried using Cakewalk...
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    Very slow bootup of XP Pro on 1800+

    My bootup has gotten progressively slower in the past few months, mainly taking a long time before the winXP pro splash screen even appears (there's just a blank screen). The splash screen stays up for a while as well, but it's always taken a while. I am going to reformat this system soon, and...
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    9800np not looking good

    I just put together my new system with a Sapphire 9800np (from the newegg deal about a week or two ago), and I'm getting what I'm guessing is artifacting(don't know exactly what this term means, but I'm seeing random lines and dots all over the place). I have not yet installed the video drivers...
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    Best video card for $50?

    I'll be putting together a machine for my brother in the next few weeks, and all he'll need it for is email/internet with occasional dvd output to his tv. Since no serious gaming or graphics will be done on this machine, what's a good video card for ~$50?
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    Where to buy good, cheap networking supplies?

    Looking to make my own cables now, so I need a spool of RJ-45 and a crimper...can anyone recommend a good, cheap source for these? Thanks in advance!
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    Where to buy 120mm panaflo, or quiet 120x25 fan?

    Can't find one at any of the places I usually buy (svc, newegg, etc.)...Looking for the L1A, preferrably pre-tailed. Even better would be a nice, quiet 120x25 so I can use the stock rubber things from my sonata...
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    Should I pick up a 2.6C at newegg right now?

    I've been trying to wait as long as possible to buy my cpu, but it's hard to resist the one day sale going on right now - $175 for retail 2.6C, with free shipping. Anyone think it will go any lower in price in the next two weeks or so? I'm so tempted right now, but don't have the funds for the...
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    hub compatibility?

    The lan I am on right now uses only OLD Boca 10 base hubs, which work fine, but seem to have issues when trying to link other brands to them. I attempted to hook up a linksys hub via the link port, and could not get a connection between the hubs. When using another Boca hub, though, it connected...
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    Finally decided on CPU(2.6C), now what should I do for ram?

    Ok so I'm goin for a P4 2.6C now that they're comin way down in price(I haven't decided on oem or retail yet- most like retail as it's only $2 right now at newegg). Most likely I'll put it on a P4C800, and o/c to 250mhz fsb. For ram, I really want a full gig(2x512, of course) running at nice...
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    Problems installing SB Live 5.1 on WinME

    Been trying to install a SB Live 5.1 Platinum on my dad's ME machine, but have been unable to find the right combination of drivers to get it working. I tried the 5.1 drivers from creative, but they did not detect the card. When windows boots, however, the card is detected, along with a PCI...
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    System turns itself off...

    A certain member of my family had moved my comp around a lot, and silly me forgot to look inside and check everything out, so as I'm sittin at the machine today, it just turned off, out of nowhere. I checked all the plugs, then opened the case to find my HSF dangling off the socket (XP 1600+ on...
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    Can't add printer drivers for shared printer with mixed OS?

    My setup is as follows: I have one machine running WinXP with an HP psc 2110 connected to it via usb. I have two other machines on the LAN, both of which run win98. I have been unsuccessful in trying to add the printer as a networked device on both of the win98 machines, as they seem to have...
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    Best video card I can get for around $50?

    I'm upgrading my family's main computer to an XP 1600+ on an ECS K7S5A, but am trying to keep costs down as much as possible. At first I was just going to keep the old video card (a TNT2 Ultra!)but realized that would probably bottle neck any performance increase in heavy applications...What...
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    Good, cheap mobo/cpu upgrade?

    I want to upgrade my current system (P3 550 on a Abit BE6-2 rev1), but want to replace as few parts as possible. I have about 600 megs of PC133 ram in there that I would like to leave in the new system, so what would be a good mobo/cpu combo that I can use this ram with? If I have to, I will...