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    WRT54g slows cable modem response time?

    Hello. I had PacBell DSL (PPPoE) and my WRT54g worked great. I got a good deal on Adelphia Cable Modem (DHCP). Well, I switched it over, and my page loads seemed slower, though big downloads were faster. So I wrote a little program to reload a page over and over to check the speed, and it...
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    Cooling computer in an enclosed place

    Hello all. My computer is in a computer armoire due to space reasons and spouse reasons. And I can't put it anywhere else. There is maybe 1 inch space on both side and 3 or 4 on the top and 3 or 4 in the back. The back leads to behind the armoire, but the air-flow I am sure there is...
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    BFG Kicks Butt (Warranty related)

    18 months ago I bought a bfg ti 4200 which comes with a lifetime warranty and recently the fan stopped working, so I called BFG to see if they would send me a new fan. They said they could not send me a fan, and that I needed to send in the card, and they would send me an FX series card. They...
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    Will this fry my CPU?

    Hello all. I have a Soyo Dragon Plus! with a 1700+ CPU, and it has been freezing up a lot lately, but when I put in another 1700+ there are no freeze-ups. So I go to Frys to get a new CPU and they have an ECS/2200+ Thornton deal for the same price as just the CPU, so I get it. But I would...
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    250 Watt ATX power supply @ CompUSA for 14.88

    Hello all. I was at CompUSA yesterday to buy a power supply for an older system (Celeron 533) and picked up one whose normal price is 24.99. But it rang up for 14.88. Not a bad deal if you ask me. Don't know if it is available elsewhere, though.
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    $150 in computer books for $10 + S/H

    The only catch is you have to buy 1 more book at their regular prices which are at least 20% off the list price. I got some good Oracle 8i DBA books. Sorry, here is the site http://lcis.booksonline.com