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    Building a backup/file server, and revamping our network for my job, help.

    My workplace needs a server for backup and some limited file storage. We're a small company, with 7 PC's and 3 networked printers. Right now, everyone backs up to an external HDD on their desks, but its a clumsy, unmanaged, unreliable system, imposed by my predecessor. Our network is a mishmash...
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    Recommend me a EXTERNAL FireWire case.

    Well folks, its been a LONG time since I've been on anandtech, but i need a recommendation, and this is the place to go. I need a firewire case for both my Mac and my PCs. I have a 400GB drive I need to install, and my current case doesn't support 48-bit LBA. Here are my absolute requirements...
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    Garbled display on Dell Inspiron 8200: Card or cable?

    I'm trying to fix a friend's inspiron 8200, and after installing a new drive (thanks newegg), i installed winxp. It installed with no flaws, but when it tried to do the welcome screen, the display turned to ~60% white/black static horizontal lines, ~40% image, but the image is only of the upper...
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    Big problems with Symantec Ghost... USB, keyboards, etc.

    Basically, I'm hitting my head against the wall on this one, but i'll post so you can hack at it. I'm trying to image to and from HP D530 Ultra-Slim Desktops. 4x USB on back, 2xusb on front, CD/DVD drive, no floppy, no PS/2. Little workstations we use in a hospital, and the bane of my...
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    Firewire problems with AT7-Max2

    I have an Abit AT7-Max2, and it works beautifully, however, its a refurb (from Abit), and the front USB headers dont work. I knew that, and could live with it. However, i finally got a firewire setup (ext. case and 2 drives), and it doesnt work at all. I dont even see firewire listed in the...
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    Consistent WEP / Wireless encryption problem

    I have a Linksys Wireless router. I have one laptop that connects to it. The laptop has a Linksys card, or a Lucent/Orinoco card. If i have WEP enabled with a 13-digit ASCII password, or the shorter password, i can not get an IP on the laptop. I've tried manually configuring the lappy, using...
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    Need to change the pen color in Open Office's Slideshow mode in Presentation.

    Does anyone know where in the code to look to change this color? It's green, and near impossible to see. Heck, if someone was willing to rewrite it to be black or blue, or show me where to look, i'd be eternally grateful.
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    Anyone here going to GoonCon, vegas?

    Just wondering if there are any goons here... I'm going to be going. via car from CNY. Anyone remember to bookmark a site that had a bunch of info on Vegas, and where to get free stuff?
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    need an MPEG2 Editor... free if possible

    As titled, Im capturing mpeg2 files from my TV card, and want to edit out the commercials before i use Vidomi to encode them in Xvid. Anyone have any ideas?
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    Gateway DC-M42 Digital Camera: any good?

    anyone heard positive/negative things about this Gateway camera? I'm in the market for a cam, and this one seems to be an amazing price, 199.99... only a 3x optical zoom, but i can work with that.
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    How to get OutlookXP to auto add replied contacts to add book?

    As titled, i just switched over to OfficeXP, and cant find the option (and ive looked, and googled) to have outlook automatically add a contact to the address book when i reply to them... help?
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    Problems with HP Laserjet 4+ on network

    Ive got an HP Laserjet4+, integrated net card, and its hooked up to the same switch as my computer... When i go into the Aux/IO settings, i set it on e-net, and bootp. If i turn the machine off, and back on, it gives me a message of bootp init.... for a long time, and i cant find the printer on...
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    CompGeeks Refurb TiVo series 1 80GB/80hr 199.99 w/ coupon.

    Series 1 80 Hour TiVo PVR Unit - Refurbished/Upgraded General Features: Series 1 TiVo PVR unit 80GB installed hard drive (this is an upgrade over the original drive) Allows up to 80 hours of TV recording!!! No tapes necessary - EVER!!! 2 Week program guide updated nightly over your phone...
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    Going to Atlantic City, looking for advice

    I'm heading to AC for the weekend, and was looking for advice on where to go, and things to do. It'll be my girl and I, and our best bud. We're staying at his place, so don't need to worry about accommodations, just looking for some fun stuff to do. Thanks!
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    absinthe now legal in Europe, available in the US

    read Maxim... you can get it shipped here ... http://www.spiritscorner.com has a GREAT selection... Later, Shark
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    there was a site for free stuff...

    there was a guy (free something was his nick), and he had a website that had nothing but free offers on it... I lost the site, and am looking for it. can someone send me the link? ::EDIT:: This was supposed to be in the IWANNA thread, but somehow ended up here... sorry :Q
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    SVC 2 year anniversary sale

    SVC is at it again... some new items, and some lower prices on old favorites Thermalright SLK-800(A) Socket Cooler- $28.95 with a coupon code... you'll have to get it at bulging billfold or elsewhere Thermalright SLK-900(U) Socket Cooler- $39.99 with the same code.... SVC Exclusive UV Reactive...
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    sweet kits from compgeeks: 1000ft Cat6, 100 RJ45 ends, crimper, tester, 20 extra cables 109.00 +s/h ... AND OTHERS

    just got the email from them: 1000-Foot Cat6 Cable with 100 RJ45 connectors Crimper, Cable tester 10x 25' CAT6 cables 10x 10' CAT6 cables 10x 2 port faceplates 10x 1 port faceplates 30x keystone jacks 109.00 + shipping ALSO, just the spool+ 30 RJ45 connectors for 45.00 or spool+100 connectors...
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    Problems Overclocking AT7-MAX2 & TbredB

    Greetings... Many of you are thinking "problems??? you are hitting over 2.1GHz with a 50$ processor, be happy with it" I would be, but i know that the FSB can go higher than 150. I've tried dropping the multiplier, but to no avail. Nothing over 150 will get me into windows. I can post up to...
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    True explanation of war in Iraq

    Here :) Repost
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    MORE great deals from SVC... lowered prices on some stuff

    They dropped the prices on a bunch of stuff, including the all-popular quad blue LED fan. Before you order, or start another flame war... please READ the first two paragraphs . They specifically address some of the problems that y'all were complaining about. 1. Blue LED fan: WAS 3.99 NOW 3.25...
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    What new car/SUV should my mom get?

    In all seriousness, my mom wants to trade in her 2001 Isuzu Rodeo V6 for something with 4WD. She is a teacher and single (divorced last year), so she hauls a lot of stuff around. She lives in rural WV, and deals with a lot of snow and inclement weather. When she bought the Rodeo, it was either a...
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    great website for, oh... 45 secs...

    TURN the voX uP! Friend at work showed me this... bout fell out of my coding chair... How hi can you get?
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    SURFACE OF THE SUN HOT!!! ExcaliburPC.com has AIUHB Core 2100+ dated0302 Tbred B Processors in stock for $90.50+s/h!

    This is amazing. HERE IS THE LINK For those of you who don't know ExcaliburPC, they're Abit's official refurb sellers. Price is lower than Newegg, and you can get a bunch of Abit stuff to boot, including SerialATA to Parallel adapters. $8.05 is the lowest shipping charge, but... still a great...
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    UPDATED: SVC celebrating the takeover of SVC.com with HOT deals More sales 2/20

    SVC (Silicon Valley Compucycle) has acquired the domain svc.com and is celebrating with a lot of great deals. These guys are a good place to get a lot of stuff anyhow, but now, their prices are even better. Sales on: Thumbscrews (both anodized and non) Laser-cut grilles LED Fans Power Supplies...
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    Swiftech MCW40 Video Cooling Waterblock on EXTREME sale $19.95+s/h

    Swiftech, the (ought to be) undisputed king of cooling, has their old-style GPU waterblock on sale... Its NOT guaranteed to fit your application, as it attaches via 4 screws through the card, but you can epoxy it on, or devise another method of attachment (like a copper spacer). This is a very...
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    Merry Christmas

    Its officially 12:00 so... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
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    screwed up an unlocking....

    i was unlocking my 1600+ via conductive grease- yes i filled the pits first with non-conductive grease. but... of course, i screwed up the first time i crossed the bridges... so, i cleaned the processor off, and started again. Unluckily, when i put the processor in to test it again it...
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    POLL:Whats the fastest FSB you can run??

    Just wondering... I just hit 180 on my KR7A-Raid with XMS2700 and a new XP1600+ AGOIA
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    Need voltmod diagrams/pix for Abit KR7A-Raid

    I need voltmod diagrams/pix for Abit KR7A-Raid. I just finally got my watercooling system pieced together via ebay and other sources around the internet, so i wanna push my li'l tbird to the limit. I know it can go faster. I'm being multiplier limited, and want to hit 2.00~2.10 volts. My...
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    Which XP processor stepping is the best?

    just taking a poll...
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    Which XP/Thoroughbred Stepping is the best?

    Just wondering... Might buy a new processor...
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    Great Music Video

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    OMFG: Hotter than Thermonuclear Explosion... Envision 15" LCD $211.96 at Amazon Gold Box- YMMV

    As the Title says.... Envision 15" LCD $211.96 at Amazon Gold Box. Check yours today. Free shipping. Linkified for the LazY First time anything decent showed up in my Gold box... SharkyTM
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    Buy Bush a PS2

    Linkage Dont think this is a re-post SharkyTM
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    Big problems with Win2k and networking...

    Yo all... I have been running 2k flawlessly for 2 yrs now, using a 3Com USB NIC... had to lend it to someone, and tried to use another adapter. Linksys LNE100TX v4... Comp recognizes it, i install drivers, and whatnot... Restart, no internet access. Hub light is green on bottom (connected) but...