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    1.5 TB drives on NAS - Intel SS4220

    Wondering if anyone has this NAS device, with the newer Seagate 1.5 TB drives? Intel initially claims support for up to 1 TB drives. Not sure if there would be a BIOS issue, etc. with the machine but initially looking at a 4-drive approximately 4.5 TB usable RAID 5 setup
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    Best video PCI-E under $150? X850XT?

    The graphics card mumbo jumbo of part #s is really a head-spinner. I researched a few new builds I am doing, and it really appears the ATI X850XT based boards are still very good performers - I would say pretty warm for the money. This card beats out the 7600GT consistently...usually by a...
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    47" 1080P for under $2,400

    Sam's Club and Walmart are both selling this monitor (same company). AVS Reviews are pretty good, 47" 1080P monitor. Casing is black anondized aluminum - not cheapy plastic. http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=330677&pCatg=5883...
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    Notebook on Domain, how can I duplicate it's AD Domain authentication?

    In a nutshell, I have a Virtual Machine running on a PC. In this virtual machine, I want to duplicate my notebook's Network ID, Domain membership, etc. I have tried several times (with the notebook offline), but get an authentication error. Does anyone know if Windows 2000 AD grabs machine...
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    1 Year CD: 5.7%

    Came across this 1 Year rate and may give them a try, almost 6% and not locked up for multiple years: INDYMAC
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    6% CD 3 Yr. CD, Pentagon Federal Credit Union

    I believe this is hot, however it does have some restrictions on joining. Almost any government or military in your family, civilian job with any major defense related department, or working for one of the large list of organizations and companies listed. I am not military and was able to...
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    XP Multi-screen / multiple displays

    Might be a bit simple, but I have a notebook that operates to the right of another LCD screen. I have XP Pro. setup to have screen 2 on the left (the external LCD) and screen 1 on the right (the notebook LCD). Whenever I need to reboot, screen 2 goes to the right of screen 1. More annoying...
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    VOIP and Cellular

    Like many people, I have a 1-1.5 hr. commute each way. Many days I pass time by calling family and friends, and sometimes see the fruits of my calls in terms of cellular bill at the end of the month. I have a 3-phone shared minutes plan with T-Mobile. My plan contract is coming up in a few...
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    Call of Duty UO - Lockup

    Any ideas why CoD UO locks up on me (total machine freeze-up)? Regular CoD works fine as does other programs, very strange. Athlon 64 939 3000+, 6800GT 256MB PCI-E, 1 GB RAM DDR 400
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    Hot if you have a friend/relative who works for Ford?

    Link to Story Kinda hot as it might offer a better deal than GM Employee price for everyone, if you know someone. Anyone have idea on some cost differences from Retail/Invoice?
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    Windows ME - TCP/IP/Winsock problem

    Have a Windows ME system, winipcfg shows good NIC (MAC address, IP, etc.). Connected to a working Firewall/DHCP server. Problem - System receives a IP address with proper DNS info., etc. DNS is working, I get resolution for normal Internet sites. However, when I try to ping those sites...
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    PC Boot Problem - no video/sound

    Building a new system, have two different Pc Chips motherboards (825, 810). Sempron 2300+ based. System will power on, but no video, no initial beeps. PCI diag. card shows dF. Tried both boards, two different power supplies which show good on ATX tester. One board has on-board video the...
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    * Searching specific URLs for specific words/phrases

    I am looking for an item (car) that is rarely available in my area. Several local/semi-local papers post their classifieds on the web, but it can take awhile if I hit their classifieds everyday. This got me to look for a search tool that will let me enter words/phrases, and 5-10 URLs to search...
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    Too many Viruses?

    I came across a friends computer, ran multiple different virus programs (uninstalled then re-installed of course). Over 200 infected files of 25 different varieties. My advice was to re-load XP, setup Sygate Personal and AntiVir. Maybe SP2 in the future. What is your dividing line for just...
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    Etherlords II: Second Age ($4.99 + shipping)

    Not a huge EB Games fan but this is not a bad deal: Etherlords II: The Second Age
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    Medal of Honor Allied Assault War Chest $19.99

    Amazon has Medal of Honor Allied Assault War Chest - which includes: * Exclusive Bonus CD Featuring soundtrack from the upcoming PC title Medal of Honor Pacific Assault. * Three extensive on-disc strategy guides covering every mission. * Exclusive Valor in History interviews with real WWII...
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    LCD Monitors?: Samsung 710N 17" 12 ms, WiseTech BWM-v 17" 14ms, AOpen F70CS 17" 16ms

    Anyone have any experience with these monitors? They are both Analog - but the more testing I have done with a Dell 100FP (DVI and Analog) and NEC 1760 the A/D converters make it so there is little to no difference between the inputs. The response times are great and the WiseTech is $349 -...
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    CPU price changes?

    Anyone hear recently when Intel & AMD might have a round of cuts? Would like to get a new Athlon64 rig right after a major cut, not right before :>?
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    Sharp 19" 16ms

    Anyone see this monitor yet? 1280x1024, 16 ms. List price is $699. Looked like a possible option to the Dell 2001FP without special pricing...
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    OOS - Princeton ULTRA 97 19IN FLT CRT BLACK $108.42

    Page Computer - too low? $33.33 ground shipping Link
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    Tatung 23-inch Widescreen HDTV LCD - ~16 ms!!! $1,248 HOT

    For those looking at the Dell 16ms 20" monitor unit, this may be a good option. 3" bigger, 16ms, only 1280x768 but if you need an HDTV as well not too shabby! Also, several hundred cheaper than the Dell 23" LCD TV and this includes VGA in (no DVI but not too bad) and the Dell TV is 25 anyways...
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    Dell 2001FP $799 shipped

    Ripped from T.bargains: 20% off Dell 2001FP 20" Digital LCD 1600x1200, DVI, 400:1 contrast $799.20 shipped free I want this one or one as good, but need to wait a few months.. NICE! Dell link
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    Athlon64 3200+ HP system, under $1K

    Not bad if you want a maintstream, Tier1 Athlon64: HP Pavilion a450e series Processor AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3200+ operating at 2.0GHz Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition Hard Drive FREE rpm UPGRADE from 80GB 5400 to 80 GB 7200 ! Memory 256 MB DDR / PC3200...
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    $99.97 PC System @ Fry's - on Black Fri'sDay

    There is another post with a Fry's Ad (Fry's Ad Post), but I thought this was a good enough deal to point out: Case, KB, Mouse Via C3 Samuel 2 GigaPro 800MHz Processor ? 128MB SDRAM ? 30GB Hard Drive ? 52x CD--ROM Drive ? 56k Modem ? ThizLinux Linux Not a creamer but for the web surf monster...
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    Notebook AMD XP-M Processor 2200+, 5.3 Lbs $699

    Ripped from Tech. Bargains, I like AMD and this is a few pounds lighter than the 7.+ Lb Compaqs...nice AMD XP-M Rig