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    Proper HDD Format Procedure

    What do I need to do to my new 250 gb HDD to get Windows XP Pro loaded onto it? I'm having trouble getting a format and partitions to stick. Thanks. shuttle sn45g v2 athlon xp 2700 1 gb corsair twinx 3200 250 gb hitachi ati radeon 2700
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    Booting Woes

    After a trouble-free year of happy computer usage, I updated my anti-virus program (which has been updated regularly and worked fine for two years) and shut down. Two days later I restarted and never made it past the POST screen. Windows XP Home SP2 would not boot in safe or any other mode...
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    Random Network Connection Reset

    Start the Windows XP (SP1) box up, d-link wireless card finds d-link router and automatically connects to network. WHAT HAPPENS Surf two pages in IE (or Mozilla), or attempt to download anything (new virus definitions), and TCP/IP settings get changed to: 169.254.35.49, cutting my connection...
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    Wireless Internet Connection Woes

    :roll: I'm currently sharing a wired/wireless internet connection between PCs and Macs with an Apple Airport. PC#1 is hard-wired, the other PC and the two Macs are wireless. Networking and Internet access work fine, but the Airport's top speed is only 11 Mbps. Tried upgrading my wireless...
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    keyboard controller software update

    is it possible to update the keyboard controller software on an ASUS A7N8X2.0 Deluxe?
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    Keyboard Error at POST

    I get a message saying "keyboard not detected. Turn off keyboard lock" at POST. How do I "unlock" the keyboard?
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    Computer Fails Memory Test

    After a relatively stable six months I just updated the bios on my Asus A7N8X Deluxe mobo from version 1003 to 1007 using a built-in updating utility that came with the mobo. Rebooted once, no problem. Started to download updated audio drivers. System crashed to BSOD...
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    IE 6 Vanished

    One day IE6 was there. One day it vanished. No desktop shortcut, no taskbar icon, no start menu icon, nada. I did a search and you guessed it, nothing. So I go to uninstall and reinstall, and when I try to reinstall IE6 the Install Shield tells me it can't install IE6 because it has detected a...
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    Radeon 9700 Pro Conflict

    I run the PC Check in ATI's Multimedia Center Configuration, and it tells me I've got three problems: my DirectX components are not installed properly, my Capture driver INF files are not installed (which doesn't matter), and I've got an Audio Clock Inaccuracy > (+ or -) 2%. Solution to the...
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    dvd playback volume

    :music: Even with my control panel volume setting at the highest, I can barely hear DVD movies. I have the same problem on my desktop PC's (various configs) and on my G4 Powerbook. I don't have the problem with CD's or MP3 on my hard drive. Am I missing a setting somewhere or am I just going deaf?