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    Moving Windows XP pro to different hardware - revisited

    Hey guys, Last August, I successfully made my 500GB harddrive (winXP + games) boot on another machine by following this... http://www.solriche.co.uk/files/misc/move_xp.html * the 500GB was originally installed using :Asrock 939 dual sata 2 / AMD Opteron-148 * the new machine setup...
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    PC no boot and no beep

    Hey guys, I'm not 100% if this is the right forum for this problem -- the barebone that I'd put together last August 2008 died tonight ! I just need troubleshooting advice.. upon turning on: red light (hdd?) turns ON right away and stays ON, green light (power ?) stays OFF and never...
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    list of suspicious item in the list of running PROCESS

    hey all, Just curious if theres a list of evil suspicious stuffs in the linux list of running PROCESS. List of evil stuffs as in potential trojan / virus / hacker / backdoor, etc. I use PC Linx OS Gnome edition and on the "system monitor", it shows alot of stuffs such as.. Process name...
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    moving XP system disk to a new mobo/cpu

    hi guys, Last week I have cloned my 500GB ( 3 partitions: winXP SP3, movies, PC games) into another 500GB. The system that I've been using: Asrock 939 dual sata 2, AMD Opteron-148 o.c. to 2.7ghz, 2GB ddr400, msi 7900GT. The new barebone system that I want to have the cloned disk run...
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    moving XP system disk to a new mobo/cpu

    hi guys, Last week I have cloned my 500GB ( 3 partitions: winXP SP3, movies, PC games) into another 500GB. The system that I've been using: Asrock 939 dual sata 2, AMD Opteron-148 o.c. to 2.7ghz, 2GB ddr400, msi 7900GT. The new barebone system that I want to have the cloned disk run...
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    transitioning from ASROCK Dual Sata 2 + Opteron 148

    Hey all, As of December 2005, my current gaming PC = ASROCK DUAL SATA2 + Opteron 148 (OC to 2.6 GHZ) + 2GB DDR 400 PC3200. I'm using winXP Pro (32-bit) and running on MSI 7900GT pcie. The games that I usually play: CSS, HL2, Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter, Rainbow6 Vegas I, Flatout 2, etc...
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    Biostar P4M900-M7 SE Socket 775

    Good afternoon guys, I was wondering if I can get a suggestion in getting a headstart in setting up the BIOS to achieve a moderate overclock. I believe the default settings for RAM and CPU and FSB are on the minimal. I received my barebone purchase today and have properly installed the...
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    transitioning from ASROCK Dual Sata 2 + Opteron 148

    Hey all, As of December 2005, my current gaming PC = ASROCK DUAL SATA2 + Opteron 148 (OC to 2.6 GHZ) + 2GB DDR 400 PC3200. I'm using winXP 32-bit and running on MSI 7900GT pcie. The games that I usually play: CSS, HL2, Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter, Rainbow6 Vegas I, Flatout 2, etc...
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    CPU/Mobo/RAM overclocking Biostar P4M900-M7 SE Socket 775

    Good afternoon guys, I was wondering if I can get a suggestion in getting a headstart in setting up the BIOS to achieve a moderate overclock. I believe the default settings for RAM and CPU and FSB are on the minimal state. I received my barebone purchase today and have properly installed...
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    the secret to getting cashback from your online purchases

    Just thought of sharing this to all of you - its about getting up to 40% cashback on all your online purchases ! (buy.com, compusa, bestbuy, circuitcity, geeks.com, staples, walmart, target, office depot, brookstone, radioshack, Toys R US, Discovery store, gamefly, sports authority...
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    3GB/SEC internal SATA HDD

    Hey guys, What kind of SATA cable do I need for the following.... Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB SATA/300 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive note that this one is 3 gigabits per second so I thought I have to use a *special* SATA cable ? I'm confused.. does the 3GB/sec version uses a Different SATA...
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    IPTV latency effect on PC ONLINE GAMING

    Hello guys, I play CounterStrike Source with below 100ms ping time latency. My service provider Earthlink-TimeWarner high speed cable yields about 1776.2 kbps using the CNET bandwidth measurement (sometimes 2100 kbps). My dad wants to add an IPTV box (to be connected to the router). This...
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    GRUB my menu.lst

    GRUB my menu.lst Hi guys. I need a quickie help on changing boot order (dual boot Kanotix and win XP). Currently it boots to Kanotix as the default ; I want it to boot to WinXP as the default. My laptop : sda1 = winXP sda3 = Kanotix Heres what it is currently: ## ## End Default...
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    linux and video card with svideo-out

    linux and video card with svideo-out Hello guys. Just wondering if any of you have successfully activated the s-video output of a typical video card in linux.. And what command do you need to type, or what file to edit (such as xorg.conf). The reason: I want to be able to record video...
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    Linux CONFIG files

    I'm just wondering if someone could list the common important files that is hardware-specific. Lets say I cloned a working linux harddrive and wants to boot it off another system. HAL takes care of most things but I just want to know the list of files that are expected to change. Eexample of...
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    which LINUX supports laptop built-in modem ?

    Hello guys, I was wondering if anyone here have gotten their Laptop's built-in modem to communicate using Linux. Please indicate what DISTRO you're using, what settings (modem, modem0, modem1, tty0, ttyS1, .. baud rate, flow control, etc) are u using. And perhaps any additional editing...
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    "after dial terminal" box

    Hello guys, I'm trying to dial-in to my computer at work thru terminal server with an attached 56k modem. 1) Using my desktop computer (and also with old laptop).. it works. 2) But using my new laptop .. After the connection is established, the "after dial terminal" box shows up but...
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    NX7900GT-VT2D256E-HD new driver problem

    Hello all. Does anyone here have this MSI video card NX7900GT-VT2D256E-HD ? I have it for 1 and a half week now and been loving it until last night when I updated the VGA driver via MSI LIVE UPDATE. Well the graphic quality and performance seems to boost. I even noted the new driver boost...
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    final decision : evga 7900GT KO

    hi all.. I was the one who created the topic "sapphire X1900GT" few days ago. Well.. I was wrong.. after spending hours and hours goggling.. I finally found 1 major disadvantage of the X1900GT.. that is.. VERY HIGH TEMP (89+) compares to 7900GT (60+). In addition, I found out that...
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    Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900GT on ASROCK-DUAL-SATAII

    hi sorry i couldn't find list of supported graphic card compatible with ASROCK-DUAL-SATAII motherboard. So hopefully someone here will perhaps guide me. Okay I have been dying to upgrade my aging Sapphire ATI 9800 AGP video card because I have upgraded my motherboard/CPU to ASROCK-DUAL-SATAII...
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    drive image xml (FREE)

    As the battle on acronis and norton ghost continues .. here comes Drive Image XML http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm .This one is FREE FREE FREE and created by the same company that made GetBackData. I've just created disk image of my drive-C ( win XP + all the essential programs) . Very...
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    smbclient / smbmount / gftp

    hello all.. I've been using this LIVE-CD as my main tool for all of my linux maintenance and recovery http://www.inside-security.de/applicationlist.html I use it primarily for: 1) Partimage - disk image save and restore 2) Gparted - create and resize partitions There are 3 extra...
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    Gentoo or Debian ?

    hello all.. just wondering has anyone have use either Gentoo or Debian ? which one do you think is more similar to BLAG ? BLAG is what I've been using for 4 months now.. and it looks like this.. http://geocities.com/alexanderangnj/blagnew.png <--- latest screeshot. menu shows : firefox...
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    PCI 56k modems

    hello all.. i'm just wondering how many have experience with PCI 56k modems on their linux box ? 1) what did you use to dial ( Gnome ppp, wvdial, etc ) 2) what additional program/driver did you have to use 3) what device name ( ttys0, etc ) thanks for all your help :)
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    MSI motherboard (PM8M-V) + celeron 2.93mhz

    hello all... i was wondering if you guys can help me.. I just received my new MSI motherboard (PM8M-V) + celeron 2.93mhz from TigerD. The motherboard looks like this.. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...etails.asp?EdpNo=1597452&sku=M452-2436 I've carefuly inserted the celeron chip...
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    PCI 56K modem

    heya all .. just wondering which Linux works instantly with PCI 56k MODEMS right out of the box (without having to monkey around) ? I've been monkeying around with wvdal and KPPP to no avail. Sadly.. I've wasted so much time already so I wonder if you guys have had any luck with PCI 56K...
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    THIS OR THAT ??

    hello guys.. I need your opinion.. 1 of my 3 PC, which is what I'm running linux, is a bare-naked motherboard ( no PC case ) ... is dying. so I want to get a new motherboard-with-cpu combo, and migrate the existing DDR400, DVD/CDRW, ATI9800 AGP videocard, and a handful of harddrives. I...
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    how to boot-up PC with NO CASE ?

    Hi team :) I have one question.. what does it take to boot up a computer with NO CASE BOX ? I have laid on the table... my working "nude" motherboard + cpu + ram + video card + diskdrive , and, a power supply dangling 1 inch away from the motherboard. nude parts.. Aopen...
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    ASROCK939 owner who have tried any linux

    hi guys !! I have a question on ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA II built-in Ethernet port.. (Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 Ethernet LAN PHY - 802.3u) It works with my Windows XP drive, but for some reason, all of my Linux LIVE CD couldn't connect to the internet thru this ethernet port. Has anyone...
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    best little bang for little bucks

    fact : my current PC is about 3 years old .. mobo: Aopen AX45-8XN, FSB of 133 (OC to 142) cpu: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.40 ghz OC to 2.556 mhz video: ATI radeon 9800 - 128MB , DAC 400mhz , core speed OC to 351, Memory speed OC to 321. running Omega 2.675a and...