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    MS Outlook 2003 contacts missing from "My Contacts" pane

    'lo all, Disclaimer: I have very little familiarity with Outlook, so bear with me if I'm using incorrect terminology for any of the panes, panels, options, or whatever. So when one launches Outlook 2003, one is presented with a long vertical pane of options on the left, called Mail...
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    Fixed!

    I figured it out! :D
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    Dell BIOS issues

    Long story short: 1) XP MCE reinstall on Dell XPS 700 won't work because HDD cannot be detected (0x0000007B error). All sources indicate that official Dell BIOS update with "improved HDD detection" will fix problem. 2) No OS currently, so Windows-based BIOS .exe file won't run. 3) I...
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    WTF is going on with the temps and power consumption of Powercolor's 4830 at idle?

    Hi all, I'm extremely obsessive about any kind of fan noise coming from my computer: fans over 800 RPM are usually too loud for my tastes. That said, nothing but the stock fan+cooler seems to be able to cool my new Powercolor 4830, and even then, the crazy thing idles at about 58C and...
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    Need a new AC adapter for Toshiba laptop---any buying advice?

    Title says it all, basically. Laptop started having power issues, and I've decided it's the AC adapter. A new one from Toshiba costs frickin' $90. A new one from Newegg costs just about as much. My instinct tells me that if the original manufacturer is selling something for $90, and a...
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    It was actually retch- and gag-inducing.

    So I spilled an entirely full mug of hot chocolate all over my fiancé's keyboard the other night, which basically forced him to clean out his keyboard that's barely been dusted for the last 6 years, much less sprayed out with compressed air or anything. I took a few photos, stuck them on...
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    If the video card causes the system to freeze in the middle of POST....

    The card in question is a Radeon X700 PRO AGP. I have tested this card in 3 otherwise perfectly functional systems, and the card caused all 3 computers to hang in the middle of boot. As I recall, the POST was checking the VRAM and then would just sit there, forever. I'm pretty sure that...