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    Are there NO drivers for HP printers for WIN7?

    I just bought the HP Deskjet D4360 and it says I cannot use it since I have WIN7. Am I...out of luck? Is there any way to get this thing to work without drivers?
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    About to buy this laptop tonight

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...tabbed-customerreviews SPECS: Intel® Centrino® Core?2 Duo mobile processor T6400 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 memory 14.1" WXGA+ widescreen 250GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm) NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 5.5lbs 649$ I'm going to best buy in a few hours before they...
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    Is there a better deal on a laptop than THIS?

    Dell Studio 1737 Notebook http://www.buy.com/prod/dell-s...loc/101/210991237.html SPECS: 2.0GHz Core2 Duo T6400 4096MB, 320GB 17" Truelife WXGA+ DVD-RW 6hr30min of battery life Factory Refurbished 599.99$ Basically, this is a very important purchase for me because I am very...
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    Strange fade on my monitor?

    I don't even know if its faded or what the problem is, but I saw my monitor suddenly switch to this kind of faint dimmer color. I've messed with the brightness/contrast and color settings on the monitor but nothing worked. Now the brightness/contrast settings are locked? When I was...
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    Blue screen everytime I try to reformat?

    I have tried 2 legitimate windows XP CD's, tried on 3 harddrives, no matter what I do I get a bluescreen before I am given any choices to reformat. I'm about to pull my hair out!! Does anyone have any idea? Only the DVD-Rom and HDD are on the IDE. Could it be something with the DVD-rom...
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    nVidia-nForce2 and upgrading RAM

    My brother is currently looking to upgrade his RAM, and uses a NF7-S/NF7,NF7-V nVidia-nForce2 motherboard. I was going to suggest this ram for him: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227364 However, I am no expert and would hate to recommend something that would either perform...
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    New rig bluescreens on startup

    I just finished constructing my rig (all brand new parts except for 2 HDDs), but it bluescreens on startup. If I put the HDDs into my old rig, it boots fine. Unfortunately it restarts immediately after bluescreening so I can't read the error message. Specs: The new stuff: G.SKILL...
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    What's a better card than the 8800 GT OC for 200$

    nullI bought this card to test my defective x1950 pro and now I am stuck with this card. could anyone recommend me a card better than This Card that I bought for $200 Thank you
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    How do I know if my x1950 Pro is fried?

    I came home today to find my computer without signal to the monitor. When I rebooted the motherboard and windows startup screens were covered with artifacts and when it is about to boot, I get a blue screen saying there is something wrong with Ati2dvag.dll and that it is going in infinite loops...
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    my X1950 overheating at 55 celcius ??

    Not sure what is going on. When I run TF2 (the only game I play that really stresses my video card), after a few minutes I start seeing green static all around the screen and then it crashes back to desktop with the ATI VPU recovery error. It runs at about 40 celcius on idle and reaches...
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    Possible to buy SATA to 4prong Drive Adapter?

    I just put together a new system and the case does not allow me to put the HDD and my DVD-RW on same IDE channel. (The mobo only has one IDE plug). But my mobo has 4 SATA drives. My DVD-RW is not SATA. Neither is my HDD. Can I a cord that is SATA on one end (Would plug into my mobo) to...
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    Can someone review this rig before I purchase?

    http://img.photobucket.com/alb...v280/Jtardiou/comp.jpg Anything that can be improved? 20" LCD widescreen good for gaming? Also, I was going to get this CASE but www.zipzoomfly.com doesnt carry it (and they offer free shipping). Also, I had this PSU in mind Does anyone know of a...
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    Ok, unsolvable problem that I spent way too much money on.

    Ok first off the problem is pretty simple, The best way to explain it is, when things load on my computer--the sound becomes really staticy and my computer is significantly slower than normal. example, if i have music playing and i load a game, the sound will become staticy and play in...
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    Can you put a 80mm Case fan on a CPU?

    I went to Microcenter to find a new CPU fan for my CPU since mine broke. They only had the heatsinks for my processor socket but no fan included. Is it possible to stick an 80mm case fan on a heatsink?
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    Accidently reset my Services

    Through Run->MSConfig, I think I clicked on diagnostic startup a while ago and it reset my Services. I just set them back to automatic and everything seems to be back on.. Except on the router. Everyone on my router can interact w/ each other but not me. I can't see everyone else and they...
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    I'm stumped

    I just got a new motherboard and HDD. I've installed all the drivers for the motherboard including chipset and onboard sound but it still doesn't work. In Device manager, it says everything is "working properly" I have, regarding sound things- Legacy Audio Drivers Audio Codecs and...
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    Noob question

    I have a P4 2.8ghz, 512mb RAM, 9800pro and a recently defective motherboard I have 2 spare ones I could use. http://www.fic.com.tw/product/motherboard/AMD/kt-748.aspx and this one http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d915pcy/index.htm Would these work w/ my specs?
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    Is it my motherboard?

    There's been something wrong with my computer lately. It hasn't been running smooth like it used to and you can tell that when it chops up, the sound becomes all staticy and sometimes even stops working until I restart the machine. I use the onboard sound card. Any ideas? I think it might...
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    what do you guys think is going on?

    Ok while I was asleep, my g/f used my computer and she claims that suddenly, the screen turned black and few seconds later it went to the "motherboard screen", so not the BIOS, but like the motherboard logo and it kept going back and forth between the motherboard logo screen and black. She...
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    Microwave fried my computer??

    Ok short and sweet. I turned on the microwave with a paper bag in it and the whole power in the room shut off. After I moved my computer to a different room and plugged in my computer, I've had numerous problems. My computer somteimes made clicking noises (I think coming from HDD), loaded...
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    Is my computer perma fried?

    In the middle of the night my power flickered off&on real quick Now my computer wont turn it. The power goes on but the monitor says "VIDEO CABLE CONNECTED?" in big blue letters. Nothing shows up on the screen. I don't know what to do.
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    Need best $200~ Video card

    Hey I have $200 to spend on a video card. It can go slightly over if it's worth it. What video card should I buy? Thanks and best regards, JTardiou
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    Hey I have 200$ to dish out on a video card

    I have up to 200$ to spend on a video card. Thanks guys !
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    What does "De-Assert CPU core voltage" mean?

    Hey starting a new thread for this question since the other thread I started was about CMOS post codes and might attract the wrong people It gives me 9.6 in the post code which is "De-Assert CPU core voltage" - I have no idea what that means Thanks, JST
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    Helping understanding CMOS post code

    Here's what the post code gives me when I try to boot up my computer.. Gives me code 96, which in the manual stands for, 1. Building MP table 2. build and Update ESCD 3. Set CMOS century to 20H or 19h 4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 6. Build MSIRQ routing table. I don't...
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    Do europeon motherboards need 220W?

    If my motherboard is from europe, on 110W in the walls - will it not give it enough juice? Or how does it work? Thanks
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    What are the things called...

    You know what I'm talking about? The things you can use that, in case you move to europe it switches the previous watts to the appropriate amount so it doesn't fry it? I want to buy one, but I don't know the english name.
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    Computer shuts off after I boot it

    400W PSU 2.8GHZ Radeon 9800 PRO worked fine before, everytime i boot it up it shuts off almost immediately - the fans and lights turn off for about a split second. i dont know what to do, i tried with anohter PSU and its the same problem. Any suggestions are appreciated, JST
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    Video card overheating?

    It's been acting really flakey lately. When I run CS, it kind of tweaks out and lines appear all over the place. I touched the card and it was pretty hot and I checked the fan to see if it still spinning and it appeared to run fine. On the desktop, it doesn't tweak - but after I run...
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    Windows Installer Service Damaged ??

    The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. You may be running in safe mode or Windows Installer may not be correctly installed. This is the error I get when I try to install a game. I've tried everything on microsoft's web-site, and I'm left hopeless. Has anyone had this...
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    Portable DVD players recommendations

    I'm looking for a portable DVD player for my girl for Christmas. I have no idea what I'm looking for, my budget is 350-450~ Anyone know some sites with good deals? http://www.compgeeks.com/detai...d=qIqsQawllXa7AmWi18ZJ Is this a good deal? Is compgeeks reliable? Anyhelp is...
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    Portable DVD players

    I am currently browsing for one. If anyone that has any experience with them give me some tips or recommendations, etc etc. I really have no idea what im looking for, so any help is appreciated. ANYTHING! :) Thanks in Advance, JST
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    btPSU blew?

    Ok I just set up this system about a month ago, its a 2.8ghz,9800pro,512mb, pretty basic system. anyway i had this 300W ALLIED PSU i wasnt using and since I was on a low budget, i thought i'd try it out to see if it would work - nothing to lose. it worked fine, until 2 nights ago. i came...
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    WINAMP CRASHING PROBLEM

    after every couple of weeks or so after installing it, winamp just crashes when it opens. Windows error WHAT IS THIS? HOW DO I FIX THIS? God sometimes I just wish winamp was a person and I could just punch him right in the jaw :)
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    Video Temperature

    I have a 9800 pro and I was wondering if there is some software that tells you the video card's temp? thx in advance, JT
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    Official Benchmark thread?

    Did I miss it? I wanted to see what your guys's benchmarks on what systems you guys are running. If you would be so kind enough to share :) Please post the benchmarks from 3Dmark01 and 3Dmark03 :) Thanks in advance crew, JT PS: If there is already a thread about this, please inform...
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    RAM question.

    Ok I got a new computer with a 512mb pc-3200 stick. I have an older computer (2 years old) with still 512mb stick in it. I know its NOT a pc-3200, but I have no idea waht it is (I purchased it 2 years ago for about 80 dollars I think..). Someone told me if it would actually be slower if i...
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    PSU NEWBIE QUESTION :D

    i have a 300W ALLIED PSU. would it work with a p4 2.8gh w/ a radeon 9800 pro!? THANKS IN ADVANCE CREW <3
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    Hey guys, im selling a $135 mobo for $85

    I didn't think I should put this under "HOT DEALS" because those are just buying in on web-sites. anyway heres the scoop - i bought a 135 dollar motherboard (about i think) on newegg and found out after i ordered it that it ONLY supported DDR2 ram so i was like ":(" I've never opened the...
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    Cooling questions

    On my new computer, I really haven't added any cooling devices, ive yet to use the machine. Currently all it has is the PSU fan (duh), the CPU heatsink, and a little fan that came plugged in the mobo in the middle. I haven't put any thermal paste or anything in the CPU, but the heatsink had...