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    DSL modem in non-bridge mode and router in DMZ?

    We recently experienced a DSL modem failure and decided to replace both the previous DSL modem we've had as well as the router with a D-Link DSL-520B DSL modem and an Asus RT-AC66U wireless router. We have AT&T as the ISP and had no problems with setting up the DSL modem as a layer 2 bridge and...
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    i7 Build Review/Motherboard recommendation?

    Computer will be used mostly for gaming and the usual routine web browsing, etc. I doubt there will be a need to overclock this one soon. Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated. ---------- Case - Lian Li PC-A17B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower...
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    USB ports causing damage to devices?

    I have a rather odd problem that I was hoping someone would be able to help me with. About a week ago any devices (cell phone, memory sticks) that I plugged into my desktop PC stopped working. When the devices were initially plugged into the PC's USB port they were not detected... when they were...
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    X48 vs P45 setup - Need advice

    I'm giving away my current system (Athlon X2 64 3800+/ATI X1950/2GB RAM) to my younger, and "college-poor", brother, and I've been looking at the pros and cons of getting an X48 vs a P45 based system. I would be keeping my current case, a 620 W Corsair PSU, a 24" Dell widescreen LCD panel, and a...
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    Dual network connection help - Wireless + wired

    The current network layout is as follows. We have two homes sharing a single internet connection. There is a cable modem in home #1, with a wireless router (Linksys WRT54G) (SSID: Home1) connected to it. Home #2 has a wireless access point (Linksys WAP54G) (SSID: Home2) in repeater mode (it...
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    Immigrating to Canada?

    I'm just curious as to whether anyone here has immigrated to Canada and, if so, what were your experiences in doing so.
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    question about marriage...

    I thought someone here might know about this... I'm having an argument with someone over the length of time that the the Roman Catholic allows to pass between a legal state wedding and a church wedding? Anyone has any ideas of what it is, or whether there is even a time limit set by the church...
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    Best non-SLI motherboard offering dual-core support?

    I bought one of those Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and ECS nforce4a-939 combos from Fry's on black friday, but that ECS motherboard is causing problems... So what I'm basically looking for is a socket 939, non-SLI PCI-E motherboard that supports dual core athlons. I don't intend on OCing. Any suggestions?
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    Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M CPU support question

    Does the Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M motherboard support the AMD Sempron 64 2600+ Palermo 800MHz FSB Socket 754 Processor Model SDA2600BXBOX processor? The Gigabyte webpage mentions that the motherboard supports the AMD Sempron 2600+(D0 Ver.)(90nm,L2 Cache 128KB) processor, but I'm not entirely...
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    Which non-SLI motherboard?

    I'm looking around for a non-SLI motherboard for an Athlon 64 3000+ and a Radeon X800 PRO PCIE 256MB. Chances are that I won't be doing any overclocking at the moment. Here are some possibilities... Which one should I get? Chaintech VNF4 Ultra VE MSI K8N Neo4-F EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra
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    New build

    The budget here was $450 and the computer will be used mainly for web browsing, word processing, and similar tasks. The monitor will be provided and the motherboard has integrated video. What do you think about this build? Can you do better than this on a $450 budget? GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M...
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    Building a new computer

    I'm building a new computer for a family with several young (7-9 year old) kids. The computer will be used by the kids mostly for things like web browsing, kids' games, some word-processing, etc. The only catch is that the price has to be in the low $400s (the lower the better), which does...