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    replacement laptop battery?

    it's a vprn-ba100 for a vpr matrix laptop. thanks, evan
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    defragging NTFS

    like in particular if i want to browse the web while the computer is doing it's business.
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    radeon 9800 pro vs. nvidia fx 5900 xt

    i currently have a ati radeon 9800 pro (128MB, 256-bit). But I used linux as my primary operating system and ati doesn't seem to be a good choice for video cards in linux. so i am going to get rid of my 9800 pro and get an nvidia card. i'm currently looking into a MSI fx 5900 xt (also 128 MB...
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    is ati for linux worth the wait?

    i just installed fedora core 3 about a week ago, and i've been really pleased so far. my only complaint is that the ati-fglrx isn't available for whatever X server that FC3 uses by default. this has really been bothering me lately, i have a nice video card (radeon 9800 pro) but i can't even...
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    quake 3 for macs

    i know there is a patch so that you don't have to play quake 3 on classic, but i don't know how to get it to work. does anyone have an answer?
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    buying a mac and not using OSX

    i'm thinking about buying a mac in the next few months and putting linux on it. i don't plan on using OSX at all, does anyone know if you can get a credit for it, and how i would go about doing that? or will i just have to sell it online? edit for better wordage, hopefully.
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    twinhead laptops?

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    ati tv wonder ve (fixed)

    i'm not really sure why windows isn't detecting this new hardware. maybe this is a dumb question, but is there supposed to be a power cord to this card? it didn't say anything about connecting any cords in the manual, but i'm having my doubts because windows isn't even saying that the hardware...
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    is this too hot?

    i have a AMD athlon 64 3400+ and i've noticed that it will get up to 47 C under a normal load. is that too hot? i have the stock heatsink and fan on, but i'm thinking about upgrading so that it'll run a bit cooler. i'd really like some feedback because i really don't know how hot is too hot...
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    severs vs. PCs

    i was just looking at the dell poweredge 400sc and just wondering, what is the reason that they call it a server. i'm not planning on buying one, but if i were to buy a premade computer i would probably get one without an operating system. yeah, but just out of curiousity, what would be the...
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    homework question

    i'm having a tough time understanding this problem and i thought maybe someone could help me out. this is what i am having trouble with.... why does L^-1{(1/5)(e^-s)(1/(s+1)-(1/5)(e^-s)(s/((s^2)+4))+(1/5)(e^-s)(1/((s^2)+4)) = (1/5)u(x-1)(e^-(x-1))-(1/5)u(x-1)cos(2x-2)+(1/10)u(x-1)sin(2x-2)...
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    Gentoo installation help

    i'm getting these errors after installing gentoo.... attempt to access beyond end of device 01:00: rw=0, want=4163, limit=4096 BusyBox v1.00-pre7 (2004.07.04-02:48+0000) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of commands /bin/sh:can't access tty; job control turned off...
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    internet help

    for some reason my i have having problems when trying to acces the internet. ie will rarely load pages when i use it, firefox loads most the pages, but i will have to click on links multiple times. i'm running Windows XP pro and am up to date on all the critcal patches. i have run a full...
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    can't find boot.ini

    i want to edit the boot.ini file for multiple OSs but i can't locate the file in Windows XP Pro. i've made sure that hidden folders are shown, but i'm not seeing it.
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    multiple boot system

    i am planning on installing linux in the next few weeks and i have a few questions about multiple boot systems. I currently have a 160GB HDD with 2 partitions, one of them containing Windows XP. i am going to buy an 80 GB HDD in the near future and plan on installing linux on this drive. i...