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    Most economical color laser printer

    I work in a design firm which means we are often printing out color designs. I purchased the HP color laserjet 2550 6 months ago. This past week the printer stopped working, I found out it was because the yellow toner was out of ink, while the cyan and magenta were at 3%. I don't see how I...
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    How to restore a partition after reboot?

    At my university, you can save files to the local drive, or do any changes you want. Upon reboot, the hard drive goes back to the factory state and any created files are gone. As if it's pulling a ghosted image from the server. I have searched to try and find out how to do this on my own...
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    Need to print outside network

    Hi. I did a job last week at a supermarket setting up a small network for their accounting office in the basement. I was told that the 4 computers there would only have to see each other and print with each other. They've since called and told me that one of the computers upstars(POS terminal...
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    5 external IPs over 7 computers

    Hello. I work for a small company which has two offices, about 100 feet apart. We have FIOS with 5 static external IPs. We have two gigabit switches and would like the local network to be on gigabit for heavy file transfers. We want 5 out of the 7 computers to have static IPs that are on the...
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    Need to run CAT6 outside..

    Hello. Before I begin I would like to say that I have searched for this topic and realize that there is danger in doing so. However, I have a small office on my property and need to run a line to my main house which has a small office in the basement. I need computers in both offices to be on...
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    Setting up a 4 PC network with Windows Server Small Business 2003

    Hi, everyone. Recently purchased a server, 3 workstations, and Windows Server Small Business edition 2003. I thought it would be much easier to get up and running. Anway, I need to set it so if I have 4 user accounts - I can login to any computer using one of those accounts and all of my...
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    Help please..hard drive issue

    My motherboard fried a couple of days ago...ESD I believe. Anyway, I replaced the motherboard, set everything back up, reset the CMOS..go to boot up..Everything runs smoothly until I see the Windows XP screen loading...then I hear a couple of beeps, no more display, and a couple more beeps...
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    Small Office network..need a domain and VPN.

    A client that I do various tech support for gave me a call yesterday stating that she wanted to add 2 PCs to her existing network of 4 PCs(6 total.), and set it up so if she has a certain employee they have to login and can only access their documents and programs..and she also wanted to be able...
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    BIZARRE networking problem..please read

    A few months ago I wired a network into a home consisting of 3 drops...structured cable, used a patch panel, etc. Did everything the right way. They only had one computer and it worked fine for the drop it was connected to. I used my CAT5 tester to test the other two drops and they tested...
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    Really don't know where to post this, but..

    Sorry - I didn't know which forum this belonged in..mods, move it to wherever you feel is best. Anyway, a client of mine's phone bill contained one or two minute phone calls to "505-724-9165" which is an Albuquerque number. She lives in New York. I searched for the number online and...
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    How much would you charge to install a patch panel, etc etc?edit: update jan12 w/ pics

    edit: scroll down for new pics... I installed a patch panel into a pre-wired house for a client of mine. The only thing that was in place before I came in were the CAT5s wired throughout the house. She liked the job that I did and wanted me to do the same thing at her office(She owns a real...
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    Problems with an old EPoX 8KTA3+

    I'm running an EPoX 8KTA3+ that's a couple years old. However, it's not posting or displaying any information to the monitor. The LED Diagnostic reads out a "52". According to the manual, a "52" means: 1. Initialize all ISA ROMs. 2. Later PCI initializations. (PCI BIOS only) - assign IRQ to...
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    HP Photosmart 230 Power Supply

    I own this printer and I seem to have lost the power supply for it. I've contacted HP but they were no help at all, since this printer is discontinued. I have everything I need, except for the damn power supply. I'm afraid to buy a non-HP power supply for it since it might burn out the...
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    Outlook 2000 - change the .pst path?

    I have a small home network set up consisting of two computers. I'd like both of them to be able to share the same .pst file in outlook. This should be easy, however, it seems that Outlook doesn't want you changing the path of the .pst file. What I'd like to do, is to set up one of the...
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    Small Network..

    hey everone. I want to begin by saying that I've read just about every topic pertaining to this subject and I've learned a LOT over a few hours..lots of great info on these forums..and thanks to everyone who contributed. So, anyway. I need to network a house. The rooms are already wired...
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    epox motherboard dead..i think?

    Around three weeks ago I had a power outage for a second. My computer turned off, turned back on, and then turned back off...for good. I tried to turn it back on and the only thing that turned on was the fans hooked up to the case. I opened up the case today(I know, i'm lazy..only took me 3...
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    Digital Net Shop or One Stop Camera??

    In my search for a digital camera, I finally found the perfect one: FujiFilm Finepix 6900 Zoom. God dammit, as soon as I want to order it, it gets discontinued. Strange. Anyways, now I'm focusing on my second choice, the Canon Powershot G2. Unfortuneatly, it's a little more than the Fuji, but...
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    Creating a power on switch?

    I upgraded my friend's old COMPAQ computer and I can't connect the power on switch to the new motherboard that I got. It seems to be some special compaq way of connecting the switch to the motherboard. So my question is, what's the easiest and cheapest way to make another switch? Is it as easy...
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    Quake 3 Arena & ATI Radeon

    I just "acquired" a "copy" of Quake 3 arena from a "friend" and everything installed properly. Upon running, I get a blank white screen. When I run NHL 2001 I get a blank white screen, but then the game starts running. That might be because that intro movie for NHL...
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    KT7A + IRQ problems...

    I just set up an ABIT KT7A-RAID system with the following PCI devices: ATI-TV WONDER tv tuner 2x Intel 10/100 nics(ones a few years old, ones brand new) Soundblaster Live! Platinum The TV Tuner card seems to do fine in PCI SLOT 1, which shares with my ATI Radeon video card in the AGP slot...
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    Chipset cooler/ramsinks

    Hey guys, I just received a VIce Via Chipset Cooler Set(http://millisec.safeshopper.com/11/454.htm?78) from millisec.com, and now wanna install it along with my new Taisol/delta HSF to get some nice OCing goin down Ok, now what should I use the 3 ramsinks for? There are three of those, and...
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    Beginner OCing Question

    I just finished building my FIRST system ever, and now I'd like to try and OC. Here are my specs: ABIT KT7A RAID 1.2ghz T-Bird PAL6035 w/ YSTECH fan 2x 128mb Mushkin Rev3 memory 2x 45gb IBM 75gxp Desktar Hard drives I tried fooling around a bit in the BIOS, but really have no idea what I'm...
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    Dual Boot Problems..

    I recently set up a dual boot with Win2k on C:, WinME on D:, and the rest of my storage on E:. I installed WinME first, then installed Win2k on C in NTFS format. The D: and E: partitions are Fat32. WinME worked fine until I installed Win2k. Now, once the dual boot menu comes up, and I enter...
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    argh, WinME..

    OK, I partitioned my drive for a dualboot(C=4gb for win2k, d=4gb for winme, e = 77gb for storage), and I installed WinME on the D: drive, and everything went fine. Once I installed any type of drivers(only tried ATI Radeon & SB Live!), something messes up with the Primary and Secondary IDE...
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    CRAP CRAP CRAP!!

    I just built my first system ever. I powered it up, everything looked ok..it said Athlon 1200mhz or something, then it said ram and then numbers..but then after that it did nothing. it went blank...monitor went into power save mode..so I shut it all off, powered it up again, nothing happened...
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    New system...

    I'm ready to order(finally!) TOMORROW and I've got a pretty good idea in my head as to what I want..but I'm interested in you guys' opinions. Motherboard: ABIT KT7a RAID Processor: 1.2ghz Thunderbird Ram: 256mb Mushkin High Performance REV3 Video: ATI Radeon 64mb VIVO CD-RW: TDK 16x/10x/40x...
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    Klipsch Promedias

    I'm about to purchase all the parts for a new system of mine(I'll post another thread later for your comments) and I was interested in the Klipsch Promedia v.2-400 speakers. I heard about the new Promedias coming out, and was wondering if I were to buy the v.2-400 along with the new ProMedia...
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    new online store?

    Well..as I sit here bored as hell..a little thought came to mind. Do you think this world needs another online store? I didn't really think so, but I just felt the urge to be an entrepreneur. If I did make an online store, it would have a good layout, more like Cole's rather than the lame...
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    Computer Stores on Long Island?

    Does anyone know of any GOOD(small or big) computer stores that carry quality products? I've looked at the local CompUSA for a Pioneer DVD drive, and they didn't have that..no Plextor cd-rws either..Are there any stores that carry name brand products like this? I live in Oyster Bay, in Nassau...
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    New computer: what do you think?

    I was hired to build a computer for someone, with a maximum price of $1200. Currently, they have a 450mhz/256mb/12gb Compaq. Here is what I think would be a good upgrade: Abit KT7 Mobo = $131 from Microbarn.com AMD Duron 800mhz Retail(want the heatsink) = $109 from comp-u-plus.com 256mb PC133...
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    Digital vs Film

    Hello all, I'm interested in purchasing a new digital camera, and I'm wondering what the technology can offer today. I got a Sony Mavica last Christmas that wrote directly to floppies. At first I loved it, but I soon got annoyed with the quality of it. Do digital cameras offer any better...