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    Saving My Hard Drive

    Three or four days ago my 2ish year old WD 500GB HDD disappeared from My Computer and the Device Manager after coming back from a suspended state. I scanned for hardware changes and it popped back up (although it asked me to assign a new letter to the drive). I didn't think much of it, and...
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    Trying to choose between two monitors...

    I realize there is already an article on Anandtech comparing these two (among other 24" LCDs), but I wanted to hear from some consumers who actually have experience with these (or some with extended knowledge of TN vs VA, which this basically boils down to). So far I've been leaning towards...
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    Fixin' up an old computer

    I've got this friend, Brittnee, and she is having some computer troubles. Now, mind you, her whole family, including herself, is computer illiterate, so I'm expecting loads of usless programs, spyware, and the possible trojan/virus. What would be the best way to go around fixing this computer...
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    Weird little things...

    Sometimes when playing DOOM3 or watching certain media files or pre-rendered sequences, I get this weird "blind" effect, like I'm seeing the pages of a book being flipped vertically. What could be causing this? It happens in the intro of DOOM3 (the ID logo sequence), sometimes during the game...
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    Video Problem (Further Help, 1/4/05)

    I'm running two Leadtek Winfast PX6600GT TDH's in SLI mode with the latest 71.24 display drivers. Whenever I watch a video or something, I can only see it on half the screen, the upper half. It is divided directly in the middle of the monitor, everything is working fine: games, 3dmark, etc...
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    Bootable Motherboard Diagnostic?

    Is there a bootable motherboard diagnostic program that will analyze the motherboard and check for an errors?
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    Memtest 86 Errors (Further help needed 1/3/05)

    I'm running memtest86 right now (newest version) and I'm getting errors in the two new tests that were released (4 and 6). The errors I'm getting are not consistent in the address they are occurring in, nor pattern (except for 6, which seems to be ffffffdf good and ffffffff bad), yet the...
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    ATTN all ASUS A8N SLI-DELUXE OWNERS

    Take the keyboard plug out of the port and boot up. Tell me if it gives you an error or if it keeps on loading up.
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    Eeek, HELP

    Well, I just got my SLI deluxe board in and put everything together all snazzy like, and well, when I was inserting the power connector to the motherboard I forgot I left the PSU on from testing the Koolance water cooling kit. Well, everything came on for a second and then shut off again. I...
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    PSU Question

    You know how some fans that a 4 pin female molex connector for power, and then on the other end a male molex connector? Would it be any different, power wise, to plug the molex into an optical or hard drive with or without the fan connected to it also?
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    Service Pack 2

    So, I installed SP2 today, hoping to solve my network problem, and everything just...fell apart. I couldn't see my windows, backgrounds; my system idle process was 99 throughout the time I was on XP (even after numerous restarts). Anyway, I did a system restore (I felt blind, guessing where...
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    It's Possessed!

    A few weeks ago my computer started acting really weird: every time I go to shutdown it won't, I mean, it'll cut off but then cut right back on again; so, I'm forced to flip the power supply switch as soon as it starts to cut back on again. I mean, I know it's not going to hurt the computer...
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    Mushkin + PNY

    About six months ago my pair of Mushkin RAM sticks fried (surge). Well, I got some new RAM (PNY from CompUSA, f-in expensive) and have been using them ever since. Well, I remembered there was a lifetime warranty on the RAM, so I e-mailed them, packaged, and shipped them off. Mushkin sent me...
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    Is this possible?

    I'm running a 2500+ Barton on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe board, and motherboard monitor is reading out 62C for a die, but 31 C for the socket. This doesn't seem right at all...anybody? Sitting on top of the CPU is a Thermalrite SLK-900 and an 80mm Tornado fan. Everything is seated right, Arctic...
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    I'm an idiot...again

    This kind of goes along with my post in the CPU forums, but I changed the subject and moved it here for more help/advice. Well, see, the CPU problem (.13 micron instead of 90nm) has been resolved, but now there is another issue: I ordered two Leadtek Winfast PX6600GT in hopes of having good...
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    I'm such a friggan idiot!

    Ok, so I finally get my dad agree to let me borrow 1800 dollars for Christmas, and I get everything ordered (case, cooling, cpu, etc. etc.). Well, I was looking over my orders and I realized I ordered the 3500+ with the .13 micron process, instead of the 90nm. ?GOD D**NIT? I chanted...
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    Lost XP Pro CD

    I purchased my current system about a year and a half ago, and like me, I tend to lose things over a long period of time. This time I lost my XP Pro CD, and I need it now for Christmas to format my hard drive and re-install windows. Is there anyway I could use someone else's CD? Will it ask...
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    Christmas Rig

    I really need some help on deciding my new Christmas rig. I have a general idea of what I want, but I also have this general idea of how much money I have, and the two don't seem to want to get along. I'll have about 1650~1850 (depending on grades and how much my dad wants to fork up, he's...