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    PM and subscription notification e-mails broken?

    PM email notifications are still broken for me.
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    OK to say "Use Bing Cashback for an additional $$ off!" for eBay items?

    I've seen some eBay listings over the past year that mention something like "Use Bing Cashback for an additional $$/%% savings!", either in the listing (often with instructions or a link to instructions), or in the subtitle. Would doing that (especially in the subtitle) violate any rules...
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    macbook air rev. b - replacing SSD?

    Good info, thanks! Can you please link or describe what kind of soldering is needed to "convert" a MicroSATA drive to a LIF drive? What I had in mind was an 80Gb Intel X18-M, which is 5mm thick and should therefore be OK. Not sure how comfortable I'd be with soldering it, but I might be willing...
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    macbook air rev. b - replacing SSD?

    Can anyone point me to some reliable info about what SSD's/HDD's can fit in the current generation of Macbook Air? I know that they use SATA, rather than the original MBA's PATA/ZIF connector. I would think that this is common knowledge, but I can't find any more reliable info than a random...
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    Cheapest way to ship a video card from Atlanta to Mexico City?

    I think that USPS is probably a lot cheaper, but I'm not sure how reliable Mexico's customs and post offices are... I imagine they wouldn't be awful for Mexico City, at least. Just make sure to pack it well, whichever way you choose to ship. Definitely put the retail package into another box...
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    Looking for a full ATX case. Please help!!

    I think that there might be a couple of high-end Lian Li models that might fit the bill.... but anything by Antec will be a much better value, I imagine, unless you can find a good deal on the Lian Lis.
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    aftermarket cooler ideas for HD4870X2

    I'm sure there have been posts asking about aftermarket coolers for HD4870X2, but since I'm almost positive that there have been no developments on that front, let's go with another route... Has anyone tried, or does anyone want to try, or does anyone have any ideas for how to run a much...
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    Updated 9/20: Bing cashback

    Thank you! Bought a couple of things today using this method. If you don't get the cashback banner right before confirming the purchase, make sure to go back and follow the steps again.
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    Need help deciding on a motherboard

    IMO, P35 boards seem to be way more recommended for stability and reliability, if you're not looking for SLI and whatnot.
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    Newbie Help: Ultimate Gaming Rig Buildup

    Unless you REALLY want to waste some money, I say spring for the Q9450 and do some minor overclocking.... very, very minor overclocking, and you'll get the same performance as the Extreme Edition for something like a quarter of the money. High-end DDR3 is currently much more expensive and only...
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    AnnoyedGrunt, for your WoW issue: Go to worldofwarcraft.com and in the Support category on the left (or something like that), there's Tools. Click on that link and find the repair utility.
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    Long delay between posts, but as soon as I posted last time, I tried just running memtest on one stick of RAM at a time and there ya have it :P Gadgetbuilder was right all along :) (props and cookies to GadgetBuilder)! One of the sticks was bad.
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    OK, now I honestly have no clue what to do. First of all, I tried taking out one RAM module at a time to see if I can stop the error messages when loading Knoppix. That accomplished nothing. Then, I tried moving the IDE cable for the DVD drives (they share one) to the second IDE slot. Not...
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    Xeno, you should check that the video card is getting power, first of all. Secondly, I know that when I didn't have the power for the video card plugged in, everything turned on, but there was a message saying that the power to the video card must be plugged in... it could be the motherboard's...
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    Thanks for the info on updating BIOS! GadgetBuilder - temps are good (about 30). I haven't tried Memtest86 yet, but this doesn't seem to be a RAM problem, if that's what you're thinking, though I might try it later today. I've reset the BIOS a couple times, but considering I only tried...
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    An update for my problem: I got Windows Setup to go pretty far without using drivers. The thing that happened was I was getting random errors in random parts during the setup, however. I believe the main problem is interruptions / IRQ. What it came down to was that I got to the part where you...
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    Well, it defintely does not work without drivers, and especially not the 64-bit version. You must have a new version of Windows. Mine is just SP1, I believe. Also, I can't find a post on that site about flashing the BIOS without first installing WIndows, and that's the tricky part.
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    **Official Chaintech Zenith VNF4 nForce4 Motherboard Thread**

    Hi, I got this mobo for my friend's new rig and we've been having some problems with it. Right now, this is the problem: Windows XP Pro (not 64-bit) setup doesn't get past loading drivers. My friend has a new SATA hard-drive, so we copied the recommended drivers from the mobo driver CD onto a...
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    Chaintech VNF4 + SATA + Windows XP 64

    Hello! I'm helping my friend build his computer, as he really does not know much about PC's, and we ran into a small problem. We followed the motherboard's (Chaintech VNF4's) instructions for installing Windows XP on a SATA drive, which was basically just putting specific drivers from the...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Hmm... well, like i said, the card is IRQ 23, so I guess I should email Creative again, those useless bastards :P Jhites, I also have the non-E.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Where in the manual does it say which ones are shared? :-\ I first put the card in slot 5, which is the recommended one for any PCI cards, but I switched it now, and that hasn't helped. And yes, i DID do a fresh install after putting in the second hard drive. I zero-filled it and everything...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Ah, but I DID have a fresh install and everything was fine. I also DID google that problem. I noticed that some people say that Creative sounds cards have a problem like this, even in XP (and I AM using SP1). I also have the latest drivers for everything.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Hi, guys. Since I haven't posted here for about 110 pages, I doubt any of you remember me :P My system has been running pretty well, but I've been having IRQ problems, it seems, randomly. I ocasionally get the ol' BSOD with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or PAGE_FAULT... and stuff like that. I looked...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Hehe, I personally have 1Gb of WInBond BH-5 PC3500 :) Good stuff, although it's "generic" WinBond, not Mushkin or anything. They, indeed, DID discontinue making it a little while ago, and I believe Mushkin has been out of that stuff "indefinetely" for quite a while, now.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Hehe, I personally have 1Gb of WInBond BH-5 PC3500 :) Good stuff, although it's "generic" WinBond, not Mushkin or anything. They, indeed, DID discontinue making it a little while ago, and I believe Mushkin has been out of that stuff "indefinetely" for quite a while, now.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Hey, people! Remember me? :P Time to annoy youu guys with more of my n00bie questions again. Here's my topic of my day: Is partitioning a RAID0'ed system (total 160Gb: 80+80) into 2 Logical Disks good? I have 18Gb dedicated to Windows and the rest goes to everything else. My friend said that...
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    *** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

    Hello, all! I'm helping my friend build a new XP3200+ system with an A7N8X-X mobo. It's a budget system, so my question is the following: Where can I get some CHEAP pc3200 RAM (512MB's) that works relatively well on this mobo? By cheap, i mean like under $85 (including CA tax and shipping)...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Ooh, nice post, Xeon, VERY helpful :D :D :D Thank you! I'm a hardcore gamer, I guess you could say, and I often work with video files; Oh, and don't forget those benchmarks, which I am trying to raise ;) I, thus, work with large files. How woud I go about finding the average, though? For now, I...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Yeah, I think u have the 2003 version, since mine hung up before, too. I didn't find anything about "strip size", but I assume it's under a different name. Here are the things that I think MIGHT be the strip size: Cluster size 4k. Bytes per sector 512 Sectors per cluster 8. Is it one of...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Noob question of the day: how do you find the strip size in Sandra or AIDA32 or something like that?
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    I don't remember ever choosing a stripe size... so yea... i guess that could be it. I just used autosetup --> performance (stripe). How do I check the size? (lol, srry for asking u so many questions, but IMO, it IS better than reading a guide or manual :P)
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Xeon, my Windows is already installed with RAID set up.... it's the fact that the RAID's performance is MUCH poorer than having 1 HDD installed that bothers me. And it's not SATA RAID, it's ATA133.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Ooh, interesting question, I'd like to know the answer to that, too, since my RAID is connected via 1 cable.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    No... that doesn't help. I already set everything up, and my main concern is that I did something wrong with the RAID drivers or WinXP screwed it up for me. I didn't follow that guide when setting up the system, so there are a few steps which I find kinda pointless, regarding HDD's. I didn't see...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Anyone have any comments on my last post? I'm getting a bit worried about the poor performance...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Hi, guys! Long time no post. I finally got around to setting up RAID 0 with my 2 Maxtor 80Gb 7200RPM 8Mb cache ATA133 HDD's. However, I think I did it wrong, as the performance decreased relatively greatly. Either that, or I still need to do something that I have not yet done. This is what I...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Thx for info, Xeon (both the cvcore stuff and the memtest86 stuff). Very informative. I've had that same problem with memtest86, and I'm using a USB mouse + keyboard. I guess I'll just put on a USB to PS/2 adapter and try those tests again. Thx a lot :D
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    I have a Maxtor... where'd ya get that utility, jhites? Thx.
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    What do u mean by low level formatting on HD, Xeon?
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Can someone pleasae answer my question. Will be greatly appreciated. :)