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    Samsung 204B LCD question

    Hi all, I just biught the above lcd on sale at Fry's Electronics and wonder where it comes in the 204 range? I have read a lot of good things about the 204T but cannot find anything about the 204B. Anyone know anything about this LCD? Seems like a really nice picture and has no dead pixels...
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    A8N-SLI Deluxe and nVRAID Power problem

    Hi, I decided this week to raid two WD Raptors and everything is running ok EXCEPT when I enable power management and set the hard drives to power off after a set time, the drives will not power back up. I am using the nVRAID on the board. Anyone got a fix for this? The RAID is my boot drive...
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    AMD 3000+ 64 and Asus A8N-SLI

    Ok, I am currently running the above cpu at 2115mhz and I want to know how to get higher with this cpu. I have the HTT set at x4 and then in the Jumperless settings I have the cpu at 235. Anyone care to explain where the 2115 mhz is arrived at with the above settings? I have the DRAM set at...
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    24 pin PSU vs 20 pin

    Ok, I currently have the Asus A8N Sli board and my PSU has only the 20 pin connector whereas the board has a 24 pin power connector, what is the benefit if any of using a PSU with 24 pin connector? Patrick
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    HP Omnibook 510 Replacement cd drive

    Well I bought a laptop on eBay which will not be coming with a cd drive, Omnibook 510 (has a docking bay) and my question is can I install a standard cd drive into this laptop OR do I need a proprietry cd drive by HP? Has anyone upgraded or replaced a HP cd drive with a generic one? I have seen...
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    Barton 3200+ to Athlon 3000+ 939 socket

    Well i am currently running a Barton 2500+ clocked at 2.2ghz (FSB 200mhz x 11) and I am thinking of moving to an Athlon 64. Will I see much of an improvement over the current cpu I am using? I am running on an Epox 8RDA3+ and 1 gig of OCZ 3200 memory. I am thinking of a 3000+ Athlon 64 and...
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    Wireless between 2 rooms via one wireless router?

    Hi all, quick question, I have 5 computers in my home, 1 is used as a PVR and another is used for web/email server PLUS storage for PVR PC. Now my problem is that I want to move all but the PVR machine to another room. So my questtion is how can I do this wirelessly for the least expense. I...
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    Power supply dying?

    Hi, well today I powered down my box, when I tried to power it back up (cold from power switched off) it refused to boot. Unplugged drives and fans and FINALLY it booted. With it still plugged in I got everything working. I then installed MBM to check voltages and the pic in the link below shows...
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    KVM Switch recommendation

    Hi all, I have been reading up on KVM switches and I am wondering if someone with experience using a kvm can point me in the direction of a cheap decent quality 4 port kvm. I have read of some issues with kvm's such as poor refresh rates, ghosting on the screen and also slow mouse response. Can...
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    EPOX 8RDA3+ Cold boot problem

    When I boot a machine from cold it gives the error message that the cpu settings are incorrect and have been set to default and to change them in the bios. When I just enter the bios and hit save, everything then works fine? Any ideas why this is happening. It is a Barton 2500+ @1980mhz FSB is...
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    Epox EP-4PCA3+ Opinions

    Hi, I am considering the above board for a 2.8c P4 , would like to overclock the cpu, I already have OCZ PC3500 memory and so want to use this with this board. I am presently running a Barton 2500+ @2200mhz on an EPOX 8RDA3+ and have found it a great baord. The attraction of the EP-4PCA3+ is...
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    Athlon64 3200+ compared to Barotn 3200+

    Hi, just wondering if anyone has any views on how much of a speed difference there would be between an Athlon64 and a Barton 3200+ ? I currently have a Barton 2500+ clocked up to a 3200+ with a 400 fsb and I am getting a new cpu and board for another machine and so I am wondering if the extra...
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    EPOX 8RDA3+ no LAN sockets??

    Hi, just received an Epox 8RDA3+ Retail Motherboard and in the manual it says the Network is "optional" even though the onboard chips are detected etc, How can this be used? Am I missing an adaptor? My 8RDA+ had LAN as standard and this board is advertised as having Dual LAN , so what is the...
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    P4 Memory Bandwidth

    Hi, from all the benchmarks of P4 vs Athlon , the P4 memory scores are far superior, SO how can an Athlon compete in memory intensive apps like Photoshop or video rendering etc? Is it just for gamers that this advantage does not make such a great difference? Patrick
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    Barton 2500+ upgrade to Intel 2.6 C (gonna overclock)

    Wondering if anyone has done a similar upgrade, I currently have my 2500+ running as a 3000+ with 1 gig memory at 197mhz. I often get desktop lags when multitasking ( I run around 800mb of apps on average, Adobe apps and a newsreader normally). Would the upgrade to the P4 2.6 C with a view to...