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    Thoughts on my build?

    Hi guys, I've got the summer off and that means I need a new computer. Right now I'm upgrading from a 5 year old thinkpad, so i think it's time. Anyways, I'll probably do a mix of things on it.. moderate gaming, encoding, software development, tv streaming (/w a cable card). I don't need to...
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    Building this for a friend.. what are your thoughts?

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. General use with moderate gaming 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $750CDN 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. Canada 4...
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    Half-Life (1!) won't run properly on my computer..

    I can only run half life 1 in software mode on my computer, when I try to switch to openGL I get an error message saying that "the selected openGL mode is not supported by your video card". I tried some googling, but there wasn't anything up to date concerning my problem. My specs are as...
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    Beeping Harddrive Problem

    I had a Maxtor Diamondmax 10 200gb Hard drive in an external enclosure. Everything thing was working fine yesterday, but when I hooked up the enclosure and turned it on today, it started to beep, I figured it was the enclosure, so I opened it up, and disconnected then reconnected .. same...
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    My harddrive is beeping, and I can't use it. Please help

    I had a Maxtor Diamondmax 10 200gb Hard drive in an external enclosure. Everything thing was working fine today, but when I hooked up the enclosure and turned it on, it did did a beep (similar to a midi phone ring), I figured it was the enclosure, so I opened it up, and disconnected then...
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    Can I create a partition without formatting?

    I have one drive on my computer, and I want it partitioned, is it possible to partition it without formatting from scratch?
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    Do you guys leave your comps plugged in when you disassemble them?

    I've heard of some practices where you leave your computer plugged in (but off) so that it acts as a ground in case something happens. Has anyone else heard of this practice, or better yet, would you follow it? Thanks
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    Clicking harddrive == bad?

    I recently bought an external HD off ebay (Maxtor Diamondmax 200gig in an external case). I've been leaving it running pretty much 24/7 for my azureus downloads. It's making a sporatic clicking noise, is this just data being written to the harddrive, or is this a bad sign? It doesn't make the...
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    My external HD gets really hot, can this affect the unit's performance?

    My external HD (connected to a laptop) gets really hot , I have no means to cool it, and I was wondering if it's okay to have it run hot. It's in an aluminum enclosure.. is that a bad thing? Would the slow transfer rates I've been getting be attributed to the hot HD or the laptop (laptop has...
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    Is the resolution on a 14.1" SXGA+ too small?

    I'm thinking of picking up a T42 2373-3UU, but I'm afraid the resolution could be too small, will it be difficult to see? Would I be better off getting a 15" model instead? Thanks