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    memory cas

    i have two sticks of 512 geil memory cas 2.5 3 3 6.....i have an abit nfs and want to do dual channel with 2gigs by adding a stick of 1gig ....the problem is that most 1 gigs are cas 3 ....and the 2.5 cas gigs are few or way more expensive...i was wondering would the cas 3 gig work... i have...
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    memory cas

    i have two sticks of 512 geil memory cas 2.5 3 3 6.....i have an abit nfs and want to do dual channel with 2gigs by adding a stick of 1gig ....the problem is that most 1 gigs are cas 3 ....and the 2.5 cas gigs are few or way more expensive...i was wondering would the cas 3 gig work... i have...
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    playstation games

    is there a way to play ps2 games on a pc? without the gaming system... seems like you should have more power to play them on a pc.. is there an emulator or something...? thanks for the help in advance
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    backing up your games

    i just tried backing up a game so i can run it off the back up instead of the original and the siystem installed fine from the back ups but wouldnt run from the back up ...is there something i need to do? im using nero 6 to make the back up..thanks for the help and advise in advance.
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    onboard sound plus sound card

    i have an abit nf7-s and wanted to put an audigy in.... i had an old sound blaster live that i installed but it would only work if i disabled the onboard sound...when i first put it in they both worked but on reboot only the sound card worked.....i have a card reader with front audio connectors...
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    what is the original multipler of a xp-m 2500?

    want to know what the original multiplier of a 25oo mobile is since it suppose to have a 266 bus...but run at 2500 speeds..1.8ghz.. but to obtain that speed it would have to use a multiplier of 13.5..am i correct....trying to lower temps on system through different settings and would get better...
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    are my temps too high?

    i have my system overclocked to 2.6 now but my temps idle are at 50c. is this ok about 55c load...i just in stalled with artic ceramique a day ago...do i need to let it cure some more..or burn in time on the compound? are these temps safe or ok? im only using 4 fans plus the cpu fan.. thanks...
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    cure time of thermal paste and lapping?

    i just got my artic thermal compound(ceramice).... and i noticed in a reveiw it says it needs about 12hrs of cure time to set in ...is the cure time the time the paste needs to dry set before running system or cure time before you overclock it or run system at all? my temps are 40c now...should...
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    am i using too much power?

    i have a 400w power supply made by powmax..... i was thinking of getting another because my rails are all over the place when i overclock...2.4 is ok and 2.5 pretty stable but with rails all over....2.6 it hits windows and the reboots but im sure i can get there and beyond... my system spec are...
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    abit sata power adaptor?

    i have the nf7-s board .. it came with a ide to sata adaptor that needs to have a molex and floppy power connector attached to run the ide drive. my question is ... do i need to hook up the floppy connector if i get a real sata drive or can i just use the sata power convertor? and with using a...
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    cpu id/post question

    if you overclock say a 2500+ to 3200+ speed...will it show up as a 3200+ or a 2500+ on posting of the system..and if you exceed the 3200+ speed what will it post at? thank for the help/info in advance.
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    upgrading processor help!

    i have a soyo 6ba+IV board that died but now i have the bios chip it needed to come back to life....it has a celeron processor(400mhz) and a slot 1 to 370 coverter......can i upgrade to a celeron 1.3 or at least a celeron of 1mhz with the converter? can i use a fc-pga chip....and even better...
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    hep with corrupt bios

    i have a soyo board that when i boot says " bios rom checksum error" is there a way to reflash the bios without sending the chip back to the manufacture? i have award bios... and what is an autoexcut.bat file and how do i find it or make one? thanks for the help...
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    corrupt bios

    i have a soyo board that when i boot says " bios rom checksum error" is there a way to reflash the bios without sending the chip back to the manufacture? i have award bios... and what is an autoexcut.bat file and how do i find it or make one? thanks for the help...
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    need serious mb update and help

    First to make a long story short i have been out of the tech field for a while and im playing catch up. I have read ( and looked for) many reviews and not many to see to get me back up to speed. so my only help will be a quick crash course from my fellow anandtechians :). i thank those ahead for...
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    what is sata

    i keep seeing sata on features of motherboards and im assuming it is something like ata 100/ 133...my question is can i connect a regular drive to these connections? like a dvd burner, cd, or other drive that uses and ide connection or do they have to be specifically a sata drive?
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    need help with case and power supply info

    im looking for a new case and need to know what is the difference between power supplys. i see that some say p4 ready and does that mean they are not useable for amd? and what is the 12v meaning. im looking for an atx case and it says atx+12v. i need a case for an amd but may switch to p4. how...
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    pda or laptop?

    is there a pda that is very close to really being a pocket pc? is there one with ports for keyboard and mouse? or have a cd-rom of some sort? and is there software for them such as microsoft office? looking to purchase a laptop for mobility of course but have been looking at the pdas or pocket...
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    is there a mach processor?

    my girl came home from work and told me her boss got a new laptop custom ordered with a new mach cpu in it? is there such an animal? i may have spelled it wrong but thats how she pronounced it. if so? anywhere to get some information on it?
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    HELP with access please

    i need help making a report that total up the sum of a field. i have the total of the fields going across but cant figure out how to make them total going up and down ...basically want to make it like a spreadsheet knowing the totals of each field (going up and down) as well as each...
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    what is cnr?

    im looking at mb and i see that it has 1 cnr..what exactly is it? thanks for the info in advance
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    best cheap integrated motherboard

    looking to build 3 cheap systems and need a cheap mb(in price) that has everything integrated..video,sound,ethernet,modem..... doesnt matter if it is for intel or amd...would like suggestions for both to help weigh the which is cheaper or rather more bang for the buck... thank you for your help...
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    is there a difference of what case to buy?

    im looking to build 3 systems for my girlsfriends new business but im trying to keep cost of them down really low and need to know does it matter on which case you buy say for a amd or intel. is there like a difference in power supply that should be used? again im building cheap systems that...
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    help!want all pc's to use apps on one

    i am setting up a network that is peer to peer..but i want to put applications and programs on one and all the other systems to use those applications. how do i go about setting this up..they all will be running xp. but if have to will revert them to 98se...just need to know what to do...really...
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    how to install xp clean with no os

    would like to know how to install xp from a clean install...i looked for some how to make boot disk but did not see it. can someone give me the break down in dos on how to do the install?
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    need help with remote access(xp)

    i am trying to set up system for remote access to laptop....desktop and main system are on same network and both running xp...the desktop has the internet connection...but want to be able to access the laptop's desktop....i dont have a problem if i have to set up the laptop as the main...
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    are there anydesktop themes for w2k ?

    are there desktop themes on the w2k or do you have to get some from a different source.
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    XP AND WIN2000 DUAL BOOT..POSSIBLE?

    I want to put both xp and w2k on a drive..but dont know if its possible and would i have to install xp first? and would i have to make two seperate partitions.. new to dual boot setting up but understand how to install os....would appreciate the help..and how would i partion ntfs? i used the...
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    how to change startup logo in 98se

    how can you can the startup splash screen logo... i know how to take it off but i dont know how to change it to another logo bmp...i tried changing the logo.sys file to another bmp by renaming the logo.sys and naming another bmp with logo.sys...i looked at the logo.sys file and it looks garbled...
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    test

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    networking a dsl and 2 computers

    im running 98se..will be switching to me....i have two systems i want to connect to my dsl connection...if i install another nic on the internet recieving system would i be able to connect to the internet with the other system? on dial up systems connect fine to internet via the nic ..ics ..and...
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    Help!! display problem

    my display is not working. I have reseated card, formatted harddrive,reseated cpu, reset cmos,and still nothing on monitor. monitor works fine set it up on anther system,video card works just got a new one from manufacture, everytime i start system no display and then the system warning...
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    how to password protect system

    how do you put in a password so that no one can turn system on or rather get it to boot unless they have the password
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    need help with pricing law?

    i went into walmart and saw a futon with price on futon for6.97 .there were no other price on it or posted. when i got to cashier, they couldnt find price via product code on box...after an hr the manager came and rip bar code off and it scanned at 89.00 now as far as i know they are suppose to...
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    can i put a higher cpu then 600 on soyo IV

    WONDER WHAT is the highest cpu i can put into this board...it says up to pen 3 600...is that the highest it can handle?? and what is the best cpu as far as overclocking and upgrading on this board??? and will the ms6095 converter work on with the flip
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    dumb question but what does cbo mean?

    im looking to upgrade my cpu and notice this term being used with the higher version of cpu what does it mean and what is stepping?