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    basic RAM voltage question

    I'm building a new SFF system soon and need some help deciding on what RAM to buy. The memory I'm interested in is DDR2-1066 2x2GB. What I am unclear about is if the voltage listed on the specs is the maximum voltage they can run at or the required voltage to run at 1066MHz? (ex. 2.2-2.3 for...
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    Mouse corners

    Ok this should be a simple question but I haven't been able to find the answer thus-far... how do I get/turn-on mouse corners (put the arrow in the corner, screensaver turns on) Thanks
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    Video Conversion

    I just downloaded (legally) a whole bunch of videos in .ram and .mov flormat. Is there a way (program) to convert these files to mpeg or something Media Player can handle? I hate having to have 3 media programs just to handle videos.
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    Barton question

    Ok, here's the short version... I just ordered a new barton system, but can't find a shim for it. All the shims I search for are "non-Barton"... but the Barton is still an exposed core, and I'd rather not crack it. Any suggestions, besides being careful.
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    Sempron vs XP

    Ok, I'm planning on building a new computer (Socket A) within the next month... and was planning on using an Athlon XP 2800+. My question is, will the new Sempron, with the same speed rating, out preform the XP? If it's worth waiting I could build the new box and keep using my slow Tbird 1.3...
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    Chipset TV out - Shuttle XPC People

    Ok, I've got what going to end up being a stupid question... with the TV out in chipset graphics (specifically I'm looking at the Shuttle XPCs) does/can the TV out opperate as a seperate monitor? Alernatively, can I get another graphics card and use the chipset and card graphics at the same...
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    Audio on older games

    Ok, here's the story... I've got 2 computers, both less than 3 years old (one with a SB Audigy and a laptop with intel chipset audio) Since classes are now out for the summer I dug out my old Command Conquer (original) CD to kick a little NOD arse... but during the install the list of sound...
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    Worm Genocide

    It's finally spring here in Indiana and that means rain... and that means the worms all come up and wiggle on the concrete (and get smooshed en-mass) anybody got any theories?
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    CD Burner can only use nero?!

    Here's the story... I work in a chem lab at Purdue University and we just ordered a new >$20k microscope and a computer to go with it. The computer is pretty generic P4, except for the software that's installed to work with the microscope, but we're having problems with the CD Burner. It won't...
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    anybody else plastered

    just curious... i turned 21 2 hours ago so i got introduced to the world of alcohol by my friends on campus :D
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    anybody ever broken out in hives?

    like the title says... anybody ever broken out in hives? i had a really stressful, really bad day and broke out in hives... combination of work, school, and gf (mostly the latter i think) :frown: usually i'm pretty good with dealing with stress, but this was offically uncool all over the right...
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    CD recorder/mp3 ripper

    does anybody know of a good mp3 ripper and/or cd recorder? I saw the recomendation in this month's Maximum PC but don't have it with me :confused:
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    USB 2 hard drive install help

    i just installed an ALi USB 2 card and it's behaving weird installed the card fine, but when i plug in my USB 2 external hard drive windows gets hung up on the "USB Mass Storage" any ideas?
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    benchmarking system

    does anybody know where I can get programs to benchmark my system, i've had it built for a while and want to know how it'd compare... i know there's 3DMark and such but i'd rather not pay for the program also: anybody know what they use to benchmark supercomputers (to find GFlops)? i'm just...
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    Replacing motherboard

    Ok, so I'm thinking I want to replace the motherboard of my computer, but nothing else? Do I need to reinstall the OS? or will WinXP just ask me for new drivers, etc?
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    New System w/ (Unichrome graphics?)

    I didn't think I'd ever post one of these... but I saw on techbargains.com that they have a Soyo K7VMP2 for $10 AR so now I need to build a new system around it here's what I already have... SB Live Platnium DVD/CDRW combo Hard drives TV Tuner The board comes with onboard UniChrome graphics...
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    DDoS Counter-Attack?

    Does this worry anybody besides me? Click Me! What about all the DDoS viruses? If I get one on my computer I'd rather not have my computer or internet connection screwed because some coorperation decided to play Rambo.
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    tricky new virus

    anybody seen/heard of this virus? "Hello user of Purdue.edu e-mail server, Our main mailing server will be temporary unavaible for next two days, to continue receiving mail in these days you have to configure our free auto-forwarding service. For details see the attach. For...
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    anybody else still up?

    Just got done busting my ass writing a proposal for $$ for this summer so I can research whatever the hell I want... Damn blonde moment though, I screwed up the due date so I thought it was due a month from now. :| That would have been bad. Now I'm tired but still wide awake, and should be...
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    How many Gigs you got?

    I'm just curious how computers compare considering how cheap drives are it'd be easy to get a Terabyte system. this is acessable drive space so that means if you got 2 100Gig drives in Raid 1 then that counts as 100 Gigs
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    2.5" Enclosure

    Does anybody know of a good 2.5" external enclosure (preferably w/ 1394 and USB) The catch is that I want one that draws it's power from the same port it's using for data... all the drives I saw on newegg either draw their power from a second USB port or the ps/2 port, which isn't an option...
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    who is that singer? (in bela fleck song)

    anybody know who the female singer is in the song "A Moment So Close" by Bela Fleck & the Flecktones? amazing voice, i'd like to hear some of her other stuff
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    baby bro/sis on the way

    I got back from a trip to baltimore for a research confrence on wednesday and had an odd "call me" message on my phone from my dad. This is rather odd considering my Dad is a pretty talkative guy (a people-person) and not known for his vague messages. So I called him, he said he'd called my...
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    Do you actually use bluetooth?

    I've always wondered... I see all the devices with it, but wonder how much it actually gets used (and is worth looking into getting for my next system) so i was wondering what everyone mainly uses it for
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    O'Reilly wrong *gasp*

    O'Reilly admits he was wrong! "O'Reilly said he was 'much more skeptical about the Bush administration now'"
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    Serial Cable

    Does anybody know the aprox max bandwidth of a serial cable... Nokia makes a data cable for my cell (so I can use it as a modem) but it's connnection is a serial cable :confused: so I'm wondering what sort of speed I could expect (ie. would it be worth it?)
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    CPU Shootout

    Ok, a couple months ago one of the big hardware sites did a big shootout of ~65 processors... I'd really like to check it out again, anyone know who it was or have the link?
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    Apple keyboard

    ok, random question... i like iMac USB keyboards, i just think the are well build and look good (and the usb port would be nice)... does anyone know if they work with PCs?
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    eMail Archive

    k.. here's my story... 2+ years ago my computer crashed w/ outlook and i had to flormat and lost all my emails. Since then i've left the emails on the server (using imap to read them) which means now 3500 emails in my inbox... my question is... does anyone know of a good email archiving...
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    PCI Express Video Card

    Anybody know when the first round of PCI Express video cards are coming out? considering Intel is going to do away with the AGP slot pretty soon apparently
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    Stupid Shutdown question

    I can't figure out why my computer stops when stutting down or resetting It just hangs on the "Windows is shutting down" screen I'm thinking it's just a setting in the BIOS I haven't set right, but I don't know what. Specs: WinXP Home AOpen AK77 Plus AMD Tbird 1.3
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    Stupid Shutdown question *ignore*

    *sorry, brain fart, wrong category I can't figure out why my computer stops when stutting down or resetting It just hangs on the "Windows is shutting down" screen I'm thinking it's just a setting in the BIOS I haven't set right, but I don't know what. Specs: WinXP Home AOpen AK77 Plus
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    Photo Stitcher

    Is there a decent freeware photo stitching program out there? I know photoshop has one but I've got Photoshop 5.0LE :(
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    Invasion of Privacy?

    Is photographing people who rent porn and sending them postcards an invasion of privacy? Yahoo! article (I think it is)
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    AMD Roadmap

    from here does anyone have any idea when this will be? (amd's roadmap just had codename, so when does the era of the K9 begin?)
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    tv downloading

    I'm sure this has been asked before but i don't know... is it legal to download TV shows... considering they're broadcast i'd think so... but I dunno (and would like to know before I try and download every episode of STrek ever made :D)
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    Crossover cable

    I just built a new desktop and want to dump all the stuff from my laptop to it. Possibly a stupid question... How do I connect the two via a crossover (patch) cable? I didn't find anything in the Networking Wizzard about it. Am I forgetting something (or just really stupid)?
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    Anyone here from NYC? (or live in a loft)

    I was flipping through the back of The Onion today and found ads for lofts in downtown NYC. Now I've always wanted to live downtown, in a loft, so these are pretty much my dream homes. The rent kinda blew me away though (ex. 195k for 400 sq ft) :Q So are these typical for downtown lofts or...
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    Small System

    I got a call from my Dad today about buying a laptop for the kitchen (yes, I said WTF?! too) He wants something with a small footprint to keep on a small desk in the kitchen, mostly for tooling around the internet. Obviously something a bit more cost effective and resonable would be better... I...
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    DVD Burning

    Ok, here's the story... My Dad has an upgraded HP Pavilion (850Mhz, 512Mb Ram, Radeon 7000, etc) He does a lot of work with his video camera and has been burning VCDs for the last couple months, but with the new cheap (>$200) dual flormat DVD drives we were thinking about starting to burn...