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    I have read about Dual Booting 2 different OSystems, one on each Hard Drive and using the Motherboard dual boot option

    well I decided to jump into it and searched around the internet for an answer last night and everyone that had the same question as I did said to do just what you said to do so thiss morning I took a shot at loading Vista 64 on to a second HD and the result was what I wanted. Vista 64 works...
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    I have read about Dual Booting 2 different OSystems, one on each Hard Drive and using the Motherboard dual boot option

    I do not want to partion my HD to have both XP and Vista to dual boot. I want to try Vista 64 on a seperate HD, how can I set this up? I have read about Dual Booting 2 different OSystems, one on each Hard Drive and using the Motherboard dual boot option.... Sound good but, where and how do I...
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    Update*** It is a SLB9K - My E8500 from Newegg is shipping from NJ - What should I expect C0 or E0???

    Well i recieved everthing today and i just opened the box, to my suprise the code is SLB9K, so it looks like it is an E0..... Mine came from the NJ warehouse.....
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    Well I bought the Retail version of Vista Ultimate, I bought it off Ebay and it was listed as You are bidding on a RETAIL copy of Windows Vista Ultimate, not an upgrade, OEM, etc. This copy is good for 1 computer. Reading his discription sounds like it is a NEW retail package, but I am...
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    Update*** It is a SLB9K - My E8500 from Newegg is shipping from NJ - What should I expect C0 or E0???

    Thursday I ordered a MB, Intel Duo E8500 and 9800GT video card from Newegg and it surprises me that I live in Arizona and it is shipping from NJ. I was hoping it would ship from California, I heard the E0 cpu's have been coming from there. Has anyone received a E8500 from NJ and what did you get?
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    I was bored this morning so I went up to thw Microsoft website to check out the different Vista OS available and read the questions and tips for installing the product. I decided to try microsoft advisor for Vista to see if I could and should move to Vista. I was bored so I let it check my...
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    one more question... Will I need to go through all my software and upgrade or will what I currently have work with 64 bit Vista?????
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    will Vista recognize more then 3 gigs of ram? I have an additional 2gigs I could add to give me 6 total?
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    I guess I will sound stupid with this next question, but....... Do I need to purchase a certain Vista OS or are they all 64 bit ???????
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    E8500 Asus P5Q Pro 4gigs of Ram Asus 9800GT Video WD 500 Sata WD 500 Sata is this what you needed to know?
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    XP Pro to Vista Premium is the switch worth it?

    I am about to change Mother Boards and I am wondering if I should also switch OS from XP Pro to Vista Premium, any opinions or sugestions?
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    *** Official ASUS P5B / P5B Deluxe Thread ***

    I have the same chip and the P5B board but my bios is 2001, I also have 667 ram. I have been able to go with these settings without any problems. 365x8 w/1.28v = good start up and runs stable 375x8 w/1.28v = no start up 375x8 w/1.30v = good start up and runs stable
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    I had a Burn Out and need some recomendations

    well I just called Antec and told them what had happened and they feel that the fans ran their course and died. If all three had died at once I would also believe it was the PS but the first dies 3 weeks ago and the second one in the last few days and the third one has died and come back to life...
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    I had a Burn Out and need some recomendations

    One more thing, the room temp is quite high because of the equipment I have in here and being in Arizone makes it even higher. I asked my wife about lightning and she said none happened. I keep the A/C on cold and the room is usually around 82-92deg becuse of the 5 computers and other...
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    I had a Burn Out and need some recomendations

    I had been wondering why things had been getting warm lately. I noticed 1 of the 3 fans had stopped 3 weeks ago and I checked the wiring to it and that looked good. I turned the system off and restarted, the fan worked. I kept checking the fan and it would be on then off, when it was off you...
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    I had a Burn Out and need some recomendations

    Looks like I need a new MB and CPU..... I have a E3400 OC from 2.166 t 3.000ghz. I went away for 10days and left the computer on, 3 of the 4 fans failed and she heated up. Now I am having problems with USB ports losing and aquiring, also having problems with jerky motions and video spikes...
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    I had a Burn Out and need some recomendations

    Looks like I need a new MB and CPU..... I have a E3400 OC from 2.166 t 3.000ghz. I went away for 10days and left the computer on, 3 of the 4 fans failed and she heated up. Now I am having problems with USB ports losing and aquiring, also having problems with jerky motions and video spikes...
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    Has anyone put a E8400 on a P5B plain vanilla MB?

    Has anyone put a E8400 on a P5B plain vanilla MB? Since the stepping is locked on mine bios 2001, it can only be set at 6 or 7 or 8, what did you do to overclock it? Or did you opt for another board?
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    P5B to ASUS P5Q Pro - will I need to reinstall the OS winXP

    P5B to ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard..... Going from a P5B to a P5Q Pro, What are the chances of NOT having to reinstall the OS winXP sp2, has anyone been able to do it or am I doomed to a reinstall once again? I have a E6400 that OC to 3.0GHz but I am thinking of...
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    Is this correct or not - Please can someone respond - Thanks

    Not to sound stupid but "What is Ortho"?????
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    Is this correct or not - Please can someone respond - Thanks

    Can someone tell me if I am doing this correctly or not? I have another thread about what I have done so far but I did something different today. I have tried to read as many threads about overclocking but I am still not grasping it all the way so i have my doubts at what I am doing...
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    Update** 3.0 GHZ today - Just overclocked my CPU and need an opinion

    So now that I have gone this far, what should I do next, I know i need cooling so that is the first thing to do. This is what i did, I changed the setting in Jumperfree Configurations from Auto to Manual and then changed the 266 to 375 I then went to CPU Configurations and changed the...
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    Update** 3.0 GHZ today - Just overclocked my CPU and need an opinion

    While i sitting around today i decided to see if i could step it up another notch. Remember I started at 350x8=2800 ran great then 355x8=2840 ran great then 365x8=2920 ran great, temps were climbing today i decided to see if I could go another 375x8=3000 3.0GHz shocked me, she...
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    Update** 3.0 GHZ today - Just overclocked my CPU and need an opinion

    Like I said, I did this the easy was so far, just multipling and no voltage changes yet. The funny thing is I just checked the ram and I am using DDR 667...... I guess I better get the cooling issue down a little, I checked the Artic cooler that phat suggested and it is big, I hope it fits on...
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    Update** 3.0 GHZ today - Just overclocked my CPU and need an opinion

    I have been away from overclocking and games for about 5 or 6 years and life goes on..... Fast forward to today and I decided to check the internet for the latest and greatest hardware out there to see what is good to run for gaming. So I decide to check the specs of what i have on my business...
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    Can a EIDE HD and a SCSI HD reside in the same system?

    thanks for all the help
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    Can a EIDE HD and a SCSI HD reside in the same system?

    thanks for the quick reply......
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    Can I change SCSI HD from 1 system to another and not loose the programs/files??

    Both systems are w2000 service pack3. I am trying to take my SCSI and place it in the new box and boot from it. I am sure the bios needs to to changed from EIDE to SCSI for boot. I am afraid to do this because I don't want to loose all my files on the first bootup, have you heard of that...
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    Can a EIDE HD and a SCSI HD reside in the same system?

    Can a EIDE HD and a SCSI HD reside in the same system? I need to run a duel boot setup so I can run DX7 on one software and DX9 on the other software. I want the SCSI HD as the bootup and EIDE HD as a storage drive. Is this possible? I have never worked with or configured any SCSI drives before...
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    Can I change SCSI HD from 1 system to another and not loose the programs/files??

    I just bought a 3.06 system with a EIDE HD. I have been using a 1.7 system with a SCSI HD. I want to know if I can switch the SCSI HD from the 1.7 system to the 3.06 and not loose all the info that is on the SCSI HD???????? Both systems are Dell. Is this possible..... :confused: