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    How stupid can one be?

    How stupid can one be? After installing my ASUS A8N-SLI Premium in my new Rosewill Black Screw-less Dual 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Case and applying all the cabling to the board, I realize I haven?t yet installed the silver back plate on the back panel. In order to correct that, I need to...
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    Windows XP Home Options

    Windows XP Home ? Retail, or OEM Installing and Re-installing Options I?ve searched here on most topics and I?ve done my research on Microsoft web pages and I can?t find the information I need. 1. Is it true you are not allowed to re-install XP Home (OEM) version on the original computer...
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    I think it?s about time I upgrade my system.

    I think it?s about time I upgrade my system. Don?t you think I should? I built it a year, or more ago, just to see if I could. I did, and it fired up real nicely with some minor little problems recognizing my processor speed that was solved quickly with the help I received on this forum...
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    I have a strange theory.

    I have a strange theory. I bought me a new Acer Aspire AS5002LMi-XPP Turion 64 NoteBook just before Christmas. I had just turned it on when this message came up immediately. ?This system has recovered from a serious error.? Got the death notice from Microsoft notifying me, ?Unspecified...
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    Is it a bad idea to connect an Acer Laptops? power cord to UPS Backup?

    Is it a bad idea to connect an Acer Laptops? power cord to UPS Backup? All right, I?ll place this question here seeing I have some heavy knowledge available here. I read this on my old Compaq book, ?Don?t use an UPS battery back up for power.? Okay, UPS has a battery fed by Utility fed...
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    What can I do to help my MB to recognize my Processor?

    What can I do to help my MB to recognize my Processor? I have not had much help in doing so in calling for help from AZUS. I have just built my first build some few months ago using the old AMD Athlon XP 2700+ ?Thoroughbred? 2.17GHz Processor mounted on an old ASUS "A7N8X-X" nForce2 400...
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    What else can one say a bought a successful build?

    What else can one say about a fine case and the ease of purchasing from NewEgg? I purchased this ?SONATA? case some months ago and began my purchase of what I would install to build my first computer at the ripe old age of 71. The parts arrived; the case went together with all parts fitting...
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    Doom-2, Duke Nukem 3D, Unreal Tournament, Myst-Masterpiece Addition, and Riven- the Sequel to Myst

    I?ve found that I have my old PC games from at least ten, or fifteen years ago. I think they are all DOSS installations. They are Doom-2, Duke Nukem 3D, Unreal Tournament, Myst-Masterpiece Addition, and Riven- the Sequel to Myst. I had the original Doom and it may buried in my junk room...
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    Charlie Two Shoe?s ?Counterfeit Velocity?

    Charlie Two Shoe?s ?Counterfeit Velocity? AMD Athlon XP 3200+ ?Barton? 2.2GHz 400Mh FSB Processor- Retail ASUS "A7N8X-E ?Deluxe" nForce2 Motherboard for Socket A - RETAIL ASUS nVIDIA GeForce FX5200 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 64-bit RETAIL Seagate 80 GB Barracuda 7200RPM SATA with NCQ Hard...
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    Here I go again

    Here I go again With my inexperience, all I have to go on is what I read in reviews about processors, motherboards, and such. Having never built a computer before, I?ve decided on trying it and I?m still in the stage of selecting what I think I may want. I?m tired of the HP, Compaq, and...
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    I think this assembly of computer parts will work

    I think this assembly of computer parts will work With the help of several kind folks on this forum, they?ve helped me to get this thing configured for me. Are all these compatible finally? $ 98.99 ANTEC Life Style Series Black Case With 380W PS, Model "SONATA" (This one I like!) Or...
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    I have a problem removing an old McAfee VShield Application

    I have a problem removing an old McAfee VShield Application It?s on my old Compaq Presario 1685 that I dragged out to use, because of the damage done by the three hurricanes to several other Desktop computers of mine. (Some of which has been restored.) Bit, I can?t load Norton Antivirus, or...
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    I think this will work

    Three Hurricanes practically destroyed my one main desktop computer. Now I?m limping along on my 10 year old laptop and this 70-year-old man can?t afford the high price replacement toys. As a writer, I open several ?Word? documents along with several Web pages at a time and need the system...