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    HDD woes - old maxtor drive

    I've got an old Maxtor drive (80gb) from 2003. as far as I can tell it's working but it's only showing me 7.9gb of space. I've filled the thing with zeroes and all i get with partition magic is a 7.9gb unformatted chunk. is this thing caput? or is there something else i can do?
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    MCE error help

    e2180 - OC'd to 3.0, AC7 cooling 2 gigs of ram stock antec earthwatts 380 gigabyte p35 dsl motherboard evga 8800gs playing TF2 and Company of Heroes, occasionally I get an MCE blue screen of death. Everything was bought new - any ideas where I should start to figure out where the...
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    ultra budget PC (minor gaming)

    Hi, I'm going to be building a computer for the first time and would like to try something that could be used as a hackintosh. I'm not totally computer illiterate and have fumbled around with laptops and pcs before. I was wondering if you could tell me what you think about this projected...
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    chosing an external HDD - couple of questions

    Hi y'all, I'm thinking of getting an external hdd, and i want to use it not really as a backup, but more of as a secondary drive to my desktop replacement notebook - something i can store all my music / photos / videos and play from whenever i want. I'm really afraid of heating issues /...
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    where can i find a website coder for hire?

    I'm trying to remake my companies website (or rather outsource the job) where does one find coders to build websites? thanks
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    question about file protection

    is it possible to put a file on a disc that can only be viewed? it's important that it A) cannot be copied B) cannot be printed (if it's a photo or written document for example) cheers
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    Super Noob Wep Page Maker?

    Hi, I have no HTML experience whatsoever and I'd like to build a website, is there good software out there for me?
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    NAS or file sharing question

    I'm a big noob, so bear with me. I want to be able to setup a NAS or something to that tune which will hold my music, videos and photos without burdening my laptop. is there a way i could access those files when i'm travelling? I'd like to keep the NAS at home in the U.S. and be able to...
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    cheapest small form factor setup?

    basically i'm selling a mac mini to my parents and want to setup a replacement pc of a similar ilk. i want something that i can keep my photos, movies and music on - and maybe once in a while surf the net. and i want it to be small, and cheap. any ideas? how cheap can i whittle it down to?
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    ibook optical drive woes

    G4 iBook optical drive woes 1.07ghz G4 iBook with a combo drive. I'm pretty much a noob so bear with me. If I try to insert the cd, the slot is resistant to accept the cd, but then when it does it takes it into the housing and attempts to spin the cd. Then nothing. And then it ejects the...
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    Wireless card help for old laptop

    Hi, i've got an old thinkpad 240 running windows 2000 and I bought a linksys wpc54g adaptor. installed the new drivers, plugged the thing in, windows recognzies it, but for some reason the "network cable" is unplugged. using Network Stumbler, my wireless card picks up my AP what's going...