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    Wierd clicking noise....

    My friend has a dell that wont post. when you turn the computer on, the fans spin and there is a clicking noise, but nothing else happens. I first figured it was the hard drive, so we disconected that to make sure it was the source of the noise, but the clicking was still there. We unplugged...
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    need a fan controller...not sure if it'll work

    I want to get a fan controller to control a case fan and the fan on my cpu heatsink. the heatsink fan combo on the cpu is a zalman 7000-alcu. It already has its own fan controller, but i need to open the case to get to it. I want to control it from the outside with a fan contoller from the...
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    trouble installing vc++ on new macine with xp pro

    I'm trying to install microsoft vc++ 6.0 on my new system with sp pro on it and it gives me the following error: "16 Bit Windows Subsystem--- C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The System file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications." Actually, i have seen this...
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    share outlook inbox on a network

    hi i have a couple of computers on my home network and i want them to share an outlook inbox so i can check my mail from either computer and have it all in one place. is there a way to do it....i dont want to have to use virtual windows or whatever it is. thanks
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    pny 6800gt freezing

    My PNY 6800GT works perfect until i play 3d games at high settings. For example, call of duty runs perfect at 640x480 with low details but when i turn it up to 1024x768 with higher settings the game freezes. And it freezes in the same couple of spots, and only the video freezes as i can still...
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    what program to check temps in windows

    I thought the program came on the driver cd, but its only checked in the bios....so is there a program i can use to monitor my temps in windows? thanks
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    lcd moniter isnt displaying all the time

    Hi i have a hyundai imagequest 17" lcd and it randomly decides to stop displaying. when i turn the moniter off and then on again, it flashes the screen for a second and then stops displaying again. rite now it wont work properly at all, usually if i shut the computer down and then restart...
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    does my motherboard have a damaged part?

    Hi all, well i finally got the heatsink i was waiting for to build my comp when i happened to notice something on my motherboard (dfi lanparty ut 250gb). There is a cylinderical shaped silver component on its side with some green goo under it. As far as i can tell, it doesnt look like any...
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    cant get the pvr150mce to work with xp

    i got a wintv pvr-150mce and im trying to use it on windows xp. I know its meant for windows xp mce, but its supposed to work with xp according to the website and the installation guide that came with it. I called up haugpage and the guy said that mce does not work at all with xp, only mce...
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    is pvr-150 worth $20 more than pvr-150mce

    I finally green lit myself for a tv tuner for college, sounds better than buying a small tv. Only question i have is that is the only diff between mce and retail on the pvr-150 the included software for the retail and the remote differences. I dont really care about the fm tuner. I dont care...
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    will 6800/x800 work with agp 2.0

    If i plan to get 6800/x800 will it work on my agp 2.0 mobo (its a dell with i850 chipset). i searched online and stuff and i gathered that the new cards are 3.0 and run at lower voltages, but they can handle 2.0 voltages. the only problem is they might not run properly. I didnt exactly get...
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    tv tuner with hardware encoder

    I'm planning on getting a tv tuner (the $50 leadtek tv2000xp expert) but i have a question about the onboard encoder. If i get the leadetek without the encoder will it stress the cpu to such an extent that i wont be able to do other things while im watching tv? I dont plan on doing much tv...
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    using ati AIW for tv only

    my cousin gave me his who knows how old ati AIW 128 recently and i want to use it only as a tv tuner. I already have a video card, geforce2mx. I installed the ati media center software for winxp but didn't load any drivers seperatly. When i try to use the tv tuner, i get errors about the...
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    making images transparent in premiere

    I have a video clip that i want running in the background as images i've created come and go on top of it. How do i do this? I need to make the background of the image transparent (the transparent parts are all white) and how do i get the graphics to appear and disappear will cool effects...
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    installing second hdd

    I put in a new hdd and set it as master and the old one as slave. My plan is to put winxp on the new hdd, transfer my files from the old hdd to the new, and then format the old hdd and use it as my storage drive. When i put the windows cd in to format/install xp on the new one, will it...
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    Where have all the good cartoons gone?

    Remember back in the old days when cartoons were, well, good. And im not talking tom and jerry old days (although i do happen to love them), but the mid/late 90s. Cartoons that rocked include spiderman, batman, xmen, double dragon, megaman, savage dragon, mighty max....only to name a few. Now...
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    budget vid card to last ~3 years

    Building a new system for my parents. They will not be doing gaming on it (my dad believes very strongly that computers are not meant for games, go figure). The only thing that the comp will be used for is word proccessing, internet, quicken, things of that nature. anyway, looking for a vid...
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    passively cool an A64

    I want to minimize the fans in my case. I will be getting an antec sonata with an A64 3000+. Would it be possible to passively cool the cpu, just use a really really really really really good heatsink? I would still have a fan in the back of the case, just not one on the heatsink. Anyone...
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    usb tv tuners

    I want to get a tv tuner, but my next comp might be a laptop (getting something new later next month). I've heard things about the usb versions of tv tuners lagging and offering very poor quality since the signal travels through usb instead of a more direct connection as with the pci cards...
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    tv tuner with inputs to play consoles

    I am looking for a good tvtuner card with inputs so that i can play my consoles on my moniter (need the red/yellow/white inputs). Anyone know a card that has this? I dont really care about the card acting like tivo to record shows and pause live tv stuff, my hdd isnt big enough for that. I...
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    So how many have the x800 yet

    For those of you that got the a flavor of the x800, what do u guys think of it. Is it making u cream ur pants?
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    how do you clean game controllers

    how should the clean the outside of my video game controllers. Windex and paper towels? The controllers are pretty dirty, have black goo around the buttons...
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    anyone know how to clean controllers?

    how should the clean the outside of my video game controllers. Windex and paper towels?
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    is my monitor dying?

    my screen randomly starts to...whats the best way to describe this....become wavey and jiggle on the sides. The screen also tints occationaly, but that i can fix by fiddling with the cables. Are these signs of death for my 6 year old monitor?
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    winxp pro for students?

    I keep hearing/reading windows xp pro is recommended for students......why?
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    whats a good mobile cpu

    Im going to buy a new laptop soon and i cant decide what cpu to get. I'll hopefully be using this thing for gaming most of the time and i havnt really seen straight comparisons between centrino, p4 and, athlonxp. which would make the better chip. Also, havnt seen anything about the mobile...
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    dual channel ddr.....install in pairs?

    I am building a new system and got an asus mobo with dual channel ddr. Do I have to install the memory in pairs or can i just install them one at a time. thanks