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    Monitor gone green

    I'm using a Dell SP2208wfp lcd monitor which was working fine but isn't working anymore with what I'm trying to do. Here what I did: I was connecting the monitor to my 8800gt with a DVI to DVI cable and it was working perfectly. Since the DVI cables have these massive blocks around the head I...
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    Ubuntu wpa not working

    I just installed Ubuntu 8.04 the other day so I know very little about configuring things in linux. I am connecting with wifi to a linksys wrt54g with dd-wrt firmware running a DHCP server. The connection works fine unencrypted but when I turn on wpa on my router, I can't connect anymore. I...
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    My Baby

    Finally building a new computer. I work in IT and spend half my day configuring stuff so the goal of this computer is to be an all around main system that is rock solid and technologically transparent, with light gaming. Budged around $1500 for total package. Case: Lian-Li A05 Psu: FPS 400...
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    Connecting Cisco 851w to comcast gateway

    I'm trying to hookup this 851w router in place of an old linksys router, but can't get it to see the internet. We have comcast business class cable with a static ip. Using the SDM I put the static address and subnet in the router config and also put the DNS server addresses they gave us in...
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    Best desktop wireless NIC

    I need some wireless NICs for new desktops but I can't find much info. The main criterion is reception of course. I have one of the Linksys pci cards with the antenna that sticks out the back on my desktop right now and it sucks. When I'm in that room with my laptop I get a good signal but...
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    Time to replace PSU?

    I'm working on a HP Pavillion a1140n desktop. Two days ago it would power on but no video (led's, fans, hd's spinning ect), just no signal to the monitor. There is no graphics card, just integrated. Today the video worked and it booted all the way into windows successfully but none of the USB...
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    small business server reccomend HD

    I'm pretty new to servers, but building a server for a small business, pretty low budget (2-3k). Apparently SAS is pretty much de rigueur for servers these days, and I was thinking of using a fujitsu 15000 rpm drive, not really for the speed but I want scsi for reliability because sata is just...
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    windows vista voice recognition

    I want to set up my vista voice recognition to hear me from across the room. Basically I want to yell at my computer like in star trek "computer - play beethoven." Anyone know if I just need a good omnidirectional mic, or are there any devices that are specifically designed to work with this...
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    Horizontal lines on LCD

    Got an old Compaq Ipaq H3955 pocket PC from a friend I'm trying to fix. On the LCD there are horizonal lines of white that never change on about the bottom 10% of the screen. Some of the lines go away when I put pressure on the area beside the lcd, and what is supposed to be displayed...
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    Why run antivirus software?

    Is it really necessary to run antivirus software all the time? Or has the industry just convinced people that they have to buy these programs? If you don't use P2P programs and use a little common sense about what you download and don't open email attachments, I don't really see where the...
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    Why does gravity propagate at the speed of light?

    I've never heard a reason given for the speed of gravity. Newton believed that changes in gravity would happen instantaneously over the universe and that faster than light speed communication was thus possible. I guess something in relativity disproved this. Any ideas?
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    Reccomended for 1600x1200

    I want to get an LCD and assuming my main requirement is 1600x1200 resolution, what would be the top monitors in that category for price/performence? Sorry if thats in the buyer's guide but I also want to ask a question I didnt see adressed there: 1 Are Dell's still high quality monitors...
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    Important technologies in next 6 mo?

    I'm planning to build sometime in the next six months, just wondering what are the most important technological developments for personal computing that are coming that I need to pay attention to? I'm thinking, in no order Windows Vista - could actually be worth upgrading Conroe- looks like...
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    bad MB?

    Trying to fix friend's computer. He thinks something is fried. It posts but freezes when loading windows xp in normal or safe mode (was working in safe mode for a while which makes me think the hardware is ok) I've tried swapping ram, video card, ect and updated the bios but it still freezes...