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    Best audio streamer interface?

    Hi everyone, I've just finished setting up my home theater system in my new place, however my PC is no longer in the same room, so I'm looking for a good device to stream FLACs from my PC (always running) to the setup in the other room. The thing I am most interested in is the usability of...
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    Checking a desktop for a flight

    My friend is coming back from school and I suggested he might save some money by checking his desktop instead of shipping it. I think I read a while back that this was ok, but I don't know of anyone who has done this. Anyone have any experience with this? I vaguely remember reading this...
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    Power Supply Liability Question

    My Antec True 380W Max power supply blew up a few days ago, so I went out and bought another PSU, but the motherboard doesn't work either :\ I am guessing that there is no liability put on the power supply company for faulty components other than the one they produced? I didn't see it...
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    Soundcard upgrade

    I'm upgrading to a nice 2.1 Speaker setup soon (probably the Klipsch Promedia 2.1). As far as usage, I keep all of my audio files in lossless format, so listening to music will be the main usage. I do play games, although I use my headphones for that almost all of the time (of course the...
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    FTP synchronization

    I have access to a ftp server, I'm wondering if there are any freeware programs that will synchronize a file with work on my computer with a file on the ftp server. I would hope to be able to set it to synchronize when I log off, but if its just a certain time of the day that would be ok too...
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    Video blacks out on MSN

    I'm having a trouble with the video clips you can play on MSN.com I have installed shockwave and flashplayer, which are required. Basically, the video will start playing for 1-10 seconds or so, and then it blacks out. I can get the video back for a few more seconds by switching to another...
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    Free Webcam Software?

    I'm curious if anyone knows of a place where I can get free webcam software and/or hosting? Or maybe I can just run a server from my computer? Thanks
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    Dell 2001FP Drivers

    Will having the drivers installed do much for me? Right now its just recognized as a plug and play monitor (I'm using the DVI connection) and its working fine. I'm mostly asking because the drivers dell current has do not support Windows XP x64 Bit Edition :( Just wondering if I'm missing out...
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    Any decent sites for selling old RAM?

    I'm curious if anyone knows of some companies online that will purchase EDO RAM, or would my best bet just be trying to sell it in the FS/FT forum? Thanks
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    All of my sound has a slight echo effect

    Wondering if there is some option I have turned on somewhere by accident. I'm running Windows 2000 and I have a SoundBlaster Live! Card. Both my speakers and headphones have the echo, so I'm assuming this is a software issue. I also run Ventrilo, which I know can change some sound settings, but...
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    Quick Guild Wars Question

    Yeah I'm considering getting Guild Wars and I have some amazon.com gift certs to use, but I'm wondering if they send you the beta activation key thing that some other places online send. Thanks!
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    Some College/Major Advice Please

    Ok, I've been accepted to both schools so now I need to decide, Cornell or Carnegie Mellon. Both are top schools for the field I'm considering right now (Computer Science or Information Sciences). So the quick questions for those who don't really want to read, naturally responses from...
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    Writing an XSPF playlist file

    I'm trying to load an xspf file on my website. Currently I have been able to successfully work with ones on other sites, but when I try a basic playlist file I made and uploaded to my webspace it fails to load it. I'm using EditPadPro to write and save the code, saving as an XML file and I...
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    Problem with WS FTP

    While I'm using WS FTP, when I change the CHMOD, it seems to set the CHMOD for all files and folders to that value, and not just the one file or folder that I had highlighted and right clicked on. Anyone heard of this?? Or am I making some newby mistake hehe? Thanks!
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    RAM tabs are popping off from the motherboard

    The two little tabs that hold the RAM in place now pop off of when you pull them straight up, and naturally when you put the RAM in, it doesn't hold them tight and the comp won't POST. Is there anything I can do about this or should I RMA? The other two RAM slots still hold firm, and the two...
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    Best way to share files with friends?

    I have a few files around 30-40mb in size that I want to share with some friends and I was wondering what is the best way to do this. As of right now I just use the send a file option with AIM, the rate is 20kbs, which is ok, but I need to be on for this to work. I have read a little about...
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    Getting CPU temp to display properly on Chaintech VNF3-250

    I think I've read about several others who have managed to get the CPU temps to report properly on the Chaintech VNF3-250 motherboard, but unfortunately they didn't really specify how it was done in their posts. Anyone have a reliable solution for this?
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    Having trouble getting on board ethernet working

    Just built my first system last night, yay! And managed to somehow get Windows 2000 installed (plan on upgrading to XP soon, but I wanted to get it rolling now). So I went ahead and got all of the newest drivers for all of the devices through an external HD, including the chipset and the onboard...
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    POST Error

    Currently have plugged into a Chaintech VNF3-250 with Phoenix BIOS AGP Video Card A64 3000+ with retail heatsink Power Switch Main motherboard power and the 4 prong one Mouse and Keyboard 1 Stick of RAM When I power up nothing displays on the monitor and it seems like I just get a one second...
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    Quick Question about the Chaintech VNF3-250

    Ok just ordered my Chaintech VNF3-250, which has SATA sockets on it right? They are the black ones a little to the left of the AGP socket in this picture? And about the cables, are the orange cables here the SATA cables or do I need to spend a few bucks on getting cables?
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    Building New System RAM question, and a few odds and ends

    So I have already ordered A64 3000+ Retail Chaintech VNF3-250 NEC 2500A combo drive Samsung 120gb SATA drive Sonata Case RAM Section My biggest question right now is what RAM should I get? I am not planning on overclocking, and from what I hear PC3200 would be the best for me. I am getting...
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    Antec Sonata on a little one day sale at newegg

    The Sonata is about $8 off of its previous newegg price so if you were planning on getting one soon from newegg you might as well grab it.
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    Using a combo DVD Burner drive as main CD drive

    Another carry over thread from the peripherals forum because there aren't many visits there, so just disregard that thread... Just curious what the people think about combo drives. Is it better to use a dedicated DVD/CD drive to read, and then have the combo drive just for burning? Is...
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    Questions for Sonata Owners

    First off, I have a thread in the cases/cooling section but its starting to get buried and I think I'll get more reponse here anyway, so disregard that. I underlined questions so they won't be evaded ;) So I'm starting to get convinced on the Sonata, but I have a few questions I was worried...
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    Which DVD Burner?

    I'm looking for a cheap but reliable DVD/CD Burner for occasional burning, I don't burn stuff very often, so I'm not looking for an intense one. Last time I bought a computer was in 2000 and I got a DVD/CD reading drive and a separate CD burner drive. Is it better to get the complete combo now...
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    Quick Memtest86 Question

    Have some problems with one system and I wanted to check the RAM so knowing very little about it I started up Memtest86 with one of the two sticks of RAM in. This is 128mb of SDRAM running on an 800mhz Thunderbird processor. I just went ahead and set it to all tests and to test "all memory"...
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    Case Selections --- Have some questions about the Sonata on my 4th post

    Just some of my preferences to start off: Looks: I like the glossy black finish I see on cases, and the normal aluminum looks good too, pretty flexible as long as its not too cheesy or too plain. Cooling: I really want a side fan to help with cooling, a blowhole would be nice too, but not...
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    Chaintech VNF3-250 for $69 at mwave.com

    Prices on this went up a bit recently (probably because its such a great board for the price)... Newegg has it for $23 more so I figured its worth mentioning. EDIT: whoops, you'll need to add shipping cost in too! Also if you get a motherboard bundle with an A64 they give you a free copy of...
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    Buying a new computer soon

    Just looking around at prices I noticed a few sites have a lot better prices than newegg for some items. Would you recommend paying an extra $20+ just to get it all from newegg or should I get it all from there. And also whats your experience with mwave.com been? I'm liking some of the deals I...
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    Which Case brands come with good PSUs?

    I know the antec cases that come with a PSU usually have a good Antec one... What other brands come with a good psu? It looks like you can save a bit of money by getting a combo case and psu, but most of them are crappy ones.
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    BIOS will not detect my hard drive

    When I boot up, on the first screen it finds "None" for both Primary Master and Primary Slave. On the second (or maybe its third screen), it lists the hard drive. Its a 40gig WD. The computer does boot into Windows 98 and I can read everything off of the hard drive normally, but I cannot install...