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    Linux Boot CDs wont boot

    as it turns out alcohol 120% is the worst program ever thanks nero!
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    Linux Boot CDs wont boot

    yea thats what i was thinking i went into the bios and after i changed/saved/restarted the list was like so 1: USB FDD: 2: IDE CDROM:SONY DVD +/-RW DW=D56A-(SM) ... and like 3 more when i boot it goes directly to starting up windows
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    Linux Boot CDs wont boot

    So I just bought a Dell 700m for school in the fall and I was trying to get a copy of Whoppix or Knoppix STD to work. I downloaded both current versions and burned them and what not and when I start it up i go to the boot screen thing by pressing F12 and go to the CD-ROM choice, and i get a...
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    How do I find out what my server is running

    Alright, so on my server I tried to install using fantastico through cpanel, but when I went to uload pictures and such, I wasn't able to. I did some research and searching around and I realze now that NetPBM or ImageMagick are not installed. My problem is that I need to get the binaries up on...
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    Device Manager Shows Harddrive

    i'll be sure to remember that hahaha
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    Device Manager Shows Harddrive

    haha sorry, i forget to watchmy mouth sometimes thanks for your help edit: awesome, its working now thanks a bunch for your help
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    Device Manager Shows Harddrive

    so i have it in and everything, and the device manager shows all three hds fine, but i don't know how to get it to show up on my computer or anywhere else do i need to format it using partition magic or something? i can't remember, i did this a while ago but its been a while since i've...
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    Stupid AIM Spyware thing

    thanks for all the suggestions i'll have him try some of that stuff tomorrow yea i use trillian myself, however i doubt he'll really want to switch id rather just help him get rid of it
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    Stupid AIM Spyware thing

    Alright, I'm trying to help a buddy of mine fix his AIM from my house over the internet and I'm having a hard time getting rid of this thing Whenever he messages someone it sends this righ tafter Want to see your buddy's cool new IM icon? Go to http://buddies.funbuddyicons.com/?ZCxdm235XXUS...
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    SYSTEM TURNS ON...NO SIGNAL

    ok just tell me one dmore thing... if u had to bet would u say its the mobo or psu? those are the only 2 things i havnt ripped out/been able to replace..... i have a strong psu but i know they can do weird stuff when they are startying to fail...and it can def also be the mobo.
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    SYSTEM TURNS ON...NO SIGNAL

    maybe thats what im gonna havto do
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    SYSTEM TURNS ON...NO SIGNAL

    well...i would do that but.. i tried to turn on my comp and for chance it worked. after 5 seconds in windows the system totally froze up... i rebooted thinking wi would get no bootup again like normal but it did....but my computer booted into dual bios utility(my mobo has this feature). I...
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    SYSTEM TURNS ON...NO SIGNAL

    my psu is an antec true control 550 the ram was running at the default voltage...i guess ill tery the eraser thing.... its worth mentioning that when my system boots up it makes a little "beep" noise and then goes to town. With this problem...the beep never comes..... so it seems...
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    SYSTEM TURNS ON...NO SIGNAL

    i have it in the correct slots....it has been running fine for a while until yesterday.
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    SYSTEM TURNS ON...NO SIGNAL

    Hello, before i state my problem let me give u a rundown of my system specs. 3.2 p4, 1gb corsair xms, BFG 6800 gt oc, Gigabyte GA-8knxp, windows xp pro Ill start from the begining I was actually watching a divx movie when BSplayer performed an illegal op. I then retsrated the movie...
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    Liteon SOHR-5238S

    WobbleWobble: not sure on what motherboard, but i know that it isn't using a seperate RAID controller MDE: where can i get the generic microsoft IDE drivers?
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    Liteon SOHR-5238S

    bump still no replies thanks
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    Liteon SOHR-5238S

    bump i really need help with this thanks
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    Liteon SOHR-5238S

    Okay, on my dads computer he all of a sudden went to put in a cd and wasn't able to play it. He tried doing a system restore back to before he had installed easy cd creator 5 and that didn't help i went in and tried what i had seen posted about reinstalling the nVidia drivers, but that didn't...
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    IE and Ping ect not working

    thanks Schadenfroh worked like a charm
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    IE and Ping ect not working

    Alright, so multiple people use the computer I'm on and what happened was someone downloaded something that installed a browswer hijacker and search toolbar. So I searched around for the toolbar ect that was installed and found a nice little program called HijackThis, which very efficiently...
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    Messy Wires

    yea klah thats insane normally i just tuck my extra cables back there
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    small linux distro for a file server

    i agree debian would be great for that or gentoo cause you can choose everything you want with gentoo
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    Throttle 6

    Alright, the other day a friend of mine told me about this program that he bought called Throttle Its supposed to like speed up your internet connection and stuff by editing registry stuff, and I was wondering, before I decided whether or not to buy it, has anyone used it and had successful...
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    Desktop Hel

    haha, actually it was on my xp machine, but it restarted and it was working idk what the problem was but i couldn't restart cause i had fedora core 2 downloading
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    Desktop Hel

    So i was looking for some screen savers and I got one downloaded and running and after I previewed it messed up my first monitor big time like when i try to maximize the window it only maximizes it half the screen, but if i just expand the window it will go across that hidden "line" all the...
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    Unused HardDrive space

    yea, thanks for the comments on it id try it out with my other drive, but from what i've heard from other people i can mess it up big time
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    Unused HardDrive space

    Was reading around the other day and found this: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14597 I've read several things from people saying that they have gotten more space out of it and I was wondering if anyone here has. A lot of people are saying that all its doing is overlapping space which...
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    Quick HD question.

    Back it all up There is a chance that you wont' get it back due to ide drivers and such But yea, back up important stuff just to be safe
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    Primera Bravo DVD/CD Duplicator

    alright, it sees the drive now but for those of you who know the prassi primo dvd program, how do you get it, (PRASSI) to notice the drive thanks
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    Primera Bravo DVD/CD Duplicator

    At my school we own a Primera Bravo dvd/cd duplicator. The dvd drive that was in it was crappy so we replaced it today with a NEC-2510A The problem is that we can't get the computer to recognize the new drive We really need to get this working as soon as possible Any help is appreciated Thanks
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    checking nvram

    i'll try that anyone else have any recommendations??
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    checking nvram

    Okay so recently I upgraded my hardware. I decided to use the other parts that I had leftover from my previous build to use as a nice linux box. My problem is that now after I hook everything up that it holds during the BIOS and doesn't post. It says " Checking NVRAM.. No NVRAM " And then...
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    static ip routing with..

    Yea, I realized that i didn't need to bump it, hahaha, i was bored and just felt like it. Thanks for your help though. I'll see if what you said works thanks.
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    static ip routing with..

    bump someone please help!
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    static ip routing with..

    Alright, im sure this almost exact post has been posted before, but I don't really have the time to search for it. When im at my work, I use XP remote desktop to connect to my computer at home. I am able to do it as long as the IP I chose in port fowarding is the the one that the router gave my...
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    How long is the free trial of netflix?

    has anyone tried upgradnig to like 8 dvds at a time during the trial
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    Netflix is going downhill.

    I've had 0 problems with netflix or walmart dvds. I think maybe on, a not important movie that I could have cared less about might have messed up on one part, but other than that, the stuff that I really wanted to see, all worked fine.
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    What do I need to know about DVD Media?

    ehh, you can get some coasters, but not really that many i have cheap stuff right now and not one coaster yet
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    Building a gaming rig for a friend - please critique

    nice man nice should be a fun build