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    160W Power Supply + AMD 1.4 GHz Duron + 2 yrs = Dead Motherboard?

    I've been asked to find out what's wrong with and fix computer that suddenly stopped working after two years of service. The computer has only a 160W power supply, which is supposedly inadequate for a 1.4GHz AMD system. So far, it seems the motherboard is dead (no beeps when powered up, even...
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    Scandisk gets stuck on bad sectors

    Have a very old laptop, a Compaq Presario 1670, with a damaged 4.3GB hard drive. My parents use it to dial onto the Internet and look up stuff (they don't download anything). This old AMD 350MHz 96MB RAM laptop with Windows ME and a 56K modem is completely adequate for their needs. (They say...
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    Question About On-Board Audio and Surround Sound

    I'm shopping for a new motherboard and am somewhat confused about on-board audio. I'm upgrading from an Asus A7V266-C with a Sound Blaster Live! and Cambridge Soundworks Surround Sound Speakers (4 speakers + bass). My old SB Live! has a RCA SPDIF output which is what my speakers are...