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    Why is there NO SCSI DVD Burners??

    More of a curiosity than anything. Just wondering if anyone knows why there seems to be no SCSI DVD Burners manufactured? Thanks. Mike.
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    USB won't work correctly

    Hi all. Hopefully someone will be able to help my situation. I have (and have had) several USB devices connected to my computer (ie. hp inkjet, hp scanner, modem). I also connect a san disk compact flash reader to my front usb jack to download pictures from my digital camera. Everything was...
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    Windows XP and the handspring visor

    I have had a visor for several years without problem. I just installed XP and can't get it to sync. It's like XP don't recognize the visor. I'm using a usb cradle and the visor deluxe. any suggestions would be helpful. thanks. Mikeyd
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    SCSI Hard Disk install problem.

    I've been working with a maxtor 10k III with an adaptec 29160 without a problem. I went and picked up a ibm 160/10k drive on ebay. It had the 80pin sca adapter so I purchased a converted and installed it. The 29160 saw the drive correctly, but I've been having nothing but problems with it. I...
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    Where to get 2 color case led.

    I'm looking to customize my case and need to find 2 color led to replace my hard drive led on the case. I want to show the different hard drive lights. Does anyone know where to get this stuff???
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    Newbie Overclocker - need advice. - please

    I want to get the most out of my system, but don't want to sacrifice too much stability for performance. What can I tweak easily and what precautions should I take. I keep hearing that the athlon is very operclockable - want to see how fast I can get it. I have: Athlon XP 1700 Shuttle AK31v3...
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    Virtual Memory in Windows - Question???

    I'm tweaking a system and keep hearing different opinions as to virtual memory settings in windows. Should you let windows do its thing or set the min and max virtual memory manually? I've heard that a good setting is 6 times your ram for both the min and the max settings. Does this sound...
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    Round Internal Cables: Are the worth it??

    I'm thinking of getting some round cables - are they worth it and do they perform as well as the regular ribbon cables. I would be getting floppy, ide, scsi (lvd & idc) thanks
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    Floppy Drive Problem - Please help!!!

    I just recently installed a new motherboard and am having problems with my floppy drive. When trying to boot from a win98 startup disk, it goes through the whole process and then at almost the end I get a cannot read from drive a: error. Also when formating a floppy in windows it tells me I...
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    CD in/out on AIW Radeon???

    Has anyone used the CD in/out connectors on the AIW Radeon?? They are 2 internal sound connectors. The manuel gives very basic/vague information. What are these used for???
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    Won't Boot to Windows XP...

    I just upgraded my computer. I installed a new motherboard (shuttle ak31 v3) and processor (Athlon XP 1700) w/512mb pc2100 ram. I am dual booting to Windows XP and Me. After installing the upgrade I can't boot into XP. WinMe booting fine and loaded all the new drivers for the board...
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    Stupid Question - What's the 2 pin cd audio jack on my cdrom drive?

    Stupid Question - I've allways seen the 4 pin analog jack, but now I have a cdrom with a 2 pin cd audio jack and my sound card has an input for it. I know it is digital vs the 4 pin being analog. Anyone know exactly what the advantages are with using the 2 pin over the 4 pin and do you use...
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    Just got new Athlon XP system - putting it together tonight.

    I just received my new Athlon system and will be putting it together tonight. Athlon XP 1700 shuttle ak31 v3 (kt266a) 512mb crucial pc2100 ram (128x2) lian-li pc68 case already have. 40gig ata66 hd dvd rom (scsi) cdr (scsi) zip (scsi) radeon aiw sb live! Can't wait to get it all together...
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    Is your Athlon XP really an MP????

    Does anyone know how to distinguish whether or not an Athlon XP is SMP unlocked? Just curious. Maybe I'll go out and get a tyan duallie...
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    Need good benchmark software.

    I just ordered a Shuttle AK31 v3, Athlon XP 1700, Crusial 256MBx2 pc2100 ram from newegg. Should get it all early next week. Looking for some good benchmarks to use and compare to other similar systems out there. What are the best benchmarks to use and where can I download them. Thanks. Mike...
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    500 watt ps for $60.00????

    I can buy a 500 watt ps for $60.00. It's a powmax ps. I havn't heard much about their ps's. Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with them?? It seems a little too cheap. But I have a lot of crap in my system and wouldn't mind the extra power - probably will help with some stability...
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    DVD TO CD QUESTIONS???

    I keep hearing about being able to copy a DVD movie to CDR's and being able to play the CDR's in a regular console DVD player. How is this done? What software/hardware is required? Can a regular cdr drive do this with a dvd rom or do you need something special???
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    Windows XP and older hardware????

    Having trouble with some older hardware in XP. I have a parallel port scanner that I can't get to work. Does anyone know of anyway to get this type of device working?? Also I have an old Sharp digital camera that connects to a serial port that I also can't get to work. The software installed...
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    Help!!! My computer won't boot.

    I have a strange problem. My computer won't even post. I turn it on, everything powers up, but the computer won't boot or even post. I don't even get a video signal to the monitor. It has been working fine for over a year and then all of a sudden - poof. It's gone. What can be causing...
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    still having aiw radeon problems.

    Finally got all the aiw radeon drivers to install correctly and everything seems to be working - I still get video problems. When I access the tv program the mouse pointer seems to stall out and then go again. Very anoying!!! Also the system crashed from time to time when running anything...
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    Neep bios help for abit ka7

    What are the best(key) bios setting for the abit ka7 (no 100). My system stability has been sporatic and need some advice. What are safe bios settings while not giving up too much performance? I have an athlon 750 and 256mb sdram 133 (single stick-nec). Is anyone aware of pci slots that should...
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    ATI All In Wonder Radeon Not Installing Correctly.

    I just got my new aiw radeon and installed it in my system. After installing the card and drivers off the cd, the computer wouldn't boot into windows. I got a blank screen when the desktop should have loaded. I went into safe mode and noticed that the refresh rate for the adapter was set to...
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    ATI All In Wonder Radeon Not Installing Correctly.

    I just got my new aiw radeon and installed it in my system. After installing the card and drivers off the cd, the computer wouldn't boot into windows. I got a blank screen when the desktop should have loaded. I went into safe mode and noticed that the refresh rate for the adapter was set to...