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    Why no Internet access after a couple of hours?

    Hi, I have a network of 3 PCs. They're all basically the same (AthlonXP 2200+, P4 2.5, P4 1.7) Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all the latest updates. Zonealarm 5.5, Kaspersky antivirus. After a couple of hours, I can't access any sites any more from either Firefox or IE. But yet, some...
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    CD-RW/DVDRW drives won't work in DMA mode

    Windows XP Pro with SP2 Zonealarm Pro 5.5 Kaspersky AV AthlonXP 2200+ Abit NF7-S2G motherboard Hi. I've recently been unable to read any media (both real and burned) in either of my CDRW and DVDRW drives (set as slave and master, respectively) on the secondary IDE channel. I was trying...
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    why will system boot lying down and not upright???

    Okay, I have a question for you guys out there and it's driving me crazy. I have a self-built system that's been running reliably for quite some time (AthlonXP 2200+, Nforce2, ATi 9600). I had a Seagate 80GB drive and decided to add a brand new Maxtor 120GB drive. Well, I took out the drive...
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    What if I can't get a seal with AMD retail heatsink?

    Hi. I purchased an AMD 2100+ retail with the retail heatsink/fan. Anyway, I placed it on the motherboard with the proper clipping. However, there seems to still be a gap between the heatsink/thermal tape and the die (looking between the hsf and the cpu). I didn't have this problem with my...
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    Can low CMOS battery affect stability?

    Hi. I was wondering if a low CMOS battery can affect system stability. I just recently got a motherboard (ECS K7S5A) to go with my new AMD Athlon XP 2100+. I've reset the CMOS via the jumper and I still get two separate error messages for the CMOS. I have a system instability problem...
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    Northbridge/Southbridge fried? V5 dead?

    Hi, y'all... Wrote to say I had to prematurely retire my Voodoo5. And temporarily switched sides... I got that GF4Ti4200 deal at Best Buy. I had a fully stable AMD Thunderbird 800 system Abit KT7-RAID MB with V5, SB Live Value, 384 MB, etc. A couple months back, my system started becoming...