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    Corrupt HD, Raid

    So, yesterday my computer was working perfectly fine. This morning it was off and when trying to boot into windows i would get a blue screen and it would reboot before i could read what it said. Now I know it was stupid move on my part, this computer is a Raid stripe, i made it a few years ago...
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    Motherboard port headers

    So I offered to build a new automation computer for the studio at my school. It's still gonna require some old technology since the mixing board is going to stay the same. The company Recommended a PIII processor and the motherboard will also need to have headers for the COM ports to allow...
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    recver data from HD

    so, my hd died in my macbook pro. only had it for 10 months. pos. anyway, i was neve able to back up my data, time machine never worked, awesome. but this is very oddd. i have window running on bootcamp and it's fine but the osx partition is "corrupted and unreadable" so i was wondering if...
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    no display or beeps on bootup

    So i've been having a lot of problems with my pc. all of a sudden when i turned it off and back on afte rmoving cables i recieved no display. at first it was hard to find otu what the problem was since my antec 900 case doesn't have a speaker for the beeps. i got a new vid card, evga 9800gtx. it...
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    wireless online gaming

    so with the configuration in my house. i can't really have the wireless router next to my pc to connect with wires. what would be the best wireless router and adapter for mmo gaming like playing vanguard saga of heroes. i used a wireless n router and pci n card at ome. I remember losing...
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    tv with build in dvd record

    So i'm in need of a tv with a built in dvd recorder. i prefer lcd tv. I need one with a built in record because I need to install a tv in an office that will be making videos and space is a limitation. I found one online but it was a 42 inch one and that is definitely too big for the room. guys...
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    putting xp pr on a laptop

    So my friend wants my help picking out a laptop for her. she wants xp pro and not vista. i know there are laptops still being made with xp pro but i see a ton more with vista. would it be a bad idea if i got one with vista and installed xp on myself? Do you guys thinkg there would be some driver...
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    No Picture

    After having my computer off for a couple of months and then turning it back on i no longer got any picture. there were no beeps at all during bootup. it hought it was due to having a 2 year old video card so i ordered a new 9800 i put it in and it's still the same issue. I only have one...
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    geforce 9 series or 8

    so my 7800 gt is dying on me and i think it's time for a new vid card. I was thinking about a 9600 gt i believe is the name and my friend told me i should not get that. he said i should proly try to ge an 8800 gts or the 9800 gtx. i'm not sure which one would be the better way to go. are they...
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    SSD vs non ssd

    So I've been keeping my eye on solid state hard drives and the sizes are increase. I hear that will be the future of hardrives and replacing the regular hard disk. Now, I'm going to be building a really fast comp in a few months and i'm wondering if i should go solid disk? the person wants solid...
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    Bluetooth printer?

    So I'm in the market for a bluetooth printer. I want to be able to print documents from like a pda or smart phone via bluetooth. I believe this is possible, what is a good way to go about this? Get some sort of bluetooth adapter or get a printer with bluetooth built into it and whats a good on?
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    get a new heatsink or vid card

    I've had my video card for about 2 years, a 7800gt. the fan on the heatsink makes a nasty grinding noise. the card's temperature seems to be fine. i'm not sure if it's worth getting a new heatsink and fan for my vid card or to just get a new one.
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    pc has been off for months, now no picture

    so i got a laptop a few months ago and i've bee using that at college instead of my pc. I turned of my pc so it wouldn't just be running for a while for no reason. i turned it on a week or 2 ago and there is just no picture. ive narrowed it down to my video card which is 2 years od, 7800 gt. i...
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    antivirus

    So I know the big thing with Macs is that there arent many viruses out there for them. I've been a pc guy for the longest tiem but now i'm a sound engineer, i got a macbook pro for xmas. I don't think it comes with any sort of virus protection, spyware protection or adware protection. is this...
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    In the market for an HD TV

    So my dad is in the market for an HD TV. it's really tough to decided which one and if it should be LCD or Plasma. I know LCD has been improving a lot and people say LCD is the way to go. but Plasma still have the better picture and it is getting better with the whole screen burn problem. We are...
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    4 gigs of ram issue?

    So I made a computer for my friend of mine. He wanted a ton of ram so I decided to go with 4 OCZ 1 gig sticks of DDR2 800 Mhz. I have Core 2 duo E6750 with an intel motherboard: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005454 At first I had all sticks of ram in and I was...
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    What to get

    So i'm not sure what to get. I saw on tigerdirect.com that they have a deal for Q6600 processor with a free XFX nforce 680i motherboard. It supports up to 800 Mhz DDR 2 and FSB 1333Mhz...
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    Tech support company

    So i'm in the processor of creating a program that i plan to sell on a large margin. I know me and my crew will no be able to handle the tech support. Is there like a business or company that can take the tech support for my program?
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    New MB

    So I think it maybe time for a new computer. I plan to get a core 2 duo E6600, but i'm not sure what motherboard i'm going to get. I would like to still have Nvidia chipset and all that. Also Maybe a MB that can support quad core for the future. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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    Bad ram?

    So I just put together a workstation today. Intel core 2 duo with a gig of 667 MHz ram(G.Skill). Intel motherboard: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG965SS/ When I turn on the computer, I get 3 long beeps and no picture. I googled it and everything said that it was a keyboard...
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    backing of raid stripping

    So a few months ago i made a computer with 2x 150 gig raptors. they're raided with stripping and i just realized how thats not safe, my fault on that. Is there a way i can make it safe, like adding a 3rd hard drive and mirror the raid stripping if thats possible? or should i just get a 3rd hard...
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    7200.10 vs 10k

    So I plan to upgrade my system a little bit, i currently have 2 150 gig sata II in a striping raid. and a 320 gig for all my important files, data. i'm thinking of replacing my raid with a 10k hard drive or i heard the 7200.10 was pretty good, is raid even worth it? or should i just have one...
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    sata II and sata I

    so my brother wants a cheap hard drive with a large amount of space. his motherboard cannot support Sata II, but can i still get a Sata II hard drive and it will run at Sata I speeds? seems like most hard drives are Sata II now anyway.
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    New computer Case

    So In the near future or a few months ima build myself a new system. Last year i just got any old case that was cheap and sorta looked cool. right now i got something similar to this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...m-details.asp?EdpNo=2549301&CatId=1844 It's very cluttered in there...
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    New Hard drive

    so in the near future or so i plan on gettin a new hard drive or 2. i've been looking at a 10k rpm sata one, now see there's such thing as 15k scsi but i'm pretty sure i can't use scsi. i was wondering if there is such thign as a hard driver faster than 7200 rpm that is sata II? or what would...
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    cleaning vid card

    so i have a 7800gt and i've noticed it's getting pretty hot and thats a proly my fault i played aroudn with heat sinks. also it's pretty loud now, i've noticed when i spin the fan it makes noise the ball barring is going. my friend told me to use w/e is in nail polish remover to clean all over...
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    which processor and when

    so i'm running a p4 3.02GHz right now single core only. i've had it for about a year and it's getting sluggish. now i was thinkin possibly going core 2 duo now but my friend said wait possibly 3-4 months for amd's new processor, is there any word of a new processor in the next few months that...
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    Hard drives set up

    I was wondering what the best way to set up my hard drives to make my system the most efficient. currently, i have x 150 gig Sata II 7200 rpm hard drives set up in a striping raid. I also have a 320 gig hard drive with most of my files. although i do install programs and keeps files on the main...
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    peer to peer

    well i was downloading a few torrents over winter break and comcast caught me again. idk how they did but i'm stopping that for good now. my brother was telling me that there is this program or site where there is unlimited peer to peer sharing for a fee and it's lega. anyone know of such a thing?
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    buying a new comp

    My friend needs a new comp for college and his parents won't let me build em one which is stupid. They want buy a complete comp from one of them companies like dell or somethin. which company would be the best? also i think they wanna spend like 600-700 ish and this is for a desktop not laptop...
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    Video Card recommendation

    My brother is looking into a new video card. He just got a motherboard about a year ago and doesn't want to get a new one so his current one does not support pci-express. I know he doesn't want to spend a ton of money. Which one would be goo preferably between 100-200 maybe a little more than...
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    New to Website Building

    So I'm home for semester break and my dad brings to my attention he wants me to make a website for his business. A Professional looking one, he hasn't given me the detail of what he wants yet. He may want me to just fix up the old one they have and i realy never dealt much with website...
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    Water Cooling

    Hello, I got a water cooler a few months ago "Evercool WC-202" I got it because i thought my system was getting pretty hot, asus booster read my cpu getting up to over 60C and i had a very expensive heat sink wit some heat pips on it. my first water cooler didn't work and i had to send it back...
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    Upgrade maybe?

    Here is what i posted on another forum but did not receive much help, thought i'd give this one a shot" So i've had my mb and cpu for about a year. I didn't do any real reserach when i got it, i just got any old pci-e so i could put my new 7800gt when i got it. I have P5ND2-Sli...
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    Bes Monitor

    Hello, I have a 8800 gtx vid card and i'm looking for a monitor that will give me the best picture possibly. i heard somethign about hd monitors? i don't know much. also there is limited space for the monitor, i thinke a 24 inch monitor is a tad bit too big for the space on the desk.
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    Prime5 with quad core

    Hello, I've been having some issues with my quad core system and my friend told me to run memtest and prime 5. althought he was not sure how to do prime 5 for all 4 processors, how would i go about doing htat?
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    Blue Screen error

    Hello, I posted this same exact thing on another forum and it didn't really help. My friend pointed me to this form. I'll copy and paste my same message and i'll list my computers specs below: Hello, I recently designed and built a top of the line comp for my dad. So all hardware is brand new...