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    Whats the difference between these 2 Stackers 830 evo?

    Apparantly there are 2 different model numbers for the 830 evo: RC-830-KKN3-GP at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119122 and RC-830-KKN2-GP at ZipZoomFly: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...e=10005351&prodlist=cj The latter version is $44 cheaper yet looks...
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    Can a case fan be run without the 4 pin molex plugged into a PSU?

    I know, this sounds like a stupid question but it is something that i need to know. To make a long story short, i plugged in AC Ryan 120mm Blackfire fan's 3 pin connector into the mobo's SYS FAN header and unplugged the molex. Before it was running plugged into the 4 pin molex via an adaptor...
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    Question about replacing mobo's stock chipset cooling

    I have a simple question really. I want to replace the stock NB heatsink on DFI LP DK P35 board. The heatsink is attched via couple of pushpins. Basically i'd like to know if can i use screws to attach the aftermarket heatsink instead of pushpins? Reason i ask is because i suspect that pushpins...
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    Problem with BIOS flashing on IP35 Pro

    I'm having a problem with flashing the BIOS on Abit IP35 Pro. I made a bootable floppy with DrDos 7.03 (other bootable floppy creaters didnt work for me) and booted up fine to the A:\ command prompt. Then i took the bootable floppy out and inserted the floppy with BIOS files on it and ran the...
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    Can't get RAID to install on XP on a ICHR9 mobo

    I'm building a rig for someone based on Abit IP35 Pro & e8400. They guy wants RAID 0, this is my first attempt at installing RAID and i ran into a problem. I did everything by the book (actually followed a RAID guide at hardwaresecrets): set drives to RAID mode in BIOS, set em up to RAID 0 in...
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    Plz help me find the right Gigabit switch

    I need a Gigabit switch to connect another PC to the web. There are many kinds out there and i'm lost. After looking around i found out that the minimal number of ports that comes with one is 5, i only need 2 but i'll have to get that one cauise i got no choice. Anyway, i have the Verizon FIOS...
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    Disabling unneccesary services in XP

    I disabled some unneccesary XP services such secondary logon, print spooler, etc via services.msc. However, after i reboot some of the services are running again according to msconfig. Why is that happening? Anyway i can disable them permantly. Plz help.
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    Windows update question

    I turned off the Auto Windows update option since i don't want to get SP3 for now, will prolly do it on my next fresh install of XP. However, i do want to get all the other Windows updates. I went to the Update site and chose custom installation but afterwards i was taken to a screen like this...
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    Where is the BIOS enabling Phenom support for Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5?

    I own a Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard and i built my system around it back in May of 07. One of the reasons why i picked this board is because it seemed futureproof at the time, based on the info available back then i thought i could use an AM2+ CPU with an AM2 board. I want to upgrade to...
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    How many 4 pin molexes are there on a Ultra X3 800W?

    My friend is building a rig (e6750, gigabyte P35, 2 gigs of RAM, 8800GTS 512, 2 HDD, 2 optical dr, X-Fi card)and needs a PSU with lots of 4 pin molex connectors to power 5 case fans, 2 cold cathode kits, 1 TT Duorb cooler and i think 1 other device. He settled upon a an Ultra X3 800W PSU and we...
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    What's the difference between an OEM and retail XP?

    Someone i know wants to buy a new copy of XP Pro, that person has been using an unlicensed version until now, basically i would like to know what to recomend to him, OEM or retail XP version, whats the difference between the 2? when i built my system i bought the OEM version simply because it...
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    Did i just lose my hard drive?

    Hey All, I need some help figuring this out, I just noticed that my second hard drive dissapeared from my computer so i decided to restart the pc hoping it would reappear, it did, however i still can't access it, when i try to open it i get the following message: H:\ is not accessible...
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    Where can i get some tape to hold down thermal probes?

    I have a fan controller that comes with 4 thermal probes attached to various system components to read their temps. I moved one of these probes from place to place a couple of times and now the tape that came with the controller barely sticks to my video card. I would like to know where can i...