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    Hard Drive viewable in BIOS but not in OS !?

    greetings . . . I recently installed a Third HD to my system (Win XP SP2, Gigabyte mobo, core 2 duo, 2gigs ram), and although It can be seen in the BIOS it does not in the OS. Tried chanching the HD mode in bios, only to not be able to boot at all. I do beleive that it is conected as slave...
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    New Rig assembly - Help troubleshooting pls

    My new rig: E6400, eVGA 8800 gts 320Mb, 965P-DS3 Gygabyte MoBo, 2 harddrives, 1 pci wireless card. New PowerSupply TAG (the one with the 550W) tag Asembling my new rig, after all was ready realized that my old Powersuply had a 20 PIN config, and my new one was 24 PIN. Went and bought a...
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    New Rig: Power Supply question. SUPER URGENT!

    Hello everyone, been reading a lot but have not come to a conclusion: PowerSupply TAGS comparison My new rig: E6400, eVGA 8800 gts 320Mb, 965P-DS3 Gygabyte MoBo, 2 harddrives, 1 pci wireless card. (old rig: MSI K8Neo2 platinum, ATI AIW 9800, 1 harddrive, 1 pci wireless card)...
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    RETAIL E6400 - SHOULD THE BOX INCLUDE THERMAL GREASE??

    Just got my retail boxed E6400, it included the CPU the HSF but no thermal grease, although on contact surface (view Picture) ( this picture is of an "old" P4 socket 775 CPU not the actual E6400) there are 3 bands (very thin layers) of what it seems to be the "thermal contact" between the CPU...
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    Best value/performance 965 Board (and memory)

    Greetings, Next week will be buying an E6400 processor, and haven't made up my mind about what mobo to get. read reviews in AT, Sharky, etc and found this at Sharky's " we find the MSI P965 Platinum ($145), ASUS P5B ($145), ABIT AB9 Pro ($150), and ASUS P5B-E ($155), so the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3...
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    Asus P5B- Wifi/Ap compatible RAM list??

    Hello, Please post a link where I can find the list of supported RAM for this Mobo, Just looked in the official and non oficial, and just about any P5B Thread in the forums but could not find the info, nor could I in the Asus page (Downloaded the manual, but list is not there) Thanks.
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    Plcs Recommend DDR2 Memory

    Greetings, I´m planning to get an ASUS P5B- dELUXE WiFi/AP MoBo and browsing here and there found these pair of sticks: * Corsair 2GB TWIN2X20485400C4 for 167$$ I´m planning to do very mild overclocking If Any at all, along with a E6400 processor. How good would this pair of memory...
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    FIREFOX: Got myself new Themes, HOW I USE THEM??

    Greetings I would like to know how to chang Themes in Firefox 2..0.0.1, just downloaded a bunch and serah in "help" and everywhere in the menus, but evidently nmissed it. (Please tell step by step) Thanks
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    Getting a New G8800 GTS 320 MB. WICH BRAND???

    Greetings, After much consideration and advice (here in the forums) I decided to compromise 40$ on top of my 260$ video card budget in order to get me a brand new 8800 GTS 320Mb, basically from tge Egg company. The question now would be, wich of the 299$ Vid cards available to get, since...
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    Is my MoBo fried??

    To make it short my pc is having this problem: As I turn it on, It seem to start to boot my nothing shows on screen.So - Tried first and conected the monitor to my laptop and it works just fine - Bought a cheap Video Card and replaced my old AIW but nothing - Took out the HD and checked it...
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    How good are Foxconn Vid Cards???

    Greetings, just found a "good" deal at a local store for a 8800 GTS card from Foxconn, but haven´t heard anything from current users, so any info on how Foxconn products perform, build quality, componentes are very much appreciated. Thanks.
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    What Vid Card to get?? Max 250-260$$

    Greetings, Need to get a nex Vid Card since my Mobo died on me and was using AGP, now want to go the PCIe way . . . I'm getting a Asus P5B-Deluxe WiFi Mobo , and reading Anand and Sharky came to the conclusion that in that budget I can get either a: RADEON X1950 XT 256MB 100186L or a...
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    Recommend MoBo Please

    Greetings, I would greatly appreciate advice on what Mobo to get, currently own a MSI K8n Neo2 Platinum and seems to just died on me. So I now need what Mobo to get. Needs: - Socket 939 (ATHLON 64 x2 capable) - PCIe (want to upgrade from AGP currently owned) - LAN - Capable to boot...
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    MEMORY UPGRADE - COMPATIBILITY QUESTION

    Greetings, Current system: A64 3500+ MSI K8N NEO2 Platinum 1gb (2x512) - Corsair Value select Part. #: VS1GBKIT400 according to specs this memory has CAS Latency = 2.5 Questions: 1) How can I know if my current memory is working in dual channel mode?? 2) I plan to buy a 2gb kit...
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    DOES MY K8N NEO2 PLATINUM SUPPORT A64 X2 now??

    greetings, been browsing web pages including MSI home page (looking for latest BIOS upgrades) but couldn´t find an answer to my question. All I know is that "any socket 939 board has capability to accept such chips", but all I´ve found is that BIOS upgrade dated 7/12/2005 supports "AMD E6 CPU"...
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    Will A64 x2 be supported by my MoBo (Socket 939)?

    Good Day, Got an MSI K8Neo2 Platinum (S939) running a A64 3500+, but would like to know if this MoBo will support A64 x2 (or the latter support the first) ??? Have read somewhere that it will support Socket939 Any info appreciated THX :)
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    HOW TO CUT PART OF A VIDEO - PINNACLE STUDIO HLP PLS

    Hello everyone, You might consider this question stupid, but been trying to cut away the final part of a video (MPEG2) (captured from VHS with ATI MMC 9.03) with Pinnacle Studio 8 to no avail. Tried searching the forums - nothing Tried the supplied help - tutorials - did not get 'em...
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    HOW TO CUT PART OF A VIDEO - PINNACLE STUDIO HLP PLS

    Hello everyone, You might consider this question stupid, but been trying to cut away the final part of a video (MPEG2) (captured from VHS with ATI MMC 9.03) with Pinnacle Studio 8 to no avail. Tried searching the forums - nothing Tried the supplied help - tutorials - did not get 'em The...
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    A-i-w 9800 Pro Video Capture Problem. Hlp Pls

    Just recently bought an ATI All-in-Wonder 9800pro card and have yet to get it to capture . (btw I'm presently running winXP SP2).I have the card installed and I have my ati inputbox (that purple box) hooked up to the card and a single RCA,video cable going into the video-in slot of the box (the...
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    A-i-w 9800 Pro Video Capture Problem. Hlp Pls

    Just recently bought an ATI All-in-Wonder 9800pro card and have yet to get it to capture . (btw I'm presently running winXP SP2).I have the card installed and I have my ati inputbox (that purple box) hooked up to the card and a single RCA,video cable going into the video-in slot of the box (the...
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    WLAN WORKING OK BUT PC´S CAN´T SHARE FILES

    Both my pc´s can see each other thru my Wireless router, they share the internet connection, but they can only see the others "printer" and some other folder of no use, BUT neither can see the others "shared folder" which is suppossed to be shared automatically I think. What to do then?? I´ve...
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    WLAN WORKING OK BUT PC´S CAN´T SHARE FILES

    Both my pc´s can see each other thru my Wireless router, they share the internet connection, but they can only see the others "printer" and some other folder of no use, BUT neither can see the others "shared folder" which is suppossed to be shared automatically I think. What to do then?? I´ve...
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    Win XP won't Recognize 160 Gig Hard Drive, HLP PLS

    Good nite, I'm doing a fresh install (from 0) on my new rig, but in WinXP ,during setup, the system would only recognize my hitachi deskstar 160 GIGS HarDrive as a 130 Gig Drive, though in the BIOS setup is recognized OK. PLS need some help in what to do here . . . My System: MSI K8Neo2...
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    PLS Need HLP to: Calculate CPU capacity

    Good night, Any help appreciated in, understanding how to know this: How many calculations, i.e, add operations can my CPU process in a certain period of time??? Thank you very much
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    PLS Need HLP to: Calculate CPU capacity

    Good night, Any help appreciated in, understanding how to know this: How many calculations, i.e, add operations can my CPU process in a certain period of time??? Thank you very much
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    CATALYST ON ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO

    HELLO, I'M UPDATING THE DRIVERS FOR MY 9800 PRO ALL-IN-WONDER BUT INFO ON ATI'S PAGE IS CONFUSING, CAN I INSTALL THE CATALYST ON MY VIDCARD OR NOT?? PLS HELP ME OUT THX
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    DOES RETAIL CPU NEED THERMAL GREASE FOR INSTALLING?

    Hello, Simple question pls, Got a RETAIL Athlon64 3500+, and need to know if thermal grease is neccesary for installation, cause it seems that it already has a thermal "compund" applied. Please people with serious knowledge answer me, can't wait to get my rig up and going Thx a lot
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    DOES RETAIL CPU NEED THERMAL GREASE FOR INSTALLING?

    Hello, Simple question pls, Got a RETAIL Athlon64 3500+, and need to know if thermal grease is neccesary for installation, cause it seems that it already has a thermal "compund" applied. Please people with serious knowledge answer me, can't wait to get my rig up and going Thx a lot
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    THERMAL COMPOUND CPU INSTALL

    Hello, Got my MoBo and my 3500+ retail package, but haven't been able to figure out how much, and how to apply IF NEEDED thermal grease between the CPU and the retail Heatsink. Please help me with this, can't wait to get my rig up and running. BTW already got Artic 5 thermal grease, really...
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    INSTALLING RETAIL ATHLON64 3500+ CPU

    Hello, Got my MoBo and my 3500+ retail package, but haven't been able to figure out how much, and how to apply IF NEEDED thermal grease between the CPU and the retail Heatsink. Please help me with this, can't wait to get my rig up and running. BTW already got Artic 5 thermal grease, really...
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    Which 17" LCD to buy?? >Hlp pls!!

    Hello y'all Need advise to decde wich of these LCD's to buy: Dell 1703fp (about $450) Samsung 173p (about $550) Samsung 172x (about $500) Already read reviews about but need input from more discerning users. The price for me is more or less the same (ok, I know 100 bucks is 100...
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    Wich 17" LCD monitor to buy??

    Hello y'all Need advise to decde wich of these LCD's to buy: Dell 1703fp (about $450) Samsung 173p (about $550) Samsung 172x (about $500) The price for me is more or less the same (ok, I know 100 bucks is 100 bucks) but wich one would be the best value. Planning to do a lot of...