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    Is it possible to undo quick format?

    I mistakenly formatted the wrong drive :( Is there any way to recover from this? I used windows quick format and drive was NTFS
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    New build running it to installation problems

    I have problems installing the 2 1st the zalman I'm installing it on 939 asrock mb When I tighten the bolts to the end I can still turn it clockwise and counter clockwise a few mm each way Otherwise it seems to be sitting firmly on the CPU other wise Is it normal? 2nd the 800gto...
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    Can you convert a .dwg into a .plt?!

    long story shot : I needed to print out some schematics I have in autocad I poped them on to a CD and bought them to a printing place The guy there opens up the files and says: we can?t print this. (he understood they were autocad files) You need to bring the files in .plt format So I...
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    Need help understanding mobile graphics cards

    I got a little university fund available after giving some lectures etc... I can use it to purchase a laptop but I have to get it thru the university so my choices are some what limited after comparing a few of them its all boils down to graphics. The x300 seemed like a good choice but...
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    New WD1600 making screeching noises

    The drive functions but it makes a noise like an old worn out record with a needle screeching over it Is this ?normal? occurrence with some drives or is it about to die? tnx
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    22? CRT what would you recommend?

    My old trusted 20? died, may he rest in peace I been looking at IIYAMA VISION MASTER PRO514 I?m using the monitor as a TV as well and I don?t have much room for external speakers So it seems like a good replacement Also LG N2200P looks nice too But I really have no clue, as I didn?t buy any...
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    Looking for toolfree no door no nonsense full-tower case

    Preferably something from a known manufacturer with availability out side of US feel free to trow any suggestions regardless Tnx
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    Is there an ambient/case/CPU temp ratio?

    For instance the room temp is 25C so the case should be +10C and the CPU is +X to that tnx
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    A 55 dB overkill on the noise lvl?

    I ordered a delta 92mm 4800rpm fan and it a 55dB (for sp94) I have 2 delta 120mm 30dB and I?m fine with them Will the extra 25dB make a huge difference?
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    A very weird PC ?performance? problem

    A friend of my decided to upgrade his MB to GA-7N400-L The spec oh his PC: GA-7N400-L MB 1000 T-bird (C) 256mb pc2100 Maxtor 60gb Matrox g400 Generic CD Windows 2k and 98 installed with out a hitch (clean install) Now the problems began If you tried to copy a large file say 150+MB The...
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    AMD 3100A vs 2500 barton

    How do they compare? On their own as CPU vs CPU And if the 3100 is on a 266VIA mobo and the 2500 is on nforce2 mobo Many tnx
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    Thermalright SP94 how good is it ?

    Also is Vantec Stealth 80mm a good fan for it ?
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    Are there more "all in one" MBs like the ECS K7SOM?

    I don?t really care for upgrade possibilities in this case But I can?t seem to get any info on the MBs with CPU built in (other than ECS) Are there other manufacturers with same products? also along shot but are ther motherboards with every thing on ? (including RAM) tnx
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    A silly question but what ever happened to the P4?D??

    There is a P4A, P4B, P4C, P4EE and now a P4E What ever happened to D?
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    Any thing wrong with this fan setup

    120mm (.33A) fan in front as an intake 120mm (.33A) fan on the right side of the case directly beneath the CPU as an intake X2 80mm (.25A) fans at the bottom of the case taking air out X1 80mm (.25A) at the back taking air out All fans running of a dedicated PSU
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    running ATX PSU with out MB

    I wanted to turn on a generic 400w PSU with out MB I connected bridge between power_on and common on the 20pin connector and the PSU turned on how ever "12v" shows as 10.9v when connected with a 0.25A load it drops to 10.61v I checked the PSU with a MB and it shows as 12-11.9v is there...
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    What does the 3.3V rail feeds?

    Also can a low voltage(3.1-3.08) in this rail cause any serious problems?
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    Is there a scandisk program for win2000 that will show the position on the bad sectors on the drive?

    I need to check HD with only one partition and in 2000 it only shows a report Not the graphical representation of the HD ( correct me if I?m wrong ) I need to know the position to ?cut? away the damaged part of the HD (must keep the HD and OS :| )
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    Activecool AC4G is it worth investing in?

    Is thermo-electric cooling really much better than stock HSF?
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    2500@3200 or the last time I?ll believe a temp reading

    Well to make a long story short my 2500+ at 2500 was running at 48C idle I took a gamble and OCed it to 3200 to my surprise the temp reading is now 48/49 idle I loaded prime95 and ran it for a few hours the load temp went up to 57C with no errors. Are temp ?gages? that unreliable?
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    Antec TruePower 430W or Thermaltake PurePower 480W

    What out of the 2 would you recommend ? tnx
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    Is it ok to run 2500+ at 48-50C continuously?

    It seems that nothing I do can drop the temp below 48C I run my PC 24/7 So is it ok to run it as is or should I stop ? tnx
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    2500+ with coolmaster Jet 7 at 49C idle ?!

    it's not OCed and the fan is running at max speed is this normal for an Athlon? if not what may be the problem? tnx
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    athlon 2600 question

    ordered an Athlon 2500+ but apparently it's out of stock The supplier is offering a free upgrade to 2600+ Is it a slightly faster 2500+ or is there a catch?
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    How far can I push 2500+?(new to AMD)

    It's my 1'st DDR AMD rig 2500+ CPU Gigabyte GA-7N400-L MB 2x512 OCZ PC3200 Premier RAM CoolerMaster Jet 7 cooling I worked with P4s and RDRAM till today So any helpful tips are appreciated
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    A few questions about upgrading PC

    Between the 2 MBs which would you recommend? Gigabyte GA-7N400-L ABIT NF7 2.0 Is there an actual benefit in buying DDR400+(433,466?.) with 333fsb Athlon? Is dual channel absolutely necessary? How much of a performance hit will there be if I go with one stick? Will CoolerMaster Jet 7 be...
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    P4 CPU adapter question

    I know there is a 478to423 working adapter Is there a 423to478 adapter?
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    MCI-DVD driver under winxp

    I have a game on dvd that uses MCI-DVD driver It requires "vod=xxxxxxxx" in win.ini under [mci extensions] No matter what I do it wont play the dvd vobs Is there any way to get it to work ?
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    Can I plug a Geforce 2 in to abit vh6-II ?

    If not what the best card I can plug in ?
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    A few questions about 9700pro (Hercules)

    Can I use a cable from my floppy to power it? How hot should the heat sinks on the memory chips be after a few min of operation? If I want to replace the fan on the GPU What would you recommend?
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    Overclocking P4 with RDRAM ?

    can it be done ? (OC CPU plus RAM ) if yes: What's the best mobo to do it? how far can it be pushed ?(2.53ghz p4 , pc1066)
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    P4 extreme why add L3 cache?

    P4 went from 256k L2 to 512K L2 and the performance increase for drastic Why not bump L2 cache again? I donno much about CPU design so if this question really stupid don?t rain on me too hard :)
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    Hercules 9700pro what hides under the heatsinks?

    I been searching for a cheap 9700 for a while ,I got a nice deal on it and took the plunge with out knowing much about this particular card/manufacturer . How does it perform compared to original ATI 9700pro? This is the only non modified 9700 I seen with all the heatsincks Are they realy...
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    Ati 9500pro with 9700pro bios how well does it work?

    Does it really work as good or near as good as the real thing or is it just an elusion ? my choices are: this 9500pro or 9700np 9500pro is 50$ cheaper
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    A few questions about RDRAM

    Is pitting pc1200 in to 533fsb system worth it in terms of performance increase? How do pc1066 and pc800 compare to DDR in 533fsb systems? (The only benchmarks I was able to fined is with DDR266 and not dual channel)
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    Ati 9500 which ones can it be softmod?

    There seem to be way to many configurations of the 9500 Pro L shape memory Non pro L shape memory Pro Not L shape memory Non pro Not L shape memory Sapphire ATI Red PCB Black PCB Green PCB Basically one big pain in the ? Which ones can be run in 9700 mode and which ones can't ?