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    Help with cloning HDD!!

    So I've been asked to reformat a work computer and my supervisor wants me to make a backup of their C: and D: drives (both internal IDE drives). C: is 120 GB D: is 60 GB Right now we have an external 300GB maxtor HDD that we want to use to hold EXACT copies of the contents of both the C...
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    Remote Desktop and Launching games

    I searched the boards and didn't find an answer so here it goes: Just recently I set up my home computer to enable remote dekstop connection since I usually work at the computers on Campus and wanted to also be able to access my home PC. However, when I'm remotely connected to my home PC...
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    Job Interview Questions (CS Major)

    Well right now I'm a Junior in college majoring in Computer Science. Recently I applied for an internship program with Daimler Chrysler and I really didnt think they'd want to interview me because the job description stated I should know C/C++, Unix, Java, HTML. My resume states that I'm...
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    MS Word guidlines wont go away *HELP*

    So for some reason these guidlines have all of a sudden appeared in Word for me and I have no idea how to get rid of them and have tried everything. Here is a pic: http://www.msu.edu/~heilgreg/word.JPG I'm using Word 2002
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    Doubly Linked Lists Question

    I have a class assignment and one of the algorithms we are to provide in our Doubly Linked List class is a reverse() function that will reverse the list in O(1) time. Just wondering how exaxctly that can be done? Obviously O(N) would be simple (reversing each next and prev pointer) but I'm...
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    Time to shut my mouth about PS3...

    Pretty much IGN posted a really interesting article that I thought clears up a lot of rumors and brings about some good points. Pretty much after reading this article I wont talk so much crap about PS3 and how it shall own XBOX 360... http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/617/617951p1.html...
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    So let me get this straight....

    So pretty much we are throwing around the price of $400-$500 for either the PS3 or the XBOX 360 (lets just assume that for now) And everyone is saying how the processing power of the PS3 just owns a modern day computer and we are getting a GPU that is far from anything that we are able to...
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    Next-Gen Madden to premier Apr. 23rd **PICS INSIDE**

    I searched and didn't find anything so sorry if this is a repost but.. Next-Gen Madden will be premeiered on April 23rd for 60 seconds during the NFL draft..here is the link: http://news.com.com/2061-10797_3-5675347.html?part=rss&tag=5675347&subj=news
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    Would a Yo-Yo work on the moon?

    Well, the question is the the title: Would a Yo-Yo work on the moon? Me and my friend were debating this. I felt that the force of gravity on the moon would just make the Yo-Yo die out when you threw it down to make it start spinning. I tried showing that the centripetal force...
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    **TO ALL Computer Science GRADUATES**

    Well as you can tell this is for all CS Majors. Right now im currently in my second year shooting for a BS in computer science. I'm going to be heading into my summer before my junior year and still have yet to find a good internship. The only jobs I've had thus far is being a chef at an...
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    *HELP* FireFox wont display pages correctly

    Well, I had this problem earlier and I never found a way to fix it so I just went ahead and reformatted the comp anyways since it needed one. Well, it fixed it for a while till today it happened again. What happens is that some pictures for websites dont get displayed probably, and fonts and...
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    Help with c++ program

    Hey guys, I'm very new to the whole c++ programming and I just started my intro course at MSU. I ran across the following problem... Everytime I run my program inside of VS, it runs perfect. But then when I go and actually find the .exe file that is created after you build and compile the...
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    HL2 Source Engine Benches *IGN.com*

    IGN PC has posted their benches for the HL2 bench test. Searched and didnt see a thread so I thought id enlighten everyone that was interested... LINK: http://pc.ign.com/articles/540/540725p1.html
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    *HELP* Should i remove THERMAL PAD on A64 HS?

    Just putting together my new rig that i ordered and have a quick question.. On my A64 3200+ Heatsink it already has a THERMAL PAD located on the bottom of it. Should I remove this pad and apply thermal grease or will the pad be enough??? ( I will NOT be overclocking) Thanks!
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    pc2700 RAM and A64's...good thing?

    As the title suggests, I'm just curious if im pretty much hurting myself by using the 1gb of pc2700 RAM I have in my current system for the new A64 system ill be putting together. Is it a bad idea that I'm doing this or should I have chosen to buy some pc3200? Is there that much of a...
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    Is it really worth it to get an AMD64 processor?

    Alright here's a little situation im in right now... Im currently in the process of figuring out what I should buy to upgrade my system. Here are the specs.. Epox 8rda+ Rev: 1.1 AMD Athlon XP 2400+ WD 80gb caviar Kingston HyperX 512mb pc2700 LiteOn 52x24x52 CD-RW ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Antec...
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    *HELP* Doom 3 keeps crashing, PIC included

    Everytime ive been playing Doom III so far it will randomly freeze up and look exactly like the included picture link. Im pretty sure its my video card, but I dont see why it would be doing this considering I have the newest drivers. Anyone have an idea of what could be wrong? Thanks Specs...
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    Need HELP w/ deciding how to UPGRADE my system <$500

    Well after successfully installing D3 and playing it for about 15 minutes I wanted to rip my 9600 pro out and throw it through my window. So, its time to upgrade, and i thought id come here and get some input before i threw out some cash. Current System Specs: Epox 8rda+ Rev: 1.1 AMD Athlon...
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    Fastest Chip my Epox 8rda+ will take

    Hey everyone, currenly im runnin' an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ on my board and i was wondering what the fastest chip it will take is. Im pretty sure its just the 3000+ Barton if im not mistaking. I dont think this board supports the 400mhz 3200+ Barton does it? Board Specs: Epox 8rda+ REV: 1.1
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    Is My Western Digital 80g DEAD?! *HELP*

    Well i have a really big problem. So the other day i decided to reformat my computer...and before i did this everything was working fine and dandy. Then i notice during the reformat process when Windows was being installed my Western Digital hdd started to sound a lot louder than it usually...