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    Battlefield 3 on Dell XPS 1647 with ATI Radeon HD 5730

    After a lot of research, I finally managed to get the driver updated. I followed the instructions here: www.hardwareheaven.com/.../206549-ati-catalyst-mobility-11-11-display-drivers-notebook-computers-15-11-2011-a.html . BF3 only works on low settings and at a reduced resolution though, but hey...
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    Battlefield 3 on Dell XPS 1647 with ATI Radeon HD 5730

    Thanks for the links. I had tried the driver download from the first link, and wouldn't install. I am using Windows 7 64bit. The second link I hadn't tried... but when running the auto detect utility on the laptop, it says "We were unable to find your product or OS". This is what I've been...
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    Battlefield 3 on Dell XPS 1647 with ATI Radeon HD 5730

    Hi all, Dell seem to have their own custom drivers for this graphics card, and when I try to completely wipe them from my laptop, and re-install using the latest driver downloaded direct from ATI, the driver won't work. The last release from Dell was in February 2010 for the ATI drivers...
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    6 LEDs at front of PC case

    I think I'll look into the HDD activity meter project from bit-tech.net, I've soldered small kitset projects before. This will give me the opportunity to learn soldering and create a PCB. Might have to order the components from the US (I live in New Zealand so aren't sure if I can source all of...
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    6 LEDs at front of PC case

    Thanks for the reply. You don't happen to know any links to some custom options? I may have a go at some soldering.
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    6 LEDs at front of PC case

    I?ve just bought a new PC case for a small file server (will have 2 hard drives in it for now), but have 6 led lights at the front for HDD activity. There?s only one HDD activity header on the motherboard, so was wondering how I could utilize these leds... I?m not skilled up on soldering or...
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    Mapped network drive not auto reconnecting at startup

    After renaming to .bat, it worked! Many thanks for the help Kelemvor & Flashram!
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    Mapped network drive not auto reconnecting at startup

    I've created a .txt document, with this information in it, but it just opens the document up at login. Is there anything else I need to edit to get it to auto map the drive?
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    Mapped network drive not auto reconnecting at startup

    Hi all, I am running Vista Ultimate and have mapped a network drive which is on my file server (running Ubuntu 7.04). Vista maps it without any problems, but when I restart the computer, the message "could not reconnect all network drives" appears and find that I have to type the login name &...
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    3GB Ram in Dual-Channel Mode

    Success! The 3gb ram is running in dual channel mode, according to CPU-Z utility. Games such as Battlefield 2 I have noticed a big improvement in performance. Many thanks for your help Conky!
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    3GB Ram in Dual-Channel Mode

    Hey all, I have purchased the 2 512mb ram sticks from the link I posted earlier, I will post here if I have any success or not getting them to run in dual channel. The ram should be shipped in 2 or 3 days.
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    3GB Ram in Dual-Channel Mode

    Thanks Conky. It seems that the 2 x 512mb modules are almost certainly going to work - just wanted to be sure as returning memory incurs a restocking fee :confused: So I could go for a 1gb stick, but I suppose it doesn't really matter as Windows 32bit only allows up to 3gb.
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    3GB Ram in Dual-Channel Mode

    Hi all, I am wanting to upgrade to 3GB memory from the 2GB RAM I already have. I?m running Windows Vista, and have an Asus P5B Deluxe Motherboard. The current RAM I have is 2 x 1GB DDR-800 modules, running in dual-channel mode. Here's a link to the specs of the current RAM I have. The...
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    3GB RAM in Dual Channel Mode in Vista

    The current memory I've got is a G.SKILL 2GB KIT (2x1GB) F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK DDR2-800 (PC-6400) CL4-4-4-12 1.9 2.0V I can get hold of a this: G.SKILL 1GB KIT (2X512MB) DDR2-800 (PC-6400) CL5-5-5-15 F2-6400PHU2-1GBNR Are the different timings likely to affect performance? I don't want to...
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    3GB RAM in Dual Channel Mode in Vista

    Is it possible to use a configuration of 2x1gb and 2x512mb DDR-800 RAM modules to achieve 3GB RAM in dual channel mode? The motherboard I'm using is an Asus P5B deluxe, and am running Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit edition. RAM would be configured like this: Memory slots 1 & 3 - 1GB ram...
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    Hot key for setting display resolution?

    Thanks, I found out that you can use the profile option in Catalyst Control Center to do this. I have my LCD set at this lower res for internet browsing etc. as it's easier on my eyes. I do all my gaming at 1024x1280.
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    Hot key for setting display resolution?

    Can anyone help? Is there really no way to set up a hot key to change the display resolution?
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    Hot key for setting display resolution?

    Would anyone know if there's a hot key I could configure within Windows XP or Catalyst Control Center to do this? I currently run my 17" LCD screen at 1024x768, but also have an HDTV which I like to set at 1280x720. Both are connected to my PC, and have them running in clone mode. Any info would...
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    Program that can show what software is accessing the sound card?

    Muting Line In did it. Thanks for your help, I'll keep searching the net for a way to resolve this, but at least I can shut the TV card up when I'm gaming. ;)
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    Program that can show what software is accessing the sound card?

    Ok I updated back to the newest driver from the Gigabyte website, and didn't change anything (and caused the sound problem in BF2 again). :( Now going back to the older driver. BTW, do you know how you mute the AUX port?
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    Program that can show what software is accessing the sound card?

    I'll try some different drivers (I'm currently using older ones as the newest sound driver made sound muffled). Thanks.
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    Program that can show what software is accessing the sound card?

    Thanks for that link. I downloaded process explorer (the GUI based version of that program), but couldn't see really any programs taking up CPU usage. Only services.exe takes up 0.76 - 0.77 CPU, but uses this same amount even without the audio running. The TV card I have (Leadtek TV2000 XP...
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    Program that can show what software is accessing the sound card?

    I am trying to find a way to resolve a problem with my TV card. Every time I go to a TV viewing app on my computer, if I go to Outlook Express or sometimes when playing Battlefield 2, I suddenly start getting sound coming from it. Is there such a program that can display what's accessing my...
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    TV Tuner Card - Sound starts coming from it...

    Ok I've sent them an email. If I find a resolution, I'll post it here.
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    TV Tuner Card - Sound starts coming from it...

    Just did one more test... opened K!TV then closed it, went into BF2 and it played fine without the TV sound breaking in. Then when I exited it, I opened Outlook Express which caused the sound from the TV card to come back. :confused:
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    TV Tuner Card - Sound starts coming from it...

    I just went through a few games (Red Alert 2, Age of Empires 3 trial) and when I went to open GTA San Andreas, all sound had gone. I then went back to desktop and found that sound had gone from everything... except when I went to K!TV. It's like the TV Tuner card has taken over the computer's sound.
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    TV Tuner Card - Sound starts coming from it...

    I had a bit of a go with it but didn't fix the sound problem. I currently don't have K!TV open, and have checked in Task Manager too that it is not open, but I can still hear the news at the moment. Battlefield 2 seems to trigger something...
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    TV Tuner Card - Sound starts coming from it...

    I am having some serious problems with my Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Expert TV tuner card. Whether I use Winfast PVR or an alternative TV viewing program such as K!TV, I get sound suddenly coming from the TV card in the middle of Battlefield 2. If I open either of these TV viewing programs to...
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    Sharing a net connection

    Thanks for that link. I have attached a diagram of what I want to do with my PPPoE broadband connection. Diagram: http://i137.exs.cx/img137/3791/image18qq.jpg Is there a specific device capable of doing what?s shown on the above diagram? I need it to be simple, as I?m not very familiar...
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    Sharing a net connection

    I'm interested to do the same thing, except within my own house. I have a second computer, and was wondering what kind of device I would need to split my 1mbps internet connection into 2 0.5mbps connections, so 2 people can simultaneously use the internet on the 2 computers. Do you have to login...
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    Internet Explorer Error

    *UPDATE* I disabled hyperthreading for my P4 2.8 processor and it seemed to fix the problem. What I want to know is why disabling hyperthreading would fix the problem when I had never had that error before on the same computer for many months. Plus - why should I have to disable it? My computer...
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    Internet Explorer Error

    Does anyone else know of anything I could do to fix this problem? (apart from reformatting my HD or switching to another browser)
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    Internet Explorer Error

    I have tried scanning my system 3 times with fully updated versions of Spybot search and destroy and Ad-aware 6, but still hasn't fixed the problem.
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    Internet Explorer Error

    Another thing I've noticed with this Internet Explorer problem is that words that have an apostrophe in become like this: won't becomes wonâ??t, I've becomes Iâ??ve and I'm becomes Iâ??m. Does anyone know what might cause this?
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    Internet Explorer Error

    Can the Firefox extension fix my IE problem? Where on the Mozilla site do I find the extension? I would really like to know as I am getting very frustrated with these errors :|
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    Internet Explorer Error

    I have tried Mozilla 1.7 and did not have the problem. I also tried the computer on 512mb of ram but still had the error come up.
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    Internet Explorer Error

    I am having a lot of trouble with Internet Explorer 6.0. I keep getting an error message saying: The instruction at "0x0157d43d" referenced memory at "0x2f7a6e2e". The memory could not be "read". Quite often when I?m loading any page, like Amazon.com, I find that all the images won?t load and...
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    Most compatible motherboard with Radeon 9800 Pro

    Sounds like a pretty trouble free board to me, I'll be looking into it. It will be great when I can finally get my HD videos to work smoothly. Thanks for all of the advice :)
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    Most compatible motherboard with Radeon 9800 Pro

    Thanks for the replies. So the Intel 865 or 875 chipsets would be the most compatible. When you say reinstall Windows XP, would I have to erase and reformat the whole hard drive, or just do a reinstallation of XP? (and not lose my data). Would the 875 chipset, although more expensive, be more...
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    Most compatible motherboard with Radeon 9800 Pro

    Hi all, I have a Radeon 9800 Pro and an Asus P4S800 motherboard with the latest AGP drivers, graphics drivers (CAT. 4.7) and BIOS revision. The Radeon 9800 Pro can only run at 4X AGP with Fast Writes disabled. I have never been able to enable Fast Writes on this card, or my old Geforce FX5200...